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Lockwood, Theodore R., 74 Elmhurst Road, Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Lord, Charles Rogers, 93 Claremont Street, Newton, 2nd Lieutenant, Engineers.
Lothrop, Evereth Winfred, 256 Park Street, Newton, Ist Lieutenant.
Lowell, Ralph, 517 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, Lieu- tenant Colonel.
Lowry, Franklin Patterson, 259 California Street, Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Luitwieler, Edward Billings, 24 Duncklee Street, Newton Highlands, Ist Lieutenant.
MacClellan, John A., 108 Prospect Street, Waltham, 2nd Lieutenant.
Mackenzie, Daniel James, 155 Chestnut Hill Road, Chest- nut Hill, Ensign.
Mackintosh, Arnold, 53 Pearl Street, Newton, 2nd Lieuten- ant.
Macomber, Dr. Donald, 15 Temple Street, West Newton, Captain.
Maher, Stuart Augustine, 16 Harrison Street, Newton High- lands, Lieutenant (Senior Grade), Navy.
Mallett, Dr. Stephen P., 97 Washington Park, Newtonville, Lieutenant, (Oral Surgeon).
Manning. Harold G., 6II Centre Street, Newton, 2nd Lieu- tenant, Ordnance Department.
Marcy, Grosvenor D., 32 Rockledge Road, Newton High- lands, Captain.
Marshall, Harry R., 114 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, Cap- tain.
Marston, Dr. Warren W., 148 Church Street, Newton, Ist Lieutenant.
Meadows. Howard J., 77 Windsor Road, Waban, 1st Lieu- tenant, Infantry.
MIellen, George H., Jr., 291 Lake Avenue, Newton High- lands, Ist Lieutenant, Infantry.
Merrihew, Edward King, 42 Eldredge Street, Newton, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Merrill, Stanley N., 206 Sumner Street, Newton Centre, Captain.
Metcalf, Lester G., 16 Wiswall Street, West Newton, Cap- tain, Engineers.
Miller, Buckingham, 85 Erie Avenue, Newton Highlands, 1st Lieutenant, Engineers.
Miller, Hiram Allen, Jr., 85 Erie Avenue, Newton High- lands, 2nd Lieutenant.
Miller, Marcus Clifford, 72 Perkins Street, West Newton, Lieutenant, Regular Navy.
Mitchell, John Ernest, 533 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Centre, Ensign.
Mitchell. M. Henry, Jr., 533 Commonwealth Avenue, New- ton Centre, Ensign.
Moir, John Arthur, 334 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, Ist Lieutenant.
Moore, Carey P., Newton Centre, (Home for Missionary Children), 2nd Lieutenant.
Moore, Dr. Howard, 319 Bellevue Street, Newton, Major.
Moore, Lewis Eugene, 270 Mill Street, Newtonville, Major. Morrissey. Henry L., 102 Bridge Street, Newton, Lieutenant. Morss, Philip Reed, 164 Chestnut Hill Road, Chestnut Hill, 2nd Lieutenant.
Morton, Marcus, Jr., 186 Highland Avenue, Newtonville, Captain.
Morton, Theodore Homans, 23 Pearl Street, Newton, 2nd Lieutenant.
Mulvihill, Alfred T., 77 Harding Street, West Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Murray, Michael W., 154 Harvard Street, Newtonville, Major.
Murray, Peter Stuart, 184 Washington Street, Newton, En- sign.
Murtagle, Edward Leo. 63 Austin Street, Newtonville, Regimental Sergeant-Major.
Muther, Walter Paul, 27 Waverley Avenue, Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
McIntyre, Alfred R .. 151 Franklin Street. Newton, Regi- mental Sergeant-Major.
McMilan, William Irving, 63 Royce Road, Newtonville, En- sign.
McNear, Egerton B., 17 Eliot Avenue, West Newton, Cap- tain, Navy (Captain of Patrol Boats).
Nagle, Arthur Rosengarten, 230 Walnut Street, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant.
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Nagle, Frank Lincoln, Jr., 83 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, Captain Aviation.
Nagle, Norman Clark, 83 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, Lieu- tenant, Motor Transport Corps.
