Wittenberg University - Witt Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

Page 30 text:

laia iaia «t m n fa g r g r Roll of Honor Adams. Lieutenant John M., ’16 Adelsperger, Lieutenant Neal D., ’20 Alexander. Ernest C., 20 Allen. Lieutenant Preston 0., ’ll Anderson. Nora, '18 Anspach, Lieutenant Paul, ’16 Anthony. Howard B., ’13 Anthony, Ensign Theodore W. A., T5 Arbogast, Ensign Wheldon S., '20 Ashelman, Clarence, ’16 Baker. James I., ’14 Bancroft. Lieutenant Robert C., ’17 Bauer. Paul E., ’14 Bauer. Louis, ’91 Baxter. E. W. Beale. Lieutenant Edwin, ’08 Bechtell. Lieutenant Ray H., ’13 Becker. Lieutenant Karl, ’ll Bell. Alvin E., ’05 Berger, Ernest F., ’18 Bctchtel, Ruben W., ’17 Billings, Hanford S., ’19 Birch. C. Bruce, 0 Birch, Lieutenant Edwin R., ’20 Birch. Lieutenant George H., ’18 Bird. Paul S., ’20 Birtchy, Paul E., '20 Boesel. Waldo W., ’20 Bocshaar, Kenna J., '20 Boggess, Emily M., ’15 Boggess, Robert C., T3 Bowlus. Lieutenant Roger C., ’08 Brady, Frank S., ’18 Brady, Howard, ’20 Brigga, Charles S., ’17 Brock. Lieutenant William S., W. A., ’14 Bronson. James Barth, ’20 Brubaker. Elber R., ’01 Burdette. Lieutenant Russel, ’20 Busier, Captain L. E., ’13 Busier. Leigh Earl, ’17 Carr. A., W. A., ’16 Chance, Captain Robert, '18 Christie. Lieutenant C. Dole, ’08 Christman, Ralph M., '20 Claire, Guy C., W. A., ’19 Cline. Lieutenant Harry, '10 Coble. Earle, '20 Cochrane, Sherman G., '17 Collins, J. T., ’13 Conover, Roy C., '13 Conrad. Granville L., ’19 Conrad, Ralph, ’21 Conway, Nell Corbett. Thaddeus P., W. A., ’18 Cory, Campbell, ’07 Cory, John Vergil, ’16 Crist, Charles, ’21 Crist. Earle L., ’18 Cromer. Luther, '17 Crowell, Chaplain Harvey E., ’09 Deam. Arthur, '15 Delph, Cecil B., '18 Dentler. John S., ’19 Detrick, Lieutenant Oris J., '15 Detrick, Elwood, '18 Diehl. Lieutenant Howard, ’13 Diehl. Warren C., ’08 Dinglcdine, Ralph, '14 Divelbiss. Howard W., '20 Dock. Lieutenant Frank, ’ll Dodson, Lieutenant W. Burnett, MG Dolbeer, M. Luther, Sem., ’19 Dornblaser, Captain H. Bright, ’07 Dornblaser, George, ’20 Dorst. Lieutenant Stanley E., ’19 Douglas, Milly Baker, '96 Dufford, H. Payson, ’16 Eagan, Charles S., ’15 Easton, W. O., '93 Eck, Roy, ’10 Eiser. Karl V., ’10

Page 29 text:

