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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
U. S. ARMY
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
U. S. ARMY
MOBILIZED
AT ST. LOUIS, MO., JUNE 1917
EMBARKED
FOR FOREIGN SERVICE JULY 28, 1917
RETURNED
TO THE UNITED STATES FOR DEMOBILIZATION APRIL 27, 1919
MUSTERED OUT
AT CAMP FUNSTON MAY 16, 1919
FIRST EDITION
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN
COLONEL
MAJOR
CAPTAIN
LIEUTENANT
LIEUTENANT
CORPORAL
■By
JOHN A. LAIRD
WILLIAM W. BURDEN
HARRY F. McFARLAND
BRUCE E. DOLCH
CHARLES A. LIEBER
SIDNEY M. SKINNER
[III]
HISTORIAN.
EDITOR.
EDITOR.
ASST. HISTORIAN.
ASST. HISTORIAN.
BUSINESS MANAGER.
PRINTED BY
BUXTON & SKINNER
ST. LOUIS, MO.
IV"
COLONEL CURTIS McD. TOWNSEND
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY
TO
COLONEL CURTIS McD. TOWNSEND
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
UNITED STATES ARMY
THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
Colonel Curtis McD. Townsend, a native of New York City,
began his career as an officer of the Corps of Engineers in 1879,
graduating at West Point as "Number Four" in the class of that
year. A resourceful engineer and a forceful leader, his ability and
personality are manifest in the marked success of his many under-
takings, both in this country and abroad. At the outbreak of the
War, in the Spring of 1917, he was called from his post as President
of the Mississippi River Commission to organize and command a
regiment of engineers for immediate service at the Battle Front.
This first war duty was undertaken and accomplished with the
same zeal and determination that characterized his service throughout
the struggle. It is with love, admiration and respect that the men
and officers of His Regiment dedicate this work to their first com-
manding officer, Colonel Curtis McD. Townsend, a fearless soldier,
a courteous gentleman, a staunch friend and an honorable man.
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INTRODUCTION
This publication is the result of a desire on the part of the
members of the Twelfth Engineers to preserve in permanent
form a record of the works and achievements of their regiment
in its service, 1917-1919, as a part of the Allied Armies in the
World War. It has been the endeavor of those engaged in its
compilation and publication to reflect accurately the circum-
stances and conditions under which the unit operated, as well
as the results accomplished.
The data used in the writing of this volume were derived
from official reports and memoranda in the files of Headquarters
Office, Regimental Orders, the War Diary and the Chronological
Record of Events begun in November, 1917, by Captain Bur-
den, regimental adjutant and carried on by Captain Johnson,
who succeeded him.
In the spring of 1918 when War Department orders made
obligatory the appointment of a Regimental Historian, Colonel
Willing named Lieutenant Colonel Laird and assigned Lieutenant
Lieber as an assistant. All fragmentary data were then assembled
and gradually worked up into narrative form which was continued
with the progress of events by the Historian and his assistants,
Lieutenant Dolch replacing Lieutenant Lieber, until the regi-
ment was demobilized in May, 1919.
At the time the Twelfth entered the Zone of the Advance
with the British Army in 1917, censorship regulations then in
force strictly forbade the use of a camera by any but Signal
Corps troops. These photographic restrictions were not modi-
fied until after the Armistice. Consequently all the illustrations
made in France were from photographs taken in the winter
and spring of 1919 subsequent to the cessation of hostilities.
In order to show pictorially the character of territory occupied
by the regiment and the type of work done while with the
British Armies in the Somme, an expedition under Lieutenant
Kinney with Sergeant Miles Standish as camera man, was sent
from Menil la Tour in January, 1919, to cover this region and
make all necessary photographs. This explains the large number
of snow scenes. The territory around Baccarat was covered in
like manner.
It is hoped that this chronicle will meet the expectations of
the members of the regiment and their friends, and also that it
may be of some aid to the historian of, future years, who may
treat of this entire period.
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INTRODUCTION
REGIMENT'S BATTLE RECORD
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
Prance, May 21, 1919»
3_of f 0-/7. / 67
From- Coimander-in-Chief, A. E. P.
(TO: aonisiajid.ing Officer, ISth Bnglneers [Light Railway}, ^
(fPhru The Adjutant General of the Array.) *
o
Subject; Battle Fartlolpation. \^
1*. Following Is a list of the battle engageinents of the 12th 01
Engineers during the war- witli Germany, including organizations which ^
are entitled to the Bilver bands awarded under Par. i^. Army Hegula- ,t^
tions: The ribbons herewith are furnished in lieu of the ailver
bands which will be furnished later by O-'he Adjutant General of the
Arn^, ;K
- (11 Somme Sector, grange. 21 Aug, - 19 3ov. 1917. h
6 Deo. 1917 - 20 aaroh, 1916, ® .
7 April - 17 April, 1918. -
Organization entitled to silver band: to
I
12tli EBgineePB (less- Qamgsay "G") g*
H"
Oon^aay "0" - 21 Aug. - 19 Hov. 1917 "^
6 Dao. 1917 - 20 aaroll, 1918. ^
17 April - 26 Aorll, 1918. o
ti
' (2) Oaidirai Offensive, Franee . 20 Hot, - 27 kot. 1917. . ^
Organization entitled to silver band; "-*' n ^
So
12th Engineers. "H a
-(3) Oamlirai Defensive, Franee . 30 Hov, - 6 Eeo, 1917,
Organization entitled to sliver band;
12th Bngineers,
'64) Somme Defensive, Pranae . 21 Marah - 6 April, 1918,
Organization entitled to silver band;
IStli Engineers.
. (5) North Pleardy Sector, Franoe , 22 April - 25 July, 1918.
Organization entitled to silver baud;
12th Engineers (less Company "0")
Company "0" - 28 April - 25 JUlj, 1918,
FACSIMILE OF LETTER FROM THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, A. E. F., SHOWING
THE ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH THE TWELFTH PARTICIPATED
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.[&) . Bacearat 36Q<^tor, Franoe* 29 July - 24 Aug. 19X64
Organization entitled to silver bazidi
ISth Sagineersa
(7) St. Mlhiel OffenalTS, Franoe* 12 Sept, - 16 Sept. 1918.
Organization entitled to silver band-
12th Engineers*'
(6) lAsuae-Argonne Offensive, France* 26 Sept* - 9 Oct. 1918*
Or^ulzatlon entitled to silver liand.
12tli Eagineers.
(9) Ttinl Seotor, France. 13 Oct* - 11 Hov. 1918.
Organisation entitled to silver bandi
12th Engineers.
For the Gomraander-in-Chiefi
1/
/ ^iM
314.73 lath ERgrs.
(Klao. DlTf-.)- 1st lad, F3J)A-a
'i?ar Department, A. G. 0., Jtuie 14, 1919- - 'iaurou^'ii the Coia^iaridinj^ Gener.'il,
Oanto/S'unston, Kansas, to the CQiai^andins Officer, l^.tli ::i:c:lnfiors,-,^'^^c^
syfiiols.
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HONORS
DECORATIONS
Colonel C. McD. Townsend - Officer de le Legion d'Honneur.
Colonel John A. Laird - - - Distinguished Service Order.
"As Officer Commanding the 12th Engineers (Railway) U. S. Army,
during the initial period in the Spring of 1918."
"This officer displayed the greatest gallantry and devotion to duty.
His coolness and courage under the most trying circumstances was a fine
example to the men under his command; this added to his excellent adminis-
tration of his Regiment, not only resulted in the fegular working of Light
Railways in the Fifth Army North which enabled our men to obtain ammu-
nition and supplies during the retirement, but eventually, after carrying on
to the last moment, he withdrew his Regiment in good order."
"This officer at all times when his Regiment was attached to the
British Armies in FRANCE, showed the greatest zeal in rendering us every
assistance in his power."
Signed S. D. A. Crookshank,
Major General,
Director General of Transportation.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Green,
Officer de le Legion d'Honneur.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Green,
Distinguished Service Medal.
"For exceptionally meritorius and distinguished services. As Superin-
tendent of the Port of Brest, he organized the task expeditiously and with
great ability. Without previous organization or sufficient personnel to aid
him and confronted by many serious obstacles he, by sheer force of will,
supported by untiring energy, undertook a new work and created the organi-
zation which was competent to unload the largest ships in a surprisingly
short period of time. His service was most valuable to the American Ex-
peditionary Forces."
Major James W. Skelly - - Military Cross.
"Showed great courage and diligence while personally directing evacua-
tion of Light Railway stores and equipment during retirement. On March
22nd, 1918, Captain Skelly went back with a party of men under very
heavy fire and removed the last truck load of stores shortly before the
enemy entered the camp."
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Captain Harry F. McFarland - - Military Cross.
"During the retirement from March 22nd, 1918, was in charge of the
Light Railway power and rolling stock. He was on continuous duty for
over 80 hours, often under heavy shell fire. By his good judgment and
conscientious work all the stock under his charge was evacuated."
Captain Roy B. Albaugh - - Military Cross.
"In recognition of meritorious services rendered the allied cause."
Sergeant Raymond A. Patton, Company "A" Military Medal.
"On the night of March 21st, 1918, was among the first to volunteer
to move Light Railway stores under heavy shell fire. He returned to camp
at 4:00 A. M., and at 6:30 A. M., the same day, left again on an engine
and hauled ammunition throughout the day. He continued working during
the night of the 22nd, and all day of the 23rd, moving Light Railway
material over a new track, setting a fine example of courage and devotion
to duty."
Sergeant Frank Roskoski, Hdq. Det.,
Distinguished Service Cross.
Corporal Arthur P. Terrell, Company "A" Military Medal.
Private Joseph B. Fraher, Company "D" - Military Medal.
"Worked all day on the 21st, and all night on the 21st and 22nd,
March, 1918, to maintain the telephone lines of communication. On the
morning of the 21st he was knocked off a telephone pole by a shell, and
his helper killed, but he continued his work and by his- devotion to duty
succeeded in maintaining communication, thereby enabling a quantity of
railway property to be saved."
Private Forrest M. Flannigan, Company "E" Military Medal.
"On March 21st, 1918, when in charge of a Light Railway Engine, he
saw two British soldiers severely wounded by a shell which burst just ahead
of his engine. He at once backed into the yard under ;heavy fire and
returned with an empty car, picked up the two wounded men, and con-
veyed them to the C. C. S., one of the men dying on the journey."
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CITATIONS
Colonel John A. Laird.
"Colonel John Aored Laird, D. L. R., for exceptionally meritorious
and conspicuous services in the Division Light Railways and Roads, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appre-
ciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank G. Jonah. .
"Lieutenant Colonel Frank G. Jonah, D. L. R., for exceptionally
meritorious and conspicuous services at Tours, France, American Expedi-
tionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreciation
of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Major William W. Burden.
"Major William Wilson Burden, for exceptionally meritorious and
conspicuous services with Division Light Railways and Roads, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appre-
ciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Major Frederick T. Kennedy.
"Captain Frederick Thomas Kennedy, Transportation Corps, for ex-
ceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Transportation Depart-
ment, Tours, France, American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof,
and as an expression of appreciation of these services, I award him this
citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Captain R. B. Albaugh.
"Captain R. B. Albaugh, Twelfth Engineers, D. L. R., for exceptionally
meritorious and conspicuous services at Cambrai, France, American Expedi-
tionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreciation of
these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
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Captain J. T. L. Brookes.
"Captain J. T. L. Brookes, D. L. R., for exceptionally meritorious and
conspicuous services in the Muese-Argonne Offensive, France. In testimony
thereof, and as an expression of appreciation of these services, I award him
this citation."
'Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
First Lieutenant John J. Callahan.
"First Lieutenant John J. Callahan, Twelfth Engineers, for excep-
tionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Fins, France, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of apprecia-
tion of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Second Lieutenant Eugene S. Callahan.
"Second Lieutenant Eugene S. Callahan, Twelfth Engineers, for excep-
tionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Roisel, France, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of apprecia-
tion of these services I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Master Engineer Joseph P. Haley.
"Master Engineer Joseph P. Haley, Headquarters Twelfth Engineers,
for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Vieville-sous-le-
Cote, France, American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and
as an expression of appreciation of these services I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Sergeant Alonzo Nuzum.
"Sergeant Alonzo Nuzum, Company "A," Twelfth Engineers, for excep-
tionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Fins, France, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of apprecia-
tion of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
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Sergeant Grover A. Boyer.
"Sergeant Grover A. Boyer, Company "E," Twelfth Engineers, for
exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services while with the British
Armies at Maucourt and Flamincourt, France, American Expeditionary Forces.
In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreciation of these services, I
award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Sergeant Elliot Beebe.
"Sergeant Elliot Beebe, Company "E," Twelfth Engineers, for ex-
ceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Cambrai, France, American
Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of appreci-
ation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Corporal William E. Applen.
"Corporal William E. Applen, Company "E," Twelfth Engineers, for
exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services in The Somme Defensive,
American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression of
appreciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Wagoner Joseph L. Miller.
"Wagoner Joseph L. Miller, Company "C," Twelfth Engineers, for
exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Montigny Farm,
France, American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an
expression of appreciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Private First Class Robert S. Hamilton.
"Private, First Class, Robert S. Hamilton, Company "C," Twelfth
Engineers, for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Fins,
France, American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an
expression of appreciation of these services I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April," 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
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Private First Class Bernard Kutz.
"Private First Class Bernard Kutz, Company "A," Twelfth Engineers,
for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Nurlu, France,
American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an expression
of appreciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Private First Class Tracy J. McMillan.
"Private First Class Tracy J. McMillan, Company "A," Twelfth
Engineers, for exceptionally meritorious and conspicuous services at Nurlu,
France, American Expeditionary Forces. In testimony thereof, and as an
expression of appreciation of these services, I award him this citation."
"Awarded 19, April, 1919."
Signed John J. Pershing,
Commander-in-Chief.
Editor's Note:
Although every effort was made to obtain data concerning decorations and
citations, the list contained in this volume is not complete due to the fact that
many of these honors were not received by members of the Twelfth until after the
regiment was demobilized.
W. B. B.
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COMMENDATIONS
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
13 Hay 1919
Ky dear Colonel:
I wisli to eacprass my appreoiJi-
tion of tlis valuable services you rendered the
Amerioan Expeditionary Forces, ■both while you
were with the li;th Engineers and later with
the D. L. H. & R.
As- Chief Engineer of the St.
Louis and San Francisco Hailroad you had gained
ezpsrience which made you most, able and efficient
in your work during the war.
I regret that I was unahl3l to
thani: you personally for the help you gave our
ar::iles before your departure froia FriMica for
the United States.' Believe lae,
Very sincerely.
JmuL^t^^^
Lieutenant Colonel Frank G. Jonah (J
LETTER OF COMMENDATION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL
FRANK G. JONAH
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AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
HEADQUARTERS SERVICES OF SUPPLY
THANSPORTAT'CN BZJCUtCfllCHB: 20i-p3
Z'^' i'eorvmry 1919.
Director Oeneral of Transpoi-tatiou, .dcerican :.. i ,
Lieutenant Colonel P. .,. Green, 'rrsns. Corps, ;>2nepa.l oupc-ririton-
deat, --~r::iy Trunsport Service, -.t,i;;i:;alru, ri-ar.ce.
lly dear Oclonel jreen;
llow th-t you have been r:lievou, in rioconi-'in^e v.'ith your request,
of tiiity ivith Che -cjiii'icun 'j^pouiticiiary Vorooo in order to enable you to
return to the United jt.ate:$, I ■arait you to laic? hov; hi .aiy I reiv^-^ii the
splenaid eervioes you hrtvo rondored the Iranaportation Corps. As I iiave
l>eon in olo.e tou^h "..'ith your '.vcrii throu'iout your connection with this
Ooi-pc, I crm apc-iik from peracn;'.! iQ30\7leiX:« oi' the results you hsvo achieved.
In tho lattsr part of (jctobur 1917, vaion it ?vas decided on very
sh^rt notic3 to us^o iJreLit as one a£ the porta of entry for the i^orlcan ."■-?.,
thoTL* -jr:2 no ofi'icor available I'or duty ag iiuperintouaent of Artsy I'ransport
i^orvice -pocaazch:;- the Iciad of oxiwrionce in tho stoaiEhip and stovodoring
lino th t such c-21 iaportont post callod for. You iiad. boen assiyaed to ub
for duty about th-.t tirae and, notwlthstan^tin,; tho fact that yo-a had never
had any e:qpori^nco in the .u-roy Sranr.port lino, t was so Impressed with your
confidcnoo la your ability to meet the emergency at Brest that I put In
your Qimas tiie iriiolo matter of openini; up tho port and establishing a suit-
ablo or^.ini^ation. The BPJiiier in yiilch you aasimed this responsibility ana
orsani::od tho worlc at this port constitutea^ in niy opinion, one of the notable
su£ce5::.es of the Jran^portation Corps. Despite your previous lack of ex-
perience in the lino of v/ork to vAilch you -/.ore assigned, togisthcr v,-ith lack
of t>;pii''miol, thij port of iJrest was rcpidly devolopad with the result that tho
bulk of the i'i;oorlc:in troops In Franco have been handled through that port in
an hichly efficient tind aatlsfactory manner.
In July 1910, vrtien the need arose for a General Superintendent of
Arny Transport jerrice at the port of Jt.Mazaire, you were assigned, by reason
of your success at Brest, to that post. At .St.Kas.'iire the situation was
entirely ai.ierent froJi Brest, the dlsohargg of freight tonnage 'bomg the
dooinattnjj activity rather than the nuloadtn^ of troops. The splendid re-
cord you achlovod at Brest has been maintained during the entire period you
have been in oharG© at 5t,l.'esaire, with the result that a constantly in-
creasing tannaf;e discharge was effected up until the time when the Analstloe
naturally airBlniahed the iniports into IVance.
Tour entire service has been exceptionally meritorious and you may
well fBol that you have done your full share In contrlbutine toward the
Quocess of the cause.
I doslre to ccmvey to you n^ hearty congratulations, together with
ray sincere good wisnes for your continued success in life.
r^ith kind personal regards, I am,
Tours very truly.
k
tf. w. ATmaBURr
Brigadier General, tT.£
LETTER OF COMMENDATION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL
FREDERICK W. GREEN
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30? jf.
GSiJ2RAu :iSAI>iJARTSH3.
^eraonnol -^^ireau.
yranoa, .'t.h .Jov., lois.
PR-'-'i- i Tne A-lJutaat General, .l^ioricaa li.'. F.
TO I Gorr)oral J. H. Oarrofr, Co., "E" 12t;i Soiyra. ,(^» R)
1. The atteition of tie ^o. i Jinder-in-Oiue" 'laa btjen
driiwn to /O'jT pro.jTt and cOira.3eou9 action at t^te railiiead at
Ferae doyer (■'iourtne-et- 169elle)j on October 25'^-'i Iplfij when
■7lthS;;t., -'■ice .c'xiire, ,;'l6246l s'.d Gor;.ortil .iiciielft, yaujal-
tiioijya anar-iied, havlar o'seerved an ene.^y areo_)li,ne lend in a
i'ield aearby, advanced at a run to^: rda t.ic .aac J-uo and, ta/ving
by 3 trprise its occupants, wao ,^d landed to iJp-Jce iiiior adjustjcata
■^■H'.ifired t .e.ii and tne areoilone before they coxld re-enter trieir
vjao^ne to oaca'^>e Or offer roaiatance with their ^tina.
2. Tils Ooiaaander-in-Onief expreaaea nerewitn ?iis
appreciation of your jolderl/ act.
Sy Ooraiand of >jeneral Peraiin^i
(3_ ned} iV, iu I>>ike8.
Adjutant General
LETTER OF COMMENDATION TO CORPORAL J. R. CARROW,
MENTIONING SERGEANT LUKE McGUIRE AND CORPORAL H. E. MICHELS
[ XIX ]
CHAPTER I.
THE BIRTH OF THE REGIMENT.
THE origin of the organization which later took form as the
Twelfth Engineers actually antedates the late war with Ger-
many. For some time prior to the declaration of war, Colonel
C. McD. Townsend at the request of General Black, Chief
of Engineers, had been making a study of organization with a
view to the rapid enlargement of the Corps of Engineers for
any emergency which might develop from the unsettled condi-
tions in Mexico. As a result of this study it was recommended
that engineer regiments composed of two battalions, one a
pioneer unit and the other a railway construction unit be
organized using members of the Officers' Reserve Corps and of
the Enlisted Reserve Corps. Recognizing the increasing im-
portance of railways to the army of the present day this organi-
zation seemed ideal, in that trained men would be immediately
available in the Zone of the Advance to handle the many trans-
portation problems that so frequently occur in a campaign.
Early in May, 1917, the Colonel was called to Washington
by the Chief of Engineers to discuss the situation brought about
by the declaration of the war with Germany. This happened
about the time that Marshall JofFre arrived from France to
represent to the American Government the urgent need for
Engineer troops to build and operate the extensive railway
system supplying the Allied Armies on the Western Front.
With the Government's decision to supply these technical
troops a regimental organization differing but slightly from that
presented by Colonel Townsend was decided on. The change
eliminated the pioneer battalion and substituted a railway
operating battalion. Colonel Town-send returned to St. Louis
with instructions dated May 5, 1917, to organize such a regi-
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ment and began immediately. Subsequent orders again changed
the character of the organization to provide that the entire
regiment be recruited for operation only. The previous plan,
however, was too far advanced to change completely. The
officer personnel of the two battalions of the Twelfth differed
in that the First was composed chiefly of operating men and
the Second chiefly of construction men. Later experience
brought out the wisdom of having officers familiar with both
branches of railway work represented in the regiment. The
Twelfth with such an organization proved its ability to meet
successfully the great variety of problems in all phases of rail-
road activity which were encountered during its twenty-one
months of service in France.
Colonel Townsend whose long and varied experience in
military affairs had demonstrated the importance of a careful
choice of officers and non-commissioned officers appointed a
board consisting of Major Jonah, Major Laird and Captain
Green to consider carefully all recommendations before officer's
appointments were requested from Washington. This policy
also proved its worth in the trying days which followed. Non-
commissioned officers were not appointed previous to mobiliza-
tion as was customary in some organizations, but only after
they had proven their ability with troops.
Recruiting offices were opened in St. Louis by Colonel
Townsend May 7, and later in Kansas City and in Dallas.
The Kansas City office was handled by Captain Paul McGee-
han, and the Dallas office by Captain W. J. Barden, Corps of
Engineers.
The War Department order authorizing the establishment
of the "Second Reserve Engineers," the Twelfth's original
designation, also provided for eight other similar regiments.
The First Reserve Engineers were to be organized in New York
City, the Third in Chicago, the Fourth in Boston, the Fifth in
Pittsburg, the Sixth in Detroit, the Seventh in Atlanta, the
Eighth in San Francisco, and the Ninth in Philadelphia. All
these designations were later changed.
In order to avoid the duplication of effort in recruiting,
the Railroads of the country were divided among the nine
regiments already mentioned. The "Second" was authorized
to draw on only those roads entering St. Louis from the South
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and South West. These roads gave their hearty support to the
plan and encouraged their men to enHst. Their patriotic atti-
tude faciHtated in a great measure the success that marked the
efforts of the recruiting officers.
It was endeavored to so balance the enlistments that when
the division into companies was made each would stand as a
self contained operating unit. In pursuance of this policy enlist-
ments under several of the occupational classifications were
closed to further entrants long before recruiting was completed.
This distribution is illustrated by the table given in Chapter X
which was made after replacements had joined the regiment
later in the war.
In addition to the work done by the recruiting officers,
Major Jonah and Captain Green brought into the organization
from their host of followers throughout the Southwest, many
high grade railroad men.
On May 9, Captain C. L. Hall, Corps of Engineers, reported
and took up the duties of Regimental Adjutant. His energy
and ability did a great deal to expedite the organization pro-
gram and to harmonize the various branches of the work
within the regiment. A few weeks after his arrival Captain
Hall received his Major's Commission.
Although recruited as the "Second Reserve Engineers,"
War Department General Order No. 54, dated July 13th, 1917,
changed this designation to the "Second Engineers," National
Army. On the same date, however, a later War Department
order was received changing the name to Twelfth Engineers
(Railway), this last order being in conformity with the adopted
scheme of designating volunteer units by numbers greater than
ten.
The difficulties experienced in recruiting were by no means
the last. General Order No. 61, War Department, dated May
14th, authorized the calling into active service of all men of
the Enlisted Reserve Corps who had been assigned to the
Twelfth. This made necessary the establishment of a camp
where the men could be brought together. Both the Govern-
ment Rifle Range at Arcadia, Missouri, and also the range at
St. Charles were considered, but when requisitions for tentage
and other camp equipment were made. Colonel Townsend was
notified that the War Department was unable to supply the
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required materials. Upon being authorized to rent any building
in or around St. Louis, sufficiently large to accommodate the
regiment the Southern Hotel was considered, but it was recog-
nized that with no drill ground and the many counter attrac-
tions interposed in the heart of a large city, the work of organi-
zation would proceed very slowly. It was then that Mr. James
A. Hooke, Director of Public Utilities of the City of St. Louis,
put at the Colonel's disposal the grounds at Chain of Rocks
Water Works, which proved to be the key to the solution of
the camp problem. There remained only the problem of
obtaining adequate shelter. To obviate this, fourteen Govern-
ment Quarter Boats then in use along the Mississippi and
Missouri Rivers were requisitioned and were, in due time, assem-
bled a short distance below the Chain of Rocks Pumping Plant.
The first boat arrived May 25th, and the last on June 20th.
This type of camp although not contemplated in Field Service
Regulations proved very comfortable and thoroughly
satisfactory.
Captain J. W. Skelly with a detail of twenty men and
assisted by Sergeant A. D. Glenn worked diligently in preparing
these boats for occupation by the companies when they should
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When recruiting had progressed sufficiently, a meeting of
officers was called at which the names of men then on the
regimental roster were divided into company grousp. As has
already been stated this was done on an occupational basis and
not with regard to the particular railroad with which the men
had served previous to enlistment. This far sighted policy
materially aided in producing that homogeneousness of the
regiment as a whole and the close cooperation of its component
units, which characterized the Twelfth throughout its existence.
On June 20th the orders for mobilization were dispatched
and the regiment began to mobilize. The first contingent, that
of Company "E" reported at camp two days later and the
remaining companies followed; Company "C" June 26th, Com-
pany "B" June 27th, Company "F" June 28th, Company "A"
June 29th, and Company "D" July 2nd.
Major John A. Laird took command of the camp June 25th
to direct the work of installing the several groups as they
arrived. On the same day the camp received its name, Gail-
lard, in honor of Colonel David Du Bose Gaillard, who com-
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Y. M. C. A. TENTS, CAMP GAILLARD
manded the Third U. S. Volunteer Engineers in the Spanish
American War. The Third Engineers with whom Major Laird
had served in 1898 was also a St. Louis organization.
Colonel Townsend moved his headquarters from the
Customhouse to Camp Gaillard June 30th, and thereafter re-
mained with his command.
The transition from civil life to military life was made as
easy and gradual as possible. Passes were freely given and very
few restrictions laid down at first. Drill periods were short,
consisting of the School of the Soldier, physical exercise, lectures
on military discipline, personal hygiene, etc., and as training pro-
gressed, the school of the Squad and the School of the Company.
The sanitary conditions of the camp were excellent despite
the presence of recent flood water that had covered the entire
parade grounds. Although the weather was hot and sultry dur-
ing the entire time the Regiment was at camp, the sick rate
was very low and only five men remained behind when the
Regiment left for France, these on account of operations for
which camp conditions were not responsible.
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The Y. M. C. A. opened two large tents which were pro-
vided with writing tables and where refreshments were served.
Those men having families or friends in St. Louis were visited
almost daily by them. Baseball, boxing, music, and picture
shows in the evening at the Y. M. C. A. tent constituted the
amusements during the "off duty" periods.
The only public appearance of the Twelfth while at Camp
Gaillard was the ceremony on July 21st, 1917, when the St.
Louis Engineers' Club presented the regiment with its National
Colors. Mr. Jacob von Maur, Past President of the Club, de-
livered the presentation address, concluding his remarks with
best wishes for the Volunteers in their future work with the
armies in Europe. Colonel Townsend replied expressing the
thanks of the men and Officers of the regiment. The band of
the 5th Missouri National Guard furnished the music.
Some of the supplies and equipment were slow in arriving
and on account of their scarcity no duplicate pieces were
issued except socks and underclothes. These were strenuous
times for Capt. Skelly and his Supply Department. The arms
'E" AND "F" COMPANIES' BOATS, GAILLARD
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and equipment issued were the old type, used in the Spanish-
American war, including the Krag-Jorgensen rifle. The motor
transport consisted of three Dodge touring cars, eleven Pierce-
Arrow two-ton trucks with express type bodies and ten Indian
motorcycles with side cars.
On July 22nd the motor supplies and field equipment were
loaded on freight cars and shipped by special train, over the
Pennsylvania Railroad, to New York City; this train with
Sergeant R. W. Grimes in charge, arrived at its destination on
the 25th. The departure of the motor transport seemed to
substantiate the rumor that within a very few days the regi-
ment would also be on the way.
Both men and officers were keyed up to a fever pitch
awaiting the movement orders which finally materialized in the
following communication :
WAR DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTERS CENTRAL DEPARTMENT
CHICAGO.
July 25, 1917.
From: Department Commander.
To: Commanding Officer, 12th Regiment Engineers JRailway , Custom-
house, St. Louis, Missouri.
Subject: Travel order for the 12th Regiment Engineers Railway to proceed
to New York, N. Y.
1. Pursuant to telegraphic instructions from the War Department,
dated July 21, 1917, the 12th Regiment Engineers Railway will proceed
from St. Louis, Missouri, to New York, N. Y., in time to arrive there on
Saturday morning, July 28th, 1917, where upon arrival it will be reported
to the Commanding General, Port of Embarkation, to embark for service
in France.
2. Quartermaster Corps will furnish the necessary tran'sportation and
suitable subsistence. The travel directed is necessary in the mihtary service.
By command of Major General Barry,
Signed H. K. Heistand,
Adjutant-General
Department Adjutant.
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Late Wednesday night July 25th, Regimental Headquarters
issued its movement order, in accordance with which, all units
were to form early the next morning in heavy marching order
and in overseas equipment. The time finally arrived and the
regiment stood ready to move off. The weather was extremely
hot. That merciless sun in league with a heavy O. D. woolen
uniform and a seventy pound pack made the war seem a bit
realistic.
At 10:00 A. M. the battalions were presented to the regi-
mental commander and the march to the trains at the Chain
of Rocks Pumping Plant was begun. In spite of the adverse
marching conditions, the distance was covered in good time and
in perfect order. In looking over the command it was hard
to realize that only a month ago these soldiers had been civilians
with no knowledge whatever of things military, yet, here they
were fully organized and on the way to the battle fields of
France. But a week ago the war was a thing that existed in
foreign lands, true, we of the United States were to have a
share in it, preparations were being rushed in every part of the
country and the newspapers talked of little else, but still it
seemed a long way off. The movement order itself failed to
force a full realization of its true significance. It was not until
the actual entrainment, however, that the war became a vital
part in the thoughts and every day life of the man in ranks and
of those, who that day, bade him a brave good-by and watched
his train fade into the distance.
The first train of eleven cars, consisting of one Pullman,
one baggage and nine tourist cars, left the Chain of Rocks under
command of Colonel Townsend at 11:00 a. m. The first section
was followed at 11:30 a. m. by a train of similar make-up under
command of Major Jonah and the third and last section at
12 noon under command of Major Laird. The trains were
handled over the Pennsylvania Railroad and exceptionally fast
running time was maintained throughout the journey.
The entire distance to the coast was covered without an
accident or delay, the first section arriving in the old Pennsyl-
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vania station, Jersey City, at 9:00 p. m., July 27th, closely
followed by the other two sections. That night was spent on
the trains and early the next morning, the regiment was taken
by ferry boats to Pier No. 54 of the Cunard Steamship Line
where it embarked on the "R. M. S. Carmania," together with
the Seventeenth Engineers (Railway). In compliance with port
regulations, orders were given that no uniformed men must be
seen on the deck or at any port hole until Sandy Hook was
cleared, so when the "Carmania" steamed from her berth at
1:00 p. m., July 28th there was no appearance of life on the
decks of the boat other than the ship's officers and crew.
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TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE VIA LONDON.
WHEN Sandy Hook was passed the hatches were opened and
the decks swarmed with care-free, light-hearted troops —
the vanguard of America's army to come. Little did they
then dream that it would be almost two long years before they
were again to see that welcome sight — the Statue of Liberty.
On July 30th, at 7:00 a. m., the "Carmania" dropped
anchor in Bedford Basin, Halifax, and for three days she lay
there awaiting the formation of the convoy that was to cross
to "over there." At 6:30 p. m. on August 1st, the convoy
sailed, including the British cruiser "Orama," as naval escort,
the liner "Adriatic" carrying the Thirteenth Engineers, the
"Orduna," carrying the Fourteenth Engineers, and the "Burmu-
dan" with colored troops from the British West Indies.
The second day out life belts
were distributed which were re-
quired to be worn at all times.
Boats or rafts were assigned to
each company organization and
daily boat drills were held to
familiarize each unit with the
route it must follow from its
quarters to its designated life
boat in case of emergency. Five
long blasts of the boat's whistle
was the warning to take station
at the life boats. As this signal was sounded at unannounced
hours and as it was never known whether it was merely for a
drill or for a real emergency, many amusing incidents accompa-
nied these formations.
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On one occasion when the "Carmania" was signaling to
some other boat in the convoy, four blasts were sounded.
"Count" Pritchard, Company B, rushed from his quarters
toward his boat position on the upper deck. He was stopped
midway and informed that only four blasts had blown. Con-
tinuing his flight, he called back, "Yes, but the whistle cord
may have broken and I'm taking no chances." It was also a
common occurrence to be caught in the shower bath by the
emergency signal, but no feeling of modesty prevented a hasty
compliance with standing orders.
The chief order of business aboard ship was the preparation
of rosters under occupational classifications and the examina-
tion of men and officers on Standard Train Rules. As it turned
out, the latter proved of not much greater value to Light Rail-
way troops than that generous shipment of two thousand
lanterns, delivered at Roisel several months later, for use in an
area where a light was the best target the enemy gunners
could ask.
All precautions possible were taken
throughout the entire voyage to guard
against enemy submarines. The route taken
was never known to any but the ships crew,
however, there are many who will wager
that they circled the North Pole at least
three times. A sigh of genuine relief went
up when on August 9th, about 7:30 p. m.,
six British destroyers joined the fleet of
transports some two hundred miles off the
north coast of Ireland and remained with
the convoy until safe from submarine attack.
The "Carmania" docked at Liverpool
at 8:30 a. m. on August 12th, and inside
of two hours the regiment had entrained
in two sections and was enroute to Camp
Oxley, Borden, Hampshire, in the famous Aldershot training dis-
trict. The twelve hour journey was made through a country of
surpassing beauty. The 'neatly trimmed hedge fences, ivy-clad
houses and well made roads gave one the impression of a ride
through a well kept park. At every town, village and cross-roads
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women and children lined the tracks to welcome their American
cousins, but the sight of an able bodied man was a rarity.
Near midnight, upon reaching the journey's end, the mile
and a half march from Borden to the camp was quickly covered
for it was known that a hot meal was ready there. With the
sandwich lunch issued to each man on leaving the transport
"Carmania", for consumption on the train, was the last white
bread that the Twelfth Engineers saw until they joined the
American Expeditionary Forces one year later.
The next two days were
spent in rest with a few hours
of drill preparatory to the
march through London. At
9:00 a. m. on August 15th the
Regiment detrained at Water-
loo Station in London and
marched to Wellington Bar-
racks where the Scots Guards
served breakfast to the
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Four-
teenth, and Seventeenth Engi-
neers. After breakfast the four regiments of Engineers, the
Twelfth, under Colonel Townsend, leading with the band of the
Life Guards, swung out of Wellington Barracks on that historic
march which was heralded, in the British Press, as definitely mark-
ing the complete reunion of England and the United States.
August 15th, 1917, is assured a prominent place in English
and American history, as the premier appearance of American
troops in London. Not since the year 1066, the time of William
the Conqueror, had the streets of London rung with the tramp
of armed foreign forces. The Twelfth is justly proud of leading
this historic march.
The march was made at attention along Piccadilly to Hyde
Park Corner and thence to Grosvenor Gardens, past the Ameri-
can and French Ernbassies, and finally before Buckingham
Palace where the column was reviewed by King George V,
Queen Alexandra, and Premier Lloyd George. It appeared as
though the entire populace of the British Isles had collected
along the line of march. They wanted to see and welcome the
vanguard of America's army.
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The strain of three years' cruel, merciless war could be
read in the faces on all sides, hidden at moments by the light
of hope for the succor that their western ally was to bring;
changing again into that bulldog determination that has charac-
terized the British nation during the years it carried the lion's
share of the world conflict.
In the principal article of the 1917 Christmas number of
Harper's entitled, "Solemn Looking Blokes," a well known Eng-
lish writer vividly describes this historic march. His phrase
"solemn looking" was well chosen, and aptly pictured the
feelings of men who realized that by their appearance and
bearing their nation was to be judged. Looking on the right
or the left as they passed down the crowded streets they saw
chiefly women and children, and now and then felt the
fervid pressure of some old lady's hand on theirs and heard
her entreaties to avenge the murder of her son or husband on
Flanders' fields. There were few that day that did not repeat-
edly have to swallow a lump that rose in their throats.
After a lunch and rest in Green Park, adjoining Bucking-
ham Palace, the march was resumed, this time at route step,
to Waterloo Station from which point the Regiment returned
by train to Camp Oxley, taking with them a feeling of intimate
kinship for the people who had taken them into their hearts;
who, normally reserved and unemotional, had given them the
most tremendous ovation a body of troops probably ever
received.
The Regiment in going to London for the ceremonies on
the 15th, had marched to Liphook, a distance of seven miles
from Camp Oxley, to entrain, the understanding being that on
their return they would be brought back to Borden, only a
mile distant from their Camp. The first Battalion returned
this way, but when the second Battalion, tired and footsore,
climbed off their trains, they were horrified to see the familiar
appearance of Liphook Station instead of that at Borden.
Seven long miles — English country miles — lay between them
and camp. Loud were the groans as they plodded up and down
hill with blood in their eyes and murder in their hearts for the
lucky first battalion, who had covered only ten miles while they
had dragged out twenty-two. But after good hot "chow" and
a night in the hay (about ten straws per man), friendly relations
were once more established between battalions.
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The following is quoted from the August 16th, 1917, issue
of the London "Daily Chronicle", on the march of the Ameri-
cans through London:
"It was not, in the superficial meaning, a picturesque procession. But it was intensely
moving, very inspiring; and there could be no greater message of cheer and consolation in
time of war-weariness than the message in the eyes and in the gait of every American soldier
who passed through our city yesterday. That message was, 'we mean to see it through.'
"Very early in the morning p'eople discovered their viewpoints and waited patiently
watching the enormous crowds that joined them. Traffic was diverted or stopped alto-
gether. Shops were shut and business suspended. And later the meeting of the War Cabinet
itself was adjourned so that the Prime Minister and his colleagues might become as the
people of the streets, making greeting to the men who 'mean to see it through.'
"Mounted police headed the procession. Following was the band of the Life Guards —
and then came the Americans. Londoners are not very ready to cheer. Theirs is the way
of silent tribute. But yesterday they forgot the silly traditions of British reserve. They
might have been Irish or Italian in their wild enthusiasm. For, as the first Americans
were seen, cheers were raised such as have never been heard in London.
"Along the roadway, strewn with the petals of roses flung by women, the Americans
marched. In the distance they looked a little like Australians. They wore the familiar
slouch hat tied with red cord, canvas gaiters, and they carried their rifles with the neatness
of the. experienced campaigner.
"^Stern, grave of face they were, looking straight ahead, as if conscious of the stu-
pendous importance of their mission. It seemed, indeed, as if to them this was as much
the road to the war as the shell-broken dusty highways of France.
"Louder and still louder rose the cries as the Stars and Stripes came in view. Soldiers
in the crowd saluted; men raised their hats, and women threw their flowers and waved
their handkerchiefs — ^and some of them sobbed happy tears of pride such as no man or
woman need remember with shame . . . .,
" . . . With precise, determined step the troops swung along Piccadilly to Hyde
Park Corner and curled around jGrosvenor gardens. And still the men shouted hoarsely
and still little children waved their ismall flags, and still women cried 'God bless you;' and
'Good luck!' ^, ;
"Outside the American Embassy in Grosvenor gardens the crowd was enormous.
_ But no halt was made, and there were no speeches. The American Ambassador, Mr. Page,
took the salute as his countrymen passed and standing by him were Mrs. Page, Admiral
Sims, and members of the Embassy staff. From the Maple Leaf Club close by Canadians
showed what a Canadian cheer can be.
"Then the Americans went onwards to Buckingham Palace to march by the King of
apeople asfree as thoseof the great Republic, and to hear the greatest cheer raised in London.
"Crowds stretched far down the Mall. People climbed onto the Victoria Memorial
and the police had orders not to interfere. Most of the crowd could see little but the rifle
points glittering in the sunlight. But they could hear the tread of the soldiers, and no
band ever made sweeter music for them. These cheering men and women could not see
the King, who with Queen Alexandra stood in the courtyard, but they knew his Majesty
was there. The most colourless life had its moment of radiant glory when the first Ameri-
cans passed the King. The Guard of Honour had played the National Anthem, and after
the sudden silence cheers passed like a wave from the Palace to the Admiralty Arch. In
field-marshal's uniform the King saluted each section as it passed, and those who were near
him saw the pride in his eyes and the smiles as he talked, a little later, to Mr. Lloyd George.
"Present with the King were Viscount French, Sir Francis Lloyd, Colonel Lassiter,
the American Military Attache and his aide de camp. Captain Warburton.
"In the Green Park the troops were allowed a brief rest, and after they had joined
in the general cheers for his Majesty they had some refreshment, and made their way to
Waterloo.
"And here they came to the final stage in the journey so far as the public was con-
cerned, and perhaps that is why there was an emotion shown as is rare in England. For
Waterloo, to so many of us, is a living place of mystery and pain, and of the most joyful
home-comings. But we have had to hide our emotions, and there have been no bands and
no great cheers to help our soldiers. From all the stations whence men have set off to the
wars it has been in silence and in darkness.
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_ "But yesterday it was splendidly different. The bands were there, making great
music with American national air. The station was crammed with people. Before the
soldiers entrained women from the station canteen showered cigarettes on them, and
hurried along with trays of fruit.
"Although no one was allowed on the departure platform, hundreds of people bought
penny tickets which gave them admission to the platform on the other side of the train and
then began the most charming friendliness between the soldiers and the civilians.
" . . Before one of the trains steamed away the massed bands played the National
Anthem. Not a train moved from the station. All was very, very quiet. Then the Ameri-
cans themselves raised three tremendous cheers for England, and the crowds in the station
responded, and so the train went out, and so the men went on to their business of making war.
"Thank you, America. Your men, so fine, so friendly, so soldierly — they have given
us the encouragement we all of us needed, and in the detachments you have sent over you
have given us not only Allies in the military sense, but friends as dear to us as our own
brothers. Together we shall see it through."
