CLASS OF 1917
Jack Saladine, who was discharged at Camp Devens early in the year, received on April 30 a letter from G. H. Q. of the American E. F. enclosing a Croix de Guerre and citation from Marshal Petain for heroism in action during the Champagne drive in September, 1918. Jack was with the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division, when that outfit was operating with the French in the Mt. Blanc sector. Details are not yet at hand concerning the little stunt that brought the medal, but an article in one of the recent numbers of the WesternElectric. Magazine gives an account of the action in which Jack received the wound that invalided him home to Devens. It was the third day of the 2nd Divisions fighting, and the 23rd was advancing across open fields in the face of heavy machine gun fire. Finding that his company head-quarters detachment was under direct observation of the Boche, Jack directed the men in finding safer positions an finally was himself on the point of moving to a less conspicuous shellhole when a machine gun bullet picked him in the rig shoulder, passed through to his right ribs, broke three of them, glanced through his right lung, and lodged in his back. Quite enough for one bullet. Jack was carried to safety by his top sergeant, and evacuated to a French hospital. The wound had healed before he reached this side. Incidentally, word reached him some weeks after his discharge that his promotion from first lieutenant to major of infantry had been approved by the General Staff, A. E. F.; which makes the third field officer in the class heard from thus far. Bob Paine and Doc Hammond are the other two to sport gold oak leaves.
Harry Worthington, lieutenant in ordnance, American E. F., is hailed by the Boston Herald as the only New Englander to represent the American forces in the interallied athletic games scheduled for May 26 in the Colombe stadium. He is not the only 1917 representative, however, for the same paper announces that Lt. Pete Maxfield of the 302nd Tank Corps has been entered.in the shot put.
Tug Tyler was last reported still in France in a hospital. He was severely wounded during the last weeks of the fighting, and had to have part of one leg amputated. No further news of him has come recently.
Chuck Norby is still in France, and when last heard from was in Paris as attache to the Food Commission. Sounds attractive, Chuck,—'"Paris" and "Food" all in the same sentence.
Three more casualties in the ranks of the bachelors are reported. On April 16, Miss Maude Maxwell Nield of Greenville, S. C., was married to Keyes Page; Miss Anne Sheldon of Columbus, Ohio, and Searles Morton were married on April 30; and Gene Towler writes of receiving recently the announcement of Fat Spears' wedding. Mr. and Mrs. "G. K." are living at Brown's Mills, N. J., and Mort is studying law at Ohio State University.
Windy Gale has joined the New York contingent, and is living at 273 West 73rd St. He has a position with the Borden's Condensed Milk company. Bob Paine has entered the re-insuring business in New York and is living at Cranford. Len Reed is associated with his brother in the Reed Chemical Manufacturing Company of Hoboken. Art Stout is in the electrical business in New York, and living at home in Plainfield, N. J. Barney Thielscher, for some time commanding officer of Camp Robinson, Wis., expects release from the service shortly.
Norman E. McCulloch has matriculated at Edinburgh University, Scotland, for the spring term.
Secretary, William Sewall, 200 Clifton St., Maiden, Mass.
