Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . On June 5th, when in chargeof a patrol, he was caught between two barrages andby his intrepidity and quick-wittedness succeeded inconducting his patrol safely through the barrages, atthe same time keeping the enemy from making acounter-attack. During the last German offensive in the Champagnesector, on July 14-15, he was cited for gallant andmeritorious conduct by his Colonel for refusing tobe evacuated or to leave his company, although badlywounded and gassed. In fact, a serious shoulderwound was not dressed for thirty hours during
Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . On June 5th, when in chargeof a patrol, he was caught between two barrages andby his intrepidity and quick-wittedness succeeded inconducting his patrol safely through the barrages, atthe same time keeping the enemy from making acounter-attack. During the last German offensive in the Champagnesector, on July 14-15, he was cited for gallant andmeritorious conduct by his Colonel for refusing tobe evacuated or to leave his company, although badlywounded and gassed. In fact, a serious shoulderwound was not dressed for thirty hours during thisaction. Later, in the Aisne-Marne offensive north of Cha-teau-Thierry he again gave evidence of rare courageand faithfulness to duty, as is recorded in his cita-tion. After several months in hospitals he acted asa confidential courier in the Argonne offensive, waslater assigned to duty at the German Officer Prisonerof War Enclosure at Richelieu where he served untilinvalided home, in January, 1919, to be honorablydischarged as disabled by wounds. [233]. VjUoS^X ^ ^j^^-^rxSS^; BRIGADIER GENERAL FOX CONNER Arrived in France, June 13, 1917, with rank of Lieu-tenant : Colonel, August 5, 1917;Brigadier General, August 8, 1918;Assistant Chief of Staff, G. H. Q., Chief of ThirdSection (Operations).Born: Mississippi, November 2, Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As assistant chief of staff incharge of the operations section he has shown amasterful conception of all the tactical situa-tions which have confronted the Americanforces in Europe. By his high professionalattainments and sound military judgment hehas handled with marked skill the many de-tails of the complex problems of organizationand troop movements that were necessitated bythe various operations of the American Ex-peditionary Forces. G. O. 12 (January 17,1919). [237]
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