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Copyright  1920  by 

Tlie  Historical  Board  of  theSlStli  Infantry 

Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania 


HISTORY  OF  THE  315™  u.  S.  INFANTRY 


THE 

OFFICIAL  HISTORY 

OF  THE 

315TH   INFANTRY 

U.  S.  A. 


Being  a  True  Record  of  its  Organization 
and  Training,  of  its  Operations  in  the 
World  War,  and  of  its  Activities 
Following  the  Signing  of  the  Armistice. 


1917-1919 


COMPILED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY  THE 
HISTORICAL  BOARD  OF  THE  315Th  INFANTRY 

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TO  THOSE  OF  OUR  COMRADES 

WHO  LAID  DOWN  THEIR  LIVES  THAT 

AMERICA  MIGHT  STAND  TRIUMPHANT 

IN  THE  CAUSE  OF 

JUSTICE  AND  HUMANITY 

THIS  VOLUME  IS  REVERENTLY  DEDICATED 

BY  ITS  MAKERS 


FOREWORD 


K^^y  N  inihlishing  this  liistory,  it  has  Ijeen  the  aim  of 
BjIi^  the  authors  to  preserve  in  permanent  form  for 
J&Ml^i  the  members  of  the  31Sth  Infantry  a  record  of  the 
Regiment  from  the  day  of  its  initial  organization  to  the 
day  upon  which  it  finally  passed  out  of  existence  as  an 
active  military  organization.  The  31Sth  Infantry,  as  a 
combat  unit  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces  in 
France,  was  privileged  to  play  a  glorious  part  in  the  great 
world  struggle  for  humanity;  and  this  volume  deals  largely 
with  the  achievements  of  the  Regiment  in  tliat  great 
struggle. 

The  record  of  the  3I5th  Infantry,  set  down  in  tlie 
pages  which  follow,  stands  clear-cut  for  all  who  may 
care  to  read.  The  information  presented  has  been  pains- 
takingly gathered  bit  by  bit  from  the  individual  mem- 
bers of  the  Regiment  itself.  Each  statement  made  has 
been  carefully  weighed  and  tested,  and,  although  certain 
facts  and  figures  may  not  agree  in  minor  details  with 
those  of  other  official  records,  it  is  believed  that  the  rec- 
ord here  presented  is  as  complete  and  accurate  as  it  is  now 
possible  for  human  efTort  to  make  it. 

The  compilation  and  publication  of  this  official  history 
of  the  315th  Infantry  has  involved  many  months  of 
thought  and  eti'ort  on  the  part  of  its  authors,  but  the  task 
has  at  last  been  completed,  and  if,  in  addition  to  serving 
as  an  historical  record,  this  volume  shall  aid  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Regiment  in  recalling  the  precious  days  of 
their  brotherhood  in  arms  and  in  knitting  more  firmly 
those  ties  of  friendship  born  of  a  common  duty  in  a  noble 
cause,   its  purpose   will   have  been  accomplished. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


INTRODUCTION 

THE  REGIMENT 

BATTALION  AND  COMPANY 

ATHLETICS 

WELFARE 

FLARES  AND  DUDS 


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DIVISION  AND  BRIGADE  COMMANDERS 

of  the  79th  Division  and  the  158th  hifantry  Brigade 

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79tii  DIVISION 

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Major  General  Joseph   E.   Kiihii          -             -            August  25,  1917.  to   Deccuilicr  1.   1917 

Hrigailier  General   William  J.   Xicholson                Dcoeniher  2,   1917,  to   l'"cbruary   1,^,  191S 

Major  General  Joseph   E.   Kuhn          -             -          l-'cliruary   14,  1918,  to  January   19,  1919 

Brigadier  General   Evan   M.  Johnson        -                  January  20,  1919.  to   h'ehruary  2,  1919 

Brigadier  General  John   S.  Winn                    -             February  2.   1919,  to   February  .3.  1919 

Brigadier  General  Andrew   Hero,  Jr.        -                  l'"ebruary  3,   1919,  to    h'ebruary  9.  1919 

Brigadier  Gencal   Evan   M.  Johnson               -         h"el>ruary  9,  1919,  to   h'ebruary  2S,  1919 

xMajor  General  Joseph  E.  Kuhn                  -             -            March   1.   1919.  to   Mareh   14.   1919 

Brigadier  General  Evan   M.  Johnson              -                  March   15.   1919.  to   March  31.   1919 

Major  General  Joseph  E.  Kuhn                  -             ■                April   1,   1919.  to  (U-niol)ilization 

Xote — During  the  period  from  January  20.   1919,  to   b'ebruary  28.  1919.   .Major  Gen- 

era! Joseph   E.  Kuhn  served  as  Connnanding  General  of  tlie  Xinth  U.  S.  .Army  Corps. 

158th  INFANTRY  BRIGADE 

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Bri.gadier  General   Evcrard   E.  Hatch             -             -       .August  25,  1917.  to  June  25.   1918 

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Brigadier  General  Otho   B.   Rosenbaum                -             -       June  26,  1918.  to  July  S.   1918 

Colonel  Oscar  J.  Charles         -             -             -             -         July  8.  1918.  to  August   13.   1918 

Brigadier  General   Robert   H.   Xoble          -              .August   14.   1918,  to  September  26,   1918 

Colonel   Alden   C.   Knowles      ------        .Sc-iUemlier  27,   1918 

Cob.ncI   William   11.  Oury                -             -            September  27.   1918,  to  October   12,  1918 

Colonel  Alden   C.   Knowles      -             -             -            October   12,   1918,  to  October  22,   1918 

Colonel  George  Williams                 -             -                 October  23,   1918,  to  October  29,   1918                       ^  y 

Brigailier  General   l-Aan   M.  Jolmson                      October  30.   1918,  to   Xoveml)cr   19.   1918 

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Colonel   Garrison   McCaskey           -             -         Xovember  20.  1918,  to   Xovember  2^.   1918 

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Brigadier  General   Evan  M.  Johnson              -        Xovember  24,   1918,  to  January   19.   1919                         I 

Colonel  Garrison   McCaskey            -             -               January  2(1.   1919.  to   February  28,   1919             |             1 

Brigadier  General   Evan  M.  Johnson               -             -      March   1.   1919,  to   March   14,  1919             i             1 

Colonel   Garriscm   McCaskey            -             -             -                Marcli   15.  1919.  to   May  9.  1919 

Brigadier  General   Evan   M.  Johnson               -             -          .May   10.   1919.  to  demobilization 

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TO   THE    MEMBERS   OK   THE   315TH    INFANTRY. 

From  the  organization  of  tlie  315tli  Infantry  in  Augnst,  1917,  until 
its  return  to  the  United  States  in  May,  1919,  the  rolls  of  the  Regiment 
show  the  names  of  approximately  ten  thousand  officers  and  men.  Na- 
turally all  these  were  not  fortunate  enough  to  be  with  it  in  action,  but 
practically  all  got  the  Regimental  spirit  and  now  take  a  just  pride  in 
its  organization,  training,  marching,  fighting  and  splendid  efficiency. 

The  officers  assigned  to  the  Regiinent  at  the  time  of  its  organization 
came  mostly  from  civil  life,  after  having  completed  the  training  camp 
course.  A  more  loyal,  willing,  ambitious  and  high  grade  class  of  men 
would  have  been  difficult  to  find.  Each  w-ent  about  his  duties  cheerfully, 
eagerly  and  harmoniously,  and  early  became  so  imbued  w-ith  the  im- 
portance of  team  work  that  the  Regiment  was  soon  noted  for  its  a<l- 
vancement  and  esprit  de  corps. 

To  the  men  of  the  Regiment,  also,  is  due  full  measure  of  cre<lit  for 
the  development  of  the  315th  Infantry  into  an  efficient  military  organi- 
zation. Ever  striving  manfully  and  willingly  to  adapt  themselves  to  their 
new  life  and  new  responsibilities,  they  made  splendid  progress  and  co- 
operated  whole   heartedly  in  the  upbuilding  of  the   Regiment. 

Until  just  before  sailing  for  France,  the  men  assigned  to  the  315th 
Infantry  came  from  Philadelphia,  and,  as  many  of  the  officers  were  also 
from  that  city,  the  Regiment  soon  became  known  as  "Philadelphia's 
Own."  This  fact  filled  the  Regiment  with  pride  and  acted  as  a  great  in- 
centive to  its  members.  It  produced  in  them  a  determination  to  excel, 
and  now  they  can  justly  glory  in  their  past  deeds. 

The  regret  of  all  is  that  many  of  our  finest  members,  officers  and 
men,  paid  the  supreme  sacrifice.  May  their  dear  ones  take  some  com- 
fort in  knowing  that,  to  tlic  living,  they  are  the  real  heroes  of  the 
Regiment. 

This  history  of  the  315th  Infantry  lias  been  prepared  under  the  di- 
rection of  a  regularly  appointed  board,  and  I  am  sure  that  every  mem- 
ber of  the  Regiment  will  appreciate  with  thanks  this  praiseworthy  work, 
which  will  be  treasured  more  and  more  as  time  passes.  The  events  re- 
corded are  the  plain  unvarnished  facts,  which  will  bring  renewed  satis- 
faction with  each  reading  and  telling. 

In  conclusion,  let  me  voice  the  earnest  hope  that  tlie  records  here 
presented  and  the  traditions  connected  therewith  will  be  instrumental 
in  keeping  alive  that  spirit  of  comradeship,  sentiment  of  patriotism,  and 
devotion  to  duty  which  burned  so  brightly  wlu-n  we  were  all  serving  in 
our  magnificent   Regiment. 


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HEADQUARTERS,  315th  INFANTRY. 

Camp  l)ix.   Xcw  Jersey,  June  0,  1010. 

To  THE  Officers,  Non-Commissioned  Officers 
AND  Men  of  the  SISth  Infantry: 

The  succeeding  pages  present  to  yon  the  history  of  your  Regiment,  giving  you 
something  that  you  can  treasure  as  one  of  your  clioicest  possessions. 

No  words  of  mine  can  convey  to  you  tlie  mingled  emotions  that  overcome  me  as 
I  attempt  these  parting  words. 

My  thoughts  revert  hack  to  the  time  I  came  to  yon  shortly  after  the  arrival  of 
the  Regiment  in  I'rance.  I  fully  appreciated  the  great  privilege  that  had  heen  con- 
ferred upon  me,  I  reahzed  tlic  great  responsibility  that  was  attached  to  this  privilege, 
1  had  some  conception  of  tlie  mighty  task  that  faced  us,  I  realized  also  that  the  game 
we  were  to  prepare  for  called  for  human  lives  in  the  winning ;  and  that  unquestioned 
obedience,  loyally,  strong  l)odies,  alert  minds,  initiative  and  courage  were  indispensable 
factors  in  the  game — a  game  in  which  every  officer  and  man  must  liecomc  a  mem- 
ber of,  and  work  for  the  Team,  his  Team,  his  Regiment,  so  that  it  niiglu  in  turn  play 
its  part  creditably,  successfully  and  honorably. 

With  these  thoughts  in  mind,  the  standard  of  the  Regiment  was  placed  higli — a 
standard  that  had  for  its  ultimate  end  a  regiment  without  a  blemish  on  the  pages 
of  its  history,  a  regiment  that  each  and  every  one  of  us  would  refer  to  with  pride, 
and  one  the  knowledge  of  whose  exploits  would  remain  with  us  forever,  a  cherished 
memory. 

Now  that  our  task  is  done,  1  can  freely  acknowledge  the  pride  that  wells  up  in 
my  heart  whenever  I  think  of  you.  You  have  by  your  devotion  to  duty,  in  all  that 
that  phrase  implies,  made  for  your  Regiment  an  unblemished  history.  You  have  been 
privileged  to  share  a  mighty  task  in  behalf  of  civilization,  humanity  and  right,  and 
you  have  done  it  faithfully,  modestly,  and  well. 

You,  who  scan  these  pages  may  well  be  proud  of  the  loved  one  whose  name  ap- 
pears in  this  volume.  Proud  that  you  had  him  to  give,  and  that  you  had  the  strength 
to  do  it  bravely.  You  have  in  no  small  measure  suffered  the  anxiety  and  sacrifices 
that  weigh  so  heavily  upon  those  who  remain  behind,  you  have  often  times,  even  though 
your  own  burden  was  great,  helped  to  make  his  lighter  with  cheering  news.  In  these 
things  you  also  have  played  your  part. 

For  you  who  have  lost  your  all,  1  feel  the  most  profound  sympathy  and  respect. 
Never  a  word  of  hopeless  grief,  utter  despair,  or  desolation,  but  a  spirit  reflecting  ac- 
ceptance of  the  inevitable,  in  a  way  that  could  only  spring  from  the  heart  of  one  who, 
although  broken  with  grief,  can  yet  find  comfort  and  consolation  in  the  knowledge 
that  he  died  in  a  cause  that  called  for  the  best  blood  and  manhood  of  our  country, 
and  that  his  blood  sanctifies  the  soil  in  which  he  was  laid  to  rest,  his  courage  and 
his  example,  an  inspiration  to  his  comrades  who  bring  back  to  you  the  story  of  his 
valor. 

Whenever  I  think  of  the  315th  Infantry,  it  will  always  be  with  the  warmest  aflfec- 
tion  for  those  Officers,  those  Non-Commissioned  Officers  and  Men  who  contributed 
to  its  splendid  achievements  and  success. 

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COLONEL  OTHO  B.  ROSENBAUM 


Horn  in  Virslniu,  Auk.  2B.  1871. 

GriHhiutod    from    West    I'oiiit    and    commissioiiLMl    2ti(l 

Lieut..   Inr..   June  12.   1S94. 
rn.miit.'d  1st  Lieut.,  "tli  Inf..  .\pril  2«.  1S9S. 
Served  in  Cuba  during  Spanisla-Ameriran  War.  Santiago 

CalnpaiBn.  .Inne  23.   18118,   to  Aug.  20.   1808. 
Tromotcd  Caplaiu  2<;tb  Inf.,  Feb.  2.  1001. 
Served    in    Pliillppine    Campaign    against    insurgents. 

April  18.   1001.   to  July  20.   1903. 
rrofessor   Mililarv    Science    nnd    Tactics,    West   Texas 

Militar.v  Academ.v.  April  23.  inO<!.  to  June  30.  1000. 
Regimental  Adjutant.  June  11,  1010,  to  Oct.  1.  1012. 
Ileginiculai  Quartermaster,  Ma.v  12.  1014.   to  Nov.   1,">. 

1015. 


rnuuoted  Major.  2nd  Inf..  Jul.v  1.   1010. 

Detailed  Inspector  General's  Dept..  Ma.v  10.  1017.  to 
Aug.   2.-..   1017. 

rromoled  Colnnel.  Xati<uial  .\rmy.  Aug.  0.  1017. 

.\ssigneil   lo  31.-jlli  Inf..  N.  A..  Aug.  2."i,   1017. 

rrouiole.l  Itrigadicr  General,  Nafl  Armj-.June  20.1918. 

Commanded  I.'.slli  Infantry  lirigadc,  June  20,  1018,  to 
July  8,   lOlS. 

Commamled  173rd  Infantry  Itrigado,  July  l.'i.  1918.  to 
.\ug.  24.  1018.  at  wliich  time  embarked  witli  brigade 
for  France. 

Served  in  Franco  as  Commanding  General.  173rd  In- 
fantry BriKa<le  and  1.55tli  Infantry  Brigade.  Sept.  8, 
lOlS.   Ut  Mav  20.  1010. 


COLONEL  ALDEN  C.  KNOWLES 


Horn   in   New  York.   N.   Y..  Feb.  0.  1873. 

Served  in  Cuba  with  13th  Inf.  during  Spanisli-American 

War.     Wounrled  in  Santiago  Camjiaign.  1808. 
Served  as  2ud  Lieut.,  13th  Inf.,  April  5.   189!).   to  Feb. 

2.  1001. 
Promoted  1st  Lieut..  2Stb  Inf.,  Feb.  2.  1901. 
Assigned  to  13th  Inf..  Dec.  3.  1901. 
G^ailnate.   Infantry  and  Cavalry  School.   lOOG. 
Graduate.  Armv  Signal  School.   1007. 
Promoted  Captain.  30th  Inf.,  Oct.  1.   1907. 
Assigned  to  Signal  Corps.  June  12.   1909. 
Assigned  to  14th  Inf..  April  2.  1012. 
Assigned  to  Kith  Inf..  May  13.  1912. 
Assigned  to  2ml  Int..  Sept.  20.  1014. 


rroinote«i  Major.    Infantry.   May  In.   1017. 

.■\ssigne<l   to  t;2tui  Inf..  June  21i.  1017. 

rromoled   Lieut.    Col..   Natiiuial   .Vrmy.    Aug.   .'i,    1017. 

Assigned   to  SlOth   Inf..   National  Army.   .\ug.  2,"i,   1017. 

Assigm'd  as  Conmianding  Officer,  315tli  Inf.,  National 
Army.  July  27.  1018. 

I'nunoted  Colonel.  Sl.ith  Inf..   Nnt'l  Army.  July  30, 1018. 

Commamled  3ir)th  Inf..  throughout  Ihe  entire  period 
of  its  operations  in  France  ami  luitil  its  (inal  demo. 
luli:!ation  at  Camp  Pix.  N.  J..  June  0.  IIHO. 

Cited  i>y  Major  General  Joseph  K.  Kuhu.  70tli  Division. 
r.  S.  A,,  for  the  Distinguisiieil  Service  Medal  and 
recommended  for  proinotiuu  to  the  rank  of  Itrigadicr 
general  for  services  rendered  in  the  tielii. 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  CHARLES  E.  MORTON 


Itom  in  Sidney  Barracks.  Nebraska.  Mar.  14.  1S74. 

Served  with  19th  Inf.  in  Porto  Kico  during  the  Span- 
i8h-,\merican  War. 

Served  as  2nd  Lieut..  22nd  Inf..  Oct,  10,  1898.  to  Feb, 
2.  1900.  during  which  period  served  with  regiment 
in  Pllilippine  Campaign   against   insurgents. 

Promoted  1st  Lieut.,  loth  Inf..   Feb.  2.  1000. 

Promoted  Captain,   loth  Inf..  May  2n.  lOOi;. 

Detailed  Pay  Dept..  Jan.  27.   1008.   to  Jan.   27.   1012. 

Assigned   lo  lltli  Inf..  Jan.   27,  1012. 

Assigned  to  Sth  Inf. 


Detailed  Major.  Philippine  Scouts,  commanding  10th 
Patl.alion  aTul  Post  of  Iloilo.  Panay.  Feb.  13,  191.'), 
to  Jan.  31.  1010. 

Assigned  to  lOtb  Inf..  Jan.  31.  1010. 

Promoted  Major.  Infantry.  May  lii.  1017. 

Assigned   to  01st  Inf.,  July  20,  1017. 

Promoted  Lieut.  Col.,    National  .\rmy,   .\ug. 

Assigned  to  31.')th  Inf..   X.  A..   Aug.   2.-..   1017. 

Detailed  General   Staff  Corps.   June  11.   1018. 

Pronuited  Colonel,   General  Staff,   July  30.   1018. 

Served    as    Ccd(Miel.    General    Staff.    July    30.    1018. 
Sept.  2.   1010. 


1017 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  NOBLE  J.  WILEY 


Born  in  Montgomery.  Alabama.  Aug.  1.  1878. 
Graduate  Alabama  I'olytechnie  Institute.  Class  of  1807. 
Graduate.    Law  School.    University  of  Alal>ama.    Class 

of  1809, 
Appointed  2ml  Lieut.,  Infantry.  Feb.  19.  1002. 
Served  with  5tb  Inf..   in  Philippine  Campaign  against 

insurgents.  May  20.  1902,   to  July  4,  1903. 
Ser^'ed  with  Army  of  Cuban  Pacitication,  Oct.  25.  1900. 

to  Feb.  28.   1009. 
Promoted  1st  Lieut.,  oth  Inf..  Mar.  2.  1907. 
Professor  Military  Science  and   Tactics.   T'niversity  of 

Arkansas,  July  21,  1912.  to  Aug.  2.  1914. 
Served  In  I*anama  Canal  Zone,   Nov.  28,  1914.  to  Aug. 

30.  1917. 
Promoted  Captain.  Sth  Inf..  July  1.  1010. 


Promoted  Maior.   National  Army.   Aug.   1.   1917. 

Assi;;ned  to  31Sth  Inf..  N.  A..  Aug.  30.   1917. 

Di-tailed    Commandant    of    Third    and    Fourth    Otticers' 

Training   Schools.    Camp   Meade.   Md..    Jan.    1.    1918. 

to  June  1.5.  1018. 
Detailed   conimami    --Vdvance   School   Detachment.    7!ith 

Division,      and      embarked      with      Detatdimcnt      for 

France.  June  .30.  1018. 
Attended  Annv  General  Staff  College.  I.angres.  Haute 

Marne.   France.  July  23,  1018,  to  Nov.  22.  1918. 
Promoted  Lieut.   Col..   National  Army.  Aug.  1.  1918, 
Served  with  Fmbarkation  Service.  Base  Section  No.  1. 

France.   Nov,  24,    lOlS,  to  Feb.   2,8,   1919. 
Returned  to  Cniled  States  Mar.  24.  1919.  and  assigru' 1 

to  duty  with  General  Staff. 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  FRANKLIN  T.  BURT 


BcU'n   in  Kansas.  .Tan.  3.  1881. 

Served  with  1st  Artillery  iOth  Co..  Coast  .\rtillery)  and 

118th  Co.,  Coast  Artillery.  May  18,  1899,  to  Oct.  17. 

1902. 
Served  as  2nd  Lieut..  24th  Int.,  Oct.  17,  1902.  to  Sept. 

Hi.  1008. 
Pronudcd  1st  Lieut.  24tb  Inf..   Sept.  10.  1908. 
Assigned  to  27th  Inf..  March  24.  lOlii. 
.■\ssigned  to  23rd  Inf..   Sept.  1.  191.'i. 
Promoted  Captain.  34th  Inf.,  July  1.  1910. 


Prolunlcd  Maj«»r.  National  Arm.v,  Aug.  .'».   1017. 
Assigned  to  Servii'c  of  Supply,  American  Expeditionary 

Forces,   France,  1917. 
Detailed  Quarlermaster  Corps,  July  2ri,  1918. 
Promoted  Lieut.   Col.,   National  Army,  July  30.  1918. 
Assigned   to  31.-|tli   Inf..   O.-t.   30.   1018. 

-         - rr..   Dec.  1.-.,   1018, 

.Tan.   1.1.   1010. 
on   Service.   Base  Section   No.  ft. 


.■Assigned   lo  .'104111   .\ni. 
Assigned  to  SLIth  Inf. 
Assigned  to  Endiarkali 
April  2.';.  1010. 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  JOHN  A.  McKENNA,  M.  C. 


Horn  in  rhiladelphia,  Tn.,  Juno.   lS7r>. 

Gradiiatp  in  niodieine,  Medicn-Chirurgical  Collocc.  Pliil- 

adolpliia.    Pa..    Class  of  1S97. 
Served  as  acting  assistant  surgeon.  U.  S.  Army,  during 

Spanish-American  War. 
Appointed   1st  Lieut.,   M.   C,   Officers*   Reserve  Corps. 

Ma.v.  1010. 
Ordered  t<i  active  dutv  at  Fnrt  Oglethorpe.  Ga.,  Ma.v, 

1917. 
Assigned  as  Regimental  Surgeon.  312th  Field  Artillery. 

National   Army,   Aug.  27,   1917. 


I'rnmnt.Ml  Caiitain.  M.  C.  October,  1917. 
Prnnioted  Major.  M.  C.  February,  lOlS. 
Detailed    Advance    School    r>et:ichment.     7iH  h     Division. 

nnd  embarlied   for  KrMiH-e.  .Tune  30,   lOlS. 
Assigned   to  3ir.th  Field  Hospital.  Aug.   2,5.    1!H8. 
rouiinandcd    Triage    Hospital.    70th   Division.    Sept.    ir». 

VMS.   to  Nov.   12.  IIIIS. 
Assigned   to   Reg'I   Surgeon.    Sl-'ith   Inf..   Nov.    12,    1918. 
Pnunotrd  Lieut.   Col..   M.   C.   February.   1919. 
Retired   from  active  dutv  upc»n  demobilization  of  SlTith 

Inf..   .Tune  9.    1919. 


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THE  HISTORICAL  BOARD  OF  THE 
315th  INFANTRY 

On  March  10th,  1910,  a  hoard  of  officers  was  appointed  hy  Colonel  Alden  C.  Knowles, 
commanding  officer  of  the  31Sth  Infantry,  to  prepare  an  official  history  of  the  Regiment.  The 
officers  designated  as  members  of  the  hoard  were  Lientenant  Colonel  John  A.  McKenna, 
M.  C,  Captain  Alfred  G.  Harlow  and  Captain  George  L.  Wright.  Captain  David  E.  Wil- 
liams, Jr.,  later  joined  the  board  as  an  ex-officio  member. 

This  board  of  officers,  officially  known  as  the  Historical  Board  of  the  :!15th  Infantry,  at 
once  set  abont  the  preparation  of  a  Regimental  History,  and,  after  several  weeks  of  care- 
ful study,  the  plans  which  have  resulted  in  the  publication  of  this  volume,  were  submitted 
to  the  Commanding  Officer  of  the  Regiment  and  approved  by  him. 

In  order  to  facilitate  the  compilation  of  the  Regimental  History,  the  Historical  Board 
divided  the  work  involved  among  various  members  of  the  Regiment.  An  editorial  and  busi- 
ness staff  was  formed  and  each  member  of  that  staff  was  made  responsible  for  the  preparation 
of  a  definite  part  of  the  History.  The  photograph  of  the  editorial  and  business  staff  appears 
at  the  top  of  this  page  and  the  personnel  of  the  staff  follows . 


Editorial  and  Business  Staff 


Editor-in-Chief 
Managing  Editor 

Assistant  Editors 

Athletic  Editor     - 
IVclfarc  Editor 
Photographic  Editor 
Assistant  Photograpliic  Editor 

Art  Editors  -       '     - 

Business  Manager 


Lii:i'TEN.\NT  Colonel  John   A.  McKenna 

C--\PT.\iN  George  L.  Wright 

(     Captain  Alfred  G.  Harlow 

(  Captain  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin 

Captain   Fred  H.   McClintock 

Chaplain  Richard  V.  Lancaster 

Captain  Carl  W.  Wentzel 

Pvt.  1st  Class  James  L.  Brown 

(  I'vr.  1st  Class  A.  Stanley  Roberts 

t  Private  Hvman  Pinkovitz 

Captain  David  E.  Williams,  Jr. 


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The  Regiment 

PART  I 


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TVFANT^RY 


Roster  of  Officers  of  the  315th  Infantry 


Colonel  Otho  B.  Rosenbaum 
LiEUT.-CoL.  Charles  E.  Morton 
Capt.  Samuel  W.  Fleming,  Jr. 