huh ® If t litlenb rj r 1913 I took hold of “Dick's” right arm up near the shoulder and Goldcamp the same with his left. We would draw him toward us then slide back- wards and pull again. His wounds had bled a great deal and were still bleeding. Goldcamp kept talking and encouraging him. It pained him to have us move him, but he told us to keep pulling, he would stand the pain. My tongue seemed glued to the roof of my mouth, I could not say a word to him. We had moved “Dick” about 25 or 30 feet and X thot we were going to get him in, but suddenly a snipper’s bullet came singing over our heads. Then “Dick” gave a lurch and said, “Oh, it is all over now. You boys should never have come after me.” He had been hit again but I don’t know where. Goldcamp said, “Stick to it a little longer, Sergeant, we will soon have you in.” Just then a bullet pierced Goldcamp’s chest and struck me in the right side. Goldcamp died almost instantly and I sort of doubled up and began rolling out of range of the bullets. I soon stopped and played “possum.” The snipper soon stopped firing. Suppose he thot we were all dead. Then “Dick” called to Goldcamp but received no answer. Then I called down to the three men with rifles and told them what had happened. They said they would come out and get us that night. “Dick” asked me what they said. When I told him he seemed to give up and said, “They may as well not come at all then, I’ll be frozen.” It was quite a cold day and I was soon chilled thru myself. He never spoke to me again that I remember of, but I could see him breathe. He had turned his face away from me and lay with his head resting on his arms as if sleeping. After lying there awhile trying to hide from the Germans X began to feel that I could not stay there all day. I felt that I should try to do something, but I knew that I could not move “Dick” myself. In fact I did not know whether I could use my own legs or not, but it seemed as if my Guardian Angel told me I should get away if I could. So I decided to try. So suddenly X jumped up and started toward our lines as fast as I could. The Huns must not have seen me going as they did not fire at me anyway. Soon I was on my way to this hospital where I have recovered very rapidly considering the nature of my wounds. While I was coming in I passed an English Lieutenant going out to examine us. They said he went on out and examined “Dick” and Gold- camp. He said they were both dead. My brother came out to meet me as I was coming in and helped me to get back to our lines. He was in the trenches the following eight days. He told me on a visit here that “Dick” and Goldcamp were never buried as far as he knew. I heard that our trenches were somewhere between Villers-Bretonneux and Hamel. I received the Military Medal from the British government and was so glad to hear of “Dick” and Goldcamp getting the D. S. C. from Uncle Sam. I received a letter from Mr. Paul B. Grove, R. F. D. No. 5, Newark, Ohio, asking about Dick’s death. I thot perhaps you people would like to know the details of your son’s death and happening to secure your address recently, decided to tell you all about it as clearly as I could. I.f any points are not clear I will gladly explain them or answer any questions the best I know. Sincerely, Wagoner Carl G. Duncan, No. 9 Gen. Hosp., (Lakeside Unit, U. S. A.) A. E. F. ( cnl))-fi c

Page 31 text:

1913 ® lj ? 1! 1111 n b r g ? r 1010 Roll of Honor—Continued Engle, Ohmer, ’14 Esterline, Vaughn, ’17 Falcoucr, Lieutenant Commander Walter Fay, William, ’21 Fclker, Alvin, ’16 Ferreny, Ensign Charles, ’20 Filmor, Charles W. Folger, Walter, ’20 Fraser, Martin, ’15 Frew, James, ’19 Fi'ontz, Chaplain Chalmer E., ’98 Fross, Ensign Harold, '18 Fullerton. II. Stuart, ’14 Gard. J. M., ’16 Gard, James, ’17 Gardner, George, ’17, Reserve Garver, Lieutenant Jacob, ’16 Gaver, Carroll, ’19 Gavcr, Stanley G., ’13 Gclsanliter, Ensign George, ’21 H. E. Gelwicks Gerhardt, Will Gerhardt, Lieutenant Paul, W. A., ’10 Giffin, David, ’20 Gochring, Norman, ’15 Goehring, Lieutenant Raymond R., ’16 Goetz, Russel, ’20 Gower. Lieutenant John M., ’18 Greenawalt, E. Paul, ’15, Reserve Grieb, Ensign H. Ward, ’19 Griffith, F. Selby, ’15 Gringle, Arthur P., ’20 Grosscup, Benjamin, ’16 Goodwin. Robert, ’16 Hahn. Justus, ’ll Hanley, Collin, ’17 Harford, Charles S., W. A., ’10 Hamer, Paul S., ’09 Hawken, Ensign Harry C., ’14 Haynor, Dow L., ’19 Heck. Frank L., ’14, Reserve Heffner, Byron Heffner, Harry C., ’18 Heffner. R. Merrill, '18 Heim. Ralph D., ’19 Heinzmann, Harry H., W. A., ’18 Hiestand, Charles, ’17 Holman, Lieutenant Thomas, ’15 Horner, Joe, ’18 Houk, Fred B., ’17 Huber. Arthur E., ’21 Ihrig, Lieutenant Justus, ’15 Johnson. Edward R., ’19 Johnson, Porter G., ’15 Jones. Harley O., '19 Kaiser. Karl C., W. A., ’17 Kauffman. Karl R., ’16 Keifer, Major Horace Ketch. Elton D., ’18 Keyser, Captain Tedrow S. Kiefer. Lieutenant Wm. Roy, ’15 Kiefer. Ensign Paul J., '08 Kimball. Howard F., ’15 Knight, Paul L., '14 Knote, Theodore, ’06 Kolb. Raymond E., ’21 Kohl. Harry F., ’17 Krauss. Lieutenant Harold F., ’20 Krcppert, Edward A., ’21 Kuhns, Ensign Read M., ’18 Lauver. Orville B., ’17 Lawrence. Irwin W., W. A., ’15 Lemon. Mae Leanord. Homer C., ’19 Lewis, Robert, ’17 Littleton. Lieutenant Herbert A., ’20 Littleton. H. Kenneth, ’16 Lorton. Russell E., ’21 Lupfer, Captain Robert, ’08 Lynch, George C., '18 Mauss. Captain Walter C., ’99 McGrcw, Ann Elizabeth, ’14 McKaig, George P., ’21 Bxrnly-seven