William Andrew Schatzman
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 15 September 1917, page 1
Following is the list of Dayton men who will leave in a few days for Camp Taylor: William A Schatzman, 1117 Seventh.
******
Kentucky Post, Saturday, 8 June 1918, page 3
When William A Schatzman, now with the American tank service in England, returns to his home in Dayton after the war, he will write in his diary about being chased by a German U-boat on his trip across the Atlantic ocean. Schatzman described the chase in a letter to his uncle, Lieutenant George Kirby of the Newport Police Department. He said the ship zig-zagged its way for a distance until a zone of safety was reached.
Schatman saw an Argentine tramp steamer torpedoed 15 miles away. The boat sank before it could be reached. Schatzman is with the American Tank Forces at Worget Camp, England.
********
Kentucky Post, Monday, 14 October 1918, page 1
William A Schatzman of Dayton, who is in the tank service "over there" writes to his grandmother, Mrs. Rachael Schatzman, the description of an air raid over the lines by a German native. He says he was driving a gasoline tank car along one of the shell torn roads at night when "the aviator appeared. The machine stuck and the aviator bombed the tank. Fortunately the aim of Fritz was bad and Schatzman escaped. One night recently, Schatzman said, a band from New Zealand called to entertain the American soldiers.
While the entertainment was at its height orders came for the New Zealander regiment to move within a half hour. The Americans had broken thru the Hindenburg line and reinforcements were needed to hold the gains. The concert came to an abrupt end and not only did the New Zealand outfit leave, but Americans and Englishmen also joined the party. The writer describes an aerial battle just above the American lines in which a bombing plane was brought down. The plane carried a crew of seven men and a few tons of bombs. "Had not the plane been brought down, I would not doubt be amont he missing by this time" is the way Schatzman describes it.
When the Americans broke thru the lines the Fritzies retreated so fast they made no attempt to take their property with them. Machine guns, ammunition and other implements of war were left behind in the wild flight. Schatman says trench rats are among the largest he ever saw. He says he amuses himself killing the rats with a bayonet he took from a Fritz. Schatzman had been in France about six months.
*********
Kentucky Post, Monday, 9 December 1918, page 2
Bellevue honors heroes with service flag: W A Schatzman
**********
Kentucky Post, Thursday, 20 March 1919, page 1
William Schatzman, Bellevue, nephew of George Kirby, Newport night police chief, who has been in France with the American tank service, has arrived in the United States according to word received late Wednesday.