Pacific service magazine . to get back to dear old have seen all I wanted of France andBelgium; theres nothing like Californiafor me. I received your postal cardstating that there will be no more maga-zines sent to troops on account of themovement, and I wish to thank you forall the magazines received in the past,for I sure did appreciate them, especially when I saw some of the photos of oursoldiers in them. Captain K. R. Varney, deceased,301st Battalion, Tank Corps, has beenawarded the Distinguished ServiceCross: For extraordinary heroism in ac-tion near Ronssoy, France, September29,
Pacific service magazine . to get back to dear old have seen all I wanted of France andBelgium; theres nothing like Californiafor me. I received your postal cardstating that there will be no more maga-zines sent to troops on account of themovement, and I wish to thank you forall the magazines received in the past,for I sure did appreciate them, especially when I saw some of the photos of oursoldiers in them. Captain K. R. Varney, deceased,301st Battalion, Tank Corps, has beenawarded the Distinguished ServiceCross: For extraordinary heroism in ac-tion near Ronssoy, France, September29, 1918. When a dense fog and asmoke barrage had made visibility sopoor that it was difficult to get histanks into action. Captain Varney per-sonally led his machines on foot severalhundred yards in advance of the firstwave of infantry in the face of deadlyartillery and machine-gun fire. Hethus enabled his tanks to maintaintheir direction and cleared a path forthe infantry, but in accomplishing thisheroic task he was Private Charles Queirolo (at front wheel), CompanyTrain. (Formerly of San Francisco Supply Extracts from letter from SergeantEdward G. Haughy, Battery C, 17th F. A.,Germany: Yes, I sure saw the finish ofFritz, and, believe me, I wont forget itin a hurry, either, for at the ninth hourFritz started a barrage which kept upfor an hour and a half, sweeping fromright to left of our outfit and cleaningD Batterys picket line of twenty-onehorses, but, fortunately, no men. On thisday I met with the only close call I havehad in action since I have been here,which has been five^^M months, and in thati^^B time I have been on four-teen different fronts, sosure have seen some serv-ice. I do not call a shellthat lands twenty orthirty yards away a closecall, for I have had threelike that. My experiencewas having my horse,the only pal I have hadsince landing overhere, hit by a piece ofshell which killed was thrown about fif-^ *.- c 1 teen feet from him. I E, 316th Su
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