The press of the entire world devoted page after page to
the historic march, hailing it as the supreme moment in Anglo-
American relations. It was the subject of stories, poems, and
illustrations. Mr. C. B. Galbreath, former State Librarian of
Ohio, Secretary of the Ohio Constitutional Convention, and
father of Captain A. W. Galbreath, dedicated to the Twelfth
Engineers the following poem commemorative of the London
March:—
THROUGH LONDON TOWN.
A captive city silent stood
Beside the river shore,
While through her streets in splendor passed
William the Conqueror.
His knights with sword and shield and spear
On armored steeds rode down.
They proudly bore their burnished mail
And marched through London Town.
The centuries moved slowly by,
With years of war and peace;
They saw the world's metropolis
In power and fame increase.
And never echoed through her streets
The tread of foeman's heel,
Nor flashed from out her misty light
The glint of foreign steel:
Until there burst a fateful storm
With lightnings red and dire,
When Attila resurgent came
And set the world on fire,
The city poured her legions forth,
The tide of wrath to turn;
She saw her brave defenders go
Their shattered ranks return.
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A shadow on the city fell
With pain and grief oppressed;
And weary eyes sought wistfully
A sign from out the West:
When lo! a thrilling murmur ran —
"They come, the men of might,
To join our ranks, to smite the foe
And set the world aright."
A foreign flag and foreign arms
And soldiers lithe and brown,
Through open gates and open hearts
March into London Town:
While from the tower above the bridge
That spans the river's tide,
The union jack and stars and stripes
Were floating side by side.
A mighty multitude acclaimed
And shook the walls with cheers;
And some their greetings shouted forth
And some were touched to tears.
Uncovered stood the men of state
That hold a nation's helm,
While to the passing pageant bowed
The ruler of the realm.
And in those soldier ranks were lads
Of many racial strains;
The Saxon, Norse, and Celt were there,
Blent in their Yankee veins.
And some had ancestors who balked
A British monarch's will
With fiery speech at Faneuil Hall
Or fought at Bunker Hill.
Forgotten was the ancient feud,
The strife of vanished years;
They viewed the nation's gratitude
With joy akin to tears;
And this their silent message was:
"Faint not, though foes assail;
Our brothers o'er the sea arise;
They come; they will not fail.
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"They know your cause and quarrel just,
They heed your fervent prayers;
The millions of America
Have made your battle theirs.
They vow the tyrant's rule shall bind
The states of earth no more,
That Kaiser William shall not be
William the Conqueror."
Though this historic march is done,
The marchers still advance
And pitch their camps on many a field
Of desolated France.
On evenings round their frugal fires
Their varied tales they tell,
Of voyage fair and weary march
And trench and bursting shell.
Of terraced slopes and wooded hills
And plains where poppies grow,
And rivers rushing from their steeps
Or winding calm and slow;
Of ruined towns, cathedrals wrecked.
And cities doomed to fall;
And oft they modestly rehearse
This story dear to all:
"How proud we were for one brief day
To let brave England know
The Yankee lads were on the way
To help her crush the foe;
Though ours may be a humble part,
While others win renown.
Of Freedom's host we led the van
And marched through London Town."
Aside from the London parade, August 15th, 1917, is
memorable in the history of the Twelfth Engineers, for upon
receipt of the follovs^ing telegram from American Expeditionary
Force headquarters at Paris, the Regiment passed- from Ameri-
can to British control.
Paris, August 15th, 1917.
Colonel Lassiter, American Embassy, London, England.
Route the 13th Regiment Engineers to Verdun, France; the 17th to
St. Nazaire, France; and the 12th and 14th to the British Front. Report
departure.
"Alvord"
Adjutant General.
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ABOARD THE ANTRIM
August 17th saw the Regiment again on the move, this
time to Southampton where part embarked in the horse trans-
port "Australind" with one battalion of the Fourteenth Engi-
neers and the balance in the "Antrim" with the other battalion
of the Fourteenth.
There was considerable speculation as
to why the Regiments were split between
two boats when each could have had a
transport to itself. Curiosity finally get-
ting the upper hand, one of the British
officers handling the embarkation was asked
the reason for the Regiment being thus
divided. "That is done," he said, "in
crossing the Channel to Boulogne, so that
if one boat is torpedoed and lost there will
still remain of each organization sufficient
mourners to tell what a damn fine bunch
the others had been and incidentally there
will remain the nucleus of a new organiza-
tion." Yet they say, an Englishman has no sense of humor.
Pleasant thoughts we had that night! Each boat hoping that if
it proved necessary to! sing any praise that it would be the singer
and not the sung-of.
There were no representatives of the great American Press
on hand to greet the Regiment when it landed at Boulogne the
morning of August 18th, 1917. Had there been an inquisitive
news gatherer present and had he, in his everlasting pursuit
of facts and impressions, asked any man in the long column
whether the act of setting foot on the soil of France made him
feel like a crusader, the answer might have been, "Hell no, I'm
a stinger and my receipts are up to date, but say, I'm hungry
enough to eat a horse with the hide on," or words to that
effect.
The fact is, neither Big Bill, the boomer brakeman, or
Frank, the foot board yardmaster, are very much given to close
analysis of their own innermost thoughts or feelings, neverthe-
less there lurked deep down in the minds of both, a sense of the
magnitude of this event in their personal lives — the realization
that they were passing a mile-stone in the history of their
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Regiment and actually lending force to America's participation
in the war. But for the moment the painful inadequacy of
travel rations over-shadowed all other considerations.
Those who landed at Boulogne that day and hiked up the
hill to Camp St. Martin with the acclaim of the French popu-
lace ringing in their ears are likely to remember the event to
the last day of their lives. They will also remember the
announcement made by the Camp Commandant to the effect
that tea, bread, and jam would be served at four o'clock and
that the regular issue of meat would be forthcoming as soon as
it could be thawed out and cooked. When, three days later,
the Twelfth departed from Camp St. Martin (more aptly and
less reverently called Camp Sans Cuisine) they carried with
them the firm conviction that the meat was still frozen. Also,
they left behind in the minds of the Camp officers the knowl-
edge that a bell-top tent which will hold from sixteen to twenty
Tommies would, at the most, hold thirteen Yanks.
During this brief stay on the wind swept, sandy hills
outside Boulogne, the Regiment was fitted out with shrapnel
helmets, "P. H." (phenol-hexamine) helmets and small box
respirators, (gas masks) and given their first instructions in the
precaution against gas. At Boulogne, these Yanks first learned
to say "combien francs" and to look pleasant when they heard
the verdict. Not many of them were heavily burdened with
francs and they were far from home and pay day. Moreover,
the tobacco famine was at its height. The few fortunates pos-
sessed of francs could only buy in limited quantities. When a
man lit a cigarette in public the line of aspirants for second,
third and even fourth honors would form on the spot and follow
matters to the very "fag" end.
On August 19th, a detachment of one hundred men from
Company F under the command of Captain Kennedy, marched
to Boulogne and entrained at the Gare du Nord for Roisel
(Somme), arriving there that night at 11:00 p. m. The destina-
tion of this party was not generally known, so Dame Rumor
insisted that the detail had been rushed to the front lines to
plug a gap.
In reality it was an advance detail that was sent to pick
the first camp site and to transfer the Regimental stores from
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RUINS OF THE SUGAR MILL, MONTIGNY FARM
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the broad guage train at Roisel to the light railway trains, for
movement to the siding at the old Sugar Mill at Montigny
Farm. This detachment worked throughout the night of
August 19th behind the Jeancourt batteries.
The balance of the regiment followed this advance detail
on August 21st, the trains going via Abbeville, Amiens, Villers-
Bretonneux, thence eastward across the old Somme battlefields
through Misery, Peronne, Doingt, Buire, Tincourt to Roisel.
FIRST CAMP SITE IN THE SOMME NEAR MONTIGNY FARA1. AUG. 19, 1917.
The momentous happenings of the preceding days were soon
forgotten, when the trains passed Villers-Brettoneux and entered
the thirty mile strip of desolate waste that had been the battle
ground of the English and German armies for three years.
Death, desolation, and wanton destruction were seen on all sides.
In every direction were seen white crosses — some in clusters —
others off by themselves, each marking the spot where some
brave Britisher slept. The villages had disappeared, their sites
marked only by crumbled walls and shattered tree trunks.
The very character and surface of the country was changed,
torn by trenches which ran in every direction and pock marked
by shell holes which were so close together that they overlapped.
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AMIENS-VERMAND ROAD
Everywhere grew the red poppies. One could close his eyes,
shutting momentarily from view the wreckage of a fair country,
and picture the quaint little villages, the children, the tree
lined roads, and flowering fields now all despoiled by the
Hun in his mad desire for world domain.
ROISEL ROAD
I have heard that gypsies dwell
Down the road to fair Roisel.
Tell me true, is this the way}
Surely I have gone astray.
I have heard that gypsy song
Rings the happy way along.
This is not the road, I know.
Why should they have told me so.?
I have heard that magpies flew
Black and white in skies of blue.
Surely this not the way;
Ravens wing the dismal gray.
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I have heard the fields were all
Flowered as a gypsy shawl.
This is not the road they mean;
Not a blossom have I seen.
I have often heard them tell
Of the road to fair Roisel.
Nothing did they say, I know,
Of these crosses row on row.
Who has strung that tangled wire,
Blackened hedge and tree with fire?
Is it thunder that I hear.?
This is not the road, I fear.
Not a thrill of laughter gay;
Surely this is not the way.
Tangled hedge and crumbled wall;
This is not the way at all.
There is not a gypsy throng,
Ne'er a strain from gypsy song;
Only ranks of marching men.
I must turn me back again.
— Hubert W. Kelly,
Company D, 12th Engineers.
RUINS OF THE HOTEL DE VILLE, ROISEL
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It was a very quiet determined looking body of men that
detrained that afternoon, the 21st of August, 1917, at Roisel
and marched to their "pup tent" camp, east of Montigny Sugar
Mill. Sleep that night was out of the question. The novelty
of the very lights as they soard above the trenches, the moan
of a passing shell, the angry reply of a big howitzer, and the
rattle of a machine gun were not conducive to peaceful repose
on first acquaintance.
The next morning Col. Townsend chose as the location for
headquarters camp, a long narrow valley screened from the
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SQUARE IN PERONNE, LOOKING TOWARD RUINS OF THE CATHEDRAL.
enemy observation balloons by a steep wooded slope; Compa-
nies B, C, D, E, and Headquarters Detachment marched to
this location, „ one half mile southwest of the Sugar Mill, and
pitched camp, using the bell tents procured by Captain Skelly
from the British 3rd Army, to which the Twelfth was then
attached.
At the same time, Companies A and F moved by light rail-
way to Quinconce, a mile north of Peronne, and pitched camp
just south of Mount St. Quentin along side the narrow gauge
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CAPTURED GERMAN GUNS, PERONNE SQUARE
RUINS OF SUGAR MILL, QUINCONCE, FROM PERONNE-BAPAUME ROAD
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railway. This detachment was under command of Captains F.
W. Green and F. T. Kennedy. A medical detail under Lieut.
T. P. Brookes accompanied them.
CAMP SITE COMPANIES "A" AND "F" LOOKING TOWARD MT. ST. QUENTIN.
GRAVES ON LEFT ARE THOSE OF AUSTRALIANS KILLED IN SEPT., 1918
Thus it was, that in less than a month from the time of
entraining at Camp Gaillard, St. Louis, and within two months
of mobilization, the Twelfth found itself on foreign soil in the
shell torn valley of the Somme, an integral part of the powerful
army of Great Britain and under direct shell fire of the German
batteries. Needless to say the two months, July and August of
1917, contained a variety of experiences and will long be
remembered.
Here it was, on the Somme that the regiment later became,
in the verbage of the Britisher, "The Twelfth American Royal
Engineers." This designation which bespeaks the warm friend-
ship and high regard which sprung up between the soldiers of
the two countries, will always remain a matter of pride with
the Twelfth.
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CHAPTER III.
DIGGING IN.
THE last week of August saw the camp at Montigny Farm, a
center of feverish activity. As fast as material could be
secured, huts were being erected, duck boards laid down,
and the start was made on the "Million Dollar Road," that
famous highway built from the Sugar Mill up through the
center of camp, in all, about one thousand yards long.
COMPANY HUTS FROM THE "MILLION DOLLAR ROAD'
The road material consisted of old bricks and masonry
hauled from ruins in the vicinity. Locomotive engineers, fire-
men, conductors, etc., "made little ones out of big ones" and
learned to use a "Number 2" in spreading the product of their
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RUINS OF "A" COMPANY'S HUTS, QUINCONCE
labors; while yardmasters, switchmen, machinists, and clerks
tamped it in place. It has sometimes been stated that more
high grade engineering talent, more bricks, and more profanity
MONTIGNY (WITH APOLOGIES TO THE "CLIFF DWELLERS".)
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were used per square yard on that job than on any other since
the day the Romans got the "good roads bug."
Other details dug endless numbers of grease traps, waste
pits, built incinerators, wrestled pots and pans in K. P. work,
and if the opportunity offered itself slipped off to explore the
trenches and dugouts of the old Somme battle fields.
Life at the Mount St. Quentin camp was moving in about
the same channels as that at headquarters, except that no
camp buildings were erected, everything being under tentage.
A case of mumps was discovered on the second day and the
camp put under quarantine until it could be ascertained whether
any contacts would develope.
WATER TANKS AT QUINCONCE
_ When the quarantine was lifted the detachment started
their first light railway work, constructing a building for use as
a light railway repair shop, erecting a sixty ton crane, installing
a new water system and tanks, and building new light railway
yard tracks.
A word first about the character of the roadbed and equip-
ment. The narrow gauge roads that were to be operated by
the regiment were the light railways of the British Army. Most
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LOOKING EAST TOWARD ENGINE SHED, TINCOURT
of the track was sectional, sixteen pound rails, sixteen feet long
and held to gauge by four or five pressed steel ties to the
section. The gauge was sixty cm. — practically two feet.
This sectional track was adapted to facilitate construction
work, but the track was not used for heavy power until further
supported by wooden ties jumped in between the steel ones.
These wooden ties were 4 inches by 8 inches by 4 feet 9 inches
and were supported by 6 inches of ballast.
The ballast was of various types — some cinder, some broken
brick from ruins, but for the larger part, chalk, which was char-
acteristic of this section of the country. The chalk, however,
was too soft for a satisfactory ballast, and after a freeze went to
pieces rapidly, requiring a great deal of work in maintenance.
The minimum curvature was a thirty meter radius, and
super elevation from one half inch to one inch.
The motive power consisted of steam locomotives, gasoline
electric tractors, and gasoline tractors. Three classes of steam
locomotives were used, the Baldwin, the Cook and the Hudson.
The Baldwin and Cook were equipped with saddle tanks which
gave them a high center of gravity and resulted in the engine
rolling badly on any track not in perfect surface.
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The details of the first two types are tabulated below:
Details
Wheel type
Wheel base, drivers
Wheel base, total
Water capacity, gal.
Coal capacity, lb.
Number of tubes
Total heating surface, sq. ft.
Working pressure, lbs. per sq. in.
Width over all
Center of gravity, height
Weight on drivers, lb.
Tractor force appx. lb.
The gasoline-electric tractors, called by the British Petrol-
eletric or P. E.'s, were built by the Dick-Kerr Co. Ltd. of
London and the British Westinghouse Co. of Manchester. They
vi^ere equipped with a Dorman four cylinder 38 h. p. engine, a
50 kw. D. C. generator, connected through a 9 point reversible
controller to two 30 H. P. D. C. motors, mounted on the trucks
of the tractor. The Dorman engine develops its rated power
at 1200 R. P. M. The "P. E." weighed seven tons and had a
tractive force of 4000 pounds.
Baldwin
Cook
4-6-0
2-6-2
5 '-10"
5 '-6"
12 '-2"
16'-6"
395
395
1758
1680
84
54
254.5
262
178
175
6 '-11"
6 '-2"
3'-0"
2'-10"
23251
23772
5000
5000
TINCOURT ENGINE SHED
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BRITISH EQUIPA1ENT AT FINS
The gasoline tractors, better known as Simplex Tractors,
were built by The Motor Rail and Tramcar Company of Lon-
don in two sizes, — -a 20 H. P. and 40 H. P. Both were equip-
ped with Dorman engines, the former with two cylinders and
the latter with four. The drive, in each case, was through a cone
clutch, reversible two speed transmission box, and chain and
sprocket to two sets of drive wheels. The 20 H. P. weighed
about two tons and had a tractive force of 1000 pounds. The
40 H. P. was armored and weighed close to six tons, with a rated
traction of 3000 pounds. All tractor engines were water cooled.
The rolling stock consisted of ten types of cars (wagons)
ranging in capacity from eighteen cubic feet to two hun-
dred and twenty-five cubic feet and from five and one half
to twenty and one half feet in length. A few closed or box
cars were used, principally for work shop cars, rations, etc.,
these having a capacity of five hundred and twenty five cubic
feet and an over all length of twenty and one half feet. The
type most generally in service was an open bogie car measuring
17 feet 6 inches by 4 feet 9 inches by 2 feet inside, and pro-
vided with hinged falling sides.
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On August 31st, Capt Phillips, with men from Companies
"C," "D," "E" and "F" was given the first section of railroad
taken over for operation and maintenance. This was the DZ
(pronounced De Zed) Line from Montigny to Vermand, 3.81
miles in length. Four days later this territory was extended to
include the Roisel yard, and Sept. 26th the Hancourt Branch
of the DZ lines. (See map).
Mapping of the permanent camp site at Montigny (see
map), was started and Major Jonah's field party under Lt.
Nash (better known as Daniel Boone), commenced the location
and construction of the Jeancourt-LeVerguier line.
Company "D" was moved, Sept. 7th, to a point just east of
Hamel near Tincourt in order to supply the force necessary in
taking over the Roisel-St. Emilie and the Hamel Heudecourt
lines, otherwise known as the C Y Lines. Captain Phillips was
sent to the Tincourt camp with Lieutenant Albaugh as an
assistant to supervise the operation and maintenance of these
lines. Captain Foster relieved Captain Phillips on the D. Z.
Lines. This change in control was effected without any delay
to the flow of traffic.
TINCOURT YARD
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TOWN OF TINCOURT
Companies A and F, at Mount St. Quentin, received orders
on Sept. 23rd to break camp, Company A moving to a point
just east of Fins on the Fins-Gouzeaucourt Road, and Com-
pany F to Tincourt, reinforcing Co. D on the C Y Lines.
Major Laird took command of the Tincourt Camp, Sept. 25th.
Captain Green, with Company A, on September 27th, took
over the operation of the Fins-Heudecourt and the Hne from
Fins to AX 129, both branches of the AX Lines, as well as
the entire system known as the "AX Extension Lines." A de-
tachment of "Simplex" and "Petrol" electric tractor drivers and
mechanics, under Lieut. Etheridge, moved to the advance repair
sheds about a mile and one-half east of Fins to handle advance
area traffic.
At the close of September the Regiment was operating thirty-
nine miles of track, maintaining twenty miles, had graded two
miles and laid 1.3 miles of new track, and had ballasted two
and one-fourth miles of both new and old track. The total ton-
miles for the month was 107,472, while the locomotive mileage
was 5,309. The construction of the uncompleted part of the
Jeancourt-LeVerguier Line was turned over to the Sixth Cana-
dian Railway Troops on the last of the month. During the
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month, Lieut. C. C. Brown joined the Regiment, and
Captain A. S. Bowen, M. C, was promoted to Major.
October found the regiment in full swing on the operation
and maintenance of the light railways extending from Cambrai
to St. Quentin on the British Third Army front. The men
were rapidly becoming accustomed to the peculiar conditions
under which the railways were operated.
At first it was hard to regulate the use of lanterns and
lights in the more advanced positions, especially as the bulk of
the work in such places had to be done at night; but a few
timely reminders in the form of German shells emphasized the
necessity of being careful, and little trouble followed.
At the beginning of the work, several dispatching systems
were tried. The method which proved most satisfactory devel-
oped from the "train sheet, written order" system. Due to the
inadequacy of the paper supply the verbal order took the place
of the written order. This proved quite flexible and was a
means of saving time. The results obtained by this method
proved its superiority over that used previously by the British
on these lines.
OFFICERS' QUARTERS, TINCOURT
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LOOKING TOWARD SITE OF AX CONTROLL FROM FINS-GOUZEAUCOURT
ROAD
The Light Railway System operated by the Twelfth, was
divided into three divisions. The AX Lines, with the District
Control and Chief Dispatcher located at Fins (later at Quin-
conce) ; the CY Lines, with District Control and Chief Dis-
patcher at Tincourt; and the DZ Lines, with District Control
and Chief Dispatcher at Montigny (later at Roisel). These
three district controls were manned by personnel of the Twelfth,
who reported to a British Central Control at Quinconce, and
from whom they received their daily orders for all car move-
ments.
The car situation was always acute. There were always
more orders for cars than there were cars available. Finally, to
remedy this situation, a four hour demurrage order was put into
effect, and then most of the equipment made at least two trips
daily. A spirit of keen, friendly rivalry sprang up between
the three divisions, and the personnel worked hours they had
never dreamed of in civil life.
Dispatching was done by telephone. Station operators in
pairs, one for day duty and the other for night, were scattered
along the various lines, living in bomb proofs, or small 6x8 cor-
rugated iron shacks, with dugouts either under the floor, or
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near the door. Each took turns at cooking the meals and
attending to the "general housework." It was a lonely life, but
the boys stuck to it as only the Twelfth could.
The first misfortune to visit the Twelfth was the loss of
Major Hall, who early in October, was called to Paris, reporting
to the Chief of Staff, G. H. Q. Intelligence Section. Captain
Kennedy, then commanding Company "F," was appointed to
fill the post of Regimental Adjutant left vacant by Major Hall.
When the regiment had gotten fully settled and the work
was progressing satisfactorily, a system of twenty-four hour
leaves of absence was instituted which afforded an opportunity
for sight seeing trips to the various points of interest in this
locality. Amiens, with its shops and parks and interesting civil-
ians, proved to be the chief attraction and was visited by
every man of the command. Besides its gastronomic advan-
tages, it, like other very old French' cities, was rich in historic
setting. Amiens, the old capital of Picardy, was a flourishing
city long before the Christian Era. Originally the home of the
Franks, it was overrun in 450 by the Huns, and later taken by
the Normans, who considered it of sufficient importance, in 882,
to fortify it. Peter the Hermit, a native of Amiens in the
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Eleventh Century, led the first Crusade. A century later
Amiens and Peronne were made Royal Cities. The Treaty of
Ontreau was ratified here by Henry II in 1550 within the
Cathedral and the "Peace of Amiens", in 1802 terminating the
the War with England, was signed in the Hotel de Ville. The
most famous edifice in Amiens is the Cathedral, so aptly called
by VioUet-le-Duc, "The Parthenon of Gothic Architecture." This
structure altho twice in jeopardy during the late war was dam-
aged only slightly and can readily be repaired.
STANDARD GAUGE ROISEL-ST QUENTIN LINE THROUGH MONTIGNY,
CONSTRUCTED AFTER GERMAN RETREAT OF SEPT. 1918
It did not require much of a French vocabulary to visit
Amiens and make your wants known; in fact, the average
"Yank" never gets beyond "Voulez-vous Promonade avec moi,"
"Combien," "Oeufs," "Beaucoup," "Couche," "Tres Bien,"
"Vin Blanc," and a few additional set phrases that are good on
any and all occasions.
As the regiment was spread out over such a large territory
and working such long hours, it was impossible to do much in the
nature of organized entertainment for the troops. There were
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GARE DU NORD, AMIENS
RUE DE TROIS CAILLOUX FROM THE AMERICAN DRUG STORE
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occasional British Divisional Shows that some were able to
attend, and now and then a base ball game was played with
the Canadians.
The game which probably created the greatest stir was
played on October 21st at Fins between two of our own teams;
one chosen from Companies "A," "D" and "F," and the other
known as "Headquarters Team," from "B," "C" and "E," and
Headquarters Detachment. The day was an ideal one for base-
TRACKS AT FINS ALONG FINS-GOUZEAUCOURT ROAD
ball, and (as it later proved) also for Boche planes. Twice
during .the afternoon the crowd, composed of men and offi-
cers of the 24th and 55th Divisions (British), were scattered
by these uninvited guests. The game, which developed into an
eleven inning pitchers' battle between Marquard on one side, and
Hinton and Moss on the other, finally ended by darkness with
the score 1 to 1.
On the last day of September the Regiment was visited by
a group of officers, representing the Director General of Trans-
portation, who were in search of officers to fill posts in various
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LIGHT RAILWAY YARD AT FINS
TINCOURT YARD FROM EAST END
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STATION A X 8 ON FINS-PERONNE ROAD
departments at G. H. Q. then in process of organization. The
immediate result of this visit was the loss of four officers, —
Lieut. Col. Adams, Major Jonah, Captain Green, and Captain
Kennedy.
This was a blow to the Regiment, yet it was gratifying to
know that officers of the Twelfth had been chosen for this big
work. After they left, their accomplishments in their new fields
were followed with much interest and pride by their old com-
rades in the regiment.
Upon leaving the regiment, Lieut. Col. Adams went to
headquarters of the A. E. F. to act as adviser on matters per-
taining to broad guage transportation. Major Jonah reported
to Paris, and became Chief Engineer of the Light Railways for
the American Army, conceiving, the plans for the lines, rail-
heads, shops, equipment and power, which later proved of such
tremendous value to our armies.
Captain Green and Captain Kennedy left together for Paris,
and reported to General Atterbury, the D. G. T. Captain Ken-
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nedy was assigned to the Mechanical Department of the Trans-
portation Corps, as Mechanical Engineer; while Captain Green
was sent to Brest to create an organization for the handling of
the enormous amounts of miscellaneous army supplies and troops
that would soon be pouring in there. For his services at Brest,
and later at St. Nazaire he was awarded the "Distinguished
Service Medal" by the Americans and the Legion of Honor by
the French.
The removal of these officers from the regiment necessitated
readjustments in the remaining personnel. Captain Phillips was
placed in command of Company "A," at Fins and became O. C.
AX Lines. Lieutenant Albaugh accompanied him as Transpor-
tation Officer, and Lieutenant Queal as Locomotive Officer.
Major Laird assumed control of the C. Y. Lines with Lieuten-
ant McFarland as Transportation Officer, and Lieutenants
Galbreath and Meston as Maintenance and Mechanical Officers.
Captain Foster with Lieutenants Brooking and Downes remained in
control of the D. Z. Lines. Captain Burden was relieved as com-
mander of Headquarters Detachment to fill the post of Regi-
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mental Adjutant. Lieutenant Johnson was transferred from Co.
"C" to take command of Headquarters Detachment.
October ended with the regiment operating forty-one miles
of line, maintaining twenty-five and one-half miles, and during
the month reballasting six and one-half miles. The ton miles
of material handled for the month had increased to 264,163,
while the locomotive miles totaled 8,394, the average. haul being
about six miles.
CHAPTER IV.
CAMBRAI.
WHEN the destinies of war carried the Twelfth Engineers
to the Picardy Front, it was called a quiet sector, but in
October preparations were started for a great offensive
against Cambrai. Enormous quantities of ammunition, barbed
wire, "duck boards," light railway material, and army equipment
ROISEL YARD AND WRECK OF CHIEF DISPATCHER'S OFFICE, DZ 100
of every description was moved from Roisel, Tincourt and Fins
broad gauge railheads, to the front by light railways.
The weather was cold and rainy — yet, to the optimist,
there was one consolation, it could not rain more than twenty-
four hours a day. Before entering the great war, all had read
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BROAD GAUGE RAILHEAD, FINS
much of France — "Sunny France." France was thought of as a
land of flowery fields, balmy sunshine, beautiful women, and
romance. But, this dream was rudely shattered, and by a
BRITISH TANKS AT ROISEL
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unanimous vote the originator of the expression "Sunny France"
was accorded the highest honors in the Ananias Club.
The weather, although far from pleasant, did not halt in
any degree the many preparations for the coming offensive.
Secrecy was the keynote of the preparatory program, conse-
quently much of the work had to be done at night and camou-
flaged before daylight. An extension of the light railway track
from Hamel to C. C. S. 55 (Casualty Clearing Station), was
built to facilitate the handling of the expected casualties.
Tanks were brought into the broad gauge railheads, unloaded and
taken to nearby camouflaged positions as concentration points.
Early in November the growing light railway tonnage made
it necessary to extend the working radius of locomotives. Men
and officers remained on duty from fifteen to eighteen hours a
day, giving their best efforts to insure a successful outcome to
the approaching action.
Artillery and aerial activity increased on both sides along
the entire sectors' front. Clear days invariably meant visits by
enemy scout planes and clear nights just as certainly, meant the
familiar pulsating hum of the Gothas. Camps, railheads, horse
lines and ammunition dumps grew very unpopular especially in the
moonlight. Dugouts on the other hand grew steadily in popularity.
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Toward the later part of the month ground mists and low
visibility aided the light railway program in making it possible
to operate steam power closer to the front line trenches.
For about a week previous to November 20th, the day set
for General Byng's big smash at the Hindenburg Line, the wagon
roads were jammed every night with all sorts of traffic; heavy guns,
light guns, cavalry, limbers, wagons and motor transport moving up
to positions for the assault. The last night, however, was re-
served for the movement of the supporting infantry. The un-
canny quiet that settled over the sector that night was oppressive.
At 6:20 A. M., the zero hour, every battery from Fins to
Vermand opened fire — the battle was on. Some five hundred
tanks preceded the first infantry waves, rolling down the barbed
wire and neutralizing the advance enemy machine gun posts.
In an incredibly short time the famous Hindenburg Line was
broken on a twenty mile front and to a depth of nearly six
miles. 10,000 prisoners constituted the first day's haul.
Heart rending was the sight of those pitiful bands of
French Civilians from Villages in the liberated area. Old men
and old women, for three years under the German heel, broken
in health and destitute, except for what they wore and the
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THE FOSTER, SKELLY, PITTMAN RESIDENCE, MONTIGNY
armful of bedding or other household goods with which they
labored along the shell wrecked roads to the rear.
The Twelfth lost many a staunch friend that day among
British units in the neighborhood but this was especially true in
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the fate of "B" Squadron, Fort Gary Horse (Canadian) which
was part of General Byng's enormous cavalry force. They crossed
the Scheldt at Marcoing and fought their way into the outskirts
of Cambrai; then back again to the British front line. Only forty-
two men of the entire squadron came out of the battle alive.
The advance cleared the valley leading from Gouzeaucourt
to Villers Plouich, and thus opened up for daylight traffic, a sec-
tion of road which had formerly been safe only at night. This
section of the line, together with all lines north and east of
AX 129 and C. Y. 25 were, on November 20th, turned over to
Canadian 35th L. R. C, who were constructing the connection
from the British light railways to the captured German system.
When the Canadians moved forward. Captain Phillips, with
"A" Company, took over the operation of the AX lines from
Quinconce to AX 15, and the Lieramont cut-off from AX 7 to
C. Y. 16. This relieved, to a certain extent, the long hours the
men had been working prior to the drive. As a further assist-
ance the A. D. L. R. relieved the Twelfth of the maintenance
of the C. Y. Line from C. Y. 16 to the wye at Roisel, thus
allowing more men for operating duty.
That the British authorities were pleased with the results
obtained from the operation of the light railways in the prepara-
ROfSEL RAILHEAD FROM THE WEST
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ENTRANCE TO HENNESSY'S CHATEAU, TINCOURT
tion for, and during the offensive, is evidenced b)^ the following
letters, the former from General J. Byng, commanding the Third
British Army, to Lieut. Colonel J. A. S. Gray, Assistant Director
General of Transportation under whom the Twelfth were serv-
ing; the latter by Lieut. General Pluteny commanding the
Third Corps: —
Headquarters, Third Army, B. E. F.
My dear Colonel: 29-11-17.
Now that the Third Army oflFensive has reached its limit, and normal
trench warfare has been resumed, I would like to take the opportunity of
giving you a short appreciation of the services that you and other trans-
portation officers have rendered to myself, my staff, and all combatant and
administration branches of the Army.
The essence of the operation was secrecy and speed, and I can assure
you that never was more thorough secrecy better obtained than in your
preparations for the 20th of November, and never speed so greatly developed
as in the work of your department since that date.
.Standard and Light Railways, as well as the Roads, are all in a most
promising condition, and that satisfactory state of affairs is due to the
energy, forthought, and practical methods which I have seen in your
department.
It remains for me to thank you and other Transportation Officers for
their co-operation and response to my call, which I do with the very deepest
^^"'^"^ty. Yours sincerely,
(Signed) J. Byng, General.
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THIRD ARMY NO. S. Q.— S4,
III CORPS. NO. A. Q., 20-8-17.
Headquarters, Third Army:
I desire to bring to your notice the good work recently carried out
under the orders of the A. D. L. R. Ill South. On receipt of orders to
prepare for an offensive, it was necessary to carry out an extended pro-
gramme of construction work, if full value was to be obtained from the
then existing system. This work was duly carried out up to schedule time.
During the period of construction work, a traffic scheme was placed before
Transportation, which enabled me to feed the equivalent of three divisions
from Fins RailJiead, without the use of motor or horse transport. This
scheme was accepted, and the operation department have worked it with
punctuality and dispatch. The immediate result has been that the cavalry
divisions have had free access north and south through Fins at all times.
The delivery of large quantities of ammunition to the equivalent of
eight divisional artilleries and thirty-six heavy and siege batteries, was suc-
cessfully carried through, and it was only necessary to use a minimum of
lorries, thus saving much wear and tear of roads.
Much of the construction and traffic work was carried out in such
close proximity to the enemy that severe restrictions had to be enforced
regarding the use of telephones, and this added largely to the traffic
(Signed) W. P. Pluteny,
Lieutenant General, Commanding III Corps.-
BRICK ORDERLY ROOM AND CANTEEN, MONTIGNY
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Within a few days time after General Byng's successful
drive, the light railways were connected across what had been
"No Man's" land to the German Light Railway System. This
work was done by the Canadians, the connection being made
at Marcoing. In addition to the men of the Twelfth who were
operating in this area, were men of another American Regiment
of Engineers, the Eleventh, at work beside the Canadians,
extending the broad gauge line into the captured territory.
Conditions had just about gotten back to normal and
trench warfare resumed when the enemy launched his counter
offensive to neutralize the gains made by the British and elimi-
nate the Marcoing salient. Early on the morning of Novem-
ber 30th, his artillery opened up on the British positions, rear
areas as well as the front line. Shells fell in both the Tincourt
and Fins camps. By noon the enemy had taken Gouzeaucourt
and advanced to a point between there and Fins. His barrage
had been so effective and wire communication so promptly de-
stroyed that information of the enemy's progress 'had not yet
reached the American and Canadian engineers, when suddenly
they came face to face with the gra}- uniforms of the oncoming
Germans.
Thus it was, that the first Americans fought in the world
war. Caught without arms, they fought with whatever they
had at hand, where possible, picking up a fallen British com-
rade's rifle, or getting one from a dead Hun.
The Twelfth's poet, Private Hubert W. Kelly of Company
"D," most ably pictures the scenes of that day before Cambrai
in his verses dedicated to our comrades in arms, the Eleventh
Engineers, entitled, "The American Engineers who Fought at
Cambrai." The Eleventh suffered heavily in killed, wounded
and captured.
THE AMERICAN ENGINEERS WHO FOUGHT AT CAMBRAI.
Dedicated to Our Brothers in Arms, The 11th Engineers.
This is a tale for those who cry,
America came when the fight was done;
Of Bloody Cambrai where Americans lay
Beaten and brained by the hand of the Hun.
This is a tale for those who say,
Americans came at the end of the fray;
For Americans fell when the Boche brought hell
Before Cambrai.
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This happened up at Cambrai
to a corps of pioneers,
The first in France, the first to fight
of Railway volunteers;
Their only trails were daring rails
to bear the troops and shell;
Their frontier lay up Cambrai way —
The Border land of Hell.
They sang and slaved, and day by day
the gleaming steel crept on;
They worked from early morn 'til eve;
and some from eve 'til dawn.
And inch by inch they laid the line
as eastward roared the guns;
For well they knew that Cambrai
must be taken from the Huns.
The British smashed the German line —
the Boche struck back again,
But Britain staggered but a step
before the mass of men
Which swept across the ridges like a shining
scythe of steel;
And sharp must be the scimitar
that makes the British reel.
The Pioneers were caught unarmed
within the cruel curve;
The British line was staggering —
alas, without reserve.
The pioneers could fight or flee,
and if they turned and fled.
Why — they were non-combatant —
and nothing would be said.
But these were men whose honor code
was not the rules of war;
They did not run because they were
a non-combatant corps.
They stayed and fought, and well they fought,
and all the world may say
That accents of America
were in the mad melee.
They fought with stones, they fought with clubs,
they fought with pick and spades
While hid machine guns burned the air
with furious tirades.
Though shrapnel burst, and fallen cursed,
and Taubes whirred over head,
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REMAINS OF MONTIGXY CAMP LOOKING NORTH FROM HEADQUARTERS
They fought like fiends, and when they fell
they knew they could have fled.
Many a Boche was found that day
with head wide open laid
By some resisting Yankee pick
or blow of Yankee spade.
And faces new were seen behind
the British bayonet
But he who fell and gave his gun
had nothing to regret.
Up Cambrai way, on fields swept o'er,
they lie, the men who fell.
And rough-hewn crosses stand for those
who lived and died so well.
But in our hearts we hold a shrine
for them — our Cambrai dead;
We know they stayed and fought for us —
We know they could have fled.
This is a tale for those that prate
America came for the victor's feast.
Remember the day when Americans lay
With bayonets bare, and face to the east.
This is a tale for those who say
America came at the end of the day;
For Americans bled when they could have fled
Before Cambrai.
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ROISEL BROAD GAUGE YARD
FROM SITE OF HEADQUARTERS DOWN THE VALLEY TOWARD JEANCOURT
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THE "R. T. O." AND THE "R. O. D." OFFICES ROISEL
It was about this time that the Twelfth which did not lose
a single man, began to be called "The Luck}- Twelfth," and in
the days and months that followed it was many times proven
that the name was correcth^ given. On this eventful day, there
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was only one casualty in the Twelfth; Private Fritz Fulks was
wounded by a German machine gun while trying to save one of
the light railwa}^ trains caught in the advance.
Of the train crews that were operating in and about Gouzeau-
court, some managed to get their trains out of the area, while
those less fortunate fought from shell holes and 'dugouts until
the British counter attack drove the Germans back, and they
were released.
RUINS OF VILLERS FAUCOX FROM HILL BEHIXD CY 11
Shortly before noon on November 30th, when British Head-
quarters was still uncertain as to the seriousness and probable
outcome of the attack then in progress, orders were received at
Regimental Headquarters and at the Tincourt Camp to "stand
to" under arms and be ready to move into the Line on a mo-
ment's notice. Armed patrols were furnished from Tincourt for
reconnaissance duty on the ridge west of Villers Faucon. Ar-
rangements were made and orders prepared for the immediate
reinforcement of the British line wherever needed. The ad-
vance, however, was halted and the crisis passed. Tincourt and
Fins were both heavily shelled that day but fortunately no
casualties resulted.
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GUARD HOUSE, MONTIGNY
The detachment at the advance tractor sheds east of Fins
had to evacuate hurriedly with all equipment, but were able to
return when the tanks had cleared Gouzeaucourt. The fighting
from this date on, although now classed as trench warfare,
became more stubborn and vicious each day, and at some
points the line changed hands almost daily.
The light railway work, in so far as the hauling of material
to the front was concerned, began to ease up after the Cambrai
offensive, and attention was turned to the construction of new
lines leading to the rear, looking forward to the day when the
great German drive would come.
The summary of November work shows 64.2 miles of
railway under operation, 27.9 miles being maintained, while
2 miles had been ballasted, and one mile reballasted. The ton
miles amounted to 303,065, while the locomotive miles jumped
to 15,270.
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CHAPTER V.
WINTER ON THE SOMAIE.
DURING the first week in December the Regiment again
resumed control of the AX extension lines to the north and
east of AX 129 and C. Y. 25, which had been released to
the Canadians on November 20th, with the AX lines from AX 1
to AX 15, and AX 7 to C. Y. 16. This arrangement only
REMAINS OF THE FINS CAMP
lasted a week however, for the Canadians moved to another
area and Captain Phillips resumed control of the entire AX
System.
It was deemed advisable, on account of the increased aerial
and artillery activity around Fins to move the bulk of "A"
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OFFICERS' QUARTERS AND MESS, QUINCONCE
Company and their locomotives further south. This move was
effected about December 7th, and the main body moved to
Quinconce, near Peronne, leaving a detachment of 80 men and
a small part of the power at Fins.
Chaplain Gorman, reporting for dut}' December 16th,
arrived just in time to take over the entertainment and recrea-
tion work in the regiment, which had been organized subsequent
to the Cambrai affair. A small recreation hut had been erected
at Montigny which was enlarged during February with Y. M.
C. A. hut material. Further opportunity along these lines was
afforded by the opening at Montigny of Daly's Theatre by the
24th Division (British) for performances of the divisional con-
cert party, "The Snipers."
Foot ball teams were started at the Tincourt and Montigny
camps, and after the first week of scrimmage there were more
casualties than if the units had been holding the front line
trenches. Each camp looked upon visitors from the other camp
with suspicion, fearing the}^ were spies bent on learning their
formations and plays.
On the day of the game, special trains were run from the
several camps to the field near Montign}' Farm. The majority
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of the spectators were English, most of them thinking it was a
"deucedly rough" sport but agreeing it was "topping." It was
an unfortunate day for the Tincourt team. They claim they
were outnumbered, since they only played eleven men, while
Headquarters counted the officials, Captain Foster, and Corporal
Dolan in addition to the members of their team. The outcome
was a victory of 6 to for the Montigny eleven, won in the last
few minutes of play. Bad weather prevented further games
between the two teams.
The first snow fell about the middle of December, and
remained on the ground for over a month. The weather grew
much colder, and the daily pound and a half coal ration per
man did not go very far toward comfort. Additional fuel in
the form of salvaged wood did much to relieve this situation.
The snow several times drifted so deep on the roads that all
motor transport was stopped, and the burden of all traffic was
thrown on the light railways. It was only by tremendous effort
in removing drifts that many of the lines through cuts were kept
open.
The Italian collapse and the disintegration of Russia en-
abled the enemy to move many of his eastern troops into
REMAINS OF "C"
'B- AND "E" COMPANY HUTS, MOXTIGXV
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INFIRMARY, TINCOURT, SHOWING BOMB PROTECTION OF "D" AND "F"
COMPANY HUTS, WHICH WERE ENTIRELY DESTROYED
MOTOR TRANSPORT OFFICE, MONTIGNY
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France. Intelligence, gained from prisoners captured in British
raids, confirmed the unpleasant rumor that the western front
was being materially strengthened by these units in preparation
for the big Spring Offensive contemplated by the enemy.
Toward the end of December it was reported that the Hun had
one whole division for every British brigade in the line on the
Somme front. Field fortifications for the defense of Montigny
were begun and a Lewis Gun platoon was organized in Head-
quarters Detachment for use in case of emergency. Extended
order drill and target practice occupied the time of troops,
which could be spared from railroad duty.
