Identifier: cu31924027835341 (find matches)
Title: Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the A. E. F.
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Chase, Joseph Cummings, 1878-1965
Subjects: United States. Army World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran company
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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leadhim to their dugouts, where enemy troops were, anddrove back to our lines not fewer than fifty prisoners.This won for him a citation. Sergeant Ellis was also awarded the Medal of Honor(in G. O. 74) For conspicuous gallantry and in-trepidity above and beyond the call of duty in actionwith the enemy near Exermont, October 5, 1918.During the entire days engagement he operated farin advance of the first wave of his company, volun-tarily undertaking most dangerous missions andsingle-handed attacking and reducing machine-gunnests. Flanking one emplacement, he killed 2 of theenemy with rifle fire and captured 17 others. Laterhe, single-handed, advanced under heavy fire and cap-tured 27 prisoners, including 2 officers and 6 machineguns, which had been holding up the advance of thecompany. The captured officers indicated the loca-tions of 4 other machine-guns, and he in turn cap-tured these, together with their crews, at all timesshowing marked heroism and fearlessness.Medal of Honor. (49)
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BRIGADIER GENERAL PRESTON BROWN Arrived in France, August, 1917, with rank of Lieu-tenant Colonel.Promotions: Colonel, February 6, 1918;Brigadier General, August 16.Assignments: Chief of Staff, 82nd Division, August 25, 1917;Chief of Staff, 2nd Division, April 5, 1918;Chief of Staff, 4th Army Corps, September 19, 1918;Commanded 3rd Division in the Meuse-Argonne, Oc-tober 18, 1918;Assistant Chief of Staff, Advance G. H. Q., Germany.Born: Kentucky, January 2, 1872.Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As Chief of Staff of theSecond Division he directed the details of thebattles near Chateau-Thierry, Soissons, andat the St. Mihiel salient with great credit.Later, in command of the Third Division inthe Argonne-Meuse offensive, at a most criti-cal time, by his splendid judgment and ener-getic action, his division was able to carry toa successful conclusion the operations at ClairsChenes and at Hill 294. G. O. 12 (January17, 1919). (53) KALE

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