(September  21,  1917) 

Commanding  Regiment 

Lieutenant-Colonel  of  Regiment 

Regimental  Adjutant 


FIRST  BATTALION 


Major  Noble  J.  Wiley    - 

First  Lieut.  John  W.  Stauffer     - 

company  a  company  b 

Capt.  F.  W.  McL.  Patterson   Capt.  John  V.  Bostwick 
1st  Lt.  James  H.  Carpenter    1st  Lt.  Fred  H.  McClintock 
1st.  Dt.  Benj.  H.  Pollock         1st  Lt.  Arthur  L.  Bagans 
2nd  Lt.  Logan  B.  Gill  2ud  Lt.  John  J.  Conahan 

2nd  Lt.  Charles  S.  Tiers  2nd  Lt.  Russell  M.  Willard 

2ad  Lt.  Lester  C.  Shearer 


Commanding 
Battalion  Adjutant 


COMPANY  C 
Capt.  Charles  H.  Tilghman 
1st  Lt.  Charles  J.  H.vde,  Jr 
2nd  Lt.  Ross  B.  Stickle 
2nd  Lt.  Francis  A.  Chidsey 
2nd  Lt.  N.  S.  Barratt.  Jr. 
2ad  Lt.  George  S.  Barker 


COMPANY  D 
Capt.  John  H.  Ricketson.  Jr 
1st  Lt.  Seth  C.  Hetherington 
2nd  Lt.  Lawson  G.  Bash 
2nd  Lt.  Frank  A.  Van  Horn 
2nd  Lt.  Conrad  F.  Nagel,  Jr 
2nd  Lt.  William  R.  Mease 


SECOND   BATTALION 

Major  Norman  E.  Borden  -  -  - 

First.  Lieut.  Coleman  P.  Brown 


COMPANY  E 
Capt.  Lut'iiis  A.  Miller 
1st  Lt.  John  V.  Murray 
2nd  Lt.  Earl  H.  Gish 
2nd  Lt.  Walter  Hibbard 
2nd  Lt.  Edgar  J.  Eyler 


COMPANY  F  COMPANY  G 

Capt.  John  B.  Mustin  Capt.  Earle  C.  Offinger 

1st  Lt.  William  H.  Sutphin  1st  Lt.  Joseph  D.  Noonan 

1st  It   Walter  Gallagher  2nd  Lt.  J.  Ferguson  Mohr 

oad  Lt   Thos.  L.  Ashbridge  2nd  Lt.  Herman  D.  Partsch   2nd  Lt.  George  B.   Althouse 

2nd  Lt.'  John  J.  Borbidge  2nd  Lt.  John  0.  Snyder  2nd  Lt.  James  S.   McKeon 


Commanding 
Battalion  Adjutant 

COMPANY  H 
Capt.  D.  B.  Williams,  Jr. 
1st  Lt.  Walter  F.  Hayes 
2nd  Lt.  B.  Morrow  Sheppard 


Zl  lI;  ^^ce  K^nLkett  ^d  L.  Z:;;  a"  W:r  ^^d  Lt.  John  N.  McBowell      2nd  Lt.  Ralph  J.   Miller 


THIRD   BATTALION 

Major  Francis  V.  Lloyd 

First  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bullock,  3rd 


COMPANY  I 

Capt.  Albert  Friedlander 
1st  Lt.  Orsen  J.  Graham 
2nd  Lt.  Harry  D.   Furey 


COMPANY  L 

..... ('apt.   Ward   W.   Pierson 

Is't'  Lt.  Cha^s.  Arbuthnot.  3rd  1st  Lt.  George  L.  Wright 
2nd  Lt.  Milton  B.   Goodyear  2nd  Lt.  Theodore  Rosen 


COMPANY  K 
Capt.  George  P.  Schole 


;nd  Lt   George  H.  Trundle     2nd  Lt.  David  M.  Wallace      2nd  Lt.  George  b.  Freeman 


2nd  Lt.  Ira    B.    Kellberg 
2nd  Lt.  Raymond  T.  Turn 


2nd  Lt.  Stanley  A.  Welsh 
2nd  Lt.  Charles  F.  Baer 


Coinnianding 
Battalion  Adjutant 

COMPANY  M 
Capt.  Wm.  W.  Van  Baman 
1st  Lt.  J.  W.  Darley 
1st  Lt.  Carl  W.   Wentzel 

u„  ^i.  U.--.B 2"d  Lt.  James  Woods 

;nd  Lt.  Floyd  S.  Strosnider   2nd  Lt.  Carl  W.  Andrews 
2nd  Lt.  Henry  D.  Fansler 


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SPECIAL  UNITS 


HEADaUASTERS  MACHINE  GUN 

COMPANY  COMPANY 

Capt.  Francis  A.  Awl  Capt.  Joseph  G.  Duncan,  Jr. 

1st  Lt.  Robert  H.  Lafean  1st  Lt.  Frank  S.  Crawford 

1st  Lt.  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin  1st  Lt.  Fred  H.  Lucas 

2nd  Lt.  Joseph  G.  Bingman  2nd  Lt.  Edward  B.  Maguire 

2nd  Lt.  Ray  C.  Lehman  2nd  Lt.  Robert  P.  Meily 

2nd  Lt.  Alfred  G.  Harlow  2nd  Lt.  Ernest  V.  Becker 


SUPPLY 
COMPANY 

Capt.  Victor  H.  Moreau 
1st  Lt.  J.  Lambert  Smith 


MEDICAL 
DETACHMENT 

Capt.  Bertram  Duckwald 
Ist  Lt.   Wallace  Bnlford 
1st  Lt.  L.  L.  Blackburn 
1st  Lt.  Samuel  J.  Marks 


The  following  officers  joined  the  Regiment  and  were  assigned 

to  the  companies  indicated,  October  1,  1917 

1st  Lt.  Alfred  L.  Quintard  to  Company  A  1st  Lt.  William   A.   Sheehan   to  Company   F 

1st  Lt.  Edwin  L.  Journeay  to  Company  B  1st  Lt.  Wilton  M.  Snowden  to  Company  M 


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Camp  Meauk  in  the  Making 


INTRODUCTION 


I  X  Aiiril  (),  1917,  the  ( ioxcrnmcnl  of  the  United  States  declared 
I       war  against  the  Im];)erial  (iovernment  of  Germany  and  with 
I      that   declaration   set   in   movement    forces   which   ultimately 
resulted  in  the  establishment  of  the  most  powerful  military 
force  in  the  history  of  our  people — the  National  Army  of 
I      the  United  States.    ( )f  that  Army  was  the  79th  Division,  and 
WM  of  that  Division  was  the  315th  Regiment  of  Infantry. 

SB  The  315th  Infantry,  N.  A.,  to  give  the  Regiment  its  first 

official  designation,  had  its  birth-place  in  .Vnne  Arundel  Coun- 
ty, Maryland,  where  the  Government,  immediately  following  the  declaration  of 
war,  had  rented  a  tract  of  land  comprising  some  fifteen  sc|uare  miles  which  the 
War  Department  purposed  making  into  a  national  army  cantonment  to  receive 
recruits  from  eastern  Pennsylvania,  Maryland  and  the  District  of  Columbia.  This 
cantonment  was  called  Camp  Meade,  in  honor  of  Major  General  George  G.  Meade, 
who  in  1864  received  the  thanks  of  Congress  for  his  services  at  Gettysburg,  July 
1-3.  1863.  Camp  Meade  was  selected  as  the  place  for  the  organization  and  train- 
ing of  the  79th  Division. 

THE  FOUNDATION 

The  order  creating  the  various  units  of  the  79th  Division  issued  from  the 
War  Department  on  August  3,  1917.  This  was  followed  on  the  11th  by  Special 
Carder  No.  186,  which  designated  the  officers  assigned  to  the  different  organiza- 
tions of  the  Division.  The  315th  Infantry  was  organized  provisionally  on  August 
26.  1917,  ])ursuant  to  General  ( Jrder  \o.  2,  Headquarters  Camp  Meade,  Mary- 
land, assigning  certain  officers  to  the  Regiment,  and  permanently  organized  Sep- 
tember 21.  1917.  ]nirsuant  to  (ieneral  Order  No.  9.  IIead(|uarters  79th  Division. 
This  latter  order  was  issued  in  accordance  with  General  Order  No.  109,  War 
Department,  1917.  Such  in  l)rief  were  the  orders  ujjon  which  the  Regiment  was 
founded. 


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The  Regiment  Gets  Its  First  Recruits 

The  officers  assigned  to  the  315th  Infantry  came  in  the  main  from  the  Second 
and  Sixth  Companies  of  the  Fourth  Provisional  Training  Regiment,  U.  S.  T.  C, 
the  members  of  which  had  undergone  a  three  months  course  of  intensive  military 
training  at  Fort  Niagara,  New  York,  in  what  has  popularly  come  to  be  known 
as  the  "First  Officers'  Training  Camp."  This  course  of  training,  which  was  de- 
signed to  fit  men  for  officers'  commissions  in  the  new  National  Army,  was  com- 
pleted on  August  15,  1917. 

Perhaps  it  was  the  practice  of  the  War  Department  to  seek  to  keep  together 
men  who  had  received  a  common  training  and  in  forming  units  to  place  them 
by  groups  taken  from  the  same  training  camp.  But  whether  policy  or  accident 
nothing  could  have  been  more  fortunate  for  the  speedy  upbuilding  of  a  regimental 
esprit  de  corps.  It  meant  that  the  officers  assigned  to  the  Regiment  had  come  to 
know  one  another  and  were  able  to  bring  into  the  field  of  their  larger  responsi- 
bilities all  the  qualities  of  friendship  and  respect,  together  with  a  just  and  sympa- 
thetic appreciation  of  one  another's  work. 

At  this  point  it  may  not  be  out  of  place  to  make  mention  of  two  of  the  men 
most  often  spoken  of  as  the  days  of  the  training  camp  began  to  take  their  place 
in  the  field  of  reminiscence.  These  men  were  Captain  Wait  C.  Johnson  and  Cap- 
tain Archibald  F.  Comiskey,  who  commanded  the  Second  and  Sixth  Companies, 
respectively,  at  Fort  Niagara.  Both  were  men  of  vigorous  enterprise,  clean  sports- 
manship, efficiency  and  fitness.  Their  influence,  in  the  beginning,  moulded  the 
thoughts  and  actions  of  the  majority  of  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  and  was 
responsible  in  no  small  measure  for  the  final  development  of  the  315th  Infantry 
into  a  fighting  organization. 


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Amid  the  disconsolate  intermingling  of  sandy  fields,  broom  sedge,  unkempt 
orchards  and  woods  of  old  field  pine  that  was  to  develop  later  into  the  modern 
army  cantonment  of  Camp  Meade,  those  who  had  journeyed  from  the  training 
camp  on  the  shores  of  Lake  Ontario  found  their  first  home  down  at  the  south- 
western edge  of  the  reservation  in  Jjarracks  A-35.  In  this  building,  at  that  time 
one  of  the  few  completed  buildings  in  camp,  were  ([uartered  also  the  officers  of 
the  316th  Infantry.  Here  it  was  that  the  members  of  both  organizations  learned 
that  the  315th  and  316th  Regiments  of  Infantry  were  to  compose  the  158th 
Infantry  Brigade,  under  the  command  of  Brigadier  Genera!  Everard  K.  Hatch. 
Here  it  was,  also,  that  the  officers  of  the  315th  Infantry  were  welcomed  as  they 
reported  for  duty  by  Colonel  Otho  B.  Rosenbaum.  No  one  who  was  associated 
with  the  RegimeiU  at  that  time  will  forget  the  masterly  way  in  wliich  all  the 
aftairs  of  the  organization  were  handled  by  Colonel  Rosenbaum.  His  influence 
and  personality  welded  the  Regiment  into  a  unified  machine,  while  his  spirit  domi- 
nated every  asjjiration  for  improvement  and  efficiency.  A  graduate  of  West 
Point,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  he  was  a  major  in  the  Inspector  General's 
Department.  His  j)romotion  to  the  rank  of  colonel  came  as  a  recognition  of  his 
ability,  l)0th  in  the  field  and  in  the  technique  of  war. 

CAMP  MEADE  IN  THE  MAKING 

()f  those  whose  fortune  it  was  to  l)e  associated  with  the  Regiment  in  the 
late  August  and  early  September  days  of  1917,  there  are  few  who  will  forget 
the  sight  of  Camp  Meade  in  the  making.  At  that  time  it  resembled,  perhaps, 
nothing  so  much  as  a  w-estern  mining  camp  in  full  blast ;  workmen  here,  there 
and  everywhere,  with  the  whole  world  resounding  to  the  buzz  of  saws  and  the 
clang  of  hammers  as  barracks  after  barracks  sprang  into  being.     In  the  evenings. 


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when  the  laborers  gathered  together  at  the  contractors'  canteens,  it  was  no 
uncommon  sight  to  see  on  one  corner  of  the  street  a  hundred  or  more  worshippers 
at  the  shrine  of  Chance  engaged  in  what  to  all  intents  and  purposes  was  a  very 
prosperous  crap  game,  while  not  fifty  yards  away  a  few  of  the  more  religiously 
inclined  were  assembled  before  a  soap  box  pulpit,  listening  to  a  rough-and-ready 
lay  preacher  in  blue  overalls.  The  idea  of  the  western  mining  camp  lost  nothing 
by  the  fact  that  the  crap  game  seemed  invariably  to  be  the  victor  over  the  pulpit. 

For  the  officers  who  at  that  time  formed  the  nucleus  of  the  Regiment  the 
days  of  early  September  proved  busy  enough,  and  long  hours  were  spent  acquir- 
ing the  niceties  of  close  order  drill  and  in  sketching  interminable  miles  of  country 
roads,  while  between  times  strenuous  efforts  were  put  forth  to  secure  a  bowing 
acquaintance  with  army  paper  work  under  the  tutelage  of  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Morton.  With  the  week-ends  came  dusty  tramps  to  Admiral  or  Disney,  at  which 
points  were  located  stations  of  the  Washington,  Baltimore  and  Annapolis  Rail- 
way. Throughout  the  entire  stay  of  the  Regiment  at  Camp  Meade,  the  "W.  B.  & 
A."  remained  a  much  reviled,  albeit  very  necessary  institution.  Its  sins  were 
great,  but  whatever  its  shortcomings,  it  offered — with  its  friends,  the  jitneys — 
the  only  escape  into  the  outer  world. 

On  September  15th,  the  Regiment  moved  from  A-35  to  buildings  in  Block 
R,  which  was  destined  to  be  its  permanent  home  in  Camp  Meade.  These  build- 
ings were  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  reservation  from  A-35,  and,  in  accordance 
with  good  old  army  tradition,  the  move  was  heralded  with  no  uncertain  amount 
of  griunl)ling.  In  the  end,  however,  it  proved  to  be  a  blessing  in  disguise,  for 
ere  the  315th  Infantry  had  shaken  the  dust  of  Camp  Meade  from  its  shoes 
forever.  Block  R  had  seen  grow  up  around  it  the  Divisional  Post-Office,  the  Camp 
Meade  Terminal  of  the  W.  B.  &  A.,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Auditorium,  the  Liberty 
Theatre,  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.  Hostess  House  and  the  Camp  Fire  Department. 

Under  the  original  cantonment  plans.  Block  R  was  designed  to  hold  a 
regiment  of  55  officers  and  1,900  enlisted  men.     In  the  early  fall,  however,  new 


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tables  of  organization  were  jjuljlishcd.  and  in  these  the  strength  of  an  infantry 
regiment  was  set  at  103  officers  and  3,652  enlisted  men.  To  take  care  of  this 
increase  in  strength,  half  of  Block  S  was  tnrncd  over  on  October  23rd  for 
the  use  of  the  315th  Infantry.  In  the  two  blocks  combined,  the  buildings  as- 
signed to  the  Regiment  consisted  of  twenty  large  two-story  buildings  for  the 
men  and  five  smaller  barracks  for  the  officers.  In  addition  to  these,  there  was 
a  separate  building  for  regimental  headquarters,  one  for  the  guard-house,  an 
infirmary,  three  warehouses  and  six  stables.  East  of  the  regimental  area  there 
was  adeqtiate  space  for  athletic  fields,  and  during  the  stay  of  the  Regiment  at 
Camp  Meade  every  effort  was  made,  consistent  with  the  full  daily  drill  schedule, 
to  encourage  out-door  sports.  In  this  connection  a  word  ought  to  be  said  con- 
cerning the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  plant  in  Block  S,  which  was  open  to  the  men  of  the 
Regiment  at  all  times.  Its  service  of  films,  stationery,  education  and  recreation 
was  keenly  appreciated  by  the  men  of  the  315th  Infantry,  and  for  the  officers 
it  aflorded  a  place  of  assembly  upon  the  occasion  of  lectures  given  by  officers 
of  higher  commands. 


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THE  FIRST  RECRUITS 

After  repeated  delays,  the  vanguard  of  the  men  who  were  to  make  up  the 
Regiment  arrived  on  the  morning  of  September  21,  1917.  Several  days  jirior 
to  that  date  there  had  been  assigned  to  the  Regiment  37  men  from  the  Regular 
Army  to  serve  as  a  nucleus  around  which  to  build  up  the  personnel  of  non- 
commissioned officers.  However,  as  the  organizations  of  the  Regular  Army 
had  already  supplied  a  great  many  of  their  best  men  for  the  new  Regular  regi- 
ments, fewer  than  half  of  these  men  assigned  to  the  Regiment  proved  satis- 
factory, and  the  others  were  returned  to  their  former  organizations.  The  361 
recruits  who  arrived  on  the  morning  of  September  21st  all  came  from  the 
city  of  Philadelphia,  and  with  them  came  the  news  that  the  315th  Infantry 
was  to  be  composed  exclusively  of  men   from  the  Quaker  City.     This  circum- 


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stance  gave  rise  to  the  title  by  wliich  the  Regiment  has  always  been  identified — 
"Philadelphia's  Own" — and  to  the  pride  with  which  the  315th  Infantry  has  ever 
borne  itself  as  the  representative  of  one  of  America's  largest  cities.  On  Sep- 
tember 22nd,  the  Regiment  received  from  Philadelphia  its  second  increment  of 
men  and  found  itself  doubled  in  size.  Day  by  day  the  recruits  came  in  until, 
by  October  15th,  the  315th  Infantry  had  a  total  strength  of  2,731   men. 

One  of  the  incidents  of  these  early  days  from  which  the  Regiment  has  always 
taken  a  great  amount  of  satisfaction  is  the  fact  that  the  315th  was  the  first  regi- 
ment in  Camp  Meade  to  have  a  band.  Through  the  efforts  of  Colonel  Rosenbaum 
and  Captain  Awl,  ten  musicians  arrived  on  the  24th  of  September,  and  on  the 
following  day  the  National  Anthem  was  played  at  retreat.  This  was  the  first 
music  that  was  heard  in  camp,  and,  from  all  statistics  available,  it  seems  as 
though  the  Regiment  had  the  first  organized  band  in  the  entire  National  Army. 
The  band  leader  was  Mr.  Joseph  Painter,  and  the  nine  men  who  came  with  him 
were: — George  W.  Moyer,  Harry  A.  Shoop,  Edgar  F.  Hand,  Harry  Schoenman, 
Jerry  McClay,  Ralph  Sieberling,  William  S.  Lieberman,  Harry  Ammon  and 
Charles  F.  Fanstermacher.  These  men  all  enlisted  at  Pottsville,  Pa.,  for  the 
express  purpose  of  creating  a  band  for  the  315th  Infantry.  It  is  interesting 
to  note  the  various  occupations  of  the  men  before  their  enlistment,  as  it  throws 
light  on  the  cosmopolitan  character  and  capabilities  of  the  National  Army's 
personnel.  Two  were  miners,  one  a  painter,  one  a  printer,  two  were  machinists 
and  one  other  was  a  boilermaker.  The  same  diversity  would  have  been  found 
in  any  other  group  of  men  who  went  to  make  up  America's  new  army. 

Another  note-worthy  feature  of  the  Regiment's  early  activities  was  its  es- 
tablishment of  the  first  canteen  in  the  Division.  This  event  was  brought  about 
largely  by  the  energy  of  Major  Noble  J.  Wiley,  who  came   from  the  Regular 


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Arniv  to  command  tlie  First  Battalion.  Through  Major  Wiley's  efforts,  a 
tent  was  put  up  by  men  of  the  Regiment  in  the  middle  of  Block  R,  a  stock 
of  supplies  secured  and  all  necessary  arrangements  made  to  open  a  regular 
army  canteen,  or  "reginienial  exchange."  The  exchange  was  opened  on  the 
afternoon  of  .September  25th  and  at  once  did  a  land-office  business.  On  Septem- 
ber 26th,  Second  Lieutenant  Russell  M.  Willard,  of  "B"  Company,  was  placed 
on  special  duty  as  Regimental  Exchange  Officer,  and  from  then  on  the  regimental 
exchange  became  an  established  institution.  Shortly  after  its  opening,  the  ex- 
change was  moved  to  building  R-44,  where  it  remained  during  the  entire  slay 
of  the  Regiment  at  Camp  .Meade  and  added  increased  profits  month  by  month 
to  the  various  company  funds. 

Of  the  incidents  which  went  to  make  up  the  life  of  the  recruits  during  their 
first  days  in  the  army  but  little  neetl  now  be  said,  as  they  are  common  knowledge 
to  all.  Each  man  in  turn  was  lined  up,  interrogated  and  his  comjjlete  history 
tnially  tabulated  in  the  army's  cross-index  system.  To  each,  with  absolute  im- 
partiality, the  doctors  awarded  a  "shot  in  the  arm,"  and  each  experienced  the 
rigors  of  the  army's  physical  examination.  In  this  latter  connection  it  may  be 
of  interest  to  note  that  among  the  men  of  the  315th  Infantry  examined  during 
the  month  of  September,  1917,  one  recruit,  thirsting  for  the  blood  of  Germans, 
was  found  to  possess  a  wooden  leg  and  another  a  glass  eye. 

Of  the  physical  changes  wrought  by  the  army  in  men  fresh  from  the  city 
streets  but  passing  mention  need  also  be  made.  How  the  pallor  of  indoor  life 
gave  way  to  the  bronze  of  life  in  the  open,  how  the  stoop  gradually  worked  itself 
out  of  drooping  shoulders,  how,  little  by  little,  bulges  at  the  waist-line  became 
less  pronounced  and  how  slouchiness  gave  way  to  snap  and  vigor  is  a  more  or 
less  familiar  story  to  all  who  have  witnessed  the  transforming  power  of  military 
life  and  disci])line. 

And  with  the  changes  in  the  men  themselves  came  also  changes  in  their 
environment.    ( )nly  a  few  of  the  buildings  w-ere  completed  when  the  troops  began 


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to  arrive,  but,  before  many  weeks  had  passed,  trees  and  brush  had  been  cleared 
away,  corn  fields  and  sweet  potato  patches  levelled,  and  in  a  section  where  there 
had  not  been  any  more  than  half  a  dozen  isolated  grey  farm  houses,  there  sprang 
into  being  a  city,  well  ordered  and  symmetrically  planned,  capable  of  holding 
nearly  fifty  thousand  men. 

SECOND  LIBERTY   LOAN  CAMPAIGN 

The  first  big  event  in  the  early  life  of  the  Regiment  was  its  participation  in 
the  Second  Liberty  Loan  Campaign  conducted  by  the  Division  from  October 
2nd  to  October  25th.  1917.  The  Regiment  was  out  to  make  a  "killin',"  and  in 
the  homely  vernacular  it  "brought  home  the  bacon."  The  total  amount  sub- 
scribed in  the  Division  was  $1,607,800.00  and,  of  all  the  units  in  Major  General 
Kuhn's  organization,  the  315th  Infantry  stood  first  on  the  list  with  total  subscrip- 
tions of  $233,700.00.  This  amount  was  not  only  the  largest  subscribed  in  the 
Division,  but,  with  one  or  two  exceptions,  was  the  largest  subscribed  by  any  simi- 
lar organization  in  the  entire  American  Army. 

In  connection  with  the  Liberty  Loan  Campaign,  Senator  J.  Hamilton  Lewis,, 
of  Illinois,  on  October  13th,  addressed  the  assembled  Division  on  Liberty  Field, 
which  lay  just  north  of  the  Divisional  Post  Office.  This  aiTorded  the  first 
opportunity  for  the  Regiment  to  meet  en  masse  its  neighbors  in  the  Division 
and  full  advantage  was  taken  of  the  opportunity,  with  benefit  to  all  concerned. 

As  summer  waned  and  fall  wore  on,  the  315th  Infantry  gradually  rounded 
into  shape  as  a  military  organization.  The  men  of  ability  began  to  stand  out 
above  their  fellows,  and  many  were  the  special  orders  issued  from  Regimental 
Headquarters  "making"  non-commissioned  officers.  During  the  fall  and  early 
winter  months,  numerous  calls  were  made  upon  the  Regiment  to  help  fill  up 
the  Regular  Army  divisions  then  training  in  southern  camps.  Men  were  sent 
to  the  3rd,  4th  and  5th  Regular  Army  Divisions,  the  82nd  National  Army 
Division  and  to  a  host  of  smaller  specialized  units  in  various  sections  of  the 


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United  States.  The  largest  single  transfer  was  made  on  October  17th,  when 
1,000  men  of  the  Regiment  were  transferred  to  Camp  Gordon,  Georgia,  together 
with  all  necessary  papers  and  equipment.  This  task  was  brought  to  successful 
completion  with  less  than  48  hours  notice. 

Thanksgiving  arrived  and  was  celebrated  in  true  .\nierican  style  at  every 
compan\-  mess.  After  Thanksgiving  the  days  followed  one  another  with  in- 
creasing swiftness  as  the  Christmas  holidays  approached.  On  December  17th, 
and  the  first  few  days  immediately  following,  nearly  a  hundred  officers  with 
brand  new  commissions  from  the  second  series  of  Officers'  Training  Camps 
were  attached  to  the  Regiment  for  training  and  experience.  With  the  deijletions 
made  among  the  rank  and  tile  of  the  Regiment  through  transfers  to  other 
organizations,  it  seemed  for  a  time  as  though  the  315th  Infantry  were  to  possess 
the  distinction  of  being  a  fifty  percent  mixture  of  officers  and  men.  Of  these 
new  officers,  five  were  ultimately  assigned  j)ermanently  to  the  Regiment.  The 
men  in  question  were  First  Lieutenants  William  M.  Carroll,  Jr.,  John  T.  Ford, 
jr.,  William  H.  Murrell,  Walter  M.  Collins  and  Second  Lieutenant  James  F. 
Delaney.  The  great  majority  of  the  newcomers,  however,  remained  with  the 
Regiment  only  until  spring,  when  orilers  from  the  War  Department  called  them 
one  by  one  to  new  fields  of  endeavor.  Ne\ertheless  in  their  comparatively  short 
stay  at  Camp  Meade  they  left  their  mark  on  the  .^13th  Infantry  and  their  works 
hold  a  permanent  place  in  its  memory. 

