Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-21
both noticed Wednesday in the gath

both noticed Wednesday in the gath
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James w. Hanson of Readfield, now
caicf of ordnance on the staff of Gov.
Baxter. went out in command of
tenant colonel.
Roy L. Marston headed the famous
Company E of Skowhegan as captain.
but silver leaf graced his shoulder
on his return.
Wallace Butterfeld of Runlford, be-
cause of his gallantry, was promoted
to be second lieutenant on the field
Adjutant General John A. Hadley
has one of the most distinguished rec
ords of any man at the reunion. After
being in the Spanish War, IN the Phil
ippines and on the Mexican border, he
was major in command of the First
Battalion of the l03d when it went to
war. He graduated from the staff col
lege and commanded a battalion of
the l04th Infantry at Belleau Wood.
He was sent to the staff college. grad
uated with honor and became assist
ant chief of staff of the It'll Division
of the regular army and from There
went TO the 42d Division in the army
of occupation.
Chaplain James II. Cochrane of the
1o3d went out with his old friends,
but was transferred to a depot bri-
gade.
John Healy, who was lieutenant
in E Company, came back as it's cap
attn.
Other officers noticed were Capt.
Thomas Enright, beloved leader of
old NJ Company; Lieut.. H. l.. Newell of
K Company; Lieut.. Russell. who was
promoted from sergeant in e Company
to a lieutenancy in the 7th Division
Lieut., Walker of D Company, who
won his commission by promotion
from a sergeaatcy.
Guy c. SWEET was a lieutenant in d
Company but became a captain in the
-32d Division. r.. c. Currier of Rum
ford, who started as the sergeant
major of the regiment, was promoted
to lieutenant and went to the 6lst
Infantry in the 4th Division.
c. H. Roberts was the chief bugler
of the regiment and was promoted to
lieutenancy. William Milholland be-
came sergeant major after the promo
ton of Lieut.. Currier and did efficient
work in that capacity right through
the war.
Henry F. Durant of Waterville en-
listed as a private in the Headquar-
ters Company and became lieutenant.
as did Lieut.. Charles E. Davis OF L
Company of Eastport.
Major John G. Townc Of Waterville,
who did such distinguished work in
charge of the medical department Of
the 26th Division, wasn't in uniform
Wednesday, but he was there all sol
idly just the same.
And of course Lieut.. Col. Bill
Southland was there--very much there
The hero of Torcy, smile and all, was
the center of attention at all times. He
wore his Distinguished Service Cross,
his Legion of Honor and his Croix de
Guerrc.
Other decorations noted-and these
were not all. OF them by any means
were the Distinguished Service Cross
on Capt. Burbank; the Distinguished
Service Cross on Lieut.. Paul Carver
of Company A; the Order Of the Crown
on Major Spaulding Bisbee and Dis
tinguished Service Cross on Melvin
futile of Pownal, who won because Of
his fine work st Belleau Wood.
Nearly every soldier present wore
a Victory Medal and some of them
were heavy with bars showing the
actions in which their wearers rartici-
pated.
No better indIcat ton of.the interest
shown in the gathering could be evil
denced than the fact that one group
of veterans motored 240 miles from
HoultJn to be on hand. Fifteen came
by automobile from Livcrmore, while
cars came from every other point Of
Maine and some from Massachusetts.
In every way it was a whale OF a
beginning for the new 103d Regimental
Association.