To chronicle even the oulstonding events in the history of the Company: {is periods of active service, its Yonge standing reputation as. the shooting company of the S.V.C, its record in Sports, its triumphs on the stage, its leading role In the celebration of American national holidays would require a book; a review of one inident must The moot question in won the War? The answer of course, that all the allies di, but each, view ing its own considerable contribution which occupied all of He efforts to the exclusion of appreciating In. full the contributions of the other allles, can be excused for crediting itself with the Mnal success, Saver Joined the Company as a private in. 1006 and was one of the ost relive sponsors of the newly formed. organization. awas com missioned 4 second lieutenant in 1910. Hbecame second in command the fol-owing. year and captain and O.C. 1912, In 1918 hie resigned his com mission "and reverted "to. the ranks. inky to be commissioned aya i 192% Hbecominy a Rrst lieutenant in 1922 and tcaptaig in 1926, Hig value to the Settlement during troublous times in the "twenties was readily. reeumized and he was promoted ly the rank of major in 1990, In january, 112, Majur Sauer signed his ie live' commission and Joined the Reserve of Omleers, but with the. beginning of the apanese hostilities on January was pled on active duty made Camp Commandant, Ofiieer, "After the trouble terminated he reverted Jo the Reserve)
OMcers In the anniversary natural centres in the original organization 5 the Company, Legend hay it that the first unit inv 1903. was composed of one American civilian, two. con Viels, trid a Japanese sailor lent for the veeasion to protect the US, Consulate; and that when the Americal community grew to feel that this representation in Shanghai's defence! forees was Inadequate, a company Was} formed in 1006, There is more than, this, however, to the history of the same manner, it is interesting (0 review the official reports of "the Captain-Superintendent of Police in command at the time, and compare. them with the official re~ ports of the Commandant of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps in the same Municipal Gazettes, and to com~ pare the Commandant's' reports with the American Company's istorieal record. All three are versions of Aelivities between July 23 and August 17, 1913, to safeguard life and trade inthe foreign settlement, The high spot, from the Americun Company" point of view was the occupation of the headquarters in Chapel" of a numerically-superior. disturbing armed force by energy and bluff without a ensualty. These reports indicate however merle torious an opinion any unit of the S.V.C. may have of ilselt. the reason for the success of any unit, og of any other municipal enterprise, lies in the Council's motto, "Ombia junta in tuno"—or, in the American version, "Divided, we fall; united, we stand." To the other units of the Corps, therefore. the American Company owes mtich of such measure of re-Dutation and success as it has attained ite" thiticth birthday: without friendly. rivalry, and shoulder-to-shoulder ce-operation, there would be neither Company nor Corps, This is the American Company whose thirtieth anniversary is now being celebrated. Of Ils charter members. Sauer, now of HQ, S-V.C.. who has undoubtedly, rized harder in and for the Company than any other member, is the one still in active service, parent company have stemmed the other American units of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps: the orlean Troop, the Philippine Company, the American Reservist Company, and the American Machine-sun Company. forces.
In 1954, 25 American civilians and '40 merchant sailors were incorporated into-a tozee of 180 under an American
4 similar force of 250 under 3 aval porated with] Tritish oticer to eject a force, of 000, which was endanger. the Sufely' of life and. trade in the for-ign settlement, {rom 8 fortified camp tin the site of the present Taee Course, This action is known as, the] Rale of Muddy Flats, and its date, April 4, 54, is emblazoned on the Colours vt the Volunteer Corps as the ite of sits organization, As carly ay 1870 there was GAmeriean) No, 2 Fire Co: pany the Honakews), paralleling the British) No, 1 Fire Company (he Min Ho While" the British unit
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