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| | 1ST CL. PVT. THOMAS H. MEDLAND
Serial No. 2,983,621
Painesdale, Mich.
Medland was assigned to Battery B from the 160th Depot Brigade on July 1, 1918.
He was short of stature and stocky, having been a miner in civilian life, and had strength for the army life. “Tommy,” as he become known to all of us, was of a radiant and sunny disposition, always willing to take the bitter with the sweet without much grumbling. He was of English birth, having adopted the United States for his home some years before the war.
He showed great skill in athletics and especially at soccer ball. He, with Alfred Baker, could pass the ball down the field with such rapidity that the unskilled player would watch with surprise.
Tommy was picked for a driver and was one of the few that really understood the life and habits of our friend, the horse. He was one of the regular drivers that brought the pieces up at our last position.
He had looked forward to a pass to visit his relatives in England but as he would had to have missed sailing with the outfit, he gave up the idea and received his discharge in his adopted country. |