William Graham Reynolds
William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, a captain in the 23rd Infantry, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action." The Clarke Courier printed the award in April 1923, in a list of Clarke soldiers honored in the World War compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History.
World War I as the cited records state it
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IDENTITY Confirmed The page rests on one Courier item that names him; no other record is matched to him here.
Clarke connection: Residence in a list: the Courier of April 26, 1923 names him as William Graham Reynolds of Berryville in a list of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War (C553).
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| War | World War I | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
| Rank | captain | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
| Unit | 23rd Infantry | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action." | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action." What the source supportsThat William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, a captain in the 23rd Infantry, was listed in the Virginia War History as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for action at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918. UncertaintyRead from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The Courier reprints a list compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History; the citation was not checked against military records. The OCR prints the year "19IS". SourceEvidence role: supports. The April 26, 1923 list of war honors. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923Clarke Courier · 1923-04-26 (publication) Locator: Page 1, list of war honors awarded Clarke soldiers, from the Virginia War History Relevant passageFrom the first volume of the Virginia War History, ... has complied the list of soldiers from Clarke and adjoining counties who were awarded medals for valor and meritorious duty during the World War. ... William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd infantry, distinguished service cross. St. Etienne Oct. 4, 19IS [1918], "for extraordinary heroism in action. After he had been severely wounded by a shell, he managed, by a sumpente [supreme] effort, to regain sufficient consciousness to acquaint his successor with the necessary information for continuance of the struggle." Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. The headline over the list, read from the page image and shown in the clipping above. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923Clarke Courier · 1923-04-26 (publication) Locator: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, headline "Ten War Honors For Clarke County" Relevant passageTen War Honors For Clarke County; Five of Her Soldiers Awarded Medals Virginia War History Records Show That "Josh" Campbell, Lieut. John R. Castleman, Abmiral [sic] McCormick, William G. Reynolds and Maj. Lloyd Williams Are Honored with Medals for Valor and Meritorious Duty in World War· Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. Evidence role: supports. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, report "Ten War Honors For Clarke County", citations, the passage beginning "William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd...". Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923Clarke Courier · 1923-04-26 (publication) Locator: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, report "Ten War Honors For Clarke County", citations, the passage beginning "William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd..." Relevant passageWilliam Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd infantry, distinguished service cross, St. Etienne, Oct. 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action. After he had been severely wounded by a shell, he managed, by a sumpeme [sic] effort, to regain sufficient consciousness to acquaint his successor with the necessary information for continuance of the struggle. Checked: This passage was read on a digital reproduction of the page; no original has been handled. The source's other readings: existing OCR reviewed, original image not independently inspected. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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The headline and deck of the report Ten War Honors For Clarke County on the front page of the Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923, naming "Josh" Campbell, Lieut. John R. Castleman, Admiral McCormick (printed Abmiral), William G. Reynolds and Maj. Lloyd Williams.
Clarke Courier (Berryville, Va.), April 26, 1923, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Rights Changes: Cut from the Library of Congress page image at full resolution (the region lies at box 1484,1547 673x253 pixels of the saved half-size copy of the page) and shown at its own 1346 by 506 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded. Restored transcription: the passage is keyed as clean running text per docs/hubs-foundations.md's restored-transcription convention, not strict as-printed brackets.
Source: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923 Open the full image
What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, headline "Ten War Honors For Clarke County"
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action."
People namedWilliam Graham Reynolds, John R. Castleman, Jr.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1.
Typed transcription
Ten War Honors For Clarke County; Five of Her Soldiers Awarded Medals Virginia War History Records Show That "Josh" Campbell, Lieut. John R. Castleman, Abmiral [sic] McCormick, William G. Reynolds and Maj. Lloyd Williams Are Honored with Medals for Valor and Meritorious Duty in World War·
Print damaged in places; letters that could not be read on the page are supplied from context.
- Source
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, Clarke Courier
- Date as printed
- 1923-04-26 (published)
- Page
- 1 as printed
- Passage
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, headline "Ten War Honors For Clarke County"
- What it supports
- The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action."
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A later part of the report Ten War Honors For Clarke County in the Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923: the end of the citation for John R. Castleman, Jr., and the citation for William Graham Reynolds, captain, 23rd Infantry, distinguished service cross.
What this image does and does not showA crop of part of one newspaper page; the rest of the page is not shown. The column begins mid-sentence.
Clarke Courier (Berryville, Va.), April 26, 1923, page 1. Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Rights Changes: Cut from the Library of Congress page image at full resolution (the region lies at box 1494,2779 330x864 pixels of the saved half-size copy of the page) and shown at its own 660 by 1728 pixels; not scaled, retouched, enhanced, highlighted or re-encoded.
Source: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923 Open the full image
What this image is evidence for
Passage it reproduces: Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, report "Ten War Honors For Clarke County", citations, the passage beginning "William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd..."
Statements on this site that rest on it:
- The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action."
People namedWilliam Graham Reynolds
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1.
Typed transcription
-tection and also destroyed two of the enemy planes." Also silver star citation, Cunel, France, same day "for gallantry in action." William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd infantry, distinguished service cross, St. Etienne, Oct. 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action. After he had been severely wounded by a shell, he managed, by a sumpeme [sic] effort, to regain sufficient consciousness to acquaint his successor with the necessary information for continuance of the struggle. His courage, under such great agony, set a wonderful example for his men."
- Source
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, Clarke Courier
- Date as printed
- 1923-04-26 (published)
- Page
- 1 as printed
- Passage
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, page 1, report "Ten War Honors For Clarke County", citations, the passage beginning "William Graham Reynolds, Berryville, captain 23rd..."
- What it supports
- The Clarke Courier of April 26, 1923 prints a list, compiled from the first volume of the Virginia War History, of Clarke soldiers awarded honors in the World War, naming William Graham Reynolds of Berryville, captain in the 23rd Infantry, as awarded the Distinguished Service Cross at St. Etienne on October 4, 1918, "for extraordinary heroism in action."
- Treatment
- Cropped to the document only; no retouch, no highlight.
RECORD Likely IDENTITY Confirmed
This is the item the entity was created from.
See the original Read the full newspaper page at the Library of Congress
Cited, with no image here
- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., April 26, 1923, Page 1, list of war honors awarded Clarke soldiers, from the Virginia War History. The text was read from a transcription or machine reading, not from a saved page image.
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