Just  at  the  opening  of  the  Christmas  holidays,  on  December  21st  to  be 
exact,  a  Christmas  entertainment  was  given  l)y  the  Regiment  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
Auditorium.  The  building  was  crowded  to  capacity,  and  the  entertainment, 
which   consisted   of   music   and   \au(le\ille   numbers   by   the   home   talent   of   the 


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Regiment,  proved  to  be  a  decided  success.  Through  the  generosity  of  friends 
of  the  315th  Infantry  in  Philadelphia,  Christmas  packages  were  provided  for 
every  member  of  the  Regiment  and  these  were  distributed  after  the  entertain- 
ment. In  this  connection,  it  is  only  proper  that  a  word  of  appreciation  be  spoken 
concerning  the  interest  taken  by  the  people  of  Philadelphia  in  the  Regiment  and 
the  unqualified  assistance  and  support  which  they  gave  it  at  all  times.  Mrs. 
M.  S.  Taylor,  representative  and  co-worker  of  a  patriotic  committee  of  ladies 
of  Philadelphia,  endeared  herself  to  the  Regiment  through  her  substantial  con- 
tributions and  her  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  those  left  behind.  Others  promi- 
nent among  those  who  devoted  their  time  and  resources  to  the  welfare  of  the 
315th  Infantry  were  Mayor  Thomas  B.  Smith,  Judge  and  Mrs.  Norris  S.  Barratt, 
Mr.  Frank  H.  Moss,  Mrs.  J.  F.  Reynold  Landis,  and  Mr.  William  F.  Cochran. 
These  and  hundreds  of  others  did  much  to  provide  for  the  recreation  and  com- 
fort of  the  men  of  the  315th  Infantrv  and  to  them  the  Regiment  owes  an  eternal 
debt  of  gratitude. 

SECRETARY  OF  WAR  BAKER  REVIEWS  TROOPS 

On  December  22nd,  the  Division  was  assembled  in  its  entirety  for  the  sec- 
ond time  in  its  history.  The  occasion  was  a  review  of  the  Camp  Meade  troops 
liy  the  Honorable  Newton  D.  Baker,  Secretary  of  War.  The  review,  which 
was  held  on  Liberty  Field,  provided  a  beautiful  picture  of  life  and  movement, 
and,  as  rank  after  rank  swept  past  the  reviewing  stand,  one  sensed  fully  the 
growing  strength  of  America's  new  army.  Immediately  following  the  review, 
one-half  the  Regiment  indulged  in  a  wild  dash  for  the  first  available  exit  from 
camp.  This  half  comprised  those  who  had  been  fortunate  enough  to  secure 
passes  home  for  the  Christmas  holidays,  much  to  the  envy  of  their  less  fortunate 
fellows.  The  unfortunate  ones,  however,  were  not  overlooked,  and  in  all  the 
companies  Christmas  was  celebrated  by  a  sumptuous  dinner  with  plenty  of 
"seconds"  for  everybody,  so  although  there  were  many  who  perforce  had  to 
spend  the  holiday  away  from  home,  there  was  no  one  who  did  not  feel  that 
it  is  an  ill  wind  which  blows  no  one  some  good.  The  men  who  did  not  get  away 
on  Christmas  were  given  passes  home  to  celebrate  the  New  Year's  holidays. 

In  the  succeeding  months  the  weather  was  severe.  Seldom  had  there  been 
seen  in  that  part  of  Maryland  such  continuous  cold.  The  ground  stayed  covered 
with  snow  almost  contiimously  until  the  middle  of  March.  During  this  period, 
the  greater  part  of  the  time  was  devoted  to  indoor  instruction  within  the  bar- 
racks, and  the  "push  and  pull'  exercise,  together  with  the  sand  table,  reigned 
supreme.  There  was,  however,  a  goodly  amount  of  work  in  the  open,  and  most 
can  readily  call  to  mind  maneuvers  and  skirmishes  through  snow,  often  times 
knee  deep,  that  involved  stealthy  attacks  on  Jackson's  Grove  and  other  inoiifen- 
sive  hamlets  of  southeastern  Maryland.  Throughout  the  winter  months  and 
early  spring,  also,  numerous  officers  and  men  were  sent  to  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma, 
and  to  schools  located  within  the  Division  itself  for  instruction  in  the  specialized 
weapons  of  modern  warfare.  With  the  coming  of  spring,  however,  indoor 
work  lessened  and  work  in  the  open  became  more  and  more  the  rule.  As  the 
month  of  March  drew  to  a  close,  there  grew  within  each  man  a  determination, 
grimmer  than  ever,  to  fit  himself  for  the  part  he  was  to  play  as  a  member  of 
the  United  States  Army.     This  determination  grew   from  the  momentous  bits 


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of  news  that  tilteretl  in  from  the  battle-fields  of  Europe.  The  threat  s])rin.tj 
oiifensive  of  the  German  Army  had  started  and  even  then  was  threatening  to 
engulf  the  Allied  armies  before  America  could  get  her  forces  in  the  field. 

THE   FIRST   CAMP 

The  Regiment  had  its  initial  camp  experience  during  the  night  of  March 
20-21,  191S,  when  a  shelter  tent  camp  was  pitched  down  at  the  southern  edge 
of  the  reservation  about  two  miles  south  of  Admiral  and  close  to  the  tracks 
of  the  Philadelphia,  Baltimore  &  Washington  railroad.  The  night  was  exceed- 
ingly cold,  and  as  yet  there  has  been  no  one  discovered  w-ith  the  temerity  to 
admit  that  his  first  night  in  a  "])Up-tent"  is  a  thing  of  joyful  remembrance,  but 
the  experience  more  than  made  u])  for  the  discomforts.  Next  morning  camp 
was  broken  in  the  midst  of  a  miniature  cloudburst.  Even  this  failed  to  dampen 
the  ardor  of  men  who  were  making  the  first  ste])s  toward  becoming  old  cam- 
])aigners,  and  the  return  march  was  made  to  the  accompaniment  of  "The  Old 
(jrev   Mare"  and  kindred   soldier  melodies. 


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THE   BALITMORE  PARADE 

The  next  event  to  loom  large  upon  the  horizon  was  the  review  of  the  79th 
Division  by  President  W'ilson  at  Baltimore  on  April  6th.  1918,  in  celebration 
of  the  first  anniversary  of  the  United  States'  entrance  into  the  war.  To  par- 
ticijiate  in  the  review,  the  Regiment  left  Canij)  Meade  at  8:40  .\.  M.  on  the 
morning  of  April  4th,  and  camped  that  night  at  l:!altimore  Highlands,  a  suburb 
on  the  western  outskirts  of  Baltimore.  The  night  of  April  4th-5th  seemed, 
somehow  or  other,  to  have  been  one  of  those  nights  that  missed  its  place  in 
the   calendar  and   arrived   several   months   late,    for   morning   found   the   entire 


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camp  covered  with  a  hen\y  coatiiii:;  of  frost,  and  stiff  joints  were  nnicli  in 
evidence. 

On  -April  5th.  the  Regiment  entered  Baltimore,  which  was  already  gaily 
bedecked  with  flags  and  bunting.  The  streets  were  crowded  with  spectators, 
and  from  the  windows  of  the  tall  buildings  along  the  line  of  march,  bright-eyed 
maidens  of  the  city  showered  smiles  and  candy  ini])artially  ujion  the  troops 
below.  It  was  a  gala  occasion,  and  on  that  day  at  least,  the  doughboy  stood 
forth  in  undisputed  glory.  The  camping  place  selected  for  the  315th  Infantry 
during  its  stay  in  Baltimore — Patterson  Park — was  reached  about  noon-time, 
and  here  the  Regiment  pitched  cam])  until  the  morning  of  the  7th. 

The  review  of  the  Division  on  the  6th  was  a  solemn  and  stately  spectacle. 
As  the  men  from  Camp  Meade,  with  bayonets  fixed,  advanced  in  seemingly 
endless  procession  through  the  historic  streets  of  Baltimore,  there  was  not  one 
among  them  who  did  not  hold  himself  a  littfc  straighter  and  lift  his  chin  a  little 
higher  than  ever  before.  Nor  was  there  one  who  did  not  feel  within  him  a 
spirit  of  pride  in  his  Regiment,  his  Division  and  the  great  army  of  which  both 
formed  a  part.  It  was  in  this  spirit  that  the  315th  Infantry — "Philadeljihia's 
(Jwn" — swung  past  the  reviewing  stand  and  rendered  its  salute  to  the  President 
of  the   United   .Slates. 

The  return  to  t'ani]i  .Meade  started  before  day-break  on  the  morning  of 
.\pril  7tli.  and  all  that  day  the  concrete  highway  between  Baltimore  and 
Camj)  Meade  resoimded  with  the  tramp  of  marching  men.  It  has  always  been 
a  matter  of  pride  to  the  members  who  at  that  time  made  up  the  315th  Infantry 
that,  when  the  Regiment  finally  entered  camp  after  its  march  of  22  miles,  there 
was  not  a  man  missing  from  the  ranks  of  those  who  had  originally  started. 

ON  THE  t.\rc;et  R.VNGE 

Scarcely  had  the  Regiment  settled  down  after  its  return  from  Baltimore, 
when  it  started  oft'  on  another  trip :  this  time  to  the  target  range  on  the  southern 
edge  of  the  reservation.  Here  the  I'hiladelphia  contingent  remained  in  shelter 
tent  camp  from  April  15th  to  19th,  inclusive,  during  which  time  the  hills  and 
valleys  round  about  re-echoed  to  the  sharp  crackling  of  rifles  and  the  Regiment 
got  its  first  real  smell  of  powder. 

Throughout  those  hot  .\pril  days,  all  eyes  were  strained  across  the  shimmer- 
ing sands  of  the  range  for  glimpses  of  the  elusive  white  disc  by  which  each 
might  gauge  his  prowess  with  the  "Model  17."  In  the  evening  the  scores  of 
the  day  were  again  shot  over  at  the  gatherings  on  the  pine-covered  knoll  behind 
the  camp,  where  the  ever-present  "canteen"  dispensed  its  wares  to  long  lines 
of  the  faithful.  When  the  last  scores  had  been  turned  in  and  the  final  results 
tabulated,  it  was  found  that  the  Headquarters  Company  had  acquired  the  right 
to  championship  honors  in  rifle  shooting,  with  "11"  Company  a  close  second. 

With  target  practice  completed,  work  was  begun  on  the  construction  of  a 
bayonet  assault  coiu'se  just  east  of  the  Regimental  area.  Much  time  was  also 
devoted  to  the  game  of  oi)en  war.  Up  to  that  time  the  tendency  of  most  of  the 
training  had  been  toward  the  methods  of  trench  warfare,  inasmuch  as  that  sort 
of  action  seemed  to  predominate  in  I^Vance.  But  toward  the  beginning  of  sum- 
mer, the  feeling  was  entertained  on  the  part  of  higher  commanders  that,  after 
all.   the   war   would   be   decided   by   the   tactics   of   open   warfare,   and    detailed 


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Troops  of  the  ;^15th  Infantry  on  the  Target  Range 


attention  was  given  to  this  method  of  training- 


Frequent  maneuvers  were  out- 
Hned,  and  one  heard  much  of  "The  enemy  having  landed  in  Baltimore"  and  that 
"Enemy  patrols  were  last  night  reported  in   Severn." 


REGIMENT  TRAINS    10,000   RECRUITS 

As  the  month  of  May  passed  and  reports  of  developments  on  the  Western 
Front  came  in,  the  Regiment  became  more  and  more  impatient  to  meet  the  final 
test  upon  the  battle-fields  of  Europe.  This  impatience  was  augmented  by  the 
knowledge  that  units  of  the  National  Army  were  beginning  to  ])lay  their  parts 
in  the  world  struggle.  The  77th  Division  had  already  landed  in  France,  the 
78th.  SOth,  82nd,  89th  and  90th  Divisions  were  getting  under  way.  But  day 
after  day  passed  and  still  the  79th  remained  in  Camp  Meade,  lying  apparently 
forgotten  in  the  back  eddy,  while  past  it  swirled  the  great  current  of  world 
events. 

Recruits  came  to  the  Regiment,  were  given  a  period  of  intensive  training, 
and  then  transferred  to  swell  the  ranks  of  organizations  who  had  secured  the 
coveted  places  on  the  "priority  list."  By  May  31st  this  condition  had  existed  for 
nine  months,  and  during  that  time  the  315th  Infantry  had  received  and  passed 
through  the  transition  stage  between  civil  and  military  life  some  10,000  mem- 
bers of  the  National  Army. 

With  the  coming  of  June,  howex'er,  life  took  on  a  brighter  aspect.  The 
American  Army  had  finally  taken  the  offensive  in  Europe,  the  gallant  First 
Division    having   taken   Cantigny,   and   troops   were   being   rushefl   to    France   in 


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increasing  numbers.  The  Regiment  received  a  large  increment  of  new  recruits 
and  all  had  the  feeling  that   iniportaiU  events  were  pending. 

With  so  much  in  the  air,  runmrs  liegan  to  Hy  thick  and  fast.  (  )ne  said  this 
morning  that  "he  had  it  on  good  authorilv  that  this  regiment  would  he  sent  to 
Russia."  Another  solenmly  avowed  that  lie  had  it  as  "straigiit  dope  this  after- 
noon that  we  would  be  sent  to  Mexico."  «  *ne  day  we  would  be  going  to  France 
"next  week"  ;  the  next  "it  was  evident  now  that  thi.s  regiment  and  division  would 
be  retained  at  Cam])  Meade  as  a  training  unit."  Nothing  more  clearly  reveals 
the  ceaseless  activity  of  the  soldier's  mind  or  his  sense  of  humor  than  the  con- 
stant production  of  rumors. 

On  June  11,  191S,  the  Regiment  sustained  a  sharp  blow  in  the 
loss  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Morton,  who  was  called  to  Washington  to  become 
a  member  of  the  General  Staff,  llis  Ixuowledge  of  military  affairs  and  his 
engaging  jiersonality  had  won  him  the  respect  and  admiration  of  both  oflicers 
and  men,  and  it  was  with  real  regret  that  the  Regiment  bade  him  tiod-speed 
as  he  departed  to  take  up  his  new  duties. 

As  the  June  days  lengthened,  the  future  began  to  take  definite  form.  The 
Division  finally  secured  its  jilace  on  the  priority  list,  and  ])re])arations  for  de- 
jiarture  overseas  went  on  with  increasing  activity.  During  the  latter  half  of 
the  month,  the  entire  Regiment  went  on  a  rampage  of  inspections,  and  in([uiries 
as  to  Private  Jones'  missing  shoestrings  and  the  whereabouts  of  i'rivate  Smith's 
collar  ornaments  became  quite  the  most  important  topics  of  the  day. 

On  June  27th,  after  nearly  ten  months  of  training  for  the  battle-front,  the 
first  members  of  the  Regiment  started  for  France.  These  comprised  an  ad- 
vance detachment  of  11  officers  and  12  men  wlio  were  sent  ahead  for  a  month's 


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course  of  schooling  at  the  First  Army  Corps  School  in  France  with  the  idea 
of  securing  for  the  Regiment  information  as  to  the  most  recent  methods  of 
warfare. 

LOSS  OF  COLONEL  ROSENBAUM 

Coincident  with  the  departure  of  this  advance  detail  came  news  confirming 
what  had  heretofore  been  merely  rumor,  namely,  the  promotion  of 
Colonel  Rosenbaum  to  the  rank  of  Brigadier-General.  This  news  was  received 
with  mingled  feelings  of  joy  and  sadness;  joy  in  the  fact  that  the  War  Depart- 
ment had  so  fittingly  recognized  the  merit  and  ability  of  a  leader  who  had 
forever  enshrined  himself  in  the  hearts  of  his  men,  sadness,  because  the  Regi- 
ment must  enter  the  field  of  battle  without  the  services  of  him  who  had  con- 
trolled its  destinies  from  the  beginning.  With  the  definite  assurance  that  Colonel 
Rosenbaum  would  be  unable  to  accompany  the  Regiment  overseas,  command 
of  the  organization  devolved  upon  Major  Lloyd,  commanding  officer  of  the 
Third  Battalion,  as  both  Major  Wiley  and  Major  Borden,  commanding  the 
First  and  Second  Battalions,  respectively,  were  members  of  the  advance  school 
detachment. 

The  4th  of  July,  1918,  was  a  notable  occasion,  because  at  that  time  it  be- 
came evident  that  within  the  next  few  days  the  315th  Infantry  would  be  under 
way.  The  day  was  celebrated  by  an  athletic  meet  and  the  production  of  a 
musical  farce  comedy,  "The  Widow's  Mite,"  at  the  Liberty  Theatre  by  a  troupe 
from  the  Regiment. 


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On  Sunday,  the  7th  of  July,  the  tuial  orders  for  movement  at  last  arrived. 
One  after  another  of  the  companies  marched  from  the  barracks  in  "R"  block  to 
Disney,  where  trains  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad  were  waitinj^  to  receive 
them.  The  first  contingents  left  at  2  P.  M.,  and  by  5  o'clock  that  afternoon 
the  entire  Regiment  was  on  its  way  to  New  York  with  the  farewell  greetings 
of  Colonel  Rosenbaum  ringing  in  its  ears.  That  night  was  spent  in  the  yards 
at  Jersey  Citv.  Early  next  morning  the  various  units  of  the  Regiment  detrained 
and  proceeded  by  ferry  to  L'nitetl  Stales  lunbarkalion  Pier  No.  3  at  1  loboken. 
The  ship  assigned  to  the  ,il5th  Infantry  was  the  former  Ilamljurg-American 
liner  Aiiicrika,  renamed  the  .linrrica.  and  at  that  time  the  third  largest  transjjort 
flying  the  American  flag. 


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The  night  of  July  f^lh  was  spent  aboard  shij).  Late  in  the  afterncjon  of  the 
9th,  the  America,  in  a  gray  mist,  steamed  down  the  Hudson,  passed  the 
towered  spear-head  of  Manhattan,  the  Statue  of  Liberty,  and  sailed  out  into  the 
Atlantic.  The  ship  was  one  of  a  convoy  of  five  steamers  which  carried  a  total  of 
nearly  22,000  troops,  at  that  time  one  of  the  largest,  if  not  the  largest,  single 
shij)meiu  of  troops  ever  made.  The  America  carried  abroad  nearly  6,000 
troops,  a  fact  which  resulted  in  great  over-crowding.  Even  standing  room  on 
deck  was  at  a  premium,  and  the  Regiment  was  divided  into  three  shifts  for 
sleeping.  On  the  night  of  July  14th,  at  11:50  P.  M.,  the  America  rammed 
and    sank    a    J>ritish    freight    steamer,    the    I ndcslntcto.      The    ill-fated    steamer 


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was  struck  amidships,  cut  practically  in  two,  and  kicked  off  about  tifty  yards  to 
the  starboard,  where  it  sank  stern  down  in  seven  minutes.  The  night  was  very 
dark  and  bodi  steamers  were  running  without  lights.  The  captain  of  the 
America  ordered  a  brief  stop,  had  life-boats  lowered  and  succeeded  in  rescuing 
eleven  of  the  fortv-two  who  had  composed  the  crew  of  the  Indcstnicto. 

The  remainder  of  the  voyage,  which,  in  all,  lasted  nine  days,  passed  with- 
out incident,  and  on  Thursday,  July  18th,  the  America  dropped  anchor  in 
E'lrest  harbor.  At  seven  o'clock  that  evening  a  lone  lighter  appeared  in  some 
miraculous  fashion,  and  the  First  and  Third  Battalions,  some  2.000  strong, 
crowded  aljoard  and  were  ferried  to  the  docks  along  the  harbor  front. 


"BREST" 

Perhaps  it  was  coincidence,  or  perhaps  it  was  fate,  but  as  the  khaki-clad 
boys  from  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  swung  up  from  the  docks  through  the 
narrow,  winding  streets  of  Brest,  the  first  sound  to  greet  their  ears  was  the 
familiar  refrain  "Hail,  Hail,  the  Gang's  All  Here,"  chanted  shrilly  by  swarms 
of  French  youngsters  who  thronged  the  route  of  march.  Intermingled  with 
Philadelphia's  good  old  rallying  cry  were  to  be  heard  piteous  appeals  for  pennies, 
cigarettes  and  chewing  gum,  all  of  which  seemed  to  be  desired  for  "papa."  The 
advance  guard  of  the  Regiment,  after  many  twistings  and  turnings,  finally  reached 
its  camping  ground  at  midnight  and  pitched  shelter  tents  in  a  driving  downpour 
of  rain.  The  following  day  the  Second  Battalion,  Headquarters  Company,  Ma- 
chine Gun  Company  and  Supply  Comj^any  came  ashore  and  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  their  brethren. 


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As  long  as  memory  holds,  Brest,  in  the  minds  of  the  men  of  the  315th 
Infantry,  will  stand  as  a  synonym  for  rain,  mud  and  general  discomfort.  Dur- 
ing the  three  days  which  the  Regiment  spent  in  the  fields  outside  the  city,  it 
ranied  almost  continuously.  Food,  water  and  wood  had  to  be  carried  on  men"s 
backs  for  a  distance  of  two  miles  over  roads  that  were  ankle  deep  with  mud. 
At  all  hours  of  the  day  and  night,  soldiers  were  to  be  seen  strung  out  along  the 
road  staggering  under  loads  of  firewood,  canned  tomatoes,  slabs  of  bacon,  bread, 
and  other  articles  deemed  necessary  by  the  Government  to  maintain  the  life  and 
fighting  s])irits  of  the  doughboy.  During  the  journey  from  the  Commissary  to 
the  cami),  these  articles,  iiarticularly  the  l)read,  acquired  a  generous  coating  of 
mud,  the  thickness  of  which  varied  in  direct  ratio  to  the  number  of  stops  made 
by  the  bearer.  As  a  rest  camj),  Ilrcst  was  not  a  howling  success.  As  one  home- 
sick doughboy  disconsolately  init  il.  ".Vbout  the  only  thing  you  rest  here  is  your 
stomach." 

However,  all  things  base  an  end  and  so  it  was  with  Brest.  ( )n  July  21st, 
the  morale  thermometer  registered  a  jump  that  nearly  blew  the  mercury  through 
the  top  of  the  tube.  The  first  movement  toward  the  fighting  line  had  started. 
At  noon  on  that  date,  the  First  Battalion  and  Headquarters  Company  gleefully 
struck  tents,  and  waded  through  the  mud  to  a  railroad  siding  near  the  dock, 
where  a  train  was  waiting  to  bear  them,  once  for  all,  from  the  environs  of 
Brittany's  ancient  city.  Were  tears  shed  at  parting?  Yes,  gentle  reader,  but 
only  by  those  who  stayed  behind.  For  those  who  went,  no  cloud  could  dim  the 
future,  not  even  when  it  was  learned  that  the  trip  was  to  be  made  in  box  cars, 
wjiicli  some  misguided   native  of   I'rance  had  at   one   lime  or  oilier  in   IJic   dim 


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past  decided  capable  of  holding  forty  men  or  eight  horses.  The  "Hommes  40 — 
Chevaux  8"  idea  sounds  good  on  paper  but  nowhere  else.  If  you  don't  believe 
it,  ask  any  member  of  the  A.  E.  F. 

The  Second  Battalion  and  Machine  Gun  Company  followed  in  wake  of 
the  First  Battalion  on  the  morning  of  the  22nd,  and  the  same  afternoon  wit- 
nessed the  dejiarture  of  the  Third  Battalion  and  Supply  Company. 


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Three  days  and  three  nights  were  spent  on  the  trains  traveling  iidand,  dur- 
ing which  tiiue  the  Regiment  passed  through  the  cities  of  Rennes,  St.  Brieue, 
La\al,  Le  Mans,  Tours,  Bourges,  Nevers,  Dijon  and  Is-sur-Tille.  The  trip  was 
a  novel  and  refreshing  experience  for  both  officers  and  men  and  afforded  the 
first  insight  into  the  lives  and  customs  of  a  people  with  whom  the  Regiment 
was  destined  to  spend  the  better  part  of  a  year. 

On  July  24th,  the  first  section  arrived  at  the  detraining  jjoint,  Vaux,  which 
was  also  the  Divisional  railhead.  The  following  day,  the  third  section  arrived, 
and  these  units  were  billeted  in  the  surrounding  towns  as  follows :  Headquarters 
Company  and  Company  "D,"  together  with  Regimental  Headquarters,  at  Esnoms ; 
Companies  "A,"  "B"  and  "C,"  with  First  Battalion  Headquarters,  at 
Courcelles ;  Comijanies  "I,"  "K"  and  "L,"  and  Third  Battalion  Headquarters  at 
Chalancey ;  Company  "M"  at  Vesvres  ;  Supply  Company  at  Chatoillenot. 

The  second  section,  carrying  the  Second  Battalion  and  Machine  ( nm  Com- 
pany, became  more  or  less  confused  on  route  and  did  not  arrive  at  its  detraining 
point,  Vivey-Chalmessin,  until  July  26th.  The  night  of  the  26th  was  spent  de- 
training, and  on  the  following  day  the  companies  marched  to  their  billeting  areas 


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as  follows:  C()ni]);iiiies  "E"  and  "V"  at  Aujeurres;  Companies  "G"  and  "II," 
and  Second  I'.attalion  Headquarters,  at  Lcuchey ;  Machine  (km  Company  at 
(  liatdillenot. 

RI'.CIMI-.X'!'   TkAlXS    IX    'ri-.X'!'!!    .\RR.\ 

The  foretjoinij  towns,  allotted  to  the  i\et,nnienl.  were  ])art  of  the  Tenth 
Training  Area,  in  which  the  Division  was  to  spend  the  final  ])erio(l  of  training 
hefore  going  to  tiie  I'Vont.  This  area  lay  some  fifty  kilometers  south  of  Chau- 
mont,  the  (leneral  Headquarters  (G.  H.  Q. )  of  the  American  T-xpeditionary 
i'"orces,  and  hut  twentv-li\e  kilometers  from  I.angres,  the  great  school  center 
of  the  American   Army. 

I  hi  July  27th.  just  as  the  last  of  the  Second  llaltaliim  was  estahlishing  itself 
in  the  nt-w  area.  Lieutenant  Colonel  ^Mden  C.  Knuwles  was  attached  to  the 
Regiment  1)\  order  of  the  Division  and  at  once  assumed  command.  The  new 
commander  was  well-known  to  most  of  the  officers  and  men  of  the  .515th  Infan- 
trv.  having  served  as  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  ,^16lh  Infantry  during  the  entire 
stay  of  that  regiment  at  Camp  Meade.  This  circumstance  smoothed  away  what- 
ever difficulties  of  adjustment  might  otherwise  have  existed.  Colonel  Knowles 
brought  to  the  Regiment  a  strong  will,  a  mind  well  versed  in  military  strategy 
and  a  fund  of  wide  and  varied  experience  gained  during  his  years  of  service 
in  the  Regular  .\rmv.  <  )n  .\ugust  1st,  his  promotion  to  the  rank  of  colonel  was 
announced,  and  on  the  same  date  the  order  was  issued  from  Division  perma- 
nently assigning  him  as  commanding  officer  of  the  ,51.Sth  InfaiUry. 

