The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-02
LIMIT ARMY
 DON'T SCRAP IT
 SAYS WOODFILL

New York, Dec. - This Is the story of the distinguished son of a man who raised his boy to be a sol dier
 Sergeant Samuel wood1l1, chosen by General Pershtng as the greatest sin gle hero of the World War, can say of his own soldier father that he learned about shooting from him.
 The rest-'cleaning out three ma chine gun nests and killing nineteen work" in the words of the extremely modest hero, who wears two Con- gressional Medals of Honor, as well as various other decorations.
 Sergeant Woodff1l and his wife re- oentIy made their first visit to New York. the guests of. Justice and Mrs. Philip J. McCook. They came up from Washington, where the First U. S. Hero represented the infantry at the burial of the unknown soldier.
 Just Efficient Training.
 Just the efficient training of the regular army explains this remark able soldier, as he modestly attempts to shift the credit for his acts. Ser geant Woodfin ds six-foot Hoosier and may well be added to the list of talent that has come out of Indiana.
 "I was twenty years with the regu- lar army he says. But he does not complain that mention of his splendid deeds of October, 1918, lay buried in army records for three years.
 WoodfH wears his laurels well. He Is striking in appearance and some what serious in manner. There is about him the steadfaStness of the pioneer. During the war he was made a lieutenant and promoted to ing to this country he re-enlisted at Fort Thomas, Ky, as a sergeant, but , 1t is hoped that he will be returned to the status of captain
 In the M.cCook household there was excitement among the three young sons of the family concerning the hero who was coming to visit their : father. Daniel, who has reached the dignity of twelve years, was more reserved than John Sheldon, who is eight, just as John did not give way to the emotions that racked Philip. Philip possessed the jumpingest heart that ever beat under a, fve-year-old size sweater. He finally had to have his hat and coat put on So he could his dwelling till the great guest came. Sergeant WoodhH probably will never have a more sincere adm1rer.
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 From the ser;geant's vivacious young wife comes another type of testi- monial. Mrs. Woodfin says her hus- band does not disda1n to help about the house or with the dishes and Is very good at Kitchen poltce."
 Mrs Woodfll, Kentuckian, is a descendant of Daniel Boone They have been married four years.
 Sergeant WoodhH was prevailed upon to discuss some of his expert ences:
 T can remember in the Argonne how the Germans were sweeping the ground with a hail of bullets. One of them opened up on me when 1 i was within ten yards of him. I got him. The next was about th1rty-f1ve yards off. I had to crawl along on Sny toes and elbows and throw myself down fat every now and then. After fired about ninety rounds of ammu- hilton 1t gave out My pistol jam med.
 2 'sThere was some American tool on the ground, a 'mattock' such en- gineers use-its like pick we mt after them With that-and that's au."
 'HThat's a1P'-ays the greatest hero of the United States, who is palpably a man of action and not conversation. But he does say of the funeral at Ar '1ington of the unknown warrior:
 'That moved me deeply-it made a tremend ous impression
 Would Limit Army.
 Would you like to see the army, as we'll as the navy, ecrapped?" he was asked.
 "Not aitogether-I think we need a regular army of soidiers. ,, For or DO pc ternational police.
 "But it might be a good thing to limit the army"
 Samuel Woodfin. a Mexican and Civil War Veteran, and from earliest youth has been an expert shot some or his early days in ''soldiering" were s,rpent in Alaska and the Philippines It was this familiarity with firearms that enabled this Hooeier to meet tn. Huns with equanimity.
 Besides the Congressional Medal Sergeant Wood.fi1l wears CroiX de Guerre with palm. the Legion of Hon CT. and the Order of Prince Danfelo l. of Montenegro.
 Because he had been commissioned from the ranks on hds return home he had to resign, but rather than leave the service he re-enlisted as s--geant. His former comrades of a New York Camp of the Fifth Di
 ion have asked Secretary of War
 E-e7Is to reinsytate him as captain
 prevent injustice to American for.