Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-25 | Page 6 | American Colonel Praised by British

AMERICAN COlONEl PRAISED BY BRITISH I I By Ey Associated d Press WASHINGTON Ma May MaThe 21 The The The war ar de do department de- de announcement toda today said ald The units of the United States engineers en engineers en- en ers gine-ers with Ith tho the British arm army that tco took teok part In action between March 21 1 an and April 3 1 were companies B D and D Sixth Sixt United States engineers under the command command com corn mand of or Cot Cal John N N. Hodges They were serving with lith the tho fifth Ift British arm army and as part of ot General Genera Careys Carey's forces were under fire and i Inaction in inaction action between the above dates datos a at Moreuil 1 Abancourt and Boise de do Tb The commanding officer Colonel Ho Hodges wa was In command of ot the tho occupied by his troops at nt the time Ho He later re received received re- re commendatory letters from tho th commanding general first British cavalry division and the commanding general c of or the British firth filth army In appreciation 0 of the work of his command Colonel Hodges it has been announced an announced an- an has been awarded tho the British Britis Distinguished Service Ser Order in tion of or his services For military reasons no longer ap ar ble the identity of these units wa was concealed at the time of or tho enra engage e- e ment