.\  month  and  a  half  were  spent  in  the  Tenth  Training  Area  in  final  prej)- 
aration  for  the  serious  work  to  come.     During  this  period,  great  stress  was  laid 


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upon  maneuvers,  and  e\eryone  from  general  to  private  was  drilled  incessantly 
in  all  the  \vh\s  and  wherefores  of  his  job.  During  this  period,  also,  the  Regi- 
ment becanii.-  more  or  less  familiar  with  the  habits  and  customs  of  rural  France. 
One  learned,  for  instance,  that  next  to  '■Com])rce"  the  word  "Fini"  was  the  one 
most  frc([uently  used  in  the  French  language,  and  again  that  it  is  entirely  pos- 
sible, when  one  has  become  acctistomed  to  it,  to  share  one's  habitation  in  perfect 
amity  and  understanding  with  the  occupants  of  the  Ijarnyards.  It"s  all  in  what 
you  are  used  to,  and  everyone  ra])idly  became  conversant  with  continental  ideas. 

I*"inally,  after  six  weeks'  training,  the  powers-that-were  decided  the  Regiment 
was  ready  to  take  its  place  at  the  front,  and  on  the  8th  of  September  the  .515th 
Infantry  started  on  the  journey  that  was  to  end  at  the  edge  of  No  Man's  Fand. 

The  first  stage  of  the  journey  was  made  by  rail  from  V'au.x  to  Revigny. 
The  tri])  was  made  in  four  sections,  the  first  section  arri\-ing  at  Revigny  at 
midnight.  .September  Sth.  and  the  second  and  third  sections  during  the  morning 
and  afternoon  of  September  9th.  Upon  detraining,  the  First  Battalion  marched 
to  Bazincourt.  followed  by  the  1  leadcjuarters  Company  and  the  Machine  Gun 
Coni])any  to  Lisle-en-Rigault  and  Haironville  respectively.  The  .Second  Bat- 
talion in  turn  proceeded  to  its  billets  at  Brillon.  The  fourth  section,  carrying 
the  Third  Battalion,  was  the  last  to  reach  Revigny,  and  the  Battalion  upon  de- 
training marched  most  of  the  night  in  a  heavy  rainstorm,  not  reaching  its  billets 
at  Haironville  until  four  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of  September  10th. 

The  Regiment  rested  for  two  days  in  this  area  and  on  the  night  of  the  12th 
embussed  for  the  front  on  a  French  camion  train.  The  trip  lasted  all  night, 
the  \arious  units  arriving  at  Rampont  early  on  the  morning  of  the  13th.  The 
day  was  spent  in  camps  in  the  general  vicinity  of  Dombasle.  and  that  night  the 
315th  Infantry  set  out  on  the  last  stage  of  the  journey  to  the  trenches. 


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(September  1,  li»18) 


Colonel  Alden  C.  Knowles 
Lt.-Col.  Noble  J.  Wiley 
Captain  Samuel  W.  Fleming.  Jk. 
Captain  Coleman  P.  Bkown 
Captain  Alfred  G.  Harlow 


Coininanding  Regiment 

Lieiileinnil-Cdtiiiiel  of  Regiment  (On  D.  S.) 

Regimental  Adjutant 

Regimental  Personnel  OfHeer 

Res.imenlal  Inlelligenee  Officer 


FIRST  BATTALION 

Major  Fred.  W.  McL.  Patterson 
First  Lieut.  Walter  Gallagher 


Commanding 
Batlaliiin  Adjutant 


COMPANY  A  COMPANY  B  COMPANY  C  COMPANY  D 

Ciipt.  Josciib  n.  Nnolian  Capt.  John  V.   Hostwlck  Ciipt.  Cliarli-s  H.   Til^'Iuimn  Ciipt.  Julm  II.  ItickfLsim.  Jr. 

1st  Lt.  James   H.   Carpenter  Ist  I.t.  Artluir  L.   Bagans  1st  Lt.  Robert  P.  Meilj-  1st  Lt.  .Setli  C.  Hetlierington 

1st  Lt.  Alfred  L.  Quintard     1st  Lt.  Edward  h.  Journeay  1st  Lt.  Conrad  F.  Nagel.  Jr.  1st  Lt.  Lawson  G.  Bash 

2nd  Lt.  N.  S.  liarratt,  Jr.        1st  Lt.  Ben.1.  H.  Pollock  1st  Lt.  Stanley  A.  Welsh  1st  Lt.  Frank  A.  Van  Horn 

2nd  Lt.  Logan  B.  Gill  2nd  Lt.  John  J.  Conahan  2iid  Lt.  George  S.  Barker  2i]d  Lt.  William  R.   Mease 

2nd  Lt.  Lester  C.   Shearer  2nd  Lt.  Austin  E.  P.esancon  2nd   Lt.  Shepard  F.  Williams 


SECOND   BATTALION 

Major  Norman  E.  Borden  .  -  - 

First  Lieut.  W.\llace  E.  Hackett 
First  Lieut.  Richard  V.  Lancaster 


company  e 


COMPANY  G 


Commanding 

Battalion   Adjutant 

Chaplain 

COMPANY  H 


COMPANY  r 

Capt.  Lucius  A.  Miller  Capt.    Fred  H.   McCliutock  Capt.  Earle  C.  Offlnger  Capt.  David  B.  Williams.  Jr. 

1st  Lt.  Frank   S.   Crawford  1st  Lt.  William  A.   Sheehan  1st  Lt.  J.  Ferguson  Mohr  1st  Lt.  Walter   F.    Hayes 

1st  Lt.  John  V.   Murray  1st  Lt.  William  M.  Murrell  1st  Lt.  John  C.   Snyder  1st  Lt.  George  N.  Altliouse 

1st  Lt.  Edgar  J.  Eyler  1st  Lt.  Ralph  J.  Miller  2iid  Lt.  Herman  D.  Partsc-h  1st  I.t.  James  S.  McKeon 

2nd  Lt.  Walter  Hihbard  2nd  Lt.  Thos.  L.  Ashbridge  2nd  Lt.  Chester   G.    Stewart  2ml  Lt.  B.  Morrow  Sheppard 

2nd  Lt.  John  J.   Borbidge  2nd  Lt.  llavid  A.   Wiley  2iid  I.t.  Charles  S.  Tiers 


THIRD   BATTALION 

Major  Francis  V.  Lloyd  .  .  - 

First  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bullock,  3rd 
First  Lieut.  George  M.  Bailey 


COMPANY  K 

Capt.   George  P.   Scholes 


COMPANY  I 
Capt.  Albert  Friedlander 
1st  Lt.  Orson  J,  Graham 
1st  Lt.  Raymond  T.  Turn 
1st  Lt.  George  IL   Trundle 
2iul  Lt.  William  B.  Dodson     2Tid  Lt.   Ernest   \'.   Becker 


COMPANY  L 

Capt.    Francis  A.  Awl 


1st  Lt.  Chas.  Arbnthnot.  3d     1st   Lt.  George  L.   Wright 


1st  Lt.  Wm.  M.  Carroll.  Jr. 
1st  Lt.  Walter  M.  Collins 


1st   I.t.  John  T.  Ford 
1st   Lt.  Theodore  Rose 


Commanding 

Battalion  Adjutant 

Cliaflain 

COMPANY  M 

(':irit.  Wm.  W.  Van  llaniau 
1st  Lt.  Wilton  Snowden.  Jr. 
1st   Lt.  Carl  W.  Weutzel 
1st   Lt.  Henry  P.    Fansler 


2ud  Lt.  Ira  B.    Kellberg 


2nd  Lt.  Louis  U.  Labine 


2tnl  Lt.  (Jeiu'ge  S.  Freeman     2nd  Lt.  Harry  1).  Fnrey 
2ud  Lt.  Floyd  S.  Strosnider   2nd  Lt.  Carl  W.  Andrews 


SPECIAL   I'MTS 


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HEADQUARTERS 
COMPANY 


MACHINE  GUN 
COMPANY 


Capt.  Ward   W.   I'icrsou 

1st  Lt.  Ledlie  1.  Laughlin 

1st  Lt.  John  W.   Stauffer 

1st  Lt.  Edward  B.  Mugnire 

2ud  Lt.  Francis  A.  Chidsey 

2nd  Lt.  Joseph  R.  Bingman   2nd  Lt.  James  F 

2ud  Lt.  Russell  M.  Willard 

2nd  Lt.  Joseph  C.  Painter 


Capt.  Jos.  G.  Human.  Jr. 
1st  Lt.  Fred   H.   Lucas 
1st  Lt.  David  M.   Wallace 
2nd  Lt.  John  N.   McDowell 
2nd  Lt.  Charles  F.    Baer 

Delaney 


SUPPLY 
COMPANY 

Capt.    Victor  H.   Morcaii 
1st  Lt.  J.  Lambert  Smith 
Isl  Lt.  Chas.  J.  Hyde.  Jr. 
L'lid  Lt.  Ilc.ss  E.  Stickid 


MEDICAL 
DETACHMENT 

.\l:ij.    Robert   B.   Shackelford 
Caj.t.  Wallace  Bulford 
1st   Lt.  William  F.  Craig 
1st   I.t.  Ivor   D.    Fcuton 
1st   Lt.  Ralph  A.   Claridge 
1st  Lt.  Robert  C.   Van  Buren 
1st  Lt.  Marvin  B.  Campbell 
1st  Lt.  Samuel  Friedlander 
1st  Lt.  Norman  B.  Gardiner 
1st  Lt.  George  L.  Drach 


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INTO  THE  LINE 

HE  sector  assigned  to  the  315th  Infantry  for  its  initial  ex- 
perience at  the  battle-front  comprised  the  right  half  of  the 
Division's  sector — "Sector  304."  The  half  taken  over  by 
the  Regiment  was  known  as  the  haxry  sub-sector,  and,  at 
the  time  of  being  taken  over,  was  held  by  the  333rd  French 
Infantry  Regiment.  The  sector  lay  about  15  kilometers 
northwest  of  the  great  French  fortress,  V'erdini.  and  during 
the  s]jring  and  summer  of  1916  had  witnessed  the  bitterest 
and  bloodiest  struggles  of  the  war.  when  the  legions  of  the 
Crown  Prince  had  attemjited  to  smash  the  French  line  at  the  .grim  fortress 
on  the  Meuse. 

( )n  the  right  of  the  Regimental  sector,  during  the  night  of  .September 
13th- 14th,  Company  "E"  entjred  the  front  line  trenches  on  "Hill  304,"  where 
human  skulls  and  bones  still  lay  in  mute  evidence  of  the  titanic  struggles  of  the 
])ast.  Eight  hundred  meters  further  back,  Companies  "(i"  and  "H"  took  over 
the  line  of  resistance  with  the  latter  company  on  the  right.  These  companies 
lay  at  the  head  of  "Death  X'alley,"  the  graveyard  of  tliousands  of  French  and 
I  ierman  dead.  Beyond  the  mouth  of  this  ravine  was  j)lainly  visible  "Dead  Man's 
Hill"  ( Le  Mort  Homme),  the  scene  of  numerous  attacks  and  counter-attacks 
during  the  great  German  drive  of  1916.  Half  a  mile  behind  the  line  of  resistance 
was  located  the  Battalion  P.  C. — P.  C.  Cannebiere,  and  here  "F"  Company  was 
stationed  in  reserve. 

The  left  half  of  the  Regimental  sector  was  taken  over  by  the  First  Battalion. 
"C"   Company  occupied  the  line  of  observation   with  the  tattere<l   remnants  of 


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the  Bois  de  Malancourt  in  its  immediate  front  and  behind  it  Companies  "A" 
and  "B"  on  the  line  of  resistance.  "D"  Company  occupied  the  reserve  position 
at  BattaHon  Headquarters — P.  C.  Copinard. 

Behind  the  headquarters  of  the  front  hue  battahons  was  located  the  Regi- 
mental P.  C.  on  "Hill  309,"  at  which  point  were  stationed  also  Company  "I,"  of 
the  Third  Battalion,  and  the  Pioneer  platoon  of  Headquarters  Company.  A 
thousand  meters  behind  the  Regimental  P.  C,  "K,"  "L"  and  "M"  Companies,  of 
the  Third  Battalion,  took  up  position  as  the  Regimental  Reserve  in  Normandv 
Woods,  in  conjimction  with  the  Supply  Company.  Headquarters  Company  es- 
tablished itself  in  Camp  Civile.  The  Machine  Gun  Company  joined  and  support- 
ed the  First  Battalion  on  the  left  of  the  Regimental  sector,  while  Company  "A," 
of  the  312th  Machine  Gun  Battalion,  supported  the  Second  Battalion  on  the 
right.    So  much  for  the  disposition  of  the  Regiment  on  its  first  entry  into  the  line. 

While  the  315th  Infantry  occupied  its  sector  on  the  Allied  line,  it  gained  the 
knowledge  that  opposite  it  lay  one  of  the  most  formidable  positions  on  the  entire 
Western  front.  Five  hundred  meters  beyond  the  most  advanced  posts  of  the 
outpost  line,  across  the  waste  of  rusted  wire  and  shell-torn  ground  that  marked 
No  Man's  Land,  ran  the  German  front  line.  Here  the  Boche  had  lain  for 
nearly  four  years,  and  here  apparently  he  intended  to  remain.  Just  within  his 
lines,  in  the  sector  opposite  the  Regiment,  lay  the  nearly  obliterated  villages  of 
Haucourt  and  Malancourt.  Behind  these  the  country  rolled  to  the  north  in  hills 
and  valleys  dotted  with  small  clumps  of  woods  and  underbrush,  and  traversed 
by  band  after  band  of  barbed  wire  entanglements.  Behind  all,  far  back  on  the 
northern  horizon,  rose  the  dominating  heights  of  Montfaucon  from  which  the 
Crown  Prince  had  directed  the  assaults  of  his  army  two  years  before.  This 
great  citadel  had  been  christened  "The  Little  Gibraltar"  by  the  German  High 


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Conimaiid.  and  the  hoasl  liad  been  made  that  it  woidd  iic\er  l)e  taken  by  the 
AlHes. 

Strcinji^  as  the  (iernian  position  was  by  nature,  it  had  been  rendered  still 
more  formidable  by  artificial  means.  Durinji;  the  four  years  of  their  occujiancy 
of  the  French  soil  north  and  west  of  \'erdun,  the  in\aders,  at  an  immense  cost  of 
time  and  labor,  had  constructed  and  organized  four  successive  lines  of  defense. 
The  tirst  of  these  was  the  prolongation  of  the  famous  Hindenburg  Line,  which 
at  this  ])oint  lay  three  kilometers  south  of  Montfaucon.  Then  in  tjrder  came 
the  Hagen  Stellung,  the  \'olker  Stellung  and  finally  the  last  great  line,  the  Kriem- 
hilde  Stellung.  .\t  the  point  opposite  "Sector  304,"  the  distance  between  the 
first  and  last  of  these  lines  of  defense  was  less  than  eighteen  kilometers.  Such 
were  the  positions  opposite  the  315th  Infantry. 

The  l-'aNTy  Sub-sector  was  what  the  French  would  term  a  "ires  bon"  sector. 
The  days  and  nights  were  quiet  and,  except  for  the  whistle  of  an  occasional 
shell,  there  was  little  to  indicate  that  here  lay  the  forces  of  two  great  nations 
engaged  in  war. 

THE  FIRST  CASUALTY 

( )n  the  night  of  September  l.^ih,  the  Regiment  suti'ered  its  first  casualty  in 
the  death  of  Corporal  Thomas  L.  Landenberger,  of  Company  "1,"  who  was 
fatally  wounded  at  the  Regimental  P.  C.  (P.  C.  Caesar),  by  the  e.xplosion  of 
an  aerial  bomb  dropped  from  a  German  plane  and  intended  for  the  Headquar- 
ters building.  At  the  same  time,  two  other  members  of  the  same  company  were 
wounded  slightly. 

A  switch  was  made  in  the  positions  of  the  various  comjianies  on  the  night 
of   September   LSth.     Company  "A"  relieved  Company  "B"  on  the  line  of  ob- 


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servation,  Company  "B"  having  relieved  Company  "C"  two  nights  before.  The 
Third  BattaHon  moved  up  from  its  reserve  position  and  reheved  the  Second 
BattaHon.  which  took  over  the  place  vacated  by  the  Third.  The  Third  Battalion 
established  itself  as  follows:  Company  "K"  on  the  line  of  observation.  Com- 
panies "L"  and  "M"  on  the  line  of  resistance,  Company  "I"  in  reserve.  Com- 
pany "E"  took  over  the  place  of  Company  "T"  on  Hill  309.  During  the  time 
the  Regiment  occupied  the  sector,  it  had  on  its  right  the  129th  Infantry  of  the 
33rd  Division,  and  on  its  left  the  313th  Infantry  of  the  79th  Division. 

It  was  just  at  the  time  that  the  changes  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  paragraph 
occurred,  that  the  Regiment  first  became  aware  of  unusual  activity  in  its  sector. 


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The  first  intimation  came  in  the  form  of  a  group  of  French  marines,  who  licsjan 
the  construction  of  large  gun  emplacements  along  the  Doml)asle-Monlze\illc 
Road.  A  (lay  or  two  later,  hatteries  of  heavy  howitzers  took  u])  position  one 
hy  one  in  the  vicinity  of  Msnes,  a  ruined  village  on  the  right  edge  of  the  Kegi- 
mental  sector.  Still  later,  hatteries  of  French  75's  made  their  appearance  just 
hehind  the  line  of  resistance,  and  then  it  was  settled  heyond  all  question  of  douht 
that  an  attack  on  a  large  scale  was  impending.  With  this  fact  assured,  specula- 
tion hccame  rife  as  to  whether  or  not  the  315tli  Infantry  was  to  he  included  in 
the   assaulting    forces.      (Jld-timers    in    the    ranks    scoffed    at   the    idea   of    green 


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troops  being  sent  against  positions  such  as  those  lying  opposite  tlie  Regiment, 
and  the  majority  of  the  Regiment  was  of  the  opinion  that  the  initial  attack,  at 
least,  would  be  made  by  some  of  the  more  tried  and  seasoned  divisions.  Finally 
the  question  was  settled.  ()n  the  23rd,  orders  were  received  that  the  attack 
would  be  made  on  .September  26th,  and  that  the  79th  Division  would  form  i)art 
of  the  attacking  line  as  a  shock  division.  The  31.^th  and  314th  Infantries,  under 
the  command  of  Brigadier  General  Nicholson,  were  to  iniii.ilc  the  attack  in 
the  Divisional  sector,  which  was  to  be  narrowed  to  half  its  original  width.  The 
315th  and  316th  Infantries,  under  the  command  of  Brigadier  ( leneral  Xoble, 
were  to  act  as  a  support,  the  315th  Infantry  following  the  314lh,  and  the  316lh 
Infantry  following  the  313th.  For  the  attack,  the  front  of  the  Regimental  sector 
was  to  be  diminished  to  include  onl_\-  tliat  held  by  the  batt.alion  on  the  ri!,dit, 
at  that  time  the  Third  Battalion. 

On  the  evening  of  September  24th,  the  sub-sector  held  by  the  i'"irst  ilattalion 
was  taken  over  by  troops  of  the  316th  Infantry,  the  First  Baltidion  taking  U]) 
position  in  the  F"oret  de  Hesse.  The  following  evening,  the  314th  Infantry 
passed  through  the  Regiment  from  the  rear  and  look  over  the  front  line  trenches 
from  the  129th  Infantry,  which  had  outposted  two  entire  divisional  fronts  during 
the  preceding  48  hours,  in  order  that  a  series  of  Boche  raids  along  the  line  might 
not  disclose  the  fact  that  different  divisions  were  being  massed  for  an  attack. 

The  plan  of  action,  as  outlined  in  P)riga(le  orflers.  jirovided  that  the  3 1 5th 
Infantry  should  supjiort  the  attack  of  the  314th  Infantry  at  a  distance  of  1,000 
meters,  ad\ancing  with  two  battalions  in  line  and  one  in  sn])port,  the  latter  to 
serve  as  a  Brigade  reserve.  To  carry  out  this  plan,  the  First  Battalion,  during 
the  night  of  September  25th,  was  brought  over  from  the  Foret  de  Hesse,  and  placed 
on  the  left  of  the  Third  Battalion  in  the  Regimental  attack  sector,  .\fler  the 
necessary  changes  of  position  had  been  acconi])]ished,  the  Regiment  was  dis- 
posed in  support  of  the  314th  Infantry  as  follows:  The  First  Battalion,  under 
Major  Patterson  (who  had  succeeded  Major  Wiley  when  the  latter  was  ordered 
to  the  (jeneral  Staff  College  at  Langres),  occupied  the  front  line  on  the  left 
half  of  the  Regimental  sector;  Company  "C"  in  trench  Delacroix,  Companies 
"D."  ".V"  and  "B"  along  the  Boyau  Tournehere.  The  Third  Battalion,  under 
Major  Lloyd,  was  posted  on  the  front  line  on  the  right  half  of  the  Regimental 
sector;  Company  "I"  in  trench  Cant,  Comixuiies  "K"  and  "L"  in  Boyau  de  la 
Cannebiere  and  Boyau  des  Zouaves,  Com])any  "^I"  in  trench  Raoul  Duval. 
The  last-named  company  was  detailed  as  Regimental  reserve.  The  .Second  liat- 
talion,  under  Major  Borden,  bad  come  u])  from  Normandy  Woods  and  taken 
position,  with  Companies  "K."  "I!"  and  "(1"  just  south  of  the  road  ojijiosite 
P.  C.  Cannebiere,  and  Company  "V"  immediately  behind  the  center  of  the 
First  and  Third  Battalions  to  act  as  "nioppers-uii." 

TIIF   BOMB.VRDMFXT 


At  ele\en  o'clock  on  tlie  night  of  .September  25th,  a  deep  boom  far  behind 
the  .\merican  lines  heralded  the  beginning  of  the  si.\-hour  .Mlied  barrage.  It 
was  the  most  terrific  bombardment  ever  delivered  upon  a  front  of  similar  extent. 
Massed  between  the  Meuse  and  the  western  edge  of  the  -\rgonne,  were  three 
thousand  pieces  of  artillery  gathered  from  all  i)arts  of  the  Western  front.     Many 


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of  the  pieces  were  still  hot  from  action  in  the  St.  Mihiel  salient,  while  others 
had  seen  service  with  the  British  in  Flanders  and  with  the  French  in  the 
Champagne.  There  was  an  average  of  one  gun  for  every  eight  meters  of  front, 
and,  at  certain  points  in  the  line  where  stifi'  opposition  was  expected,  the  average 
interval  was  much  less.  Opposite  Montfaucon,  in  the  sector  occupied  by  the 
315th  Infantrv,  the  artillery  was  literally  lined  up  hub  to  hub. 

None,  whose  privilege  it  was  to  witness  it,  will  ever  forget  the  indescribable 
grandeur  of  the  artillery  barrage  which  preceded  the  great  Meuse-Argonne  ()f- 
fensive.  The  somber  hills  guarding  Verdun  and  the  country  to  the  west  seemed 
rimmed  with  flame.  The  air  was  filled  with  the  whistling  of  passing  shells, 
and  above  all  rose  the  thunder  of  the  guns.  Close  at  hand  could  be  heard 
the  sharp,  staccato  bark  of  the  French  75's,  farther  back  mounted  the  throaty 
roar  of  the  six  and  nine-inch  howitzers,  while,  in  the  distant  rear,  hills  and 
\alleys  re\erberated  to  the  deep  boom  of  the  huge  naval  guns  along  the 
Dombasle  road. 

Two  hours  after  midnight  the  fire  of  the  artillery  seemed  to  double  in  inten- 
sity, and  the  metallic  whiz  of  shells  ox'erhead  merged  into  a  continuous  scream. 
The  batteries  had  changed  to  drum-fire.  It  was  the  final  Ijarrage  Ijcfore  the 
attack,  and  for  three  hours  a  deluge  of  steel  and  flame  was  let  down  upon  the 
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At  5  :.i()  A.  M.  cm  \\\v  ninrniu','  of  St'ptLMiihcr  26tli,  tlic  first  \va\es  of  in- 
fantry s\vc])l  forward,  and  the  American  Army,  witli  nine  divisions  on  a  25-mile 
front,  heijan  tlie  mighty  offensixe  which  ended  only  with  tin-  Armistice. 

The  79\\\  |)i\isi(in  ,id\anctd  as  the  right  flank  division  of  the  .Mh  Corps, 
which  had  heen  gi\en  the  ])ost  of  honor  in  the  center  of  the  attacking  line.  ( )n 
the  right  of  the  Camp  Meade  division  was  the  4th  Regular  ,\rmy  Division,  and 
on  the  left,  the  37th   Xaticjnal  (iuard   Division. 

In  accordance  with  the  jilans  laid  down,  the  315th  Infantry  started  its 
advance  across  No  .Man's  l,an<l  wlu-n  the  last  elements  of  the  314th  Infantry 
had  jiassed  a  thousand  meters  heyond  the  jum])ing-off  point.  On  its  right  was 
the  4th  Division,  on  its  left  the  .?13th  and  3I6th  Infantries,  the  313tli  Infantry 
on  the  front  line.  i  he  315th  Infantry  .Machine  ( lun  Com])any  suppt)rted  the 
l-'irst  Battalion,  and  Conqiany  "A,"  of  the  312th  .Machine  <  inn  li.attalion,  sup- 
]iorted  the  Third  Battalion. 

Scarcely  had  the  leading  units  of  the  Regiment  cleared  their  own  wire, 
when  they  ])lunged  into  a  dense  smoke  l)arra';e  which  the  I'irst  (ias  and  Flame 
Regiment  h;id  put  o\  er  just  pricjr  tn  the  advance  of  the  front  line.  This  smoke, 
comljined  with  the  mist  which  lay  in  the  valley,  made  it  extremely  difticult  for 
com])anies  and  platoons  to  keep  touch  with  one  another. 

.\hout  eight  o'clock,  the  "]iut-put-put"  of  ( lerman  machine  .guns  could  he 
heard  in  the  mist  ahead,  as  the  3I4th  Infantry  gained  contact  with  the  P)Oche 
machine  gun  nests  in  and  around  .M.alancourt.  .shortly  .afterwards  tiie  lirst 
grou])s  (jf  ( icrman  prisoners  hei^an  to  hie  hy,  hands  held  hi.gh  above  their  heads. 
Ivich  group  proceeded  under  the  escort  of  a  grinning  doughhoy,  whose  h.xed 
bayonet  served  as  an  effective  -^pur  to  lagging  footsteiw. 

Although  the  firing  ahead  had  liecn  in  ])rogress  for  quite  a  time,  the  advance 
went  on  rajjidly.     The  Regiment  did  not   ronie  under  direct  fire  until  "1"  Coni- 


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Some  of  the  First  German  Prisoners  Captured  by  Troops  of  the  79th  Division 

pany,  the  leading  company  of  the  Third  BattaHon,  reached  the  Forges  Brook  at 
the  southern  edge  of  Haucourt  and  the  dismal  swamp  of  the  Bois  de  Malancourt. 
Here  the  men  of  the  Third  Battalion  were  subjected  to  the  fire  of  German 
snipers  who  had  taken  up  positions  in  the  ruins  of  Malancourt. 

