The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

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FUNERAL OF LIEUT..
EDGAR A. FISHER
The funeral of the late Edgar A.
Fisher was held Sunday afternoon at
2:30 at the M. E. church, Revs. C. G.
Fox and j. s. Wilds being the oficiat-
ing clergymen. The remains were laid
to rest in Woodbine cemetery, and a
firing squad from the Edgar A. Fisher
Post American Legion fired the last
sad salute in honor Of the dead hero.
A large number Of American Legion
members in uniform and also Com
pany G and the Legion Auxiliary
marched in the, funeral procession and
acted as guard of honor for their
fallen buddy and former comrade and
many friends of the Fisher family at
tended the funeral.
Edgar A. Fisher was commissioned
first lieutenant of infantry Nov. 27,
1917, from Fort Oglethrop Training
Camp, Ca, assigned to Co. B, 38th In
fantry at Camp Green, Charlotte, N.
c.. Dec. Is, 1917, arrived in France
April 3, 1918 and was killed July 1st,
1918, while commanding a patrol
which crossed the Marne river near
Fossay. |.
Edgar A. Fisher was born in Grand
Prairie Township, Oct. 21, 1899, was
graduate of the Valley City High
school and University of North Da-
kota as mining engineer, served three
years with the Ray Consolidated Min
ing Co. of Ray, Arizona, and at the
time the United States entered the
war he was with the Cerio De Pasco
Mining Co., in Peru, South America,
resigning his position to come home
and volunteer. y..
Co. NJ, 38th Infantry
Niedermendig, Germany.
Dear Sir:
It is sometimes felt by our organiza-
ton that in honoring our heroic dead
we have not paid due tribute to those
who gave their boy in sacrifice for
their country. It is impossible to
cherish the memory Of our dead COM
rades without giving thought also to
the dear ones he left at home who
bade him go forth in Gods name and
grapple the menace of Prussianism
which threatened to pry into the sac
redness of home and country. Your
son paid the great price of giving his
life for his friends, for those whom
he held deared than his life. Surely
"greater love than this hath no man
shown" .,A@
In the days of battle it was impos-
sible to gather details and investigate
the circumstances surrounding the
deaths of our comrades but at no time
was their memory absent from us. It
shall be the purpose Of the letter to
convey to you the services Of your
gallant son and Of his more intimate
association among US, knowing theT
will be treasures that will be R-essry-.s
ed most tenderly in the family arch
ives, mementoes of great and noble
soul. / wish could tell the father OF
every lad, who gave his life for his
country, Of the great thing he has
done. wish I could clasp the hand
of each father in sympathy and tell
him what peace in sorrow should be
his because of duty we'll done.
1t. Edgar A. Fisher was command
er of the Intelligence Section of the
Third Battalion, 3Sth Infantry in the
period embracing the Aisne defensive
in June-July, 1918. The very name
suggests danger for their
duties called for much patrol work,
to gain information about the strength
and position of the enemy. 1t. Fisher
was at once the man for this hazard
Gus work for he knew no fear and was
a master Of tactics. Often referred
to as the perfect officer because of be-
ing neither too aloof nor too familiar
for discipline, the boys under him de-
clared they would go through hell for
him. To secure information about the
enemy, 1t. Fisher was sent out on the
night of July /, 1918, to take a few
prisoners. The officer undertook the
work with his usual cheerfulness:
testing before he left. Elaborate pre-
parations had been made even to
olackening the face to do away with
everything white. AS the boat neared
the enemy shore, a flare went up re-
vealing the patrol and making them
The target for veritable rain of bull
ets from machine guns and rifles.
Without, hesitation the brave lieu
tenant landed his men for a rush
among the enemy and many hun
:elt, the result Of his trusty marks
nanship. The odds were too great
however and It. Fisher ordered his
men to swim the Marine river. While
lis boys were making the plunge, 1t.
Fisher covered their get away with
lis pistol. Not until satisfied that
,very man was in the river and on his
vay back to our lines would he seek
lis own safety. Whether bullet
ound him or whether he was drowned
n the river is not definitely known.
Such was the gallantry of brave
md noble man.
You alone know the loss you have
sustained but if esteem and memory
n which he is held by his men count
or aught. that loss may be eased and
he pain 1essened to know that your
on has fought a good fight and has
,eceived the crown Of life. In the
and of the Marne. not far from the
pot where your heroic son fell, the
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