PART OF THE FINS CAMP
Working conditions became increasingly difficult due to the
frequency of the enemy's bombing raids and his well directed
artillery fire which was continually wrecking track and equip-
ment. Army orders issued at this time required the protection
of all huts and horse lines, from damage by enemy bombs.
This was effected by the construction of an earth or chalk M^all
three or four feet high and about two feet thick around each
hut or tent. While a direct hit on any hut would be serious,
the results would, thereby, be localized by this earth wall pro-
tection.
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GRAVE OF PRIVATE ANDREW AUBUCHON (WITH WREATH)
Fins and Quinconce were bombed December 23rd, Private
H. J. Griffen of Company "A" being wounded while on duty in
the Quinconce yards. No casualties resulted at Fins. Roisel
was bombed Dec. 10 also without casualties. In an air raid
on Montigny January 28th, the D. Z. control was damaged and
fourteen casualties resulted at Dalj^'s Theatre. "E" Company's
mess was hit February 18th. During a daj^light raid Febru-
ary 19th, an anti-aircraft shell which failed to explode in the
air, entered the round house at Montigny, and exploded upon
hitting a rail. Several men were on duty there at the time,
but Privates C. A. Hunt and Frank Fuss were the only ones
wounded.
The first death in the regiment occurred December 22nd,
when Private Andrew Aubuchon of Company "F" was killed
in a wreck at C. Y. 16 near Lieramont. A military funeral was
held the following day in the British Military Cemetery at
Tincourt.
Days and weeks were very much the same, each full of
work mingled with a certain amount of excitement, that made
time pass quickly. The only things looked forward to were
mail and pay day — named here in the order of their importance.
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The government restriction on packages, at this time had
not gone into effect, and "The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Twelfth Engineers," God bless them, worked untiringly to sup-
ply the wants of their men at the front. They would feel amply
repaid if they knew how much their Christmas boxes meant,
and how much their efforts comforted and cheered.
Christmas, nineteen seventeen, is one that will long be
remembered. Each camp had its Christmas Eac celebration,
but that held in the round house at Montigny was probably
the most unique. Captain Foster then O. C, D. Z. Lines,
cleared out the roundhouse except for one Baldwin locomotive
which was used to run a generator for lighting power. A
cedar tree was duly salvaged, mounted over the pit and strung
with electric lights, home made ornaments and sox filled with
popcorn. Captain Skelly arranged for the sox. When all was ready
the Twelfth and their friends, the British, were invited into the
entertainment which featured music by the Irish Pipers, eats,
and an announcement by the commanding officer of "no re-
veille" the next morning. All hands had a good time. The
"bully beef" and tea menu the next day, was varied by two
truck loads of turkey with the accessories which Lieutenant
Johnson obtained at Nevers.
ROUNDHOUSE AND FIRST CONTROLL OFFICE, MOXTIGN^'
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December ended with weather intensely cold. Private A. J.
Snedecker, on the last day of the year, was wounded by shrap-
nel while working at Fins. During the month the mileage
operation had varied somewhat, but at the close of the month
77.3 miles of track were under operation, representing a gain of
13 miles for the month. The mileage maintained remained at
27.9 miles, while the only construction done by the Regiment
was a half mile spur at the Hancourt ammunition dump. The
ton miles fell to 295,136, while the locomotive miles went up
to 20,223, indicating lighter train movements than during the
November rush period.
ST. EMILIE
Seven day furloughs, with two days ■ travel time, were
started in January. Two Sergeants, one Corporal, and two
Privates from each company were permitted to go each week,
to any point in France. These leaves were eagerly sought after,
for it was an easy problem in arithmetic to figure how long it
would take to cover the entire Regiment with only five leaves
each week. This number, however, was increased later to per-
mit five per cent of the entire strength to be away at once.
The organized recreation and entertainment program as well
as the leave privilege were valuable aids in combating the
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tendency toward lonesomeness and melancholy induced by the
cold dreary weather and personal hardships of a French winter
in the desolate Somme country. The Y. M. C. A. representa-
tives, Messrs. L. C. Wright, J. J. Carrington and W. P. Weltz,
brought with them athletic goods of various kinds, reading mat-
ter and phonographs, all of which were very much in demand.
By means of a part of the Burlington Railroad Fund, a dona-
tion by Colonel Townsend, and the proceeds of an entertain-
ment given by the concert party of the 72nd. Field Ambulance
Company in Company "E's" mess hall, a piano was purchased
in Amiens for the Montigny Camp. The Y. M. C. A. provided
a recreation tent for the Tincourt Camp and shortly thereafter
a piano was obtained.
The first serious wreck occurred on January 15th, when a
DZ engine and train left the track on the Vermand Line near
Montigny Sugar Mill. This resulted in the death of two British
soldiers and slight injuries to eight others. A subsequent in-
quiry held by British officers established the fact that the acci-
dent was unavoidable and due to the inability of the engineer,
to control the train on the steep grade with slippery rails.
The mileage of the lines under operation and maintenance
remained unchanged throughout the month of January. The
ton miles amounted to 293,268, while the locomotive miles
totaled 18,646. During the month Lieutenant Callahan was put
in charge of the detachment at Fins; Major Bowen and Lieuten-
ant Nash were relieved from duty with the Twelfth. Major
Bowen reported to Headquarters Lines of Communication and
Lieutenant Nash to The Director General Transportation. Sec-
ond Lieutenants J. T. L. Brooks and W. T. Stevenson reported
to the Regiment from the States, the former was assigned to
Co. "D" and the latter to Co. "E."
The Colonel was called to Paris February 12th to assume
the duties of Engineer Representative on the General Purchas-
ing Board for the American Expeditionary Forces. The regi-
ment felt very keenly the loss of its commanding officer who
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ENGINEER DUMP, ROISEL
was loved and respected by both men and officers. He left on
the Regiment the impress of his own high standards of justice,
democracy, steadfastness and sound judgment.
Major Laird assumed command of the regiment after the
Colonel's departure leaving Captain McGeehan in command at
Tincourt and Lieutenant McFarland in charge of the C. Y. Lines.
On the first of February the Regiment came under the
control of the A. D. L. R. Fifth Army (South), British. On
the last day of the month the Fifth Army (North), of which
Colonel L R. Collins was A. D. L. R., took over the sector.
Although skeptical at first of Americans, Colonel Collins later
expressed the opinion that the Twelfth was the most efficient
railroad organization he had known during his entire experience
with the Allied Armies.
On February 20th, in compliance with General Order No.
108, War Department, 1917, providing for "a temporary increase
in the military establishment of the United States," Regimental
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COLONEL JOHN A. LAIRD
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QUINCONCE
HUTS IN LIGHT RAILWAY YARD, QUINCONCE
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Headquarters began the re-organization of the personnel of the
Regiment. This re-organization involved the addition to the old
strength of some twenty-one officers, and five hundred and fifty-
one men. A few weeks later > candidates were examined for
commissions, and recommendations for promotion sent in to
General Headquarters.
The February traffic reports showed a steady increase in
volume of engineer material handled and in personnel move-
ments. General Gough in knowledge of the trend of events on
the eastern side of "no mans land" was pressing the construc-
RUINS OF ST. EMILIE SUGAR MILL
tion of his back area defense systems in preparation for the
drive, that by this time, seemed a certainty. Had this work
been cojnpleted, and had the French not drawn their left wing
south of Vermand, the serious results of that terrible Somme
Defensive might in all probability have been materially lessened.
The D. Z. and C. Y. systems were connected to back area
lines and a line was built from Hancourt west to Le Mesnil,
thence north to Quinconce and west to Faye from which a
further extension was planned to the old Weincourt Line.
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BRICK BATH HOUSE, MONTIGNY, ERECTED BY SERG. O. M. TAYLOR
Thus the D. Z. system was provided with an outlet in case
the emergency required it. Tincourt and Quinconce were
linked up with a line through Buire and Doingt to provide
means for a rapid lateral shift of equipment and stores. All
these operations indicated the apprehension felt by the British
Command, of the enemy's future movements.
The mileage during the month increased to 85 miles under
operation, the mileage under maintenance remaining the same.
The ton miles rose to 396,163, and the locomotive miles to
20,530.
Captain A. W. Dunaway and Captain H. S. Phillips both
left with Colonel Townsend, Feb. 12th and were assigned to
duty with the Director of Light Railways at Paris. Lieutenant
Queal was made "O. C." of "A" Company and took charge of
the AX Lines, succeeding Capt. Phillips.
Early in March, with the completion of the new Hancourt
Line, orders were received from the A. D. L. R. to organize a
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fourth operating district with a control at Le Mesnil. In com-
pliance with these orders a camp site was chosen just east of
the town and the construction of a camp begun. Company "B"
was relieved from duty on the D. Z. Lines and shifted to the
new division. Company "E" took over the D. Z. Lines and
Captain Pittman succeeded Captain Foster who moved to
Le Mesnil. The new camp was to have accommodated Regi-
mental Headquarters and Company "C" as well as Company
"B," when fully completed, but, in this instance as in many
others, plans had to be changed often to meet the rapid changes
in the military situation.
The storm clouds grew darker and the situation daily
became more tense. Information from German prisoners and
results of aerial observation, all confirmed the belief that the
enemy's big drive was about to be launched. Tanks were being
brought in and artillery, both light and heavy, moved up into
position. Work of all kinds and especially that on the back
area defense lines was being pushed in preparation to meet the
onslaught.
GERMAN PRISONERS LOADING BRITISH GUN DESTROYED
MARCH 21, 1918
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On March 14th, Colonel Collins, A. D. L. R., called a con-
ference of officers commanding the light railway divisions, at
which, plans for the operation of these several divisions in case
the system of wire communication was put out of action, were
discussed. Shortly thereafter secret tactical orders were issued
which were to govern operation in the event that such a condi-
tion developed.
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CHAPTER VI.
THE SOMME DEFENSIVE OF MARCH, 1918.
TWO days of rain, the typical slow drizzle of northern
France, blown inland from the North Sea, preceded the zero
hour. The enemy who thus had had forty-eight hours, prac-
tically free from aerial observation, in which to make his final
arrangements, was further aided on the morning of the day set
Y. M. C. A. HUT, ERECTED AT LE MESNIL, DESTROYED BY SHELL FIRE
for the attack by a heavy fog which did not lift until after
noon.
The enemy barrage broke forth at four-thirty Thursday
morning, March 21st, and within a space of a few minutes guns
everywhere had joined the chorus. The long expected battle
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had begun with an artillery duel of a magnitude that dwarfed
to insignificance the demonstration before Cambrai.
The German gunners did not confine their fire to front line
targets but searched out mid and rear areas for dumps, camps,
roads, railroads and gun positions. The Montigny, Fins and
Tincourt camps were in no wise overlooked in the distribution
of these "iron rations." By the middle of the forenoon, all wire
communications had been shot out and the camps at Fins,
Quinconce, Tincourt and Regimental Headquarters isolated.
Messages and reports thereafter were handled by the regiment's
OFFICERS' QUARTERS LE MESNIL
dispatch riders on motorcycles. Until the command was
brought together at La Flaque, the Tincourt and Quinconce de-
tachments acted separately.
The fighting of the 24th Division, British, in the Montigny
area was truly characteristic of the race and typical of the
determination that for four years denied the enemy possession
of the Channel Ports. The enemy's tremendous numerical
superiority pushed steadily on but every foot of ground won
was sternly contested. By noon the fog began to lift and as
the atmosphere cleared the artillery became more effective.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
SITE OF B. E. F. CANTEEN, ROISEL
Counter battery work against the naval guns at the Sugar Mill
and elsewhere near the camps increased the difficulty of move-
ment. Roisel control was blown to pieces early in the after-
noon and the operating force ordered to join Company "F" at
Tincourt. At 8:00 that evening, upon written orders from 19th
Corps Headquarters, Regimental Headquarters and Headquar-
ters Detachment began the movement to Le Mesnil. Most of
the regimental stores had already been moved back.
At 9:00 P. M. orders from A. D. L. R. started the evacua-
tion of all power and rolling stock on the D. Z. Lines back to
Hancourt, and the movement of Companies "C" and "E" to
Le Mesnil. These movements and the supply of ammunition to
batteries along the rail lines consumed the entire night. Com-
panies "C" and "E" after a busy night arrived at Le Mesnil
at 10:00 A. M. Friday. On the assumption that the advance
could be checked in the neighborhood of Hancourt, Le Mesnil
was to be made operating headquarters with the D. Z. forces
reinforcing Company "B" on the new division. Such was not
to be the case, however. Hancourt was reached and passed with
the enemy still advancing.
The Commanding Officer at 1:00 P. M., Friday, the 22nd,
received orders to evacuate Le Mesnil at once and proceed to a
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CROSSING OF AMIENS ROAD AND PERONNE-ROYE ROAD— NOTE SIGN "THIS
WAS VILLERS CARBONNEL"
SITE OF ESTREES CAMP ON ESTREES-FAY ROAD
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SKELETON OF A ZEPPELIN ON AMIENS ROAD
point on the Estrees-Fay Road, map reference 62 c, M, 30 c.
The railroad equipment under Companies "B" and "E" was
ordered to Fay where a connection was expected to be made to
the Weincourt Line. This entailed the transfer of all regiment
stores, records and equipment by the regimental motor trans-
port which was entirely inadequate for the task, requiring as it
did several complete round trips for the movement. The con-
gested condition of the roads made this slow work. In compli-
ance with the move order, the main body under Major Laird,
consisting of Companies "B", "C", "E" and Headquarters De-
tachment, less operation details under Captain Foster and a
rear guard under Captain Burden, cleared Le Mesnil at 3:00
P. M., marching by way of Brie, Villers-Carbonnel and Estrees,
a distance of 14 kilometers to the new location. The rear
guard had orders to remain at Le Mesnil, if possible, until all
stores and equipment were loaded, then to follow the main body
to Estrees. All afternoon the trucks worked back and forth as
fast as the congested traffic would permit. The rear guard
commander kept in touch with the batteries at Catelet for in-
formation of the enemy's movements. At 7:45 P. M., these
batteries, due to the rapid advance of the enemy, were ordered
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to evacuate immediately. The rear guard and operating de-
tachment moved shortly after 8:00 P. M. toward Estrees, arriv-
ing there about 1:00 A. M. Saturday morning, the 23rd.
The enemy furnished entertainment at this camp through-
out the 23rd, in the form of shelling and in raids by low flying
enemy aeroplanes using their machine guns on ground targets.
This proved to be only another bivouac, for shortly after mid-
night orders were received by Major Laird to destroy all rail-
road equipment at Fay and proceed immediately to a point
west of Estrees on the Amiens road, the exact location to be
communicated enroute. Captain Foster was left in charge of
the demolitions and as the same difiiculty in transporting regi-
mental stores and equipment was to be met. Captain Burden
was again left with a rear guard. The motor trucks were loaded
and moved out in convoy under Lieutenant Ragland. The
main body under Major Laird set out at 4:00 A. M., marching
by way of Estrees and Foucaucourt to a place known as La
Flaque at the crossing of the Vermand-Amiens road and the
Harbonnieres-Proyart Road where a halt was ordered. The
rear guard was forced to abandon the camp and remaining
stores at 6:30 A. M. and arrived at La Flaque shortly before noon.
AMIENS ROAD AT LA FLAQUE
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LA FLAQUE CAMP SITE, AMIENS ROAD MARCH 24, 1918
X. U. AMMUNITION DUMP, TINCOURT
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During all these developments, things were happening at
TIncourt and Fins. Very little traffic, except a few ammunition
trains, was handled forward of the Fins control on the 21st;
practically the whole day being spent in gathering up all rolling
stock, preparatory to moving it to a safer area.
PERONNE STANDARD GAUGE BRIDGE DESTROYED BY THE ENEMY,
MARCH, 1918
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HEM DUMP, CAMP SITE OF COMPANIES "A", "D" AND "F" DURING RETREAT
At Tincourt, however, the situation was quite different, due
to the heavy shelHng of its own railhead, and of all lines running
out of Roisel, as well as the presence of considerable ammuni-
tion at various parts of the lines which it was desired to save.
Maintenance parties, working with a company of the
Twelfth Canadian Railway Troops, repaired breaks in the CY
Lines caused by shell fire, throughout the morning of the 21st,
allowing ration and ammunition trains to be handled.
In the afternoon, Lieutenant Galbreath and Lieutenant
Meston, each in charge of a party, and with extra cars of ties
and rails for repairs, worked out of Roisel, the former toward
Heudicourt, and the latter toward Templeaux, to bring in the
operators and scattered equipment. Working under a veritable
rain of shells, they repaired breaks and accomplished their mis-
sions, returning to Tincourt in the early morning hours of the 22nd.
During the night of the 21st, the Tincourt crews salvaged
nine cars of eighteen pounders from the CY 9 ammunition
dump, which was then burning as a result of the artillery fire,
and twenty-six cars from the CY 103 dump, just east of Roisel.
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This was carried back with them on the 22nd, when they left
Tin court.
At 9:00 A. M. on the 22nd, a dispatch rider reported the
British infantry in full retreat through Roisel. Acting on this
information, the Tincourt Camp was evacuated, the last train
leaving at 11:00 A. M. via the Tincourt-Quinconce cut-off for
Quinconce. All movable property was loaded and saved.
Arriving at Quinconce, Central Control ordered the detach-
ment to Hem Dump, some four and a half miles northwest of
Peronne, where it arrived at 5:00 P. M., and set up a "pup
tent" camp.
Early in the morning of the 21st, Lieutenant Queal, who
was in charge of the operating forces on the AX lines, was
ordered to move all dead engines and tractors to Clery, and
his shop train to Maricourt. Eleven engines and two P. E.
tractors were sent away as ordered, and a locomotive and crew
took the shop train to Maricourt.
In the evening. Major Harrison, S. L. R., ordered the
evacuation of the Fins district, and by 2:00 A. M. of the 22nd,
Lieutenant Callahan had brought his detachment and all his
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ON THE SOMME AT BRIE
equipment down to Quinconce. One Simplex tractor and four
men were left at Fins to carry on the work.
By 8:00 P. M. of the 22nd, the entire AX System was
evacuated back to Quinconce, and, upon orders from the S. L. R.,
BRIDGES BUILT BY 6TH ENGINEERS AT BRIE AND DESTROYED IN
MARCH, 1918
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the detachment, with all equipment and supplies, left for Hem
Dump, arriving there at midnight. Lieutenant Albaugh and a
small party were left at Quinconce.
The track at Hem Dump was in a deplorable condition, and
the Tincourt detachment worked all night re-railing engines.
On the morning of the 23rd, Lieutenant Galbreath and Lieu-
tenant Adams were sent back to Quinconce from Hem with
seventy "D" and "F" Company men to load coal, to dismantle
and bring back the A. D. L. R. huts, and to clean out the XZ
ammunition dump, relieving Lieutenant Albaugh who rejoined
his company.
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ABANDONED GERMAN AMMUNITION, HEM DUMP
Lieutenant Queal's detachment, with all their power, equip-
ment, and cars, started moving from Hem Dump shortly after
noon on the 23rd for Weincourt, going through Maurepas, Bray,
Froissy, and Proyart, and arriving at its destination at noon
on the 24th.
Lieutenants Galbreath and Adams, with their details,
worked at Quinconce until ordered to evacuate by British offi-
cers; when they returned, with their trains of salvage to Hem
Dump, stopping frequently along the road to supply batteries
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AMIENS-VERMAND ROAD SHOWING TREES DESTROYED BY SHELL FIRE
with ammunition. Arriving at Hem about 3:00 P. M., it was
decided to start an immediate evacuation. This movement was
considerably expedited about 5:00 P. M., by the sight of
British tanks retreating under fire about a mile to the eastward.
The last train left at 8:00 P. M.
At Maricourt, were met the trains of the Third Army (Brit-
ish) coming from the area around Bapaume. The Tincourt
Detachment trains were held to allow the Third Army
equipment to pass, and as a result their last traift did
not leave Maricourt until 10:00 A. M. of the 24th. On account
of the congestion and numerous derailments the progress was
very slow.
A few of the Tincourt Detachment trains reached Wein-
court, while the balance were tied up at La Plaque, where the
line was blocked by dead Third Army trains. The night at the
cross roads, La Plaque, will never be forgotten, as it was a
series of gas alarms, rumors of cavalry broken through, and
visits of German bombing planes.
At last the Regiment was practically assembled as a unit.
Headquarters Detachment, with the majoritv of the men of
Companies "B," "C," "D," "E," and "F" were at La Plaque,
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while "A" Company was at Wiencourt, about four miles to
the westward.
At three o'clock the morning of the 25th, Major Laird
received orders to proceed at once, with the entire command, to
Vecquemont, a distance of 22 kilometers, for work on the
RUINS OF WARFUSSE ON THE AMIENS ROAD
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THE HANDIWORK OF THE HUN— CHURCH AT WARFUSSE
VECQUEMONT WOODS— CAMP SITE OF MARCH 25, 1918
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trenches, reporting to Lieutenant Colonel C. R. Hervey, com-
manding the 4th C. R. T. Although the majority of the men
had been on duty from forty-eight to eighty hours without
rest, the Regiment moved promptly at 7:00 A. M. in heavy
marching order. The Weincourt detachment joined the main
body at Villers-Bretonneux.
Rear guards were left at La Flaque under Captain Burden
and at Weincourt under Lieutenant Etheridge. When it was
apparent that the power at Weincourt would eventually fall
into the hands of the enemy, orders were issued by the A. D.
VALHEUREUX, MARCH 27, 1918
L. R. through Lieutenant Keif, to strip the locomotives of in-
jectors, and side rods, and the tractors of magnetos, and carbu-
retors. This was done by Lieutenant Etheridge's detachment
and the parts buried. After stores and equipment had been
removed from the camps, La Flaque and Weincourt, the rear
guards moved separately to Vecquemont, rejoining the regiment.
The arrival of the Regiment at Vecquemont marked the
termination of its first period of light railway operation. The
work during that period will always be a credit to the officers
and men who performed it, as well as to the Engineer Corps
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VALHEUREUX
of the United States Army. The difficulties surmounted from
the 21st to the 25th required almost superhuman efforts, and
to give credit where it was due would require the reading of
the roster of the entire Regiment.
OLD TOWER NEAR BEAUQUESNE
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WHERE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS STOOD, TERRAMESNIL
Upon Major Laird's reporting to Colonel Hervey at Vecque-
mont, he was ordered to move the Regiment to the Baizieux-
Contay line and begin trench construction at once. The sec-
tion allotted to the Twelfth extended north from Baizieux to a
MAIN STREET THROUGH TERRAMESNIL
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BILLETS, TERRAMESNIL
point on the Amiens-Contay Road, about a mile east of Vande-
court.
In accordance with this last order, on the morning of the
26th, the entire command less Headquarters Detachment and
the sick, left Vecquemont marching through Daours, Pont Noy-
elles, Behencourt, Contay and Vadencourt to the crossing of the
old French defense line and the Amiens Contay Road. Captain
McGeehan commanding the troops on this march had only just
arrived at his destination, having covered 18 kilometers in less
than 8 hours, when orders were received requiring the immedi-
ate movement of the regiment to Valheureux, eighteen kilo-
meters farther on.
Footsore and weary the march was again taken up, Captain
Foster in command, through Contay, Herissart, Val de Maison
and Ferme du Rosel to Valheureux, arriving there at midnight,
after covering on foot twenty-two miles that day, and fourteen
the day previous.
The detachment left at Vecquemont under Captain Burden,
marched via Amiens, La Motte, Camon, Rivery to a point on
the Amiens-Bernayville Road, just south of the Amiens-Doullens
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railroad crossing, where they bivouacked for the night. The
march was resumed the morning of the 27th, going through
Canaples, Montrelet, and Bonneville into Valheureux, and there
joining the main body at 4:00 P. M. An hour later the entire
command, except a detachment left under command of Lieu-
tenant Brooking, marched to Terramesnil, where for the first
time in France the Regiment was assigned billets in a town
occupied by civilians.
Billets, yes, and in a village with all the comforts and con-
veniences of which a typical northern French town may boast. To
be exact, they were stables, and very poor ones at that, which
were shared with the French tenants — pigs, cows, and horses.
The atmosphere was characteristically French, being heavy with
that pungent aroma of ammonia that arises from the traditional
manure pile which a Frenchman always builds up at his front
door. Who, having sojourned there in the early springtime,
could ever forget Terramesnil .? While at Terramesnil, through the
kindness of Colonel Hervy, commanding the 4th Canadian Rail-
way Troops, the Twelfth was able to replace some of its regimental
equipment and clothing which was lost In the Somme, and also to
obtain rolling kitchens and watercarts for the several companies.
THE "OASIS", TERRAMESNIL
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This assistance, especially at that time, was deeply appreciated by
the men of the Twelfth.
The morning of the 28th of March was spent in reorganiz-
ing the Regiment, and in the afternoon work was started on
the construction of the Pas-Conde defense system southwest of
Beauquesne. The first trenches dug were of the following
dimensions :
4 ft. 6 inches wide at the surface, 3 ft. wide at the bottom,
3 ft. deep, had an 18-inch berm, and an 18-inch command, and
a six-foot parapet. In subsequent work which was designed to
PAS-CONDE DEFENSE LINE BUILT BY THE TWELFTH, APRIL, 1918
make Terramesnil a strong point, a larger section was used,
being 6 ft. 6 inches wide at the surface, 4 ft. wide at the
bottom, 3 ft. deep, with a 2 ft. berm, and an 18-inch command.
The larger part of the work was of this latter section. In
connection with the trench work, considerable wire was strung,
using the British double apron type of entanglement.
On March 30th a telegram was received at Headquarters
announcing the following promotions of officers and men:
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To be Lieutenant Colonel —
Major John A. Laird.
To be \Iajor —
Captain F. E. Foster,
Captain W. W. Burden.
To be Captain —
First Lieutenant H. F. McFarland, Jr.,
First Lieutenant C. S. Johnson,
First Lieutenant J. H. Brooking,
First Lieutenant W. S. Etheridge,
First Lieutenant R. B. Albaugh.
To be First Lieutenant —
Second Lieutenant I. E. Burks,
Second Lieutenant R. S. Meston,
Second Lieutenant J. J. Callahan,
Second Lieutenant R. F. Ragland,
Second Lieutenant H. E. Adams.
To be Second Lieutenant —
Master Engineer Sr. Gr. H. L. Jennings,
Master Engineer Sr. Gr. H. A. Israel,
Master Engineer Sr. Gr. L. R. Sexton,
Master Engineer Sr. Gr. P. D. Reyburn.
Regimental Sergeant Major C. L. Stanley,
Corporal J. T. Ervin.
The above promotions were followed on April 7th and 8th
by the following:
To be Second Lieutenants —
Sergeant L. M. Perkins,
Sergeant M. S. Fisk,
Sergeant R. E. Lowry,
A-Iaster Engineer Sr. Gr. C. H. Kinney,
Sergeant B. L. Cunliff,
Master Engineer Sr. Gr. W. A. Carr.
To be Captain —
First Lieutenant A. W. Galbreath,
First Lieutenant R. W. Queal.
In connection with these promotions the following assign-
ments were made:
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COLONEL WILDURR WILLING, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
U. S. ARMY
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MAIN ROAD AND HEADQUARTERS MESS LE-VAL-DE MAISON
CAMP SITE, HEADQUARTERS, LE-VAL-DE MAISON
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CAMP SITE SECOND BATTALION LE VAL-DE-MAISON
Major Foster assigned to command First Battalion; Major
Burden, the Second Battalion; Captain Johnson, Regimental
Adjutant; Captain Albaugh, Regimental Engineer Officer, com-
manding Headquarters Detachment, Captain McGeehan, Adju-
tant First Battalion; Captain Etheridge, Adjutant Second Bat-
talion; Captain Queal to continue in command of "A" Com-
pany; Captain Brooking to command "B" Company; Captain
Galbreath to command "D" Company; and Captain McFarland
to continue in command of "F" Company.
On April 2nd, Colonel Wildurr WiUing reported for duty
and took command of the Regiment.
When the fortifications around Terramesnil had been fin-
ished, the Regiment, on April 11th, moved to Val de Maison
and continued work on defense lines in that vicinity. This
work was finished on April 16th, and the Regiment, less Com-
pany "C," ordered to Woirel. Company "C," moved to Plan-
ques on the 14th to engage in road work. Lieutenant Brooks
accompanying them as Medical Officer. This company later
rejoined the Regiment on May 9th at Woirel.
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CHAPTER VII.
THE LONGPRE-GAMACHES RAILROAD.
ON April 17th the tactical situation along the front having
become more stable and the fortifications around Beau-
quesne and le Val de Maison being completed, the regi-
ment, less Company "C," started its two days march to Woirel,
moving by battalions. Goingby way of Talmas, Naours, Haverney,
Canaples, Halley, Bertheaucourt, and St. Ouen, the end of the
first day saw the battalions in bivouac on the southern edge of
Flexicourt, having traveled sixteen miles through the mud and
rain.
The next day which was also wet although much colder,
the remaining fourteen miles through Bourdon, Hangest, Soues,
CAMP SITE FIRST BATTALION, LE VAL-DE-MAISON
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CAMP SITE ATWOIREL
WOIREL
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le Quesnoy and Airaines, was completed and by dark the last
detachment had reached Woirel. The troops were wet and
tired, but soon had an opportunity to relax and warm up due
to the rapid work of the advance detail under Captain Skelly,
which had prepared the camp and drawn fuel and rations before
the main body arrived.
April 19th, 20th, and 21st were spent in resting, cleaning
equipment, and getting ready for the new task in railroad
building. On the 22nd, the Second Battalion stationed at Regi-
mental headquarters, Woirel, started work on the preparation
NEW CONSTRUCTION, WOIREL— BAYONET FIELD AND PISTOL RANGE
ON THE LEFT
of the road bed for a second track on the standard gauge
Longpre-Gamaches Railway Line. Hdq. First Battalion and
Companies "A" and "B" on the same day moved to a camp
midway between Airaines and Bettencourt. Both these compa-
nies began construction work on the following day.
Owing to the probability of the regiment being used as
infantry to strengthen the British line should the enemy renew
his drive on the Channel Ports, more time and effort was
devoted to infantry drill, bayonet exercises and target practice.
Captain H. H. Pohl and Lieutenant E. C. Dedike of the 6th
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VIEWS OF FIRST BATTALION CAMP SITE, AIRAINES
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Engineers were temporarily attaciied to the 12th as additional
instructors for this work.
The Springfield rifles, which had been issued when the old
Krag-Jorgensens were taken up after the Battle of Cambrai,
were now exchanged for the standard British Lee-Enfield rifle
in order to obviate any difficulty in ammunition supply should
the regiment be ordered into the British front Hne. A special
officer's and N. C. O's Bayonet school was started at Head-
quarters under the direction of a Company Sergeant Major,
"Bayonets," Fourth Army B. E. F., who was temporarily
attached to the regiment for the purpose of instruction in
LOCATION OF "E" COMPANY'S CAMP BETWEEN CERISY AND MARTAINVILLE
bayonet training. The mornings were devoted to the N. C. O's,
while the officers received instruction in the afternoon. Prac-
tice in wave attacks, and offensive and defensive bayonet work
was given.
Work on the railroad progressed steadily. Early in June
the grading was finished on the section between Wiry and Oise-
mont, and Companies "D" and "F" began laying steel. By
the last of May, Company "C" had rejoined the regiment and
moved to Cerisy, about four miles west of Woirel. "E" Com-
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FILL JUST EAST OF WOIREL ON THE DOUBLE-TRACK CONSTRUCTION
pany was moved to a point just beyond Cerisy. Both these
companies were engaged on the second track grading.
All of this grading was done by hand, although there were
cuts that would have delighted a steam shovel engineer. The
illustrations covering this work will give one a very good idea
of its magnitude. The excavated material was all clay and
chalk, and when shot required no further breaking up to shovel.
The waste from the cuts was handled by Light Railway
dump cars to the fills, the cars being moved by hand. The
hauls were in some cases as great as eight hundred to one
thousand feet. Toward the close of the work several Light
Railway engines were obtained, which materially augmented the
speed of the work especially on the long hauls.
This work was seriously affected in June by an epidemic
of Spanish influenza that swept through the entire command.
There were however no deaths, and no serious after effects, due
very largely to the prompt and efficient way in which the situa-
tion was handled by the medical staff.
Early in May, First Lieutenant H. D. Coffee reported for
duty with the Medical Detachment, and in June, First Lieu-
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tenant Hobson and Second Lieutenant R. C. Churchill were
transferred from the 25th Engineers to the Twelfth. First
Lieutenant C. B. Van Sickler was assigned to duty with the
regiment from Headquarters, American Troops on duty with
the B. E. F. On June 30th the following promotions were
announced: —
To be Captain —
First Lieutenant R. S. Meston.
To be First Lieutenant —
Second Lieutenant H. L. Jennings,
Second Lieutenant H. A. Israel,
Second Lieutenant P. D. Reyburn,
Second Lieutenant C. L. Stanley,
Second Lieutenant B. L. Cunliff.
And on July 2nd, —
To be Second Lieutenant —
Regimental Sergeant Major Billy L. Anderson,
Master Engineer Jr. Gr. George A. Caine,
Master Engineer Jr. Gr. Frank J. D'Autremont.
Captain Etheridge left the regiment at Woirel, transferring
to the 301st Tank Center.
"E" COMPANY'S GROVE
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MASTER ENGINEER RAYMOND A. PATTEN, CORPORAL JOSEPH B.
FRAHER AND PRIVATE FIRST CLASS FOREST M. FLANIGAN;
DECORATED BY THE BRITISH, JULY 4, 191S
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Recognition of the good work done by the 12th Engineers
during the Somme Defensive, was given on July 4th, when the
following members of the Regiment were given British militar}'
decorations for their distinguished conduct and devotion to duty
during the battle.
The Military Cross —
Captain J. W. Skelly, Engineers,
Captain H. F. McFarland, Jr., Engineers.
The Military Medal—
Sergeant R. A. Patton, Company B,
Private J. B. Fraher, Company D,
Private F. M. Flanigan, Company E.
OFFICERS' MESS, AIRAINES
Two of the decorations for gallantry and meritorious service
won in the Somme Defensive and which should have been pub-
lished and presented at this time did not arrive until after the
Regiment had returned to the United States. These were: —
The Distinguished Service Order —
Colonel John A. Laird.
The Military Cross —
Captain R. B. Albaugh.
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LOCATION OF FIRST BATTALION CAMP
THE HILLS TOWARD FOUNTAINE-LE-SEC AND OISEMONT
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The decorations were presented in the name of the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the British Forces, by Major General R. U.
H. Buckland, C. B., A. D. C, Chief Engineer, British Fourth
Army. General Buckland was accompanied by his Adjutant
General, and Military Secretary. Brigadier General W. W.
Harts, U. S. A., commanding the American Forces on duty
with the B. E. F., accompanied by his Adjutant, Captain Gavin
Hadden, was a guest at the ceremony. After an inspection of
the Regiment by the visiting General Officers, the decorations
were presented and the Regiment reviewed.
General Buckland closed the ceremony with a short address
of which the following, were the salient features:
"Colonel Willing, Officers, Non-commissioned officers, and men of the
12th Engineers. It is a great pleasure for me to be with you today and
to aid you in celebrating this anniversary of your great day of Inde-
pendence.
"One hundred and forty-two years ago today, the American Colonies
put forth their Declaration of Independence and for six years after that,
until 1781, they fought stubbornly against England in defense of the princi-
ples of Liberty and Freedom. During those years of trial and suffering the
fortunes of war fluctuated from side to side, but their fight for a principle
was finally rewarded by a glorious victory. Since that time history has
demonstrated that America was right and England was wrong.
"The present war has lasted nearly four years, and no one can say
when it will end; but it is significant that in this war England and America
are fighting side by side in defense of the same principle for which your
forefathers fought in 1776. And just as that principle finally prevailed then,
so will it also prevail in this war.
"The Commanding General himself would have been with you today
but he has been very busy. We had a little fight this morning which will
likely interest you as some of your comrades* were instrumental in its
success. The attack was made at 2 A. M. by the Australian Corps and the
Americans. At the time I left Headquarters this morning, all objectives had
been taken and 450 prisoners had been counted; but these figures will be
increased as later reports come in. The tanks played a very important part
in the engagement and came back covered with wounded men singing and
cheering like mad.
"One thing more before I go. I want to congratulate you on the
splendid showing you made today. I noticed a perfect steadiness amongst
the men during the ceremonies, and while I was passing around your lines.
This steadiness was particularly striking. We all know what such a condi-
*Refers to 33rd Division assisting the Australians in taking Hamel.
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tion means and I shall be glad to report to the Commanding General what
I have seen today."
Before his departure General Harts also complimented the
Commanding Officer on the appearance of the Regiment during
the ceremony.
The presentation of British military decorations by a Brit-
ish Major-General to Americans on the Fourth of July is a fact
worthy of note and not without its significance in the war-time
relations existing between Great Britain and the United States.
This occasion was indeed a memorable one.
MILL NEAR AIRAINES, SOUTH END OF FIRST BATTALION CAMP
From this time on, at the request of the authorities in
charge of the work on which the Regiment was engaged, extra
efforts were put forth to bring the work to an early conclusion
because of the urgent need of the new trackage.
As the work on the railroad neared completion there were
evidences that the Regiment would soon be detached from the
British Expeditionary Forces and moved south for duty on the
American Front. On July 19th, Brigadier-General Charteris, of
the staff of the Director General of Transportation, B. E. F.,
accompanied by Brigadier-General Harts, visited Regimental
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DOUBLE-TRACK CONSTRUCTION AT WIRY-AU-MONT
WIRY-AU-MONT CROSSING
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THE WOIREL CUT
Headquarters, for an inspection of the camp and the work, and
to express in person to the Commanding Officer, the appreciation
of the Director General of Transportation, of the work done by
the Regiment while on duty with the British.
Steps were immediately taken to check up the equipment
in the possession of the Regiment, which was the property of
the British Army in order to square up all accounts before
leaving the Area. On July 21st, the British Lee-Enfield rifles
were turned in with all other ordnance material to the British
ordnance depot. This was also the last day of work on the
railroad, the construction between Bettencourt and Martains-
ville, originally assigned to the Regiment, being satisfactorily
completed.
The detailed order covering the movement of the Regiment
was received from Headquarters British Fourth Army, on
July 22nd, and is given below:
A. D. G. T. (IV)
FOURTH ARMY NO. QC. 317.
1. The 12th American Railway Regiment will move by rail on July 25th
from the Fourth Army Area to BACCARAT MEURETHE et MO-
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SELLE under arrangements to be made by A. D. G. T. with Traffic,
LONGPRE.
Entraining station will be LONGPRE.
Detraining station will be BACCARAT.
2. On arrival at BACCARAT, the unit will rejoin A. E. F.
3. Rations and forage for consumption up to July 29th, inclusive will be
put on the train.
4. British transport in possession will be returned and despatched to A. H.
T. depot, ABBEVILLE, under arrangements to be made by D. D. S.
& T., Fourth Army.
5. British Rifles will be exchanged for American Rifles, and all British
Ordnance Stores in possession handed in under arrangements to be
made by D. D. O. S., Fourth Army.
6. The departure of the unit, and the strength of personnel, animals and
vehicles entrained, will be reported by A. D. G. T. to this ofRce.
(Sgd) C. Thompson, Major,
for Maj. General
D. A. & Q. M. G. Fourth Army.
Headquarters
Fourth Army.
21-7-18.
LOCATION OF HORSE LINES AND GUARD HOUSE, WOIREL
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OISEMONT RAILROAD YARD
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OISEMONT STATION
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On the 23rd, Companies "C" and "E" marched from their
camps at Cerisy and Martainsville, to an American Rest Camp
at Oisemont to remain until the time for entraining. Their
baggage was moved by regimental motor transport to O semont
station in readiness for loading and their wheel transport sent
to the 1st Battalion camp near Airaines. All wheel transport
was loaded at Longpre as soon as the trains were spotted.
On July 24th, Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Sec-
ond Battalion and Companies "D" and "F" broke camp and
marched to the Rest Camp at Oisemont. The motor transport,
MOTOR TRANSPORT PARK, WOIREL
rolling kitchens, and water carts, were taken during the evening
to the 1st Battalion camp.
The first section of the train was spotted at Longpre at
11:00 A. M., July 25th, when half the wheel transport was
loaded, and such baggage of the 2nd Battalion as had not been
carried to Oisemont. This section left Longpre about 12:15
P. M., and arrived at Oisemont at 2 P. M. Regimental Head-
quarters and the 2nd Battalion entrained as the first section
under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Laird and left Oisemont
at 4:00 P. M.
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The second section was spotted at Longpre about 1:00
P. M., and all the 1st Battalion baggage except that belonging
to Company "C" which was still at Oisemont, together with
the remaining portion of the wheel transport, was immediately
loaded. Companies "A" and "B" had broken camp during the
morning and marched to Longpre to assist in the loading of the
supplies and transport. The second section, Major Foster in
command, left Longpre at 4:00 P. M., and arrived at Oisemont
at 5:30 P. M., where Company "C" entrained and the remain-
ing baggage was loaded. This section left Oisemont at 7:00 P.M.
It was with a feeling of general regret that the Twelfth left
the British Front, yet happy at the thought that they were
going to join their own countrymen. The relations that had
existed between the Regiment and the British with whom it
served for a year, were always the most cordial. The Regi-
ment in leaving carried with it the most profound respect and
admiration for the wonderful organization, discipline, and bull-
dog courage of the British Army.
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE AMERICAN FRONT IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS.
4 FTER the Regiment had departed from Oisemont, Colonel
r\ Willing, accompanied by Captain Albaugh, left by auto-
mobile for the new station, going by way of Rouen and
Paris and arriving in the afternoon of the 27th, at Baccarat.
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, BADMENIL
Lieutenant Colonel Laird, in command of the two battalions,
arrived at Baccarat the morning of July 27th, and marched to
Badmenil, about two kilometers from the town. The Second
Battalion were assigned billets here, while the First Battalion
pitched camp in a wood just outside the village.
The country around Baccarat was very different from that
of the Somme. Except for large numbers of soldiers and a few
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'CITY HALL" AND MUNICIPAL LAUNDRY, BADMENIL
BILLETS, BADMENIL
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battered houses, the result of the first enemy raid in 1914, the
whole aspect of the place was one of peace. Farmers worked in
their fields within a few kilometers of the front and the artil-
lery was unusually quiet. Water, which in the north was so
difficult to obtain and was always treated with chlorine before
it could be used for drinking, was abundant here in the pretty
mountain streams. The quart bath tub and the "Montigny
Cocktail" had passed into history. This was a quiet sector,
the training area where divisions newly arrived might get
accustomed to front line conditions and gain experience to be
MOTOR TRANSPORT BILLET, BADMENIL
used on the more important and strenuous sectors to the
northward.
Two days after the Regiment arrived, the First Battalion
broke camp. Companies "A" and "C" marched to Moyen,
about seventeen kilometers distant, while Company "B" moved
to a point miday between Moyen and St. Clement. There
they started work on the construction of the Moyen-St. Clement
Light Railway Line.
