. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. rned theCongressional Medal ofHonor. All the officersof his platoon had beenwounded, and he was incommand. When hismen were stopped byfire from a machine gunnest Corporal Allex rushed the enemy position single-handed. With his bayonet he killed five ofthe Germans. When his bayonet broke in the body of the fifth victim, heseized his rifle by the barrel and clubbed to death those of the machine guncrew who refused to surrender
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. rned theCongressional Medal ofHonor. All the officersof his platoon had beenwounded, and he was incommand. When hismen were stopped byfire from a machine gunnest Corporal Allex rushed the enemy position single-handed. With his bayonet he killed five ofthe Germans. When his bayonet broke in the body of the fifth victim, heseized his rifle by the barrel and clubbed to death those of the machine guncrew who refused to surrender. Private F, F. Kostak rushed two machine gun positions, capturing bothguns and seven prisoners. Corporal Paul Hobschied used his knowledgeof German to good advantage by shouting German phrases as he advanced,unsuspected, on sniper posts. He killed or captured several snipers in thatway. From one dugout he marched thirty prisoners. In another he killedtwo and captured four. Second Lieutenant George W. Sherwood rushed twomachine gun positions, capturing three guns and ten prisoners. CorporalStephen INIance captured a machine gun after a single-handed fight with four. LOOKING WEST FROM CHIPILLY RIDGE ALONG THE SOMME THE 131ST INFANTRY 229 Germans whom he wounded or made prisoners. Sergeant G. D. Gourley, whohad taken command of his platoon after the wounding of his officer, rushed amachine gun without support and killed the four Germans in the crew. Laterhe used the captured gun against the enemy with good effect. Private HarryStokes captured three German officers and killed a fourth who resisted instances of individual courage illustrate the splendid spirit withwhich the 131st fought its way through the night toward the objective as-signed to it. At one time it was necessary to send the greater part of thethird battalion into the fighting line at a point where machine gun resistancewas especially stubborn, but by 6 a. m. of the loth the regiment was ableto report t
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