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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ician, Company C, 314th Field Signal Battalion,89th Division.In charge of wire laying and maintenance detail,under violent shell-fire, on November 4 and 5, 1918.Moore established and maintained a line of com-munication to the advanced message center, Beau-clair. He worked incessantly all day and all night,climbing trees and poles under extremely heavy shell-fire, putting the wire up and mending breaks. OnNovember 5 he aided in extending and maintain-ing this line to the assaulting battalion of the 355thInfantry, between Beauclair and Lauencille. Again,on the night of November 10 and the morning ofNovember 11, Moore rendered invaluable aid tothe 356 Infantry in Pouilly, extending a telephoneline to them and thence to La Pignepp Farm. Al-though shell fragments tore through his gas maskand the air was full of flying shell-fire, he showedutter disregard of personal safety, setting a fine ex-ample of courage and devotion to duty.So says his citation for the Distinguished ServiceCross. (47)
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MICHAEL B. ELLIS, Sergeant, Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division.Private Ellis showed unusual courage in carryingsupplies and in attacking strong points at Breuil,Pleissy, and Berzy-le-Sec, July 19-22, 1918. In theattack southwest of Soissons this man Ellis, alone,worked in behind the enemy line, capturing a GermanCompany Commander and his Lieutenant. At thepoint of his bayonet he ordered these officers to 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 wi

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