At this time there were only about fifteen kilometers of
Light Railway track under operation in this area, the completed
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STREET SCENE AND COMPANY BILLETS, BADMENIL
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RIGHT-OF-WAY ON MOYEN-ST. CLEMENT LINE, CLEARED BY FIRST
BATTALION
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lines being between Baccarat and Azerailles, with branches to
Merviller and Reherrey. After lying idle for a week, Company
"F" was moved into Baccarat and took over the operation' and
maintenance of the existing lines.
The Company was quartered in an unused portion of the
glass factory (Crystallerie), a very large plant furnishing the
principal occupation for the town in peace times. There were
large tunnels under the factory that served as an excellent
"Abri" during air raids. However, up to this time the town
BILLETS OF HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT AND CO. "F", CRYSTALLERIE
BACCARAT
had been visited very seldom by the German bombers, the
story being that there was an unwritten agreement between
the French and Germans that, if the former did not bomb
certain towns in German territory, the latter would not molest
Baccarat. Unfortunately for Baccarat this agreement was not
recognized by the American Air men attached to French aero-
dromes in this sector, and shortly after the arrival of the
Twelfth, Baccarat was bombed nightly in retaliation.
Every afternoon there was a continuous procession of
women and children with wheelbarrows, carrying bedding from
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REMAINS OF "D" COMPANY'S CAMP WEST OF INDIAN VILLAGE
REMAINS OF "E" COMPANY'S CAMP NORTH OF BERTRICHAMPS
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their houses to the "Abri" where they spent the night in safety.
These municipal slumber parties possessed all the picturesque-
ness so ably described by Mr. Pattullo in his magazine articles.
The Second Battalion, less Company "F", was assigned to
construction duty in the Baccarat area from Azerailles to
Rouge Vetu the chief project at that time being the Wye
Junction, Bertrichamps, Rouge Vetu line which, Regimental
Headquarters was informed, had been duly authorized and
should be started at once. Accordingly camp sites for Compa-
nies "D" and "E" were selected along this line, "D" Company
REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, CRYSTALLERIE COURT, BACCARAT
in the woods just west of Indian Village and "E" Company just
north of Bertrichamps. It may be said, in passing, that these
were truly model camps in every respect, but, unfortunately
were not destined to be occupied very long.
The Baccarat Sector, although occupied by American troops,
was controlled jointly by the Americans and the French, an
arrangement under which the line of control was rather vague
and coordination more or less impaired. It was not surprising
then, after all the surveys and location for the Wye Junction
Rouge Vetu line had been completed and all materials for its
construction requisitioned, to receive orders for its abandon-
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HEADQUARTERS, LIGHT RAILWAY OPERATION AND CONSTRUCTION,
BACCARAT
HOUSES ON WEST SIDE OF THE CRYSTALLERIE, BACCARAT
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merit. With this change in affairs, the construction units were
used on small projects in the northern end of the sector. Com-
pany "D" was assigned to the continuation of the Reherry
Line and Company "E" to the construction of additional ware-
house and quarry tracks at Azerailles and an engineer dump
spur at Mervillers.
An American Division, which had only recently arrived in
France, was holding this sector when the Twelfth entered the
area. The restrictions that the Commanding General of this
Division imposed on the light railway construction work seemed
unnecessarily severe considering the quietness of this front. All
"B" COMPANY'S CAMP NEAR MOYEN
daylight work was stopped on the construction of the new lines,
for fear that working parties might draw enemy artillery fire.
Work of this character was permitted only at night. Captain
Galbreath and some of his men, although six miles from the
front line, were arrested one night by an over zealous guard for
using a flash Hght to locate center stakes on their construction
work.
On August 23rd, Colonel Willing was called to the office
of the Chief Engineer of the First Army for conference, as a
result of which the Regiment received orders to move, the First
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'C" COMPANY'S BARRACKS NORTH OF BACCARAT
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MOTOR TRANSPORT PARK, BACCARAT
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Battalion going to Rattentout near Verdun, and the Second
into the Toul Sector. Some twenty-four hundred meters of
track had been completed by "D" and "E" Companies from
the grading to the laying of the steel, while the First Battalion
had practically completed grading on the Moyen-St. Clement
line.
Construction was halted immediately and operation was
turned over to Lieutenant Anderson with a detail of about
fifty men most of whom were from Company "C." This de-
COMMANDING OFFICERS' QUARTERS, RATTENTOUT
tachment carried on until January, 1919. The Second Battalion
was put on a detached status and the movement commenced.
Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
entrained at 8:00 P. M. on August 25th. Meanwhile the First
Battalion had broken camp and marched to St. Clement,
where, about 2:00 A. M. of the 26th, they boarded the same
train, enroute to Rattentout. Upon arrival at Rattentout,
Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters First Battalion and
Company "A" moved into an abandoned quarry on the hillside
above the town, while Company "B" occupied farm buildings
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SOUTH END OF QUARRY, RATTENTOUT, SHOWING OFFICERS' QUARTERS
AND HEADQUARTERS OFFICES.
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along the St. Mihiel-Verdun Canal, just west of the railhead,
Company "C" was assigned huts on the Rattentout-Genicourt
Road.
They immediately took over the French Light Railways in
this area; Company "A" being assigned the operation of the
lines; Company "B" the special construction work; and Com-
pany "C" the maintenance.
The Second Battalion moved by motor transport from
Baccarat into the Toul Sector August 26th, 27th, and 28th, one
Uv J! 1
'B" COMPANY'S BILLETS, RATTENTOUT
Company each day. Company "D" went to Sorcy Gare, Bat-
talion Headquarters and Company "E" to Belleville, and Com-
pany "F" to Menil la Tour. Company "E" also supplied a
detachment of fifty men for ballast duty in the steel mills at
Pompey.
Just prior to leaving the Vosges Sector, Lieutenant Smith
was transferred to duty with the Army Engineers' School;
Lieutenant Carr was relieved, and reported to Headquarters
Transportation Corps, Zone of Advance; Lieutenant Burkes, was
sent to Staff College; Captain Pittmen and Lieutenants Rag-
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land and Caine were relieved from duty with the Regiment,
and ordered to report to the Commanding General, Port of
Embarkation, Brest, for movement to the United States. They
were assigned to duty with a new Sapper Regiment then being
formed. Captain Meston was relieved from duty as Adjutant,
Second Battalion, and appointed to command Company "E,"
succeeding Captain Pittman. Lieutenant Cunliff, was appointed
Adjutant, Second Battalion.
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CHAPTER IX.
THE ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE
AND
THE TOUL SECTOR
THE Regiment was now widely scattered, the First Battalion
and Regimental Headquarters were on the west side of the
St. Mihiel Salient, while the Second Battalion, working with
the 21st Engineers, were on the southern side.
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On September 2nd, Colonel Willing received a wire from
General Headquarters relieving him of command of the Regi-
ment, and assigning him to duty in the United States. He
left for the port of embarkation on the same day, and Lieu-
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FRENCH TRENCH ON THE HILL ABOVE MOUILLY
FROM MOUILLY TO THE TRENCHES, LIGHT RAILWAY ON HILLSIDE TO
THE RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY
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tenant Colonel Laird assumed command of the Regiment once
more.
The American preparations to pinch out the St. Mihiel
Salient were progressing rapidly, and every effort was put forth
to assist this work by installing ammunition, ration and water
spurs, and such other extensions of the Light Railway System
as might prove useful. In the twelve days remaining before the
drive, the First Battalion constructed seven kilometers of main
line, two water, three ammunition, two gun, and two ration
spurs.
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ENGINE SHED, RATTENTOUT
The St. Mihiel offensive took place on the morning of
September 12th, and was a success from the start. In the
plans for this operation, full details, including surveys made by
Captain McGeehan, were worked out for connecting the light
railway line out of Rattentout to the German light railway sys-
tem through Mouilly. As soon as the advance had gotten under
way, men were put to work on this extension at Morserknick,
the nearest point of connection with the heavy rail. The pro-
posed line made use of about two kilometers of old grade that
had been in use at one time but from which the steel had been
removed. At the end of this old grade, to make connection,
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there were 4.5 kilometers of new grading necessary and 9.5 kilo-
meters of track to be laid. Of this last amount three kilo-
meters had to be relaid on the tramway roadbed where the
grades joined, before steel heavy enough for steam power was
reached.
In order to obtain the maximum amount of daylight work
on this project, Company "C" on the morning of September
16th, reinforced with men from the other units of the First
Battalion and Regimental Headquarters, was moved to a point
RUPT-EN-WOEVRE, STARTING POINT OF CONNECTION BUILT TO GERMAN
LINES, SEPT., 1918
just east of the Grand Tranchee Road crossing and a temporary
pup tent camp was pitched. To further expedite this work,
the early completion of which was very earnestly desired by
the Chief Engineer First Army, a night shift of "B" Company
men was organized to lay steel, thus allowing "C" Company to
throw its maximum strength into the grading. In spite of
heavy enemy shelling of the portion of line under construction
and other difficulties, this connection was completed by Sep-
tember 28th.
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PRIV. EDGAR DENNISON'S GRAVE, FRENCH CEMETERY AT RATTENTOUT
FRONT LINE TRENCH, RATTENTOUT SECTOR
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
The Second Battalion in the Toul Sector was working
with the Twenty-first Engineers during the preparations for the
St. Mihiel Offensive. This latter organization was compara-
tively new at the light railway game and their methods were
entirely "original." "Authorities were continually differing;"
but time robs such difficulties of their importance and now the
members of the Second Battalion can smile in retrospection of
those "Forty Days in the Wilderness."
"RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING", MENIL LA TOUR
At the time of the formation of the Second Army a re-
arrangement of the light railway regiments was proposed; the
Twelfth was to take over the Toul Sector from the Twenty-
first Engineers, and turn their work in Verdun Sector over to
the Fourteenth Engineers. Definite orders for this change,
putting the Twelfth in charge of all Light Railways in the
Toul Sector came on October 6th.
The shift was accomplished as rapidly as' possible, con-
sistent with the maintenance of all traffic in both sectors.
The Commanding Officer, after estimating the situation in the
Toul Sector, indicated Menil la Tour as the location of Regi-
mental Headquarters and issued the necessary movement orders.
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First Battalion Headquarters was instructed to prepare to take
over the operation of the new sector and Second Battalion
Headquarters, the construction and maintenance thereof.
Company "C" moved from the Rattentout area by motor
transport joining Company "D" on October 7th. Lieutenant
Jennmgs and a detail of shop men took over the Sorcy shops
at the same time. Headquarters, Headquarters' Detachment
and operating detachments from Companies "A" and "B"
arrived by motor transport on the 9th. Company "B" came
DISPATCHER'S OFFICE, NEUF ETANG
by light railway on the 11th and was followed three days
later by Company "A" moving in the same manner. Com-
pany "B" reinforced Company "F" at Menil la Tour and
Company "A" joined Company "D" at Sorcy. Fifty men of
Company "C" had already been removed to Belleville and
attached to Company "E."
On taking over the railways in the Toul Sector, the 12th
Engineers at once re-organized the system to conform with its
former experience in the light railway field. "Operation" and
"Signals" were organized as one department and placed under the
Commanding Officer of the First Battalion (General Superin-
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MENIL LA TOUR YARD SOUTH OF METER GAUGE
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tendent.) "Construction and Maintenance" were organized as one
department and placed under the Commanding Officer of the
Second Battalion, (Chief Engineer.) Headquarters of both de-
partments, as well as Regimental Headquarters, were located at
Menil la Tour.
All the units of the Twelfth except Headquarters' Detachment
were placed on strictly operating duty. The territory was so
large and the operating requirements so exacting, however, that
it was found necessary to reinforce the operating personnel at
once by another battalion. This was done by assigning the
4th Battalion, 21st Engineers, Companies "K," "L," and "M,"
to that duty.
The Construction and Maintenance forces were made up
entirely of attached troops. Those on duty in the area Octo-
ber 9th and those subsequently assigned are as follows:
4th. Battalion 22nd. Engineers Companies "K," "L," and "M."
5th. Battalion 22nd. Engineers Companies "N," "O," and "P."
528th. Engineers Service Battalion Companies "A," "B," "C," and "D."
2nd. Battalion 803rd. Pioneer Infantry Companies "E," "F," "G,"
and "H."
Company "D" 522nd. Engineers Service Battalion.
Company "C" 808th. Pioneer Infantry.
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FIELD OFFICERS OF THE 12TH., 22ND AND 528TH AT MENIL LA TOUR
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ENGINE SHED, BELLEVILLE
With attached units the Operating Department numbered
approximately 2250 men and the Construction and Maintenance
Department 3800 men, total 6050 men.
Appointments on the executive staff in the reorganization
of the Toul Sector were made by Colonel Laird, Deputy Direc-
SHOP AND COAL TRESTLE, SORCY
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SORCY RAILHEAD
tor Light Railways, in Regimental Special Orders 174, October
9th, and 177, October 12th, covering the following -positions :
Major F. E. Foster
Major W. W. Burden
Captain
Captain
R. B. Albaugh
Paul McGeehax
Captain J. W. Skelly
General Superintendent.
Chief Engineer Construction and
• Maintenance.
Assistant General Superintendent.
Assistant Chief Engineer Con-
struction and Maintenance.
Railway Supply Officer.
CENTRAL DIVISION.
Captain H. F. McFarland District Superintendent.
Captain W. S. Craven (22nd. Eng.) Division Engineer.
Captain J. H. Brooking Assistant District Superintendent.
Lieutenant J. J. Callahan Assistant Division Engineer.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Major R. W. HEBARD(22nd.Eng)Division Engineer.
Captain R. S. Meston District Superintendent.
Lieutenant J. T. Ervin Assistant Division Engineer.
Lieutenant C. C. Brown Assistant District Superintendent.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Major T. C. Hanford (528th. E) Division Engineer.
Captain A. W. Galbreath District Superintendent.
Captain R. W. Queal - Assistant District Superintendent.
Lieutenant I. E. Burks Assistant Division Engineer.
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FOR THE SYSTEM.
Captain
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
G. McDonald (22nd.E.)
B. L. CUNLIFF
R. C. Churchill
H. L. Jennings
L. R. Sexton
L. M. Perkins
H. A. Israel
Ballast Officer.
Office Engineer.
Signal Officer.
Superintendent Motive Power.
Superintendent Car Service.
Master Mechanic.
Officer-in-Charge of Surveys.
Previous to the St. Mihiel Drive, there were about 212 kilo-
meters of light railway main line under operation and mainte-
nance in the Toul sector. This consisted of 198 kilometers of
French track and 14 kilometers laid by the Americans after
the First Army took over from the French. This sector, from
a light railway point of view, extended from Toul to the battle
front, a distance of about 22 kilometers, and from a north and
south line about five kilometers east of Pont-a-Mousson, to a
similar line through Sorcy, on the West, or a distance of approx-
imately 34 kilometers from east to west. This area comprised
about 748 square kilometers.
With the St. Mihiel Drive, four connecting lines or exten-
sions were started forward across "no-man's land" to the track
THE MUCH FOUGHT OVER MOUNT SEC.
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system in the newly conquered territory. These extensions in
order from west to east are as follows:—
1. Bois Chanot extension, starting at Bois Chanot, passing
on the northwest side of Xivray and connecting with an existing
German line about IJ^ kilometers south of Mont Sec, and
involving about nine kilometers of new track.
2. Flirey extension, starting at Flirey and connecting with
the German line at Lincoln Junction, involving about 3.5 kilo-
meters of new track.
CONNECTION ACROSS "NO MANS LAND" TO THE ENEMY'S RAIL SYSTEM
3. Pont de Metz extension, starting at Pont de Metz,
and connecting with German track at German Junction, involv-
ing about 4.5 kilometers of new track.
4. Auburge St. Pierre extension, starting at Auburge
St. Pierre, and to have connected with German track at Bois
St. Cloud Junction, involving about four kilometers of new
track.
The Flirey and Pont de Metz locations were well chosen
and proved very satisfactory. The Bois Chanot extension, how-
ever, passing as it did, through low, swampy ground, gave end-
less trouble in maintenance. Stretches of this line at several
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
IN THE DITCH
GROSROUVRES YARD
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different times were under water to a depth of ten inches. The
Auburge-St. Pierre project was ordered discontinued immedi-
ately upon investigation by the Chief Engineer, Second Army,
as totally impracticable.
With the completion of the Bois Chanot, Flirey and Pont
de Metz extensions, 142 kilometers of German main line in the
conquered territory was added to the sector's trackage. The
light railway area added to the Toul sector by the St. Mihiel
Drive was approximately 599 square kilometers, of which 336
square kilometers came under the jurisdiction of the 12th Engi-
RECONSTRUCTED GERMAN LINE. TRACK CONSTRUCTED BY FIRST
BATTALION DURING ST. MIHIEL DRIVE
neers, and the remainder under the jurisdiction of the 14th
Engineers. This increase brought the total area operated by
the 12th Engineers up to 1034 square kilometers. The captured
track was, on the whole, in fair condition. However, clearance
on all lines had to be increased for the wider American equip-
ment, curves sharper than fifty metres radius had to be flat-
tened, and a large number of shell holes in the road bed had to
be repaired.
This increase in total main line mileage complicated the
maintenance problem. The old French lines in the rear were in
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poor shape when taken over and were -made worse by the
rains of late October. The forward lines were suffering constant
damage from shell fire, and the connectimis were under a very
heavy traffic. All parts of the sector needed constant attention
and this was found impossible with, the ■ concentrated mainte-
nance companies used heretofore. In order- to relieve the
Operating Department of carrying maintenance parties over
long distances and to save the time of stich transit, mainte-
nance companies were broken up into snaall maintenance de-
tachments, with an experienced officer or non-commissioned
officer in charge. These detachments, the strength of which
ENGINE SHED, WOINVILLE
was computed on a basis of eight men to the mile, were dis-
tributed over all main lines at points about five miles apart,
and assigned definite sections to maintain. The purely con-
struction companies were kept intact as organizations and
moved about from place to place in accordance with construc-
tion requirements. The track situation began to improve as
soon as the maintenance detachments had been posted.
As soon as the operation was completely taken over by the
12th Engineers, steps were taken to establish an organization
sufficiently elastic to cover the extensive operating area. Close
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
DISPATCHER'S OFFICE, BELLEVILLE
liaison between the oper,ating organization and the Army was
maintained through the Superintendent of Car Service of the
Railways and the Transportation Officer of the Army, G-4.
The policy of accepting no orders for service except those com-
ing through G-4 was adopted and strictly adhered to. The
Transportation Officer of the Army had the authority to decide
the precedence of traffic as well as to enforce the proper use of
the light railway facilities. His duties included the providing
of ample and prompt loading and unloading details, and pre-
venting the interference of ill-advised officers in the operating
activities. When orders for service were received, they were
distributed to the operating companies by the Superintendent
of Car Service, and necessary adjustments " in equipment and
power made accordingly.
The District Superintendents controlled the traffic over their
respective divisions from their own dispatcher's office and were
responsible to the general office for the efficient execution of the
daily orders furnished them by the Superintendent of Car
Service. The effective working of so large an organization over
such an area was largely dependent upon a reliable telephone
system. To secure such a system, it was necessary to organize
within the Regiment a Signal Department of one officer and
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sixteen men. Lieutenant. Churchill and his signal detachment
soon put into operation' some 182 kilometers of telephone line,
and finally h*ad under maintenance 346 kilometers of line.
Volume of traffic. on.ith.e railroad was constantly increasing,
necessitating further*' changes in the operating companies. The
remainder of Company "C" 'w-as "moved "to Belleville on Octo-
ber 24th, by Light •Rail^yays, "afid- on October 22nd, Company
"A" niov'^d from Sorey Gare tO' Washington Station, two kilo-
•meter«- east of- Heudicourt. A detachment of Company "A"
remafhed -at; Woinville, and on October 27th, a new division
,was created, k-nown as the Northwestern or Woinville Division,
with Captain Quekras'Supermtendent, and Lieutenant Fiske as
Assistant Superintendent. On October 30th, the broad gauge
line from Commeroy to Woinville was placed under control of the
12th Engineers, and Lieutenant Reyburn, with a detachment of
men picked from various companies, took over the operation.
The chief operating difficulties which were found in the
existing Light Railway System when taken over by the 12th
Engineers are noted below, many of these were corrected by
the Regiment, while at the same time furnishing every service
the Army required of the Light Railways: —
CABLE LINE BUILT BY GERMANS, VIEVILLE-SOUS-LES-COTES
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a. The broad gauge railheads already in operation, and
those under construction were located too far behind the oper-
ating front to be effective, due to long haul necessitated over
the Light Railways.
b. Following the advance in September, broad gauge
dumps in back areas were not abandoned and moved forward
by broad gauge, but were operated by Light Railways, calling
for maximum hauls of 25 kilometers on rations, and 45 kilo-
meters on ammunition and engineer stores.
MAIN LINE LOOKING SOUTH AT NEUF ETANG
c. Long hauls, regardless of cause, resulted in delays to
traffic, long tie-ups of equipment, construction of additional
storage tracks, and long working hours for crews.
d. Many miles of Light Railways located on the side of
main highways, which were crowded with transport at night
without lights, resulted in a number of unavoidable accidents.
e. Absolutely inadequate telephonic communications over
system, — one of the most vital points of the operating problem.
f. Tractors proved unreliable even with most experienced op-
erators, and failed to develop the tractive power claimed for them.
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g. No station signs existed, and great difficulty was en-
countered in placing cars on orders with indefinite locations.
The Light Railway equipment used on the American front
was materially different from that of the British Army, the only
BROAD GAUGE YARD, VIGXEULLES, CAPTURED IN THE ST. MIHIEL
OFFENSIVE
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similarity being in the Baldwin steam engines which were prac-
tically the same as the Cook engine of the northern front.
The American rail weighed 25 pounds per yard and was
cut in 1^, 23^ and 5 meter lengths for use with steel ties.
For very rapid track construction under harassing fire, sections
of track previously made up, were used to save the time of
spiking or bolting the ties on the site of the work. The rail
for use on wood tie track was cut in 30 foot lengths.
In addition to the steam, there were also in use gas loco-
motives of thirty-five and fifty horse power. These were very
unsatisfactory, being poorly designed, the center of gravity too
high, and not being capable of developing their rated tractive force.
The specifications of the American locomotives were as
follows: —
A. E. F. STEAM LOCOMOTIVES.
Type, 2-6-2
Working pressure, 178 lbs. per sq. in.
Driving wheel base, 5' 10"
Total wheel base, 15' 7"
Length between couplers, 21' 7"
Width maximum, 6' 5"
Height, maximum above rail, 9' 3"
Weight on driving wheels, 23,500 lbs.
Weight oa front truck, 5,000 "
Weight on rear truck, 5,500 "
Total weight, 34,500 "
Tractive effort, 6,225 "
Coal capacity, 1,700 "
Water capacity, 486 gals.
A. E. F. GASOLINE LOCOMOTIVES.
Type— Both 35 and 50 H. P. 4 wheel, 4 cyl., 4 cycle, vertical, water cooled.
35 H. P. 50 H. P.
Wheel base, 3' 0" 4' 0"
Horse Power, 35 50
Fuel capacity, 25 30 gal.
Length over all, 10' 9" 13' 0"
Width over all, 4' 7V o' 2"
Height over all, 7' 11" 8' 5"
Weight, Total, 8,000 bs. 14,000 lbs.
Draw Bar Pull, low gear, 1,500 " 3,000 "
Draw Bar Pull, high gear, 650 " 1,500 "
Speed, low gear, 4 M.P.H. 4 M.P.H.
Speed, high gear, 8 " 8 _
Transmission — 2 sets of speed change gears for both sizes.
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GERMAN PRISONERS, VIEVILLE, BEING TAKEN TO THE REAR
The track in the area inside the front hne prior to the
St. Mihiel advance, was practically all French rail, sixteen
pounds per yard section, on metal ties, a track that was very
hard to keep in line and surface. The captured German lines,
however, were in most cases in very good condition, their main
lines being fifty to sixty pound standard gauge rail stolen from
roads in the occupied territory, and on wooden ties, with rock
ballast.
Surprisingly heavy loads were carried over these light rail-
ways. Six and eight inch Howitzers were moved by light rail-
way close to the enemy lines into positions not accessible by
road. To handle such loads often required the widening of
narrow cuts, and removing large forest trees to obtain the
necessary clearance.
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F
were
CHAPTER X.
SECOND ARMY OFFENSIVE AND THE ARMISTICE.
ROM the day the regiment took over the light railways in
the Toul Sector there was a steady increase in daily tonnage
handled. Ammunition and engineer supplies in great quantity
being moved forward while construction throughout the
^"ARD AT VIE\'ILLE-SOUS-LES-COTES, LOOKING NORTH
area was being rushed. In fact, confirmation from Toul of the
Second Army's contemplated offensive was hardly necessary. In
view of this impending operation, a study was begun of all avail-
able maps and aerial photographs of the rail system behind the
enemy front line in order to plan connections with his rail system,
to be made simultaneously with the advance. From past experience
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
OLD YARD, MENIL LA TOUR
and observation it was thought advisable to limit the number of
connections across "no-man's land" to two, throw the entire avail-
able construction forces on these two lines, and complete the task in
hours rather than days. From the map study the following
lines were decided on pending further information:
1. Xammes line running from Xammes across "no-man's
land" just west of Charey and St. Julien, thence north through
Chambley.
2. Woel line, running from St. Maurice through Avillers,
Woel, Jonville, thence north through Mars La Tour.
A field reconnaissance of these lines developed the fact that
the track had been torn up on the Woel line from a point about
half way between St. Maurice and Avillers, north. The Xam-
mes line, however, was found to be a feasible project. The
Woel line being eliminated, it was decided, after further recon-
naissance, to use the line from Vieville through St. Louis Ferme,
running east of Jonville and north through La Tour. These
two proposed extensions, Xammes and Vieville, were approved
by the Chief Engineer, Second Army, and track and bridge
material for their construction, requisitioned. This material,
upon arrival, was placed in forward dumps at Vignuelles for
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
the Vieville line, and at a point just south of Beney for the
Xammes line.
At 7:00 P. M., TSTovember 9th, information was received
from Second Army Headquarters that the expected offensive
would begin early in the morning of November 10th. Imme-
diately field orders were issued by Headquarters, Twelfth Engi-
neers, for the movement of construction troops to Vieville sous
les Cotes, and to Xammes, so that the proposed connections
of the Light Railway across "no-man's land" could be started
as soon as the infantry began to move.
BATH HOUSE AND BILLETS, BELLEVILLE
Company "C" 528th Engineers, Company "H" 803rd Pio-
neer Infantry and Company "K" 22nd Engineers were ordered
to Vieville; Company "L" 22nd Engineers and Company "F"
803rd Pioneer Infantry to Xammes. Movement of these units
began by midnight, and by eleven o'clock the next morning all
were in position and waiting to move forward. The Division
Engineers moved into temporary headquarters with the advance
troops in order to personally supervise their movements. The
organization was complete to the last detail and the stage set
for a speed record in light railway construction. The advance,
which was to have been on Metz, did not take place on the
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
10th. The 11th saw the signing of the Armistice, and the end
of hostilities, with the Hght railway forces in position, and fully
prepared for a rapid advance.
The armistice, the close of hostilities, and the death of
German military power! The men of the Twelfth, having been
in the field long enough to learn something of war and the ways
of the army, were accustomed to the rapid changes of location
and environment of the ever shifting campaign; such was the
daily routine. But, to comprehend this new idea required a
complete psychological readjustment. The novelty of warfare
even in a foreign land had long since given way to that mental
attitude which accepts as commonplace the life and conditions
of war. Peace, like the goal of man's ambition, was to be
dreamed of and striven for but its actual attainment had grown
to be associated only with the intangible future. Thus the end
had come with the suddenness of a blow especially to the
troops who had been working night and day under high tension
to participate in the grand offensive against the enemy's "Ver-
dun." Nearly impossible, it was to one who had worked among
the batteries north of the Thiaucourt-St. Benoit Road and had
experienced that final barrage on the morning of November 11th,
to realize that the last shot had been fired and the war ended.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
As previously stated, the preparations for the proposed
Second Army offensive were evident from the middle of Octo-
ber and during this period the tonnage handled by the Light
Railways steadily increased. The maximum tonnage for any
one day handled by the Twelfth Engineers was that of Novem-
ber 6th, which exceeded 6000 tons. The maximum ton-kilo-
meters for one day reached 73,120 on November 8, 1918. The
largest total ton-kilometers for one week was that of the week
DISPATCHER'S OFFICE, MENIL LA TOUR
ending November 9th, amounting to 457,833, which is believed
to be the largest ever handled by a light railway organization.
In addition to what has already been said in this and the
preceeding chapter of the preparations for the Second Army's
proposed offensive on Metz, the light railway construction pro-
gram included a number of minor facilities throughout the sector.
The following table is given to indicate the nature of these
projects and to show more fully the results accomplished by the
regiment during those very busy days just prior to the signing
of the Armistice:
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VIEWS OF "A" COMPANY'S CAMP AT WOINVILLE
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PuniFPT LENGTH IN
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New Menil la Tour Yards 1 .00
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Essey Wye 0.12
12 car passing track at Essey 0.10
Essey Ration Spur 0.15
20 car passing track at Lincoln Junct . IS
12 car passing track between Lincoln Junct. and Flirey 0.10
Ansauville Water Track 0.12
Perche Junct. Car Yard 1 . 0.3
Perche Junct. Engine Yard . 86
Grosrouvres Yard 1 . 93
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Xivray Car Yard 1 .04
Fifth Engineers Spur at Bouillonville 0.05
Bernecourt-Noviant Connection 3 .66
Noviant-Ravin des Hayes Reconstruction 0.40
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. HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
The Eastern Division was discontinued November 10th,
operation of the Western Division was taken over by Company
"M," 21st Engineers and the old Central Division was sub-
divided into the Northern Division with headquarters at Beney,
a new Central Division with headquarters at Grosrouvres and a
Southern Division with headquarters at Menil la Tour. The
Southern' Division was taken over by Company "L," 21st
Engineers. Company "B," Twelfth Engineers took over the
new Central Division, Companies "F" and "D", the Northern
Division, and Companies "E" and "C", the Vieville Division.
WOINVILLE RAILHEAD
In making these changes the Companies were moved as follows:
Company "A" moved on Nov. 13th by light railway to Woinville.
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The changes wrought by the Armistice affected the Con-
struction and Maintenance in much the same manner as it did
the Operation. New construction came to a standstill, mainte-
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MENIL LA TOUR YARD
nance on the Eastern Division was discontinued and Com-
pany "O," 22nd Engineers was moved to Xammes.
At 5:30 A. M., November 16th, the Third Army began its
march to the Rhine, moving northward on all the main high-
NEW YARD, AIENIL LA TOUR, NORTH OF METER GAUGE
[1S4]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
ways. At that time the broad gauge situation was such that
the movement of supphes for the Third Army, by that means,
was impossible. The use of motor transport was not feasible;
the task, therefore, had to be carried out by the light railways
until the broad guage lines could be put in condition. This
presented a problem that required a maximum of ingenuity and
effort by both operation and construction forces.
As orders from General Headquarters, dated November 11th,
forbade anyone going north of the position of the front line of
November 11th, until the Third Armv units had started for-
INSPECTION COACH "BARBED WIRE" CAPTURED IN THE ST. MIHIEL
SALIENT
ward, all necessary construction had to wait but at 5:30 A. M.
on the 16th, these restrictions ceased and the work commenced.
The same organization as that concentrated for the drive on
Metz, had not the Armistice interfered, was now used to carry
forward the rail lines into the late enemy territory. Results
obtained were very gratifying. At 2:00 P. M., November 17th,
the first American train entered Mars la Tour over the Vieville
extension, and at the same time a train over the Xammes ex-
tension entered Chambley. By November 18th, on the Vieville
line there was steam power as far north as Harville, and by
6:00 P. M., November 19th, St. Jean had been reached. On the
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BELLEVILLE
Xammes extension, November 19th, saw the construction and
repairs completed as far as Mars la Tour, but, upon the recon-
naissance of the line from Mars la Tour north, it was decided
that, as an operating proposition, it was not feasible, and that
BARRACKS AND RAILWAY BUILDINGS, BELLEVILLE
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traffic for Conflans had better use the line from Suzemont
through Hammonville to Jarny. This Hne was accordingly put
in condition. By November 20th, both objectives had been
reached.
Thus the territory south of an east and west line through
Conflans and St. Jean, and north of the front line of Novem-
ber 11th, had been added to the Toul Sector, the 60 cm. lines
included therein coming under the jurisdiction of the Twelfth
Engineers. The two original extensions, the Xammes line to
Mars la Tour, and the Vieville line, branching just north of
FIELD OFFICERS' QUARTERS AND OFFICERS' MESS, MENIL LA TOUR
La Tour to St. Jean on the west and to Jarney on the east,
increased the operated mileage by fifty-nine kilometers, making
a total of 381 kilometers. There was approximately 204 kilo-
meters of subsidiary lines in this evacuated area, bringing the
total of 60 cm. lines in the Toul Sector controlled by this regi-
ment to 737 kilometers.
Beyond "no-man's land", the track was found to be, on
the whole, in fair condition. There had been some damage in
the back areas caused by bombs, and a few instances of deliber-
ate demolition were encountered. The enemy had, however,
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accumulated adequate reserve ballast and track material and
had distributed these at points along his lines. These supplies
proved very useful in repairing breaks and facilitation the rapid
advance.
Besides the work on the main lines through the occupied
territory, above referred to, it was found necessary to construct
dump spurs at Vigneulles and St. Benoit including about one
and one-half kilometers of track; and to convert the broad
gauge Vigneulles -Vieville to 60cm. gauge. This was all done
before the construction forces were transferred to salvageing duty.
MOTOR TRANSPORT, SORCY
The construction problem was by no means the only phase
of this post-armistice work. The connection and new track
being in condition, the operating forces were faced with the
problem of handling large amounts of all kinds of army stores
as far north as Conflans and St. Jean. Rations constituted a
large part of these supplies and it is true that the 12th Engi-
neers fed the Third Army until it passed into Belgium. This ■
tonnage for the Conflans area originated chiefly at the old rail-
heads, Sorcy, Belleville, Bernecourt, Mannonville, Leonval and
Trondes. A glance at the map is sufficient to make clear to
anyone familiar with the limitations of the "Soixante" just what
[188]
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ENGINE SHED GROSROUVRES
a problem this was for the operating forces. This "Trans
Siberian Haul" as it was known around headquarters amounted to
approximately 70 kilometers or about 44 miles. A large contract,
it is true, but the goods were delivered and delivered promptly.
DISPATCHER'S OFFICE, GROSROUVRES
[189]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
VIGNEULLES AND HATTONCHATEL, ST. MIHIEL SALIENT
The Third Army problem solved, the 4th Battalion 21st
Engineers were relieved from duty with the Twelfth, December 4th,
to rejoin their own regiment. Operating requirements being still
the more pressing at this time, Company "P," 22nd Engineers
were relieved from maintenance duty and assigned to operation
in the Western Division. Company "N" of the 22nd, at the
same time took over the operation of the Southern Division.
December saw the beginning of the Army's salvaging pro-
gram throughout the zone of the armies. All useable material
in this area, "and some that wasn't," was concentrated at points
along roads and light railways and hauled back to large salvage
dumps where it was sorted and disposed of. To facilitate this
work the old Eastern Division was resumed and Company "F,"
12th Engineers assigned to its operation.
The changed conditions made necessary a further reorgani-
zation in the Construction and Maintenance Forces. The 803rd
Pioneer Infantry and Company "D" 522nd Engineers were
relieved from duty with the Twelfth and moved out of the area.
The purely construction units were transformed into mainte-
nance units and left to maintain the northern lines in the occu-
pied territory. Any construction requirements, from this time
on, were taken care of by the maintenance troops. A little later
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when the salvaging had progressed to the point where light rail-
way track and track material was ordered in, these mainte-
nance units were used as wrecking forces. Before this work had
been entirely completed the Twelfth was relieved from light
railway duty and moved south.
During September the Regiment received its first replace-
ments, it was then considerably under strength, averaging only
about one hundred and forty-five men to the company. Two
hundred and fifty was the authorized number. In October and
November, further replacements were received, and the companies
brought almost up to strength. The following table shows the
occupational make-up of the Regiment arranged by companies : —
DISTRIBUTION OF THE MEN OF THE 12th ENGINEERS BY OCCUPATIONS.
(As of December 1, 1918.)
Companies Hq. A B C D E F Total %
Auto Driver 5 5 3 10 5 4 2 34 2.5'
Auto Repairer 1 1 5 1 1 9 .67
Blacksmith and helper 2 3 2 3 2 3 15 1.1
Boilermaker and helper 3 1 2 3 4 3 16 1.2
Brakeman 1 22 18 30 33 19 31 154 11.4
Bricklayer 1 1 1 5 8 .59
Carpenter 2 3 1 2 2 2 6 18 1.3
Car Repairer 5 14 1 7 2 9 38 2.8
Clerk 20 10 12 16 14 11 11 94 7.0
Civil Engineer 1 3 3 1 3 1 12 .89
Conductor 18 27 12 23 15 16 111 8.2
Cook 4 .S o 3 4 9 8 41 3.0
Dispatcher 1 6 3 1 3 5 2 21 1.6
Draftsman 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 14 1.0
Electrician 2 2 2 3 6 15 1.1
Fireman, Locomotive 3 19 10 17 13 16 20 98 7.3
Fireman, Stationary 1 5 1 4 11 ,82
Gas Engine Repairer 1 4 3 5 1 4 9 27 2.0
Hoisting Engineer 2 13 .22
Hostler, engine 2 3 5 1 3 6 20 1.5
Iron Worker, structural 12101005 .37
Lineman 2 2 ,5 3 1 3 16 1^2
Locomotive Engineer 2 18 24 14 20 14 17 109 8.1
Machinist and machinist helper. . . 6 14 7 9 6 12 16 70 5.2
Motorcyclist 20210005 37
Oiler 0000000
Painter 10 2 3 .22
Pipefitter and Plumber 2 3 3 5 1 .5 19 1.4
Roundhouse Mechanic 1412342 17 13
Saddler 1 ] 1 1 4 iso
Section Foreman 2 2 7 6 5 4 5 31 2.3
Switchman ,S 8 5 1 12 4 11 49 3^6
Tailor 00000011 07
Teamster 3 2 3 1 1 2 2 14 1.0
Telegrapher 6 3 1 2 5 17 1^3
Tractor Driver 9 7 6 2 3 27 20
Yardmaster 4 3 3 3 1 14 l!o
Laborers and Miscellaneous 6 29 26 25 18 27 10 141 10.4
Station Agents 15 S 7 6 8 6 50 3.7
79 224 214 200 210 191 233 1351
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
There were also during October and November many-
promotions in the Regiment which are Hsted below:
To be Captains —
First Lieutenant H. H. Downes,
First Lieutenant C. B. Van Sickler,
First Lieutenant C. L. Stanley,
First Lieutenant C. C. Brown.
To be First Lieutenants' —
Second Lieutenant L. R. Sexton,
Second Lieutenant C. H. Kinney,
Second Lieutenant L. M. Perkins,
Second Lieutenant R. C. Churchill,
Second Lieutenant B. L. Anderson,
Second Lieutenant J. T. Ervin,
Second Lieutenant M. S. Fisk,
Second Lieutenant R. E. Lowry,
Second Lieutenant F. J. D'Autremont.
To be Second Lieutenants —
Sergeant First Class E. S. Callahan,
Regimental Sergeant Major B. E. Dolch,
Master Engineer W. A. Anderson,
Master Engineer J. J. HaberthieRj
RegimentalSupply Sergeant C. R. Sutter,
Master Engineer O. M. Taylor,
AIaster Engineer S. R. Whitsel,
Sergeant First Class S. J. Boules,
Sergeant First Class C. R. Eggleston,
Sergeant First Class W. A. Blakemore.
BARRACKS AT SORCY
[193]
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In addition to the above promotions, Major Crossen was
relieved and First Lieutenant F. G. Schuler, Medical Corps, was
attached to the Regiment.
Toward the end of November, the Twelfth entered upon the
most trying period of its twenty-one months of foreign service.
The war was over, and the work was thereby robbed of the
interest and excitement that had, heretofore, made it so fasci-
nating. All thoughts naturally turned toward the day of em-
barkation for home. Leave privileges that had been stopped in
March were now reopened, and every man was given the oppor-
tunity of a week's leave to Aix les Bains, Grenoble, or some
other of the -leave centers.
BURNING OF HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT'S BARRACKS, MENIL LA TOUR
In providing entertainment for the men each post built a
theatre where Y. M. C. A. troupes and other entertainment
groupes, booked through the Entertainment Section, Head-
quarters Second Army, might perform. It was sometimes possi-
ble to get two or more of these entertainments each week. In
addition to this type of amusement a motion picture machine
and films was obtained which provided each company with at
least one performance a week. Company "F" organized a min-
strel show and Headquarters a vaudeville troupe. Every effort
[194]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
FORMAL GUARD MOUNT, SORCY
[195]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
was made to keep the morale high and the men content to wait
their turn on the embarkation schedule.
About the first of December, it was decided to organize a
regimental band. A search was made throughout the regiment
for musicians, and resulted in the discovery of about twenty-six
men who had had band experience. Obtaining instruments on
requisition was impossible due to a ruling by "Army" that a
band was not authorized in the tables of organization. The
only alternative was to buy the instruments needed. This was
done with money raised by subscription in the Companies and
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by using a fund of $300.00 donated by the Kansas City Ladies'
Auxiliary. Under the able direction of Sergeant Dallinger the
band became proficient in a remarkably short time. It per-
formed a valuable service in aiding the entertainment schedule
throughout the remainder of the regiment's stay in France and
also on the homeward voyage. Formal guard Mount at Sorcy,
for instance, would never have been the same without the band.
The second Christmas in France was observed in all the
camps and detachments. Only the necessary work was done on
Christmas Day, and operation cut to a minimum. Every camp
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BURNING T. N. T.
EXPLODING SALVAGE AMMUNITION, BOIS BRULE
[197]
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THE BAND
had some sort of an entertainment, and the kitchens were well
stocked with outside purchases from the mess funds. Although
the records of the Supply Department make no mention of it,
the fact remains, that several of the companies served roast pig
for Christmas Dinner. The concensus of opinion seemed to be
strongly in favor of a recommendation to the War College
amending the Tables of Organization for Engineer Troops, so as
to include in the list of animals authorized, two pigs per com-
pany per year. Even in the form of an "expendable issue," they
would prove a valuable aid to the company K. P's.
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CHAPTER XL
HOMEWARD BOUND.
SALVAGE of ammunition and engineering material of all kinds
rose to considerable quantities after Christmas, and the ton-
nage hauled by the different lines markedly increased. The
maximum occurred on January 3rd, showing 5112 tons. This
lasted for about two weeks when traffic again fell off and main-
tained a rather even level. On January 21st the operation of the
broad gauge line from Woinville to Commercy was discontinued and'
the line turned over to the French. Company "C" had already
moved on January 10th to Menil la Tour, and taken over from
the 22nd Engineers the operation of the Southern Division,
Captain Downes being appointed District Superintendent. The
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detachment of Company "C" under command of First Lieu-
tenant B. L. Anderson, that had operated the light railway-
lines around Baccarat ever since the regiment moved north,
was relieved on orders from the Director of Light Railways on
January 8th, and moved by regimental motor transport to Com-
mercy, rejoining Company Headquarters. Their operation in the
Baccarat district had been very light for some time, amounting to
approximately three hundred tons per week. All of the work
had been done for the French troops in that area as the Ameri-
cans had withdrawn, sometime previous to the Armistice, for
service farther north.
