The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-25
WALTER W. DREW, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE
that FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE, WILL BE
LAID TO REST HERE THIS AFTERNOON

-dneral services for Walter W
Drew, AN~nore martyr who was killed
In action overseas during the world
war, will be conducted AT the Broad
way Methodist church this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The services will be in
charge of members of Company F.,
l1lth engineers. under che auspices Of
the George r. Anderson post of the
American Legion and auxiliary. Dr.
Ashley Chappell, pastor of the church,
will officiate. j. A. Bass of the Ard
more Bar association will deliver a
brief address.
The deceased hero was son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Drew of 403 +
street, southwest. He made the SUI
preme sacrifice while leading Com.
pany X. 14lst infantry, seth division.
in which organiationz he served as a
lieutenant in the battle of st. Etenne
on the Champagne front during the
start of tee Argonne offensive II
was on October s. 1918. that his death
occurred All the officers Of the com.
pany had been killed during the in.
itial period of the drive and the com
pany was left to, Drew. Although he
was suffering from painful wounds as
the result OF being hit by shrapnel
fragments Drew did not hesitate but
continued forward. However, before
much advance had been made, he fell
with IL machine-gun bullets in his
body. He attempted to rise and
carry on but was unable to do so.
To the last, Drew thought of the
purpose which his company was to
accomplish as unit in the often
sive, aid whilf dying issued instruc-
tions to his men, explaining to them
the proper methods Of overcoming the
machine-gun fire which faced them,
and as a result OF his instructions
the men attained their objective and
aided IN winning the battle. Drew's
heroic feat won for him the com.
mendation of the commanders of the
allied armies and u citation was is
sued by the French war department
awarding him a Croix de Guerre with
palm for bravery while in dis.
charge of duty" Letters Of praise
DiNM 'Ohuutt buf'
been received by the parents of the
deceased from President Woodrow
Wilson, Gen. John j. Pershing and
other men prominent during the great
war
Enlisted in First Year Of War.
Drew had attempted to enter an
officers training camp at the time
America first entered the war, but
was rejected on account of light
weight. He then enlisted as a pri-
vate in Company +, l11th engineers,
at the time Of its organization in this
city. and after brief service was pro-
NOTED to corporal. Later, he succeed
ed in entering the officers training
camp at Camp Bowie, Texas, receiv.
ing commission as lieutenant. He
was assigned as an officer to the
machine-gun company with which he
served in France. He left for over
seas in July; 1918.
Deceased was born at Kaufman.
Texas, on August 2, 1894. He grad.
uated from the Ardmore High School,
and attended A. and NJ. College at
saltwater and the University of Okla
homa, pursuing a law course at the
latter institution. Prior to his enlist
ment in the United States army he was
employed as bookkeeper and teller at
the State National Bank insthis city.
entering the banking business in pref.
erence to tho study OF law. at the sug-
gestion OF his father. Deceased was
32nd Degree Mason and a member
of the Elks organization.
Drew was one OF the most popular
young men in this section OF the coun-