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Show One of Whittlelesly's "Go to H 1 Boys" ment was known as the Lost Battalion. Eleven hundred men went into that action under Colonel Whlttlelesly. They were on the front of the firing line, were cut off from their command for five days and five nights, and were surrounded by the enemy, refused to surrender, and fought their way out. Of the eleven hundred men of that battalion who entered that battle but 165 returned alive or wounded. All but 165 were either killed or wounded. In that battle Captain Holderman was wounded three times, and while wounded led his men. Captain Holderman stood up in the gallery amid the applause of the house. He is at present detailed to the command com-mand of an infantry company at the Presidio of San Francisco. Captain Holderman's citation recites, among other things, that he was wounded on October 4, and again on October 7, but throughout the entire period, suffering great pain and subjected sub-jected to fire of every character, he continued personally to lead and encourage en-courage the officers and men under his command with unflinching courage and with distinguished success. On October 6, in a wounded condition, he rushed through enemy machine-gun and shell fire and carried wounded men to a place of safety. UNANIMOUS consent to proceed for three minutes out of order was granted to Representative Curry of California the other day. He then told the house that in the gallery was Capt. Nelson M. Holderman, a hero of the World war. He went on to say Captain Holderman was a-warded a-warded the congressional medal of honor, the croix de guerre with palm, of France. The French cross of war was conferred upon him twice, and the Order of the Crown of Belgium, and he was cited for valorous and meritorious conduct. Captain Holderman entered the army by way of the National Guard of California. He served overseas over-seas through the entire war. He was wounded seven times, and was in command com-mand of Company K, Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry, under Colonel Whlttlelesly, at the battle of the Ar-gonne. Ar-gonne. Colonel Whittlelesly's regi- |
