The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-07-21

- and beyond the call OF duty" In
cidentally this list could be easily doubled and
trebled. Again The names of American soldiers
who wear other American. British and French
decorations are legion; six OF the 1900 Americans
who fought with the Canadians were awarded the
Victoria Cross the British decoration correspond
ing TO the Medal of Honor. One out Of 1900 sol
ders in action received the Medal of Honor
would like to see the official citations setting
forth the acts of supreme courage of each Of these
rs me1allsts printed IN full In every newspaper in
the land / would like to these citations made
fnto a textbook and put into the public schools.
/ nm not bloodthirsty, but approve efficiency.
even In killing Huns. And think such a book
would be an incentive to patriotism TO every red
blooded American boy and gir-our future cti-
Eens
It's there is space for little here besides the
names OF the medalists Study the list and find
out many interesting things for yourself.
You VIII note for instance, that p officers
and 81 enlisted men. Nineteen paid the price
with their lives New York leads with nine I
no,s Is second with seven and California, Missouri
New Jersey. South Carolina and Tennessee share
third honors with six each.
Military experts have long regarded the Marines
the most efficient fighting men of all the armies Oh
the world Nevertheless. 80 Of the medals 90 10
the men Of the National Guards; % to men OF the
selective draft organizations Is 10 regular army
and marine units. TO the tank corps and TO TIE
air service.
BY divisions the Thirtieth leads with Il med~is;
:, 3, the National Gaurd organization Of the Caro-
linas and Tennessee. Second honors go 10 the
FIghty-ninth division. which Is the seiectiNe drat
unit Of western Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska 'oio-
ado Soutb Dakota and New Mexico. The third
- The Tbirtv-third or National Guard Division OF
Iuinols Fourth honOrs go TO the famous Second
5,vision Of regulars which includes the marines
while 9th place IS shared by the two New YORK
divisions the Twenty-seventh and the seventy
seventh. =
sergeant Ellis regular put In whole day Tar
a., ADVANCE Of the first wave Of his company re-
,s,,cgno machine-gun nests singiehanded He killed
many OF the enemy and captured ten machine guns
and more than 80 prisoners.
Lieutenant Woodfll, also a regular reduced
three separate machine-gun nests. killing AZ
least II of the enemy win rhe ana pls''' ""u
finally two with pick.
lieutenant Luke. eighteen-year-oid volunteer
.,ia,or destroyed IS enemy aircraft Ia IL days
wounded and forced TO make landing he Killed
s,,srking Germans with his pistol until he EEL
sergeant York was originally sincere esnsci-
,,,,s obgscfor He was convinced from the Bible
-, blessed are the peacemakers." So be went
- 20 helm make peace. He killed "A OF the
s,srnx with rifle and pistol. put whole machine
- bat,alion out Of business and marched ~
,,,sooers back TO the American lines.
r,.-v r,sSible kind of courage was shown oy
-. ,,.falists Roberts. when his tank std into
: 1900 she'll hole deliberately gave his NE 70
: =, - ,.nper Blackwell gave his life In vol
,.r,s..r aftempt to get through heavy me Win q
-e xhittlesey Is the Go TO hell officer OF
!. r,onpe fame who would not surrender. Loman
,,ssr- also the Victoria Cross Legion Of Honor the
,r.g,.,,Ie Miilitalre and the croix de Guerre-
ra,n't forget the cartoon In which the one-arrned
= "a the potential hero who never got to the
Zinc are each saying you lucky guS Ana
.s ,arret the potential heroes Their hearts
The Complete List
Atkinson. Joseph O.. sergeant. Company = ils'n
,,sn,rv. soth division Atoka. Tenn
49, lake. corporal Company II. iSlst infantry
SD division Chicago 49, x,
: Apsorth. Edward s. captain, oFn iniAn'f,' ''n
s,x,s,ou. Crawford Wash