Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . C^tH^Jj^-^i^i MAJOR GENERAL FRANK L. WINN Arrived in France, June 13, 1918, with rank of Brigadier to Major General, October 1, 89th Division, July 13, 1918. Born: Kentucky, August 4, 1864. Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As commander of the 177thInfantry Brigade and later of the 89th Divi-sion, he displayed military attainments of ahigh order and achieved signal successes. Inthe St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensiveshe accompanied the assaultin
Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . C^tH^Jj^-^i^i MAJOR GENERAL FRANK L. WINN Arrived in France, June 13, 1918, with rank of Brigadier to Major General, October 1, 89th Division, July 13, 1918. Born: Kentucky, August 4, 1864. Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As commander of the 177thInfantry Brigade and later of the 89th Divi-sion, he displayed military attainments of ahigh order and achieved signal successes. Inthe St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensiveshe accompanied the assaulting battalions andplaced them on their objectives, inspiring allby his personal courage and gaining their con-fidence by his exceptional tactical skill andability as a leader. At all times he was tirelessin energy, showing keen judgment and initia-tive in handling difficult situations. G. O. 62(May 10, 1919). [413]. © ? Ci/nrm- ./Ifl ff/f T^i-^^ g?\. <&****»9*%mm0*** CARL W. DASCH, Private, Headquarters Company, 167th Infantry, 42nd Robert Joerg, Jr., commanding the com-pany of which Dasch was a private, spoke of theboys distinguished bravery and exceptional devotionto duty in action near Croix Rouge Farm, July 26to August 1, 1918, in these words:Private Carl W. Dasch, during this entire period(six days and nights), while attached to the ThirdBattalion, carried messages between the firing lineand Battalion Headquarters, through heavy enemyshell fire. Upon returning from the firing line hewould pick up a severely wounded man and carryhim through and out of the barrage to a first aid sta-tion. Finally, he was so badly gassed that he couldnot see, but had to be given a direct order to reportto the first aid station. During the whole series ofengagements, Private Dasch did not sleep and taxedhis physical endurance to the utmost, at all timessetting to his comrades an e
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