The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-09
CROIX DE GUERRE<
IN TODAY'S RECORD
OF RICHMOND men

service April 70, 1917, as apprentice
seaman and was assigned to U. S. 5.
Wyoming after training at Great
Lakes, H.; sailed from Lynnhaven
Roads, Nov. &c, 1917; discharged Dec.
"a. 1918. New York.
William Edward Nolan entered the
service Oct. 4, 1917 and was assigned
to Company F, 151st Regiment, 38th
Division, Camp Shelby, Miss; dis
charged Jan. 81, 1918, disability.
Hugh Richard Foss entered the serv-
fee March Is, 1918, and was assigned
to Base Hospital No. 81, National
Army; embarked from Newport News,
Va, Aug. IA, 1918: arrived in Brest,
France, Aug. &c, 1918: hospital situa-
ted in Mesves- Bulcy State of Nievre,
France: sailed for United States, May
16, 1919, arriving Philadelphia, Pa,
May %, 1919; discharged June 8, 1919,
sergeant.
George Randolph Pettibone entered
the service April 10, 1917, and was as
signed to Troop X, 18th Cavalry, U. S..
A, Cloyerdale, n. M, discharged Sept.
"a, 1919. machinist's helper.
Croix De Guerre and Wounds.
Chester Forest Helms entered the
service Oct. a, 1917. assigned to Com
pany H, 18th Regiment, irst~Division,
Infantry; embarked from Hoboken, N.
j., June 18th, 1918, arriving in La
Havre, France, June q, 1918; battles:
Aisne-Marne Offensive, Seicheprey
Sector, ST. Mihiel Offensive, Mouse Ar
gonne Offensive, Army of Occupation,
Germany; regimental citation in 18th
u S. Infantry by Col. Parker for dis
tinguished service in the Aisne Marine
Offensive; also cited by Brig. Gen.
Parker for distinguished service dur
ing the three offensiyes; wounded in
right cheek by high explosives during
- Meuse Argonne offensive; arrived
y back in United States, Sept. 4, 1919;
discharged Sept. &c, 1919, corporal;
Croix de Guerre by French govern
ment.
Clarence Davis Schneider entered
the service Sept. 9Th, 1918 and was as
signed to 3Sth Company. Fourth Regi-
ment, 159th Depot Brigade, Camp Tay-
lor, Ky, West Point. Camp Knox; dis
charged Jan. 80, 1919, Camp Knox.
Arthur Milton Roach entered the
service Dec 4, 1917, and was assigned
to Motor Ambulance Company AZ;
embarked from Hoboken, May 10,
1918 and arrived in Brest, France,
May %. 1918; battles: Meuse-Argon.
ne; sailed for United States, May H.
1919; arrived May 23, 1919, Brooklyn
n. Y; discharged June 4, 1919,
sergeant.
Was In Air Service
Claud Alton Sausman entered the
service Dec. s, 1917 and was assigned
to 333rd Aero Squadron; embarked
from East Jersey July 81, 1918; arriv
ed Liverpool. England, Aug. IS, 1918;
trained in England; sailed for United
States Nov. 25, 1918; arrived New
York Dec 2, 1918; discharged Dec. 21
1918.
Gordon Alfred Borton entered the
service Dec. 81, 1917 and assigned to
233rd Aero Squadron; embarked from
Hoboken, N. j., Aug. 16. 1918 arrived
in Liverpool Aug. 80, 1918; trained in
England and France: sailed for United
States Feb. 20, 1919 and arrived IN
New York March 7, 1919; discharged
March 26, 1919, Camp Sherman, Ohio
Raymond Brownell Nicholson enter
ed the service Nov. 10, 1917, first lieu
tenant, Signal Corps, production sec
ton, regular army; discharged june
Is, 1919, captain.
Paul Robert Hoffman entered the
Jservice Dec. Is, 1917 and was assign
ed to 267th Aero Squadron, later trans
ferred to 18TH Aero Squadron, Chan
ute Field, Rantoul, Illinois; discharged
January 25, 1919, sergeant LIST class.
Overseas in August
Roland William Zimmerman entered
the service May 25, 1918 and was as
signed to 4Sth company, Saith Division
embarked from Newport News, Aug
6. 1918; arrived at Brest, France, Aug
IS, 1918; sailed for United States Feb
9, 1919, arriving at Hoboken Feb. p
1919; discharged March Is, 1919, cor
poral.
Joe Helm Swearington entered tn,
service June 26, 1913 as second clas
sea man and was assigned to Grea