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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
8
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky, wounded and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, tells a gripping personal narrative about the trenches. He was invalided home but announces he will go “out there” again to fight for the United States and its allies. This inspiring account reflects the fall of spirit and atmosphere of the front.
A long memoir excerpt recounts a Canadian trench experience in 1915 including enlistment, training in England, gas warfare at Ypres, and the peril of frontline duty. It notes intense drill, volunteer eagerness, and fears faced on the Belgian front, with planned sequels detailing battles, raids, and wounded aftermath.
A German sharpshooter fatally wounds a Canadian soldier at dawn under his helmet’s rim. The front trench displays a large painted sign as quiet dawn breaks, marking a grim moment on the line and the soldier’s abrupt end.
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky reports a gripping tale of a Distinguished Conduct Medal recipient wounded and invalided home, who goes Over There again to serve with the American forces and allies.
February 14 1917 citation notes Sergeant Alexander McClintock of the Eighty seventh Battalion Canadian Grenadier Guards served from September 1915 to November 1916. He earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal for devotion to duty and bravery under fire in France. Brigadier General F8 Meighen testifies to his qualities and value as an officer.
This six part sequence covers training and preparation for trench raids, a bombing raid and the ensuing battle scenes. It includes first person accounts from Sergeant McClintock and other Tommie descriptions of life in No Man's Land. The final piece details how England honors wounded soldiers in London hospitals. Weekly installments promised.
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