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- PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 14, 1942. "Wild West" Division High In Esteem of Gen. Pershing General John J. Perilling, commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Forces In World War I, considered the 91st Infantry Division, to be re activated August 19, one of the finest fighting forces under his command. The high regard General Pershing had for the first "Wild West" fighting division Is evi fenced In a general order issued In France on December 19, 1918, nd appearing over his signa ture. A true copy of the com mendation, General Order 232, recently was sent to Pvt. Ben F. Donahue, Service Battery, 381st Irjantry, by his father, F. B. Donahue, of Detroit, Mich., who was a first sergeant fn the old 91st when Its battlectr of "Pow der River, Let 'Er Buck!" car ried the Westerner to glorious achievement at Argonne and Ypres. Private Donahue Is one of sev eral hundred members of a training cadre, which has been et Camp White since early July to prepare for the reception and training of thousands of selec tees who will form the new 91st Division. General Pershing's tribute to the soldiers of the 91st Division follows: France. Dec. 19. 1918 Gen. Order No. 232 Soldiers of the 91st Division, you will long be remembered for the stubborn persistence of your progress, your storming of obstinately defended machine gun nests, your penetration yard by yard of woods and ravines, your heroic resistance In the face of counter-attacks support ed by powerful artillery fire. For more than a month from the initial attack, September 28, you fought your way slowly through the Argonne. through the hills and woods west of the Meuse to the east; and then on the 1st of November, your at tack forced the enemy into light. Pressing his retreat, you cleaned the entire left bank south of Sedan, and then storm ed the heights on the right bank and drove him Into the plains beyond. Your achievement must re main a source of proud satisfac tion to the troops who partici pated in the last campaign of the war. There can be no greater re ward for a soldier or a soldier's memory than to know that he belonged to an organization that achieved all this. (Signed) JOHN J. PERSHING General, Commander in Chief, American Expeditionary Forces. FINE RECORD IN MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDED IN OF FIRST 91ST DIV. Major Oscar F. Miller, 381st Infantry: near Gesnes, Septem ber 28, 1918, continued to lead battalion after shot In right leg, then shot In right arm; continued to advance with battalion until hot In abdomen. Urged the bat talion to advance and leave him, although wound In abdomen proved to be fatal. Sergeant Phillip G. Katz. Co. 'C", 363rd Infantry Crossed two hundred yards In face of heavy machine gun fire to res cue wounded comrade, near Ecllsfontaine, September 26, 1918. Sergeant Lloyd M. Seibert, Co. "F". 364th Infantry: Near Eplnonvllle, on September 26, 1918, ha led his platoon, al though sick, and with two men captured an enemy machine gun. Was wounded, but con tinued In action until platoon withdrew. Assisted in carrying In wounded until he fainted from exhaustion. Sergeant Chester H. West, Co. U", 363rd Infantry: In the Bols de Cheppy, on September 26, 1818, killed two macnine gun men and captured an enemy ma chine gun single-handed when it held up the advance of his platoon. BY MENOF 91 ST Few Advanced Further in Action Was Eighth in Prisoners Captured. Although the 91st Division had a shorter time In action than many other divisions, the his tory shows that the results were greater than those achieved by many divisions which had more opportunities than the 91st Only 10 out of 27 combat divi sions advanced in action farther than the 34 kilometers credited to the 91st. The 91st stood eighth In num ber of prisoners captured; 11th in number of artillery pieces cap tured; and sixth in machine guns captured. Replacements sent to the Di vision gave the 91st 11th place. but in casualties the Division was In 17th place. Thus the casualties were far lower than might have been expected In comparison with other divisions and with the results obtained. The 91st had the largest pro portion of battle dead to wound ed men. FORCED RESPIRATION SAVES LIFE OF FISH La Jolla, Cal. (U.PJ Two hours of constant artificial res piration saved the life here of rare fish brought from the Gala pagos Islands, known as a fat head, Pimelometopon Darwinnil. The fish collapsed upon Its ar rival at the Scrippa Institution of Oceanography in a gunny- sack. The fathead was nearly dead when C. W. Palmer, aquarium attendant, began artificial res piration by incessantly squeez ing the gills and causing water to pass over them as he held the fish erect until he finally in duced natural breathing. It is the