| WWI | Glenn Vaught | |
|---|---|---|
| Headline | Gallantry of Monett Soldier Boy | |
| Text - Outline | The St. Louis Post Dispatch of October 13 in relating thrilling exploits of individual gallantry performed by Missouri men, gives an account of a daring deed accomplished by Corporal Glenn Vaught of Monett and Sergeant Raymond Locke of Clinton. The 138th division of which they are a part was engaged in the desperate task of outflanking from the east the great German stronghold in the Argonne Forest. The story is as follows: "Stories of individual heroism will continue drifting in for days. The gallantry and dash of the Missouri Kansas men in the mass is everywhere acknowledged; they passed lightly over hardships that a year ago would have been considered insurmountable. The nightly rains which saturated the terrain and the absence of blankets and hot food, put the men's endurance to the severest test; but left their moral courage untouched. A machine gun battalion came through with no stragglers and none unaccounted for, though it had fought for five days at the front. Sergeant Raymond Locke of Clinton, Mo., and Corp. Glenn Vaught of Monett, whose detachment was 400 meters north of Vareunes, were sent forward to find a way around a German field piece that our machine guns could not affect. They had been gone only half an hour when the cannon ceased fire. Later Locke and Vaught returned with one prisoner. They had crept up to the position, killed four gunners and captured the fifth." |
|
| Newspaper | Cassville Republican | |
| Date | Thursday, Oct. 24, 1918 | |
| Death Cert Link | - | |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm | |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
Copyright 2010 Donna Haddock Cooper, All Rights Reserved |