Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-05-12
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TELLS HOW CALICO
DIED A HERO IN FRANCE

His many friends kere will be inter- |
ested in the following story OF the
hero's death that was the fact of Jesse
Calico, of Paint Lick as recently pub
lished in the Lancaster Record. His
father James A. Calico. Of Paint Lick
received these letters, which tell the
-S- Jan. LIST. 1918
Dear Mr.. Calico
brought him directly under my obser-
walton. while we were training; also
was in the same tank with him when
he lost his life will therefore under Ssah
you so naturally desire.
Lam sure there would have been
several letters from his comrades tell
ing you of all this long hefore now,
|if it were not forbidden under the
Corporal Calico was one of the orr:
S iaa reliability LIABILITY soon made him one Of
our best soldiers. His officers knew
that he was always dependable and
courses while in training made him q
most desirable man for any tank crew.
He WIS fortunate in having for his
tank commander. 1t. H e. Potter, an
tciate him; and the men who made up
Ibis crew were much above the aver
age. They all admired your son. ,
4 err which is the largest gun, on the
tank. He went into action in this ca
On September 2sth. we attacked the
jHindenburg line between Cambria and
list. Quentin in Conjunction. with the
nth Diviison,s which il from New YORK.
1--WE met with heavy resistance from
the start, but LIEUT. Potter's tank went
land a half 1t did fine work in clear
ling the machine gun nests and the nre
from your sons gun was responsiole
L. L.. Il :"
very calm all the time and handled his
lgun in an admirable manner:
It was just after the tank crossed
one of the trenches that It as Wss n ssreck
1 was very clos etc your son az the
moment and he was in the act OF nr.
ling. The shell penetrated the tank and
lexploded in our midst 1t wounded OF
killed every one in the tank. Five OF
1.-THE crew died practically instantly
Your son was one of these. He manag-
let, but although I examined those who
were left in the tank, he was lifeless
land 1 made a search a moment or two
after the explosion.
crew, near the little French town OF
I sympathize with you in your loss
but it is at least a comfort for you t.
know that he died bravely in an at
tack that broke the last hold of the
Germans on their famous Hindenbure
lime. He was one OF lne peSt HuCu II
the company and both his officers AND
Ibis comrades deeply regret his death.
Very sincerely,
W. NJ. ROSBOROUGH,
LIST 1t. U. S. T. c. 301st Bn
Mr.. Dear Mr.. Calico
Lieut.. Rosborough has written yot
full details of your sons death, for he
was with him at the time. Permit
me to add my heartfelt sympathy, al
well as that of all the officers and mer
Iof this company
Corporal Calico IVES liked and respect
ed by both his officers and fellow SOL
diers for his reliability and clean man
; liness-and he was distinct loss to
1.-THE organization.
His going was as I know he would
have wished it, in battle well behind
1.-THE enemy lines. When we found him
The was still by the gun he had used
so CALAMITY with a small Testament
clasped in his hands.
A few personal belongings have been