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MILITARY RECORD OF SENATOR TYDINGS ae Enlisted with Company D, Maryland National Guard, June 1916, and saw service on the Mexican Border, Upon returning frem this duty, while discharge from service was still in the mail, war with Germany broke out and again was called out April 6, 1977, and thus served continuously until d ony 4 bo oVtaage gasvaszaeatees) thiveaszarly 7 4, DOCTNE PPOHHOLOCG CEU EL b May 30, 144 } ic ranks from enlisted man to Licutenant Colonel, Upon completion of studies ar Fi. Sill, Okla, graduated first in class and was awarded Division Instructor's Certificate in Musketry. Upon compie- tion of studies in Second Corps Machine Gun School at Chatillon-sur-Seine, France. graduated first in Glass and was awarded Corps Machine Gun Instructor's Certificate from said school, While with che 291h Divisien in Alsace, commanded the machine gun units covering raids on German trenches and also had charge of the harassing machine gun fire program which called for shooting up enemy targets with machine guns six tines each 24 hours. Participated in’ Meuse-Argonne O8ensise and while in this engagement, worked out a flanking machine gun attack on German positions which was stuccessful and which is set forth in one chapter of an Army publication aaled “Infantry in Battle’, one of the ext books used at the West Point Military Academy. Cited by Gencrals Pershing, Morton, and Upton; awarded Distinguished Service Medal and Distinguished Service Cross. A man of international stature Keep a patriot with a fine rec ord in office, where he has helped and is con- tinuing to help keep America strong. Millard Tydings is known and ir aa pp respected from Maine to California. He has put Maryland on the political map. RE-ELECT TYDINGS (a ee By authority of Thomas f. Kenny eS OE Sl TP Ee