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| | CORP. THOMAS MARGETSON
Serial No. 2,983,578
Nessen City, Mich.
Inducted June 25, 1917.
Previous to coming into the army he had followed mining and lumbering in the north woods. He was tall, well built and exceedingly strong. As a natural military adjunct he possessed a reverberating and commanding voice and could make his commands “snappy.”
Margetson had the distinction of being promoted to Corporal while we were in battle at the Puvenelles.
He was remarkably agile and quick of movement for so large a man.
An incident which was funny in itself, but must have been trying to Margetson, was his participation, as Officer of the Day, in that truly spectacular punishment of Corp. Whalen’s squad, which we have caricatured as “Reveille All Day.”
He was a good-hearted, big-souled fellow, respected and liked by the fellows. |