LIEUTENANT  TURN  KILLED 

It  was  at  this  point  that  the  first  battle  casualty  in  the  Regiment  was  re- 
ported. First  Lieutenant  Raymond  T.  Turn,  commanding  the  first  platoon  of 
"I"  Company,  was  killed  instantly  just  as  he  was  about  to  lead  his  platoon  across 
the  Forges  Brook.  It  is  believed  that  his  death  was  causei 
which  exploded  in  his  pocket  after  being  struck  by  a  German  sniper's  bullet 

<  )n  the  left  side  of  the  Regimental  sector,  the  First  Battalion  went  forward 
without  resistance  until  it  had  crossed  the  Forges  Brook,  when  its  advance 
was  held  up  by  a  rain  of  bullets  from  machine  guns  and  snipers  in  the  Hinden- 
burg  trench,  one  and  one-half  kilometers  north  of  Malancourt. 

At  12:30  P.  M.,  an  "S.  O.  S."  call  for  assistance  was  received  at  Regimental 
Headquarters  from  Colonel  Oury,  commanding  officer  of  the  314th  Infantry, 
who  requested  reinforcements  for  his  front  line.  Major  Lloyd,  of  the  Third 
Battalion,  was  at  once  directed  to  send  forward  two  companies.     Following  the 


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issuance  of  this  order,  lio\\e\er,  word  was  reccixed  from  Division  that  no  aid 
would  be  jjivcn  the  leaihnj;  regiment  at  this  time,  and,  in  conse<iuenee,  the  orders 
for  two  companies  to  reinforce  the  ,^14th   Infantry   were  immediately   revoked. 

By  three  o'clock  in  tiie  afternoon,  tlie  Tjiird  Battalion,  despite  the  continuous 
fire  of  snipers  from  the  front  and  tlanks.  had  "moi^ped  u])"  Malancourt  and 
advanced  a  half  kilometer  beyond.  But  here  its  advance  was  held  up  by  a  storm 
of  machine  gvm  Ijidlets,  one-pounder  shells,  minenwerfcrs  and  the  fire  of  a  77-nim. 
wun,  a  sacrifice  piece,  which  was  tiring  o\er  the  sights  at  the  advancing  troops. 
This  tire  swept  in  a  southeasterly  direction  down  tiirough  the  clr;iw  leading  into 
Malancourt.  and  came,  in  the  main,  from  wiial  were  afterwards  found  to  be 
S])eciall\-  jjrepared  positions  in  the  llindenburg  trench  system. 

In  the  middle  of  the  afternoon,  the  Third  Battalion  suffered  another  casualty 
in  the  death  of  Second  Lieutenant  Floyd  S.  Strosnider.  of  "L"  Company,  who 
was  killed  by  a  machine  gun  bullet  while  leading  his  platoon  through  the  dense 
underbrush  northwest  of  Malancourt.  .\t  .almost  the  same  time,  the  death  of 
First  Lieutenant  William  F.  Craig,  of  the  Medical  Corps,  was  reported.  Lieu- 
tenant Craig,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  attached  to  the  Second  Battalion, 
was  killed  instantly  I)y  the  explosion  of  a  Ccrman  shell  at  the  cross-roads  in 
Malancourt. 

At  three  o'clock,  the  advance  of  both  the  First  and  Third  Battalions  had 
been  halted  by  the  overwhelming  fire   from  the  German   trenches  ahead.     The 


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TuAiiu   Jammku  L  r  Hkhimj  tui;  Aii\'ancing    I  Kuurs  i.\   rii:;  Vn.i.Aiiii  ui-   Esnes 

front  line  companies,  liowever,  held  grimly  to  their  task,  and  rL-])eated  attempts 
were  made  to  advance,  tiradually  the  line  edged  forward,  and  hv  six  o'clock 
that  evening  the  fir.st  wave  of  llie  .?15th  Infantry  had  crawled  U])  the  hill  slopes 
and  into  the  llindenhurg  trench,  iiere  the  Regiment  took  up  positions  for  the 
night:  Companies  "I"  and  "K"  of  the  Third  Battalion,  east  of  the  Malancourt- 
Montfaucon  road  ;  Companies  "L"  and  "M"  and  the  First  llattalion.  west  of 
the  road;  the  Second  Battalion  in  a  system  of  trenches  ahout  4(X)  nietcrs  south 
of  the  Third  Battalirjn  :  and  Regimental  Tlead(|Uarters  one  kiliim;'ler  southeast 
of   Malancourt. 

During  the  da}-,  the  Regiment  had  lost  3  officers  and  9  men  killed  and  31 
men  wounded.  .\  total  of  61  (ierman  prisoners  had  been  captured,  42  of  these 
having  heen  taken  at  one  time  hy  the  men  of  "C"  and  "B"  Companies  in  the 
woods  one  kilometer  northwest  of  .Malancourt.  Owing  to  the  stifl'  resistance 
encountered  by  both  the  3L5th  and  3-14th  Infantry,  the  front  line  of  the  Division 
at  the  end  of  the  first  day  was  considerably  behind  the  line  established  liy  the 
4th  Division  on  the  right  and  the  Vi/th  Division  on  the  left. 


THE  ADWXXCh:  (  )F  Sia'TI-.MBl'.R  271"ll 

Shortly  after  six  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  .September  27th,  Brigadier 
(ieneral  Noble  was  relieved  by  the  Division  commander.  Major  Cjeneral  Kuhn, 
who  reorganized  the   Division   into   two   ]jrovisional   brigades,  one  consisting  of 


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The  Rl'ins  of  Muntfaucon 


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The  Shell  Shattered  CiirncH  in  MoxTFArcciN 


the  313th  and  316th  Infantries;  the  other  of  the  314th  and  315th  Infantries. 
Colonel  Knowles  was  placed  in  command  of  the  provisional  brigade  consisting 
of  the  314th  and  315th  Infantries  until  sucli  time  as  he  could  gain  contact  with  his 
senior,  Colonel  <  )ury,  the  commanding  officer  of  the  314th  Infantry.  <  )rders 
were  given  for  the  Brigade  to  push  forward  willi  all  possible  speed,  the  regi- 
ments maintaining  the  same  relative  positions  as  on  the  preceding  day. 

Re])orts  had  come  into  Regimental  liead([uarters,  early  that  morning,  that 
conditions  on  the  right  of  the  Malancourt-Montfaucon  road  were  such  as  to 
make  it  impossible  for  troops  to  move  forward  without  being  subjected  to  heavy 
machine  gun  fire  from  the  direction  of  Cuisy.  For  this  reason  orders  were 
issued  to  the  Second  Battalion  to  take  uji  position  immediately  behind  the  Third 
Battalion  on  the  west  side  of  the  Malancourt-Montfaucon  road  and  there  await 
orders.  In  the  meantime.  Colonel  Knowles,  accompanied  by  his  .\djutant.  Cap- 
tain Fleming,  made  a  personal  reconnaissance  of  the  front  line  positions.  This 
reconnaissance  showed  that  an  advance  on  the  right  of  the  road  would  not  be 
so  seriously  held  up  as  reported,  and,  in  consequence,  the  Second  and  Third 
Battalions  were  at  once  ordered  to  reform  on  the  right  of  the  road  and  to  push 
forward  until  contact  was  gained  with  the  rear  elements  of  the  314th  Infantry. 
To  Colonel  Knowles  fell  the  task  of  establishing  lines  of  communication,  plan- 
ning and  co-ordinating  the  work  of  artillery  and  tanks  in  support  of  tiie  attack 
and,  in  short,  the  general  reorganization  of  the  Brigade.  na])])ily  this  was  ac- 
complished without  much  loss  of  time  and  without  his  relinf|uishing  command 
of  the  Reeiment. 


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German  Aviator  Hans  Meinrkh  Marwere,  Etats  Meaessinger  Unter  Officer,  Who 
RRofcHT  Down  Bau.oon  Shown  on  Oi'piisite  Page,  anu  Who  in  Turn  Was  Brought 
Down  a  I'"ew  Minutes  Later  nv  Anti-Airiraft  Guns. 


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ANT^RY 


The  Village  of  Nantillois  Under  Shell  Fire 


At  8:30  A.  M.,  contact  was  gained  with  Colonel  <  )ury  and,  hy  \irtue  of 
seniority,  command  of  the  provisional  hrigade  automatically  passed  to  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  314th  Infantry.  Both  regiments  had  now  started  to  push 
ahead,  but  the  advancing  troops  were  already  beginning  to  get  beyond  the  range 
of  their  light  calibre  supporting  artillery,  and  the  enemy  was  resisting  with  in- 
creasing vigor.  At  this  juncture,  the  forward  observation  officer  of  the  147th 
Field  Artillery  reported  to  Colonel  Knowles  for  instructions  with  regard  to  the 
placing  of  his  batteries.  The  147th  h'ield  Artillery,  which  had  been  designated 
as  accompanying  artillery  for  the  front  line  regiments  by  Division  order,  was 
a  light  artillery  regiment  of  75's  and  at  that  time  formed  part  of  the  57th  Artillery 
Brigade.  This  brigade,  under  the  command  of  Brigadier  General  G.  LeRoy 
Irwin,  supported  the  advance  of  the  79th  Division  and  was  composed  in  the 
main  of  artillery  units  from  the  32nd  Division. 

The  artillery  officer  was  directed  by  Colonel  Knowles  to  place  one  battery 
of  his  75's  near  the  road-fork,  2j.^  kilometers  south  of  Montfaucon,  and  two 
batteries  immediately  north  of  Malancourt,  for  the  purpose  of  supporting  the 
advance  by  fire  on  Cuisy  and  a  large  patch  of  woods,  the  Bois  de  Tuilerie,  due 
east  of  Montfaucon.  Preparations  were  made  by  the  artillery  to  carry  out  these 
instructions,  but  the  movement  was  greatly  hampered  by  the  deplorable  condi- 
tions existing  on  the  road  over  which  the  artillery  had  to  pass. 

From  the  outset,  on  the  morning  of  September  26th,  there  had  been  but 
one  road  available  for  the  use  of  both  the  4th  and  79th  Divisions.  This  was 
the  Esnes-Malancotirt-Montfaucon  Road.  At  the  beginning  of  the  action,  on  the 
morning  of  the  26th,  from  the  head  of  Death  Vallev  near  Esnes  to  the  outskirts 


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of  Malancourt.  there  was  notliiiitj  but  a  shcll-pocked  waste  of  earth  and  stone. 
the  original  road  having  been  blotted  out  of  existence  by  the  explosion  of  thou- 
sands of  French  and  tiernian  shells  during  the  tighting  about  Verdun  in  1916. 
During  the  first  day  of  the  American  drive,  the  Engineers  had  worked  wonders, 
but  man  could  not  achieve  the  impossible,  and  a  single  day  was  not  sufficient 
to  build  a  road  capable  of  satisfying  the  transjjortation  needs  of  two  entire 
divisions. 

Uniler  these  circumstances,  the  morning  of  the  27th  found  the  Esnes- 
Malancouri-Mont faucon  Road  buried  under  a  hopeless  jam  of  ambulances, 
artillery,  supply  trucks,  and  vehicles  of  all  descri])tions.  The  forward  move- 
ment of  artillery  became  well-nigh  impossible,  and,  as  the  day  wore  on,  the 
advancing  troops  were  forced  to  rely  more  and  more  on  the  momentum  of  their 
own  attack. 

THE  TANKS  ARRIVE 

During  the  afternoon  of  the  26th,  word  had  come  to  Reginu-nial  Head- 
quarters that  a  number  of  French  tanks  were  to  be  assigned  to  the  315th  In- 
fantry as  soon  as  it  became  possible  to  bring  them  u]).  These  tanks  hnallv 
arrived  on  the  morning  of  the  27th,  and  comprised  ten  light  tanks,  of  liu-  Renault 
type,  and  two  heavy  tanks,  each  of  the  latter  armed  with  a  7.5-mm.  gim.  .\t  11 
o'clock.  Colonel  Knowles  directed  the  tank  commander  to  move  his  tanks  to  the 
edge  of  a  small  woods  a  kilometer  southwest  of  Cuisy  and  there  await  orders 
for  a  farther  ad\ance.  At  this  time.  Regimental  1'.  C.  was  estalilished  east  of 
the  Malancourt-Moiit  faucon   Road  just  north  of   Malancourt. 


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A  Lari;e  Tank  VVrecked  in  the  Attack  on  Madeleine  Farm.    Graves 
OF  Crew  Shown  in  the  Foreground 


A  French  Renault  Tank  Wrecked  in  the  Attack  on  Madeleine  Farm.  The  Tank  is 
Resting  Directly  on  Tor  of  a  German  Machine  Gun  Nest,  Which  it  Succeeded 
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Meanwhile,  the  Division  front  liad  been  pushed  well  forward.  By  eleven 
o'clock,  the  leading  element.^  of  the  313th  Infantry  were  filtering  through  the 
Ijattered  ruins  of  Montfaucon,  and  the  314th  Infantry  had  gained  the  southern 
edge  of  the  Bois  de  Tuilerie.  Here,  however,  the  latter  regiment  was  halted 
by  heavy  sniping  and  machine  gun  tire.  As  the  First  and  Third  Battalions  of 
the  315th  Infantry  closed  up  on  the  line  of  the  regiment  ahead,  they  were  ordered 
by  Colonel  (Jury  to  hold  their  positions  and  await  further  orders.  The  front 
line  of  the  315th  Infantry  then  ran  east  and  west  across  the  Malancourt-Mont- 
faucon  Road,  less  than  half  a  kilometer  south  of  Fayel  Farm,  with  the  Third 
Battalion  lying  east  of  the  road,  the  First  Battalion  west  of  the  road,  and  the 
Second  Battalion  halted  in  rear  of  the  Third. 

During  the  afternoon  of  the  27th,  the  315th  Infantry  held  itself  in  readiness, 
close  up  l)ehind  the  leading  regiment,  awaiting  orders  to  move,  while  the  trooj)S 
ahead  slowly  worked  their  way  through  the  Bois  de  Tuilerie  and  the  valley 
to  the  east.  Finally  at  7:00  P.  AI.,  the  order  directing  the  forward  movement 
arrived,  and,  preceded  by  the  light  tanks,  the  Regiment  advanced  toward  its 
next  objective — Xantillois. 

Division  orders  provided  that  as  soon  as  the  314l!i  Infantry  had  taken 
Nantillois,  the  315th  lnf;uUry  would  pass  through  and  relieve  it  in  the  front 
line,  tiie  314th  falling  back  in  support. 

It  had  been  hoped  that  Nantillois  would  be  taken  before  dark,  but  the  strong 
resistance  encountered  by  the  front  line  troops  during  the  day  had  so  delayed 
the  advance  that  the  occupation  of  the  town  before  night  set  in  became  impossible. 
Nevertheless,  the  troops  drove  ahead  long  after  darkness  fell,  and  by  ten 
o'clock  that  evening  the  Regimental  front  line  had  been  carried  to  a  point 
nearly  a  kilometer  beyond  the  Montfaucon-Septsarges  Road.  .\t  that  time,  word 
was  sent  to  the  troops  to  dig  in.  This  was  done  by  the  front  line  battalions, 
the  First  and  Third,  on  the  line  just  mentioned,  while  the  Second  Battalion  took 
up  position  200  meters  in  rear  of  the  front  line  battalions.  Regimental  Head- 
(juarters  was  established  in  the  Bois  de  Tuilerie,  east  of  Montfaucon. 

The  advance  of  September  27th  had  cost  the  Regiment  the  loss  of  9  men 
killed  and  of  4  officers  and  76  men  wounded,  the  majority  of  these  casualties 
having  been  sustained  bv  the  First  Battalion  during  the  earlv  hours  of  the 
morning. 

Between  10  P.  AI.  and  midnight,  the  enemy  let  down  a  heavy  harassing 
artillery  fire  on  the  small  plateau  lying  northwest  of  Septsarges.  This  fire  fell 
in  the  area  occupied  by  the  right  half  of  the  Regimental  front  line  and  caused 
the  Third  Battalion  to  change  its  i)osition  to  a  system  of  trenches  just  north  of 
the  Septsarges-Montfaucon  road. 

.\t  one  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  .'September  2.'~!th.  the  Regiment  received 
word  from  Brigade  Headquarters  that  the  4th  Division,  on  the  right,  had  estab- 
lished its  left  flank  just  one  kilometer  east  of  Nantillois.  With  this  word,  also, 
came  the  order  that  the  attack  would  be  resumed  on  the  morning  of  the  28th, 
following  the  termination  of  the  artillery  preparation  at  6:15  .\.  M.,  and  that 
the  315th  Infantry  would  relieve  the  314th  Infantry  on  the  front  line.  This 
relief  was  effected  during  the  night,  and  the  Regiment,  waril\-  on  the  alert,  made 
ready  to  close  with  the  enemy. 

The  ad\ance  of  the  d;iy  before  had  ])ushed  the  front  line  far  beyond  the 
range  of  its  supporting  artillery,  with  the  exception  of  the  few  batteries  which 


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The  AIadf.i.kixe  Farm  as  Seen  From  the  GRorxD  Which  Marked  the  High 
Water  Mark  of  the  31-')TH  Infantry  Advance 

had  reported  to  Colonel  Kiiowles.  and  the  artillery  pre]iaration  on  the  morning 
of  the  28th  was  jjitifully  weak — so  weak,  in  tact,  that  the  advance  of  the  front  line 
battalions  was  delayed  until  7:30  A.  M.,  in  the  l)elicf  that  the  i)rei)aralory  barrage 
had  not  yet  started. 

l-"inally.  howe\er,  as  the  irregular,  intermittent  fire  of  the  ,'irtillcry  grew 
fainter  and  fainter,  and  it  became  evident  that  the  infantry  must  "go  it  alone," 
the  troops  mo\ed  forward.  The  Regiment  maintained  the  same  formation  as 
on  the  two  jjreceding  days,  namely,  the  First  and  Third  Battalions  on  the  line 
and  the  Second  Battalion  in  support,  following  the  center  of  the  attacking  bat- 
talions. Company  "E"  and  one  platoon  of  the  machine  gun  company  attached 
to  the  Second  Battalion  were  detailed  as  a  combat  liaison  group  on  the  right 
flank  to  keep  contact  with  the  4th  Division.  The  advance  of  both  leading  bat- 
talions was  to  be  directed  against  Nantillois,  the  First  Battalion  enveloping  the 
town  from  the  west  and  south,  and  the  Third  Battalion  attacking  directly  from 
the  south.  Such  artillery  as  was  still  available  was  to  fire  on  the  Bois  de  Beuge, 
southwest  of  Xantillois,  and  on  the  town  itself. 


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For  the  lirst  few  hundred  meters  the  front  line  companies,  "L"  Company 
on  the  right  and  "D"  Company  on  the  left,  advanced  with  little  or  no  opposition, 
but  as  the  first  troops  reached  the  crest  of  the  ridge  south  of  Nantillois,  a  terrific 
barrage  was  laid  down  by  the  German  batteries  on  the  slope  leading  down  into 
Nantillois  and  on  the  ridge  itself.  Meanwhile,  snipers  and  machine  gunners  in 
the  Bois  de  Beuge  and  the  Bois  de  Septsarges  raked  the  ground  lying  south  of 
the  village  and  poured  a  withering  fire  into  the  advancing  waves  from  the  flanks. 


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Despite  the  overwhelniiiig  cnciii)-  lire,  the  hue  struggled  desperately  ahead, 
and  hy  1 1  o'clock  the  leading  battalions  had  forced  their  way  into  Nantillois,  the 
Third  Battalion  ha\ing  captured  a  ("lernian  battery  of  six  77-mm.  guns  at  the 
outskirts  of  the  village  on  tlic  Nantillois- IlrieuUes  Road.  Nantillois  had  been 
taken,  but  at  a  hea\y  cost.  The  fmm  line  companies  had  each  lost  a  third  of 
their  men  killed  or  wounded,  anti  the  other  companies  of  the  advanced  battalions 
had  sttstained  losses  almost  as  heavy. 

The  "mopping  up"  of  the  town  was  accomplished  under  heavy  shelling  of 
high  explosives  and  gas.  and  the  advance  again  taken  up.  The  front  line  was 
l)ushed  ahead  to  Hill  274,  about  one  kilometer  north  of  Nantillois,  where  the 
leading  battalions  halted  and  reorganized  their  tattered  ranks.  I^'ive  hundred 
meters  beyond  the  crest  of  Hill  274  rose  the  grim  outline  of  the  Bois  des 
Ogons,  and  behind  the  western  edge  of  this  natund  bulwark  lay  the  Madeleine 
Farm.  This  woods  and  farm  had  been  organized  as  one  of  the  outlving  strong 
points  of  the  Krienihildc  .^tcllung  line,  the  last  of  the  great  German  defensive 
lines. 

By  4:00  V.  M..  the  P'irsl  ;ui(l  Tliird  ISallalions  had  been  reformed.  I'he  Iniie 
battery  which  now  remained  to  the  Regiment  as  its  sole  supporting  arlillerv  was 
directed  to  fire  on  the  Bois  des  Ogons  and  the  Madeleine  Farm  until  4:30  P.  M. 
At  that  hdur,  the  tanks,  which  during  tlu'  morning  had  followed  behind  the  at- 
tacking wave,  were  brought  up,  and  the  Regim?nt  launched  itself  .against  the 
woods  ahead.  The  advance  had  barely  gotten  under  way  when  a  deluge  of 
bullets  from  machine  gun  emplacements  in  the  Bois  des  Ogons  struck  the  advanc- 
ing line,  and,  at  the  same  time.  German  batteries  massed  in  the  woods  behind 
the  Madeleine  Farm  opened  up.  .\  few  minutes  later,  heavy  calibre  guns  on 
the  heights  east  of  the  Meuse  joined  in  the  .action  and  enfiladed  the  entire  south- 
ern edge  of  the  woods  with  a  storm  of  high  ex])losive  shells.  The  two  heavy 
tanks  were  put  out  of  action  by  direct  hits  almost  before  they  had  started.  Two 
of  the  smaller  tanks  met  a  similar  fate  at  the  hands  of  the  German  one-pounders 
grouped  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Madeleine  Farm. 


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In  defiance  of  the  storm  hiirstiiii,'  around  them,  tlic  troo])s,  jjreceded  bv  the 
remaining  tanks,  ])liuiged  forward  and  linally  ])enetr;ited  t!ie  southern  edge  of 
the  Bois  des  (Jgons.  No  sooner  had  they  entered  the  hushes  at  tlie  outskirts  of 
the  wood-hne,  however,  than  the  ( ierman  machine  guns,  esciiekjned  along  the 
entire  front,  o]X'ned  up  a  murderous  lire  and  let  loose  a  criss-cross  hail  of  Hying 
steel  in  front  of  the  ad\ancing  lines.  The  combined  tire  of  the  enrm\-  artillery 
and  machine  guns  was  too  powerful  to  overcome  unaided,  and  the  troops  with- 
drew to  the  crest  of  Hill  274  to  await  the  coming  of  reinforcements. 

]!y  this  time  the  Second  P.attalion  had  arrived  on  the  hill,  .and  the  artillery 
was  again  directed  to  pound  the  liois  des  ( )gons  in  an  eflorl  to  thin  out  the 
machine  guns  lying  within  its  de])ths.  .\t  the  same  time,  the  one-pounders  of 
the  Headquarters  Company,  which  up  to  this  tiiue  h;ul  accompanied  the  Third 
Battalion,  were  ordered  to  direct  their  fire  against  what  appeared  to  he  a  specially 
l)repared  strong-point  at  the  southeastern  edge  of  the  woods.  The  artillery  prep- 
aration on  the  woods  ahead  was  so  light  as  to  he  almost  negligil)le,  but  at  6:00 
P.  M..  without  waiting  for  further  su])])ort,  the  infantry  made  a  second  attempt 
to  contiuer  the  ( ierman  stronghold. 

The  second  attack  proved  onl\-  to  be  a  re])etition  of  the  first,  and  for  the 
second  time  the  battalions  withdrew  to  Hill  274,  where  they  were  reorganized 
and  ordered  to  dig  in  for  the  night.  By  this  time.  Regimental  Headquarters  had 
been  moved  up  to  the  (ierman  dugouts  600  meters  south  of  Nanlillois. 

During  the  night,  the  Regiment  clung  doggedly  to  the  southern  slojie  of 
Hill  274,  while  the  German  guns  ahead  and  on  the  flanks  rained  on  it  a  continuous 
stream  of  shells,  which,  with  the  ])assing  hours,  took  their  loll  of  dead  and 
wounded.  It  was  during  this  night  that  I  lill  274  came  to  be  called  ".Suicide  Hill" 
by  the  men  of  the  315th  Infantry.  The  advance  of  the  day  had  been  costly. 
First  Lieutenant  .Seth  C.  Hetherington,  of  "D"  Company,  was  killed  instantly 
by  a  high  explosive  shell  in  the  attack  of  Nantillois,  while  First  Lieutenant  .\lfred 
L.  Quintard.  of  "A"  Company,  was  mortally  wounded  .at  almost  the  same  time. 
In  the  attack  on  the  Bois  des  ( )gons.  First  Lieutenant  (ieorge  N.  Althouse.  lead- 
ing the  first  platoon  of  "H"  Company,  received  a  wound  from  a  (ierman  machine 
gun  bullet  which  later  resulted  in  his  death  at  the  evacuation  hospital.  When 
the  last  hour  of  .Sej)tember  2Sth  had  been  rounded  out,  the  losses  of  the  day 
showed  a  total  of  3  officers  and  74  men  killed,  and  12  officers  and  319  men 
wounded.  A  total  of  23  (jerman  jirisoners  had  been  ca|)tured  in  Nantillois  and 
in  the  subsequent  attacks  on  the  woods  to  the  north.  With  them  had  been 
taken  5  machine  guns. 

Shortly  after  midnight  orders  arrived  at  Regimental  1  lead(|uarters  from 
Division,  directing  another  attack  on  the  following  morning.  These  orders 
contained  the  information  that  the  4th  Division,  on  the  right,  hacl  advanced 
its  front  line  one  kilometer  beyond  that  of  the  7ytii  Division,  thus  alTording 
security  for  the  right  flank  of  the  3L5th  Infantry  in  its  attack  on  the  Bois  des 
Ogons.  The  Division  was  requested  to  |)ro\idi'  .artillery  su])iiort  for  the  attack, 
but  word  came  back  that  little  assistance  could  be  rendered  and  that  the  315th 
Infantry  would  have  to  depend  on  its  own  sui)])orting  artillery.  By  that  lime 
the  artillery  supporting  the  Regiment  was  all  but  inc.qi.ible  of  action. 


