Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-03
Our Distinguished Soldiers.

y citizens many men whose services in tn,
: World War were so conspicuously brav,
as to win for them citations from thei
commanding officers. In looking over thu
war service records which have been re-
ceived by the MONTGOMERY County Histori
cal Committee we note the following:
r headquarters Ninth Infantry Brigade
December 31st. 1918. General Orders No
H. The following named soldier is cited
in orders for distinguished conduct in &C.
ton. Private Lorenzo Cornwell $685.
1913: The above named man is recon-
mended for bravery for excellent work in
constructing telephone lines into Clery-le-
Grand and maintaining same under con-
slant bombardment during the period from
November 1, 1918, to November 5th, 1918.
On the night of November LIST, 1918. this
man advanced into Clery-le-G Grand with an
assaulting company and although subjected
to heavy enemy fire. both shell and ma
chine gun, patrolled and repaired their line
constantly, whereby communication was
maintained with forward units. Their
bravery contributed largely to the success
of this engagement and subsequent ex-
plotation of same.
by command of Brigadier General Cast
ner Ray X. Ghalfant, Major and Adju-
tant."
Private Charles RosZier Bodmer, of Pooles-
vile, Nd, received an individual citation
from General Pershing for bravery in &C.
ton at Verdun, November 2. 1918. While
first-class private of the 313th Ambu-
lance Company, he was hurrying to the
rear with two men who were slightly gas
sed. The man on the seat beside Bodmer
was blown to bits by shell, his own hat
was punctured in two places. the strap cut
and his gas mask torn from his chest
When Bodmer discovered that his ambu-
lance would not work he hiked two miles
to the supply tent to get the needed parts
Still the car would not run, so he walked
back again to the supply tent and got an
other car, with which he hauled his own
ambulance in. He was then recommended
for the D. S. C.
General Headquarters of the French
Armies of the East. Personnel Bureau
Order No. 12742 (Decorations) With the
appreciation of the Commander-in-Ch Chief
Of the American Expeditionary Forces in
France. the Marshal of France. Commander
in-Chief of the French Armies of the East,
cites in the Order of the Army Corps Sec
ond Lieut.. Louis d. Bell. 23 Regiment, In
fantry. From October SO. 1918. near St.
Etienne Arnes. he displayed great cour-
age in leading his men to the attack under
violent machine gun and artillery fire and
attained the objective assigned.
AT General Headquarters, January S,
1919. The Marshal, Commander in Chief
of the French Armies of the East, Pc
TAIN"
First Lieut.. A. 7. Prescott. Jr., Coast
Artillery Corps, was one of the officers of
the 3rd Battalion. 58th C. A. c., which
received the following November II, 1918.
Commanding General 18TH Field Artillery
Brigade has reported that the firing of
your battalion on counter battery work
had the desired effect each time, and he
is very grateful for your assistance. By
command of Brigadier General Bowley
S. E. Reinhart, Major F. A.. Chief of Staff"
Among our other heroes the following
have sent in war service records:
Private Elmer Carl Andrews, Jamestown !;
Private Raymond H. Andrews, Gathers
burg End Lieut.. Harry Spurgeon Beall.
Rockville Corporal James Herbert Beall,
Jamestown Private Leo Brooks. Pooles-
ville Private Charles Grover Burdette,
Dickerson; Private Grover C. Butcher. Lay
louisville; Private Erven Southan Butt, Po-
tomac Private Carroll Leonard Buxton,
Gaithersburg Corporal Roger Carlisle,
Gaithersburg Private Nh rrell L. Cecil,
GAINESVILLE Sergeant Maurice Hersberger
Chiswell, Dickerson Private Charles Con-
ners, Travilah; Private Ayler Willis Corn
well, Dickerson Private Edward Summer
field Crawford. Germantown: Private John
B. Cross, Jamestown End Lieut. Marshall
Eugene Darby. GAINESVILLE; Lieut.. Col.
Taylor Edwin Darby, Barnes vile; Private
Ray Davis, Sellman; Lieut.. u. g. Law
renee Allnutt Dawson, Rockville; Private
William Joseph Esworthy. Jamestown I;
Private John T. Fletchall, Poolesvile Ser
eeant Wallace Peter GaTtner. Jamestown :
Private William Armstrong Gassaway Ira
vilah; Sergeant Marshall E. Golden Gath
ersbure Corporal Richard Colt. Fooles-
vile; Yeoman Gustavus Robert Gray,
Poolesville Private Jim T. Crimes OAR
nestown; Private Samuel Merkle Haines,
Laytonsville Private Simon Jesse Haines,
Laytonsville Engineer Alfred Harris,
Dickerson; Corporal Lawrence Dade Hays.
GAINESVILLE; Seaman Robert Whitney
Hempstone. Poolesville; Private Charles
Edwin Higgins. Laytonsville; Private
Thomas Warfield Higgins. Laytonsville ;
Corporal Edgar James Hildebrand, Comus /;
Lieut. Eugene DeSales Jarboe. Poolesville !;
LIST Lieut. Edmund Lyddane Jones. Rock
vile; Private Doyle Jennings Lowery.
Jamestown LIST Lieut. Clarence Oliver
Luhn. Poolesville; Private Jesse Bryan
Magruder. Potomac Private Samuel Her.
bert Mobley. Ounce Orchard Private
James S. Moulden. Rockville; Corporal
Dunbar Demara Padeett, Dickerson; En-
sign Robert Peter. Rockville; Private Dor
sey Clyde Plummer. Laytonsville; Private
Robert L. Plummer. Laytonsville; Seaman
Charles Wilbur Poole. Poolesville; LIST Lieut.
Edward Stedman Prescott, Rockville -Pri-
vate Joseph Redman. Dickerson; Corporal
Walter Franklin Reinhart. Gaithersburg !;
Sergeant Ernest Clayton Ricketts,. Darnes-
town; Seaman Francis Guy Riordan, Lay
louisville Private Paul Robertson, DECKER
son list Lieut.. Edwin Smith. Rockville !;
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