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Edwird Steinmetz FirstHamilton Boy To FallIn Battle Was Cited»e!Hioi;lidii.I)*;i*.Jl-;lFor Valuor In ActionITlio j'iiat Hnmitlon man to lalt in action in France was K»lwur«t .1.d,e-UHU-LiiinvIz, «!' l'ciros\ .1 venue, llo was 0110 of'two brothers who gave up their lives and wlio now sleep-be-Ii the* puppy MU ul' Fiance.(Seiieral Collin has published 11 book - entitled “Willi the. Helpcl di il ami a Few M.irino^’’ This h.iok briims in lijrhi for the Jir.d lime (I/o citation lor valor of K.Uvaid .1.ftciNiuer/.Sipimncty. wan numbered in (he crro.il arwiy as Company K.Sixth Marine's in ihe appendix of General Callin s book, under tlie rnp-tron Cited i’oj Valor in Ad ion, is the following:Private * Edward J. Steinmetz. 122267, Co. K, Sixth Marines. In an engagement with the enemy on the. Otli of June, 1013, he brought down! two cncir.y snipers who were inflicting losses 11 non his comrades. Throughout the engagement ho showed remarkable equalities of aggressiveness and ability j to work himself into positions frcm’ which he could successfully carry on! his work of sniping.”The Gib of June, when fttrimnelz was r iled, , was I he day 1 Ju* marines h/vran lo clear ReJJean woods of the Cuwmaus and I her n ote credited wilh Jmvizig .vtopjy-d ffie flmiuiu advance 011 P^rUMr. and Mrtf Benedict Steinmetz, nfj J’Wst n venue, mid liis numy InvmU Ar will be jjhul to know Ilial his name!idJ. P. Cl.A|R IS MADE A LIEUTENANT* mi prise I’m- me for 1 was gettin AAn•Ifust111Hi*clt;el!•reHre7Cniriii«soas111rnvallndready !o crone home. bnl now I don V kuow whim I will come hut ? will nnl 'here s«'«c of [lie.m» d;i\s. ynn yon hot on |hat. .Well, the qticpmi tiling happened j I w:ls busy with n,s company and I alon*? I’ame nn order m ro UircmiTi {flic mill. Well, 1 1:1,1 nil ready and went through ami on my ticket gm the I’. S. C.j ivliif-.h .viands lor United Stales Casual. Well, I y0i- rid of vnosl of' my'shilf»fw as it casual about all lie eon tdfcc care of isAnSiiyorFo«TliAnWlILIEUT. J. PCLAIR,Lieut. J. P. Clair writes lo Frank Snyder, of Limli-uwald, mi 1*01-lov.s;•St. Aigiian. Franco, April I, 1019. To Ihe Whole Dear Bunchi Hello Snyder! Well, the old windymonth of .March 1.»b pawil a...! W,........... „Ilf!iM,c w.m vvn svll. Well, I -pin.,the old imik up for sale, fi francs, bat (here would nobody buy and I finality got tired of askin'? t bc-v olficcrs *n 1 look it biu-k to my old washerwoman, and was going to leave it there, when fuinlfy along came, our coin mission nnd nhw 1 wvmUl nV| take 100 f.ancs for il, for it jus! comes in right.Well, 1 am keeping' myself busy buying elolh^. 1 have nil now but my soil. The first- lliing I bought was my Sam Drown” be Only cost, no francs, ami the time ? get outfitted il will take nbonl n0l» more, hnt I have the nnionr.f all rizhl, mi^rht have to do ,1 little scratchi.ur until that fii-si pay comes which from',, mw will lie -•?t;5 a month. Tint Carvie* ' will not receive her check any hnuror hut von let! her not t0 worry, for I will semi her some nuuiey a little Inter 011 when I yet sellled down.Onr order stJti'Ulliat/’.e report to the oumiuiiiuliny ofiirer at (ienil Be Court which is a very nice trip from here, ft is up near NV.ney, and from there I don't know where I will he assigned. Well, that is about, Hu- eomniirsioii for the prcsenl. for' % that is all that lias been on my mind for the last tV-w day's, but wiJ! keep you well in formed how Sum Brown and myself are getting along, and will also have my pie I me taken and •end it lo vent.W i*IJ Suvder. you‘Tell mama and sister 1 was sure pleased with I heir fellers, they jus! Cftine in iiJnP aiM]I think I will receive some more mail now. 1 have unj received any from Mrs. I si: linger lor a long time. I received a very nice letter front Father Van, also |yom J. .1.. nnd Brothcr Fra 11k also finally got one over, andWApril, ..1,1 April fool's ,hy. Well |e„ol. shp lvrtll, yon tcl] |lfir ,t* ;r'T,or me' **i,ovc ,o ^ lt;*• wTr !n U,Ch Rn'V OM, ,».! ,1*0 ..ilN-G..-' ,7 7s Mull, iron, n,.» on, am) n|so I1 !'.nV0.,0VC;r ,la(! .nl M.c i, nrr vrnrCT1 j nty life. Ttt start with, I received e^d fnc !ctf*r* :,nii ,lt;ICV arrived1^1 a hurry, for one pf them wasjdatetj March the taivteenth. 1 alsoicesceeived thrj»c the wei'k he fore, num-limc for I am only 31 and feel like 21 now. And old T.CO, yon Idl him Irom wiiai I can ienr in those letter.? why he is just iloinir like his uncle wanks him to and toll him lie is still I u rciV le,,frs. ;m my elas.? and I will -ivc him av/»s ,m “r.oM y hftW 11ie* jHltlct more trainii)-when T-et back'I-’'' 1 TivM V° iMmTn,',', rrn\*»* J think he,ween the (wo of usdown to I lie library of which we sure te have a fine one. It is-mlled iho A.belt; hcrin« in ei^ht real letters, arid1 ......(0 xS.j\, Well, 1 found a nice fpiiol lit-ing He cornet; and sure had .?omo happy ml moments, aitf.! WC1] J4ny.lor. il seems (0 he my jlueky week for.al Iasi mv ton-r tlrcnm ol.nihas conic true. T am now a second v a* letitcnant.lakcnmy oathofoOlec onhim1 ?C ^cntv;»in«' fay of March in nals) , 01 0ur nineteen hundred and nineteen. • It was sure a»*c can make a omkcr.jaek out of him for he lets (be ri^-ht. stuff in him.Well, a word about old Camp Aigimn. Well Frank, they are sure. improving1 the camp some, it is no longer n mud hole bid the weather has a lot to do will, that part. 1 \VD have a fine V. M. C. A/also K. of C. library nnd they are, now pulling «p some very lar.-e nirjdane hangars for theaters so yon can see how (he place
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Butler County Democrat
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Thu, May 08, 1919
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