only known fish that actually sleeps for a nap each day. Seventy-five per cent of Ger many's war industry la located in the Ruhr region. WELCOME 91 St. NEW and OLD! "POWDER RIVER LET 'ER BUCK!" 14 TOMATOES ON STEM La Grange, Ga. (U.PJ Any way you slice them, 14 tomatoes on one stem Is some tomato grow ing. H. C. Roberts of the Oak Grove community, came to town carefully carrying a stem on which the 14 bung. They weighed about one quarter of a pound each and appeared heal thy specimens. El Salvador ranks fourth in world production of coffee. WAR WORKER WONT SHAVE Bremerton. Wash. OJ.R) When a certain destroyer for the U. S. navy Is launched at the Puget sound navy yard then, and not before, Shipfitter-helper Willis B. Chadwick will shave, even though his beard has turned out to be a mottled Job, with red patches. But he hat made a pledge and ba intends to keep, it Clothing outfits for American aviators cost about $260 a man. YOUR MEDFORD THEATRES..... O CRATER! AN O RIALTO O HOLLY O ROXY Extend a Cordial Welcome to Medfdrd's Own 91st Division OWa are proud of these men of the New 91 it glad that they will make their home in this community while they train at Camp White for future service on tome far flung front. We know that they will carry on the grand traditions of the Old 91st which dis tinguished itself at Meuse-Argonne and Ypres lys, when they fight for America's security and the world's freedom in days to come. May their ringing battle cry ' Powder River, Let 'er Buck" lead them to glorious achievement! George A. Hunt PRESIDENT a GEO. A. HUNT THEATRES, INC. THE FINEST ENTERTAINMENT ALWAYS AT YOUR FRIENDLY MEDFORD THEATRES OF FOR NAVY DUTY Cleveland OUR) Uncle Sam has gone back to wooden ships to help win the war. Sliding oft the ways here at a rate of one every two weeks comes a welcome addition to the unsung heroes of the fighting fleet the minesweepers. The navy is getting 18 wooden minesweepers for salt water ser vice right from this mid-west-em metropolis. The keels and hulls are hewed out of sturdy oak timber grown within a radius of 60 miles of Cleveland. Each vessel has an overall length of 136 fret, a 2iH foot beam and an eight-foot draft The power that drives them on their hazardous missions comes from twin diescl motors also built In Cleveland and every ship also Is equipped with spe cial generators to explode mines and operate equipment and lights. itie nrst two of the new minesweepers already are In commission and six more are on the ways rearing completion. Do the Dirty Work They're going Into a sen-Ice replete with unpubltcized tradi tion. The aircraft carriers, the big battle-wagons the sleek cruis ers, the swift destroyers and the deadly submarines get the head lines. The minesweepers get the dirty work. England know how valuable they are. It was the minesweeper lieet a Battered, ancient, collec tion of tugboat and fishing boats that kept open the sea lanes around the British ports to the planes and munitions from the "arsenal of democracy " England knows how gallant they are. It was the minesweep er fleet motely and leaky that helped create the miracle of the Dunkirk evacuation. They've fought everything from stukas to pocket battleships, and usu ally their armament totaled nothing more than a small-call. ber deck cannon or a machine gun. INSTALL RADIO IN BUGGY Littleton, N. H. (U P) Keeping step with the times, Corliss Fitch and Arnold rournler have swapped their automobile and mounted a radio on the buggy dashboard. FOR VICTORY BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS TODAY! a5 It Takes TRACTORS as Well as TANKS to Win the War! IN THE BUILDING OF CAMP WHITE CATERPILLAR TRACTORS Played an Important Roll Over a MILLION YARDS of SAND and GRAVEL Moved DEPENDABLE, sturdy "CATERPILLARS" are always there when the going It TOUGH on a great eon struction job like the building of Camp White; on the battlefields of the desert and other far-flung fronts. Big "Caterpillar" Diesels performed numerous difficult and important tasks in the Camp White job and we're mighty proud of their record for performance, for hard continuous service, for low cost operation. "Caterpillar was a great name before this war now it it enlisted for the duration. Whan Victory has been achieved its name will be an honored one for service on the fields of battle and for help ing to build the industries and producing the foods for victory. S rik -'T'iassjiissssssililssijsM Greetings 91st Division "Caterpillar," and this company salutes the men of the new 91st DIVISION at Camp White. We are proud to have had a part in building this great camp more proud of the fighting men who will train there. REED TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT Company 112 SOUTH RIVERSIDE MEDFORD PHONE 5312 IN PEACE' AND WAR CATERPILLAR DEPENDABILITY REALLY COUNTSI
