Show t SHADE VETERAN OF 2 WARS I 1 south dakota legion man had many man experiences in philippines and in france M L shade of S D a vet fn an an of two nr wars ars has one atlon S of army life ike that lie he claims is anfor iff n reliable et table and ami at least Is so unusual I 1 that experiences of any A E U 14 F mer men cannot annot ali it unless they h be shade an ardent amerlean Amerl Amer lenn car h gob gobs lelon jion worker in south dakota de t lares dires that lie he spent 00 90 lays clays on an armi arm transport without setting toot foot on shore borc I 1 during the spanish A merlean american i war and the philippine insurrection following ile he was born in princeton ill in is and ar the age of fifteen was 1 on his own resources with but i if a scant education gained in rural se schools I 1 bools ills earlier life work was that of a laborer in mines steel mills and on farms cut the wat war with spain came and he enlisted with an iowa guard regiment resl ment 4 ordered to san francisco which em tk barbed on the transport covington for 31 manila anila after a long sea voyage the i boat was sailed galled into manila ianella bily bay but orders were changed and the sh ship lp was 18 sent gent southward with the troops at nolle iloilo hollo the transport put in but bill the troops were held up again back tie the ship went to cavite where after 00 DO days the men set foot ashore shade served with lits his regiment in several severe engagements and on discharge re enlisted with another phil organization in all he tit in battles ue he was mustered out at manila in 1001 1901 remaining there for a period on confidential work for the government pack back in the states slates he be became associated with life insurance firms in rockford III and while there ans n member of the national guard then he be went to texas where he was hit bit by the panic of 1007 1907 but undaunted made ills way back to sioux falls S D joining the guard almost ammeli abely after his arrival there he aie servert served ss as chief of police of SI Il itchell S D in 1011 1911 and received a commission as major a in the south dal dakota ota guard that year ile he was called for border service sen ice la in 1010 and was discharged early in 1917 1017 at the outbreak of the world war lie was sent to camp greene ni C and was attached to the forty first division during overseas service he comm commanded anderl several ammunition guard units seri sered ee six P 91 7 al col cal M L shade i with the french at soissons Sols sons and wit dvir sent 1 I to st alinan boyers noyers to estabel it large replacement depot tor for motol motoi transportation ile he was later commis cloned as lieutenant colonel and or oi dered to romorantin Ro where he ny turned burned command comman d of the air shops built up from a personnel of 00 to men ne ile virtually commands commande til all troop units at this camp before he sailed tor for america he wah cited ci for meritorious service and g ivey it full colonelcy on his arrival li south dakota he was named to th state highway commission of which in 11 Is now a member ills his work for the american legill ills can been thorough and ethus lastic I 1 II 11 I 1 i t led the local post of the legion durin its emly early em ly days and served in devent 14 with this post lie ile wo wn t alamed as department de p artmont commander li if L south dakota in 1018 1019 1020 1920 and was n executive committeeman duelp that at time ne ile has har been a delegate r til national conventions of the legio and has half served on convention commit et a 0 of military policy and of finance in all his reminiscences of annys dars however colonel colnnel shade declare that at none are so vivid as those epen dodging sing around the philippines on th arm my Y transport seeking a place tu to land land |