Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-01-16
Notes of Our Soldiers.

Charles Woman, son of Rev. and
Mrs. !. D. Woman, arrived at his home
in Shepherdstown Tuesday evening.
He is the first of our Shepherdstown
boys who have been overseas to come
back home. He volunteered in No
vember, 1917, and though he ",
among the youngest of our local bows
to go into the service he was al.
among the first. He was in the Air
Service of the Signal Corps, and after
many months of waiting here was sent
across the Atlantic to England. His
command was still in England when the
armistice was signed, and so he did
not get to France after all. He was
lin a hospital in England for awhile,
with a bad carbuncle on his neck. he
arrived in New York about the first OF
the year, and after the customary deten-
ton in camp was honorably discharged
from the service. He is well and IN
good order generally after his year or
more of army life.
Meritorious service and undue cour-
age under fire have won decorations lot
Sergeant James Petit, son Of the late
Col James Petit OF this city. Woro
to this effect has been received by MS
mother, the wife Of Commodore Stlinp-
son Brown, Of 1904 Q street. Sergeant
Petit was first decorated last June,
when he was presented with the crolx
de guerre. He has since received the
silver star and the bronze star, ana
snecial citation. He is member OF the
American Ambulance Corps with the
Third French Army, and is at present
in Coblenz with the victorious army OF
accusation Star.
Sergeant Petit has friends in Shep-
herdstown where he spent some OF MS
Youthful DAYS. "Bun" is remembered
here as a handsome boy who was iikea
by everybody, and We are proud 10 learn
of his gallantry.
Word has beenrcce.ycd telling OF the
death n France Of Private Harry Nea'
W?.Ser, 4 soldie: e III Jefferson coun-
ty a7d son OF Mrs. lnez Walker, OF tile
Charles Town Le ghborhuni. Shap
lain Claude E. ,r?ianl has written a
letter to Miss Bessie Walker Harry's
sister, stating thar ne entered hospital
for treatment on October 10th and dlea
November 18Th. lie was e years ola'
Alter training at Camp Lee he sa'IcG
for France las; August.
Private Ira Mcnamara, who has been
in the service at Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia. is on his way home, beir
now az Chillicothe, Ohio, for his fna
discharge papers. He is expected &c
reach his home at Duffields by )
day. Mrs. Mcnamara, who has bee
with him in Georgia for several month
reached home Tuesday.
Paul E. Winters, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Winters, OF KearneysVille.
has arrived on this side from France
He landed at Newport News, Va, sew
eral days ago, and hopes soon to re-
ceive his discharge.
Lieutenant Forrest A. Brown, who |
was in the service Of the quartermas-
ter's department of the army in Wash
ington, has been honorably discharged
and has returned to Charles Town
where he will resume the practice OF
law.
Sergeant Lawrence Ambrose, OF
Berkeley Springs, formerly of Shep
berdstown, has been honorably dis
charged from the army. He was in
training school in Richmond, Va.
John Skinner, OF this vicinity, has
been honorably discharged from the
army and has returned TO his home in
Shepherdstown. He has been located
at Camp Meigs, Washington.
Lieutenant William Neill, Ir., OF
Charles Town, has returned home from
France. He was gassed while in the
service, but is we'll again.