Ncagle, Dr. Martin Walter, 20 River Street, West Newton, 1st Lieutenant, Dental Reserve.
Newell, Willard B., 803 Watertown Street, West Newton, 2nd Lieutenant.
Neuhall, C. Herbert, 262 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, Lieutenant.
Newman, Thomas S., 406 Lexington Street, Auburndale, Captain, Engineers.
Newton, Dr. William P., 21 Oak Terrace, Newton High- lands, Lieutenant Commander-Surgeon.
Nicholson, Charles A., 12 Fayette Street, Newton, Lieu- tenant.
Nicholson, William Bruce, 17 Austin Street, Newtonville, Lieutenant.
Nickerson, Atkins, 30 Groveland Street, Auburndale, Junior Grade Lieutenant.
Nielson, Dr. Edwin B., 35 Webster Street, West Newton, Major.
Nielson, Gustaf A., 35 Webster Street, West Newton, Lieu- tenant, Aviation Ground School.
Niemann, Henry, Chestnut Street, West Newton, 1st Lieu- tenant, Civil Engineers' Corps, United States Navy.
Niles, David Sands, 60 Elmwood Street, Newton, Regimental Sergeant-Major.
Noble, Roy M., 100 Queensbury Street, Boston, 2nd Lieuten- ant.
Noyes, Theodore M., 62 Austin Street, Newtonville, Captain, Infantry.
Nutter Karl Locke, 1174 Boylston Street, Newton Upper Falls, 2nd Lieutenant.
Older, Archibald William, 542 Chestnut Street, Waban, Chief Boatswain's Mate.
O'Neil, Edward P., 666 Grove Street, Newton Lower Falls, 2nd Lieutenant, Artillery.
Ordway, Warren, 111 Gibbs Street, Newton Centre, Cap- tain, Ordnance Department.
Osborne, George A., 15 Randolph Street, Newton Highlands, Captain, Quartermaster Corps.
Paine, Nathaniel Emmons, Jr., 1640 Washington Street, West Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Palmer, Albert, 63 Lombard Street, Newton, 2nd Lieutenant. Pearce, Harold Glover, 185 Newtonville Avenue, Newton, Master Engineer, Junior Grade.
Pearson, Arthur M., 2nd, 73 Crescent Street, Newton Cen- tre, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Peck, Charles Baldwin, Jr., Newton Centre, 1st Lieutenant. Pierce, Richard de Zung, 462 Walnut Street, Newtonville, 1st Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps.
Plumer, William Bechley, 992 Beacon Street, Newton Cen- tre, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery, Reserve Corps.
Poor, Stearns, 100 Valentine Street, West Newton, Ensign.
Pratt, A. Stuart, Jr., 73 Highland Street, West Newton, En- sign.
Pratt, George Woodman, 129 Gibbs Street, Newton Centre, Major, Ordnance.
Pratt, L. Mortimer, Jr., 46 Suffolk Road, Chestnut Hill, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Navy.
Pray, Thornton C., 77 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant.
Prescott, Otis B., 764 Centre Street, Newton, Ensign.
Proctor, Robert, 23 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, 1st Lieutenant.
Proctor, Thomas W., 23 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, 1st Lieutenant.
Ramm, Julius Bernard, 32 Elm Street, West Newton, 2nd Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps.
Rand, Waldron Holmes, Jr., 139 Gibbs Street, Newton Cen- tre, Captain, Infantry.
Ranlett, Louis Felix, 357 Central Street, Auburndale, 2nd Lieutenant.
Raymond, Robert Fulton, Jr., Newton Centre, Captain.
Reardon, Arthur J., 59 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville, Lieu- tenant, Infantry.
Reed, Charles Sumner, 360 Central Street, Auburndale, 1st Lieutenant, Ordnance Department.
Reed, Nathaniel Clark, 360 Central Street, Auburndale, Captain, Field Artillery.
Reid, George S., 36 Hyde Avenue, Newton, Lieutenant, Aviation Service.
Reid, Dr. William Duncan, 78 Waverley Avenne, Newton, Captain, Medical Corps.
