Evening star., 1940-04-07
Navy Tune in Army Parade
Irks Youngest Allied eteron
Smiles Harvey Joined
Conudions at Is;
Wounded in France
BY JOHN ]. DAILY.

When the first military band in
the Army Day parade played the
Navy song, Anchors Aweigh,"
which contains the words "Sink the
Army, sink the Army gray" Stephen
(Smiles) Harvey, reputedly the
youngest soldier in the allied armies
Of the World War, went to his hotel
yesterday, packed his bags and
started for his Los Angeles home.
THAT doesn't sound right to me-"
he said. ut must have been a Navy
band"
Cited by the late President Wood
row Wilson as the youngest soldier
In the American A. E. F., Harvey
ran away from his Seattle (Wash)
home at the age of 13 years and 8
months and enlisted in the 18th
Canadians or the Royal Highland
ers Of Canada. Naturally, he told a
"f1b' about his age; but he was a
big fellow and got away with it.
However, when his parents discov-
cred what he had done, his mother
wired him, Your daddy will spank
you when you come home" Steve
didn't come home until the war
ended.
Draws Canadian Pension.
AS soon as the Americans joined
the World War the young American
joined the A. E. F. That is, as soon
as he could. He had been wounded
at St. Julien. He had gone up
against the first German gas at
tack, April %, 1915, and later had
served with his regiment in the
fighting around such places as Vimy
Ridge, Passchendaele, Bullecourte
and Scissors. 1t was at the latter
spot that a piece of shrapnel got
Smiles" in the arm. He still draws
pension from the Canadian gov
ernment
Invalided out of hospital, Harvey
Joined the Yankee" ranks in Octo-
ber, 1918, and went with the Fight
ing Yankees In the 106th Infantry,
9th Division, under command of
Maj. Gen. John Organ, now lead
ing the committee called Fighting
Funds for Finland" With the
l06th Infantry Smiles" saw service
at Chateau Thierry.
After the World War Harvey, a
natural adventurer. went to Arch
angel with the North Russian relief
forces. There he was captured by
the Bolsheviks-and cooled his heels
in concentration camp nine
months.
With all this memory behind him,
Harvey doesn't like to say a word
about the world-except that he
thinks America ought to keep out
of the European mess. He was in
Washington yesterday on ofncial
business-for the National Maritime
Union, of which he is educational
director.
Only 80 Now.
AS it was Army Day, Smiles"
Harvey wanted to see the boys
march; but he left the sidelines
soon as he heard that band play a
Navy song. As to his decorations,
this young fellow-who is now only
80 years of age-is privileged to
wear the Croix de Guerre, the Mil
itary Medal of the British Empire,
the 1915 Star Campaign Medal, the
American Victory Medal and the
Imperial Cross Of st. George, fourth
class. ( 's....
"Shucks," said Harvey yesterday
at the Houston Hotel, as he packed.
I'D rather have a good pair Of
American-made overalls than all the
decorations they've got in Europe"
This, despite the fact that Harvey
had been entertained In Buckins-
ham Palace by the late King George
and the present Queen Mother. He
was also blessed by Pope Plus K.
President Wilson wrote q letter to
Mrs. Beatrice Harvey telling how
much America appreciated her sac
rifice. sending the youngest boy IN
the A. e. r. to the front. There also