Word: guns
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...three upper classes who have had no previous field artillery training, Course B will be given as a free elective. It will be similar to the Freshman course, including practical work in assembling and disassembling various parts of the gun material, and the elements of the determination of firing data and its use by cannoneers...
Course A will be open to Freshmen, and will take the place of the prescribed hygiene and gymnasium. It will consist of field artillery ordnance, field artillery gunnery, and work with the gun squad and the firing battery...
...extraordinary heroism near Villers-devant-Dun, France, Nov. 2, 1918. Having been wounded in the back by a machine gun bullet, Corporal Butcher led his squad through heavy machine gun fire, capturing three guns and capturing or killing all of the crews...
...received his commission seven days later. Lieut, White sailed with the 26th Division in September, 1917, and went into action near Soissions in February, 1918. In March he was ordered away from the front, but returned again in July. He was Mortally wounded July 19 by machine gun fire...
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...