Reynolds, Joseph A., 54 Ballard Street, Newton Centre,
2nd Lieutenant.
Richards, Donald Lewis, 47 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant.
Richardson, Hadwin H., 109 Highland Avenue, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry.
Richardson, James Herbert, 109 Highland Avenue, Newton- ville, Captain.
Richardson, Walter Gates, 871 Beacon Street, Newton Cen- tre, Regular Navy.
Riley, John Urban, 12 Putnam Street, West Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Roberts, William H., Newton Centre, 1st Lieutenant. Rogers, Jesse A., Jr., 36 Park Street, Newton, 1st Lieuten- ant.
Roquemore, Richard D., 122 Temple Street, West Newton, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Rudd, Tracy A., 51 Lake Avenue, Newton Centre, 1st Lieu- tenant.
Rust, Clifford WV., 900 Boylston Street, Newton Highlands, Landsman Quartermaster, United States Naval Aviation. Saltonstall, Leverett, 256 Chestnut Hill Road, Chestnut Hill, 1st Lieutenant.
Sampson, Preston Spencer, 271 Lake Avenue, Newton High- lands, Ensign.
Sanford, Lewis Welton, 1105 Walnut Street, Newton High- lands, Chaplain.
Saville, William, Jr., 126 Windsor Road, Waban, 1st Lieu- tenant.
Sears, Walter Harrington, 43 Judkins Street, Newtonville, Ensign, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Shaw, Raymond R., 66 Bennington Street, Newton, Ensign. Shedd, Benjamin B., 6 Bradshaw Street, Medford, Lieuten- ant Colonel, Coast Artillery.
Shedd, William Edmund, 38 Ridge Avenue, Newton Centre, Captain.
Shedd, Arthur Foster, 38 Ridge Avenue, Newton Centre, Quartermaster, 3rd Class.
Smith, Thomas Herbert, 63 Clark Street, Newton Centre, Captain.
Southwick, Arthur Maurice, 176 Waban Avenue, Waban, Ensign.
Spalding, John V., 38 Paul Street, Newton Centre, 2nd Lieu- tenant, Infantry, Reserve Corps.
Spaulding, Almon W., 15 Brewster Road, Newton High- lands, 1st Lieutenant.
Starbird, Chester Bates, 8 Hollis Street, Newton, Captain Engineers.
Stevenson, Arthur L., 38 Boyd Street, Newton, 2nd Lieuten- ant.
Stoessel, Albert F., 9 Hancock Street, Auburndale, 2nd Lieutenant.
Stone, Robert Edward, 33 Kingsbury Road, Chestnut Hill, Captain, Quartermaster Corps.
Stonemetz, Philip T., 359 Otis Street, West Newton, Ensign, Naval Aviation.
Strout, Eustace P., 2 Highland Terrace, Newtonville, 1st Lieutenant.
Stubbs, Arthur R., 89 Jewett Street, Newton, 2nd Lieuten- ant.
Stubbs, Joseph, 510 Centre Street, Newton, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, Reserve Corps.
Sullivan, Thomas L., 19 Dartmouth Street, West Newton, Regimental Sergeant-Major.
Sumner, Bradford M., 66 Harvard Avenue, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Tapley, Warren L., 2nd, 308 Cabot Street, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant.
Taylor, Aldrich, 328 Grant Avenue, Newton Centre, Captain. Taylor, Brainerd, 157 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville, Colonel, Motor Transport Corps.
Taylor Charles A., 61 Cornell Street, Newton Lower Falls, 2nd Lieutenant.
Taylor, Edward G., 23 Park Place, Newtonville, 1st Lieuten- ant, Sanitary Corps.
Tewksbury, Theodore L., 9 Erie Avenue, Newton High- lands, Captain.
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Thompson, Herbert G., 209 Walnut Street, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant, Aviation.
Thompson, Norman R., 48 Braeland Avenue, Newton Cen- tre, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry.
Thompon, Sanford E., 1090 Walnut Street, Newton High- lands, Lieutenant Colonel, Ordnance.
Tierney, John P., 34 Emerson Street, Newton, Regimental Sergeant-Major.