The ink on the Armistice Documents had not become
thoroughly dry before the A. E. F. began to discuss the proba-
bility of an early departure from "Sunny France." The "Her-
ald" is accredited with a statement, based on the fact that
the Twelfth being among the first 25,000 troops in France, and
that prior to the Armistice, as many as 300,000 men per month
were being landed in France, that it would only be four or five
days at the most before embarkation orders were received. This
prediction was revised from time to time until February 1st,
when the discontinuance of the Department of Light Railways
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and Roads was a settled fact. The Light Railways were to be
turned over to the Advance Section S. O. S. and the Twelfth
was to be relieved from railway duty on February 15th. Ar-
rangements were begun with a view to turning over the Toul
Sector to the 4th and 5th Battalions, 22nd Engineers, and the
528 Engineers Service Battalion.
Operation of the Eastern Division was once more discon-
tinued February 4th, and Company "F" was moved by light
railway to Sorcy, joining Company "D." Sorcy Gare was
chosen by the Commanding Officer as the mobilization point at
COMPANY "D" BILLETS, LA LUSTRE
which the regiment could be prepared for movement to the
Embarkation Area. On February 6th, the Vieville Division was
discontinued and Company "E" was moved to Sorcy. Com-
pany "B" followed on February 7th. On both Central and the
Eastern Divisions, necessary operation was carried on by the
Southern Division, operated by Company "C." Similarly Vieville
Division operation was consolidated with the Woinville Division,
operated by Company "A." On February 14th, Company "C,"
Company "D," and Company "A," were relieved by detachments
of the 22nd Engineers, and Company "A" and Company "C"
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RUINED TOWER,
OLD TOWN GATE,
BOURG
COL. LAIRD'S
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STREET SCENES IN PLUMET, WHERE COMPANY "C" WAS STATIONED
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PARK IN FRONT OF Y. M. C. A. QUARTERS, BOURG
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OLD ROMAN ARCH, BOURG
joined the rest of the regiment at Sorcy Gare. The movement
of Regimental Headquarters, on Februar}- 14th, completed the
mobilization.
In order to make a creditable showing both in the Em-
barkation Area and later in the United States, it was thoughjt
desirable to brush up on close order drill and ceremonies. To
effect this, an extensive drill schedule was laid out and a daily
officers' school was organized, with Major Burden in charge.
Captain Van Sickler, R. S. O., was charged with collecting all
property and stores no longer required and replacing all lost
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CONCRETE BOAT CONSTRUCTION, BOURG
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and unserviceable equipment that would be needed on the
return journey.
The training program was interfered with very materially
by the constant rains which flooded all the available drill
grounds in the Sorcy neighborhood.
On February 13th, the Regiment welcomed the news that
its popular commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel John A.
Laird, had been promoted to Colonel. Colonel Laird had com-
manded the Regiment during most of its foreign service, and
had won a place in the hearts of his men. At the time Colonel
SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Laird's promotion was announced, Major F. E. Foster was
made Lieutenant Colonel, and Second Lieutenants Sutter, Whit-
sel and Taylor moved up to First Lieutenants. Lieutenant F.
G. Schuler, M. C, was relieved from assignment with the Regi-
ment, and reported to the Commanding General S. O. S.
Captain Millard, Captain Queal and Lieutenant Burks also left
the Regiment, the captains both reporting to G-4, Second Army,
and Lieutenant Burks to the 92nd Division. Lieutenant J. J.
Callahan assumed command of "A" Company after Captain
Queal left. Captain Ceroid McDonald of the 22nd Engineers
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was transferred at this time to the Twelfth, and returned home
with the Regiment.
Orders issued by G-4. S. O. S., February 28th, for move-
ment to Bordeaux were phoned to Regimental Headquarters by
Captain Albaugh, who was then in Tours making arrangements
for this movement. Three days later sixty American box-cars
were placed at Sorcy Gare and loading began. Realizing that
the trip might extend over several days, nothing was overlooked
in making the cars as comfortable as possible. A gasoline
engine and generator served to light the cars of the first section
with electricity and each company orderly room car on that
LOWER SQUARE, BOURG
section was connected by field telephone with Regimental Head-
quarters' car. Each car in both sections was equipped with
bunks, straw, racks, stove, fuel and enough rations for the trip.
These trains were far from imposing, but when it came to com-
fort in trains of the "Quarante Hommes, Huit Cheveaux" type
it is thought they were unsurpassed anywhere, thanks to the
twenty months of campaign experience and the natural inge-
nuity of the Regiment.
About noon March 4th, the 22nd Engineers' Band playing
a farewell concert, the first section pulled out of Sorcy. The
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MAIN STREET, PLUMET AND "C" COMPANY'S BILLETS
LA LUSTRE, WHERE COMPANY "D" WAS QUARTERED
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second followed shortly after. The trip was uneventful except
for passing General Pershing and his special train at Chateau-
roux, March 5th. The spectacle of electrically lighted box-cars
seemed to amuse the General, judging from his smile as he
watched the first section pass. After reaching Bordeaux, March
6th, the trains were re-routed to St. Andre de Cubzac and left
on a siding for the night. The next morning Regimental Head-
quarters, Headquarters Detachment and Companies "A," "B,"
"E" and "F" were carried on to Bourg sur Gironde, while Com-
pany "C" was left at Plumet and Company "D" at La Lustre.
All units went into billets in their respective towns.
THEATRE, GENICART EMBARKATION CAMP
The living conditions and billets in this area were superior
to any the Regiment had yet experienced. The town of Bourg
was a picturesque little village, on the Gironde River, the build-
ings extending from the water front along winding streets to
the heights of the rock bluffs overlooking the river. Had one
been on a pleasure trip, a more beautiful and romantic spot
would have been hard to find. However, the charms of Bourg
and its vine covered hills were somewhat overshadowed by that
burning desire to see the classic sky line just behind the God-
dess of Liberty. As one of the men expressed it, the most
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OLD CHATEAU, LA LUSTRE
SHADOW (SHAD) MASCOT OF "A" COMPANY, ENLISTED IN ST LOUIS AND
SERVED THROUGHOUT THE WAR WITH HIS UNIT. HE WEARS THREE
SERVICE CHEVERONS AND ONE WOUND CHEVERON. NEVER
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beautiful view in France could be obtained over the stern rail
of a transport. This idea was general.
After a period of twenty days spent in this area, the Regi-
ment on March 27th, began movement to the Entrance Camp
at Genicart. The main body left Bourg at 9:10 A. M., march-
ing by way of La Lustre, Plumet, St. Andre, St. Vincent and
Carbon Blanc, a distance of 28 kilometers. The column entered
the embarkation camp at 4:45 P. M. n very good order, in
fact, the except'onally fine appearance of the Regiment was
commented on by the Camp Commander. The following day
EMBARKING ON S. S. CAPE MAY, APRIL 14, 1919
the Regiment entered Genicart Number 2 and started through
the "Mill." ''Baggage Lists," "Passenger Lists," "Rosters" and
"Clearances" occupied the remainder of the seventeen days
spent in this last camp.
Apr'l 13th was a lucky day for the Twelfth, in that, the
long looked for embarkation order was reported. The next
morning the Twelfth, the 39th Company T. C, the 84th Com-
pany T. C. and the 6th Casual Company formed on the camp
parade ground and marched to the docks at Bassens. By 4:50
P. M., embarkation was completed and everybody happy.
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Within an hour's time after embarking, the "Cape May"
steamed away from the docks and headed down the river. For
two days, on account of a heavy storm, she lay at the mouth
of the Gironde, just off le Verdon, waiting in vairi for the
French pilot to take her over the bar; finally the American skip-
per took matters in his own hands, weighed anchor, and steered
his course into the Bay of Biscay. At this point the entire
Regiment lost all interest in its immediate future, and to use
the phraseology of the Bible, devoted its entire time to "casting
bread upon the waters." Even the crew, many of whom were
A QUIET DAY
on their first trip, gave up the ghost. After several days the
weather improved, and the remainder of the trip was very
pleasant.
The lights of Coney Island were sighted on the night of
April 26th, and the next morning the "Cape May" dropped
anchor in the lower harbor of New York. After an inspection
by Port Officers she steamed on to her pier at Bush Terminal.
On the way to the pier, the "Cape May" was met by the gaily
decorated harbor steamer "Ursula" of the Standard Shipyards,
carrying a welcoming committee composed of Commander John
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Hunter, representing the St. Louis Engineers' Club, Colonel
F. G. Jonah, the Railway Club, Mr. E. R. Kinsey, the City of
St. Louis, and Mrs. John A. Laird, Mrs. W. W. Burden, and
Mrs. A. W. Galbreath, the Woman's Auxiliary of the Twelfth.
All the way up the harbor the Welcoming Committee's boat was
so close that those on board could exchange greetings with the
men on the "Cape May."
Further down the bay, in the din of the noisy welcome as
the "Cape May" passed the Statue of Liberty, one could not
help comparing this home coming reception with that departure
IN THE YARDS, ST. LOUIS
just twenty-one months before, when, unheralded, the Twelfth
slipped quietly out of New York on the steamship "Carmania.''
After docking, the troops were canteened by the Red Cross
and quickly handled by ferry boats to the Pennsylvania wharf
at Long Island City, where they entrained for Camp Upton on
Long Island. The Regiment, at Camp Upton, was broken up
into small detachments so that the men could be sent to the
demobilization camp nearest their home, for discharge. As each
detachment left, no matter how anxious one was to reach his
family, it was difficult to say "goodbye" and give up friends
that had been tried and found true during two years of war.
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St. Louis had seen the Twelfth mobilized, had watched
the Regiment develope and had followed with pride its activi-
ties and achievements throughout the entire war. It is quite
natural then, that the City should want an opportunity to
welcome its Engineers home in true St. Louis fashion. Some
weeks prior to the Regiments' arrival in New York, a request
was made to the War Department for permission to have the
whole Regiment sent to St. Louis for a parade and reception
before they were demobilized. This, it was found, could not
be done, due to the War Department policy of sending detach-
ments to the Demobilization Camps nearest the men's homes.
READY FOR THE PARADE
It was found possible, however, to route the largest detach-
ment, containing men from Missouri, Kansas and eastern Illi-
nois, some six hundred men and officers, through St. Louis on
the way to Camp Funston. This was done and a stopover
arranged to permit the parade and welcoming ceremonies to be
carried out. This detachment left Camp Upton on the morning
of May 11.
When the first train reached the outskirts of East St. Louis,
about 8:00 P. M., on the 12th, every factory, steaniboat and
locomotive whistle on the East Side announced their arrival.
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Courtesy of St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
MARCHING DOWN THE COURT OF HONOR
This was taken up on the St. Louis side, and the noisy welcome
continued until both sections had drawn up in the yards near
Union Station. Here they were officially welcomed by the
Mayor's Committee, committees from the St. Louis Engineers'
Club, and the St. Louis Railway Club, The Woman's Auxiliary
of the Twelfth, and also the two former Commanders of the Regi-
ment, Colonel Townsend and Colonel Willing. There were thou-
sands on hand to greet the troops as they stepped off the cars.
At nine the following morning the Regiment was formed in
the Red Cross enclosure just west of the Eighteenth Street
Bridge arid marched to the City Hall Plaza for the presentation
ceremonies. When all units had gotten their positions and the
crowd had been moved back, the Regiment came to attention
and was presented with a stand of regimental colors by the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Twelfth. The presentation address
was delivered by Mrs. W. W. Burden, Chairman of the organi-
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Courtesy of Mr. Chapin
ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC, MAY 13, 1919
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ST. LOUIS PARADE, COURT OF HONOR
zation, after the colors had been uncased by Mrs. John A. Laird.
Colonel Laird received the colors and expressed to the ladies
the Regiment's appreciation of the gift. At the completion of
this ceremony every man and officer was presented with a
bronze medal by the Engineers' Club and the Railway Club, in
the name of the Citizens of St. Louis and in appreciation of the
splendid record made by the command throughout the war.
Mr. Barney W. Frauenthal of the Railway Club delivered the
presentation speech.
A parade through the principal streets of the business sec-
tion of the City followed the ceremonies at City Hall Plaza.
All along the line of march, eager crowds had gathered to wel-
come the Engineers. Returning to 12th Street the command
passed down through the flower strewn Court of Honor, where
Colonel Laird accompanied by the two former commanders of
the Twelfth, Colonel Townsend and Colonel Willing, reviewed
the Regiment for the last time. This was indeed a triumphal
return, and, with the London parade nearly two years previous,
will ever live in the memory of those who participated.
After the parade the men and officers were the guests of
the three allied St. Louis organizations at a dinner at the
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Terminal Hotel, and the remainder of the afternoon was spent
at "Happiness Hut" of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. Here also
no effort was spared to give the Regiment the heartiest welcome
a unit ever had.
It may be of interest, here, to record some of the state-
ments and expressions of the St. Louis Press on the occasion
of the Regiment's Welcome. The St. Louis Star included the
following in its editorial columns. May 13:
"The 12th Regiment of Engineers, which St. Louis now
welcomes home, was under German fire for a longer period
than any other unit this city sent to France, and it was en-
gaged under the most adverse conditions experienced by the
Allies during the last two years of war. That its losses were
moderate was due not to the absence of danger but to pure
luck — the reverse of the luck which caused the 11th Engineers,
working beside the St. Louis Regiment, to be slashed to pieces
during the German onslaught of a j'-ear ago.
"To appreciate the character of the service rendered by
the 12th, it should be understood that this regiment was one
of the first American Detachments to reach France. It was
the first American unit to parade formally in England, before
the British King. It went directly into active service instead
of going to a training camp, and participated in military opera-
tions for sixteen months prior to the Armistice. It went for-
ward with the British at Cambrai, in the famous offensive of
November, 1917, and it endured the agony of the terrible
retreat toward Amiens in the following Spring. When the
engineers were transferred to the American Sector in the Vosges
Mountains last August, they went there as seasoned veterans
of a year's standing. When they took part in the wiping out
of the St. Mihiel salient, they found none of the thrills of
novelty experienced by the majority of units engaged.
"The Engineers not only precede the infantry in an ad-
vance, if the character of the ground demands it, but some of
them are the last to retreat. They look out for the roads ahead
of their own retreating forces, and they follow the retreat to
block the enemy's advance. That is why, at one time in the
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British retreat of March, 1918, a handful of engineers held the
eight-mile gap before St. Quentln.
"Fighting heats men to a high and flaming courage, In
which they perform miracles of valor. It renders them oblivious
to danger. The engineer must display equal courage and keep
cool. The engineer does not prove his courage when he picks
up a rifle and fights. The act simply relieves him of the
normal necessity of being equally brave while the enemy shoots
at him and he can't shoot back. It requires more nerve to
work doggedly, efficiently and coolly, when standing unarmed
In sight of an armed enemy, than It does to exchange shots
with that enemy.
"The 12th Engineers have established a record for service,
for efficiency and for courage In which both they and the city
of St. Louis may take enduring pride. St. Louis has for these
returned heroes the same affectionate welcome which was
accorded to the boys of the 128th Field Artillery and those of
the 138th Infantry. They were a part of America's fighting
forces in the great conflict. St. Louis honors them and halls
them as victors."
The St. Louis Republic of May 13, in speaking of the
Cambrai Defensive, says:
"That day of shining glory for the Twelfth was followed
by many days of Indispensable work skillfully and bravely done.
They served quite as importantly when they wove the defenses
of wire, delved in the trenches, or built and operated railroads
as when they faced the Bosches at arms length.
"Danger was with them always, and duty, too. They did
their duty, and St. Louis welcomes the regiment home again
with all the adinlratlon, the pride and the gratitude that It
has bestowed upon any of Its returning heroes."
The St. Louis Globe Democrat of May 12th In an editorial
described the Regiment's personnel as "Mature men, well
established in their professional work who made great sacrifices
in answering the government's call for expert help."
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SERGEANT FRANK ROSKOSKI D. S. C. AND MASTER EXGINEER ^V^E
D. NEWELL WITH THE COLORS
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch in its editorial columns says
"Not less warmly will St. Louis today greet the 12th Engi-
. neers than already it has received its own 138th Infantry and
the 128th Artillery and smaller units in hospital or relief service.
All of the returning St. Louis soldiers have won glorious records
of consistent and conspicuous bravery under deadly fire, for
intrepid soul in attack, for resolute and unflinching endurance
under conditions of extraordinary hardship.
"The Twelfth Engineers were of the heroes obtaining un-
stinted laurels at Cambrai and on the Somme and are fully
entitled to such a display of our feelings of gratitude and
admiration as has been accorded by the people of this great city to
them who arrived home sooner than they. All St. Louis thrills with
pride in their distinguished valor and magnificient manhood."
At the end of that never to be forgotten day the Regiment
stood unanimous in its gratitude and appreciation of the mag-
nificent reception and welcome that St. Louis and its people
had extended.
On May 16th, 1919, the men and officers were mustered
out at Camp Funston and as quickly returned to their various
walks of life as they had, in the Spring of 1917, responded to
their country's call. Those returning by way of Kansas City,
were entertained thepe by the Woman's Auxiliary and the citi-
zens of Kansas City.
Happy to get back once more to home and loved ones, each
man and officer carried with him the satisfaction of a work well
done and a pride in the importance of that work in the final
victory of Justice and^ Democracy.
As stated in the War Department's history of American
achievement, "The engineers of the United States Army worked
and fought, planned and accomplished in France, a work which
in magnitude exceeds any similar undertaking in American
history. From Base Port to the front waves of an assault
upon the enemy's position, the engineers have been constantly
in action first to last."
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THE LAST LOOK AT FRANCE
MEETING FRIENDS, CITY HALL PLAZA
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Among the first to arrive and the last to leave, and having
served on the front from the desolate Somme to the beautiful
Vosges, the Twelfth, by its courage, endurance and ability has
won an honored place in the record of achievement of that
great corps which fought and won under the motto:
ESSAYONS.
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THE MEDICAL DEPARTiMENT.
A HISTORY of the Twelfth Engineers would not be complete
without mention of its Medical Department, to which it
owes much. It has sometimes been said that it is a depart-
ment "with which no unit is at peace, and without which no organi-
zation is complete."
The members of the Regiment early made the acquaintance
of their medical detachment. Physical examinations of officers
and men were rapidly completed and the vaccinations against
small-pox, typhoid, and para-typhoid were given to the entire
command. As vaccine in saline was the type then in use, three
injections each were required for the latter two immunizations.
These were completed aboard ship on the way to France. Sore
arms became the order of the day, while the Regimental In-
firmary was an aversion to the average enlisted man. But the
results have overwhelmingly justified any temporary inconven-
ience or discomfort.
In France it soon became necessary to send Medical Offi-
cers and Hospital Corps men on detached service to care for
portions of the Regiment at Quinconce and Tincourt. A month
later the Quinconce camp moved to Fins, so the detachment was
distributed in three camps during the strenuous days of prepara-
tion for the "Cambrai" offensive of November, 1917. Their
work increased,, for the unusually long hours and exceptionally
heavy work, especially out of Fins, began to tell on the men's
health.
At the first intimation of unusual activity in the area, the
Medical and Dental officers offered to assist as far as possible
the British Royal Army Medical Corps in the neighborhood.
This assistance was promptly and courteously accepted, so that
during the drive, officers and men of the detachment were
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working side by side with the R. A. M. C. at the 5th and 55th
Casualty Clearing Stations near Tincourt and at the Advanced
Dressing Station of the 60th Field Ambulance in Gouzeaucourt.
Here, for the first time, they witnessed the marvelous effi-
ciency and zeal that characterized this Corps of the British
Army. Here, also, the Americans saw and could not but
admire the sportsmanlike attitude of the R. A. M. C. toward
the enemy wounded. The Hun, in spite of all his barbarous
methods of warfare, received the same careful dressings and
the same comforts of tea, biscuits and cigarettes that feh to the
lot of each wounded Tommy. During one of the "rush periods"
a British sergeant addressing an officer, was heard to say, "Sir,
There's a 'Un outside, pretty badly done in; shall we take 'im
next.f"' So, the Tommies waited a bit in order that the suffer-
ings of a more grievously wounded "'Un" might be relieved
first.
When the Hun made his counter attack on the 30th of
November, 1917, the little camp infirmaries received, treated,
and forwarded numbers of wounded Tommies. The train ser-
vice at Fins organized relief trains as soon as they could pro-
ceed toward Gouzeaucourt, picking up and transporting scores of
wounded British and Boche to Fins, where they were evacuated
to the hospital. As a matter of fact, some thousands of
wounded were carried by the Light Railways during these two
Cambrai shows. They proved a wonderful help in evacuating
the less urgent stretcher cases and the walking wounded. This
not only greatly reduced the strain on the ambulance service,
but helped relieve the road congestion and expedited the care
of the wounded.
The Somme Defensive of March and April, 1918, tried the
department to the utmost. Until the detachments were ordered
from their camps, the medical personnel were busily occupied
with stray wounded who came through the camps, as well as
those men of the Twelfth who encountered H. E. or gas.
During the retirement the treatment of the wounded assumed
Herculean proportions — endeavoring with the limited means at
their disposal to pick up and care for the men who were com-
pelled to fall out during those forced marches and anxious days.
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work, and with but a single pair of shoes per man, was bound
to cause untold discomfort and much temporary disability. Dur-
ing these times the Ford ambulances more than paid for them-
selves, carrying the lame and exhausted in relays from town to
town.
It would be a neglect of privilege to fail to mention _ the
unfailing courtesy and ready assistance given by the British
Medical Authorities during the year the Regiment served with
their forces. They took the sick and wounded of the Twelfth
to their hospitals, furnished them with medical supplies, ad-
mitted members of the Regiment as students to their School of
Sanitation, and at every turn showed a most cordial spirit of
helpfulness and solicitous regard for the organization's comfort.
When the Twelfth became a part of the American First
Army and located at Rattentout preparatory to the St. Mihiel
Drive, the department found ample work, as the incoming
American organizations were at first small and without medical
personnel. The parish accordingly became quite extensive until
after this drive.
While this is scarcely the place for "case reports," it may
be of some general interest to record an instantaneous cure for
"Flu" which was observed at Rattentout. Several members of
a neighboring command were receiving treatment in a barge
moored in the canal. One morning the patients were found still
flat on their backs, listless and indifferent to the intermittent
shelling of the adjoining fields and nearby villages. A moment
later a shell landed alongside, directly in the canal, not only
showering water and mud over the surrounding camp and terri-
tory, but making a collander of the barge itself. The patients
were all struck hy one idea, and decided simultaneously to go
house hunting, immediately, if not sooner. In the language of
the medical journals, it is realized that this series of cases is
too small to allow one to advocate the use of High Explosives
in this drastic fashion for the treatment of "Flu," but it is
published for the purpose of adding a possible weapon to the
armamentarium against this disease.
When the Twelfth took over the Light Railways of the
Toul Sector, its Medical Department assumed direction of
affairs medical among the attached organizations, acting upon
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instructions from the Deputy Director of Light Railways, of
this sector. This gave the Department a large field both as to
territory and the number of men. Light Railway troops were
scattered along miles upon miles of track in small groups of
from two to two hundred men each. As there were but a
dozen medical officers, it was manifestly impossible to distrib-
ute them so as to efficiently care for the troops, particularly as
enough transportation was. not available for their traveling
about. At this juncture, the Chief Surgeon of the Second
Army put forward the proposition of furnishing ambulances if
the Medical Unit of the Twelfth would furnish officers who
would make regular runs to hold sick call and evacuate patients
from all "Army" troops in the Regiment area. By the coopera-
tion of the commanders and medical officers of attached troops,
it was possible to maintain this working arrangement even after
official relationships with the Second Army had ceased.
Whether true or not, it is frequently said that the Regi-
ment's First Commanding Officer had to choose between a
Dental Surgeon and a Chaplain, and that he promptly took the
former. However that may be, the Regiment and the Medical
Department were fortunate in having the same dentist attached
to them during the entire history of the organization. For
some time after the arrival of the Regiment in France, it was
impossible to secure a dental outfit, but arrangements were
finally made with the British D. M. S. (Director of Medical
Services) whereby the necessary equipment to care for regi-
mental needs was secured. In addition to work in the Regi-
ment, the Dental Department rendered service to units of the
Third and Fourth British Armies. This arrangement proved
mutually advantageous and agreeable to all concerned during
the months of its operation.
After the dental equipment arrived from the States, a
schedule was arranged for visiting the various detachments.
Accordingly the operating quarters ranged from the modern
palatial 8x8 foot corrugated iron office at Montigny Farm to a
corner of a dugout at Fins. This little building on the side of
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the hill at Montigny went through the German offensive and
occupation of the Spring of 1918 almost unscathed. Some have
been unkind enough to say that the reason therefor is the fact
that the Hun was never known to willingly destroy a torture
chamber.
The enlisted men of the Medical Detachment cannot be
spoken of too highly; whether performing the routine of the
quiet periods, or carrying on the wearing activity of the times
of stress, they never failed to respond willingly and efficiently
to whatever task was put upon them. During the marches
their position was always at the rear of the column, where they
were confronted not only with the inherent marching difficulties
of this position, but were called upon to care for those who
were compelled to fall out enroute. Nevertheless, the end of
the days' journey always found them on the job and setting
up some sort of infirmary to provide such medical care as might
be needed.
This particular detachment contained an unusually large
proportion of men well fitted to be commissioned or non-com-
missioned officers, but shared with other men and officers of
the Medical Corps the disappointments of the slow and meager
promotion program of that branch of the service.
Looking back over the "Reports of Sick and Wounded" for
the Regiment, one finds a remarkable health record. Of the
eight deaths in the Regiment only three resulted from disease.
None of the latter were due to incidents of the service. Also
there were very few really serious illnesses. Approximately 90%
of the command was infected with Influenza during June and
July, 1918, before it assumed its later virulence. This seemed
to establish a certain degree of Immunization, for only a few
men contracted this disease during the fall and winter following,
when its ravages were most marked both at home and in
France. Not one of these cases were lost.
This most gratifying state of affairs may be partially ac-
counted for by the splendid phj^sical condition of a body of men
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a little more mature than the usual run of soldiers. It is un-
doubtedly largely due to the existence of a most cordial spirit
of co-operation between the officers of Staff, Line, and Medical
Department in this regiment, and to the ready acquiescence of
the enlisted personnel to every sanitary measure proposed. One
cannot speak too emphatically of the mutual regard existing
between the two Corps, making the work of both so much
more effective. But taking these items into consideration, there
is a large element still unaccounted for from a human stand-
point. For this we can only be devoutly and reverently
thankful.
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AS THE Twelfth was among the first of the American
Army units in the field abroad, so the Auxiliary of the
^ Twelfth was among the first in the field of War Work in
the United States. The Organization was conceived by a small
group of St. Louisans, who had relatives in the Twelfth, at a
luncheon held shortly after the Regiment sailed. On August
2nd, a temporary organization, with Mrs. Lewis W. Lacy as
Chairman and Mrs. W. Wilson Burden as Secretary, was formed
and a membership campaign begun. This established the
Auxiliary of the Twelfth as the first organization of its kind in
St. Louis.
The Kansas City unit, organized chiefly through the efforts
of Mrs. J. D. Ritchie, met on August 1st, 1917, and elected
Mrs. Paul McGeehan President and Mrs. T. J. Eman Secretary
and Treasurer. Mrs. Eman's post was later taken by Mrs.
Carrie T. Wilson.
The Tri-City Post which was organized by residents of
Mounds, Cairo and Tri-City elected Mrs. S. Hadden as chair-
man. This unit, being near St. Louis, sent representatives to
the St. Louis meetings, took an active part in all Auxiliary
activities and contributed generously to all funds.
The idea of such an organization appealed at once to those
interested in the Twelfth, and the membership grew ver}^
rapidly. Before Fall, units had been established in several
towns throughout the state and the membership of the
St. Louis unit included relatives from many states throughout
the Middle West.
The Auxiliary made its first public appearance in taking
charge of the ticket sale for six performances at the Columbia
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Theatre. Here, for three afternoons and evenings, capacity
audiences were thrilled by the motion pictures of that Historic
London Parade led by the Twelfth. The speed of the film was
so regulated that each Company walked at normal gait, and
nearly every man in the column could be recognized. It could
hardly have been more realistic if viewed from the curb in
Piccadilly. Besides the advantage of being an unusual oppor-
tunity to see the men again, the proceeds derived made finan-
cially possible the Regimental Christmas boxes.
Realizing the length of time necessary for articles sent by
mail to reach troops in the field, preparations were at once
begun on these Christmas boxes. After much discussion and
due consideration, it was voted to send to every man and
officer in the Regiment a box of candy and a pair of bed-socks,
the latter prompted by reports from France of severe cold and
"inconceivably short blankets." The Kansas City unit sub-
stituted sleeping caps for bed-socks in their boxes. The story
goes that the makers of bed-socks were jokingly accused of sus-
pecting their men of "getting cold feet." This was met by a
statement from the St. Louisans that they preferred their men
remain "cool-headed." And so it went.
Making more than a thousand pairs of bed-socks required
a "world of material" and plenty of good hard work; but judg-
ing from the glowing reports of their utility and comfort after
they had "joined the A. E. F.", all effort expended in their
manufacture was well worth while. The making gave the
workers something of an idea of what a problem it was to
clothe an army. Yes, the Quartermaster undoubtedly had
troubles of his own.
The travels of that Christmas Candy were almost as ex-
tensive as those of the lost Doughboy trying to find his "unit."
It was shipped in October, delayed for military reasons in New
York, survived the explosion and fire in Halifax Harbor and
finally reached the Regiment after the memorable Somme De-
fensive of March, 1918. Just a bit late but doubly appreciated
for it couldn't have been planned to arrive at a more opportune
time.
In view of the rapid growth and extended activities of the
Auxiliary, it was felt advisable to effect a more formal organiza-
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tion. Accordingly, a committee was appointed to consider this
expansion and to prepare by-laws. With the adoption of the
report of this committee in November, 1917, the following per-
manent officers were elected: —
Chairman, Mrs. Nelson Cunliff
Vice-Chairman, Mrs. Lewis W. Lacy
Vice-Chairman, Mrs. John A. Laird
Recording Secretary, Mrs. W. Wilson Burden
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. W. E. Rolfe
Treasurer, Mrs. H. F. McFarland
The members of the Organization were grouped with respect
to the company in which their relatives in the Regiment served,
each company group having its own chairman. The new by-
laws required the election of each company chairman by the
company group and from its own membership. Accordingly, the
following company chairmen were elected: —
Headquarters,
Medical,
Company "A",
Company "B",
Company "C",
Company "D",
Company "E",
Company "F",
Mrs. Frank G. Jonah
Mrs. Fullerton W. Shyrock
Mrs. Hugo A. Frielingsdorf
Mrs. C. M. Skinner
Mrs. Tom. Meston
Mrs. Paul McGeehan
Mrs. James Barry
Mrs. F. T. Kennedy
The objects of the Organization, as set forth in the by-laws,
were to promote and hold the interest of its members in the
Twelfth, to supply additional comforts to the men in the field
and to lend any required assistance at home to the families of
men in the Regiment.
It is felt that the Organization fully accomplished its mis-
sion on the other side of the water, while at home it proved the
salvation of those who anxiously watched the progress of events
in France. A bond of fellowship grown out of this mutual
anxiety seemed to make the waiting more endurable. Any bit
of news contained in over-seas mail was reported in the meetings
of the Organization. These gatherings, especially during the try-
ing days of November, 1917, and March 1918, did much to
supply the strength and hope on which those at home lived.
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The Auxiliary gained an early prominence and was recog-
nized as a substantial force in War Work. It was called upon
to assist other similar auxiliary organizations through their for-
mative period and all National patriotic movements, such as
Red Cross or Y. M. C. A. drives, Liberty Loan sales, Thrift
Stamp campaigns and like enterprises, received its hearty co-
operation and enthusiastic support. Subscriptions were made to
the Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Club, the "Tobacco Fund,"
and a substantial amount was turned over to the Railroad Y.
M. C. A. to assist soldiers stranded at Union Station.
During the Spring and Summer of 1918 a great deal of
time was devoted to the making of knitted garments to be sent
to the men of the Regiment. The National Government, in
guarding against the duplication of effort and in conserving the
Nation's wool supply, appointed several supervisors to direct
the work of civilian organizations along these lines. This work
for the Twelfth came under the direction of Mrs. Black, Wash-
ington, D. C, who controlled the output of supplementary gar-
ments for use by units of the U. S. Engineer Corps. Many
schemes to increase the Auxiliary's "Wool Fund" were evolved
by the several company groups; but the most successful was the
Rummage Sale held in the Fall of 1918, in which all the groups
were represented.
Besides the transaction of business, the monthly meetings
of the Auxiliary included many interesting addresses by men and
women who had seen active service with the Army. Special
meetings also were called from time to time in commemoration
of important events in the Regiment's history.
The anniversary of the establishment of Camp Gaillard was
celebrated by a garden party at the home of Mrs. C. M.
Skinner in Webster Groves. Mrs. L. W. Lacy and Mrs. C. M.
Skinner were hostesses. Mrs. Lacy, presiding, recalled the
many happy associations of the period at Camp Gaillard prior
to the Regiments' departure. Mr. E. R. Kinsey paid a high
tribute to the Twelfth from the point of view of the Engineering
Profession and referred to the Regiments' fine record of achieve-
ment "Over There." Mrs. W. W. Burden sketched, briefly, the
work of the Auxiliary during its first year of activity and also
expressed its aims and ambitions for the coming year. Music
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by the High School Mandolin and Chaminade Clubs of Webster
Groves completed the evening's program.
On July 26, 1918, in celebration of the departure of the
Regiment, the Auxiliary and friends of the Twelfth were the
guests of Mrs. John A. Laird, Mrs. Frank G. Jonah, Mrs.
Charles Cunliff, Mrs. A. W. Galbreath and Mrs. W. Wilson
Burden, at the Wednesday Club. Mr. Baxter Brown, Vice-
President of the Engineers' Club of St. Louis, introduced Mayor
Kiel who expressed his own interest in the Twelfth and voiced
the pride St. Louis took in its Engineers. Charles M. Hay, a
prominent St. Louis attorney and a well known patriotic
speaker, addressed the meeting on "Our Duty Over Here." The
Jefferson Barracks Band assisted with martial music.
A special meeting, followed by a reception, was held Sep-
tember 17, 1918, in honor of Colonel Wildurr Willing and Cap-
tain H. V. Pittman, who had just returned from duty with the
Twelfth in France. Colonel John A. Ockerson, an engineer of
international reputation, with Colonel Willing and Captain Pitt-
man, were the speakers of the evening. Both officers from the
Twelfth told of their experiences while with the Regiment.
Mrs. Alice W. Conant completed the programme by singing the
Marseillaise and the Star Spangled Banner.
Next, in the sequence of events, came the Rummage Sale.
As a business enterprise, the Rummage Sale was well planned
and ably carried out. Mrs. F. T. Kennedy, Chairman of the
committee in charge of the sale, appointed several collectors,
each covering a given district of the city. The articles collected
were delivered to the store, 1111 Franklin Ave., sorted, classi-
fied and priced. It is understood that those working with the
millinery won quite a reputation for their ability in "Reclaima-
tion Work." At last all the preliminary work was finished, and
on the morning of October 3rd, the "Department Store" opened
for business. The six departments, namely, Millinery, Chil-
dren's Wear, Woman's Apparel, Boys' Clothing, Men's Furnish-
ings and Household Goods, were all well stocked and cleverly
handled. Although the object of the sale was to substantially
increase the "Wool Fund," there was no attempt at profiteering.
The low prices attracted a host of customers, and the stock
went like Salvation Army doughnuts.
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The class of customers drawn by such a venture were nat-
urally very interesting to those on duty. A band of gypsies
nearly exhausted the stock of high-heeled shoes; and according
to a statement by the police, there were among the customers
many noted characters in Criminal Court circles.
The sale closed with a clear profit of $386.00. Two auto-
mobile loads of clothing which remained unsold were donated
SALES FORCE, AUXILIARY'S RUMMAGE SALE
to the Belgian Relief Society; several hundred pounds of paper
sent to the Anti-tuberculosis Society; and a magic lantern and
set of boxing gloves given to the War Camp Community
Service.
With the profits of the sale on hand, it was estimated that
the Auxiliary had the where-with-all to see the Twelfth through
several more hard campaigns. It was then that the world
heard the great news, on November 11th, which marked the end
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of the last campaign. The whole United States was thrown
into a frenzy of excitement and jubilation. Everything was for-
gotten in the celebration except the fact that the War was over
and the men were coming home. In spite of the noisy crowds
that thronged the downtown streets, the Auxiliary members
made their way to the "Little White House" to meet friends
and celebrate together. Many had dinner in the downtown
hotels and later gathered at the home of Mrs. Chas. Cunliff to
complete the evening. November 11, 1918, will ever live as one
of the Auxiliary's greatest experiences.
The annual business meeting and election of officers was
held November 21, at the Jefferson Hotel. The following offi-
cers were elected for the ensuing year: —
Chairman,
Vice-Chairman,
Vice-Chairman,
Corresponding Secretary,
Recording Secretary,
Treasurer,
Company Chairmen elected
Headquarters,
Medical,
Company "A",
Company "B",
Company "C",
Company "D",
Company "E",
Company "F",
Mrs. W. Wilson Burden
Mrs. John A. Laird,
Mrs. Hugo A. Frielingsdorf
Mrs. E. W. Dolch
Mrs. C. Sidney Johnson
Mrs. Baxter L. Brown,
during November were: —
Mrs. Frank G. Jonah
Mrs. Theodore Brookes
Mrs. Hugo A. Frielingsdorf
Mrs. C. M. Skinner
Mrs. Emma Miller (Succeeded
by Mrs. A. Brockmeyer)
Mrs. Paul McGeehan
Mrs. James Barry
Mrs. F. T. Kennedy
Since a Government order prohibited the sending of boxes
to members of the A. E. F. without special requests, and Christ-
mas boxes were out of the question, the Auxiliary decided to
adopt a French orphan through the Stars & Stripes, in the
name of the Twelfth Engineers, as its Christmas gift to the
Regiment. The Auxiliary then sent a Christmas cable to the
Regiment informing them of the gift.
The Kansas City Organization sent a check for $300.00 to
the Regiment. This money was used in the purchase of band
instruments. During the period of the War, a total of $800.00
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was raised in Kansas City through the Organization there, from
dues, special subscriptions and the proceeds of a benefit motion
picture show. The entire amount was used in providing cheer
and comfort for the men abroad.
At the time of the Armistice the St. Louis Organization had
on hand a considerable store of knitted goods prepared for the
men which, owing to postal restrictions, it was impossible to
send. Fortunately, about the same time, a request for this
type of garment was made by U. S. General Hospital No. 35,
at West Baden, Indiana. Wounded men from overseas had
been sent there in great numbers and the need was acute. The
entire stock of these garments were sent at once and were given
to the men Christmas morning. A very nice letter of acknowl-
edgment was received from the Hospital Superintendent ex-
pressing the appreciation of both the hospital staff and the
patients for the Auxiliary's generous gift.
The influenza epidemic prevented some of the regular meet-
ings of the Auxiliary. By this time, besides the regular meet-
ings on the second Thursday of each month, the Auxiliary was
holding evening meetings to accommodate those interested but
unable to attend day meetings. This gave a splendid oppor-
tunity to hear prominent men who had returned.
In January, Colonel Curtis McD. Townsend, who was re-
lieved from duty with the American Expeditionary Forces,
returned to the United States and St. Louis. On the evening
of January 14, he was the guest of the Auxiliary at a special
meeting in the Auditorium of Soldan High School. In his
address, he told many interesting details that were new to all,
especially of the formation of the Regiment.
A very interesting musical programme was given by the
St. Louis Quartet which had just returned from abroad where
it had spent six months under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A.
Wallace Neidringhaus, its director, told briefly of their visit
with the Twelfth.
Another address was given by Dr. E. Combie Smith, pastor
of the Maple M. E. Church, who had also spent six months
with the A. E. F. as a representative of the Y. M. C. A. Dr.
Smith visited Headquarters and the First Battalion of the
Twelfth in their Quarry Camp at Rattentout.
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By this time, that famous "February Calendar" had arrived
and, sad but true, was taken literally. In anticipation of the
Regiment's return a committee of five, with Mrs. John A. Laird
as Chairman, had been appointed in November to formulate
plans for the "Home-Coming" of the Twelfth. In January, the
Chairman of the Auxiliary, Mrs. W. Wilson Burden, invited the
Railway and Engineers' Club to co-operate with the Woman's
Auxiliary in formulating these plans. They accepted, and a
committee from each was appointed as follows: —
Engineers' Club — Jacob Von Maur
Ed. Smith
Joseph W. Peters
Railway Club — R. E. Einstein
H. F. Pfeifer
E. A. Hadley
T. K. Knight
A. H. Hanlan
Woman's Auxiliary — Mrs. John A. Laird
Mrs. Frank G. Jonah
Mrs. Tom Meston
Mrs. Chas. Cunliff
Mrs. C. M. Skinner
Ex-Officio — Barney Frauenthal, Railway Club.
Mrs. W. Wilson Burden, Woman's Auxiliary.
This joint committee elected Jacob Von Maur as Chairman
and appointed an Executive Committee as follows: —
Jacob Von Maur Mrs. John A. Laird
Barney Frauenthal Mrs. Chas. Cunliff
Ed Smith Mrs. W. Wilson Burden
A special meeting, February 15th, at the Second Presby-
terian Church, was to celebrate the embarkation of the Regi-
ment for the United States. The humor of these arrangements
is better appreciated now than it was then. With the keen
anticipation of seeing the men, any delay in their arrival seemed
a serious matter for all parties concerned. As it developed,
February 15th was a bit previous for a celebration of this kind;
but the evening was a great success at any rate. Mr. Von
Maur sketched prospective plans for the Home-Coming, and
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank G. Jonah, who had just arrived from
overseas, made a very interesting talk on the French people
and their country.
The out-of-town correspondence was heavy during the
Spring of 1919, and the company Chairmen and Corresponding
Secretary were very busy. Members all wanted to have a share
in the Home-Coming. The Corresponding Secretary was in
communication with at least twenty-five publications in towns
throughout this district so news of the movements of the Regi-
ment could be spread quickly when the time came.
In March, Mrs. Frank DeGarmo, who has charge of the
official records for the Missouri Historical Society of all men in
Service, addressed the Auxiliary. Questionaires were placed in
the hands of every company Chairman for Missouri men in her
company. The Auxiliary is very anxious that the name of every
member of the Twelfth Engineers shall appear in this State
Record. If any member has been over-looked, or failed to send
in such a record, he is requested to communicate at once with
the State Historical Society or the State Adjutant General.
When the Mayor appointed an official Welcome Home Com-
mittee, with Edward Hidden as Chairman, Mr. Von Maur, as
Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Railway Club, Engi-
neers' Club and the Auxiliary, was asked to represent, on the
Mayor's Committee, the interests of the Twelfth Engineers.
