Evening star., 1933-05-28
WOUNDED WAR, HERO ARRIVES
TO BATTLE PAY CURTAILMENT
Sidney E. Manning Wears
Congressional Medal of
Honor.
Deeds at Chateau Thierry
Won Tributes of Several
Governments.

Sidney E. Manning, one of the few
American soldiers awarded the Congress
sional Medal of Honor for valor above
and beyond the call of duty in action
involving actual conflict with an enemy
of the United States" arrived here yes
terday from his home in Alabama to
wage another f1ght-this time blood
less one, but, he contends, fully as just
Manning. erstwhile corporal of Com
pany G, 167th Infantry. Rainbow Divi-
sion now is a member of the almost
forgotten army of combat-disabled
World War veterans. He was brought
here by two of his former "buddies" on
a mission of protest against what he
terms gross injustice done wounded war
veterans by the economy act.
Fifteen years ago Corpl. Manning
stormed up Hill 2l2 at Chateau Thierry
in the cause Of democracy. Tomorrow
he will be taken up Capitol Hill in the
cause of fellow heroes whose compensa-
ton Is now threatened.
Medals BY Boxful.
He brought with him to Washington
body obviously racked with pain and
containing, even yet. eight fragments
of shrapnel and machine gun bullets
He also brought terse notification
from the Veterans Administration that
his compensation on july l would be
reduced from S39 to $40 a month.
Those who came with him-one q
State representative and the other g
newspaper man, and both wounded In
the war-testify to the fact that Man.
ming is incapacitated for work of any
kind and that he must support wife
and child back in Flomaton, Ala.
The State representative, Edward B
Parker, was with Manning at Chateau
Thierry and is adjutant OF the Gle
burne County Post Of the American
Legion. The newspaper man, Dewitt
Thomas, also was with the Rainbow
Division and had been drawing $50 q
month for service connected disability
until the economy move, when his en-
tire pension was cut off.
Manning was extremely reluctant last
night at his room near the Capitol, to
discuss his war record Here is the
official citation given him in connection
with the Medal of Honor decoration
however:
For conspicuous gallantry and in
trepidity above and beyond the call OF
duty with the enemy near Breuvannes
France, July 28. 1918. When Corpl.
Manning's platoon commander and pla-
tOOn sergeant had DOth become casual
ties soon after the beginning Of an as
sault on strongly fortified heights
overlooking the Ourcq River, Corpl
Manning took command Of his platoon
which was near the center of the at
tacking line.
Great Display Under Fire.
Though himself severely wounded, he
led forward the IS men remaining in
the platoon, and finally succeeded in
gaining a foothold on enemy position
during which time he had received more
wounds and all but seven of his men
had fallen. Directing the consolida-
tion of the position, he held off large
body Of the enemy, only so yards away
by fire from his automatic rifle. He
declined to take cover until the line
had been entirely consolidated with the
line Of the platoon on the flank, when
he dragged himself to shelter, suffering
from nine wounds, in all parts of the
body
For that achievement Gen. Pershing
pinned the Congressional Medal Of
Honor on Corp. Manning's breast, re-