Heatwole, Earl
Private, 2936733, Company A, 2d Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division
Silver Star. General Orders No. 5, Headquarters 1st Infantry Brigade, A.E.F., Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919: The following officers and men are cited for gallant and courageous conduct during their participation in one of the four major operations of this division: Montdidier-Noyon defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, St.Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive: 2nd Machine Gun Battalion .......Company A ......Private Earl Heatwole ......By command of Brigadier General Parker: J. W. Crissy, Major, Infantry, U.S. Army, Brigade Adjutant.
Record. Born October 24, 1887, Tacoma, Washington; son of Andrew David and Lucinda Elnorah (Warmen) Heatwole. Came to Indiana May, 1899. Painter, Marion. Entered service June 24, 1918, Marion. Training: Camp Sherman, Company L., 18th Infantry; Company A, 2d Machine Gun Battalion. Overseas September 2, 1918 - September 3, 1919. Battles: Meuse-Argonne. In Army of Occupation. Discharged September 26, 1919. Detroit.
(Mr. Heatwole was known also in Marion by his stepfather's name, Fox.)