After this, the joint Committee worked in co-operation with the
Mayor's Committee.
The Regiment will never know how hard the Committee
worked to get it to St. Louis as a complete unit. Not a stone
was left unturned. To this end, the Chairman of the Auxiliary
went to Jefferson City for conference with Adjutant General
Clark and later had a conference with Adjutant General Harris
in St. Louis. The joint Committee also was in constant com-
munication with officials in Washington. If impractical to have
the entire Regiment, the Committee was anxious to have as
large a part of it as possible and was fully resolved that if but
one man came, he would get the same hearty, hilarious welcome;
as had been planned for the entire Regiment.
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After the Court of Honor along Twelfth Street was planned
and work started, a registration booth was established at
715 Locust St., where relatives of men of all returning units
registered for seats in the Reviewing Stand. This booth
proved a hall of information as well as registration. Each unit's
Auxiliary maintained a complete force here daily to handle its
own registration. Mrs. F. W. Green was given charge of regis-
tration for the Twelfth Auxiliary, and a captain for each day
was appointed to assist her.
At a special meeting of the Auxiliary called on April 22nd,
Mrs. Laird was elected to represent the Auxiliary on the
Reception Committee which left for New York the following
Thursday to welcome the Twelfth at Port.
The Chairman announced plans completed for a Jubilee
Meeting Monday, April 28th, at eight o'clock at Soldan High.
This was held according to schedule. Mrs. Frielingsdorf, Vice-
Chairman, presided in the absence of the Chairman, Mrs. Bur-
den, and first Vice-Chairman, Mrs. Laird, who were in New York.
Mrs. Frielingsdorf read the telegram received from the reception
committee in New York announcing the arrival of the Twelfth
and telling of the tremendous welcome accorded them, the
biggest ever given in the Harbor, according to the New York
papers. She then introduced Barney Frauenthal who told of
the latest plans for the St. Louis celebration, and gave the
necessary instructions to Auxiliary members.
The Auxiliary was doubly fortunate in its speakers for the
evening. Colonel Albert T. Perkins, Director of Light Railways
of the A. E. F., although never officially attached to the
Twelfth, is considered, to quote his own words, "an honorary
member of the Regiment." Lieutenant Douglas Lacy told, in
happy vein, of many of the humorous incidents during his
service with the Regiment.
The final speaker was none other than the Twelfth's own
Lieutenant Colonel F. W. Green who made such a splendid
record as General Superintendent, A. T. S. at Brest and
St. Nazaire. Mr. G. Rabe very ably and impressively recited a
poem, entitled "The Modern Version of the Star Spangled Banner",
which he wrote at the age of ninety-seven.
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The Reception Committee members returned from New
York fully convinced of their indebtedness to John Hunter for
his assistance in the welcome given the Twelfth in New York
Harbor. The Committee included Mr. E. R. Kinsey, repre-
senting the City; Lieutenant Colonel Frank G. Jonah, the Rail-
way Club; Mrs. John A. Laird and Mrs. W. Wilson Burden,
the Woman's Auxiliary; and John Hunter, a former resident of
St. Louis, represented the Engineers' Club. John Hunter's posi-
tion as Chief Naval Engineer of the Standard Ship Yards, made
it possible for him to obtain, through the president of the
corporation, the ship on which the committee went out to meet
the "Cape May." The good ship "Ursula," gaily bedecked
with flags, the Missouri State banner, huge signs of "Welcome,"
and armed with a band, steamed from Battery Park to the
Narrows and accompanied the "Cape May" back to the gov-
ernment pier. Only the members of the Regiment can make
one fully realize what the appearance of that little ship in New
York Harbor meant that day. Hardened by months of cam-
paigning and army life, the men were inclined to let matters
take their own course without any feeling of emotion; but as
one man later said, "The sight of the Ursula brought a lump
into my throat that made me realize that I was still human."
The cheers that went up from the decks of the "Cape May"
were evidence enough of the Regiment's appreciation of the
Committee's efforts.
After the Committee's return final plans were rushed to
completion. Penants bearing the name and battle record of the
.Regiment were ordered and their distribution was handled by
Mrs. F. C. Buckley. An information booth was opened in the
midway of Union Station. Mrs. W. F. Burden with a corps of
assistants remained on duty here until the very night the trains
-carrying the Twelfth had arrived in the yards outside. The
Committee worked untiringly. Conflicting information, with
corresponding changes in plans, made it very difficult to com-
plete details, and it was not until two o'clock of the day the
Twelfth arrived that the final programme was fixed.
But the Twelfth had some staunch friends in St. Louis, and
to them nothing was impossible. Mr. Pfeifer, Chief Engineer
of the Terminal, ordered all locomotive whistles to "salute"
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RAILWAY CLUB
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REVERSE
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when the trains left the "Willows" on the East Side. This only
began the tremendous ovation that night. The Mayor and his
Welcome Committee found it difficult indeed to reach the car
of the Staff Officers through the enthusiastic crowd that packed
the enclosure where the trains were spotted.
The record of events of that memorable day, the Twelfth
were the guests of St. Louis, being a part of the chronicle of
the Regiment's own activities, has already been amply covered
in a previous chapter. The sentiments of the Auxiliary on this
occasion are very ably and. fully expressed by Mr. C. B. Gal-
breath in the following poem:
WELCOME TO TWELFTH REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS
St. Louis, Mo.
When the Republic took the gage
Of war to save the world aflame,
Swift as the flash that called to arms
Your eager answer came.
Your camp, moored at the Chain of Rocks
On yon historic river's shore,
You left ere summer waned and soon
Were ocean-bound for war.
So far you sped your words came back
Like echoes from enchanted land,
And you in knightly quest had grown
To something new and grand.
We heard the news from far Cambrai,
Where guns were grasped as shovels fell,
From Picardy, where your thin line
Held through the battle hell.
First honors for the soldier sons
Who fell where Fame her signet sets.
And cheers for you who bore the flag
From London Town to Metz.
To you our hearts, and through the years
A nation's gratitude and love.
While Liberty holds high her torch
And heaven bends above.
— C. B. Galbreath.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
It was in every respect a red-letter day. The long period
of anxious waiting was ended and the men had received the
grandest welcome that it was possible to achieve. Those whose
privilege it was to contribute to the day's success were more
than gratified with the result.
The financial obligations for the Home-Coming celebration
were met by the three organizations most actively interested —
the Railway Club, the Engineers' Club and the Auxiliary, with
funds raised chiefly by individual subscriptions. The Auxiliary
alone raised $1000.00 for this purpose.
The Kansas City organization, while not able to greet the
Regiment on its way to Camp Funston, gave the men a royal
welcome on their return. A dinner and reception at Convention
Hall was given the men by the Auxiliary at that time.
At the June meeting of the Auxiliary it was resolved to
disband for the Summer months and to meet again in the Fall
at the call of the Chairman. Colonel Laird at this meeting
expressed his and the Regiment's appreciation of the Auxiliary's
work. It is hoped that an organization, which has been such an
important factor in the lives of its members during the trying
days of the War and in which so many close friendships have
grown up, may continue to exist even though the War is over.
The problems of Peace require the same energy and initiative
that was found necessary to solve those of the war, and it is felt
that the Auxiliary is equal to any task. May the great work
accomplished by the Auxiliary be continued.
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OFFICERS OF THE TWELFTH
RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES WITH THE REGIMENT.
Comdn'g 4468 McPherson Ave.,
Officer St. Louis, Mo.
2nd Bat. 1236 Goodfellow Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
1st Bat. 4231 Russell Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Reg. Hdq. Stamps, Ark.
Med. Det. 1650 S. Grand Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Co. "B" La Belle, Mo.
2nd Bat. 5833 Enright Ave.
St. Louis, Mo.
Med. Det. Auburn, Georgia.
Co. "C." 1214 Chemical Bldg.
St. Louis, Mo.
Co. "D." 6102 Washington Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Reg. Hdq. 1111 Louisville Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
1st Bat. Forest Hills,
New York City, N.Y.
Co. "F." Ranger, Tex.
1st Bat. 4323 Charlotte St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Co. "E." 501 Clara Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Med. Det. 6115 McPherson Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Reg. Hdq. 1415 Linden St.,
Oakland, California.
Reg. Hdq. 5916 Enright Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Adams, Hovi^ELL E. 1st. Lieut. Co. "F." 1603 Broadway,
Nashville, Tenn.
Anderson, Billy L. 1st. Lieut. Co. "C." R. F. D. No. 1,
Galex, Virginia.
Callahan, John J. 1st. Lieut. Co. "A." 5869 Enright Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Laird, John A.
Colonel
Burden, William W.
Major
Skelly, James W.
Major
Albaugh, Roy B.
Brookes, Theodore P.
Captain
Captain
Brooking, Joseph H.
Brown, Clarence C.
Captain
Captain
Coffee, Henry D.
DowNES, Henry H.
Captain
Captain
Galbreath, Albert W.
Captain
Johnson, Charles S.
Captain
Mac Donald, Gerald
Captain
McFarland, Hak;ry F. Jr.
McGeehan, Paul
Captain
Captain
Meston, Robert S.
Captain
Murdock, Reginald S.
Captain
Stanley, Charles L.
Captain
Van Sickler, Courtland B. Captain
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Crow, H. L.
Churchill, Robert C.
CuNLiFF, Ben L.
Ervin, James T.
FisKE, Myron S.
Hobson, Harold A.
Israel, Henry A.
Kinney, Clinton H.
LowRY, Robert E.
Perkins, Lindley M.
Reyburn, Paul D.
Sexton, Laurence R.
Taylor, Otis M.
Whitsel, Samuel R.
Alderson, Willis A.
Blakemore, William A.
BouLES, Stephen J.
Callahan, Eugene S.
DoLCH, Bruce E.
Eggleston, Cliff R.
Haberthier, Joseph J.
Libber, Charles A.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
Med. Det.
Co. "F."
1st Lieut. 2nd Bat.
1st Lieut. Co. "D."
1st Lieut. Co. "C."
1st Lieut. 1st Bat.
1st Lieut. Co. "B."
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
1st Lieut.
2nd Lieut.
1st Bat.
Co. "B."
Co. "A."
Co. "D."
Co. "A."
2nd Bat.
Co. "F."
Co. "B."
2nd Lieut. Co. "D."
2nd Lieut. Co. "E."
2nd Lieut. Co. "F."
2nd Lieut. Co. "B."
2nd Lieut. Co. "A."
2nd Lieut. Co. "E."
2nd Lieut. Co. "C."
613 Nelson St.,
Roanoke, Virginia.
15 Windemere Place,
St. Louis, Mo.
Pittsfield, Illinois.
Huntington, Mass.
1721 Prospect Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
4138 Cleveland Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Willard, Ohio.
902 Buchanan St.,
Amarillo, Texas.
1013 Short St.,
Galena, Kans.
633 Beach St.,
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Richlands, Virginia.
803 Masten St.,
Dallas, Texas.
Kingston, Ohio.
1746 N. 23rd St.,
E. St. Louis, 111.
Prairie Grove, Ark.
1809 Vincennes Ave.,
Washington, Ind.
1424 Center St.,
Little Rock, Ark.
6050 Westminster PL,
St. Louis, Mo.
401 W. Munson St.,
Denison, Tex.
534 Ohio St.,
Wichita, Kans.
3868 Russell Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
OFFICERS OF THE TWELFTH WHO LEFT THE UNITED STATES
WITH THE REGIMENT AND WERE DETACHED IN FRANCE.
Adams, Herbert H.
BowEN, Albert S.
Hall, Charles L.
TowNSEND, Curtis McD.
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel
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Reg. Hdq. Kansas City, Mo.
Med. Dept. Medical Corps,
U. S. Army.
Reg. Hdq. Corps of Engineers,
U. S. Army.
Comdn'g Corps of Engineers,
Officer U. S. Army,
428 Customhouse,
St. Louis, Mo.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Foster, Fred E.
Green, Frederick W.
Lieut. Col. Reg. Hdq. Paseo Radondo,
Tucson, Ariz.
Lieut. Col. Co. "A." 5139 Vernon Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Lieut. Col. 1st Bat. 5401 Vernon Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Jonah, Frank G.
Crossen, Henry S.
Kennedy, Frederick T.
Phillips, Harry S.
PiTTMAN, Harrison V.
Carr, William A.
Dunaway, Arthur W.
Etheridge, William S.
Jennings, Henry L.
Millard, William J.
Nash, Franklyn D.
QuEAL, Ralph W.
Ragland, Richard E.
Smith, Schuyler M.
Caine, George A.
Burks, Irwin E.
Sutter, Charles R.
D'Autremont, Frank J.
OFFICERS OF THE TWELFTH
WHO JOINED THE REGIMENT IN FRANCE AND WERE RELIEVED
BEFORE THE REGIMENT'S RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES.
Colonel Comdn'g Corps of Engineers,
Officer U. S. Army,
428 Customhouse,
St. Louis, Mo.
Major Co. "E."
Captain Co. "D." Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Chaplain Reg. Hdq. 241 N. Farson St.,
Philadelphia. Pa.
1st Lieut. Med. Det. 101 Fourth Ave.,
Warren, Pa.
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Major
Med. Det.
Metropolitan Bldg.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Major
Co. "F."
6248 Waterman Ave..
St. Louis, Mo.
Major
Co. "A."
1108 Cannon Ave.,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Major
Co. "E."
Corps of Engineers,
U. S. Army.
Captain
Co. "E."
Carterville, Illinois.
Captain
Reg. Hdq.
c/o Frisco Railway,
St. Louis, Mo.
Captain
2nd Bat.
Captain
Co. "F."
c/o G. P. Lindeman,
Dupo, 111.
Captain
Co. "C."
709 N. Vrain St.,
El Paso, Texas.
Captain
Co. "C."
Harrison, Arkansas.
Captain
Co. "A."
4219 Paseo,
Kansas City, Mo.
Captain
Co. "E."
Livingston, Montana,
Captain
Co. "C."
1467 Ry. Ex. Bldg.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Captain
Co. "C."
3559 Lindell Ave.,
St. Louis, Mo.
1st Lieut.
Co. "C."
630 Cherry St.,
Springfield, Mo.
1st Lieut.
Co. "D."
2033 Ry. Ex. Bldg.,
St. Louis, Mo.
2nd Lieut.
Co. "E."
Monticello, Iowa.
Willing, Wildurr
Stevenson, W. T.
Brookes, J. T. L.
Gorman, Charles F.
Schuler, Floyd G.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
ROSTER OF ENLISTED MEN OF TWELFTH ENGINEERS (L. R.)
Names in heavy type were members of the original organization.
Those shown in light type are replacements.
* Denotes wounded.
t Denotes died or killed.
t Denotes won officers commission in France.
Abbott, Ernest, Priv. 1st CL
E
Ackerman, Frank 0.
B
Adair, William H.
A
Adams, George H.
F
JAdams, Howell E., Serg.
F
Aheam, Barth J.
E
Ainscoe, Charles B.
B
Ainsmith, Fred C, Corp.
D
Akers, George S., Priv. 1st CI.
E
Akey, Robert A., Wag.
E
Allbaugh, Leo M.
E
Albus, Edward J., Priv. 1st CI.
E
Alcorn, William, Battn. Sup. Serg.
Hq.
JAlderson, Willis A. M. E.
B
Aldridge, Victor S.
Med
Allen, Frank
B
Allen, Perry S., Serg.
B
Allen, Robert
C
Allison, Benjamin S.
C
Almstedt, Charles J., Serg.
E
Alvis, Morton, Corp.
B
Amend, Francis J., Corp.
E
Ament, Fred, Priv. 1st CI.
B
Ames, Herman E.
A
Anderson, Andrew J.
F
t Anderson, Billy L., Serg. Maj.
C
*Anderson, Charles L.
C
Anderson, Frank M., Priv. 1st CI.
C
Anderson, Harold
B
Anderson, Robert B.
F
Anderson, Ross E., Corp.
F
Anderson, William, Priv. 1st CI.
F
Anderson, Willis A., M. E. Sr. G.
Hq.
Andoloro, Calegero
F
Andrews, Early H.
D
Applen, William E., Corp.
E
Arbuckle, Robert M.
B
Armstrong, Emmett A., Priv. 1st CI.
A
♦Arnell, John
E
402 Stein St., St. Louis, Mo.
105 Dorty St., Hammond, Ind.
RFD #2, Box 110, Scranton, Ark.
3730 Downing Ave., Denver, Colo.
1603 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.
737 N. 9th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
c/o I. & G. N. R. R., Palestine, Tex.
12 Florence St., Cambridge, Mass.
207 3rd St., Booneville, Mo.
253 S. Orange St., Cameron, Mo.
1817 LaBelle St., St. Louis, Mo.
4417 N. 14th St., St. Louis, Mo.
219 S. 4th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
1746 N. 23d St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Port Royal, Ky.
2011 N. 17th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
713 N. Main St., Brookfield, Mo.
2220 Browder St., Dallas, Tex.
4037 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Rienzi, Miss.
4215 Maryland Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1204 Rowan St., Louisville, Ky.
Cerrillos, New Mexico.
Blackleg, Idaho.
Galax, West Virginia.
Autun, South CaroHna.
c/o M. L. Case, 7th & Maine Sts.,
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Vienna, Mo.
324 W. 4th St., Sedalia, Mo.
1301 Vandalia Road, Hillsboro, 111.
605 Central Ave., Kansas City,Kan.
2305 Arctic Ave.,Atlantic City,N.J.
Belleville, Ala.
Henry, 111.
917 N. C St., Muskogee, Okla.
624 W. Crawford St., Denison, Tex.
Orleans, Neb.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Arnold, Francis G., Priv. 1st CI.
Arnold, Guy T.
Arvidson, Ivar
Ashley, John J.
Atchison, Harry S., Corp.
fAubuchon, Andrew
Austin, William A., Mech.
Ayers, John W.
Ayres, Samuel A.
Babb, Marvin D., Serg.
Babb, Willian,
Babj, Peter
Bacon, Carl H.
Bagby, Franklin C, Corp.
Bailey, Glenn H., Priv. 1st CI.
Bailey, Hamilton, C.
Bailey, John 0.
Bain, Robley D.
Baker, Archie S.
Baker, Cecil J., Priv. 1st CI.
Baker, Charles R.
Baker, Glenn D.
Baker, William C, Priv. 1st CI.
Baldwin, Leonard F.
Ball, Albert
Ball, Edgar L.
Ball, MiUard F., Priv. 1st CI.
Bauski, Floyd
Barada, John J., Serg.
Barber, Ehner E., Priv. 1st CI.
Barber, William H., Priv. 1st CI.
Barberousse, Joseph E.
Barclay, Bert S.
Barclay, Merle F., Priv. 1st CI.
Barksdale, Ralph B., Priv. 1st CI.
Barlow, Bert H.
Barnard, John L., Priv. 1st CI.
Barnes, William M.
Bamett, Paul L.
Bamhill, John M., Corp.
Barron, Herbert E., Priv. 1st CI.
Barry, George E., Corp.
Barry, James G., Jr., Serg.
A 1827 Baugh Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
E Erlanger, Ky.
E Miller, Ind.
D 509 N. Baylor St., Ennis, Tex.
F 2700 Lindwood Blvd., Kansas City,
Mo.
F Chaffee, Mo.
C 1421 Lynch Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
E 2816 Potomac St., St. Louis, Mo.
E Central City, Neb.
A RFD #1, Weingarten, Mo.
E c/o Mo. Pac. Yard Office, 23d St.,
St.. Louis, Mo.
B 1036 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.
D Doddsville, Ind.
D Stevensville, Va.
B Lament, Okla.
Hq. 3116 Strong Ave., Kansas City,
Kans.
D French Lick, Ind.
A c/o Hopper P. O., Virginia, Minn.
E 2008 Cleveland Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
F 3321 Bell St., Kansas City, Mo.
Hq. Box 1095, Muskogee, Okla.
E 702 E. Central Ave., Arkansas City,
Kans.
D Santa Rita, New Mexico.
E Poteau, Okla.
F 508 Warren St., Harrison, N. J.
D 1108 N. 21st St., Parsons, Kans.
A 1106 Ohio Ave.,Wichita Falls, Tex.
C 6 Violet St., Hot Springs, Ark.
A 606 Kansas St., St. Louis, Mo.
A Talihina, Okla.
F 940 Park Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
B Camti, La.
D Tonkana, Okla.
C 435 Spring St., Lackawanna, N. Y.
E 1128 Hamilton Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C Hogan, Mo.
A 1241 Hamilton Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
D Higginsville, Mo.
B Hoxle, Ark.
C Smithville, Tex.
C Dupo, 111.
E 4816 Hammett PL, St. Louis, Mo.
E 5729 Chamberlin Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Barry, William F., Wag. E
Barth, William F., Priv. 1st CI. F
Bassham, Claude R., Corp. A
Batty, Edward L., Corp. A
Baxter, Edward H. D
*Baugh, Warren C. B
Bausch, Leo J. C
Bay, Walter P. B
Bayless, Edward B. E
Beavers, James A., Serg. C
Bedell, Robert M., Serg. 1st CI. D
Bedell, Walter H., Priv. 1st CI. D
IBedinger, Daniel W., Serg. A
Beebe, Elliot, Serg. B
Belcher, Charles H. D
Bell, Frank J. E
Benedict, Henry W., Corp. D
Bergeron, Claude T., Cook Hq.
Berardi, Frederick A
*Berry, Clarence M., Corp. A
Betts, John H., Jr. D
Biggers, RoUa L., Cook C
Bill, William M., Corp. B
Billings, Aubrey, Priv. 1st CI. F
Binig, Bucur, Priv. 1st CI. A
Bishop, Lucien L. A
Bixler, Orville D
Black, Fred I. A
Blackenbacker, Benjamin D
Blair, Ira E., Priv. 1st CI. D
Blair, Kirk L. E
Blakely, Jesse J., Priv. 1st CI. B
JBlakemore, William A., Serg. D
Blattenberg, Harry A., Serg. D
Blattenberg, Virgil J., Priv. 1st CI. C
Block, Harry Hq.
*Blood, Harold L. B
Blythe, John T., Serg. 1st CI. D
Boaz, Ralph T., Mech. A
Bodeker, Leo H., Wag. A
Bohan, Lewis K., Priv. 1st CI. B
Bohne, Albert W. D
Boland, John E. B
Boggiano, John A
4816 Hammett PL, St. Louis, Mo.
RFD #15, Valley Park, Mo.
Van Buren, Ark.
Howe School, Howe, Ind.
Holdensville, Okla.
127 Polk St., Pueblo, Colo.
22 Peny Square, Kansas City, Kans.
Salem, 111.
c/o Gen. Delivery, St. Louis, Mo.
Junction City, Kans.
Osawatomi, Kans.
355 Hill St., Jefferson City, Mo.
Walton, Ky.
823 Market Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
French Lick, Ind.
4602a Delmar Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
Mound Station, St. Louis, Mo.
12 Cleveland St., Danbury, Conn.
262 Lafayette Ave.,Hawthorne,N.J.
Osawatomie, Kans.
2112 Bellefountaine St., Kansas
City, Mo.
410 S. Elm St., Pittsburg, Kans.
Hugo, Okla.
114 S. 10th St., St. Louis, Mo.
Duffield, Va.
2526 Davenport St., Omaha, Neb.
c/o Mrs. A. H. Sloan, McLeansboro,
111.
Borden, Ind.
Pittsburg, Kans.
68 N. Travis St., Paris, Tex.
Delight, Ark.
Prairie Grove, Ark.
McAllister, Okla.
N. McAllister, Okla.
1509 MilHman St., Baltimore, Md.
112 Holland St., Lewiston, Me.
Pittsburg, Kans.
c/o Chas. Brown, E. St. Louis Loan
Co., E. St. Louis, 111.
2024 Wash St., St. Louis, Mo.
c/o E. W. Hills, 1356 Burdette Ave.,
Cincinnati, 0.
RFD Box 88, Indianapolis, Ind.
1408 10th Ave. W., Seattle, Wash.
44 Downing St., New York City,
N. Y.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Borgeson, Ivey D
Boroughf, Wade, Priv. 1st CI. A
tBoules, Stephen J., Serg. 1st CI. E
Bowden, Ernest E
Bowie, Walter B
Bowling, James H. Hq.
Bowman, Charles E. D
Bowman, Clarence F., Priv. 1st CI. D
Bowman, Thisle M., Priv. 1st CI. C
Boyce, Terry C. Hq.
Boyd, Otis C
Boyer, Grover A., Serg. E
Bozeman, Deward P., Priv. 1st CI. B
Bracy, Samuel L. A
Bradbrock, Claude H. C
Bradley, John L. A
Bradley, William E. F
Bradstreet, Edward P. B
Bradburn, Lloyd W. A
Braham, Roscoe, Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Branson, Charles S., Priv. 1st CI. C
Braun, George E
Brawley, Arthur D., Priv. 1st CI. D
Bremicker, Henry H., Serg. D
Brennan, Martin L., Priv. 1st CI. C
Brennan, Milton, M. E. Sr. G. Hq.
*Brennan, Thomas A. C
Bridgess, John W. C
Britton, Harold C, Corp. C
Brock, WilUam H. C
Broderick, Jonnie R., Priv. 1st CI. A
Brown, Arch M., Serg. D
Brown, Elmer S., Serg. D
Brown, John F., Priv. 1st CI. A
IBrown, Max M., Battn. Sup. Serg. Hq.
Brown, Melvin M. D
Browne, Louis A., Priv. 1st CI. F
Bryant, Joseph E
Bufford, MitcheU M., Sad. F
Bunting, Will W., Priv. 1st CI. Med
Burgess, George L., Priv. 1st CI. D
Burner, Reade B., Corp. C
Lancaster, Minn.
Foley, Mo.
1809 Vincennes Ave., Washington,
Ind.
821 "H" St., Sacramento, Cal.
R. R. #2, N. E. Station, Nashville,
Tenn.
Goxton, Harlon County, Ky.
RFD #3, Peru, Ind.
1910 Mason St., Houston, Tex.
Ironton, O.
Kinta, Okla.
2005 S. Grand Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
427 S. Fourth St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Southill, Va.
116 N. Topping Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
4514 N.Front St.,Philadelphia, Pa.
Kansas City, Mo.
Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Ridge P. O., St. Mary's City, Md.
248 W. Little St., Xenia, O.
1600H Market St., St. Louis, Mo.
General Delivery, Duluth, Minn.
5025 Wilton Place, Los Angeles, Cal.
1321 W. 12th St., Oklahoma City,
Okla.
4129 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Coushatta, La.
Pennington, N. J.
W. Sherman St., Kingman, Kans.
710 Coma Ave., Cairo, 111.
Otwell, Ind.
c/o Richard Broderick, Virden, 111.,
Box 39.
Heavener, Okla.
46 S..13th St., Kansas City, Kans.
864 St. Johns Ave., Lima, 0.
c/o Dr. E. D. Brown, Batesville,
Ark.
Oskaloosa, Kans.
1724 Mayree St., Alexandria, La.
Lawrenceville, Ga.
c/o Gen. Delivery, Little Rock, Ark.
. 5669 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Vandalia, Mo.
336 Lamar Ave., Paris, Tex.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Burrows, Clarence A., Priv. 1st CI.
Butler, Henry W., Priv. 1st CI.
B3nme, Leo H., Priv. 1st CI.
Cadmus, Earl J., Priv. 1st CI.
Caffee, Pickard P.
Cahill, James G.
Cain, James L., Corp.
JCaine, George A., 1st Serg.
Calcott, William O., Wag.
Calhoun, Clarence G., Cook
*Califf, John W., Corp.
Calkins, Robert H.
tCallahan, Eugene S., Serg. 1st CI.
Callicott, Marsh \A.
Campbell, Allen C, Priv. 1st CI.
Campbell, Harry
Campbell, John M.
Campbell, Rex R., M. E. Sr. G.
Canady, Louis P.
Cantrell, Joe H.
Cantrell, John, Priv. 1st CI.
Carey, Clarence, Cook
Carmean, Frank N.
Camahan, Palo
Carr, Howard J., Corp.
Carr, Thomas
tCarr, William A., M. E.
Carroll, James J.
Carrow, John R., Corp.
Case, Charles E.
Case, Morris E.
Casey, Edward H.
Casey, Francis A.
Cassidy, Barney F.
Cates, Wilson P.
Cathro, Earl W.
Cattizone, Peter
Chandeysson, Perre J.
Chaplain, Frank, Corp. /
Charlton, Whitfield R., Corp.
Chilcote, Clyde C.
Christensen, Neal R., Priv. 1st CI.
Christie, Maurice M.
Chrzanowski, Wladyslaw
*Cinquepolyn, Louigi
Clampett, Thomas E.
F 1657 Locust St., Terre Haute, Ind.
E 101 W.Lincoln St.,Estherville,Iowa.
E Kirkwood, Mo.
E 2720 Renshaw Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C c/o Frisco Railroad, Hugo, Okla.
Hq. 5987 Wells Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C 3105 Vallejo St., Denver, Colo.
C 3559 Lindell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
F 207 S. Jefferson St., Litchfield, 111.
Hq. 268 Madison Ave., Alton, 111.
A Denmark, S. C.
F 1020 Broadway Court, Toledo, 0.
F 1424 Center St., Little Rock, Ark.
F R. R. #1, Box 18, Ridgway, 111.
F 900 Buchanan Ave., Texarkana,Ark.
C Marietta, Pa.
F Kentland, Ind.
Hq. Green City, Mo.
F Alvin, Tex.
C 402 Hamilton St., Live Oak, Fla.
A Crane, Mo.
A 126 S. Oak St., Ottawa, Kans.
B 535 N. Main St., Whitehall, 111.
C Hurst, 111.
A McCook, Neb.
E 723 N. 5th St., Fort Smith, Ark.
E Carterville, 111.
A 7 Broderick Place, Troy, N. Y.
E 7918 Pennsylvania Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
C Pine Bluff, Ark.
E 4606 Umbria Ave., Philadelphia,Pa.
D 1412 N.Jefferson Ave.,St.Louis, Mo.
E 3324 St. Vincent Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
F St. Louis, Mo.
E Sicily Island, La.
D 1600 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas
City, Kans.
F 79 N. Lansing St., Albany, N. Y.
F Dupo, 111.
E 3125 Bond Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C Wheaton, Kans.
A Perry, Okla.
F 176 6th St., Harrison, N. J.
A 270 St. Paul Ave., Jersey City,N.J.
B Box 90, Bozeraan, Mont.
D 429 Second St., Troy, N. Y.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Clapp, John A.
A
Clardy, William L.
F
Clark, James A., Serg.
E
Clark, James K., Priv. 1st CI.
F
Clark, Joseph F., Cook
B
Clark, William J.
A
Clark, William R.
B
Clarke, Ernest, M. E.
B
Clarke, Kevin
Hq.
Clarke, William H., Jr.
B
Clawson, Plew W., Cook
D
Clayton, Howell J., Priv. 1st CI.
Hq.
Clayton, Richard C.
E
Clear, Roy
B
Cleveland, George
D
Cleveland, George W.
C
Clift, Lawrence E., Serg.
B
Clouse, George R., Corp.
C
Clover, Lester G.
B
Coats, William H., Priv. 1st CI.
A/[ed
Cobb, Edward F., Serg.
A
Coblin, Richard N., Priv. 1st CI.
E
Coburn, Theodore J.
C
Cocco, Domenico
A
Cochran, James E.
A
Cochran, John M.
D
Cochran, Thomas E.
C
Cocos, Gavril, Priv. 1st CI.
B
Cody, William E., Mech.
E
Coffey, Alvin J., Priv. 1st CI.
A
Coffey, George E., Corp.
F
Coffey, William
A
Cole, Beverley
D
Cole, Leon H.
Med.
Cole, Peter N.
D
Cole, Raymond S.
A
Collins, Berl
D
Collins, John J.
C
Collins, LeRoy
E
Collins, Patrick
A
Collins, Reuben M., Serg.
C
Collins, Roy A., Priv. 1st CI.
A
Colnon, John T.
c/o General Delivery #3,Cuba,N.Y.
Greenfield, 111.
Caddo Mills, Tex.
208 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kans.
910 Louise St., Williamsport, Pa.
185 Kackensack, Plank Road, Wee-
kawken Heights, N. J.
Orrick, Mo.
1377 Granville Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
3133 Eads Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Central City, Ky.
R. R. #1, Freedom, Ind.
Box 814, Virden, 111.
Lupus, Mo.
408 E. .5th St., Peru, Ind.
2025 Lynden St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
2225 3rd Ave., Terre Haute, Ind.
2193 FrankHn St., Springfield, Mo.
Milan, Kans.
649 Chalkstone Ave., Providence
R. I.
1622 Arkansas Ave., Wichita, Kans.
5951 Hamilton Terrace, St. Louis,
Mo.
949 Main St., N. Woburn, Mass.
Jersey City, N. J.
General Delivery, Paducah, Ky.
c/o Mrs. C. J. Cummings, 3918
Highland Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Logansport, Ind.
Valley Park, Mo.
Levy, Ark.
3rd & Broadway, Danville, Ky.
c/o S. F. Coffee, Granite, Okla.
73 Lafayette St., Rahway, N. J.
Wanette, Okla.
312 47th St., Fairfield, Ala.
1003 S. 5th St., Laramie, Wyoming
118 N. 2nd St., Greenville, Pa.
Yale, Jasper County, 111.
1022 Merchant St., Emporia, Kans.
2221 Summit Ave., Connorsville,
Ind.
218 S. 4th Ave., Tucson, Ariz.
c/o Frisco Railroad, Pittsburg,Kans.
Gray Ave. & Glendale, Webster
Groves, Mo.
Ridgway, 111.
■276]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Columbus, Charles J., Priv. 1st CI. C
Compton, Walter A. D
Condron, Sheldon J. D
Conklin, Bert R. D
Connell, Francis E. B
Connell, Thomas F. B
fConnelly, Joseph L. E
Conod, Frank A
Cook, George W., Corp. F
Coots, Dewey O. D
Copolongo, Vincenzo F
Copple, James L., Priv. 1st CI. D
Corley, Bert T., Priv. 1st CI. F
Costello, Edward M., Bugler B
Costello, John J., Serg. E
Coulson, Oliver N. E
Coulter, William J., Corp. F
Cousins, Clarence, C. A
Cousins, Oscar S., Corp. F
Couvillon, Rudolph C, Priv. 1st CI. E
Cowdrey, Aaron R. E
Cowie, Sidney J. D
Cowley, Murray B., Corp. F
Cox, Charles A. B
Cox, Guy D., Serg. 1st CI. C
Cox, H. A. Med
Cox, Norman E., Priv. 1st CI. B
Co3me, John A. D
Craddock, Christopher C. C
Crain, Frank T. C
Crews, Waymon V., Priv. 1st CI. A
Crow, Wayman, Priv. 1st CI. A
Crowder, Albert F. B
Cummings, Luther, Corp. C
JCunliff, Benjamin L., 1st Serg. Hq.
Cunningham, James J. D
Cunningham, Samuel P., Priv. 1st CI. D
Curphey, Ralph M., Corp. A
Cumett, Elmer C. C
Cuthbertson, Harry K., M. E. Hq.
Cypko, Walter J. A
2831 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Monta Vista, Colo.
Omaha, Neb.
3318 Metropolitan Ave., Kansas
City, Kans.
54 William Davis St., Montreal,
Canada.
248 29th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
1308 Troost Ave., Kansas City,Mo.
823 Charles St., W. Hoboken, N. J.
504 Walnut St., Brazil, Ind.
Nara Visa, New Mexico.
571 Grove St., Jersey City, N. J.
2807 Belleview Ave., Kansas City
Mo.
Decatur, 111.
1215 Cleveland Ave., E. St. Louis,
111.
2317 Kenton St., Cincinnati, O.
1119 3rd St., Fort Madison, Iowa.,
Okolona, Ark.
210 Ridge Ave., Alton, 111.
Wetumpka, Ala.
Hamburg, La.
Gretna, Kans.
San Juan, Obispo, Cal.
Amory, Miss.
Lamar, Ark.
1818 Rush Ave., Birmingham, Ala.
Springfield, Mo.
Venice, 111.
6406 Independence Ave., Kansas
City, Mo.
Laurens, S. C.
1216 College St., Rosedale, Kans.
Centron, Ark.
4429 Forest Park Blvd., St. Louis,
Mo.
4115 Sarpy Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
4035 Scanlon Place, St. Louis, Mo.
15 Windermere Place, St. Louis, Mo.
2606 Prospect Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
Herrington, Kans.
2435 Elmwood Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
Wilburton, Okla.
R.R.#2, Box 19, Michigan City, Ind.
865 Belleville Ave., Detroit, Mich.
[277]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Daghlien, Harontone, Priv. 1st CI. Med.
Dahl, Herman O. D
Daley, Sherman T., Priv. 1st CI. F
Dallinger, Harold E., Serg. Hq.
Dalton, Newton C, Serg. A
Damotte, Edward V., Priv. 1st CI. A
Dantzler, Robert C, Priv. 1st CI. C
Dark, Archie L., Corp. E
Darnell, William R. B
Daugherty, Claud A
JD'Autremont, Frank J., Serg. E
Daves, Edmund H., Corp. E
David, Richard B
Davidson, Frank W., Priv. 1st CI. A
Davis, Alvin E., Serg. E
Davis, Arthur, Serg. F
Davis, Charles A., Priv. 1st CI. C
Davis, Earl H., Serg. Med.
Davis, Ira C, Priv. 1st CI. B
Davis, Lawrence E. C
Davis, Richard H. C
Davis, Stanton B., Priv. 1st CI. F
Davis, Walter S., Priv. 1st CI. C
Dawson, Fred, Priv. 1st CI. F
Day, Edward C. F
Day, Jesse W. A
Deahl, Benjamin F., Corp. F
DeAlva, Henry A
Deans, Harold M., Priv. 1st CI. A
Dee, James H., Priv. 1st CI. F
Dehoney, Joseph G., Priv. 1st CI. A
fDenison, Edgar A
Deimison, Philip N. B
Dent, Harry E. Hq.
DeRossett, Robin A., Priv. 1st CI. A
Devereaux, Charles H. A
DeVouten, Alex H., Priv. 1st CI. E
DeWitt, Orville D., Priv. 1st CI. F
Dickman, Frank J. A
Diem, Kennedy F
Di Guilmi, Michael F
Dillon, Martin B
Dillow, Carl C, Wag. A
Dillow, Charles C
Dimon, Benjamin H., Serg. C
Dineen, John J., Wag. C
Dodd, Samuel C. D
526 Clemens Ave., W. Hoboken,
N.J.
Sheffield, Pa.
Jackson, Mo.
813 W. 6th St., Atlantic, Iowa.
409 S. Elm St., Hope, Ark.
Rolla, Mo.
c/o T. & P. Railroad, Dallas, Tex.
Knox Hotel, Fort Scott, Kans.
Pisgah, W. Va.
Chaffee, Mo.
Monticello, Iowa.
5893a Bartmer Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
24 E. 16th St., Paterson, N. J.
Jena, La.
St. Louis Road, CoUinsville, 111.
418 S. Drury, Kansas City, Mo.
R. R. #1, Oklahoma City, Okla.
545 N. 26th St., Lincoln, Neb.
Stamps, Ark.
Hazen, N. D.
Chesterfield Gardens, Putney, Lon-
don, Eng.
Roxie, Miss.
2716 Union Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
304 Main St., Mt. Vernon, 111.
Estill Springs, Tenn.
Jamestown, Boone County, Ind.
Mound City, 111.
106 W. McCormick, Tucson, Ariz.
1538 Valley St., Wellston, Mo.
Hopewell, Mo.
310 E. 7th St., Topeka, Kans.
3802 N. 25th St., St. Louis, Mo.
732 Pickett Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
Madison, 111.
411 E. Webster St., Springfield, Mo.
Decatur, Tex.
2109 College Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Fairview, Okla.
Summit Hill, Pa.
441 Valley Road, Coatesville, Pa.
706 Angelica St., W. Hoboken, N. J.
Glassport, Pa.
Coffeyville, Kans.
Dongola, 111.
205 S.Rob St., Oklahoma City, Okla.
Normandy, Mo.
Nashville, Tenn.
[278]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Dodson, Clifton T.
Doerbaum, Milton L., Priv. 1st CI.
Dolan, William T., Corp.
B
tDolch, Bruce E., Serg. Maj.
B
*Dolle, Frederick, Priv. 1st CI.
B
Donham, Oscar P., Serg.
C
Donley, John R.
C
Donley, Stockton P.
C
Donnelly, Harry J.
C
Donnelly, Robert E., Corp.
A
tDonoho, William T.
D
Donovan, John C.
A
Doocy, Edward B., Priv. 1st CI.
C
Dooley, Stephen J.
C
Dorlac, Adrian G.
c
Doty, Charles M., Priv. 1st CI.
B
Doud, Bertram K.
D
Doud, Cleveland
D
Dougherty, James P.
E
Dowell, Earl F., Corp.
A
IDozier, Francis M., M. E.
Hq.
Dozier, Lawrence S.
B
Drach, Harry W.
D
Dubuc, William
Ducey, James F.
E
Duck, Walter E.
F
DuUe, Alphonse J., Serg.
E
Dunn, Richard R.
D
Dupont, Oscar R.
A
Duranton, Frank, Cook
A
Durst, Cecil O.
C Thurber, Tex.
Med. 1721 Banita Ave., Richmond
Heights, Mo.
6408 Lloyd Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
6050 Westminster PI., St. Louis,Mo.
Muenster, Tex.
467 N. 27th St., E. St. Louis, III.
192 McKenzie St., Youngstown, O.
Jacksonville, Tex.
1815 S. Palk St., Amarillo, Tex.
766 S. West St., Galesburg, III.
San Antonio, Tex.
Irwin, 111.
Pittsfield, 111.
250 Wyckoff St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
4225a Gibson Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Salida, Colo.
Mobridge, S. D.
Doud Station, Iowa.
1466 Laurel Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
306 N. Lawn Ave., Kansas Citv, Mo.
5104 Wells Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Gurden, Ark.
Gary, Ind.
41 Holburn St., Roxbury, Mass.
Greenville, Tex.
457 Eichelberger Ave.,St.Louis,Mo.
Kansas City, Mo.
833 Washington Ave., New Orleans,
La.
B. New Germany, Md.
Eaman, Charles C, Priv. 1st CI. D
Earhart, John F. F
Edgington, Samuel C. D
Edmiston, Clifford R. E
Edwards, T. H. C
Egen, William J., Corp. E
Eggers, Hobart 0., Priv. 1st CI. F
JEggleston, Cliff R., 1st Serg. A
Eggleston, Floyd W., Priv. 1st CI. D
Filer, Kenneth C
EUerkamp, Tonie H., Serg. E
2627 Independence Ave., Kansas
City, Mo.
Piqua, 0.
1216 N. 3rd St., Kansas Citv, Mo.
1101 N. 15th St., E. St. Louis, III.
Booneville, Mo.
3665a Shenandoah Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
4921a Murdock, Southampton, St.
Louis, Mo.
401 W. Munson St., Denison, Tex.
112 Division St., Muskegon, Mich.
602 Bennington Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
:2791
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
ElUott, Elwood W., Priv. 1st CI.
Elliott, Louis C, Cook
Emerson, Howard L., M. E. Sr. G.
Emery, David H., Serg.
Emery, William H., Cook
Ennis, Wilfred J.
