Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-19


Other Distinguished Lenders.
iiut Marshall was not IN, onlv
colonel OF Y. NJ. /. recommended to
be promoted 10 brigadier- general
SHIPS. Two others were also r.cn,n-
m"n'"d Colonel Samuel u Gi"avcs
"ph Colonel Morris r. Locke Coior.,
''!"hH"S graduated with the class Of
~ ana WAS for thr"" years do
'HiI"d as "oninanIant AZ Y NJ t.
aud IN" alumni Of III" uul,oo! claim,
MN az ono nt the hest conunndanis
IN" institute ever hal Those who
served with him and under him call
him a born soldier. aud Ioin, To MA
"'r record in support of their as
H"rtion lie vent 20 Franc kim Tho
Fort y-S"c"ud Division In october.
l'lT. - assistant ch!"f of s,ar. eoc.
Ton ~ Operations II" vac trans
fcir'h 10 tia" stan III til" cpuu,nnti"r-
ih-rhl"f aud served ',s u general sian
"iIr"r In TIA" operations srrtlon n,
~" h"ndGuariurs ~ tho q, 4. f. un-
~ ITS return 80 ia" Init,h S,a.-s IN
juno. 1919 He wna Ia The a.ttl"g II
-. Mihi.l ana M"usc-Nrvonn.. and
served on chnmir-d"s p,1n.s for six
w""ks win In" Fr"nch Ei.v,n,h
prpF lie wIs apard"d the Dis-
uueuish"h Service Medal. tho cru,
." En"r'" ana tho Cross OF the Legion
of Honor.
Colonel Morris r. Lor.e mother
hf$'-n"n"- man of V IS l. se-..d
~ ~" e"inpaiHns In he ,hcrrn-I.a-
i'hu"s sector. the Tuul sector AND
wnn in N" Chat.nu-Thi.rry nmi
H"rn" oT"nsircy. ~" was rivcn Inc
iiSiinru'shcd Srrvir. Modal for *,
''r'i"uallr lncrI'"rlrus aud dis,in-
EuisAod s"rvlr" WIN. commanding
win marked +kiil ana initiative. n.
~" Hundred aud second i"iold ~
iile-f IN the Chateau Thirrry cam.
roi"n and for services rendered 4,
iho army general stan college \ T.
ne waH also mae. ur on. or
~" i.'=ion Do; Honor uf Frauc.
W"ddiirs .rcnt Rrcnrd.
SIM another son or Nirp;,,..
~" won an cnviahIn roro-,
IN ~" Er"hi struggle is t'olor.i ia
NUM- o. Wahdill, member az 10
class OF irp3 and son Of .I,,d,... r1
'h"nd Waidill Jr. or III. r-rt,.J
states Circuit 'uUr, az Appeals rn
s."Ss'Neiy captain and Tor
~ 'h" T""nty-ihlrd Iucari-y .,,,r
August Io!7. until sor,or,r.r ~.
.'"' b"f' i'l1aicd IN holding m. H.,
'.hNiN" sectors ~ Troyon and .roiI
alter which he TOOK a par,irrI,-,,
Eall'nt part In ia" chateau Thi.-r..
SutH'onS and 81 Hrhloi nr.nsiv.,
-" Mas promoted 10 tn" RANK %,
i. -" '-'o!'hel M latter yar, OF
september, ltlS and assigned 10 ,,u,,
with the Thr.. riundr.I mn. rj,.,.
l''"n'h infantry. Ninctieth DIVISION
"hich ~ commanded a part ~ M.
''"i' IN tho hrIoure. and I'm G.r
many. when II was mad. "A mar, y,
me ar'n:' ot occupation Whl.. IN
horm"nN h" was promoted TO ~
.o."hricy ~ the Three Hundred ana
riIt >"senth and remained Win I,
until - sas mustered nu, ~ :hc
hHrric" AZ camp ri.e. Ark In Juno
Will" with the army OF occupo-
N"n Colonel Wahdiil was mad. mill
'"rS governor % an Important zone
OF th"i recii"n or Germany occupied
hE IA" American forces. His !urisd'c-
,!"n embraced ninc,y-elgnt towns
II" nhd under his direction and con
'r"i IN" civil government NJ the ter
-lt"ry assigned him, subject only to
r"FI"w by the higher military au-
in"ri'i"~ iic was awarded the Dis
t'nSE'shrd Service Cross for services
at 'hs'"au- Thlcrry ana scissors and
was cited for gaIlaHtry Ia War De-
p"r'ncut orders IN June. lalS, and
again in July "f tho same year sab
s'G''n'ly 10. was cited by tn" COM
'nandiur general OF Tho \ r: p Tor
exceptionally mcri'0riou- and con
Spicuuun services" ~ adjutaut ~ the
on" Hundred and seventy
brigade.
Disttnr,,i.hcd Service Medal
In The citation accompanying the
award % tho DISTINGUISHED servlre
medal. hc is commended FOR ex-
n"ptirnaily mcritious service IN
handling the Three Hundred and
Thirty seventh Infantry in the cap
'urc az Bantheville aud the heights
:" tho north nf Banthcville October
$50 1915. and as adjutant OF the
one Hundred and seventh ninth Rri-
Sadc while IL was In the front line
on tho Mouse from November to
II. 1918"
Wins Croix de Guerrr.
His citation for the French Cre X
dc Gucrrc. with gilt star, rccommtnd-
ed by Commanding General TWEEN
ticth Army Corps. reads:
During the action OF .Iuly Is 1918
in the attack on Naux-Castillc ana
Very. this officer led his battalion
"ith distinguished Gallantry. s;irnu-
iatinE his mand hy his example
~ i"aricssncss. lIo gained u posi-.
'i"n in tho "Strcm" point - fadvauco
made by his regiment. captured a
great number OF prisoners and Il
largo quantity Of material"
i'nt 10 give the record OF Y. NJ Us
f"rty-two colonies In tho world war
would require a book in Itself ia
reading over the list Of commissioned
officers that the institute gave to one
branch nf the service or another
curing the war. one is teDlptcd 30
lump al the conclusion in the alb
S'ncc Of comparative tables. shat
the schools record stands uncuualied
by that Of any other military col
i"r" in America, With the possible
exception of West Point and Annapo-
lis. " virginia Military institute
""cs not stand first. after tho two
schools under government control.
II is pretty safe TO say that he record
is surpassed by that Of no other mil
'idry school in the country.
Officers I'm Every Branch.
For not only did she give five bril-
cadicT-ScncralS and forty-two col
oncls 10 the service. but she has for
tN-ninc lieutenant coionclcics tn her
credit. while l27 Of her sons bccam.
majors: PSI were commissioned as
captains: 2G6 as first licutcnants. and
aIG as second licutcnants And this
is mentioning the commissioned Of
'ic"rs the institute gave to tho army
alone. V n. I. had commissioned Of
iiccrs in every branch OF tho service