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THE  LAST  AT'lACK  OX   MADiajCIXK  FARM 

At  7  o'clock  on  the  iiKirning  of  September  29th,  the  three  battalions  of  the 
315th  Infantry  moved  forward  in  their  third  attack  upon  the  Bois  des  Ogons  and 
the  Madeleine  Farm.  WMth  them  went  the  four  remaining  tanks.  That  final 
attack  will  ever  remain  a  bright  jjage  in  the  annals  of  the  Regiment.  Going 
forward  to  almost  certain  death,  there  was  not  one  among  the  advancing  ranks 
who  faltered  in  face  of  the  task  set  before  him.  Hxhausled  by  lack  of  food  and 
water,  and  strained  almost  to  the  breaking  point  by  three  days  of  continuous 
fighting,  the  troops  gathered  themselves  together  and  with  a  cheer  rushed  upon 
the  woods  ahead.  For  the  third  time  they  gained  the  edge  of  the  Bois  des  Ogons, 
and  for  the  third  time  machine  guns  deep  in  the  woods.  sup()orted  bv  increased 
artillery  farther  back,  let  lose  their  annihilating  fire,  while  shells  from  the  heavy 
German  guns  east  of  the  Meuse  churned  up  the  entire  southern  edge  of  the 
wood-line.  It  was  discovered  at  this  juncture  that  the  reported  position  of  the 
4th  Division's  front  line  was  entirely  incorrect,  and  the  right  flank  of  the  Regi- 
ment was  exposed  to  a  withering  fire  from  the  Bois  de  Septsarges.  The  hail  of 
steel  was  too  much  for  infantry  to  overcome  alone,  and,  with  its  dead  lying  thick 
in  the  underbrush  and  bushes  before  the  Madeleine  Farm  and  along  the  southern 
edge  of  the  Bois  des  CJgons,  the  315th  Infantry  withdrew  to  its  position  of  the 
night  before,  to  await  the  coming  of  the  artillery.  B.ut  the  artillery  never  came, 
and  in  the  late  afternoon  the  tierman  guns  along  the  Kriemhilde  Stellung  line  to 
the  north  and  on  the  heights  to  the  east  turned  the  full  fury  <}f  their  storm  on 
Hill  274,  and  the  troops  sullenly  withdrew  to  the  road  s<julh  of  the  hill.  (  )n 
the  fields  between  the  road  and  the  southern  edge  of  the  Bois  de  Ogons  extended 
a  sea  of  fresh  shell  holes,  and  in  their  midst  lay  the  wrecked  rt-mains  of  eight 
P'rench  tanks. 

On  the  trail  leading  from  Xantillois  to  the  Bois  des  Ogons.  Comjjany  "E" 
still  remained,  functioning  as  a  combat  liaison  group  with  the  4th  Division,  the 
front  line  of  which  was  likewise  lu-ld  imnio\able  before  the  furliidding  positions 
ahead. 

The  attack  of  the  29th  of  ."September  had  taken  a  heavy  toll  in  dead  and 
wounded.  In  the  final  assault  on  the  Madeleine  l-"arm.  First  Lieutenant  William 
A.  Sheehan  was  killed  by  a  machine  gun  bullet  while  leading  his  men  through 
the  Bois  des  Ogons.  First  Lieutenant  Edgar  J.  Eyler  and  Second  Lieutenant 
Herman  D.  Partsch  were  both  mortally  wounded  in  the  same  attack.  Late  in 
the  afternoon.  Captain  Joseph  (i.  Duncan.  Jr.,  and  First  Lieutenant  Benjamin 
Bullock,  3d,  were  killed  instantly  by  a  vagrant  German  '77  shell  on  the  roadway 
just  north  of  Nantillois.  At  the  same  time.  Second  Lieutenant  James  F.  Delaney 
received  wounds  which  later  resulted  in  his  death.  In  all.  the  regiment  lost  6 
officers  and  69  men  killed,  and  9  officers  and  238  men  wounded.  During  the 
fighting  in  and  about  the  Madeleine  Farm,  19  prisoners  and  26  machine  guns 
wore  taken. 

I'arly  on  the  morning  of  Scjitember  30th.  the  314th  Infantry,  under  orders 
tnmi  Brigade,  took  over  the  front  line  and  consolidated  the  jjositions  along  the 
roadside  south  of  Hill  274.  while  the  315th  Infantry  established  itself  as  the 
support  regiment  on  a  line  running  east  and  west  through  the  southern  edge  of 
Nantillois.     The  First  and  Second  Battalions  occu])ied  ground  to  the  east  of  the 


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Montfaucon-Nantillois  road,  and  the  Third  Battalion  took  up  its  position  west 
of  the  road. 

Here  the  troops  receive<I  from  the  Supply  Company,  which  had  held  its 
position  in  and  about  Nantillois  under  heavy  shell  fire  for  two  days,  their  first 
meal  since  the  beginning  of  the  action.  To  the  Supply  Company  of  the  315th 
Infantry  must  be  given  everlasting  credit  for  the  way  in  which  ammunition,  food 
and  water  were  forwarded  to  the  men  of  the  Regiment,  despite  almost  insur- 
mountable obstacles.  In  the  face  of  enemy  gas  and  shells,  officers  and  men  of 
the  company  toiled  day  and  night  over  roads  hopelessly  choked  with  the  traffic 
of  two  divisions,  and  to  them  belongs  no  small  share  of  the  success  attained  by 
the  Regiment  as  a  whole. 

Credit  must  also  be  given  to  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Medical  Corps  who 
were  attached  to  the  315th  Infantry  during  the  opening  days  of  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  offensive.  Without  necessary  supplies  and  equipment,  oftentimes  with- 
out amljulances,  they  nevertheless  did  a  monumental  work  in  the  care  and  e\'acu- 
ation  of  the  wounded.  Much  of  their  work  was  done  under  the  direct  fire  of 
German  snipers,  machine  gunners  and  artillery,  but  regardless  of  this  they  stuck 
to  their  tasks  until  the  last  of  the  wounded  had  been  transported  from  their  ad- 
vanced dressing  stations  to  the  hospitals  in  the  rear.  Their  unflinching  (le\otion 
to  duty  and  utter  disregard  of  personal  danger  afforded  an  inspiring  example 
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It  vv^as  wliile  h'ing  grimly  on  their  lines  around  Nantillois  that  the  men  of 
the  79th  Division,  worn  to  the  point  of  exhaustion  by  five  days  and  four  nights 
of  the  bitterest  fighting  troops  have  ever  been  called  upon  to  endure,  were  relieved 
by  the  3rd  Division.  At  the  same  time,  also,  the  37th  Division,  which,  with  the 
79th,  had  been  given  the  task  of  smashing  the  center  of  the  German  line  in  the 
American  sector,  was  relieved  by  fresh  troops   from  the  32nd   Division. 

At  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  September  30th,  the  first  units  of  the 
315th  Infantry  were  relie\ed  on  the  support  line  by  the  4th  Infantry  of  the  3rd 
Division.  An  hour  later,  the  shell-torn  and  shell-raked  fields  along  the  road 
leading  back  to  Montfaucon  were  covered  with  thin  columns  of  exhausted  men 
stumbling  along  on  their  way  to  the  rear.  That  night  the  Regiment  bivouacked 
just  north  of  Malancourt,  where  the  men,  too  tired  to  move,  too  tired  to  eat,  too 
tired  to  care  about  anything  in  the  whole  world,  lay  on  the  open  hillside  and 
slept. 

During-  tlTe  ]jeriod  from  September  13th  to  September  30th,  these  green 
troops  in  their  first  big  fight  had  made  for  themselves  a  record  of  which  the 
most  seasoned  veterans  might  well  be  proud.  The  315th  Infantrv,  going  into 
action  for  the  first  time,  had  battered  its  way  through  three  of  the  great  German 
defensive  lines,  and  had  badly  shaken  the  fourth.  It  had  driven  through  German 
territory  to  a  depth  of  ten  kilometers,  and  in  so  doing  had  lost  nearly  30  per  cent,  of 
its  strength  as  casualties.  In  all,  it  had  lost  188  officers  and  men  killed.  11  missing, 
3  captured  and  740  wounded.  It  had  captured,  or  assisted  in  the  capture,  of  four 
villages,  and  had  taken  a  total  of  103  prisoners  from  four  dift'erent  German  divi- 
sions. These  divisions  were  the  XVth,  XXXVIIth,  Vth  Bavarian,  and  CXVIIth 
Landsturni.     In  addition,  the  Regiment  had  captured  six  77-mm.  field  pieces  (and 


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assisted  in  the  cajHiire  of  four  others),  3S  machine  g^uns.  1  minenwerfer.  2.000 
hand  g'renades.  and  thousands  of  rounds  of  small  arms  ammunition. 

On  the  morning  of  the  day  following  the  relief  of  the  Division,  the  units  of 
the  Regiment  marched  to  the  original  positions  held  bv  them  on  Septemhcr  2.^th. 
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At  9:00  P.  M.  on  the  evening  of  ( )ctober  .kd,  the  315th  Infantry  again  got 
in  motion,  and  then  began  two  days  and  two  nights  of  the  most  gruelling  march- 
ing. The  79th  Division  was  being  hurried  over  to  relie\e  the  26th  Division  in 
the  Troyon  Sector,  east  of  the  Meuse.  The  men  were  ]nished  to  the  limit  of 
their  endurance,  for  fresh  troops  were  being  f^ung  daily  into  the  maelstrom  on 
the  American  Front,  and  the  roads  Ijchinrl  the  line  had  to  be  kept  clear  at  all 
costs. 

The  first  night's  march  ended  at  three  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  October  4th, 
in  the  Foret  de  Souilly,  one  kilometer  east  of  Senoncourt,  the  Regiment  having 
jx'issed  through  the  towns  of  Dombasle,  Rampont,  Lenimes,  and  Senoncourt. 
By  the  evening  of  the  following  day,  the  troops  had  passed  through  Souilly  and 
reached  Kecourl,  and,  on  the  evening  of  October  5th,  had  finally  established  them- 
selves in  villages  along  the  w-estern  bank  of  the  Meuse,  behind  the  Troyon  Sector. 
The  various  units  were  billeted  as  follows :  Headquarters  Company  and  Ma- 
chine (iun  Company  at  Lahavmeix,  First  Battalion  at  Bois  Marcaulieu,  Second 
Battalion  at  Cam])  Gibraltar,  Com])anies  "I"  and  "M"  of  the  Third  Battalion  at 
P.  C.  Pierre,  '"K"  Company  at  Dompcevrin.  "T."  Company  at  Les  Paroches, 
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sustained  during  the  dri\e  and  the  march  lo  llie  new  area,  made  itself  teU  in  an 
aftermath  of  sickness,  which  daily  necessitated  the  evacuation  of  a  large  number 
of  men  to  the  hospital.  During  the  first  two  weeks  of  October,  several  com- 
panies lost  as  high  as  fifteen  percent  of  their  total  strength  from  sickness. 

On  the  night  of  October  10th,  tlie  l'"irst  Battalion  and  Headquarters  Company 
moved  to  Thillombois,  while  the  Third  Battalion  was  assembled  at  Boquemont. 
On  the  night  of  the  11th.  "I."  Company,  of  the  Third  Battalion,  and  the  Machine 
(jun  Coiupany  took  up  jjosition  in  Woimbey.  and  the  .Sujjjily  Comjiany  moved 
to  Boquemont.  The  Regiment  maintained  tiie  dispositions  as  they  then  existed 
until  the  15th  of  October,  when  "C"  C(inip;in\-  mo\-ed  to  Lavigneville  to  lalior  on 
;in   .immunition   dump. 

COLONEL  KNOWLI'.S  CoMMA.XD.s  BKIC.VDE 

On  October  12th.  Colonel  Knowles  was  ])laced  in  command  of  the  l.^Sth 
Infantry  Brigade,  which  then  included  its  original  units,  the  ,?15th  and  316th 
Regiments  of  Infantry.  Command  of  the  Regiment  was  ])laced  in  the  hands 
of  Major  Lloyd,  commanding  officer  of  the    Third  Battalion. 

During  the  afternoon  of  October  15th,  word  was  received  that  the  Divisional 
sector  had  been  widened,  and  that  one  battalion  of  the  315th  Infantry  was  to 
take  over  half  of  the  front  then  occupied  by  the  Second  French  Cavalry  Division, 
which  held  the  line  on  the  right  of  the  79th.  .\t  this  time,  the  Divisional  sector 
was  di\ided  into  two  parts,  the  157th  P)rigadc  holding  the  left  half  (sub-sector 
Connecticut)  and  the  158th  Brigade  the  right  half  (sub-sector  Massachusetts). 
In  the  158th  Brigade  sub-sector,  the  316th  Infantry  had  been  holding  the  front 
lines  since  October  10th,  during  which  time  the  315th  Infantry  had  occupied  the 
reserve  position  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Meusc. 

The  task  of  taking  over  the  new  front  assigned  to  the  l)i\isioii  fell  to 
the  Third  Battalion,  to  which  Captain  Lucius  A.  Miller.  315lli  Inf.mlry.  had 
been  temporarily  attached  as  commanding  officer.  At  11  o'clock  on  the  morn- 
ing of  October  17th.  the  Third  Pjattalion  set  out  on  its  second  trip  to  the  lines. 
The  four  companies  crossed  the  Meuse  at  Woimbey  and  proceeded  through  the 
towns  of  Lacroix,  Seuzy  and  Dompierre  to  the  Bois  de  Raquatet,  wdiere  they 
bivouacked  for  the  night.  At  7:00  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  October  18th.  the 
Third  Battalion  relieved  the  13th  French  Curassiers  a  I'ieds  on  the  main  line 
of  resistance  in  the  Thillot  sub-sector,  which  com])rised  the  range  of  hills  over- 
looking the  plain  of  the  Woevre  between  the  villages  of  Thillot  and  St.  Maurice. 
To  cover  the  sector  assigned  to  it.  the  Third  Battalion  was  disposed  with  all 
four  companies  on  the  line  of  resistance.  "I"  Company  on  the  left  held  the 
heights  above  Thillot:  on  the  right  of  "1"  Company,  "K"  and  "L"  Com])anies 
in  succession  held  the  hill-crests:  on  the  extreme  right,  "M"  Com]jan\-  was 
posted,  with  its  line  just  west  of  the  village  of  St.  Maurice,  jiarlly  on  the  bills 
and  partly  in  the  valley. 

The  ground  held  bv  the  313th  infantry  in  the  'Troyon  ."-Sector  had  been 
wrested  from  the  Germans  but  little  over  a  month  before  in  the  St.  Mihiel  offen- 
sive. Already,  however,  the  sector  had  been  stabilized,  and  at  that  time  pre- 
sented one  of  the  most  picturesque  fronts  on  the  .\Ilied  line.  Perched  high  on 
the  precipitous  bluffs  buttressing  the  right  bank  of  the  Meuse.  the  .American 
line  overlooked  the  broad,  flat  plain  of  the  Woevre,  which  stretched  as  far  as 


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the  eye  could  rerich  to  a  distant  line  of  hills  marking;;  the  main  ( Icrnian  line  of 
defense.  Thirty  kilometers  east  of  those  hills  lay  Metz  and  its  immense  fortifi- 
cations. Far  out  on  the  \\'oe\  re,  a  good  h\e  kilometers  from  the  protecting  hills 
hehind.  the  front  line  ran  in  and  out  between  the  tiny  villages  dotting  the  plain. 
\\'ithin  the  .Mlied  lines  lay  the  villages  of  I""resnes-en-\\'oe\Te,  Champion.  Saulx- 
en-\\'oevre,  W'adonville.  Doncourt-aux-Templiers,  Avillers,  and  Woel ;  within 
the  Cierman  lines,  St.  Hilaire,  Butgneville,  Marville,  and  Moulette. 

By  day.  the  low-lying  expanse  of  the  Woevre  lay  in  solemn  stilln-ss,  no  life 
or  movement  visible  on  its  broad  surface,  but  at  night  came  a  miraculous  change. 
The  hills  to  the  east  became  lit  with  the  H;ish  o\  .\ustrian  guns,  star  shells  rose 
and  threw  their  weird  light  ci\er  the  plain  below,  while  oxerhead  the  ( lerman 
planes  droned  ceaselessly  throughout  the  night.  These  were  the  surroundings 
under  which  the  Third  Battalion  held  the  line  fn)m  October  ISth  until  the  morn- 
ing of  October  25th. 

During  that  period  e\erylhing  reniiuned  quiet  except  for  a  threatened  enemy 
raid  on  the  night  of  October  2!st.  To  meet  this,  the  First  Battalion,  Head- 
quarters Company  and  Machine  Cun  Company  were  ordered  to  take  the  alert 
position  at  7  .00  P.  AI.  along  the  Troyon-Lacroi.x  Road  below  Troyon,  while  the 
Second  Battalion  took  position  in  Woinibey.  The  Third  Battalion  on  the  line 
of  resistance  was  ordered  to  "stand-to"  all  night  in  its  trenches.  The  raid  failed 
to  materialize,  and  the  units  were  returned  to  their  former  positions  the  follow- 
ing morning. 

<  )n  the  morning  of  (  )ctober  23rd,  the  various  units  of  tlie  Regiment,  with 
the  exception  of  the  Third  Battalion  and  "C"  Company,  assembled  at  I'hillombois, 
and  from  there  marched  to  the  vicinity  of  Recourt.  The  First  Battalion  estab- 
lished its  headquarters  at  I'ontoux  Farm,  while  the  Second  Battalion,  Head- 
quarters Comjjany.  Machine  Gun  ComiKui)-,  and  ."Supply  Company  camped  for 
the  night  in  the  woods  one  kilometer  south  of  Recourt.  ( )n  the  morning  of  the 
24th,  Headquarters  Company,  Machine  Ciun  Company  anil  .Supply  Company 
mo\ed  to  Camp  Tamaris.  one  kilometer  northwest  of  Recourt. 

During  the  afternoon  of  (October  24th.  news  was  received  at  Regimental 
Headquarters  that  the  33rd  Division  was  to  relieve  the  79th  in  the  Troyon 
Sector.  The  news  could  mean  but  one  thing — the  Cani])  Meade  troops  were 
again  to  take  the  olTensive  on  an  active  front.  The  advance  guard  of  the  33rd 
Division  reached  the  Troyon  Sector  on  the  evening  of  October  24th.  On  the 
morning  of  the  2.5th.  the  four  companies  of  the  315th  Infantry  were  relieved 
in  the  Thillot  sub-sector  by  the  lirsl  battalion  of  the  131sl  Infantry.  The  relief 
was  eti'ected  at  7:00  A.  M..  and  by  one  o'clock  that  afternoon  the  Third  Battalion 
had  reached  the  outskirts  of  Troyon  on  its  way  to  rejoin  the  Regiment.  Here  it 
was  joined  bv  "C"  Company,  and  the  five  companies  were  billeted  in  and  about 
that  town  over  night. 

The  following  morning,  October  26lh,  the  Third  ISatlalion  marched  from 
Troyon  to  Camp  Montbairons,  two  kilometers  northwest  of  Recourt.  arriving 
there  at  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  "C"  Comj^any  joined  the  First  Battalion 
at  Pontoux  Farm.  At  noon.  Colonel  Knowles  assumed  command  of  the  Regi- 
ment. Colonel  George  Williams.  316th  Infantry,  having  taken  command  of  the 
158th  Brigade.  During  the  day,  439  re])lacements  were  assigned  to  the  Regiment 
to  help  fill  up  the  depleted  ranks.  These  men  were  assigned  to  the  several  com- 
panies in  proportion  to  their  strength.     It  was  expected  that  a  stop  of  several 


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days  would  lie  made  at  Recourt,  and  i)!ans  were  laid  accordingly.  But  in  war 
the  best-laid  plans  "gang  aft  a'glee,"  and  by  6:00  P.  M.  the  Regiment  was  again 
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.\11  that  night  the  Regiment  marched  northward,  and  morning  found  it  dis- 
Iriljuted  in  the  woodlands  about  the  town  of  Fromereville.  The  dispositions 
were  as  follows : — First  Battalion,  in  the  woods  two  kilometers  northeast  of 
Fromereville ;  Second  Battalion,  in  the  Bois  de  Bourrus  ;  Third  Battalion,  in  the 
woods  two  kilometers  northwest  of  Fromereville;  Headquarters  Company,  Ma- 
chine Gun  Company  and  Supjdy  Company  at  Choisel.  It  was  during  the  march 
to  Fromereville  that  the  Third  Battalion  established  what  will  probably  stand 
for  all  time  as  the  regimental  record  for  long-distance  marching.  Starting  from 
Troyon  at  7:00  A.  M.,  October  26th,  it  had  marched  six  hours  and  arrived  at 
Camp  Monthairons  at  1  :00  P.  M.  At  6:00  P.  M.,  after  a  rest  of  but  five  hours. 
it  had  gotten  under  way  again  and  marched  continuously  until  7:00  A.  Af.  on 
the  morning  of  the  27th.  .\t  that  hour,  it  had  marched,  with  full  field  eciuip- 
ment.  nineteen  hours  out  of  the  ])ast  twenty-four,  and  had  covered,  in  all.  40 
kilometers. 

At  S  :00  P.  M.  on  C)ctober  2Sth,  the  Regiment  marched  from  the  vicinity 
of  Fromereville,  through  Germonville,  Chattancourt  and  Cumieres,  to  the  desolate 
Bois  de  Forges,  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Meuse,  one  kilometer  northwest  of  the 
crumbling  heap  of  ruins  that  remained  as  the  sole  evidence  of  the  town  of 
Forges.     Here  the  Regiment  remained  for  the  night. 


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On  the  morning  of  October  29th,  the  coiiimanding  officers  of  the  First, 
Second  and  Third  Battahons,  Headquarters  Conii)any.  Machine  (iun  Company 
and  Supply  Comi)any  crossed  to  the  east  hank  of  the  Meuse  near  Brabant, 
and  thence  proceeded  on  a  reconnaissance  of  the  new  sector  about  to  lie  taken 
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At  ibis  time,  the  First  American  Army  was  engaged  in  a  powerful  oft'ensive 
against  the  German  positions  east  of  tiie  Meuse,  in  conjunction  with  its  drive 
farther  west.  In  the  sector  lying  north  and  northeast  of  Verdun,  the  ofi'ensive 
was  being  carried  on  by  the  17th  I'rench  .Army  Corps,  under  the  direction  of  the 
First  .American  Army.  Here  the  enemy  bad  a  maze  of  powerfully  intrenched 
lines,  partly  survi\ing  from  the  jjeriod  of  intense  lighting  known  as  the  Battle 
of  A'erdun,  in  1916,  and  partly  of  more  recent  construction,  but  amounting  in 
effect  to  a  close  weaving  together  of  all  the  defensive  zones  which,  farther  west- 
ward, were  spread  at  wider  intervals  across  the  country.  Directly  north  of 
Verdun  and  east  of  Consenvoye  these  defensive  zones  appeared  to  have  con- 
sisted of  at  least  si.x  main  lines  within  a  dci)th  of  ten  kilometers,  the  front  line 
being  called  the  Brabanter  Stellung,  which  bad  behind  it  successively,  the  liagen 
Stellung,  The  Volker  Stellung,  the  Etzel  Stellung,  the  disellier  Stclbmg  ( unfm- 
isbed),  and  the  Kricmbilde  Stellung. 


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A  1o5mm.  Howitzer  of  Batteky  B.  IOGth  F.  A.,  Om.  m    ini.  Auiiij-i.k\    L'nii.>  \\'iiu,u 
Supported  the  Advance  of  the  31")TH  Infantry  ix  the  Gran'de  Montagne  Sector 


ICarly  in  (  )clol)cr.  the  3onl.  2()th  and  2'y'lli  l'.  S.  l)i\  isioiis  ha\c  l)ccn  placed 
under  General  Claiulel,  commanding  ofllccr  of  llu-  17th  French  Army  Corps.  On 
(  )cl((her  Sth,  the  17th  Corps  he.ijan  its  offensiNC.  and  1)\-  (  icloher  25th  had  Iiroken 
through  the  first  three  of  the  ( iernian  defensi\e  lines.  Din-ing  that  ])eriod.  the 
29lh  Division,  in  a  series  of  furious  attacks,  had  worked  ahead  through  the 
Jjois  Plat  Chene,  to  positions  in  tlie  Rois  de  l.i  (irande  .Montague  and  along  the 
ridge  in  the  Rois  d'luraye  north  of  Molle\ille  l'"arni.  It  was  this  sector  which 
the  79tli  Division  was  ahout  to  t.nke  over. 

MOLLEVILLI':  F.VRM 

The  sector  which  was  to  l)e  l.ikeii  o\cr  liy  tlie  .?15th  Infantry  was  known 
as  the  suh-sector  ( iray.  and  was  held  hy  the  I14th  Infantry  of  the  29lh 
Di\-ision  (The  lUue  and  (iray  Division).  This  regiment  had  suffered  terrific 
losses  in  the  liea\y  lighting  ahout  Molle\ille  I'arm.  and  at  llu-  time  it  was  re- 
lieved many  of  its  companies  contained  less  than  50  men. 

M  5:00  ]'.  M.  on  the  evening  of  Octoher  29th,  the  Regiment  moved  out 
from  the  Bois  de  I*"orges  to  take  its  place  again  on  the  battle-line.  In  later 
days,  the  Regiment  has  always  recalled  with  pride  the  fact  that  the  79th  Division 
was  one  of  the  seven  divisions  that  twice  entered  the  line  in  the  ]\Ieuse-.\rgonne 
Offensive.  The  crossing  of  the  Meuse  was  made  single  file  o\er  a  narrow  foot 
bridge  just  south  of  Brabant.  The  way  then  led  through  Brabant,  where  the 
Supply  Com])any  established  itself,  on  to  the  northeast  over  a  narrow  winding 
road,  bordered  on  each  side  l)y  numerous  artillery  emplacements.     On  the  night 


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of  the  29th,  this  road  was  choked  with  a  moving;  mass  of  Hght  artillery,  and. 
because  of  this  congestion,  it  was  nearly  midnight  before  the  troops  reached 
the  Bois  dc  Consenvoye  and  began  the  relief  of  the  114th  Infantry. 

In  making  the  relief,  the  First  and  Second  Battalions  took  over  the  front 
line,  while  the  Third  Battalion  took  its  position  in  snpjiort,  at  the  southern  edge 
of  the  Bois  ile  Consenvoye.  In  the  advanced  positions,  the  First  Battalion 
occuj)ied  the  right  of  the  Regimental  sector,  with  Companies  "C"  and  "D"  in  the 
front  line,  and  Companies  ".\"  and  "]'»"  in  support.  The  Second  Battalion  held 
the  left  of  the  regimental  sector,  with  Companies  "F"  and  "F"  in  the  front  line, 
and  Companies  "G"  and  "H"  in  sup[)ort.  The  Machine  Gun  Company  supjjorted 
the  First  Battalion,  and  Compan\-  "B"  of  the  312th  Machine  Gun  Battalion. 
su]-)])orted  the  Second.  Regimental  I  leadquarters  was  established  on  the  Ktraye- 
Brabant  Road,  just  west  of  Molleville  Farm.  llea(l(|uarters  Company  took  up 
position  in  the  vicinity  of  Regimental  P.  C. 

.\t  this  time,  the  First  Battalion  was  commanded  by  Major  Ward  W.  TiiTson 
and  the  Second  Battalion  by  Major  Samuel  W.  l-'leining,  Jr.,  both  of  whom 
had  recently  been  ])romoted  from  the  rank  of  captain.  The  Third  Battalion 
remained  under  the  command  of  Major  Francis  \'.  Lloyd. 

The  Molleville  Farm  Sector  was  supposed  to  be  in  the  process  of  stabiliza- 
tion, but.  for  all  that,  the  German  batteries  continued  to  rain  high  explosive 
shelN  on  the  entire  Regimental  area,  and  the  enemy  machine  guns  rattled  unceas- 
inglv  in  the  woods  and  underl)rush  along  the  front  lines.  I'ndcr  the  Boche 
strat'ting  the  casualty  list  lengthened  day  by  day. 

