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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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*->a.iT, /?*~s*Cf.H. MIECZYSLAW BROCKI, Corporal, Company B, 16th Infantry, 1st Division.For extraordinary heroism in action south of SoissonsJuly 21, 1918, Brocki was awarded the DistinguishedService Cross. On this date German machine-gunswere causing very heavy losses to Company B, andBrocki, on his own initiative, dashed forward withtwo companions through the heavy fire of the enemy,and captured two German machine-guns. This wasonly one incident of Corporal Brockis exceptionalactivities during the operations from July 18 to 22. (187)
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DOUGLAS CAMPBELL, Captain, Air Service, Pilot.For extraordinary heroism in action on May 19,1918. Captain Campbell attacked an enemy biplane at analtitude of 4500 meters east of Flirey. He rushed to the attack, but after shooting a few rounds, his gunjammed. Undeterred by this accident, he maneu-vered so as to protect himself, corrected the jam inmid-air and returned to the assault. After a short,violent action the enemy collapsed and crashed to the earth. One Bronze Oak Leaf was awarded to CaptainCampbell for each of the following acts of extraor-dinary heroism in action: On May 27th he encountered three enemy mono-planes at an altitude of 3000 meters over Montsec.Despite the superior strength of the enemy, hepromptly attacked and, fighting a brave battle, shotdown one German machine, which fell in three pieces,and drove the other two well within the enemy lines.On May 28th he saw six German Albatross aero-planes flying toward him at an altitude of 3000meters, near Bois Rata. Regardles

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  • booksubject:United_States__Army
  • booksubject:World_War__1914_1918
  • bookpublisher:New_York__George_H__Doran_company
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  • booksponsor:MSN
  • bookleafnumber:202
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  • bookcollection:americana
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