▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Verd un ▁area , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁December . ▁ ▁H ess ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁pl ato on ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Bav arian ▁Reserve ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁the ▁first ▁injury ▁was ▁a ▁shell ▁spl inter ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁arm , ▁which ▁was ▁dressed ▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁but ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁a ▁bullet ▁w ound ▁that ▁entered ▁the ▁upper ▁ch est ▁near ▁the ▁ar mp it ▁and ▁ex ited ▁near ▁his ▁sp inal ▁column , ▁leaving ▁a ▁pe a - s ized ▁entry ▁w ound ▁and ▁a ▁cher ry ▁stone - s ized ▁exit ▁w ound ▁on ▁his ▁back . ▁By ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁he ▁was ▁well ▁enough ▁to ▁travel , ▁so ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁hospital ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁eventually ▁back ▁to ▁Germany , ▁where ▁he ▁recovered ▁in ▁hospital ▁in ▁Me issen . ▁In ▁October ▁he ▁received ▁promotion ▁to ▁Le ut nant ▁der ▁Reserve ▁and ▁was ▁recommended ▁for , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁receive , ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross , ▁first ▁class . ▁At ▁his ▁father ' s ▁request , ▁H ess ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁closer ▁to ▁home , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁Alexand ers bad ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁con val es cing , ▁H ess ▁had ▁requested ▁that ▁he