Tous les soldats ; portraits et croquis des hommes de l'AEF. . C f 2^^^J# ¥ ; /^5£, LE MAJOR-GÉNÉRAL MARK L. HERSEY est arrivé en France, le 8 juin 1918, avec le grade de Briga-dier Général. Promu major-général, le 1 octobre, 1918 ; commandé la 4e Division, le 31 octobre 1918.Naissance : le Maine, le 1 décembre 1863.Médaille du service distingué. Particulièrement méritoire pour distin-guished et services. Comme commanderduring d'une brigade de la dernière partie de l'Meuse-Argonneoperation excellentleadership il expose des qualités et un bon jugement. Son brigadeattacked enemyposition et pénétré dans le fort de bois des Loges un

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Soldiers all; portraits and sketches of the men of the AEF. . c f^2^^# J¥; /^5£, MAJOR GENERAL MARK L. HERSEY Arrived in France, June 8, 1918, with rank of Briga-dier General. Promoted to Major General, October 1, 1918; Commanded 4th Division, October 31, 1918.Born: Maine, December 1, 1863.Distinguished Service Medal. For exceptionally meritorious and distin-guished services. As a brigade commanderduring the latter part of the Meuse-Argonneoperation he exhibited qualities of excellentleadership and sound judgment. His brigadeattacked and penetrated the strong enemyposition of Bois des Loges and wrested thisstrong point from the enemy. The success ofhis brigade in this engagament was in a largemeasure due to his able leadership. Later hecommanded with distinction the 4th Divisionduring its operations in the occupied terri-tory. G. O. 62 (May 10, 1919). [373 J. V;- ^v A^[ cCiiMLV, .tcy JAMES M. SYMINGTON, First Lieutenant, Intelligence Officer of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division.Showed unhesitating bravery and devotion duringthe attack on the enemy June 6, 1918, near Chateau-Thierry, when, the officers of two platoons havingbeen killed and the men, not knowing their objective, having been thrown into great confusion and sufferingheavy losses, he voluntarily and outside of his regularduty rushed in front of the firing line and assistedin reorganizing the men and leading them toward theproper objective; this in the face of artillery andmachine-gun barrage. The objective was taken, a small reverse changedinto a success and the men saved from useless de-struction. BURTON M. BAKER, Private, Machine Gun Company, 168th Infantry.Baker began his fighting career on the Lorrainefront, near Badonviller, on the 5th of March, 1918.His battalion was in the trenches for the first time.The enemy attacked in great strength, after heavyartillery pre

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