The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-06
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
TEN NESSEANS
Congressman Ewln L. Davis
Reviews Volunteer States
: Part in World War.

Washington, Dec s.--Judge Ewin l.
Davis, congressman from the Fifth
nessce society here. presented inter
esting and valuable Information per,
"a ming to the part rennessrHns took
r the World war In addition To these
facts, he embraced other pertinent
and Interesting things about the Vol.
nntcer State all Of which constitute q
creaitAble SHOWING, well worth pre-.
serving az valuable current history
Tcnnesscane here who heard thl4
address, containing as II did those
~ the state and the valor ~ Its PEG.
ple. were highly entertained and deep.
~ IMPRESSED. and II was the common
verdict amOng Thorn that the congress-
man from the Fifth district deserved
commcndatIon for the service he had
rendered hIp native state in compiling
In readable form these glowing facts
which are destined to increase their
glow with the passing years.
Here are the facts taken from Judge
naVis' speech, OF which all Tennes-
scans will he proud:
The Marine Corps.
Tennessee fui nished i.41s mon TO
the marine corps during the period
from April 1, 1877, to Nov, II, 1918.
All volunteers. This does not include
those In marine corps prior to April
l, 1917.
In marine corps enlistments, Ten
nessee stood first among. southern
ty.eight states in the Union.
seVsnty-three men ana one ohcer
losr 81, tneir lives IN the world war.
scans in the mar Inc corps for distin-
gnisned service IN ne World var;
eleven american distinguished service
crosses together with one oak leaf Gus
yer Tor SECOND CITATION, three Erench
,sBlon OF hohor ana sevehteen french
1 ,x ue Huerre meoais VweVo OF
whlcn went TO privates).
| The Army
Tenneases furnished Ias orricer, ana
B.18I enlisted men 10 navy during the
World war
tons by various foreign countries wer.
| cnnferred unon Tennaasoa navel oericars
| / have no record OF awards 10 enlisted
men.
Tennessee furnished s1.sSs troops in
| naval service ranking njneieenth
among the Sortv-e,ght states Of the
Union in this regard which represents
her rank in non,,IatIon sccording ~ ths
! 1920 census ''| zine W ''''
me Army. :. 80. '''.'
OF this number in the army. Is, 392
army. Tennessee ranking second among
| the southern states,
| or this number in the army, IS 1872
were volunteers, 1921 having enlisted In
the regular army during the war, and
6,S01 enlisted in the national guard
which was federalized. The enlisted
strength OF the Tennessee National
Guard on April 2, 1917 was 2.26I. but
8,S01 additional Tennesseans enlisted
in the national guard from that date
until the time when voluntary enlist
ments were discontinued.
Ono county in Tennessee furnished 50
many volunteers that they were not
REQUIRED to furnish single drafted
hut Tow dra1tna M ""u " ''' '''''
sir thousanS ona hundrod md n,netv
Tennesaann. In tha arn,v s,,stained "a
uaities in foreign service. Of which "a
commissioned oTricer. ana , 7so enIist ed
men lost thar lives ana ofrIcera and
81 men were taken prisonerS.
nm NOT nrennred II furnish fuu data
as TO the deaths from disease ana otheI
Casualties SUSTAINED nv Tennesse,
troops in the CAMPS @, THIS oount rye'''
| / haven't oompIete data as 10 Tn,
awards, decorations and citations wor
by Tennesseans in the A, 70. r. 10
acts OF heroIsm and distinguished serv
ice, but they were very numerous ant
the showing exceedingly creditable
Suffice It to call attention TO the fac
that the congressional medal Of honor
n wii.eh 10 we nlgnest ana most nignL
unor oni,, 7k 49,, "a 20 70 .ho", -, y,
worn L. Az sn,,,n,'. srhI,.Ia.L SI',,.in.'
which arst hroLn ~ IIindanhvrc linz
ana which u,as cor,no.ad ~ AZ or,na
national guard ~ Tnnncssce ANA IN,
CaroIipss ' ''
You recall that Soryt Alv,r ~ yorl,
recorniSed ne Tho gre.test ,nd,vidun
here Of the World war was n Tennes
Aean nv Tho wav ns chairpnan ~ ~
S,str,ct er ,m1 Wy bosrd vnr W ~
Tennessce bad Tho honor 70 carfif
him for military servicn
rh. rh,r,,.,h niv,.,.,
As pelore stateu, tne na'ionhI guar
! FOODS OF tennessee mage part o
.ne Inlrtleth DIVISION; fou recall IN
glorious part played ny That DIVISION
u spent ntty-slx GAYS az tne 'front.' Il
ectiVe sectors ana not = DAY IN q que
sector Inns DIVISION proRe tne nm
uenpur6 Inc Whlcn nau wltnstoou
previous assaults anu was consiueie
{ Impreghanle.
inc Ihrtleth DIVISION nuvanoe
twenty-hlne anu one klloineSe q !,
against the enemy ana captured S'sa
enemy uoops' rhnkins nltn among
. the DIVISIONS IN ms reEaru.
, inns DIVISION Sus'alneu livsa Gus
uaitss IN had1le, or wn'oh i'ooA "er
I Killed ana 9.f29 wounded
The Elohty- Second Division.
Mos, ~ ,hn Tcrre.scora who eptcre
: MILITARY sorvice uplcr the provIslons :
~ snlac,I,,o .cr,,inn low, ware ossivpe
~ ~ IIiebtv,sacord d,vteIor whic
, | ,u,o',,ts ,,,na ,,,nst oxcoIIont recor,
rrI,Is diyisior was ne tbo front
i ouiat snntor. To- snyantv dov. ond
: antt,, 1880. ,wontr"sc,,nn d,y.
aa.onnnd so,ar,oor LOonc,a,