Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . ^ mc^y*4<m- BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD A. KREGERArrived in France, March 21, Advocate. Born: Iowa, May 31, 1868. Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As Acting Judge AdvocateGeneral for the American ExpeditionaryForces he organized and efficiently adminis-tered his office, performing exacting dutieswith marked distinction. His masterfulknowledge of military law, his foresight andpractical comprehension of the complex prob-lems involved in his work, enabled him to per-for
Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . ^ mc^y*4<m- BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD A. KREGERArrived in France, March 21, Advocate. Born: Iowa, May 31, 1868. Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As Acting Judge AdvocateGeneral for the American ExpeditionaryForces he organized and efficiently adminis-tered his office, performing exacting dutieswith marked distinction. His masterfulknowledge of military law, his foresight andpractical comprehension of the complex prob-lems involved in his work, enabled him to per-form it with noteworthy success. His counselwas wise; his decisions were just. His servicesto the American Expeditionary Forces havebeen of great value. G. O. 47 (April 7,1919). [ 329 1. ilJX- JAMES W. STOWERS, Sergeant, Machine Gun Company, 167th Infantry,42nd Wm. P. Screws, commanding the 167th In-fantry, wrote of Sergeant Stowers as follows:He has been with the organization in all its cam-paigns and battles and has made an excellent, cou-rageous soldier, and has shown marked ability as aleader on all occasions, both on and off the battle-field, and his conduct and deportment have been amodel for, and inspiration to, the men of this com-mand.—January 2, 1918. He was cited for rushing into the open under fireof enemy machine-guns and high explosive shells,through an area flooded with gas, to the assistanceof a wounded comrade who was lying exposed. Ser-geant Stowers brought the wounded man safely backin his arms. [833 J
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