Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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OUR SOLDIER BOYS Our soldier boys! How great our pride In these, our gallant boys of Hughes! What loyalty does yours infuse! With patriotism such as yours imbues, We welcome you on Mars' ebb tide. We love you who have fought abroad, And you who have gone unto your God; All, who for Freedom fought and died. You, who fought for Democracye cause, Heroes? You,re more than that, you're men! The prayers of many were answered, when You 'scaped from cruel Death,s wide jaws. Oh! you, who all that hell defied, Who turned the blows of Huns aside, Now in Americds heart you abide, As you return on Victoryts tide! You,re welcome, oh! Hughest valiant sons, Who fought on Flander's helds! Youtre welcome, each and every one Who the sword of Liberty wields! But some there are who have Hgone west, And trod the paths to glory. Butettdulce e: decorum est Pro putrid mori. Your golden stars shall shine afar, Thot silent, proclaiming What you are, Your sacrifice to win the war: You gave your lives; you crossed the bar? Now when you see the Flags are furlecl, From out your heavenly rest, Not in vain did you give your best: There's peace upon the world! So to our soldier boys, a toast! To those who freely fought and bled: To those who with their blood made red The trenches on a foreign coast. Here's to a duty nobly done! Here's to the Victory which they won! Here's to the bravest ,neath the sun, Qur boys, Hughest boys. that valiant host! GAYLORD M ERRIMAN, 19. I181

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A FEW OF OUR HEROES Captain Joseph Coy Green, 1908, was decorated with the Belgian Order of the Crown, for service in Belgium with the Commission for Relief in Belgium during 1915-1916. Captain John A. West was given the Distinguished Service Cross Citation For extraordinary heroism in action near Blane Mont Ridge, France, October 2-5, 1918. He voluntarily led a reconnaissance patrol under difficult condi- tions and secured information necessary to an attack three days later. After the command of his company had devolved on him, he continued in action in spite of being sevefely wounded, leading his men to the objective and refusing to be evacuated until proper disposition had been made. Junior Lieutenant Tom Conroy was decorated by the King of Greece with The Order of the Redeemerf Quartermaster Sergeant Carroll E. Phillips 090m received Croix de Guerre for services in Belgium during the offensives in which he iZassisted materially in maintaining supplies and rations to the troops on the hring line and worked untiringly night and day in the performance of his duties, often crossing over roads that were almost impassable and under heavy hostile artillery fire. Captain Kenneth G. Althaus 0913 was thus cited in French Army Orders for Croix de Guerre: HThis officer on the first and second of November, V01- untarily established an Advanced Center of Information near Heurne, Belgium, in a position exposed to the most intense artillery fire, and during two days and nights maintained communications with units on the front line in spite of the fact that three of his horses were killed, his motorcycle wrecked by shell fire and wire communication was frequently cut by artillery lire. He remained at his post and kept the Division Commander informed at all times of the progress of operations. I20