Erdman, Allison A.
Erickson, Emil J.
Ervin, Clyde L.
JErvin, James T., Corp.
*Etherton, Ted D., Priv. 1st CI.
Ette, Charles E., Corp.
*Evans, A. E.
Evans, Charles E.
Everett, William R.
Everhart, Orvil
Ewell, Robert L., Priv. 1st CI.
*Ewing, Hollis E., Priv. 1st CI.
Falconer, Hugh I.
Fansher, Robert E., Serg.
Farmer, William R., Corp.
Farndell, Charles E., Wag.
Farr, Fred C.
Farrell, John H.
Farrell, Thomas C.
Feck, James F., Serg.
Fell, John G., Corp
Felloca, Natale
Fellows, Keith R.
Felthoven, Walter C, Serg.
Ferguson, Fred W., Serg.
Files, Parzae E.
Fichtner, Oscar F.
Finerty, Thomas C.
Finn, William J., Priv. 1st CI.
Fischer, Everett C.
Fischer, Lloyd J.
JFiske, Myron S. M. E.
Fitzgerald, Edward J.
Fitzgibbon, James R., Priv. 1st CI.
Fitzroy, Verne J.
Flaharty, Michael
Flanigan, Forrest M., Priv. 1st CI.
F Seneca, Mich.
A Anthony, Kans.
Hq. 441 S. Oakley St., Kansas City, Mo.
A Fairbury, Neb.
C RED #2, Advance, Mo.
532 Jackson St., Kansas City, Mo.
E Ridgefield, Wash.
A 260 12th St., Coloquet, Minn.
A Garrett, Ind.
D Pittsfield, 111.
A Sand Springs, Okla.
E 4713 Northland Ave., St. Louis,Mo.
C Robertsville, Mo.
E P. O. Box #53, Bola, Pa.
B Great Cacapon, W. Va.
D Belleville, Kans.
C Capell, Miss.
C Parsons, Kans.
C 2501 Washington Ave., Parsons,
Kans.
Hq. 1222 N. 15th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
F San Diego, Cal.
Hq. 5623 Garfield Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
D 408 Humbolt St., Minneapolis,
Minn.
E 5906 Rockwell St., Chicago, 111.
B 1208 Grand Central Ave., Elmira,
N. Y.
Hq. 2200 Dand Ave., Cincinnati, O.
B Fort Wayne, Ind.
A c/o General Delivery, Irwin, Pa.
F 701 Duck St., Stillwater, Okla.
F Sandoval, 111.
A Phelps, Tex.
C 810 N. 4th St., Phoenix, Ariz.
A 470 W. 3rd St., Peru, Ind.
A Tipton, Cal.
F 3857 Blain Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C 3609 Taylor Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
F 3609 Taylor Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C Huntington, Mass.
Hq. 2634 Spruce Ave., Kansas City,
Kans.
F Kansas City, Mo.
F Briar, Mass.
A 805 Market Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
E 1519 Southwest Blvd., Rosedale,
Kans.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Flechs, Oscar Med
Fleming, Artie L. B
Flessa, Theodore J., Corp. B
Flores, Claud, Cook F
Flynn, James K., Corp. B
Fonda, Charles H., Serg. B
Force, Wallace G., Wag. D
Ford, Ra3rmond P., Corp. A
Forrest, Temple B
Fortier, George, Friv. 1st CI. C
Foster, Charles P., Serg. F
Foster, David G. A
Foy, Vernon F. D
Fox, Martin T. A
Fraher, Joseph B., Corp. D
Frakes, John W., Serg. D
Francey, Thomas H., Priv. 1st CI. Med
Francis, Clement C, Serg. B
Francis, Henry L., Corp. B
Franks, Robert R., Wag. Hq.
Fraser, William M. C
Freeman, Walter M., Corp. F
*Freese, August C
Frielingsdorf, John B., M. E. Hq.
Frieze, Perry, Priv. 1st CI. C
Frost, Walter J., Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Frueh, Eugene L., Wag. A
*Fulks, Fritz, Priv. 1st CI. C
Fulks, Hardy W., Priv. 1st CI. A
Fulks, Howard L., Priv. 1st CI. A
Fuller, Glenn A. D
Fuller, Sylvester A
*Fuss, Frank E
Gabert, Clarence S. A
Gallagher, Frank C. C
Gallant, John L. A
Gammie, James, Battn. Serg. Maj. Hq.
Garbarino, Louis J. A
Gardner, Lemuel M., Serg. 1st CI. F
Gardner, William B., Corp. D
Gamer, Wayne C, Priv. 1st CI. D
Garrette, William C. A
Garrison, Henry G., Cook F
Gault, Melville E., Priv. 1st CI. F
202 Florence Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
2309 Washington St., Vicksburg,
Miss.
315 S. Mass Ave., Sedalia, Mo.
Box 311, Baird, Tex.
422 W. 8th St., North Piatt, Neb.
Piggott, Ark.
Wheaton, Kans.
812H Converse St., E. St. Louis,Ill.
2928 York St., Kansas City, Mo.
39 Enterprise St., Adams, Mass.
1432 Menard St., St. Louis, Mo.
472 First St., Conemaugh, Pa.
Versailles, Mo.
207 Erie St., Jersey City, N. J.
2536 Clay St., Denver, Colo.
Pleasant Hill, Mo.
Detroit, Mich.
202 N. Carroll Ave., Dallas, Tex.
Sabula, Mo.
2322 Klem Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
419 Hardy Ave., El Dorado, Ark.
Paola, Kans.
2156 Queen City Ave., Cincinnati,
Ohio.
4260 Flora Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
Marion, 111.
La Junta, Colo.
4216 Flora Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
Hoxie, Ark.
218 N. Oaks St., Ottawa, Kans.
218 N. Oaks St., Ottawa, Kans.
3515 Woodland Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
4137 Sacramento Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
c/o General Delivery, Estherville,
Iowa.
903 Federal St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Kansas City, Mo.
Greatworks, Me.
115 Field St., Dallas, Tex.
352 Alfred St., Detroit, Mich.
Reed Springs, Mo.
Heavener, Okla.
Valley, Neb.
Box 202, Pilzer, S. C.
Niota, Tenn.
Sparta, 111.
'281"
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Geiger, John C.
Gelvin, Guy N., Cook
Genetelli, Andrew A.
Gentry, Cyrus S., Serg.
Gentry, Isaac N.
*Gerber, Edward B.
Gibson, Everett, Corp.
Giddings, Rupert
"Giffen, Walter D., Priv. 1st CI.
Gilbert, Owen P.
Gilchrist, Francis E.
Gilpin, Elbert
Gisi, Marion E., Reg. Serg. Maj.
Giskowski, James
Gittons, William A., Priv. 1st CI.
Glenn, August D., Battn. Sup. Serg.
Glenn, Earl J., Corp.
*Golba, Joseph
Goldsmith, Thomas
Goodfellow, Forrest G.
Goodrich, Robert L.
Goodrich, Volney C, Serg.
Goodwin, Edwin R.
Goolsby, Lucian K.
Gorman, Charles R., Corp.
Gould, Thomas
Graham, Charley E., Priv. 1st CI.
Graves, Orville W., Priv. 1st CI.
Gray, William E., Serg.
Greathouse, Edmond L.
Greaves, Alexander, Priv. 1st CI.
Green, Hallett W., Priv. 1st CI,
Green, Ralph J.
Green, Walter T.
Grefsrud, Ingval
Gregg, Hunley, Corp.
Griesedieck, Louis A., Wag.
* Griffin, Henry J.
Grifinkamp, Roy H., Priv. 1st CI.
Grillow, Joseph A., Bugler
Grim, Oral, Cook
Grimes, Leo J.
Grimes, Robert W., Serg.
Grimont, Eugene A., Corp.
Grine, Herbert P.
Grise, William H., Cook
Grofils, Saine, Priv. 1st CI.
D
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C
C
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3458 E. 7th St., Kansas City, Kans.
1636 S. 20th St.,Kansas City, Kans.
2905 N.Vandeventer Ave.,St.Louis,
Mo.
Mascoutah, 111.
131 Cass St.,
422 35th St.,
Springfield, Mass.
Cairo, 111.
RED #2, Volent, Pa.
RED #2, Monroe, Ind.
1706 5th Ave., Altoona, Pa.
Spur, Tex.
St. Genevieve, Mo.
1415 15th Ave., S. Milwaukee, Wis.
Turner, Kans.
1405 Missouri Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
5606a Etzel Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
304 E. 11th St., Misawaka, Ind.
216 17th St., Cairo, 111.
531 Veronica St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Independence, Kans.
Independence, Kans.
284 William St., Boston, Mass.
1530 Euclid Ave., Springfield, Mo.
Tulsa, Okla.
1556 Lafayette Ave., St. Louis Mo.
2830 Seneca St., St. Joseph, Mo.
1108 Lynch Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
444 Bishop St., Akron, O.
Box 580, Fort Bliss, Tex.
719 Sherman St., Denver, Colo.
Winchester, O.
3845 Hartford St., St. Louis, Mo.
Rothsay, Minn.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
1367 Goodfellow Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
Niantic, 111.
2165 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Kirkwood, Mo.
317 N. Franklin St., Muncie, Ind.
129 Waverly Ave., Jersey City, N.J.
Russellville, Ky.
1621 N. 25th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
St. Louis, Mo.
336 Chestnut St., Springfield, Mass.
1112 E. 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Grunske, Paul F., Serg.
Gruwell, Robert 0.
Gull, Clarence, Corp.
GuUey, Frederick F.
Gunn, Eugene E.
Gwin, Fred, Priv. 1st CI.
IHaberthier, Joseph J., M. E.
Haden, Max K., Corp.
Hadden, William C, Serg.
Hagberg, Arthur E.
Hagelgans, Frederick
Hagen, Robert E.
Haggerty, Ernest J.
Haigler, Harry P., Priv. 1st CI.
Haislet, Samuel
Haley, Joseph P., M. E.
Haley, Leonard W., Corp.
Hall, Archie T., Serg.
Hall, Cecil V. E., Mech.
Hall, Roy B.
tHallman, Sidney R.
Hallowell, Walter T.
Haltom, Pete
Halverson, Halver
Hamby, Charles O.
Hamby, Joseph E.
Hamilton, Robert S., Priv. 1st CI.
Hamm, Carroll M., Priv. 1st CI.
Hammon, Charles R.
Hammond, William A.
Hanes, Ward S., Priv. 1st CI.
Hanrahan, Martin E.
Hansen, Edward C.
Hanvey, Martin J.
Harber, Edward B., Priv. 1st CI.
Harding, William
Harman, James H.
Harper, Lucius E.
Harper, Mack M., Serg. 1st CI.
Harpster, Roy B.
Harr, George M., Priv. 1st CI.
Harris, Claude E., Corp.
Harris, John J.
E Box 437, Hartley, Iowa.
C
B McCook, Neb.
C 1421 Cleveland Ave., E. St. Louis,
111.
C 113 Texas Ave., Monroe, La.
F 355 S. 4th St., Memphis, Tenn.
534 Ohio Ave., Wichita, Kans.
Cairo, 111.
E
E
E
E 2248 Burling St., Chicago, 111.
B Tuckahoe, N. J.
B 717 N. Main St., Wheeling, W.Va.
E 2400 S. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
A Van Buren, Ark.
C 108 Wyona St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hq. 1810 W. 2nd St., Duluth, Minn.
B Francisco, Ind.
A Winfield, Mo.
F Dallas, Tex.
B
A 147 Davis St., Atlanta, Ga.
B Benezette, Pa.
B 608 Short St., Fort Scott, Kans.
A 481 Uth Ave., Milwaukee, Wis.
E General Delivery, Kansas City, Mo.
C Winterhaven, Fla.
C 4114N. Taylor Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
E Stamps, Ark.
B c/o G. W. Athy, Lewiston, 111.
E 913 Waverly St., Dallas, Tex.
F Texhoma, Okla.
A 605 Washington St., Susquehanna,
Pa.
D 2225 16th Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
C 2222 Montgomery St., St. Louis,
Mo.
D 1820 Penn St., Kansas City, Mo.
A
E Amarillo, Tex.
A 1010 W. Gadswen St., Pensacola,
Fla.
C Jackson, Tenn.
F Corcoran, Cal.
B 2900 S. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
C 731 Guy St., Springfield, Mo.
A 1516 E. 3rd St., E. St. Louis, 111.
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Harrison, Charles
Harry, Ernest W., Serg.
Harrobin, Thomas
Harvey, Gordon C, Priv. 1st CI.
Hasek, Anthony P., Jr.
Hassman, Fred G.
Hatch, Malcolm
Hatcher, Charles W., Corp.
Hatcher, Jasper P., Priv. 1st CI.
Hatcher, Wihner C, Bugler
Hauke, Edward, Priv. 1st CI.
Hauser, Lewis A.
Hawkins, Travis
Hayward, William C, 1st Serg.
Heart, Frank H.
Heckman, Arthur J., Cook
Heckman, Henry, Priv. 1st CI.
Heckman, Louis F., Cook
Hefner, Ransler M.
Heister, John B., 1st Serg.
Helton, DeWitt A., Priv. 1st CI.
Hempel, John H., Corp.
Hemphill, Ernest P., Corp.
Henderson, Claud E., Corp.
Heuer, Alfred
Henley, Lyman, Corp.
Henogin, Harold F.
Henry, WilUam P., Corp.
Henson, George W.
Henson, Thomas F.
Hebert, Richard R.
Hemdon, Joseph G.
Heron, Howard H., Wag.
Hess, John P.
Hevener, Blair
Hickman, Edwin B., Corp.
Higgins, Summey B.
Higgins, Thomas J.
Highbarger, Andrew J., Corp.
Hildreth, William W., Priv. 1st CI.
Hill, Telford C, Serg.
Hilliard, Henry
Hillyard, Ira A.
Hillyard, Roy E., Priv. 1st CI.
Hilton, Lige
C
B R. R. #2, Athens, Wis.
B 32 Tyrell Ave., Trenton, N. J.
A ' Lester, Ark.
E 5427 Southwest Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C 1604 Maple Ave., Alton, 111.
B Route #4, Butler, Ind.
E 419 9th St., Cairo, 111.
E 419 9th St., Cairo, III.
E 1736b Frankhn Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C Clifton, Tex.
B Verona, Pa.
D Milfay, Okla.
D 2300 Brooklyn Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
C
A 5466 Neosho St., St. Louis, Mo.
E Ft. Gauge, Ills.
Hq. 5466 Neosho St., St. Louis, Mo.
B Holland, Minn.
F Walnut Ridge, Ark.
A De Soto, Mo.
D 921 North Ave., Millwale, Pa.
Hq. Ridgway, 111.
D 1216 North 3rd St., Kansas City,
Kans.
D 213 Culver Av., Jersey City, N. J.
F Mount Carmel, Ills.
D Mapleton, Ore.
F 305 Cleveland St., Amarillo, Tex.
D 808 West Fifth Av., Cincinnati, O.
Hq. 904 Osage Av., Kansas City, Kans.
D 1804 W.Antony St.,St. Paul, Minn.
C c/o Santa Fe R. R., Wellington,
Kans.
D Carrolton, Ills.
D 1846 Holly St., Kansas City, Mo.
B Lone Fountain, Va.
D 804 Newton Av., Kansas City, Mo.
Med. Athens, Tex.
E Bay City, Mich.
F Ava, Mo.
F c/o F. L. Harwell, RR #1, Box 197,
Pine Bluff, Ark.
F 2243 Brighton St., Kansas City,Mo.
C 4:17}4 Main St., N. Little Rock,Ark.
F Phillipsburg, Kans.
F PhiUipsburg, Kans.
F Perry, W. Va.
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Hinds, Almon W., Serg.
Hinton, Clifton B., Priv. 1st CI.
Hinton, Jesse J.
Hinton, William L.
Hitchcock, Cleland B.
Hogg, Norman W., Priv.. 1st CI.
Hogue, James 0., Serg.
Hohner, Martin M., Wag.
Holben, Roy D.
Holifield, Carl
Holland, John
fHolland, Sidney, Priv. 1st CI.
Holliday, Leonard P.
Hollister, Harry R.
Holmes, Paul, Corp.
Holloman, Roy S., Priv. 1st CI.
Holt, John M., Priv. 1st CI.
Holt, Paul, Cook
Holt, Roy Lee
Holton, John W., Priv. 1st CI.
Honomichl, Lewis G.
Honts, Alfred P., Priv. 1st CI.
* Hooper, Dewey J., Serg 1st CI.
Hooten, William E., Serg.
Hoover, General G. W., Corp.
Hopwood, Joseph B.
Hornlein, Charles
Horstman, Fred J., Priv. 1st CI.
Horton, William H., Corp.
Hoskin, Elza D.
*Houchon, John L.
*House, Walter J., Corp.
Houston, Thos., Priv. 1st CI.
How, Frederick J., Priv. 1st CI.
Howard, Charles F., Corp.
Howard, Lloyd W.
Howell, Calvin H., Priv. 1st CI.
Howell, Roy E.
Howell Vega A., Priv. 1st CI.
Howells, Richard E.
Hoyle, Arthur, Mech.
Hubert, Sidney R.
Hufif, George W., Priv. 1st CI.
Huffman, Carl B., M. E. Sr. G.
Huffman, Paul D.
Hughes, Arthur S., M. E. Jr. G.
Hughes, George A., Priv. 1st CI.
D 346 Central Av., Decatur, 111.
A Stamps, Ark.
A Stamps, Ark.
D Bonner Springs, Kans.
C Mansfield, Mo.
C Jensen, Fla.
A c/o Frisco Roundhouse, Ft. Worth,
Tex.
Hq. 7212 Canterbury Av., St. Louis,Mo.
C Punxsutawney, Pa.
C RFD #7, Mayfield, Ky.
B 107 Walnut St., Trenton, N. J.
F 2111 D. St., Granite City, Ills.
B 1317 Madison St., Kansas City,Mo.
B Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.
C Seneca, Mo.
A RR #2, Box 158A, San Antonio,Tex.
E Greenup, 111.
B Eccles, W. Va.
B Woodbury, Ga.
E 2146 Bond St., E. St. Louis, 111.
A Wilson, Kans.
F 2402 Marcus Av., St. Louis, Mo.
F Vernon, Tex.
Hq. Louisburg, Tenn.
Hq.
C Mayfield, Ky.
B 727 Main St., Middletown, N. J.
D 1219 North 15th St., Lafayette, Ind.
F Wichita Falls, Tex.
Hq. 5816 Eighth Av., NW, Seattle, Wash.
Hq. Clovis, N. M.
C Post City, Tex.
D 111 West 3rd St., Spokane, Wash.
F 4431 Gibson Av., St. Louis, Mo.
A Ordway, Colo.
C Haynes, N. Dak.
D 844 Murdock St., Wichita, Kans.
B Nettleton, Ark.
D 844 Murdock St., Wichita, Kans.
B East St. Louis, 111.
F 3701 McKinney Av., Dallas, Tex.
A Featherstone, Okla.
F Little Rock, Ark.
Hq. 326 S. Washington St., Nevada, Mo.
F Crane, Mo.
Hq. Dolores, Colo.
A #2740 Limit Av., St. Louis, c/o
Mrs. Anna Irwin.
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Hughes, William C, Priv. 1st CI. F
Hunley, Sillvus V., Mech. A
*Hunt, Chester A., Corp. C
Hunter, Earl R., Priv. 1st CI. B
Hurt, George M., Priv. 1st CI. F
Hutchinson, James C, Corp. E
Hutchinson, William, Jr., Priv. 1st CI. A
Hyde, John L., Priv. 1st CI. F
Her, Leonard A. B
Iliff, Roy N., Priv. 1st CI. F
Imhof, John W., Priv. 1st CI. B
Inglis, Glen W., Priv. 1st CI. B
Irvin, W. Ray, Wag. E
Irwin, Fred W., Priv. 1st CI. D
tisrael, Henry A., M. E. B
Jacks, Max M., Priv. 1st CI. F
Jackson, George C
Jackson, Robert M., Reg. Sup. Serg. Hq.
Jackson, Thomas H.
*Jacobson, Frederick J. C
Jameson, Harold H. B
Jarmen, Claude C, Cook Hq.
Jean, William H. D
Jenkins, Edward C, Jr. B
Jenkins, Fred J., Corp. D
Jennings, Earl T. F
IJennings, Henry L., M. E. A
Jensen, Magnus C. B
Jett, Daniel B., Priv. 1st CI. E
Johnson, Arthur, Priv. 1st CI. B
Johnson, Benjamin F., Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Johnson, Emmett J., Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Johnson, Emmett H. Hq.
Johnson, Joseph A., Serg. 1st CI. C
Johnson, John W. B
Johnson, Larry F
*Johnson, Martin C. A
*Johnson, Parley J. Hq.
Bonham, Tex.
c/o Henry Dowell, Christopher, 111.
Rolling Prairie, Ind.
4205 Waterson Av., Madisonville,
Ohio.
General Delivery, N. Little Rock,
Ark.
727 Monroe Av., Springfield, Mo.
1396 Blackstone Av., St. Louis, Mo.
RR #7, Box 99, Affton, St. Louis
Co., Mo.
Perry Hotel, Norfolk, Neb.
Monserrat, Mo.
Cherokee, Kans.
210 E. 6th St., McCook, Neb.
Patoka, Ills.
Woods Evertz Stove Co., Spring-
field, Mo.
c/o L. Winship, 4138 Cleveland Av.,
St. Louis, Mo.
934 W. 10th St., Hastings, Neb.
North End Sta., McAllister, Okla.
Depew, Okla.
79 Tillary St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Cherokee, Kans.
929 South 7th St., Kansas City,
Kans.
Kansas City, Mo., c/o Gen. Yard-
master, K. C. Terminal.
6100 State St., E. St. Louis, 111.
2315 Farrow Av., Kansas City,
Kans.
Bowling Green, Mo.
Dupo, Ills., c/o G. C. Lindeman.
617 Commercial St., Astoria, Ore.
3809a Windsor PL, St. Louis, Mo.
4201 Travis St., Dallas, Tex.
Fairview, Okla.
1811 3rd St., Macon, Ga.
Bonner Springs, Kans.
Benton, 111.
Antioch, Va.
907 Converse Av., E. St. Louis, 111.
Uxbridge, Mass.
332 W. North Semple St., Salt Lake
City, Utah.
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Johnson, Lawrence H., Wag.
Johnson, Nathaniel
Johnston, Oscar L.
Johnson, Richard S., Wag.
Jolley, Frederick L.
Jones, Arnold E., Corp.
Jones, Arthur E.
Jones, John L., Corp,
Jones, Joe G., Priv. 1st CI.
Jones, Marvel L., Serg.
Jones, Ralph H.
Jones, Ren W.
Jones, Wiley E., Corp.
Jones, Wilson F.
Jordan, Nathaniel F., Jr., Serg.
Josco, Andrew F.
Josefson, Gust A.
Jovesco, Vincent
Jungbluth, William H., Corp.
Kagy, Lester B., Priv. 1st CI.
*Kalkman, Clark L.
Kane, William D., Corp.
*Kanick, William M.
Kannen, Joseph H., Wag.
Kopokes, George
Karboszewski, John
*Karahales, Thomas G.
Kassner, Chester E., Priv. 1st CI.
Kearns, Martin
*Keating, Richard M., M. E. Sr. G.
Keeling, Charles H.
Kaiser, Edwin R.
Keller, Julius A.
Kelley, Edward D., Priv. 1st CI.
KeUey, Hubert W., Priv. 1st CI.
Kelley, Robert
Kelley, Thomas P.
KeUy, AUen K., Priv. 1st CI.
Kelly, Duke R., Priv. 1st CI.
Kelly, Rajmiond B.
KeUy, WiUiam F., M. E. Sr. G.
Kelly, William H.
Kelpin, Roy L., Serg.
Kelso, Lester -D., Priv. 1st CI.
Hq. 10S}4 Collinsville Av., E. St. Louis,
III.
E 213 12th St., Cairo, III.
A 1614 South 14th St., St. Louis, Mo.
A 34th & Orville Sts., Kansas City,
Mo.
B 1686 Vinewood Av., Detroit, Mich.
B 1817H Broadway, Parsons, Kans.
B 908 Arlington Av., Baltimore, Md.
C Hugo, Okla.
A 2724 Frederick St., Shreveport, La.
A DuQuoin, 111.
B 811 Chase St., Falls City, Neb.
D Kansas City, Mo.
D Wilsey, Kans.
C 311 W. 5th St., Marion, Ind.
C 921 Burnett St., San Antonio, Tex.
A Paupac, Pa., c/o Jim Kellen.
B Albert City, la.
B Box 403, Madison, 111.
F 4647 Virginia Av., St. Louis, Mo.
A Xenia, 111.
C Clarkston, Wash.
B 515 S. 7th St., Estherville, Iowa.
C 1114 Walnut St., Taylor, Pa.
E 925 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
C
B 149 Beacon Ave., Jersey City, N.J.
B 114 Blackstone St., Boston, Mass.
D Whitehall, Mich.
A 4702 Lexington St., Chicago, 111.
Hq. Segola, Mich.
F 2508 Maple Ave., Los Angeles, Cal.
Med. General Delivery, Alburtis, Pa.
F 116 Pine St., Elizabeth, N. J.
D Hayle)rville, Ala.
D 3119 E. 30th St., Kansas City, Mo.
C Parsons, Pa.
D 402 Hackney Building, St. Paul,
Minn.
A Santa Fe, Tenn.
B Newport, Ark.
A 2712 Glasgow Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Hq. 1003 E. Douglas Ave., Wichita,
Kans.
F 1608 Main St., Miles City, Mont.
B Terrell, Tex.
F 2036 N. Grant, Springfield, Mo.
[287]
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Kelso, William C, Serg. E
*Kennedy, Charles J., Corp. A
Kennedy, John W. D
Kennedy, William J. C
Kenner, Ross F
Kerins, James J., Priv. 1st CI. F
tKpmick, Oliver E., Serg. A
Kerns, Charles E. F
Kerwin, Edward J. F
Kesler, Charles C. B
Keyes, Judson E., Jr., Priv. 1st CI. B
Kice, Eari T. D
Kiely, John A. E
Kiersey, Francis W., Priv. 1st CI. E
Killingsworth, Ennis L. F
Kimmel, Roger O. E
King, Lewis A., Wag. B
King, Martin P., Corp. F
King, Robert C
Kinloch, Alone, Corp. F
IKinney, Clinton H., M. E. Hq.
Kinser, Lore P
tKinsey, Milton M., Serg. C
Kirby, Frank M. A
Kirchgraber, Edward L., Corp. A
Kirk, James H. F
Kirkland, Jesse R., Priv. 1st CI. C
Kiser, Clarence O., Priv. 1st CI. F
Kitchen, John B., Priv. 1st CI. B
Kniemeyer, Harry B., Priv. 1st CI. B
Knight, Philip S. Hq.
IKoch, Milton H. B
Koeger, Barney E. E
Koepke, Fred C
Kondrup, John D. F
Koonce, Charles C, Priv. 1st CI. F
Koonce, John E., Priv. 1st CI. C
Krane, Joseph F
Kratli, John O. B
Krauer, Arthur A
Krause, Joseph W., Cook E
Kraus, William J. F
Krisko, Michael M. F
Kutz, Bernard, Priv. 1st CI. A
Kyle, David W. C
La Belle, John E
Lackey, Thomas J., Priv. 1st CI. A
4758 Greer Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
73 Marshall St., Paterson, N. J.
Vermont, 111.
2332 Virginia Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Crowell, Tex.
3903 Monroe Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
c/o J. Frey, Mammoth Springs,Ark.
315 N. 5th St., Hannibal, Mo.
32 Jackson St., Paterson, N. J.
631 S. Main St., Fostoria, O.
Salem, 111.
Harrington, Kans.
1310 Summit Ave., Kansas City,Mo.
Louisville, Neb.
917 S. 4th St., Independence, Kans.
P. O. Box 1660, Dallas, Tex.
3641 V St., S. Omaha, Neb.
Belvidere, N. J.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Willard, O.
R. R. #1, Fair Oaks, Ind.
6321 Alabama Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
16013/^ Elm St., Dallas, Tex.
627 E. 2nd Ave., Pine Bluff, Ark.
Box 34, Provo, Utah.
Cummings, Kans.
Madill, Okla.
4026 Holly St., Kansas City, Mo.
3717 N. 9th St., St. Louis, Mo.
4032 Paseo, Kansas City, Mo.
4968 Page Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Archie, Mo.
R. R. #2 Box 63, Texarkana, Tex.
16 Wayne St., Jersey City, N. J.
615 N. Harwood, Dallas, Tex.
Manila, Ark.
239 Potter Ave., Astoria, L. I. N. Y.
Salem, Mo.
c/o Mrs. G. Duncan, Fortley Road,
Bogoda, N. J.
2323 Clark Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Vulcan, Mich.
417 Main St., Conemaugh, Pa.
4018 Gratiot St., St. Louis, Mo.
Dallas, Tex.
Little Fork, Minn.
Mounds, 111.
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JLacy, Lewis D., M. E.
Hq.
Lamb, Elbert R.
B
Lambeth, Ernest E., Color Serg.
Hq.
Lamere, Fred J.
A
Lamkin, Roy W.
A
Lament, Edward H., Priv. 1st CI.
F
Lamson, Lewis K., Wag.
D
Lancaster, Jordan, Serg.
F
Land, Richard
D
Landon, Harry L.
E
Landry, Louis L.
A
Lane, Henry D., 1st Serg.
C
Lane, William
C
Lang, Phillip A., Wag.
A
Lang, Walter
C
JLansing, Charles B., Wag.
Hq.
La Resche, M. A., Cook
A
Laskie, Dale H., Priv. 1st CI.
C
Lawson, Brewer, C, Corp.
B
Lawson, Elmer H.
C
Lay, Eury H.
E
Leary, Edward K.
C
Le Corre, James
C
fLedbetter, Artie C.
Lee, Joseph D.
c
Lee, James C.
c
Lee, Jasper B., Priv. 1st CI.
c
Lee, Robert E.
D
Leeper, Elbert C, Priv. 1st CI.
B
Lehman, George A.
E
Leith, Leon H.
C
Lentz, Luther H., Corp.
D
Leonetti, Raffale
B
Lester, Peter J.
A
Lett, Charles G., Corp.
A
Lever, Joshua F., Serg.
B
Lewis, Olen, Corp.
C
Lewis, Palmer W.
C
Lewis, Robert L.
D
Lewis, Walter S., Priv. 1st CI.
D
Libe, Paul E.
D
Liddle, Harry E.
F
651 Oakwood Ave.,Webster Groves,
Mo.
1621 43rd St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Reed, Mo.
Red Ore, Minn.
Clinton, Ky.
Flat River, Mo.
6289 Marmaduke Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
Ada, Okla.
612 West Pine St., Missoula, Mont.
2115 Oregon Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Alexandria, La.
Stantland, Mo.
Cabin Creek, West Virginia.
1502 State St., E. St. Louis, 111.
1938 Wood Ave., Colorado Springs,
Colo.
4155 N. Grand Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Ossawatomie, Kans.
S. Ashburnham, Mass.
1600 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo.
1112 10th Ave., Scotts Bluff, Neb.
c/o St. Michaels & All Angels Rec-
tory, Anniston, Ala.
Houghtzdale, Pa.
c/o Y. M. C. A., E. St. Louis, 111.
c/o Joe Vopot, Gandyville, S. Dak.
Weeleeta, Okla.
c/o Wichita, V. R. R., Wichita
Falls, Tex.
Weeleeta, Okla.
540 S. Marion St., Martinsville, Ind.
729 Jackson St., Oklahoma, Cal.
Maryville, Tenn.
4531 Kenwood Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
2017 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia,
Pa.
R. F. D., New Carlisle, Ind.
1613 Illinois Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
500 Market Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
Stamps, Ark.
602 S. Seventh St., Laramie, Wyo.
Ely, Nevada.
Kansas City, Mo.
320 S. Fifth St., Easton, Pa.
W. Main St., Ottumwa, Iowa.
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JLieber, Charles A., Serg. C
Lightfoot, James M. E
Lind, John F
tLindholm, Arthur W., Corp. F
Lindquist, Alfred E. F
Lindsay, Donald H., Priv. 1st CI. E
Lindsay, Joseph B. E
Linton, Charles H., Priv. 1st CI. B
Linz, Irwin J. B
Lipscomb, Hudson P., Jr., Priv. 1st CI. A
Liquor, Francesco F
Little, Frank A., Serg. A
Lockart, George B. F
Loderstodt, Robert L. D
Lomax, Robert L., Serg. E
Lombardi, Lugi D
Lombardo, Frank C
Long, Hiram B. F
Long, Robert F
Longbottom, George B. B
JLongley, Ralph D. A
Loomis, Elton F., Priv. 1st CI. F
Loper, Guy D., 1st Serg. B
Lord, James E. E
Lowe, Fred P. D
tLowry, Robert E., 1st Serg. B
Lukas, Michael E
Lupescu, Nicholas, Priv. 1st CI. A
Lusk, Frank D
Lydon, John J., Corp. A
Lynch, Paul F
Lyndell, Allen A. C
McAlester, Cecil, Serg. C
McBride, George R. D
McCarthy, Louis T., M. E. Sr. G. Hq.
McCauley, James P. F
McClancy, Joseph G., Serg. F
McClellan, William J. B
McClendon, Robert L., Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
McCoUister, George M. E
McCord, Ardell H., Priv. 1st CI. C
McCracken, Robert C. F
3868 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1 177 Dorothy Place,Memphis,Tenn.
Basswood, Cal.
6051 Kingsbury Place, St. Louis, Mo.
Marquand, Mo.
8561 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
4330 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, Mo.
202 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Brook-
field, Mo.
Tola, Mo.
1530 Avenue D, Bessemer, Ala.
315 69th St. W., New York, N. Y.
Winfield, Kans.
Pontotoc, Miss.
Lexington Ave., Cranford, N. J.
337 7th Street, Cairo, 111.
344 Orient Way, Kingsland, N. J.
156 Bright Street, Jersey City, N.J.
332 Barnett Street, Atlanta, Ga.
216 W. 128 Street, New York, N.Y.
545 Delta Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio.
1013 Mound St., Joliet, 111.
704 N. Franklin St., Saginaw, Mich.
Orleans, Neb.
Kansas City, Mo.
142 North Brighton, Kansas City,
Mo.
902 Buchanan St., Amarillo, Tex.
107 John St., Harrison, N. J.
1706 S. 8th St., St. Louis, Mo.
Olivet, Kans.
5814a N. Market St., St. Louis, Mo.
Ebeleth, Minn.
783 Broadway, West Summerville,
Mass.
c/o Frisco- Railroad, Fort Worth,
T/cx.
1014 Browder St., Dallas, Tex.
1505 A. St. Louis Ave., E. St. Louis,
111.
359 Whitton St., Jersey City, N. J.
R. R. #5, Box 18, Springfield, Mo.
2007 Terrace Drive, Dallas, Tex.
Rushton, La.
5280a Waterman Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
West Pine St., Murphysboro, 111.
3636 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis,
Mo.
■290]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
McCullough, Edward A
McDaniels, Benjamin F., Priv. 1st CI. E
McDermott, Thomas K., Corp. E
^McDivitt, Dewey K., Corp. Hq.
McDonnell, William M. F
McDonough, Thomas F. F
McDougal, Samuel H. D
McDow, George L. A
McDowell, Henry E., Corp. A
McDowell, Robert H. E
McFarland, Clarence R.,M.E.Jr.G. Hq.
McGeein, Roland J., Corp. A
McGill, Dora L. B
McGill, WilUam H., Priv. 1st CI. D
McGlasson, John W. F
McGonizle, Thomas J. Med,
McGraw, Floyd E. B
McGuire, Luke E
McGuire, Raymond S., Priv. 1st CI. D
McGuire, William W., Serg. C
McKaig, Robert M. D
McKane, Charles P. F
McKay, William R. B
McKee, Amos F., Priv. 1st CI. A
McKee, James F
McKee, Wallace C, Corp. C
McKee, William 0. B
McKellar, Donald E
McKeown, Hubert A. F
McLain, John P., Priv. 1st CI. B
McLaughlin, John J. E
McMillan, Tracy J., Priv. 1st CI. A
McMillan, William, Serg. Med
McNair, Robert S., Priv. 1st CI. C
McQueary, Wayne O. E
McTague, Stephen F. D
McWilliams, Benjamin R., Serg. C
McVeagh, Edward E, A
MacNevin, Thomas C
Mackenzie, Victor, Corp. D
Madden, Patrick J. D
Madison, Ernest H. C
Magnison, Dean M. F
Mahaney, Daniel R. C
Mahaney, Jos. W., Serg. A
1910 Jefferson St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tamms, 111.
5601 Summer St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Bolivar, N. Y.
3938 Folsom St., Philadelphia, Pa.
433 Market Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
Meadow Creek, Idaho.
c/o U. P. Railroad, Armstrong,
Kans.
Earlington, Ky.
Crawford, Neb.
Cherrytree, Pa.
c/o A. P. McGeein, Santa Rosa,Cal.
Rossyville, Ind.
Kings Mountain, N. C.
Jonesboro, Ark.
301 E. 8th Ave.,Conshohocken,Pa.
329a Collinsville Ave., E. St. Louis,
111.
S. 3rd St., Ironton, Ohio.
Kansas City, Mo.
St. Helens, Ky.
Eldorado, Kans.
515 N. 8th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Veray, Ind.
Centralia. 111.
944 8th St., New York City.
Hazelton, Kans.
1543 S. Lambert St., Philadelphia,
Pa:
902 Hamilton St., Wausau, Wis.
Locust Gap, Pa.
Industry, 111.
442 W. 79th St., Chicago, 111.
Greenville, 111.
3862 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1609 Grand Ave., Dallas, Tex.
Macon, Mo.
28 Kinsman, Valley Falls, R. I.
1093 Beech Place, Memphis, Tenn.
2102 W. 67th Place, Chicago, 111.
72 Dorchester St., South Boston,
Mass.
Havelock, Neb.
2684 Broadway, New York, N. Y.
Whitehall, 111.
RED. 49 A, Two Harbor, Minn.
722 Rosedale Ave., Erie, Pa.
Kirkwood, Mo.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Maher, James J. B
Malachowski, Stanley J. B
Malinsky, Rudulph C
Malone, John F., Jr. B
Malone, Michael C., Serg. D
Mallory, John, Priv. 1st CI. E
Maney, William E. D
Manley, Hobert C
Mansfield, Herbert A
Marcenak, Tony F
Marley, Frank E., Priv. 1st CI. C
Marshall, Eugene W. D
Mariette, Ernest R., Jr. A
t*Markwardt, Henry W., 1st Serg. E
Martin, Clair E., Priv. 1st CI. D
*Martin, Edward R. B
Martin, George E., Corp. D
Martin, Holmes B., Corp. E
Martin, John G. Hq.
Martin, L. R. D
Martin, William F. F
Mason, Alvah D., Corp. A
Mason, WiUiam W., Wag. Hq.
Massa, David J., Wag. B
Marvin, Albert F
Mathews, Ira Dave F
Mathews, Robert H., M. E. Jr. G. Hq.
Maulding, Norman E
Maule, Henry E., Priv. 1st CI. F
Maus, Edwin B. F
Mausel, Louis J. D
Mausell, Peter G. D
May, Edward K., Priv. 1st CI. C
May, Gail E., Priv. 1st CI. D
Mayberry, Edward F. A
Max, C. O.
*Mead, Franklin C. A
Meehan, Charles L. F
Meeks, Littleton, Mech. E
Megnin, Edward J. F
Mellor, Paul F., Corp. E
Memory, WilUam A
Mencher, Leo F
Meredith, Farris F
275 E. 39th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
3232 Neosho St., St. Louis, Mo.
54 S. Terrace Ave., Mt. Vernon,
N. Y.
Normandy, Mo.
1014 12th St., Greeley, Colo.
Willow Springs, Mo.
Bangor, Me.
Lexington, Tenn.
Bedona, Miss.
22 Sheridan Ave., Trenton, N. J.
Wellsville, Kans.
Wellston, Ga.
3750 Palm St., St. Louis, Mo.
Elgin, 111.
Blythedale, Mo.
Normandy, Mo.
Blythedale, Mo.
Fostoria, Kans.
2101 Virginia Ave., Cornersville,
Ind.
Guiler St., Buffalo, N. Y.
56 Melrose Ave., Pittsburg, Mass.
Tamoroa, 111.
Fayette, Mo.
Normandy, Mo.
Alleghaney, Pa.
116 Boulevard St., Lewistown,
Mont.
6221 E. 11th St., Kansas City, Mo.
322 South Park, Sapulpa, Okla.
1376 Shawmut Place, St. Louis, Mo.
703 8th Ave., Altoona, Pa.
Minneapolis, Minn.
45 High St., Waterville, Mass.
3620 Wyoming St., St. Louis, Mo.
Mobridge, S. D.
1120 E. 7th Ave., Pine Bluff, Ark.
North Bridgeton, Me.
2019 Poplar St., Cairo, 111.
1512 Pine St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
Allendale, N. J.
1319 N. Kingshighway, St. Louis,
Mo.
Box 30, Price Hill, Cincinnati, O.
481 Clairmont Parkway, New York,
N. Y.
General Delivery, Raton, N. Mex.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Meredith, Leslie L. E
Merritt, Edward F., Priv. 1st CL A
Merritt, Max L., Serg. E
Metz, David E., Corp. D
tMewherter, Caleb W. F
Meyer, Edward H., Priv. 1st CI. Med.
Michaels, Herbert E., Corp. B
Middleton, Charles L. E
Milburn, Harold P. B
Miles, Evertt F
Miller, Arthur E. C
Miller, Bert A., Serg. F
Miller, Carl C, Wag. F
Miller, Edwin W. D
*Miller, George B. A
Miller, George C. A
Miller, George G. F
Miller, Isaac D. F
Miller, James S., Priv. 1st CI. C
Miller, Joseph L., Wag. C
Miller, Lynn R., Priv. 1st CI. A
Miller, Reuben W., Priv. 1st CI. A
Miller, Robert E. G., Priv. 1st CI. A
Miller, Thomas E
Miller, WilUam O. B
Millie, Charles E. D
Milligan, Frank D
Milliken, William G. D
Mills, Barnard O. D
Millspaugh, Willard E. B
Minehan, Edward W. B
Minehan, Joseph J. D
Mix, William H. E
*Mohr, George F., Jr. C
Monroe, Walter F
Montfort, Augustine B., Corp. A
Montgomery, James A. C
Montgomery, Will H., Serg. D
Monty, Robert E. A
Moone, Albert R. D
Moore, Benjamin F., Wag. D
Morehart, Jacob W. E
Morey, Paul E. B
937 Benton Ave., Springfield, Mo.
3948 N. 20th St., St. Louis, Mo.
Cowgill, Mo.
Orlando, Okla.
310 Hesperia St., CoUinsville, 111.
2416 Copeland St., Cincinnati, O.
440 N. 8th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Box 73 R. 31, Baden Station, St.
Louis, Mo.
RFD. #8, Danville, 111.
324 S. 4th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Lake, Ind.
4714 Cupples PL, St. Louis, Mo.
Bridger, Mont.
518 Oak St., Abilene, Tex.
132 Washington St., Taylor, Pa.
122 Tracy Ave., Waterbury, Conn
Denison, Tex.
