The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-11
HEROES
DECORATED
IN SEATTLE
Multitudes Cheer as Brave
Marines Are Honored;
Armistice Celebrated

In Pioneer Place today. while a mui-
sltude looked ON and chscrcd. and
for their saliantry In war received
the fourraKcre--a braided cord Of
green and red. 10 be worn on their
left shoulder an a mark Of esteem
and gratitude from Franee.'
They are men of the Fifth and
sixth regiments OF United States
marines. and Of the sixth machine
gun battalion. that served In those
titanic battles OF fielieau Wood.
chatesu Thlsrry. the Champagne
and the Arsonne-
Their names are. william NJ.
canty. Of Eatonvilis: Ralph r. New
ton. Of 7ixs Iassona ave. this city.
Raymond y, Carr. of Mercer island.
John X Dillon. Of 1885 Ccriis~ ave.
clyde brandon. lac y. 18th Vt. and
Claude r. sm:sh. sos Yakima Ave
Their units were cited twics or
more by the French minister ~ war
for brilliant courage. remarkable
sfsier ana trnaeity, valiant advances
and rw~oluss ana energetic activities
under German fsrc.
NH yUUN rNWT tn
TWO OK MORE ENGAGEMENTS
And e~ch Of them that was hon
orcd today took active part in TWO or
more Of the engagements for which
their units were thus cited.
Carr. who wore an obi campaign
has pulled down over his ears. and
blushed vlsihiy when Capt. Arthur
Kingston. In charge OF the local ma.
rins recruiting station. placed the
cord of honor on his shoulder. went
thru the toughest fighting at Yer.
dun. st Mihicl. the champasnc and
the Argonne. and was not once
wounded. tho he said his prayerr
in a shell hole In the Champagne
one morning. and gave hImneif ny
TO his Creator.
1918 There we're se men of his out,
ri left The rest were dead or In
hospitals behind. They had gone
over the top twice that morning.
Carr got orders to fall back and
Join the 2ad infantry. and this he did
just as the 2sd was sent over the
top In three supporting waves. There
were as2 men In the asd when they
went over and started thru the Ger.
man wire. There were rs remaining
alive when they came out. The
wired area was ripped by German
machine guns.
In sheil.hoie lay Carr. three itai.
Ian lads and a lieutenant.
"ORDEIts N ORDERs,'
HE SAYS--DlEs
Up and at emf the lieutenant or
dercd
Maybe I no come back" said one
OF the Italian boys. but orders Is or.
ders."
Ten minutes later he was dead. ths
| lieutenant severely wounded and
only Carr remained untouched.
Get back 10 the shell hole We
can't 40 on" the lieutenant said. and
Carr fell back.
German snipers made him target.
Bullets peppered all about him. He
raised his hat on a stick. Half doz-
en- Germans hit II before he could
pull II down. Then shell burst near
him. His right ear drum split and
he lapsed into unconsciousness. That
was his closest call. lie awoke later
In n wood
Canty. OF Entonville. was In the
machinc gun company OF the Firth
regiment OF Marines. He was
wounded at the stormine OF Blanc
Mont ridge, near st Euenne. on the
afternoon OF October 4. but went
back 10 the front and had crossed
the Meuse with his outfit the day
the armistice was signed
About 4 o'clock the morning OF
Oct. 4. lhs unit went into trenches
the French had taken from the Ger.
mans before St Fstienne. The Amer
leans didn't stop. They went over
the top. with the crest OF Blanc
Mont their objective. The ridge was
two miles away. and on the slope lay
st. Etienne. The village, the hill
and dozen woods were bristling
with German guns.
IOuTOr FIGHTING WITH
SHELL FRAGMENT IN LEG
The Marines swept into st.
|Etienne. occupied II, and went be-
,yond. Canty fell behind the town
with shell fragment buried In his
PieR. The rest OF the outfit carried
<the slope and at 10 o'clock had
reached the top, OF the ridge. canty
was out Of the fighting with his
Pwound until November 4.
Eleven days before the arnistice
was signed. he rejoincd his com.
Trades along the Meuse. The night
OF November 10 the First battalion
crossed the river under dccimating
fire and. at dnybreak. formed on
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