A Tribute to Captain Douglas D. McDonald - October 26, 1918
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Somewhere in France October 26, 1918. Words cannot express our appreciation of your noble husband Lt. Paul W. Connor A TRIBUTE TO CAPT. DOUGLAS D. MCDONALD. One year from the date Co. C. 129th M.G.Bn. left its mobilization camp at Nevada [Missouri], found that company eagerly awaiting the conclusion of one of the heaviest and fiercest bombardments ever turned loose on the German positions in the Argonne Forests. Promptly at 5:30 A.M. the big guns were silent and with a cheer the American infantry went over the top to victory. And with the second wave went Co. C., under the command of Capt D.D. McDonald. From then until the time the Division was relieved he was in the thick of the fight, and time after time he proved himself a man among men. Never once did he ask his men to go, but always asked them to come, for he was a leader in actionsas well as in words. Again and again he led the company safely through the heavy German barrage, where it seemed almost impossible for a human being to live. The German mach. gun bullets were never too thick for him to go forward in advance of the company and wisely choose a good position for his men. Each and every member of Co. C. are proud of their Captain and the undersigned members of the company who are present for duty desire that the citizens of Lebanon and Laclede County know that when the acid tests of battle came he proved himself a leader of men, in every since of the word
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Pvt. Randolph Clark Mayfield Pvt. William Philip Pvt. Marvin Carlton Pvt. Robert C. Demore Pvt. Marion B. Harshaw Pvt. Ernest Murdock Pvt. Hardy R. Chadwick Pvt. [ms illegible: 2 wds] Pvt. William A. Justis Pvt. [ms illegible: 1 wd] Mason Pvt. Oscar B [ms illegible: 1 wd] Pvt. [ms illegible: 1 wd] Stogstill Pvt. Roy L. Mock Pvt. Edward Neuhans Pvt. Oscar McClure Pvt. Willie Windsor Pvt. Edgar [ms illegible: 1 wd] Jim W. Morgan Pvt. Arch H. Maddes Pvt. Clarence L. Montgomery Pvt. Emmett C. [ms illegible: 1 wd] Pvt. Clark S. Whitaker Pvt. Ralph E. Doty Pvt. Clarence L. Chalmers Pvt. Alva Adams Pvt. John Evans Pvt. Otto L. Warding Pvt. James Harris Pvt. Ulyles C Taylor Pvt. Orla [ms illegible: 1 wd] Pvt. John G. Steed Pvt. Burl C. Pritchett Pvt. James R. Cooper Pvt. Clarence Milliany Pvt. Flemon Hodges Pvt. John Mason Pvt. Charles E. Short Pvt. Edward Sullivan Pvt. [ms illegible: 1 wd] A Sharp Pvt. William [ms illegible 1 wd] Pvt. Orestus [ms illegible: 1 wd] Pvt. Roy Skills Pvt. Ernest Bates Pvt. Raymond Osborn Pvt. [ms illegible: 2 wds] Pvt. Matt T. Kresser Pvt. Edward Clark Pvt. Eldo Block Pvt. Dock a Wofford Pvt. Orville Atkinson Pvt. Floyd Snow Pvt. John Decker Pvt. S.A. Mills Pvt. Ray Weakley
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| Title | A Tribute to Captain Douglas D. McDonald - October 26, 1918 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. A Tribute to Captain Douglas D. McDonald. 26 October 1918. Company C Papers. Museum of Missouri Military History, 4205 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Description | Soldiers of Company C, 129th Machine Gun Battalion sent this thank you letter to Captain Douglas D. McDonald for his leadership during the battle of the Argonne Forest. |
| Subject LCSH | Argonne; United States. Army. Division, 35th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Meuse-Argonne Offensive; United States. Army. Machine Gun Battalion, 129th |
| Contributing Institution | Museum of Missouri Military History |
| Copy Request | Transmission or reproduction of items on these pages beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the Museum of Missouri Military History, 2405 Logistics Road, Jefferson City, Missouri. |
| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | October 26, 1918 |
| Language | English |