During  the  period  between  October  29th  and  November  3rd.  the  Regiment 
griml\-     consolidated     its     positions     under     the     flood     of     enem\-     fire,     while 


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its  patrols  felt  luit  the  >lrcnsjth  of  the  ( ieniian  ])ositioiis  ahead.  At  this 
time,  the  Divisional  front  was  held  1>\  all  four  infantry  regiments  on  the  line. 
<  )n  the  left  was  the  316th  Infantry,  on  the  right  of  that  the  v?15th  Infantry, 
and  then  the  314th  and  313th  Infantry  in  order.  Tlie  26th  I'.  S.  Division  held 
the  sector  on  the  right,  while  on  the  left  the  15th  French  Colonial  Division 
occupied  the  line.  The  79th  Di\ision  was  sui)])orted  hy  the  52nd  Meld  .\rtillery 
Brigade,  under  command  of  Brigadier-General  (/eorge  A.  Wingate.  This  l)ri- 
gade  was  made  uj)  of  artillery  units  from  the  27th  Di\ision. 

On  October  30lh,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Franklin  T.  Burt,  formerly  on  duly 
at  the  IIead(|uarters  of  the  Motor  Transport  Corps  of  the  F'irst  American  Army, 
was  assigned  to  the  Regiment  and  reported  for  duty  on  the  day  following.  (Jn 
the  same  date  Brigadier  Cleneral  ICvan  .\1.  Johnson  was  assigned  to  and  assumed 
command  of  the  15Sth  Infantry  Brigade. 

During  tlie  night  of  November  2nd-3rd,  the  Second  ilattalion  was  taken 
out  of  the  front  line,  and  the  entire  Regimental  sector  outposted  hy  the  h'irst 
Battalion.  In  the  new  disposition,  the  front  lines  were  held  by  Com])anies 
"B,"  "A"  and  "D"  in  order  from  left  to  right,  with  Com])any  "C"  in  support 
behind  the  centre  of  the  battalion.  The  Second  Battalion  took  up  ])osition  on 
the  line  of  resistance  in  the  middle  of  the  Bois  de  Consenvoye. 

Up  to  this  time,  the  Third  Battalion  had  acted  as  Regimental  reserve  and 
supplied  ration  and  ammunition  carrying  details  for  the  front  line  battalions. 
On  the  2nd  of  .November,  the  Third  Battalion  became  part  of  the  Divisional 
reserve,  but  retained  its  ])osition  at  the  southern  edge  of  the  Bois  dc  Consenvoye. 

f^n  November  3rd,  .\llied  reconnaissance  planes  reported  that  the  roads  be- 
hind the  enemy's  line  in  front  of  the  Divisional  sector  were  covered  with  ( icrman 
troops  and  transjjort  moving  north.  The  contimu)Us  battering  by  .\merican 
troops  east  and  west  of  the  Meuse  was  beginning  to  have  its  effect,  and  the 
German  line  was  beginning  to  crack  under  the  jiressure.  \\  ith  the  evidence  of 
enemy  withdrawal  at  hand,  orders  were  issued  from  Division  during  the  night 
of  the  3rd,  directing  an  advance  of  the  entire  Regimental  front  line  at  6:30  .\.  M. 
the   following  morning. 

Till'".   .\TT\CK  ()!•    NOXT'.MBRR  4TII 

Promptly  at  6:30  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  November  4th,  following  a  pre- 
paratory machine  gun  barrage,  the  F'irst  Batt;dion  jiunped  olT,  with  Company 
■"D"  on  the  right,  then  in  order  to  the  left:  Company  "'.V,"  one  platuon  of  Com- 
pany "B,"  su])ported  by  three  jilatoons  of  C'om]«uiv  ■'11."  Company  "C."  and 
finally  three  ])latoons  of  Company  "B"  on  the  extreme  left.  ( )wing  to  the  great 
number  of  machine  gun  nests,  reported  by  patrols  in  the  woods  ahead,  the  ad- 
vance was  begun  bv  the  infdtration  of  small  conib.it  groups  advancing  from  shell- 
hole  to  shell-hcile. 

For  the  lirst  few  minutes  all  went  well,  but  no  sooner  had  the  enemy  learned 
the  extent  and  character  of  the  movement  than  an  avalanclie  of  machine  gun 
bullets,  rifle  grenades  and  trench-mortar  shells  struck  the  ranks  of  the  advancing 
troops.  In  vain  the  315th  Machine  Gun  Company  and  the  Stokes  ]Mortar  platoon 
of  the  Head([uartcrs  Company,  which  were  supijorling  the  advance.  atteni])tcd 
to  quell  the  enemy  storm.  Lying  deep  within  the  thick  underbrush,  concealed  in 
shell-holes,  massed  on  ligiiting-tops  in  towering  trees,  (ierman  machine  gunners 


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poured  forth  their  deadly  fire,  while  under  the  direction  of  a  low  flying  aero- 
plane, German  batteries  hidden  in  ravines  and  gullies  to  the  east  enfiladed  the 
American  line  witli  a  hail  of  high  explosive  shells.  Further  progress  was  im- 
possible without  ruinous  losses.  The  attack  had  cost  the  Regiment  a  total  of 
96  casualties.  36  men  killed  and  6()  men  and  officers  wounded.  The  losses  had 
been  particularly  hea\y  on  the  flanks.  Company  "B"  having  lost  all  its  officers 
wounded. 

During  the  night  of  November  4th-5th.  the  Second  Battalion  moved  up 
from  the  support  position  and  relieved  the  badly  battered  First  Battalion  on  the 
line.  The  First  Battalion  look  position  in  reserve,  while  the  Third  Battalion 
moved  up  to  the  position  in  support  vacated  by  the  Second  Battalion. 

At  3  :30  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  November  5th,  "K"  Company  was  at- 
tached to  the  316th  Infantry.  In  front  of  the  latter  regiment  rose  l!ie  heights  of 
the  Borne-du-Cornouiller  (Hill  378),  the  westernmost  spur  of  the  Grande  Mon- 
tague. This  eminence  commanded  all  the  country  to  the  west  and  was  des- 
perately held  by  the  enemy  to  cover  their  line  of  retreat.  On  the  two  preceding 
days,  November  3d  and  4th,  the  316th  Infantry  had  flung  its  lines  again  and 
again  against  this  stronghold,  only  to  be  beaten  back  each  time  with  staggering 
losses.  Now,  spent  and  broken,  the  316th  Infantry  was  to  be  re-enforced  by 
"K"  Company,  of  the  315th  Infantry,  and  the  fight  for  Hill  378  continued. 

.Vt  8  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  5th,  "K"  Company,  of  the  315th  Infantry, 
together  with  the  remnants  of  the  Third  Battalion.  316th  Infantry,  composed  in  the 
main  of  men  from  "L"  Company,  the  combined  forces  under  the  command  of 
Major  Manning,  316th  Infantry,  launched  a  fresh  assault  against  the  Borne-du- 
Cornouiller.  Fighting  their  way  forward  inch  by  inch,  the  advancing  troops 
succeeded  in  pushing  their  lines  within  50  yards  of  the  crest  of  Hill  378.  Here, 
however,  the  fury  of  the  German  defense  mowed  down  the  oncoming  lines  before 
further  advance  could  be  made.  With  nearly  half  their  number,  among  them 
Major  Manning,  lying  dead  on  its  southern  slopes,  the  troops  withdrew  to  the 
base  of  Hill  37S  and  there  dug  in  as  best  they  could.  It  was  this  attack  which 
cost  the  life  of  Second  Lieutenant  John  T.  Owen,  of  "K"  Company,  315th  In- 
fantry. Another  day  had  passed,  and  still  the  Borne-du-Cornouiller  remained 
untaken.  Its  capture  was  the  greatest  problem  facing  the  Division,  and,  as  the 
next  step  in  solving  it,  a  provisional  regiment,  composed  of  the  Third  Battalion, 
315th  Infantry,  and  .Second  Battalion,  313th  Infantry,  was  formed  under  the  com- 
mand of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Ilaedicke,  316th  Infantry.  This  regiment  was  ordered 
to  renew  the  attack  on  Hill  37S  on  the  morning  of  the  6th. 

Early  the  following  morning,  the  morning  of  the  6th,  the  Third  Battalion, 
315th  Infantry,  worked  its  way  through  the  Bois  Plat  Chene  to  support  the 
Second  Battalion,  313th  Infantry,  in  the  attack  on  Hill  378.  In  the  support 
battalion,  "L"  Company  held  the  right  flank,  "M"  Company  the  left,  and  "I" 
Company  followed  in  rear  of  the  two  leading  companies.  Company  "B."  312lh 
Machine  Gun  Battalion,  su]i]X)rted  the  advance.  The  units  of  the  advanced  bat- 
talion, however,  became  more  or  less  disorganized  in  the  thick  underbrush  of 
the  Bois  Plat  Chene,  and  the  attack  was  postponed  until  the  following  morning, 
the  troops  at  the  base  of  Hill  37S  being  relieved  by  units  of  the  313th  Infantry 
late   in  the  afternoon. 

Meanwhile,  in  the  sector  of  the  315th  Infantry,  the  First  Battalion  took  over 
the  support  position  vacated  by  the  Third  Battalion,  and  on  its  relief  from  the 


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I'iRST  Lieut.  Nash,  M.  C,  Caring  for  Wounded  Men  of  the  31.5th  Infantry 
IN  THE  First  Aid  Station  Shown  Above 


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Ambulances  and  Men  of  the  TOth  Division  on  Road  Leading 
Down  Into  the  Etkaye  Vai.i.ey 


line  "K"  C(jni]ian\'  niDvcd  into  tin-  same  ])()silion,  ha\iii<,''  lieeii  attaclieil  lo  the 
First  P)attalion.  Throusjliout  llie  day  the  sector  was  subjected  ti)  a  heavy  bom- 
bardment  of   j);as  and   high   ex])losive   shells. 

1  )urintj  the  afternoon  of  tlie  6th,  the  2nd  I'Vench  Army  Corps  replaced  the 
17th,  and  thereafter  the  Division  operated  under  the  orders  of  the  first  named 
corps. 


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Early  on  the  iiujrning  of  \o\eniber  7lh,  the  artiller_\-  began  to  ])ound  the 
Borne-du-Cornouiller.  .At  8:30  .\.  M.,  in  the  dull  gray  mist  of  the  morning,  the 
Second  Battalion,  313th  Infantry,  supported  by  the  Third  Raltalion.  315lh  In- 
fantry, moved  forward  in  the  final  attack  on  Mill  37X.  During  the  night  of 
Xovember  6tli-7th,  command  of  the  j^rovisional  regiment  had  passed  from  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  llaedicke  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  Burt.  3l5th  Infantry.  The  ad- 
vance was  covered  b\-  a  hea\v  machine  gun  barrage,  laid  down  by  the  310th 
Machine  Cun  Battalion.  Pushing  forward,  determined  to  beat  down  the  Cicrman 
resistance  once  for  all,  the  troops  swejjt  past  the  base  of  I  lill  ^7X.  on  up  its  slopes 
and  finally  over  the  crest.  The  stronghold  which  liad  cost  so  many  .\merican 
lives  had  at  last  been  taken. 

With  the  Borne-du-Cornoiiiller  at  their  backs,  the  men  of  the  313th  and 
315th  Infantries  pushed  ahead  toward  the  hill  crests  lying  still  further  to  the 
north,   and   after  an   all   day   struggle   finally   broke   through   the   Clairs   Chenes- 


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Effect  of  Shell  Fire  in  "Death  Valley"  Near  the  Molleville  Farm 


trenches,  near  Sillon-Fontaine  Farm,  at  7  o'clock  in  the  evening.  That  night 
the  outpost  line  of  the  provisional  regiment  was  held  by  "I"  Company,  315th 
Infantry,  the  first  company  to  break  through  the  enemy  defenses  about  the  Sillon- 
Fontaine  Farm.  The  line  along  the  right  flank,  which  had  been  greatly  length- 
ened during  the  advance,  was  held  by  "L"  Company,  315th  Infantry,  small  de- 
tachments of  the  latter  organization  having  been  dropped  oft  in  the  Bois  de  la 
Grande  Montague  as  the  troops  progressed. 


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During  the  ojjerations  of  llie  Uivision  in  the  ( tranilt-  Monlngnc  Sector,  the 
divisions  of  the  First  American  Army  further  west  had  broken  through  the 
Kriemhilde  Stelhing  line  west  of  the  Meuse  and  by  November  7th  had  changed 
direction  to  the  east,  after  having  seized  the  heiglits  on  the  east  bank  of  tlie 
Meuse  as  far  north  as  Dun.  I'nder  these  circumstances  the  79th  Division,  on 
the  night  of  November  7th,  was  ordered  to  divert  its  offcnsixe  on  the  morning 
of  the  Sth  to  a  direction  ahnost  (hie  east,  with  the  idea  of  conquering  tlie  spurs 
of  the  ])hiteau  running  out  into  the  W'oevrc  Plain. 


REGIMENT  PUSHES  EAST 

During  the  night  of  No\ember  7th,  the  l'"irst  Inittalion  of  the  .il4th  lnf;uitry 
relieved  the  Second  Battalion,  ,^15th  Infantry,  on  the  front  line  of  sub-sector 
(irav,  in  order  that  the  latter  organization  might  move  to  the  western  edge  of 
the  Bois  de  la  Grande  Montagne,  wlu-rt'  it  was  to  su])i)ort  the  ;id\ance  of  tiie 
First  Battalion  of  the  313th  Infantry. 

At  different  intervals  throughout  tin-  morning  and  afternoon  of  Xovember 
8th,  the  various  units  of  the  315th  Inf.intry  started  to  drive  eastward.  Little 
or  no  resistance  was  met,  and  by  nightfall  the  front  line  of  the  Regiment  had 
been  pushed  to  the  western  edge  of  the  valley  of  the  Thinte  River.  At  7  P.  M. 
that  evening,  thn  Third  Battalion  had  seized  the  heights  just  south  of  the  town 
of  Ecurey  ;  the  Second  Ijattalion  had  established  itself  on  the  slopes  southeast 
of  Reville ;  while  the  First  Battalion  had  taken  up  position  on  the  hillside  south- 
west of  Etrave.  During  the  dav  the  Regiment  had  mad?  an  average  advance  of 
three  kilometers. 


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Dead  of  the  79th  Division  Ready  for  Burial  Near  Molleville  Farm 


Burying  i!ith   Ijivision  Ueaii  at  the  Southern  Edge  di-   ihi.  Buis  ut  Lonsenvuve 


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'  )n  Xoveniher  9th.  at  (S  A.  M.,  the  Re.ijinicntal  P.  C.  was  moved  from  ihc 
point  west  of  Molle\ille  Farm  to  a  point  just  southwest  of  F.traye.  alo.i'^  th.- 
Etraye-Brabaiit  Roatl.  (  )r(iers  were  at  once  issued  for  a  further  advance.  The 
First  Battalion,  sujiported  by  the  Second  Rattalion,  took  position  200  meters 
north  of  Ftraye  and  at  9  o'clock  ])ushe(l  forward  toward  the  elaborately  fortified 
and  rui,'^,^ed  line  of  heights  east  of  the  Thinte  Ri\er.  These  heights  comprised 
the  Cote  du  Chateau,  Cote  d'  ( )rne,  and  the  Cote  de  Morimont.  They  had  been 
organized  as  part  of  the  great  Kriemhilde  Stellung  Line  and  represented  the 
hist  of  the  enemy's  lines  of  defense. 

I  h?  advance  of  the  First  Battalion  at  once  de\  eloped  hea\y  enemy  resist- 
anc-e.  mainly  in  the  form  of  artillery  tire.  By  11  o'clock  in  tlic  morning,  the 
enemy  barrage  had  liecome  so  intense  that  the  troops  could  no  longer  make 
headway,  and  the  two  battalions  dug  in  on  the  ground  they  then  occu])ie<l.  At 
that  hour,  the  front  line  extend/d  along  the  railroad  just  east  of  the  1  )am\illers- 
Azannes  Road  between  \\'a\rille  and  the  road-fork  .500  meters  soiUh  of  Dam- 
villers.  It  was  during  this  enemy  bombardment  that  Major  I'ierson,  ccjmmanil- 
ing  officer  of  the  First  Battalion,  was  killed  by  the  explosion  of  a  77mm.  shell. 
(  )n  Major  I'ierson's  death.  Captain  Lucius  .\.  Miller.  ,M.^th  Infantry,  was  ])laced 
in  command  of  the  First  Battalion. 

During  the  day,  the  Third  Battalion  swung  to  the  right,  side-stepped  four 
kilometers,  and  took  up  ])osition  as  Brigade  Reserve  on  the  hill  southwest 
of  Ftraye.  The  First  and  Second  Battalions  clung  to  their  positions  under  a 
continuous  shell  fire  throughout  the  remainder  of  the  dav  and  the  night  of 
NovemlKT  9th-10lh. 


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.\t  7  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  Xo\ember  lOtli,  the  advance  was  resinned, 
following  an  artillery  preparation  by  the  105th  Field  .Artillery.  With  the  First 
Battalion  in  the  line,  and  the  Second  Battalion  in  support,  the  Regiment  ])ressed 
the  attack  against  the  towering  height  of  the  Cole  d'  <  )rne.  Under  a  galling 
machine  gun  fire  and  artillery  fire  which  combed  the  entire  valley  of  the  Thinte, 
the  front  lines  battled  their  way  across  the  stream  and  up  to  the  lower  slo])es  of 
the  Cote  d'  (  )rne.  At  this  point,  however,  the  lire  became  so  hot  that  the  troops 
were  forced  to  drop  back  to  the  shelter  of  the  east  bank  of  the  Thinte  River. 
A  second  attempt  was  made  to  storm  the  hill  an  hour  later.  Imt  this,  too,  was 
ri])ulsed  liy  the  desperate  resistance  of  the  enemy  who  were  lighting  with  their 
backs  against  the  wall  to  save  their  last  line  of  retreat.  Xight  fell  with  tlic  I'irst 
and  .Second  Battalions  holding  their  lines  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Thinte.  wliik- 
the  Third  Battalion  had  moved  up  in  reserxe  along  the  D.mu  ilkrs-.\zainijs 
Road,  near  the  roadfork  300  meters  south  of  Damvillers. 

W  ith  the  failure  to  take  Cote  d'  ( )riie  by  direct  assault.  Colonel  Knowles 
decidetl  to  reduce  the  position  by  an  attack  on  the  right  flank  and  |jlans  were 
drawn  up  accordingly.  The  machine  gun  comjiany  of  the  316th  Infantry  was 
withdrawn  from  the  front  line,  having  suffered  severe  losses,  and  its  place  was 
taken  by  the  machine  gun  com|)any  of  the  315th  Infantry.  This  move  placed 
the  315th  Infantry  in  its  entirety  on  the  front  line.  Early  on  the  morning  of 
Xovember  11th,  while  the  mist  still  lay  liea\y  in  the  Thinte  X'alley,  the  three 
battalions  of   the   315th   Infantry  (|uietly   moved   southward,  proceeded   through 


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This  Picture,  With  the  One  on  the  Opposite  Page,  Gives  a  Panoramic  View  of  the 
Ground  Over  Which  the  Front  Line  of  the  315th  Infantry  Was  Advancing  at  11 
A.  M.,  November  11,  1018.    The  Hii.i.  in  the  Background  is  Cote  d'Orne. 


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the  ruined  town  of  (iibercy,  and  took  up  position  on  the  western  slope  of  Hill 
328.  This  change  of  jjosition  withdrew  all  troops  from  the  enemy's  immediate 
front,  but  the  gap  was  closed  by  the  316th  Infantry  in  reserxe.  The  Regimental 
I'.  C  of  the  315th  Infantry  was  moved  to  a  point  on  Hill  317,  southeast  of 
Etraye. 

( )n  Hill  328  the  Regiment  was  disposed  with  the  First  Battalion  on  the 
front  line,  the  Second  Battalion  in  support  and  the  Third  Battalion  in  reserve. 
A  heavy  artillery  and  machine  gun  barrage  was  laid  down  on  Cote  d"  Orne  and 
Cote  de  Morimont,  and  at  8  o'clock  Company  "D,"  of  the  First  Battalion,  moved 
forward  against  the  northwestern  slope  of  the  Cote  de  Morimont  with  orders 
to  develop  the  enemy's  position.  A  thick  mist  covered  the  hillsides,  and  the 
advance,  which  proceeded  slowly,  was  imdetected  by  the  Cjermans,  who  were  appar- 
cnth'  unaware  of  the  flank  movement  during  the  night.  Meanwhile,  however,  the 
enemy  artillery,  suspecting  an  attack  from  some  quarter  because  of  the  Ameri- 
can artillery  and  machine  gun  preparation  on  Cote  d'  Orne  and  Cote  de  Morimont, 
let  loose  a  terrific  barrage  on  the  northwest  slope  of  Hill  328.  Luckily  this  fell 
inostlv  in  the  unoccupied  area  between  the  First  and  Second  Battalions  and  caused 
little  ilamage. 

1  'ushing  ahead  up  the  draw  between  Cote  d'  Orne  and  Cote  de  Mori- 
mont, the  front  line  company  overran  a  German  field-]Mece  on  the  roadside  north 
of  Gibercy.     This  field-piece,  captured  as  it  was  a  few  minutes  before  the  close 


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IIlLL  IN  the   P>ACKGK0UND  IS   CoTE  HE  MoRIMOXT 


The 


of  hostilities,  is  prohalily  the  last  hostile  trophy  of  the  war.  It  can  now  he  seen 
in  the  City  of  l'hiia(iel])hia.  a  gift  from  the  Regiment  to  the  city  that  calls 
the  315th  Infantry — "Its  Own."  With  the  German  cannon  .safely  enveloped, 
the  thin  line  of  khaki-clad  doughhoys  moved  warily  ahead  and  had  ])rogressed 
half  way  up  the  slope  of  Cote  de  Morimont  when  halted  hy  a  message  from 
the  rear.     It  was  11  o'clock  and  with  the  hour  came  the  .\rmistice. 

TIIK   .\RMTSTICE 


The  coming  of  11  A.  M.  marks  an  iinforgetable  event  in  the  memorv  of 
those  who  stood  on  the  front  lines  on  November  11.  191S.  In  ])lace  of  cheering 
crowds,  maddened  with  joy,  excitement  and  hilarity,  one  saw  a  motley  array 
of  nnrecognizahle  men  arising  from  the  mud,  slime  and  lilth  of  the  battle  field, 
cautiously  creeping  from  their  shell  holes  and  ditches,  silently  and  wonderingly, 
without  cheering  or  acclaim,  but  rather  in  the  manner  of  men  who  had  by  some 
unlooked  for  act  of  Providence  been  delivered  from  inevitable  death.  The 
sudden  cessation  of  the  noise  and  turmoil  of  battle  seemed  to  leave  them  stunned 
and  uncertain,  loath  to  belie\e  in  its  realty,  but  wMth  an  exjjression  of  hope  that 
it  was  not  a  dream  from  which  they  would  soon  be  rudely  awakened.  The 
reaction  from  the  lerrilile  strain  and  nerve-racking  ordeal  was  a])parenl ;  the  ten- 
dency to  brt-ak  down  was  e\ident.  Nor  is  such  a  tendency  to  be  wondered  at  in 
men  gaunt  and  haggard  w  ith  unbelievable  hunger,  thirst  and  exhaustion. 


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When  the  news  of  the  armistice  was  received  at  Regimental  I  leadquarters, 
Colonel  Knowles,  who  to  use  his  own  words  "was  struck  numh  with  surprise 
and  joy,"  at  once  dispatched  runners  in  all  directions  to  carry  the  news  to  the 
difYerent  units  of  the  Regiment,  and  these  runners  proved  that  they  belonged 
on  the  list  of  true  heroes.  Knowing  that  in  a  few  minutes  the  tiring  would  cease, 
not  one  hesitated  in  carrying  out  the  important  and  dangerous  mission  to  which 
he  had  liecn  assigned.  The  courage  which  it  took  to  traverse  that  shell-swept 
battlefield  during  the  last  remaining  moments  of  the  war  was  a  courage  born 
of  brave  men. 

With  the  armistice  there  came  to  the  Regiment,  as  it  watch fullv  main- 
tained its  ]iosition  on  the  last  American  battle  line,  an  opportunity  to  review 
the  closing  tlays  of  the  Meuse-Argonne  ofl'ensive.  From  the  29th  of  October, 
the  date  on  which  the  Regiment  had  taken  over  the  lines  from  the  29th 
Division  in  the  (irande  Montague  sector,  until  the  end  of  hostilities  on  November 
1 1th,  the  ,?15th  Infantry  had  suffered  the  following  casualties  :  154  officers  and  men 
killed,  4  missing,  9  captured  and  M6  womided.  It  had  ])ierced  the  eneniv 
lines  to  a  de])th  of  9^'j  kilometers  and  in  so  doing  had  captured  or 
assisted  in  the  capture  of  three  French  villages,  namely:  Etraye,  I\e\ille  and 
Dannillers.  In  the  sector  opposite  the  RegimeiU  there  had  been  identified  units  of 
four  different  Ceriuan  divisions,  the  CCXXVIIIth,  CXCIlnd,  XXth  and  1st 
Landwehr  Divisions.  .Ml  told,  the  315th  Infantry  during  this  period  had  cap- 
tured 11  jjrisoners,  most  of  whom  came  from  the  245th,  192nd  and  183rd  Regi- 
ments of  the  ("XCIInd  Division.  In  addition  to  the  prisoners  taken,  the  Regi- 
ment had  ca])tured  one  120mm.  field  piece,  15  machine  guns,  2  trench  mortars,  1 
luinenwerfer.  1  anti-tank  gun,  thousands  of  rounds  of  artillery  and  small  arms 
ammunition  of  all  calibres,  and  great  stores  of  engineering  materials. 

In  the  ])eriod  between  September  Lith.  the  date  of  the  first  entrance  into 
the  lines,  imtil  November  11th,  the  315th  InfaiUry  had  been  transformed  from 
a  group  of  green,  inexjierienced  men  into  a  veteran  lighting  organization  capable 
of  upholding  the  best  traditions  of  the  .\merican  Army.  In  this  transformation 
its  casualties  had  been  342  officers  and  men  killed,  15  missing,  12  captured  and 
1,076  wounded.  It  had  made  a  total  advance  of  19^'  kilometers  against  troops 
of  eight  ditierent  German  divisions:  the  XVth,  XXth.  XXXVIIth.  CXCIlnd. 
CCXXVIIIth,  1st  Landwehr,  Vth  Bavarian,  and  CXVIIth  Landsturm.  It  had 
captured  the  villages  of  Nantillois  and  Etraye,  and  had  assisted  in  the  capture  of 
Montfaucon,  llaucourt,  Malancourt,  Damvillers  and  Reville.  In  addition,  the 
Regiment  had  cajitured  one  120mm.  field  piece,  six  77mm.  field  pieces.  53 
machine  guns,  2  trench  mortars,  2  minenwerfers,  1  anti-tank  gun,  20,000 
hand  grenades,  thousands  of  rounds  of  artillery  and  small  anus  aiumunition. 
and  engineering  material  to  the  value  of  more  than  a  million  dollars.  Such,  in 
brief,  were  the  tangible  results  of  the  operations  of  the  315th  Infantry  on  the 
Western  Front. 


