The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 06, 1919, Page PAGE SEVEN, Image 7

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/ THE LANCASTER NEW! % V TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1919. (& w, v & p .V i % t V^ We owe it death on th T I Victory i^ir V ft ^ ' -MSKMteS^:L?#mM&: ~~^r*S??S.? \i^\\W\V4V THE LANC LANC * / t J / i . 1 S. LANC \STER. S. / v < MILLER, OSCAR P., Major, 1 OR conspicuous gallantry beyond the call of duty in Gesnes, France, 28 September, After two days of inten: X7\~~ during which Major Miller ha< line of die advance, thru the F was met in a prepared positior almost exhausted, he energetic n,?\ * and ordered an attack. Upo , advancing line began to wave ~ fire from the front and Hanks IV?- sonally leading his command gr< fV"=**' l'ne companies, Major Miller in1 TV ^ courage and they again press* tion. As the officer led the r ' ? 1 .1 1__ 1 1 _L - i I ngiu i>-g, oui nc neverinc , v<. \ head of his command. Soon the right arm but e cor cheering his troops on thru just before the objective was r< ~ the abdomen, which forced him r--- urge his men on, telling them to p ?him tt/here he lay. He died fr J " Home address: Mrs. O jjtl5tst Street, Los Angeles, Cal. |||f mcmw< M FOT r NSl ft to Miller and to i e blood-stained fiel< >erty Loan as Ame: This 5! seven Citation 361st Inf. (Deceased.) I ' and intrepidity above and I action with the enemy near I 1918. 5 se physical and mental strain, I i led his battalion in the front I orest of Argonne, the enemy I 1 south of Gcsnes. Though I ally re organized hts battalion 1 n reaching open ground, the fi ? r in the lace of machine-gun I , X and direct artillery fire. Per- jj ? oup forward between his front jj ' X \ spired his men by his personal Q ?-V- l rd on toward the hostile posi- | v \ ?K enewed attack he was shot in 8 ') :lcss staggered forward at the \ j afterward he was again shot J itmued the charge, personally // the heavy machine-gun fire. ?- [\}y '3 <-hf?t\ r^r.'i 1 -c*c ^ 1 ujnnn/i in to the ground, but he continued to ush on to the next ridge and lecrve ^ \\ am his wounds a few days later. ~~ scar F. Miller, wife, 1727 West 1 L J , MILLE1R ^ < HALS ff vlio went down to ;o through with this + ** u. y Liberty Loan Committee / j ' i LWS i < \ >1 % . i the thousands v ? Is of to d ricans should. Victor Dace contributed hv ASTER NI ASTER, S. C.