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Monday, April 12, 2021

Remains of Pvt. Hyman Returned to Martin County, April 12, 1921

A Martin County Hero

The remains of private Earnest Hyman of Machine Gun Co. 129th Infantry, 30th or Old Hickory Division, reached his old home in Martin County, near Palmyra, April 2nd and on the next day, Sunday, amidst a large gathering of relatives and friends was placed in the family graveyard, his comrades in arms being the active pallbearers.

Soldier Hyman made a record in the great was of which his family, his country, and his state should feel gratefully proud. A number of times he was cited for bravery and won two medals, one the distinguished Service Cross. At Bellicourt, Sept. 29, 1918, soldier Hyman, separated from his Company by fog and smoke, joined a comrade and they broke up three machine gun nests and took four prisoners. Following this action, he volunteered with a reconnaissance party going far beyond the lines to make sure that the valley was clear of the enemy. Private Hyman was killed in action in a volunteer squad Sept. 30, 1918, at the Argonne.

“How deep the brave who sink to rest.

By all their country’s wishes blest.”

--Margaret Everett, Palmyra, N.C.

From the front page of The Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., April 12, 1921. Previous articles about the death of Pvt. Hyman spell his first name “Ernest,” but it’s “Earnest” in this newspaper article. I don’t know which is correct.

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