Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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FOREWORD Li kea might] river, the life at 0. . i. C ows continuously on- prepiinitory schools its source. the ivorhl its sea. To record sound- ings of that river as it flowed between the hanh of igz6 and igrhas bten the purpose of this book The Staff

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DEDICATION The sialf ol tlic Hbavkr, in j »pirit o( aJniirjiion and love, y JcJiCJCcs this twcnty-lirst volume of the College annual to Major Edward Christopher Allworth, i6 Ruiuccr of the Memorxl Union, Kirrliry of ihc Alumni 4tMKialion. jnj intcrnjiiniutly rciogniwj hero of the WoflJWar Hi record of jkbievement in ihitiamfut. holh «• j tiiMjcnl anj jruinnut, it fjmiliir lo «ll.in tpilc nfhu inherent moJrttr Ht«reviiril in the World War it julhoriutivciv »et foilh in ihe folliminjt ficiimile ouu- mion (rom V.il lol ' THh (.RIM I Vr STV Ol THI CiRIAT WAR ' WAR RECORD OF Edward C. Allworth ( ' •iliilliuul it ;2n l l.ii ' Ut UiK Vrliiy Jiini i. I!l|7. niiiiitiiwioni ' il Inl l.icul. ullli- ilnti-, nlli ' liili- l Anil) S Tvi N- ScImkiI. Icrl lA-avirnMirlh. KiiiiiuL-. July IS li S. ' i t 22, 1(117; itiu-iiitii ' il lo itiiil joiiHil iVIth liil S|il 2 1. 11117. ulli ' liili ' il lilt SdiDol of . riii». I ' lirl Sill nkin .tlrl J-. ' lo Nov 3U. IIII7; cmiiimiili-.l f V. K Willi ilif I)i- v I. l ' JI7 lo Aliril II). Hll». c iiiiiiii. ! ioiii ' il C ' n| tuiii of liif .March 17. 11)18; rxiiiinmnilc ' il Slli Div CukuiiI Ili ' lnrhiiKiil: Ciiiiiii .Mrrrill. . J. April 15 lo Juiii- 15, 11)18; rcjuim-d Mltli liif. Vomm .Moiiiilniio., Iriiiirc. July 12, IUI9. (ViiiimuiiiiiilCo. I.Mlh Inf lit .SI. .Miliii ' l (IfTi ' iinivc Sfpt. l2luSfpl. 18. IUI8;nl . Iimi».- .VrKoiiiii ' llfTi ' ii..iiv ' lli ' l II to .Soy 6, 11)18. ( ' oiiiliinliili ' il 2liil Hutliilioii, lUIIh Inf. .Nov. 7 lo D k . 31. 1UI8. Coniiiiaiiili ' ilSrd Hiitlalion. llOlli Inf l-Vb 15, 11)10, to JuiirSO, 1920. Conimianioned Major of liifuiilry, .May G. lUID. I)i:C- )HATII)N.S I ' liilcd .States Congrossiniial Mcdni of Honor; l- ' rciK ' li Chevalier Lenioii D ' lloiiiieiir: ( ' roi (le (Jiierre With Two Palms: I ' rinee Danilii I)c .Mniiteiiegro, (4lli Class); The Italian War Cms. ; .Vwarded the Levy Diaiiinnil Medal by State of Washinnton for the Most Distinguished and aloroiis Service of a soldier eilizen of that state during the World War. (i :.s ' i:i .ti. IIRUCHA, C ' lTATIo.V. WAR DKr ' ART.MKNT. N . 16 Wa.shisoto.n, January 22, 11)19. . I r I I r . itK-tion . wiirili of niediil of honor 1 1 Edirard f AUirorth, ( aptnin, (JOth Infuiilry. Tor roii pieiloii... Kallitnlry mid iiitri ' pidity nlxivi ' und Ixyond the call of duly in action with the enemy at ( ' lcry-li.-l ' clit. Trance, Novcniticr 5, 1918. While hi.H company wii... cros. «ine I tie Meuw Kivcr and canal at a hriilEehead oppoititi- C lery-li-l ' elit, the liriilee oyer the canal wax deKlroycd liy nhell (ire and ( ' apt. ,l icwrtA coliirnand liecame !te| anitcd, jiart of it In-iiiK on the ea«l tmnk of Ihe canal and tlie remaiiHler on the wi.j.t hank. SeeinK hiw advancr ' unit... makiiiK .slow headway up the Hieep i.lo|M. ahead, tliw officer iiiouiited itie canal hank and called for hi.- inen to follow. riunEinic in, he jtwam across, thecxiiiat under tire from the enemy, folio weil liy his men. InapirinK hin men hy hin example of itallantry, he led them uii Ihe »l..i»., joiniiiK ht.H hard-pre.vM ' l plalooim in front. My hii« ixTmiia] leadi-n.hip he hirc»-d llie enemy Imck for more than a kilometer, overcomiiiK macliini.-itun ni nlx and captiiiinx a hiindr(. l prLHonen., whoKc numU-r enceeded thai of the men in hii. mminand. The exceptional couracc and Imderithip diitplayed hy ( ' apt. Allirurlh made iKMwililr the rr- |.Ktalili.«hnicnt of a briilKihrad over the cnnal and Ihc succcmful ailvaiicr of other lmn|n.

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