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This collection contains the service cards of men and women from Weber County that served during World War I. They include their home address, next of kin, the branch of service, entrance date, discharge date, and remarks such as where they served and if killed in action. Included in this collection are notable names such as Browning, Scowcroft, Bernard DeVoto, Lawrence Dee, and Edmund Littlefield. |
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Show OK NAME & RANK Greewnwell, Clifford B 101 RESIDENCE 2422 Monroe ave BRANCH OF SERVICE Army co. C 361 INF 91 div DATE OF ENTRANCE Mar 30, 1918 DATE OF DISCHARGE April 9, 1919 remarks: Overseas July 4, 1918. wounded Oct 9, 1919 in Argonne MEDAL GIVEN G. B. GREENWELL Apr 4, 1933 War Department Recognizes Conduct Which Brought Severe Wound Clifford B. Greenwell, 1073 Twen¬ty-fourth street, Monday received from the war department in Wash¬ington the military award of the Purple Heart in recognition of the circumstances surrounding the se¬vere wound he received October 9, 1918, in the battle of the Argonne. EMBLEM OF BRONZE The Purple Heart award was established by General George Washington, August 7, 1782, during the Revolutionary war. The medal is a heart shaped affair of bronze with a purple center. It bears a likeness of George Washington and coat of arms of the Continental army. The bestowal of this award is confined to those who as members of the army were awarded meritori ous service citation certificates by the commander of the a. e. f. or were wounded in action under cir¬cumstances that entitle them to wear wound chevrons. Clifford B. Greenwell was a private, first class, in company C, 361st INFantry, automatic rifleman. He enlisted March 31, 1918. On October 9, 1918, about six p, m., the war department record shows, the Germans made a strong counter attack against the front line held by the 361st INFantry. The company had been driving hard all day and had lost many men. On account of this heavy loss, C company was unable to close a gap between two companies where the Germans were making a thrust. Private Greenwell, with an automatic rifle and two comrades made his way to the gap in the line and held the Germans until the line could be reINForced. BULLET STRIKES It was here that Greenwell was severely wounded by a German machine gun bullet. The bullet entered his head just back of the ear and coursed downward through the neck into the upper chest. He spent many months in hospitals in France and also in the United States since his discharge on April 27, 1919. Mr. Greenwell is the son of Mrs. Adeline Greenwell. |