HEROIC ADVENTURES OF OUR
The following graphic description of
the experiences of our former towns
man, John W. Jones, who enlisted for
service overseas and had the distinc
tion of going “over the top” five times
before he met his tragic end on the
battlefield, is contained in a letter to
his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Jones, from
Corporal Lee N. Utaz of the marine
guard, who was a friend and comrade
of the deceased:
Washington, April 18, 1920.
Mrs. Mary R. Jones,
Cordova, Alaska:
My Dear Mrs. Jones: While it gives
me great pleasure, ni writing this, to
know that I can give welcome infor
mation in regard to the death of my
old friend and comrade, John W.
Jones, to his parents, I can not, at
the same time, waive a feeling of sor
row; for of all the numerous friend
ships I have had since in the service
of our country, I can boast of none
which I prized more highly than that
of your son.
Your letter was sent to my home,
and was forwarded here to me (I am
still in the service), arriving yester
day. I shall attempt to give you a
short history of the events which John
and myself participated in since the
time of our first meeting. All the
dates heje will be given merely from
memory, for the diary which I kept
overseas is at home; but I think my
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memory will serve me well enough to
eliminate any radical mistakes.
While John and myself went to
France aboard the same ship (the U.
8. S. Henderson), and in the same
(Fourth Reg.) battalion, although in
different companies, and went from
Brest to Chattillon (a training area)
on the same train, I never became ac
quainted with him until about June
21, 1918, when we were both sent to
the 18th company, joining them at
Mery, a village on the Marne, within
twenty-four hours’ march of the front.
By chance we were both sent to the
first platoon of the company, and were
attached to the same squad. Neither
of us was ever out of that platoon
from then until November. For five
months we hiked, ate, slept, fought to
gether; and it would take a hand far
stronger than that of death to annul
a friendship born under such condi
tions.
Well, the same night we jqined the
18th company we left for the front;
and two days later were in that his
toric place, Belleau Wood. Although
we were in no active engagement
there, it proved to be a veritable “hell
on earth”; for the German artillery
was active night and day, and food
and water were at a premium. We
were relieved from there the night of
July 4, when we removed our shoes
for the first time since the 21st of
June. ( We were then allowed a few
days’ respite in a small village, Vil
lers-sur-Marne, where we stayed until
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July 16. On that date we were or
dered to assemble our packs, and
boarded trucks that evening for “parts
unknown.” We were on the road all
that night and until 11 a. m. the next
day. When we debarked we learned
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we were near Soissons, but none of
us knew at that time of what would
take place on the morrow. On leav
ing the trucks we hiked in easy stages
until an hour before dark, when we
were allowed to remove our packs for
a little while. Here we were issued
amihunition and hardtack, so we knew
then that we were on the way to the
front. At dark we resumed the march,
starting a hike which remains un
precedented as to hardships of all the
forced marches made by Americans
in France. It was raining; our road
led through a seemingly unending for
est. and the numberless caissons, field
guns, rolling kitchens, trucks, etc.,
were blocked in the middle of the
road, forcing us, the “foot troops,” to
march off to the side, where the mud
was ankle deep at all times; and the
darkness was so intense that it was
impossible to distinguish a man di
rectly in front. This continued the
entire night without a rest. At day
break wre were just to the front line
when our barrage opened; and with
out a moment’s delay our company
“went over the top,” following our
tanks.
The first line was taken, then the
second and third. Here we captured
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