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- US Army Sergeant Granville L. Howe, attached to the 30th Division, American Expeditionary Force, was wounded while filming the Allies charging across the river Selle on October 17, 1918 near the end of World War I. Lt. Edward N. Jackson, photographic officer with the 27th Division, was quoted by Joseph J. Caro in his book "On Assignment: The Great War" reporting how he and his fellow cameramen including Sgt. Granville Howe were being shot at in the fierce battle. While filming, he turned to see what luck Howe was having, and saw him step away from the tripod-mounted camera with mouth stretched wide, teeth flashing, almost like a grin, but realized his face was distorted in pain. He helped carry Howe to a safe field with shrapnel wounds in both legs and bleeding badly. Some English soldiers carried Howe to a first aid station, and he was sent home to Chicago on January 22, 1919. It had taken some time before his wounds were healed well enough to return. Born in Tiffin, Ohio in 1876, Howe started working as a photographer in the Chicago area. When America entered World War I, he joined the U.S. Signal Corps and was assigned to the American Expeditionary Force. He sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, on the military transport ship SS Covington on June 15, 1918. Shortly after his arrival in France, Howe must have been assigned to the 27th Division, and his camera covered most of the major campaigns by the 27th and the 30th Division. In the collection of the National Archives there is a contemporary report mentioning Howe's extraordinary work as a motion picture cameraman. He was cited for bravery in having taken pictures under heavy shell and machine gun fire during all of the operations that he witnessed at the Western Front. After his discharge, Howe worked as chief cameraman for Otto A. Brinner in Chicago, specializing in topical movies and newsreel productions. Granville L. Howe died in Chicago on July 8, 1945.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Lou Rugani
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