Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . iment,wrote of this boy as follows: On March 5, 1918,while the 42nd Division was in the earliest days ofits tuitionary period in trench warfare and the 168thInfantry was, in the execution of this program, inter-leaved with the 128th French Division, the Germansattempted a large scale raid with extremely severeartillery preparation and support near Dawson, then a Corporal, was one of thegarrison of a small combat group in the front linewho survived the bombardment, during which thetrenches and dugouts of his posi
Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . iment,wrote of this boy as follows: On March 5, 1918,while the 42nd Division was in the earliest days ofits tuitionary period in trench warfare and the 168thInfantry was, in the execution of this program, inter-leaved with the 128th French Division, the Germansattempted a large scale raid with extremely severeartillery preparation and support near Dawson, then a Corporal, was one of thegarrison of a small combat group in the front linewho survived the bombardment, during which thetrenches and dugouts of his position were batteredin. Severely wounded and entirely surrounded, hemet the Germans who were attempting to penetrateand mop up his position, and with great braveryand skill, assisted by a mere handful of the sur-vivors of the garrison, ejected all of the raiders fromour lines and conclusively repelled the attemptedraid. For his gallantry and courage on this occasionhe was awarded, upon recommendation of the Frenchdivision commander, the Croix de Guerre. [361]. pi ,s -it* vii^y CviAj d^6 BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM W. ATTERBURY Arrived in France, August 30, of Railroad Transportation. Born: Indiana, January 31, 1866. Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As director general of trans-portation, in the face of almost insurmountableobstacles he organized and brought to a highstate of efficiency the transportation service ofAmerican Expeditionary Forces. The suc-cessful operation of this most important serv-ice, upon which the movements and supply ofthe combat troops were dependent, was largelydue to his energy, foresight, and O. 12 (January 17, 1919). [365 ] /
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