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Folks
Dewey Shepherd of Macon county, who was wounded in the severe
fighting near Chateau-Thierry last June, spent two or three days last week with
relatives here on his way home.
He was cited for bravery on one occasion. On the 6th
day of June his company went over the top and had advanced two or three miles
when it looked as if they would be captured if they were not reinforced. The
captain called for a volunteer to carry a message back to headquarters. Young
Shepherd stepped forward, carried the message back to headquarters, delivered
it and started back to his company. He had gone about 50 yard when he fell
wounded. He was shot through his left lung, just above the heart, and when
lying on the field, received a wound in the ankle. This field he had to cross
to get to headquarters was an open field and in plain view of the Germans. He
states that he was picked up and carried to a dressing station within two hours
after he fell.
He states that on the same day he was wounded he and three
other boys were sent to capture a machine gun nest. They were advancing on the
machine guns when they discovered a bunch of Huns on their right. He and the
other boy were sent to capture them and had only gone a short way when his
companion was shot through the head and fell dead. He brought his fire arms
into play and fired several shots into the Huns and three of them fell dead.
The other seven threw up their hands and began to shout “kamerad.” He marched
them back to the two fellows he had left and they captured three machine guns
and killed four more men.
Mr. Shepherd enlisted with the Marines in Atlanta, Ga., and
has served 18 months in France. He is at home now on a 30-day furlough.
Shepherd stated that out of his entire company of 260 men
only three got through without being killed or wounded.
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