2610 Elm St., Cairo, 111.
4523 Chouteau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Minden, La.
419 Main St., Argenta, Ark.
3329 Newman Ave., Dallas, Tex.
Virginia City, Nev.
Tamms, 111.
9263^ W. 7th St., Little Rock, Ark.
4601 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia,
Pa.
W. 1st St., Muncie, Ind.
121 S. Wheeling St., Kansas City,
Mo.
8 Esplanade Apartments, 3015 Penn
Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.
Needles, Cal.
Tooele, Utah.
Box 194, Brookings, S. Dak.
365 Calendar Ave., Peoria, 111.
1802 E. Spring St., New Albany,
Ind.
1417 North Peate St., Dallas, Tex.
Stamps, Ark.
3625 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City,
Mo.
Monona, Iowa.
Wichita Falls, Tex.
Portland, Colo.
22 2nd St., Warren, Ohio.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Morgan, Aaron, Serg.
Morgan, Charles W.
Morgan, Frank A., Priv. 1st CI.
Morgen, Irsel
Moroney, Bernard R., Priv. 1st CI.
Moroney, Lee Francis
Morris, John A., Corp.
Morrow, Warren D.
Morse, Howard R.
Moss, Robert E.
Mott, Edwin L., Priv. 1st CI.
Moyer, Francis G.
Moyer, Harold A., Serg. 1st CI.
Mudd, Harry E.
Muldoon, Patrick J.
Mulearn, Daniel C.
Mulhearin, Thomas B., Corp.
{MulhoUand, James J., Serg.
Mundahl, Arthur E., Mech.
IMunger, Fred H., 1st Serg.
Munn, Nilo A., Corp.
Murphy, Daniel J.
Murphy, Daniel T.
Murphy, Edgar L., Serg. 1st CI.
Murphy, Edward L.
Murphy, Ferd. A., Priv. 1st CI.
Murphy, Frank, Priv. 1st CI.
Murphy, George F., Serg.
Murphy, James W.
Murphy, Leo C, Priv. 1st CI.
Murphy, Lloyd H., Wag.
Murphy, Newton H.
Murphy, Ralph A.
Murray, Robert E.
Myers, Don E., Corp.
Myers, Ernest E.
Myers, James M.
Myers, Lloyd E.
Myers, Roy W.
Hq. 202 S. Park St., Sapulpa, Okla.
A 3017 Nusbaumer St., Dallas, Tex.
D Duenweg, Mo.
C 618 E. Park, Sapulpa, Okla.
A 617 E. Boone St., Salem, 111.
B 4540 Carroll St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
A #1004 B.P.O.E.,N. Little Rock,Ark.
F 143 High St., Lowell, Mass.
B Sand Point, Idaho.
Hq. 1318 Grand Ave., Texarkana, Ark.
B 5551a Etzel Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
E 441 N. Hampton St., Easton, Pa.
E 4260 Flad Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
D c/o Lowe & Campbell, 1113 Grand
Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
A 33 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kans.
F 282 S.Ithan,West Philadelphia, Pa.
E 418 Elm St., Greensboro, N. C.
Hq. 5022 Minerva Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
B Toronto, S. Dak.
Hq. Junction City, Kans.
B c/o M. K. T. Railroad, Loco. Dept.,
Denison, Tex.
E 1359 63rd St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
C New Salem, Pa.
B Pineville, Ky.
B 530 E. Jackson St., Brazil, Ind.
D St. Clair, Mo.
D Box 221, Osawatamie, Kans.
F 1606 E. Lamar, Sherman, Tex.
C 24 Saddler St., Lynn, Mass.
Hq. 251 Custer Ave., Youngstown,Ohio
C 921 Market St., E. St. Louis, 111.
E 221 Main Ave., Sioux Falls, S. D.
F 1142 North Spaulding, Chicago, 111.
D 7558 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
F 542 Grace St., Elgin, 111.
F Brighton, Colo.
A 922 W. 6th St., Sedalia, Mo.
A c/o General Delivery, Denver, Colo.
E 225 W. Des Moines Ave., Esther-
ville, la.
Nabb, William E.
Narwold, Harry H.
Nashett, Alvin R.
Nagel, Herman W.
Neliker, Werner J.
Neihaus, William F.
E Alliance, Neb.
B Batesville, Ind.
E 1213 South Main St., Meadville,Pa.
B 2935 Wayne Ave., Kansas City,Mo.
E 32 Wood St., Garfield, N. J.
B Salem, 111.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Neil, John J., Priv. 1st CI. C
Nelling, Robert M., Wag. Hq.
Nelson, Edward F., Priv. 1st CI. A
Nelson, James A., Priv. 1st CI. F
Nesbitt, Ross E., Serg. E
Neumann, Lawrence H., Priv. 1st CI. A
Newby, Fred M. D
Newell, William D., M. E. Jr. G. Hq.
*Newkirk, Ariington W., Priv. 1st CI. B
Newton, James E. B
Nibley, James, Corp. D
Nicholls, William H. A
Nicholson, Malcolm E., Corp. F
Nisbet, Joel P., Corp. D
Niswonger, Wajme H. C
Nixon, John J. D
Nohova, Alex. A
Norwicki, Tony B
Nunbesser, Fred D
Nuzum, Alonzo L., 1st Serg. A
Nylund, Gustave B
*0'Boyle, Charles J. C
O'Brien, John A., Serg. F
O'Brien, Walter J. C
Ockerhausen, William B., Corp. B
O'Connor, Charles F., Priv. 1st CI. D
O'Connor, Dean F. D
O'Connor, James W., Priv. 1st CI. A
O'Donnell, Thomas M., Priv. 1st CI. B
Hq.
D
B
A
F
A
E
F
D
D
Hq.
D
C
D
B
B
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O'Herin, William E., M. E.
Ohler, Edgar R., Corp.
Ohlinger, William C.
Oliver, Ira R.
Oliver, Wilbur E., Priv. 1st CI.
Olree, Andrew M., Priv. 1st CI.
Olson, Oscar G.
Olszewski, Louis
O'Malley, William P., Cook
O'Nevin, Alvin
Orwick, Harry E., Battn. Serg. Maj.
Osborne, Robert D.
O'Shaughenessy, Carroll
Osman, Alvin L., Wag.
Osterman, Theodore C.
Ott, Travis C, Wag.
417 Bond Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
711 Bond Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
327 37th St., Cairo, 111.
2054 N. Campbell St., Springfield,
Mo.
2142 3rd Ave., Terre Haute, Ind.
529 N. Market St., Gallon, Ohio.
Fairview, Okla.
Sarepeta, La.
638 Chester Ave., Lancaster, Pa.
16 Wyline Ave., Arlington, Md.
Le Grande, Ore.
1010 La Crosse St., La Crosse, Wis.
124 S. 4th St., Council Grove, Kans.
616 S. Crockett, Sherman, Tex.
410 S. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.
98 Bright St., Jersey City, N. J.
3506 Grace Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
252 River Road, New York City.
7 Hudson Ave., Union Hall, N. J.
419 N. Central, Parsons, Kans.
4015 8th Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
U. S. Army.
4856 Maffitt Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
34 Alamo Place, Buffalo, N. Y.
4454 Duncan Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
c/o Gen. Agt., C. & A., 717 Walnut
St., Kansas City, Mo.
360 S.Baltimore, Kansas City,Kans.
4464 Arco Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
228 20th St., Cairo, 111.
Parsons, Kans.
Fredonia, Kans.
Stoneycreek, Pa.
RR. #4, Box 16, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Pueblo, Colo.
Hayti, Mo.
Box 79, Reno, Nev.
RED. #24, La Salle, 111.
323 S. 11th St., Salina, Kans.
Competition, Mo.
5401 Smart Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
c/o S. T. Osborne, Box 596, Tona-
pah, Nev.
3354 Evanston Ave., Cincinnati, 0.
67 S. 20th St., Kansas City, Kans.
Mount Vernon, Ind., R. R. 3.
190 E. 36th St., Los Angeles, Cal.
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Overby, Virgil W., Wag.
Owen, Clyne E. .
Owen, George E., Corp.
Page, Arthur M., Serg.
Palmer, Joseph L., Cook
Palsgrove, Samuel H., Corp.
Parent, Harry
Paris, Theodore
Parish, Carl, Corp.
Parish, Harry F.
Park, John F., Jr., Corp.
Parker, WilUam H., Wag.
Pamacott, John, Priv. 1st CI.
Parody, Dean
Parsons, Ellis C.
Partin, George
Pasquale, Anthony
Patshes, Joseph A.
Patterson, Glenn
Patton, Raymond A., M. E. Jr. G.
Paxton, Amot V., Wag.
Payne, Howard A,.
Pazzuoli, Andrew
Pearson, Harry C.
JPerkins, Lindley M., M. E.
Perley, Charles A., Priv. 1st CI.
Perry, Andrew B.
Perry, Roy F., M. E. Sr. G.
Peters, Charlie E., Wag.
Peters, Chester H., Corp.
Peters, John, Corp.
Peters, William E., Serg.
Peters, Willis H., Cook
Peterson, Charles A.
Peterson, Emil G.
Peterson, Emil G., Priv. 1st CI.
Peterson, Harry T., Priv. 1st CI.
*Petre, Joe F.
Pfautsch, Ralph
Phelps, Edward R.
tPhiUips, Albert W., Serg.
Phillips, George F., Corp.
Phillips, WilUam B.
Phillips, William E., Cook
Phillips, William H., Priv. 1st CI.
Pieper, Edward A.
Pierce, Norman J.
Hq. Virden, 111.
D 1708 W. 31st St., Kansas City, Mo.
F 3647 Humphrey St., St. Louis, Mo.
Hq. Higginsville, Mo.
D Kansas City, Mo.
F Walnut Ridge, Ark.
E Attica, Ind.
E 1215 E. 7th St., Beardstown, 111.
F Denison, Texas.
B Sumatra, Fla.
Hq.
F Box 38, RED #4, Pine Bluff, Ark.
D 28 Biglow St., Kansas City, Mo.
D Payne, Ohio.
E 1907 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
B Dallas, Tex.
D 237 Elm St., Newark, N. J.
B 15 N. Boyle Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
D Mankato, Kans.
Hq. Savannah, Ga.
D Kansas City, Kans.
E 437 E. 15th St., Portland, Ore.
B 3156 Dearborn St., Youngstown, 0.
D Baltimore Hotel, Kansas City, Mo.
A 1013 Short St., Galena, Kans.
A 1514 8th St., Modesto, Cal.
F Roba, Ala.
Hq. 10045 Riverview Drive, St. Louis,
Mo.
B Jefferson, Tex.
E 115 Adair St., Dallas, Tex.
E 2708 Birmingham St., Dallas, Tex.
D 707 W.Washington,Okla.City,Okla.
A 212 N. Denver St., Dallas, Tex.
B
E Deer River, Minn.
D 1915 8th Ave., Council Bluffs, la.
D Oakley, Kans.
C 2534 E. 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio.
E 3336 Caroline St., St. Louis, Mo.
E 1702 N. 14th St., St. Louis, Mo.
F El Paso, Tex.
B Minden, Neb.
F 316 N. 10th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
E Boma, Tenn.
B Minden, La.
E 51 Mack Ave., Detroit, Mich.
C Whitecloud, Kans.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Pittman, Cecil E., Priv. 1st CI.
Plemon, Thomas H., Corp.
*Plotkin, Herman
Plourd, Walter
Pondrum, Alfred M., Wag.
Porciello, Antonio
Porter, Fred B.
Porter, William E., Priv. 1st CI.
Pote, Horace W., Serg.
Potter, Robert E., Cook
Powdrill, Grover C, Cook
Powell, William E., Priv. 1st CI.
Powers, Bart T.
Powers, Earl V., Priv. 1st CI.
Powers, George F.
Prather, Albert E., Priv. 1st CI.
Prather, Raymond T., Priv. 1st CI.
Pratt, Forest M.
Pratt, Fred R., Priv. 1st CI.
Price, Lawrence E.
Price, Robert E.
Pridgen, Lester, M. E. Sr. G.
Priesmeyer, Sidney, Priv. 1st CI.
Priest, Clyde R.
Priest, Thomas C, Cook
Pritchard, James H.
Pritchard, Rodman R.
Pritchett, Walter O.
Pugh, Burdette
Puglise, Joseph
Pulvirenti, Santo
Purcell, James A.
Pyle, Ernest A.
Quackenbush, Andrew W.
Quinn, John Joseph
C Indianapolis, Ind.
E Anna, 111.
A 416 N. Breed St., Los Angeles, Cal.
C 1846 Holly St., Kansas City, Mo.
Hq. Florissant, Mo.
C 7 Bridge Court, Boston, Mass.
D Logansport, Ind.
F Fort Towsen, Okla.
C 4925 Park View Place,St.Louis,Mo.
F E 34 Colorado BL, Denver, Colo.
B 403 6th St., Shreveport, La.
E 306 N. 2nd St., Roswell, N. Mex.
F 101 S. Division St., Buffalo, N. Y.
Med. 5647 Clemens Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
F 1 Fairfield St., White Plains, N. Y.
D 3126 Washington, Kansas City, Mo.
B Stanard Grocery Company,
El Paso, Tex.
B
D Phillipsburg, Kans.
E 910 Roache St., Indianapolis, Ind.
C
Hq. 228 E. 35th St., Tulsa, Okla.
Med. 5618 Summit Place, St. Louis, Mo.
E Tucson, Ariz.
D Ward, Ark.
B W. 5th St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
E 32 Messinger St., Bangor, Pa.
C 5214 Cleveland Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
A New Washington, Ohio.
D Egg Harbor City, N. J.
B 347 Cedar St., Takoma Park, D. C.
A 506 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio.
D Onaga, Kans.
E 6514 Normal Blvd., Chicago, 111.
F 18 Main St., Rahway, N. J.
Radford, Roy H., Priv. 1st CI.
Radtke, Godfrey G.
Ragan, Arthur, Priv. 1st CI.
Ragar, Hemy C, Priv. 1st CI.
Ragland, Frank Rose, Corp.
Ramsey, Everett E., Priv. 1st CI.
Raney, L. J.
Raney, Walter S.
Rangey, John G., Priv. 1st CI.
Rankin, Albert I.
Med. 341 E.Jefferson Ave., KirkwoodjMo.
Hq. 2627 1st St., Peru, 111.
C Mount Vernon, 111.
C 403 E. 2nd. Ave., Pine Bluff, Ark.
E 4006a Flad Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
C Mount Carmel, 111.
D Spokane, Wash.
C St. Louis, Mo.
D SedaHa, Mo.
C 539 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Md.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Rankin, Clyde, Priv. 1st CI. A
Rawls, Vollie J., Serg. B
Ray, Robert L., Priv. 1st CI. B
Reach, James C. B
Reardon, Leonard D
Rearick, Fred, Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Redding, Leon C
Redmond, Maurice S.
Reed, Duero C, M. E. Hq.
Reeves, Claude C, Wag. F
Reeves, Thomas F., Priv. 1st CI. C
Regester, Robert R., Priv. 1st CI. D
Reichen, Ernest, Priv. 1st CI. E
Reilly, Charles L., Priv. 1st CI. A
Reilly, Michael L., Priv. 1st CI. F
Reinheimer, Clarence J. B
Renda, Nick F
Renisch, Alfred L. E
Retan, Marcus L. D
Reuter, Charles E. . E
Reybum, Donald S., Reg. Sup. Serg. Hq.
tReybum, Paul D., M. E. D
Reynolds, James, Priv. 1st CI. F
Reynolds, James H. B
Reynolds, Solon O. A
Rhodes, Earl P. E
Rice, James, Cook B
Rice, Philip X. B
Richard, John C. D
Richards, David F. F
Richard, Oscar J., Priv. 1st CI. F
Ricketts, Charles E. B
Riddle, Silas E., Priv. 1st CI. D
Ridlehuber, Walter T. Hq.
Riggan, Sidney J. B
Ripley, George J., Reg. Serg. Maj. B
Ritchey, Albert W., Corp. D
Ritchey, Walter L.; Cook B
Ritter, Leonard J. C
Ritter, Paul A. B
Robbins, Claude E. C
Roberts, WilUam P., 1st Serg. E
Robertson, Albert, Priv. 1st CI. B
Robertson, Claud V., Corp. A
Robinson, James L. D
812 W. 2nd St., McCook, Neb.
Monroe, La.
Alexander, Ark.
c/o American Indemnity Co., Gal-
veston, Tex.
Sweet Springs, Mo.
248 W. Little St., Xenia, Ohio.
c/o Missouri Pacific Yard Office,
Alexandria, La.
4200 Cook Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
6036 Horney Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Kingston, Okla.
Pacific Junction, Iowa.
Box #24 R. F. D. #6, Pine Bluff,
Ark.
457 Standish Ave., Webster Groves,
Mo.
321 Bradford St., Pueblo, Colo.
4522 S. Grand Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Imperial, Pa.
3834 Wyoming St., St. Louis, Mo.
1013 Emerick St., Saginaw, Mich.
4227 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
633 Beech St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
633 Beech St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
8 Mayfair St., Roxbury, Mass.
St. Louis, Mo.
R. F. D. #2, Pine Bluff, Ark.
South Acworth, N. H.
208 S. Broadway, St. Louis, Mo.
Bentonville, Ark.
State Farm, Glenville, Minn.
General Delivery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Route #33, Baton Rouge, La.
5632 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Atherton, Mo.
Lindale, Tex.
St. Louis, Mo.
3954 Lindell BL, St. Louis, Mo.
4227 Locust Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
3719 Cambridge Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
430 Short St., Collinsville, 111.
Route # 2, Boyd, Wis.
Charleton City, Mass.
Box 162, Trout, La.
1310 Lane Street, Falls City, Neb.
529 Barrow Street, Moberly, Mo.
2328 Brooklyn Av., Kansas City,Mo.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Robinson, Jay P.
*Rock, Melvin D.
Rockhold, Floyd W.
Rodd, Richard T., Priv. 1st CI.
Rodgers, Elmer R., Priv. 1st CI.
Rodgers, John H., Bugler
Rodgers, Joseph H., Serg.
Rodgers, Vernon P., Corp.
Roe, Thomas H., Serg.
Roemer, Lloyd T., Wag.
Rogers, Frank R., Priv. 1st CI.
Rohan, William M.
Rolf, George
Rolfe, Lyman H.
Rooney, James H.
Roper, Lawrence H., Priv. 1st CI.
Roscia, Pietro
Rose, Claude C, Serg. 1st CI.
Rosenbaum, Forest E., Priv. 1st CI.
Roskoski, Frank, Color. Serg.
Ross, Frank P.
Rothmeyer, Albert H., M. E. Sr. G.
Rowe, Ivan D., Serg. 1st CI.
Roy, Marshall T., Priv. 1st CI.
Rudder, Elmer J., M. E. Jr. G.
Ruff, Fred T.
Rufty, John L., Priv. 1st CI.
Rugger, Edwin L.
Rushing, Evan S., Priv. 1st CI.
Russell, Herbert F.
Russell, Robert J., Bugler
Rutherford, Sidney A.
Ryan, Leo F.
Ryan, Leo J., Priv. 1st CI.
Ryan, Michael J., Priv. 1st CI.
Ryckmann, Samuel H.
Sabath, William M.
Salyer, James H., Corp.
Sanders, Charles R., Serg.
Sanders, William T.
Sanderson, Ethan A.
Sandler, Gilbert W., Priv. 1st CI.
E 3431 Highland Ave., Birmingham,
Ala.
C Box 87, Charlotte, N. C.
B Santa Fe South End Yards, Kansas
City, Mo.
A 2226 Brooklyn Ave., Kansas City,
Mo., c/o Mrs.A.D.Baumgardner.
F 4829 Leduc St., St. Louis, Mo.
A 4158 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
A 920a Tyler Place, St. Louis, Mo.
A 4158 Russell Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Med. 5245 Cates Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Hq. 304 North Bridge St., Victoria, Tex.
F 2017 Ramsey Ave., Springfield,Mo.
C New London, Wis.
B 3927 Avenue "L," Galveston, Tex.
B Northcot, Minn.
D 1431 Madison Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
B Boulder, 111.
C 1407 9th Ave., Altoona, La.
F Tamms, 111.
F Dupo, 111.
Hq. 1488 Blondell Ave., Bronx, N. Y.
C Box 211, Rusk, Tex.
Hq. 624 W. Crawford St., Denison, Tex.
B 5132 Cates Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
F 715 St. Louis Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
Hq. Fenton, Mo.
F 15 Doris Av., Buffalo, N. Y.
E 714 E. Taylor St., Kohoma, Ind.
D Smith Center, Kans.
B Benton, 111.
B 909 E. 8th St., Dallas, Tex.
D U. S. Engineers' Office, Kansas City,
Mo.
C Normandy, Mo.
D Herington, Kans.
F Truesdale, Mo.
F Truesdale, Mo.
D Fort Worth, Tex.
Med. 3721 N. 25th St., St. Louis, Mo.
F 51 Hill St., Winchester, Ky.
A Lyman, Miss.
F 318 N. Frio St., San Antonio, Tex.
D Argentine Station, Kansas City,
Kans.
C Perryville, Mo.
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Sandy, Carman H. C
Sargent, Emmons W. B
Sarkele, Nestor E. F
Saunders, Ray B., Priv. 1st CI. C
Saunders, Thomas F. B
Sawyer, Ralph P. F
Saxe, Eugene C. C
Schaub, Charles H., Priv. 1st CI. E
*Scheel, Herbert, Wag. A
Schiebe, Fred, Priv. 1st CI. E
Schick, Philip A., Mech. B
Schiller, Cari L., Priv. 1st CI. C
Schlude, Charies G. E
Schmaltz, Leonard A. C
Schmitt, Joe F., Priv. 1st CI. B
*Schnoover, Roy C
Schoch, Frank C, Priv. 1st CI. F
S.chultz, Charles E. B
Schulz, Malcolm E. Med
Schutter, Jacob A., Priv. 1st CI. E
Schwartz, Frank E. F
Schweiser, Victor F F
Seism, Jessie O., Priv. 1st CI. B
Scoles, Elmer C, Priv. 1st CI. C
Scott, William J., Priv. 1st CI. E
Seeger, Charles R., Corp. A
Sehoyan, Peter J., Corp. Hq.
Selers, Fred C
Seley, Harry T. C
Semler, Andrew A
Semple, Harry T., Priv. 1st CI. B
* Semple, William R. Med
JSexton, Lawrence R., M. E. A
Seymour, Lee H., Serg. B
Shaffer, Charles S. F'
Shallenberger, Howard R. F
Shamus, Michael J. D
Shanklin, William A., Cook E
Shannon, Lucien E., Priv. 1st CI. A
Shaw, Boynton E., Priv. 1st CI. B
Shaw, Ralph D. Hq.
Shea, Andrew B
Sheehan, Elmer T., Corp. A
Sheets, Edward T. A
Sheets, Raymond M., Cook C
Shepherd, Gurvy, Corp. A
General Delivery, Alontgomery,
W. Va.
Stowe, Vt.
Mohawk, Mich.
Cheyenne, Wyo.
9 Ash St., Detroit, Mich.
31 Berkley, Providence, R. I.
472 Aspinwell Ave., Boston, Mass.
1307 S.Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
6236 Lennox Ave., Wellston, Mo.
910 W. Frank St., Mitchell, Ind.
Freeburg, 111.
4118 Cook Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
2902a N. Twelfth St., St. Louis, Mo.
332a N. 7th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
216 Clark Ave., Effingham, 111.
411 North St., Middletown, N. Y.
339 North 18th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
Grays Lake, 111.
Sterling, Kans.
Cannelton, Ind.
216 W. Irrington St., Denver, Colo.
504 Griffith Rd., Lake Forest, 111.
Bloomfield, Mo.
Sale)m, 111.
200 Main St., E. St. Louis, 111.
3407 Utah St., St. Louis, Mo.
2110 C St., Granite City, 111.
414 Stevenson St., Flint, Micji.
Columbia, Mo.
827 Revere Ave., Trenton, N. J.
5985 Garfield Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
2607 Oakview Terrace, Maplewood,
Mo.
Richlands, Va.
Chester, 111.
1428 Liberty St., AUentown, Pa.
303 Orr St., Orville, Ohio.
Shamokin, Pa.
210 "J" St., N. W. Linton, Ind.
Marshfield, Mo.
Coulterville, 111.
4117 Walrond, Kansas City, Mo.
707 Cleveland Ave., Elkhart, Ind.
4356 Clayton Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Naylor, Mo.
Belleflower, Mo.
Goldonna, La.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Shifflett, Wm, Priv. 1st CI. F
Shinkle, Solon I. E
Shoemaker, Ira C, Mech. D
Shopnick, Michael, Priv. 1st CI. Med
Shoptaugh, Louis T. C
Short, Isaac E., Priv. 1st CI. B
Shyrock, FuUerton W., Serg 1st CI. Med
Shuka, Walter, Priv. 1st CL A
Shulver, Arthur, Serg. Hq.
Shurtz, Paul F. B
Siever, Carl L. B
Sikorsky, Walter A. B
Silverstein, Jacob C
Simmons, William B., Serg. 1st CI. D
Simpson, David D. A
Simpson, Freddie E. A
Sipple, John E. E
Sitler, John F., Corp. F
Size, Jerome , A
Skaug, Walter R. D
Skinner, Sidney M., Corp. B
*Skow, Chris C
Slade, Joe L., Serg. 1st CI. A
Slater, David M. B
Slater, Raymond N. F
tSlinger, Frank P. C
Slogenshop, William M., Serg. A
Sloyer, Arthur J. F
Small, Frank M. C
Small, Joseph C
Smith, Clayton F., Priv. 1st CI. F
Smith, Clayton N., Corp. C
Smith, Elmer J., Priv. 1st CI. E
Smith, Frank J. D
Smith, Fred F., Priv. 1st CI. B
Smith, Harry K., Wag. F
Smith, Herbert S., Serg. F
* Smith, James C. E
Smith, James P., Cook F
tSmith, Leroy B. B
Smith, Lloyd C, Serg. C
Smith, Lon E., Priv. 1st CI. E
Smith, WiUiam E. D
Smith, William J. F
Smith, WilUam R. E
2116 Corning Ave., Parsons, Kans.
Starkey, Idaho.
1812 W. Prospect Ave., Kansas
City, Mo.
. Haverhill, Mass.
4942 St. Louis Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Galena, Mo.
. 5214 Maple Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
320 West Essex, Kirkwood, Mo.
190 Barton St., Pawtucket, R. I.
105 N. Forest St., Chanute, Kans.
522 W. 12th St., Pueblo, Colo.
333 Indiana Ave., Hammond, Ind.
371 S. 5th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
3928 Garfield Ave., Kansas City.
Mo.
1517 E. 4th St., Sedalia, Mo.
Burney, Ind.
1400 N. 5th St., Fort Smith, Ark.
840 Lords Court, Scranton, Pa.
Lanesboro, Minn.
403 Hawthorne Ave., Webster
Groves, Mo.
1351 Gust St., Omaha, Neb.
Woodland, 111.
Manly, Iowa.
Winona, 111.
720 Center St., Elizabeth, N. J.
Flatiron Building, Altoona, Pa.
Rushville, Neb.
Vinita, Okla.
Sicily Island, La.
c/o R.R.Y.M.C.A., St. Louis, Mo.
Box 4, Dearborn, Ind.
Wahoo, Neb.
1424 Cedar St., Little Rock, Ark.
U. S. Gas Plant #3, Petrolia, Tex.
5506 Maple Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
c/o I. & G. N. R. R., Mart, Tex.
1426 W. Prospect Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
1377 Granville Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Center, Tex.
Venice 111.
1071 Elk St., Buffalo, N. Y.
169 W. 64th St., New York City.
125 N. Kellogg St., Galesburg, 111.
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Smithey, George E., Priv. 1st CI. D
*Snedeker, Arthur J., Priv. 1st CI. A
Snyder, Edward C. B
Somers, Joseph L. E
Sorby, Lloyd A., Priv. 1st CI. B
South, Marion A. A
Southard, Jessie T., Priv. 1st CI. D
Sparks, Joe L. A
Spence, William J., Bugler F
Spencer, Jesse L., Serg. D
Spencer, Lawrence D. F
Sperry, Marvin J. F
Springston, John W., Wag. C
Staley, Robert W. Hq.
Standish, Miles W., Serg. D
{Stanley, Charles L., Reg. Serg. Maj. Hq.
Stanley, Harvey N., Priv. 1st CI. B
Staples, Clyde F. F
Staples, Walter A., Corp. A
Stark, Eari M. F
Stark, Robert C. F
Statler, William L. A
StaufiFer, Walter A. B
Stavely, Fred C
Steams, Leslie D., Serg. 1st CI. Med
Stegner, Walter R. E
Stephens, Charles A., Priv. 1st CI. E
Stephens, Clarence E
Stephens, Dishman K., M. £. Hq.
Steplock, Carl, Serg. F
Stevenin, August E., Priv. 1st CI. F
Stevens, Bert, Serg. A
Stevens, John W., Cook C
{Stevens, Thomas L., Corp. F
Stevens, Young F
Stevenson, Charles L., Corp. C
Stevenson, Frank F
Stevenson, York W., Priv. 1st CL F
Stockton, Robert B
Stoddard, Roy T. B
Stodder, Sam S., Priv. 1st CI. B
Stokes, Ernest M., Serg. F
Strohl, Leo C, Priv. 1st CI. D
Strohl, LesUe P., Serg. D
Strong, Albert L. B
* Stroud, Joseph W. B
4507 E. 25th St., Kansas City, Mo.
R. F. D. #2, Ladonia, Mo.
200 E. 3rd St., Wilmington, Del.
625 South Ave., Westiield, N. J.
134 Bell St., Fremont, Neb.
Jefferson, Okla.
Fairview, Okla.
Tupelo, Miss.
c/o Frisco Railroad, Birmingham,
Ala.
Heavener, Okla.
340 8th Ave., Roanoke, Va.
Washington, D. C.
901 Summit Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
5157 Delmar Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
220 Garfield Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
1415 Linden St., Oakland, Cal.
3220 Seneca St., St. Joseph, Mo.
626 Texas St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
607 Haungs Ave., Peoria, 111.
Norwalk, Ohio.
6324 Derby Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1835 Washington Ave., Colorado
City, Col.
829 Summer St., Reading, Pa.
, Highland Park, 111.
Redwood Falls, Minn.
5741 McPherson Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
R. F. D. #2, Williamsport, Ind.
975 Barton Ave., Memphis, Tenn.
4340 W.Prospect, Kansas City, Mo.
1275 Ontario St., Cleveland, Ohio.
144 Broadway, New Burg, N. Y.
St. Louis, Mo.
1840 Iron St., Bellingham, Wash.
Venice, 111.
Lacona, Iowa.
516 N. 13th St., E. St. Louis, 111.
236 Liberty St., New Burg, N. Y.
Std. Gro. Co., El Paso, Tex.
6936 Idaho Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Buncombe, 111.
Garden Grove, Iowa.
Garden Grove, Iowa.
3228 Linden Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
St. Mary, Ohio.
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Stover, William J., Serg. 1st CI.
Strasburg, William, Serg.
Stratman,Frederick J. .Reg.Serg.Maj
Stumpe, Joseph, Priv. 1st CI.
Sullens, William E., Serg.
Sullivan, Cornelius J., Serg. 1st CI.
** Sullivan, Edmund F.
Sullivan, Edward M., Serg.
Sullivan, William A.
JSutter, Charles R., Serg.
Swanberry, John J.
Swartz, Henry J., Serg.
Swartzwelder, Frank R.
Switzer, Alva E.
Switzer, Howard W.
Taber, Kenneth R.
Talbot, Homer V., Cook
Tannehill, Newton C.
Tarbet, George F.
Tarr, William H.
Tate, Benjamin E.
Taylor, Guy T.
Taylor, Joseph C, Priv. 1st CI.
JTaylor, Otis M., Serg.
Teel, Charles E., Serg.
Tell, Albert R.
Terrell, Arthur P., Corp.
Terry, Warren, Corp.
Teufler, Frank P.
Tharp, William H., Priv. 1st CI.
Thery, Joseph, Cook
Thomas, George A.
Thomas, Ray
Thomas, Stephen L.
Thomas, William L.
Thomason, Cory E., Bugler
Thomasson, Tower B., Cook
Thompson, Clarence J., Priv. 1st CI.
F 326 W. Morgan, Denison, Tex.
Hq. 210 S. Potage Path, Akron, Ohio.
. Hq. 6290 Bartmer Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
A General Delivery, Alton, 111.
A 600 S. Franklin Ave., Salem, 111.
D 3889 Harvard Blvd., Los' Angeles,
Cal.
A 19 Phillip Ave., Norwood, Mass.
C 934 Norwood St., Toledo, Ohio.
E 338 Bennett St., Louisiana, Pa.
D 2033 Railway Ex. Bldg., St. Louis,
Mo.
A 13 Houston St., Wilkesboro, Pa.
F 486 Maple Ave., Newark, Ohio.
F RFD. #1, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
A 315 Garden City Ave., Garden City,
Kans.
B Basic City, Va.
C
Hq
C
D
F
F
D
Thompson, Grover C, Priv. 1st CI. A
Thompson, Warren, Priv. 1st CI.
Thornton, Henry S.
Thornton, Robert D.
2011 Market St., E. St. Louis, 111.
401 Coggin Ave., Brownwood, Tex.
Florence, Kans.
Vulcan, Mich.
5087 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Fort Scott, Kans.
Med.Marionville, Mo.
A 503 Masten St., Dallas, Tex.
Nashville, 111.
3416 S. 16th St., Kansas City, Kans.
c/o B. of R. T. City Lodge 507,
S. Boston, Mass.
4321 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Severance, Kans.
Larkensburg, Kans.
Kansas City, Mo.
Smithville, Tex.
Millsap, Tex.
Kansas City, Mo.
1419 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Shobonir, 111.
Mounds, 111.
523 W. Frisco Ave., Oklahoma City,
Okla.
117 N. Elmwood Aye., Kansas City,
Mo.
D Ottawa, Kans.
B Spring Glen, Ulster County, N. Y.
B Charleston, Miss.
C
D
F
B
E
E
Hq.
c
B
D
Hq.
F
A
D
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HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Thornton, William L. Med
Thurman, Godfrey E., Serg. 1st CI. A
Tilley, Robert E., Serg. 1st CI. E
Tilton, Alexander E
Timmie, Henry L., Corp. C
Timmins, Arthur L. Hq.
Tolland, James R., Serg. F
Tolson, Norman B. A
Tomlinson, Swainson C
Townsend, Charles A., Priv. 1st CI. F
Townsend, John E., Priv. 1st CI. F
*Tracey, Thomas T. F
Trent, Earl R., Priv. 1st CI. E
Triefenbach, Alfred P., Wag. E
Triefenbach, William J., Wag. E
Trocchio, Alfred C
Trygg, Carl H. E
Tuggle, Robert A
Turner, Theodore, Serg. Hq.
*Turney, Harry C. C
Turvey, Ernest L., Priv. 1st CI. C
Uhr, Sidney L., Priv. 1st CI. A
Ulhnark, Ray W., Priv. 1st CI. A
Ulloa, George, Priv. 1st CI. D
Underwood, Herschel H., Corp. B
Underwood, James D
Urquhart, Wendell W., Corp. D
Utley, Chester D. A
Uttley, Ira J. F
Vagnini, Cesere C
Vales, Thomas D
Vales, Thomas J. E
Vance, George L., Serg. 1st CI. A
Van Cleave, Jesse M. B
Van Slyke, Howard M., Priv. 1st CI. Med
Varney, Zenas J. F
Vaughn, Guy E., Priv. 1st CI. F
Veenschotan, Teunnis H. F
Venable, Garlen A. A
Vermillion, Grove Y. E
Vermillion, Russell T. E
Vidler, Fred, Priv. 1st CI. F
Vogel, PhilUps G. E
2012 N. 12th St., St. Louis, Mo.
R. F. D. #7, Temple, Tex.
4819 Hammett Place, St. Louis, Mo.
208 Pleasant St., Worchester, Mass.
Papillot, Neb.
Johns St., Frackville, Pa.
Ranger, Tex.
403 E. 2nd St., Pine Bluff, Ark.
685 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Breckinridge, Mo.
3412 Arlington Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
E. St. Louis, III.
Miama, Neb.
4560 Harris Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
4560 Harris Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Ravenna, Ohio.
Box 158, Adams, N. D.
1806 Washington Ave., Dallas,Tex.
Salem, 111.
Oakland, Md.
408 Court St., Portsmouth, Ohio.
Atlanta, 111.
2110 Eugenia St., St. Louis, Mo.
Salvadore-Consulate, 42 Broadway,
New York City.
Marion, 111.
c/o Missouri Pacific Roundhouse,
East Bottoms, Kansas City, Mo.
Espes, Mont.
861 S. Campbell St., Springfield, Mo.
27 N. Main St., Lewistown, Pa.
320 Missouri Ave., E. St. Louis, 111.
103 Springer Ave., Edwardsville,Ill.
Big Bend Rd. & Eads Ave., Kirk-
wood, Mo.
Pike, New York.
6167 McPherson Ave., St.Louis,Mo.
c/o General Delivery, Terre Haute,
Ind.
Bayden, Iowa.
Springfield, 111.
Higginsville, Mo.
Higginsville, Mo.
Rattan, La.
1417 McCoy St., Dallas, Tex.
[304]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Voiles, Guy M., Serg.
D
VoUmer, Clyde J., Wag.
C
Von Hall, Jacob, Cook
C
Vorbeck, John L., Corp.
C
Waas, Joseph H.
B
Wage, Robert E., Priv. 1st CI.
B
Wagner, Frank J.
E
Wagner, Walter F.
B
Walker, Harold M., Priv. 1st CI.
E
Walker, John S., Serg.
C
Walker, Owen
D
Wallace, Paul A., Cook
F
Wallace, Samuel E.
E
Walrath, Walter W.
B
Walters, George
D
Ward, Harry E., Mech.
D
Ward, Harry P., Serg. 1st CI.
E
Ward, Joel A., Priv. 1st CI.
C
Ward, John A., Cook
F
Ward, Joseph G., Serg. 1st CI.
E
Ward, Marvel O.
B
Warring, Christian M., Corp.
E
Watson, Charles Francis
F
Watson, Luther
B
Weatherly, WiUiam M., Priv. 1st CI.
E
Weber, Herman W.
Hq
Weber, Peter A.
Hq
Weber, Russell E.
E
Weber, Walter E., Priv. 1st CI.
B
Weckerle, Oscar
F
Weigel, George J.
E
Weighman, George H., Priv. 1st CI.
D
Weis, Roy, Corp.
D
Weiss, Homer D.
C
Welbon, Don H., Priv. 1st CI.
B
Welch, Clarence E.
A
Welfelt, Fred L., Cook
E
WeUs, Claude H., Corp.
A
Wery, Arthur
B
WesUng, John J. P., Corp.
C
West, Arthur E., Priv. 1st CI.
F
West, Robert R.
B
205 S. 11th St., Herrington, Kans.
4554 Adkins Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
3518 S. Grand Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
1315 S. Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
217 W. 66th St., New York City.
Glenwood, Ark.
Weingarten, Mo.
816 State St., Springfield, Mo.
c/o Missouri Pacific Yards, Alex-
andria, La.
114 Barbel St., Fort Scott, Kans.
Stamps, Ark.
R. F. D. #1, Huntington, Pa.
Perry, Iowa.
c/o Mrs. H. J. Fink, Bonne Terre,
Mo.
2260 Harley Ave., Fort Worth, Tex.
Antoine, Ark.
Route #4, Trenton, Tenn.
430 W. 5th St., Tucson, Ariz.
1018 Central St., Kansas City, Mo.
Ina, 111.
2105 N. Clark St., Chicago, 111.
117 S. Lynn St., Nevada, Mo.
314 N. 8th St., Murphysboro, 111.
2716 N. Garrison Ave., St. Louis,
Mo.
5117 Sheridan Road, Chicago, 111.
321 Melbourne St., Detroit, Mich.
Stanton, Mo.
15 Seaman Ave., Jersey City, N. J.
3147 Markbreckt Ave., Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Weston, Mo.
318 N. Phillips St., Salina, Kans.
1221 N. Illinois, Decatur, 111.
Placerville, Colo.
4544 S. Benton BL, Kansas City,
Mo.
3511 Park Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
R. R. 2, Roswell, New Mex.
Patton, Pa.
5147 Enright Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Rosedale, Kans.
614 Bennington Ave., Kansas City,
Mo.
[305]
HISTORY OF THE TWELFTH ENGINEERS
Weston, Richard B
Wheelock, Grin N., Priv. 1st CI. D
fWhipple, John B. B
White, Howard I., Priv. 1st CI. B
White, Millard E
Whitelaw, Barrett R., Wag. Hq.
tWhitsel, Samuel R., M. E. F
Whittaker, Robert A. E
Whittaker, Scott F., Serg. 1st CI. E
Whyte, Horace G. B
Wiggins, WilUam K., Serg. B
Wilcox, George L. B
Wiley, Joseph E., Serg. 1st CI. B
Wilhoit, James E., Priv. 1st CI. F
Wilkinson, Arthur C, Priv. 1st CI. E
Wilkerson, Alex. A
Wilkins, Loraine L. C
Will, Ira L., Priv. 1st CI. Hq.
Williams, Clarence E. A
Wilson, Charles B., Priv. 1st CI. C
Wilson, Earl C. C
Wilson, Edgar E., Cook A
Wilson, Ernest L. B
Wilson, James P. E
Wilson, John T., Jr. E
Wilson, Joshua S. F
Wilson, Melvin L., Priv. 1st CI. B
Wilson, Merle E., Serg. F
Winfrey, Francis B., Serg. C
Winters, Frank F
*Wise, Loring H., Priv. 1st CI. A
Wise, William H., Cook E
Witt, Roscoe, Priv. 1st CI. D
Witt, Virgil H., Priv. 1st CI. A
Wolcott, Oliver S. E
Woodbury, Clarence M., Priv. 1st CI. F
Wortham, Harry W. E
Wren, Francis W., Serg. B
* Wright, Arthur E. C
Wright, Ehner A., Serg. A
Wright, Hal L., Wag. Hq.
Wright, Kenneth K., Priv. 1st CI. A
*Yingling, Chester M. • Hq.
Yeater, Orval F. B
jYochum, Cari A., Priv. 1st CI. F
789 Niagra Hotel, San Francisco,
Cal.
2602 Smart Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Tjollac nPex
301 N.' Grove St., Wichita, Kans.
Booneville, Mo.
St. Louis, Mo.
Parsons, Kans., c/o M. K. & T.
5431 Pope Ave., St. Louis, Mo.
Box 45, Mountain Grove, Mo.
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Anna, 111.
Pilcher Hotel, St. Joseph, Mo.
2620 S.Jefferson Ave.,St.Louis, Mo.
725 22nd St., Cairo, 111.
Woodson Road, Overland, Mo.
Dodge, Tex.
Hugo, Okla.
524 Alexander Place, E. St. Louis,
111.
554 Pine St., Medeville, Pa.
Medford, Okla.
Jack's Hotel, 40 Locust St., St.
Louis, Mo.
San Marco, Tex.
c/o Globe Democrat, St. Louis, Mo.
Kansas City, Mo.
Denton, Tex.
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