New Ulm review., 1921-11-09
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FROM GERMANY
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WlnQy Slly.
Saw Active War Service.
In June, 1915, Mr.. Sallet, who's
father is an instructor in teachers
training college at Osterode, East
Prussia, enlisted in the German army
S volunteer. The following year he
>came an ensign (Fahnenjunker) and
GIT was commissioned lieutenant
September, 1915, the young man
ordered with his detachment to
Russian front, being stationed at
inaberg, Courland and along the
wilma river until August, 1916, when
he went into training to qualify for
the position of sub-lieutenant (Faehn-
rich). In February, 1917, he was sent
to the West front into the Somme
sector in charge of platoon about
one third of company. After being
stationed on the Hindenburg line for
Is days, he was transferred to Afras
in the spring of 1917, where he was
wounded in the right shoulder, April
23, by an English infantry bullet,
which caused a comparatively slight
flesh wound. After carrying the
missile around in his shoulder for over
four years, Mr.. sallet had it removed
during August of this year, as he con-
sidered it excess baggage on his
Journey to the United States. On
April 8, 1917, just Is days before being
:, wounded, he received the Iron Cross
for conspicuous service, having sue
cessfully led large number of patrols
for the most part, consisted in patrol
duty. During 1918 he was stationed
opposite American troups along the
front in France.
Suffered from Influenza.
The latter part of May, 1917, Mr..
Sallet was released from the military
hospital in Westphalia, where he had
received medical and surgical attention
on account of his injured shoulder, and
after spending several weeks at home,
returned to the West front north of St.
Quentin the fore part of July. During
October he was ordered up to Flanders
and was in service there until March,
1918, when he participated in the
German offensive north of Arras. On
April his detachment was part OF
the Teuton military force which sue
oeeded in puncturing the Allied lines
n the river Lys, and in the following
.onth he was stationed on KENNEL
ill.
Brother Loses Life.
His oldest brother, Herbert, flyer
I in the German army, was killed when
his airplane was put out OF commission
in mid-air by an Allied airman. His
remains were sent home and it was on
his trip to Osterode to attend his
brothers funeral that Richard was
taken i'll with pneumonia on the train.
This forced him to remain at home until
i, the forepart of August, when he re-
turned to Flanders and contracted in
fuenza. Then followed long siege
of illness, during which he was taken
care of in a military hospital, but he
was finally able to resume his military
duties the middle Of September, seeing
heavy fighting at Arras and Cambria.
He suffered relapse and was forced
to return to the hospital, as he was also
slightly affected by poison gas. The
hospital was located at Freiburg in the
Breisgau region of Baden and he re-
NAMED there until the fore part OF
December. News of the signing OF
the Armistice reached him at the
hospital.
Sent to Polish Front.
After leaving the Freiburg hospital
Mr.. Sallet was ordered to re-join his
regiment, which, in the meantime, had
been stationed on the Polish front
AS the fighting had ceased, he secured
a furlough in January, 1919, IN order
to study. A relapse Of the flu COM
PEELED him to give up lis studies fol
the summer and until the fore part Of
September, 1919, when he returned
to the Polish frontier. In due tine
he recovered completely from the
effects of his serious illness and is now
hale and hearty.
Transferred to Bremen.
In October, 1919, the young man was
transferred to Bremen, Germany, as
member of the government colonla
force (Regierungs Schutztruppe)
which was later changed to the nation
al defense battalion (Reichswehr
Battalion Bremen). Later Mr.. Sale
was sent to Hanover for month tt
take course as sports instructor Will
the troups, and the latter part OF July
1920, he rendered his resignation a.
lieutenant in accordance with the pre-
scribed reduction of the German nlll
tary forces by order of the Treaty Q
Versailles.
Studied Law at Koenigsber
Returning home, the young NAL
entered the University of Koenlgs berg