Tilton, Thomas A., 86 Dalton Road, Newton Centre, Ensign, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Townsend, Irving W., Jr., 140 Church Street, Newton 2nd Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant.
Treacy, Gerald C., Boston College, Ist Lieutenant, Coast Artillery.
Turner, Harold D., 24 Albion Street, Newton Centre, En- sign, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Turner, Sterling G., 47 Washington Street, Newton, Captain, Ordnance Department.
Underhill, Donald P., 45 Monadnock Road, Chestnut Hill, 2nd Lieutenant, Army Air Service.
Underhill, Frank H., 45 Monadnock Road, Chestnut Hill, Ist Lieutenant, Army Air Service.
Van Pelt, Heber R., 1002 Beacon Street, Newton Centre, 2nd Lieutenant.
Viets, Dr. Henry R., Jr., 17 Fairview Street, Newton, Captain.
Wagner, Charles B., 120 Woodland Road, Auburndale, Cap- tain Engineers.
Walker, Theron B., 43 Bowdoin Street, Newton Highlands, 2nd Lieutenant.
Ware, Bruce R., Jr., 195 Church Street, Newton, Com- mander, United States Navy.
Warren, Herbert M., 41 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill, 1st Lientenant.
Warren, Lewis G., 41 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Hill, 2nd Lieutenant.
Warner, Richard G., 79 Fountain Street, West Newton, Ensign.
Washburn, Louis Van N., 46 Court Street, Newtonville, Ist Lieutenant.
Waterhouse, Charles N., 300 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Ilill, Ensign, United States Naval Reserve Force. Waterhouse, Roscoe, 300 Commonwealth Avenue, Chest- nut Hill, Surgeon, Navy.
Waters, James A., 34 Clinton Place, Newton Centre, Cap- tain, Infantry (Judge Advocate).
Weare, Harry C., 23 Trowbridge Avenue, Newtonville, Cap- tain, Engineers.
Weaver, Ernest J., 34 Winthrop Street, West Newton, Ist Lieutenant, Engineers.
Weller, John W., 687 Washington Street, Brighton, 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps.
Weller, Wallis W., 687 Washington Street, Brighton, 1st Lieutenant Commanding Officer, Students' Army Training Corps, Marietta, Ohio.
Weeden, Charles F., Jr., II0 Glen Avenue, Newton Centre, 2nd Lieutenant.
Weeks, Charles Sinclair, 65 1.enox Street, West Newton, Captain.
Weeks, Miles H., 162 Middlesex Road, Chestnut Ilill, 1st Lieutenant.
Weir, Lube S., 23 Hazelhurst Avenue, West Newton, 1st Lieutenant.
Weld, A. Winsor, 47 Suffolk Road, Chestnut Hill, Major, Red Cross, Athens, Greece.
Weld, Walter W., 47 Suffolk Road, Chestnut Hill, Lieuten- ant (Junior Grade), United States Navy.
Wellman, Arthur O., 321 Lake Avenue, Newton Highlands, 2nd Lieutenant, ( Reserve Military Aviation).
Wellman, Harold O., 15 Saxon Terrace, Newton Highlands, Ist Lieutenant, Field Artillery.
Wellman, William A., Riverbank Court, Cambridge, 1st Lieutenant.
West, Robert R., 1136 Centre Street, Newton Centre, Cap- tain.
Westphal, Arthur, c/o Mrs. Charles Mills, West Newton, Lientenant.
Wheeler, Donald B., Vernon Court, Newton, 2nd Lieuten- ant, Aviation Service.
Wheeler, Richard H., 89 Jewett Street, Newton, 2nd Lieu- tenant.
Whidden, Robert A., 114 Temple Street, West Newton, 2nd Lieutenant.
White, Clifford S. J., 97 Hawthorn Street, Newton, Lieu- tenant, Quartermaster Corps.
White, Frank C., 257 Otis Street, West Newton, 2nd Lieu- tenant.
Whitney, Wilmot, 12 Copley Street, Newton, Captain.
Wilbur, Charles A., Jr., 1863 Beacon Street, Brookline, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry.
Wilbur, Dr. George B., 330 Waltham Street, West Newton, Lieutenant, Medical Corps.
