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W. Leigh Pearson
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Becky Dirks Haugsted provided the images and Janet A. Brandt transcribed the text.
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Walter Leigh Pearson, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Pearson of Anamosa enlisted in the Engineer Corps in May, 1917, and became a member of Company E., Second Engineers of the Second Division. This division saw some of the fiercest fighting on the western front and at one time the engineers were suddenly called into action by a German attack and did heroic service in filling a breach in the ranks. Leigh spent twenty months in the war area. He was wounded at Chateau Thierry in June, 1918, and was confined to a hospital for some time. He returned to this country with the last of the demobilized troops in June, 1918. His injuries were caused partly by poison gas and the hope is entertained by his friends that he will fully recover his former health and vigor. He is the only child of devoted parents and is highly respected in Anamosa where almost his entire life was spent up to the time of going to war. | ||||
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