May 22, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 86 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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          RECOGNIZING WORLD WAR I VETERANS FROM COVINGTON, OH

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                          HON. WARREN DAVIDSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the 
contributions and sacrifices of brave World War I soldiers from 
Covington, Ohio, and its surrounding areas.
  These soldiers fought with the U.S. Army's 148th Infantry Regiment, 
37th Buckeye Division. In October of 1918, they fought in the muddy 
fields of Belgium in the great battle of Ypres.
  Topping their trenches, the 37th faced a hailstorm of bullets, bombs 
and poisonous gas. Undeterred, they pressed the attack, penetrating 
enemy lines. These brave soldiers gained their objective and forced 
their foe into a headlong retreat. At least nine servicemen from the 
Covington area were killed or died in military service during the war, 
including: Orville Bazill, J. Lowell Boyer, Albert B. Cole, Lloyd W. 
Cornor, Oscar P. Kindell, Edward S. Knight, Arlie Carl Nicholas, Roscoe 
Rogers, and Fred Siler.
  At least fifteen more were wounded, most of whom served with the U.S. 
Army's 148th Infantry Regiment. Madam Speaker, we must never forget the 
sacrifices of those who have gone before us. I rise today to honor 
these brave Ohioans, and to commemorate the newly erected World War I 
Monument in Highland Cemetery in Covington.

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