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Major-General Edwards, a graduate of the United States Military Academy in the class of 1883, first saw actual service in the Philippines during the insurrection in 1899. For 10 months he was on front-line duty, directing his troops in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives; and for meritorious service the French government awarded him the Croix de Guerre with Palm and made him a Commander of the Legion of Honor. He was relieved from active duty the first of this year...
During the war, Mr. Roosevelt served in France with the 26th United States Infantry as Lieutenant Colonel. He was in several of the major engagements, including the battles of Cantigny and Soissons, and also took part in the offensives in the Argonne and St. Mihiel. He was wounded and received from the French Government the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre...
...Lieutenant Colonel of the 26th United States Infantry, one of the first divisions of the A. E. F. in France. He took part in several of the major engagements of the American campaign, among them the battles of Cantigny and Soissons, and in the Argonne and St. Mihiel offensives. He was wounded, and because of his distinguished service he was decorated with the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre by the French Government...
Directly in front of the center of the library steps is a 155 millimeter rifle, designed by Filloux, a Frenchman, and manufactured in France, a gun used to a large extent by our artillery during the war, when it was especially effective during the St. Mihiel attack, and in the Meuse-Argonne advance. Although it weighs only 10 tons, making it easily movable by tractor; it has a range of 11 miles and shoots a projectile weighing 95 pounds, with an initial velocity of 2400 feet per second. The gun in the Yard has seen service in France...
...battles of Chateau Thierry, Chemin des Dames, St. Mihiel, and Verdun being in the last named sector for six weeks. Last summer Walcott was wounded by a shell fragment and severely gassed, and it is believed his death may have been the result of these injuries...