Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . *S*». / A—fyJ / / / WILLIAM A. HARTMAN, Sergeant, Company F, 107th Engineers, 32nd was a member of a patrol sent out from thebattalion post of command at midnight, August 4,1918, to reconnoiter the Vesle River front, nearFismes, for the location of possible sites for pontoonbridges and of material for making such heavy artillery and machine-gun fire thatforced the patrol to scatter and separated him fromthe lieutenant in charge, he continued the work onhis own initiative, and, acting entirely without o
Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . *S*». / A—fyJ / / / WILLIAM A. HARTMAN, Sergeant, Company F, 107th Engineers, 32nd was a member of a patrol sent out from thebattalion post of command at midnight, August 4,1918, to reconnoiter the Vesle River front, nearFismes, for the location of possible sites for pontoonbridges and of material for making such heavy artillery and machine-gun fire thatforced the patrol to scatter and separated him fromthe lieutenant in charge, he continued the work onhis own initiative, and, acting entirely without orders,started his detail on the actual construction of raftsfor the pontoon bridges. His courage, ability as aleader, and his inflexible determination made thereconnaissance a complete his portrait Sergeant Hartman is exhibiting twocubes of T N T, the wire used in fastening theexplosive, and a spool of Service Cross. [301] h)^U T&UWl&m,. BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT C. DAVIS Arrived in France, July 28,1917, with rank of : Lieutenant Colonel, August 5, 1917; Colonel, May 9, 1918; Brigadier General, June 26, 1918; Adjutant General, A. E. : Pennsylvania, October 12, Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As adjutant general of theAmerican Expeditionary Forces he has per-formed his exacting duties with high profes-sional skill and administrative ability. Theexceptional efficiency of the adjutant generalsdepartment under his direction was a materialfactor in the success of the staff work at gen-eral headquarters. G. O. 12 (January 17,1919). [305 ]
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