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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1918BRIGHTON BOY WINSDISTINGUISHED HONOR IN FRANCE.;The Washington county Press has ; the following account of how EdgarlEvison, a Brighton boy, located one of tlie big guns which had been shell- j j ing Paris:| “E lgar Davison, of Brighton, has *1 ,T'on a distinguished honor in 1 vat-* Ing the big German gun which has ' .been shelling Paris. ITe was located! j in the top of a big tide in No Man’s Lain’ making maps wren the lt;niv discovered him and began shelling;the tree. After many shells had b 'mi j thrown one struck at. the base of thetree and uprooted if. Falling with the tn.-e in its branches Davison es-i caped injury and made his way hack with his maps to the American lines. | “The young man’s mother and vp ‘ father, Mr. and Mrs, Dick Cain, resale at Brighton, and two of Davis-1 on s half-brothers are in the service, : Edgar Davison enlisted in Company] •I. idf.rd Tnff., and was transferred ! to Company M 1.68th Inft.. and went! to France wth the Rainbow division. Brighton people are proud of (his! courageous and daring soldier, as is* Jefferson county. Tie will certainly.} be di finguished for service.”
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Fairfield Journal
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Aug 01, 1918
Page 7
Full Page
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