Wilcox, Dr. John M., 132 Homer Street, Newton Centre, Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Surgeon.
Wilkins, Charles H., 62 Page Road, Newtonville, Ist Lieu- tenant.
Wilkins, Warde, 31 Devon Road, Newton Centre, 2nd Lieu- tenant, (Company Officer and Headquarters Officer).
Williams, Franklyn R., 30 Jerome Avenue, West Newton, Master Engineer, Senior Grade.
Williams, Harry B., 7 Norman Road, Newton Highlands, Major, Quartermaster Corps.
Williams, Richard Norris, 2nd, 90 Lake Avenue, Newton Centre, Captain, Field Artillery.
Williams, Shepard F., 41 Hyde Street, Newton Highlands, Ist Lieutenant.
Wilson, Dr. Henry Delano, 212 Tremont Street, Newton, Commander Medical Corps, United States Navy.
Wilson, Steven B., 103 Hunnewell Avenue, Newton, Captain. Wing, Frank II., 653 Chestnut Street, Waban, 2nd Lieuten- ant.
Winsor, Edward A., 391 Ilammond Street, Chestnut Hill, 1st Lieutenant.
Wiswell, Hubert Joseph, 68 Chester Street, Newton High- lands, Captain, Engineers.
Withee, Dr. Frederick E., 9 Forest Street, Newton High- lands, Medical Corps.
Withington, James Harvey, 31 Chestnut Terrace, Newton Centre, 2nd Lieutenant.
Withington, Charles Coolidge, 31 Chestnut Terrace, Newton Centre, 1st Lieutenant.
Wood, Paul Alva, 20 Trowbridge Avenue, Newtonville, 2nd Lieutenant.
Woodworth, Charles Parker, 1002 Beacon Street, Newton Centre, Captain, Ordnance Department.
Woodworth, Leverett Stearns, 120 Church Street, Newton, Ensign, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Wright, Edward E .. 45 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre, Commodore, United States Navy.
Young, Nicholas, 21 Waterston Road, Newton, Captain.
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CITATIONS
On account of the system used in the War Depart- ment, it is almost impossible to obtain a complete record of the names of residents of this city, who by their gal- lantry or exceptional service were awarded unusual honors. The following list is all that could be obtained after careful search of available records.
UNITED STATES CITATIONS
GATELEY, ARTHUR-Military Medal for bravery.
ANGIER, ALBERT EDGAR, Waban Distinguished Serv- ice Cross.
CARTER, ELIOT A .- Cited for bravery.
TEDESCO, ALEXANDER, West Newton-Cited for bra- very.
GOODWIN, FORREST E., Newton Centre-Cited for gal- lantry.
RAYMOND, ROBERT F., Jr., Newton Centre-Distin- guished Service Cross.
SIEBERT, ERNEST T .- Cited for extraordinary heroism. BURRISON, ROBERT J .- Cited for gallantry.
EDMUNDS, LIEUT. EDWARD, Auburndale-Distin- guished Service Cross.
SPINNEY, GEORGE F., Newton Centre-Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry.
MANNING, JOHN R., Newton Lower Falls -- Distin- guished Service Cross.
WESTPHAL, LIEUT. ARTHUR E., Newton Centre-Dis- tinguished Service Cross.
FOREIGN CITATIONS
ALVORD, CLARK, Private, Newton Highlands-Italian War Service Ribbon.
BLISS, HENRY M., Private, Chestnut Hill-French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
BOUGHAN, JOSEPHI F., Private, Nonantum-French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
BURTON, HAROLD E., Captain, West Newton-Belgian Croix de Guerre.
CARPENTER, CHARLES H., 1st Lieutenant, Newton French Ordre des Palmes Universitaire.
CLAPP, JOHN S., Private, Auburndale-French Croix de Guerre with bronze star.
DRINKWATER, JOHN G., Captain, West Newton- French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
FARRINGTON, HARRY A .- Honorary officer 10th Cui- rassiers, France.
FOWLER, JOHN ELIOT, 1st Lieutenant. Newton Cen- tre-French Ordre des Palmes Universitaire.
