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Arthur F. Brandt, corporal, Company E, 168th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism
in action northeast of Verdun, France, October 16, 1918. After his company had
been in action three days during the attack on the Cote-de-Chatillon and was to
be relieved, Corporal Brandt volunteered to guide the company to a position of
security in the rear which he had selected. While the relief was being made
under shell fire, this soldier and four others were severely wounded by a
bursting shell. Realizing that this wound would prove fatal, Corporal Brandt,
while being carried on a stretcher, indicated the route to be taken by the
company, being wounded in the face and scarcely able to talk. Through his
extraordinary fortitude and will-power the company was able to reach its
position over idfficult terrain and under enemy fire. He died of his wounds the
next day.
Emergency address: Mrs. Ida Brandt, mother, Postville, Iowa
Residence at enlistment: Postville, Iowa (Allamakee co.) |
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Leo George Clarke, second lieutenant, 11th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism
in action near Remoiville, France, November 5-10, 1918. He set an example of
bravery and self-sacrifice to his men during the period November 5-9, 1918. On
November 10, while assembling his company, he discovered a wounded man lying in
place exposed to machine gun fire, and regardless of his own danger carried him
to a place of safety.
Residence at appointment: Waukon, Iowa (Allamakee co.)
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