f the liberation of Mr.
Arnold and several of our North Russian comrades and had been hoping for
our turn to come. Mr. Frank Taylor, an Associated Press correspondent,
was helpful to us, declaring to the Bolshevik rulers that American
troops were withdrawing from Archangel. We had been faithful (sic) to
the lectures, for a purpose of dissimulation, and the Red fanatics
really thought we were converted to the silly stuff called bolshevism.
It was plain to us also that they were playing for recognition of their
government by the United States. So we were given passports for Finland.
The propaganda did not deceive us.

"At the border a suspicious sailor on guard searched us. He turned many
back to Petrograd. The train pulled back carrying four hundred women and
children and babies disappointed at the very door to freedom, weeping,
penniless, and starving, starting back into Russia all to suit the whim
of an ignorant under officer. Under the influence of flattery he
softened toward us and after robbing us of everything that had been
provided us by our friends for the journey, taking even the official
papers sent by the Bolshevik government to our government which we were
to deliver to American representatives in Finland, he let us go.

"After he let us go we saw the soldiers in the house grabbing for the
American money which Mr. Taylor had given us. They had not thought it
worth while to take the Russian roubles away from us. Of course they
were of no value to us in Finland. After a two kilometer walk, carrying
a sick English soldier with us, my three comrades and I reached the
little bridge that gave us our freedom."--By Sgt. Glenn W. Leitzell, Co.
M, 339th Inf.

XXXVIII

MILITARY DECORATIONS

In the North Russian Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki, American
officers and men fought at one time or another under the field standards
of four nations, American, British, French, and (North) Russian. And for
their valor and greatly meritorious conduct, mostly over and beyond the
call of duty, many soldiers were highly commended by their field
officers, American, French, British, and Russian, in their reports to
higher military authorities. Many, but not all, of these officers and
soldiers were later cited in orders and awarded decorations. Not every
deserving man received a citation. That is the luck of war.

It was a matter of keen regret to the British Commanding General that he
was so hedged by orders from England t