GIBBS, HARRY F., Jr., West Newton-Italian War Cross.
GUILBERT, HORACE M., 1st Lieutenant, West New- ton-French Croix de Guerre with palm.
HEINRICHS, WALDO H., 1st Lieutenant, Newton Cen- tre-French Croix de Guerre with palm.
KINSLEY, ALAN D., 1st Lieutenant, Newton-French Croix de Guerre with gilt and bronze stars.
FARRELL, REV. WILLIAM J., West Newton-French Croix de Guerre.
LEONARD, WALLACE M., 1st Lieutenant, Newton Highlands, French Croix de Guerre with palm.
McFADEN, ANDREW, 1st Lieutenant, Newtonville- French Medaille Hilitaire and Croix de Guerre with palm.
MASTERS, CHARLES E.,-Italian War Cross.
MELLEN, GEORGE H., Jr., 2nd Lieutenant, Newton Highlands-French Croix de Guerre with bronze star.
PALAMOUNTAIN, PAUL B., Private, West Newton -- French Croix de Guerre with silver star.
PUTNAM, DAVID E., 1st Lieutenant, Waban-French Legion d'Honneur and French Croix de Guerre with five palms and silver star.
RIPLEY, DAVIS, Newton Centre-French Croix de Guerre.
ROBINSON, FRANK N., Sergeant, Newton Centre- French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
RYAN, THOMAS A., Private, Newton Lower Falls- French Croix de Guerre with bronze star.
SHERIDAN, JOSEPH L., Private West Newton-French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
SIMPSON, JOHN R., Colonel, Newton-French Ordre de l'Etoile Noire.
SPAULDING, ALMON W., Sergeant, Newton Highlands -French Croix de Guerre with silver star.
STOESSEL, ALBERT F., 2nd Lieutenant. Auburndale --- French Ordre des Palms Universitaire.
WEEDEN, CHARLES F., Jr., 2nd Lieutenant, Newton Centre-French Legion d'Honneur.
WELD, A. WINSOR, Major, Chestnut Hill-Decorated by King Alexander of Greece for Red Cross work. WHEELER, ROGER, Private, Newtonville-French Croix de Guerre with bronze star.
WHITNEY, WILMOT, Captain, Newton -French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD N., Captain, Newton Centre --- French Legion d'honneur and French Croix de Guerre with gilt star.
WESTWOOD, RICHARD W., Newton-French Croix de Guerre.
WELLMAN. WILLIAM A .- French Croix de Guerre, and $100 prize money.
SALTONSTALL, MISS ELEANOR, Chestnut Hill-French Croix de Guerre for war relief work.
Rev. Fr. William F. Farrell, a priest of St. Bernard's Church at West Newton and chaplain of the 103rd Field Artillery during the war, returned wearing two wound stripes and the French Croix de Guerre.
The Croix de Guerre was awarded by the French Government in recognition of the bravery shown by the fighting priest in the Toul sector.
Lieutenant Davis's platoon of the 103rd was carry- ing ammunition to the front line guns in one of the first engagement of the Y. D. Lieutenant Davis dropped wounded and for a brief moment his men were at a loss to know what to do.
Father Farrell, who had been studying and observing
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military science since he "hitched up," jumped into the breach and took command of the temporarily dis- organized gun crew. The conduct of Father Farrell was so meritorious in action that he was recommended for the Croix de Guerre.
Not only on the agressive side is Father Farrell re- markable, but in his humanity even more so. At Seicheprey he went out into "No Man's Land." with shells bursting, and in the face of a fierce and venge- ful Hun barrage fire. He went "out there" to rescue Edward Dickenson, the youngest member of F Bat-
tery. 103rd Field AArtillery-a Bridgeport, Conn., youth -- only 16.
The heroic act of Father Farrell in rescuing the youngster cost the fighting priest a trip to the hospital -he was wounded.
The second wound stripe came at St. Mihiel, when the natural impetuousness of the chaplain led him to look about between the Hun and the American lines to see if any of his boys needed aid, or mayhap the last rites of the Church-for Father Farrell never for- got that primarily he was a man of God.
