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...hike with the battery is planned for later in the spring; one platoon to be motorized, the other to be horse-drawn. The first and second year men will act as drivers and cannoneers, while the third year men serve as non-commissioned officers and as members of the Battery Commander's Detail...
Temporary cadet officers and noncoms were appointed, and the battery was organized into sections according to colleges. The University detachment comprised the second platoon of the battery, with H.H. Hudson '23 as cadet lieutenant, and G.R., Sithers '23 and T. Barker '22 as section chiefs...
Each battery has been organized according to schools, as far as possible, with cadet officers from each school in charge. Harvard at present composes "E" Battery's second platoon, with H. H. Hudson '23 as acting platoon lieutenant. E. A. Norman '23 is acting chief of section. L. G. Pruett from Culver Military Academy is acting battery commander, and R. P. Paton of the University of Oklahoma is acting first sergeant. The regular army officers assigned to the battery are Captain T. J. J. Christian, Professor of Military Science and Tactics at Connell, and a West Point graduate Captain...
Lieutenant Charles F. Williams LL.B. '99 who served in the 9th Machine Gun Battalion was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for:--"Extraordinary heroism in action near Romagne, France, October 11, 1918. Although wounded by a high explosive shell, Lieutenant Williams refused to be evacuated, but continued leading his platoon in the attack and successfully defended his position from counterattack until completely exhausted...
...First Lieut. Albert E. Angier (deceased) 308th Infantry--on September 14th, 1918, in the attack near Revillon, when his Battalion advanced, this officer in command of a platoon of Company M. 308th Infantry, continued to lead his men though wounded. By his won personal courage and example, he urged them forward through enemy wire to their objective. Even when mortally wounded, he continued to direct the consolidation of his platoon's position, refusing medical attention in faver of others who had a better chance to live...