Hutch News 1920 - Pollard resident brought home

BRING BODY HOME OF

. A REAL KANSAS HERO

Edwin Anderson, Orderly to Captain

of Co. E, Gave His Life

in the Argonne.

. T h e r e m a i n s of a K a n s a s hero, Edwi n A. A n d e r s o n , w h o g a v e his l i f e In 

t h e Argonne a s a r e s u l t of t r y i n g to save his c a p t a i n , a r e b e i n g brought

home for b u r i a l.

A n d e r s o n w a s o r d e r l y t o Cspt. Ben S. Hudson, commanding Co. ID, 137th

Inf. In t h e A r g o n n e . When Capt. Hudson fell wounded on t h e field h i s orde r l y

h e l p e d r e s c u e him. H e w a s hims

e l f badly gassed, b u t s t a y e d w i t h t he

company until t h e r e g i m e n t was relieved.

He died a f e w _ d a y s later from

t h e - r e s u l t of t h e gaeslng.

H i s body 13 b e i n g brought home, a nd

t h e funeral will be held a t Lyons und

e r a u s p i c e s of t h e A m e r i c a n Legion

post t h e r e . His p a r e n t s Mr. a n d Mrs.

C h a r l e s Anderson, live a.t Nickerson.

a n d his wife, t o w h om h e w a s m a r r i ed

J u s t b e f o r e , ' g o i n g overseas, lives at

P o l l a r d , Rice county.

The d a t e of t h e funeral l i a s not been

set as yet, b u t a' n u m b e r of t h e membe r s of Company E In H u t c h i n s o n a re

p l a n n i n g ot a t t e n d.

Dec. 30, 1920