LA CROIX DE GUERRE DOROTHY DRAKE
Low bending o'er the prostrate forms That lay in a field of rve, With sweeping curves of his great white wings. The Angel of God drew nigh. Some there were upon whose breast Rested the Croir de Guerre; In the silver moonlight it glittered and shone, And seemed so wondrous fair. Yet the Angel of God stayed not by these, But he knelt by one lonely one Who far apart from his eomrades lay, Where he fell when the day was done. Then bending down he placed on him A cross of most beautiful hue; "Not for what thou hast done." he whispered low, "But for what thou hast tried to do."
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NEWTON CONSTABULARY
In the work of the Recruiting Committees of the Committee on Public Safety, a large number of men were found who were anxious to render some form of service, but who, for physical or other reasons, could not qualify for membership in the State Guard.
Plans were made therefore, to have these men ap- pointed special police officers of the city of Newton, formed into local companies and drilled as a military body. The name, Newton Constabulary, was selected and under the leadership of Brig. General James G White, about one thousand men qualified for that serv- ice, the oath being administered on May 18th, 1917, by Chief of Police Frederick M. Mitchell.
Active work of drilling was begun at once and on Memorial Day, the Constabulary made a most favorable impression at the usual military parade.
Newton, Newtonville, West Newton, Auburndale, Waban, Newton Highlands and Newton Centre were charter members, so to speak, of the organization and on October 8, Chestnut Hill founded an active com- pany.
A band of 32 pieces was also organized under the direction of Harry B. Owens, as chief musician.
The Constabulary took an active part in the public reception tendered United States Senator John W. Weeks, held in Bray Hall, Newton Centre, on Feb- ruary 26, 1918.
An interesting feature of the work of the Constabu- lary was the indoor competitive shoot between the dif- ferent companies. The prize of a silver cup was won by Company B of Waban, Capt. Fulton, Lieut. Sawyer Sergt. Gould and Privates Stephen, Ferris and Jack- son winning silver medals.
The gold medal for the highest average was awarded to Orderly Sergt. A. D. Wheeler with a score of 193.87 out of a possible 200. These prizes were given at the Memorial Day parade on Claflin Field.
569 members of the Constabulary performed regu- lar police service for a period of several weeks from July 1st to Sept. 25th, at the request of Chief Mitchell in order to allow regular police officers to enjoy their usual vacation.
Undoubtedly the most valuable service performed by the Constabulary was service during the influenza epi- demic in the fall of 1918. The former Woodland Park Hotel was turned into a temporary hospital for the large number of cases of this disease and the Con- stabulary served as orderlies, ambulance drivers, stretcher bearers and nurses from September 26th to
October 27th. Many of the men served two, three and in some cases four rounds of duty. Guards and fire patrols were carefully instructed in the use of fire apparatus and every precaution taken to prevent danger from fire. The performance of this work in con- junction with the somewhat trying tour of police duty which had just been completed from July 4th to Sep- tember 25th when the men had been on duty from mid- night to seven in the morning, must abundantly prove to the City of Newton that the Constabulary was com- posed of public spirited men who were ready for duty at any and all times. 58 officers and 674 men served on hospital duty.
As a token of appreciation of the work of the Con- stabulary, the following order was passed by the Board of Aldermen on December 17, 1917 :
"RESOLVED
"That this Board recognizes and appreciates the ef- forts of the members of the Newton Constabulary in fitting themselves for possible emergencies and we as- sure them that we will do all in our power to encourage and support them in every legal manner.
"RESOLVED that the City Clerk transmit a copy ot this resolution to the captain of each company of the Newton Constabulary."
In General Orders 20 dated October 11, 1918. Chief of Police Frederic M. Mitchell paid the following com- pliment to the Newton Constabulary :
"It is a pleasure for me to say that the men of the Newton Constabulary grasped the details of their new work with unexpected rapidity. They showed the ex - cellent results of military training, and displayed the same energy and ability that has made them prominent in their walks of life. I can only add that the Police work of the Newton Constabulary was a complete suc- cess, that the City has saved a large amount of money, that the men may rightfully assume the satisfaction of having performed a large share of genuine war ser- vice."
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