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M MEDIATELY  after  the  armistice  had  gone  into  effect,  steps 
were  taken  to  dispose  the  Regiment  in  such  formation  as 
to  take  up  quickly  either  assault  or  approach  formations  in 
the  event  of  an  advance.  The  line  of  observation  consisted 
of  one  company  formed  into  cossack  posts  with  active  pa- 
trolling between  these  posts  during  the  night,  and  in  foggy 
weather,  during  tiie  day.  One  company  took  up  position 
in  support  and  two  companies  position  in  reserve.  The 
companies  mentioned  comprised  the  four  companies  of  the 
First  Battalion.  The  remainder  of  the  Regiment  was  disposed  in  depth  in  rear 
of  the  First  Battalion,  with  two  companies  of  each  battalion  in  the  front  line 
and  two  companies  in  the  second  line.  The  troops  of  the  Regiment  occupying  the 
reserve  positions  were  protected  from  hostile  fire  from  the  east  by  the  natural 
cover  of  Hill  328. 

The  dispositions  outlined  in  the  foregoing  paragraph  were  completed  be- 
fore noon  on  November  11th.  Meanwhile  the  various  company  kitchens  had 
been  established  in  the  ruins  of  Gibercy  by  the  Supply  Company,  and  at  high 
noon  on  "Armistice  Day,"  the  men  of  the  315th  Infantry  received  en  masse  their 
first  hot  meal  in  many  days.  During  the  day,  numerous  attempts  were  made 
by  German  officers  and  men  to  extend  the  glad  hand  to  the  khaki-clad  dough- 
boys on  the  front  line,  but  with  the  keen  remembrance  of  its  dead  constantly  in 


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niinil,  ihtTe  was  Utile  disposition  on  tlie  part  of  the  ReiiinieiU  to  rcoeivL-  over- 
tures ol  any  kind,  and  orders  a,i;ainsl  fraternization  were  obeyed  to  the  letter. 
That  night  the  German  troops  staged  a  celeljration  of  their  own  defeat  with  a 
monster  display  of  ])yrotcchnics  along  the  entire  front.  .\s  far  as  the  eye  could 
see  in  each  direction  along  the  lines,  the  sky  blazed  with  (lerman  rockets,  star- 
shells,  and  signal  lights.  Many  o\  these  were  sent  up  in  combinations  of  red. 
while  and  green,  the  nearest  color  combination  the  forces  of  the  Kaiser  could 
manage,  apparently,  in  an  effort  to  provide  a  red,  white  and  blue  display  for 
their  conquerors.  The  German  troops  continued  to  occupy  their  barracks  on 
Cote  d'  Orne,  Cote  de  Morimont  and  Cote  du  Chateau  during  the  day  and  night 
of  the  12th,  but  early  on  the  morning  of  the  13th  they  gathered  together  their  arms 
and  equipment  and  silently  set  out  on  their  return  to  the  l-"atherland. 

At  noon  on  November  13th,  the  cossack  posts  of  the  3l5th  Infantry  were 
withdrawn,  and  the  Regiment  moved  from  the  vicinity  of  Gibercy.  with  ilie  ex- 
ception of  an  outpost  line  established  between  Gibercy  and  Feu\-illers.  This  out- 
post line  was  held  by  "E"  Company.  The  remaining  companies  of  the  -Second 
Battalion,  together  with  Headquarters  Company  and  Regimental  I  leadtjuarters. 
established  themselves  in  the  town  of  Damvillers.  The  First  Battalion.  Third 
Battalion,  Machine  Gun  Company,  and  Su])ply  Company  took  over  billets  in 
Etraye.  Just  before  the  move  was  made  into  these  new  quarters.  Major  John  ,\. 
McKenna,  M.  C,  joined  the  Regiment,  having  been  assigned  as  Regimental  Sur- 
geon. With  him  came  Major  Jesse  R.  Langley.  who  had  formerly  commanded 
•the  Third    Battalion  of  the  313th   Infantrv   ;ind  who  had  been   wounded   while 


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leading  his  baltalidii  in  the  attack  on  Monlfancim.     Major  I.angley  was  assigned 
to  the  First  Baltahon. 

(Jn  the  14tli  of  the  month,  the  outpost  hne  held  liy  the  ,il3th  Infantry  was 
extended  to  the  left,  relieving  that  portion  of  the  line  whieh  had  up  until  this 
time  been  held  hy  the  316th  Infantry.  This  mo\e  brought  the  Regimental  line 
into  liaison  with  the  right  of  the  32nd  Dixision.  When  the  Army  of  ( )eeui)ation 
was  formed,  and  tiie  32nd  Division  was  preparing  to  move  from  its  i)osition  on 
the  left  of  the  Regimental  sector,  the  Regiment  was  called  upon  to  furnish  numer- 
ous officers  to  fill  vacancies  in  the  different  organizations  ot  that  division.  Most 
of  the  officers  transferred  were  new  arri\als  from  the  Officers'  Training  School 
at  Langres  who  had  joined  the  i\egiment  shortly  after  the  armistice  went  into 
effect.  Included  in  the  transfer  list,  howe\er,  were  several  officers  who  had 
served  with  the  Regiment  ever  since  its  organization,  and  in  their  case  the  jjarting 
came  as  a  decided  blow,  both  to  them  and  to  the  Regiment.  In  addition  to  fur- 
nishing officers,  the  315th  Infantry  was  also  called  upon  to  hel])  solve  the  trans- 
portation problems  of  the  neighboring  division,  and  more  than  a  hundred  draft 
and  riding  horses  were  turned  over  for  the  use  of  the  Middle  West  division  on 
its  march  to  tlie  Rhine. 


KI-.(,1ME.\T  .\IDS  REFUGEES  FRo.M  (.I'.RM.W  I'RlSoX  CAMPS 

In  the  period  between  November  13lh  and  December  1st,  large  numbers  of 
refugees  from  (jerman  prison  camps  passed  through  the  Regnnental  lines.  These 
refugees  were  of  all  nationalities,  and  Americans,  FVench,  English,  Belgians,  Ital- 
ians, Portuguese,  and  even  some  Chinese  were  given  food  and  shelter  by  the 
Regiment  as  they  made  their  way  to  the  larger  French  towns  in  the  rear.  On 
some  days,  as  many  as  two  or  three  hundred  of  these  liberated  jirisoners  would 
pass  through  the  towns  of  Damvillers  and  Etraye  on  their  way  to  X'erdun  or 
some  similar  railroad  centre. 

It  was  at  this  time  that  the  collection  of  "soux  enirs"  became  an  important 
factor  in  the  life  of  each  memlx-r  of  the  Regiment.  Many  of  these  souvenirs  were 
obtained  from  the  ])assing  refugees,  others  were  picked  np  in  the  abandoned  Cer- 
man  shacks  and  billets  on  Cote  d'  (  )rne  and  in  the  woods  to  the  east,  but  for 
the  most  i)art  they  were  gathered  up  b\-  salvaging  parties  in  the  area  over  which 
the  Regiment  had  fought.  In  this  latter  connection,  the  Third  Battalion  fur- 
nished details  for  the  thorough  salvaging  of  the  area  through  which  the  Division 
had  jiassed  from  October  29th  to  November  11th.  This  work  was  accomplished 
within  two  weeks  and  the  amount  of  material  i)icked  up  was  sufficient  to  fill  three 
large  dumps. 

The  outpost  line  was  held  by  the  Second  Battalion  until  the  22nd  of  Novem- 
ber, when  the  posts  were  withdrawn.  During  this  time  the  companies  of  the 
P>attalion  had  alternated  in  these  jiositions,  reliefs  being  made  from  time  to 
time.  The  line  had  been  extended  to  the  right  of  Gibercy  to  include  Chaumont- 
devant-Damvillers,  and  "H"  Company  had  been  sent  to  Gibercy  to  furnish  the 
three  outposts  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  line.  At  the  same  time.  "E"  Company 
had  been  sent  to  Chaumont-de\ant-Damvillers  in  order  to  furnish  daily  patrols, 
covering  an  extensive  i)atrolling  area.  These  patrols  were  charged  with  the  duty 
of  picking  up  any  stragglers  from  divisions  passing  through  to  the  Army  of  Occu- 


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General  Kuhn  Addressing  Men  of  the  315th  Infantry  in  Damvili.ers 
ON  Thanksgiving  Day.  November  ^Sth,  1918 


pation  and  of  bringing  back  any  American  prisoners  released  by  tbe  ( lernr.ms  as 
they  withdrew  from  the  front.  Companies  "E"  and  "H"  were  withdrawn  from 
these  duties  on  the  same  date  that  the  outpost  hne  was  discontinued,  and  the 
whole  Second  Battalion  was  quartered  in  Danivillers.  The  Regiment  remained 
in  this  area  until  December  26th,  spending  much  time  in  drilling,  hiking,  and  in 
weekly  brigade  and  division  maneuvers. 


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THANKSGIVING  IN  DAMVILLERS 

The  Village  square  in  Dam\'i!lers  was  the  scene  of  an  interesting  spectacle  on 
Thanksgiving  morning,  November  2Sth,  when  the  whole  Regmient  was  assembled 
for  Thanksgiving  exercises  arotmd  the  historic  old  monument.  Here  the  officers 
and  men  of  the  Regiment  were  addressed  by  General  Kuhn,  (General  Johnson, 
Colonel  Knowles,  Chaplain  Lancaster  and  Chaplain  Willis.  Following  the  ad- 
dresses, the  Second  Battalion  and  Headquarters  Company  furnish?d  a  Victory 
T\irade,  so  screamingly  funny,  so  cleverly  executed  that  it  kept  the  spectators 
laughing  constantly  as  the  men  passed  by.  Somewhere  in  one  of  his  lectures  the 
late  William  James  had  something  to  sav  about  the  "untapped  level  of  energy 
in  man,"  This  unique  celebration  of  I'hiladelphia's  own  regiment  brought  to 
light  in  a  gratifying  and  surprising  way  the  "untapped  levels"  of  humor  in  soldiers, 
which  neither  the  grim  experiences  of  the  battle-field  nor  separation  from  home 
and  loved  ones  is  able  to  extinguish  or  even  permanently  suppress.      Horses, 


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wagons  and  water  carts  decorated  with  large  (lerman  beer  signs,  Boche  machine 
gun  carts,  wheel-barrows  and  all  available  forms  of  transportation  were  put  into 
use,  and  the  X'ictory  Parade  ])assed  around  the  old  monument  between  columns 
of  laughing  and  cheering  doughboys. 

linniediatfl)'  following  the  ])arade,  several  tableaux  were  ])resentc(l  by  the 
men  of  tlie  I  iea(l(|uarlers  Company,  depicting  the  more  im]i()rtanl  events  of  the 
war.  These  were  staged  upon  what  had  at  one  time  been  a  monument  to  Marshal 
Gerard,  one  of  the  heroes  of  France,  who  ])layed  a  conspicuous  part  in  the  libera- 
tion of  Belgium  in  1S31.  but,  owing  either  to  the  contemptible  rapacity  of  ih? 
Germans  or  their  scarcity  of  metal,  the  bronze  figure  of  (ierard  had  disa])])eared, 
all  that  remained  being  the  stone  foiuulation  and  ilvj  iron  fence  which  sur- 
rounded it. 

During  December,  the  Regiment  recei\e<l  a  saKo  of  \isits  from  Di\ision, 
Corps  and  Army  inspectors,  'ibis  circumstance  gave  rise  to  the  rL])ort  that  the 
79th  Division,  which  at  that  time  formed  a  part  of  the  Second  Army,  was  to 
move  u])  into  the  rear  eschelon  of  the  Third  Army,  the  Army  of  ( )ccupation  ; 
bm  the  month  drew  to  a  close  without  any  visible  sign  of  movement,  although 
at  one  time  the  Regiment  did  receive  tentative  orders  for  a  move  to  the  Stenay 
area,  near  the  Luxembourg  border.  These,  however,  were  countermanded  almost 
as  soon  as  issued,  and  finally  it  was  learned  that  the  Division  was  to  move  south 
into  the  Souilly  area,  with  division  head(|uarters  at  Souilly.  This  village  had 
been  the  headquarters  of  General  Pershing  and  the  First  American  Army  during 
the  Meuse-Argonne  ofifensive.  The  area  itself  lay  immediavelv  north  of  the  citv 
of  Bar-le-Duc. 

Early  in  December,  Sergeant  John  11.  (ireen,  of  "F"  Company,  was  formallv 
elected  "Mayor  of  Damvillers."  Two  political  parties  had  been  formed  by  the 
men  billeted  in  the  village,  "The  Jambons"  and  "The  Pommes."  The  delegates 
from  each  of  these  parties  had  held  meetings  at  which  the  platform  of  the  party 
was  duly  ex])lained.  At  the  elexeiUh  hour,  a  dark  horse  party,  "Th?  Woof- 
Woofs,"  entered  the  race,  and  its  camlidatc  ])ro\ed  to  be  the  winner  on  election 
day. 

.\boiU  the  time  of  the  mayoralty  election,  a  theatre,  formerly  used  bv  tiie 
Germans,  was  j)Ut  in  such  shajje  that  it  afforded  an  excellent  hall  for  the  a]>- 
pearance  of  several  good  shows  which  were  jnit  on  by  the  V.  M.  C.  A.  and  dif- 
fereiU  tmits  of  the  Division.  The  decorations  and  stage  settings  were  carried  out 
in  an  artistic  fashion  by  the  use  of  Roche  artillery  camouflage.  On  Christmas 
Eve.  the  officers  of  the  Regiment  assembled  in  this  hall  to  usher  in  the  Yuletide 
at  the  festive  board.  This  was  the  first  occasion  at  which  all  the  officers  bad 
been  together  since  the  arrival  of  the  315th  Infantry  in  F'rance.  Major  McKenna 
proved  himself  a  most  capable  toastmaster,  and  during  the  evening  toasts  were 
responded  to  by  Colonel  Knowles.  I.ieutenant  Colonel  Burt,  and  S"veral  other  offi- 
cers of  the  Retjiment. 


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Christmas  Day  was  sjjent  liy  all  the  companies  in  packing  up  for  the  move 
south  into  the  Souilly  area.  \'ery  early  on  the  morning  of  the  26th.  the  Regi- 
ment started  out  on  the  first  lap  of  a  three-day  march.  With  a  light  covering 
of  snow  on  the  ground,  the  luen  marched  all  day,  reaching  Thierville  at  5  P.  M., 


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where  the  Keginient  was  quartered  in  the  Jar(hn  de  P^jntaine  barracks,  which 
had  been  constructed  as  part  of  a  French  mihtary  post  just  northwest  of  Verdun. 
The  following  morning  the  hike  was  resumed  with  Souilly  as  a  destination,  and 
there  the  niglit  of  the  27th  was  spent  in  the  Triage  Hospital  buildings,  one  kilo- 
meter outside  the  town.  After  a  short  march  in  a  downpour  of  rain  on  the  28th, 
the  troops  arrived  in  the  new  Regimental  billeting  area  at  noon  and  were  quar- 
tered as  follows :  Regimental  Headquarters,  Headquarters  Company,  Machine 
Gun  Company,  "C"  Company  and  "D"  Company  at  Chaumont-sur-Aire;  First 
Battalion  Headquarters,  "A"  Company  and  "B"  Company  at  Erize-la-Petite ; 
Second  Battalion  at  Neuville  ;  Third  Battalion  and  Supply  Company  at  Courouvre. 

In  this  area,  training  was  resumed  upon  an  extensive  scale.  The  schedules 
consisted  of  drilling,  hiking,  terrain  exercises  and  maneuvers.  Great  stress  also 
was  laid  upon  school  work  in  specialized  subjects,  and  both  officers  and  men  of 
the  Regiment  were  given  frequent  courses  of  training  at  divisional  and  corps 
schools.  After  the  armistice,  the  315th  Infantry  had  been  shifted  from  the  2nd 
French  Army  Corps  to  the  Ninth  Corps  of  the  Second  American  Army.  It  was 
under  the  Ninth  Corps  that  the  Regiment  trained  during  the  entire  period  of  its 
stay  in  the  Souilly  area.  Early  in  January  much  emphasis  was  laid  ujion  target 
work.  Ranges  were  built  by  each  battalion,  and  at  Chaumont-sur-.\ire  a  large 
range  was  completed  in  three  weeks.  A  competitive  Divisional  match  was  held 
upon  this  soon  after  its  construction,  for  the  purijose  of  selectnig  a  team  to  repre- 
sent the  Division  in  the  Ninth  Corps  rifle  matches. 

Beginning  in  February,  a  series  of  competitive  horse  shows  were  held  by 
regiments,  brigades,  division  and  corps.  The  first  competition  for  the  Regiment 
was  the  Regimental  show'  held  at  Courouvre,  at  which  the  best  animals  were  chosen 
to  be  entered  in  the  dit^'erent  classes  at  the  15Sth  Brio-ade  show. 


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On  February  23rd,  the  horse  show  of  the  15Sth  P>rij,'a(le  was  held  on  the 
a\iation  tield  near  Issoncourt,  in  which  conijiitition  the  ol.ith  Infantry  carried 
otT  a  total  of  fourteen  prizes.  The  Supply  CDnipany,  Machine  (iun  Company 
and  ,i7nim.  platoon  of  the  Headquarters  Company  furnished  the  entries  from  the 
Ret{iment.  To  those  who  saw  this  show,  it  became  very  evident,  from  the  ex- 
cellent condition  of  its  animals  and  equi|)ment.  that  the  315th  Infantry  would 
be  a  serious  contender  for  honors  in  the  coming  dixision  show.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  ])rize  winners  from  the  .il.^ili  Infantrv  Stipph-  ('onipanv: 

First  prize  in  Four  Line  Teams  (mules).  Six  Line  Chariol-de-1'arc  (mules), 
and  One  Line  Carts  ( water  carts )  ;  second  prize  in  Two  Line  Carts.  Four  Line 
Teams  (horses).  Four  Line  Teams  (mules).  Six  Line  Chariot-de-Parc  and  One 
T  ine  Carts  (  water  carts )  ;  third  prize  in  Two  Line  Teams  ( four  wheeled  vehicles) . 

In  the  competition  f(jr  machine  gun  squads,  the  prizes  were  awarded  to 
the  entries  having  the  best  drilled  squads,  best  animals  and  best  equipment.  ( )f 
the  ten  squads  participating  in  this  contest,  the  316th  Infantry  Machine  Cun 
Company's  entry  took  hrst  place,  and  second,  third  and  fourth  places  were 
won  by  the  315th  Infantry.  In  the  class  for  37mm.  guns,  the  Headquarters 
Company,  of  the  315th  Infantry,  entered  two  guns  and  won  first  and  second 
places  in  that  class. 

DI\'1S1()X.\L  HORSE  SIK  >\\' 

The  Horse  show  of  the  79lh  Division  was  held  at  Pierretitte.  I*"ebruarv  27th, 
and    the    315th     lnf;intr\     again    carried    ;i\\av    highest    honors,    receiving,    in 


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al'..  four  first  ])rizes,  two  seconds  and  two  thirds.  The  Supply  Company  entries 
won  the  following  places : 

First  prize  in  Four  Line  Teams  ( horses ) ,  Four  Line  Teams  ( mules ) .  and 
One  Line  Carts  (water  carts)  ;  second  prize  in  One  Line  Carts  (water  carts)  ; 
third  prize  in  Six  Line  Chariot-de-Parc  (mules). 

'1  he  entries  in  the  machine  gun  competition,  consisted  of  one  squad  from  the 
315th  Infantry,  one  squad  from  the  316th  Infantry,  and  two  squads  from  the  314th 
Infantry.  The  field  was  ankle  deep  in  mud,  and  fast  work  was  difficult.  How- 
ever, the  men  of  the  315th  Machine  Gun  Company  finished  the  contest  in  \ery 
good  time,  considering  the  conditions  under  which  they  were  working,  taking 
the  first  prize,  with  the  316th  Infantr\'  Machine  Gun  Company  a  close  second. 

In  the  class  for  i7  mm.  guns,  the  entry  of  the  3I5th  Infantry  came  into  the 
ring  with  perfect  equipment  and  the  men  keen  for  competition  with  the  rival 
Brigade.  ,\t  the  start  of  the  competition  both  of  the  gun  crews  showed  their 
training  in  their  quick  get-a-ways,  and  all  through  the  action  everything  pointed 
to  the  315th  Infantry  as  a  sure  winner,  the  only  question  being  which  of  the 
two  crews  would  be  given  first  place.  Number  1  crew  under  the  leadership  of 
Sergeant  McLaughlin  finished  first,  with  the  crew  of  Sergeant  Czarnecki  finish- 
ing second.  After  a  discussion  by  the  judges,  first  prize  was  awarded  to  the 
gun  crew  of  the  314th  Infantry,  the  No.  1  crew  of  the  315th  Infantry  being 
awarded  the  second  prize.  Acknowledging  defeat,  the  men  left  the  field  with  the 
vow  that  the  Ninth  Corps  Show  would  see  them  winners  for  first  place. 


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At  Lerouville,  France,  on  the  21st  of  .Marcli.  tlrj  Ninth  Corps  licld  a  horse 
show  for  the  championship  of  the  Corps.  In  this  show,  as  in  tlie  others,  the 
315th  Infantry  l\c»inient  continued  to  add  to  its  laurels  by  winning  three  first 
prizes  and  one  lliird.      The  Sn])ply  Coni])any  took  the  following  jjlaces : 

First  ])rize  in  ( )ne  Line  Carts  (water  carts)  and  third  ])rize  in  Foin-  i.inc 
Teams  ( mules). 

Ihe  same  contest  as  that  iield  at  the  ISiSth  Brigade  show  was  carried  out  bv 
the  Machine  Gun  entries.  In  this  class  werj  two  squads  from  the  .^.^Oth  Infantry 
Machine  Gun  Company  of  the  88th  Division,  one  squad  from  the  316th  Infantry 
Machine  Gun  Com])any,  and  one  squad  from  the  315th  Infantry.  The  contest 
proved  very  close,  antl  the  result  remained  in  doulit  until  the  judges  had  made 
a  thorough  inspection.  .At  the  end  of  this  inspection,  lirst  i-rize  was  awarded  to 
the  315th  Infantry,  and  the  second  prize  to  the  entry  from  the  8Sth  Division. 
.After  the  show,  the  senior  judge  made  a  statement  that  the  entr\  from  tite  315th 
Infantry  showed  the  best  mule  and  e(|uipment  that  he  had  ever  seen  in  ;i  machine 
gun  organization. 

In  the  i7  mm.  class,  the  competitors  of  tlie  315tli  Infantry  consisted  of  en- 
tries from  the  other  units  of  the  79th  Division,  88th  Division,  and  Ninth 
Cor])s  Headquarters.  The  same  contest  was  carried  out,  and  the  same  method 
of  judging,  ;is  had  been  in  force  at  the  other  siiows.  A  great  deal  of  fricndl\- 
rivalry  was  shown  between  the  315th  Infantry  entr\  and  that  of  the  314th  In- 
fantry, which  had  won  out  in  the  79th  Division  show.     .\t  the  tinish,  the  juilges, 


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without  any  hesitancy,  awarded  first  prize  to  the  crew  of  the  315th  Infantry,  and 
second  prize  to  the  entry  of  the  314th  Infantry. 

Owing  to  the  move  of  the  79th  Division  from  the  Souilly  area  to  Riniauconrt, 
during  the  first  week  in  April,  it  was  impossihle  to  enter  the  Second  Army  Show, 
scheduled  to  lie  held  at  Toul  on  April  5th.  This  was  very  disappointing  to  the 
Regiment,  for  it  were  most  confident  of  winning  other  blue  ribbons  at  the  Second 
Army  Show,  and  perhaps,  later  on,  championships  of  the  A.  E.  F. 

REGIMENT  PRODUCES  SUCCESSFUL  PLAY 

During  the  stay  in  the  Souilly  area,  nearly  every  unit  of  the  79th  Division 
turned  its  attention  to  home  talent  theatricals  as  a  means  of  relieving  the  monotony 
of  F"rench  village  life.  Many  very  successful  shows  were  produced  as  a  result, 
and  a  Divisional  show  circuit  was  established  under  the  supervision  of  a  Divi- 
sional entertainment  officer.  Each  regimental  and  battalion  show  produced  played 
its  round  on  this  circuit,  which  included  all  the  larger  organizations  of  the  Divi- 
sion. By  this  arrangement  each  of  the  units  within  the  Division  was  enabled  to 
enjoy  the  entertainment  produced  by  the  Division  at  large.  The  315th  Infantry 
show,  "Salvage  and  Souvenir,"  written  and  produced  by  Chaplain  R.  V.  Lancaster, 
gn\e  its  jiremier  performance  on  the  night  of  Marcii  7th.  Ujjon  this  occasion  the 
officers  of  the  Regiment  entertained  ( ieneral  Kulin  and  his  staff  as  their  guests 
at  an  informal  dinner.  The  performances  given  by  the  Regimental  show  within 
the  Division  proved  so  successful  that  there  was  a  popular  demand  for  the  show 
to  tour  the  Second  Armv  circuit.  .\  month  was  sj)ent  on  the  road,  the  trip  end- 
ing with  two  performances  in  Paris  before  enthusiastic  audiences. 

It  was  during  the  months  of  January,  February  and  March,  1919,  that  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  Regiment  had  their  first  real  opportunity  to  see  France. 
Through  a  system  of  leaves  and  furloughs,  members  of  the  Regiment  were 
enabled  to  visit  Nice,  Aix-les-Bains,  Valse-les-Bains,  Monte  Carlo,  Menton,  and 
various  other  popular  resorts  in  Southern  France.  Leaves  and  furloughs  were 
also  granted  to  Paris  and  various  cities  in  England,  Ireland,  Scotland  and  Wales. 
Although  traxeling  conditions  were  anything  but  comfortable,  the  change  of 
scene  and  environment  more  than  made  up  for  the  discomforts  of  travel,  and 
tliere  were  few  in  the  Regiment  who  did  not  enjoy  their  "Armee  Americaine 
Pcrmissionaire — Quart  de  Tarif"  to  the  limit. 

While  in  the  Souilly  area,  a  great  deal  of  attention  \\-as  given  to  various  kinds 
of  athletics.  Under  Mr.  George  Burford,  Y.  M.  C.  A.  athletic  instructor  of  the 
Regiment,  the  315th  Infantry  made  an  excellent  showing  in  the  athletic  com- 
petitions which  were  held  within  the  Division.  This  was  especially  true  with 
regard  to  boxing.  Under  the  management  and  tutelage  of  Mr.  Burford,  the 
315th  Infantry  boxers  made  such  good  showings  in  their  preliminary  matches 
ithat  six  of  them  were  taken  to  Souilly  for  training,  in  order  that  they  might 
represent  the  Division  in  the  competitive  matches  held  each  week  in  Paris. 


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(  )n  the  28th  of  March,  exactly  three  months  after  its  arrival  in  the  Souilly 
area,  the  Regiment  moved  out  on  what  pro\'ed  to  be  the  longest  march  in  which 
it  had  e\er  partici])ated,  the  destination  Ijeing  Rimaucourt,  25  kilometers  north- 


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east  ot  Lhaumont  where  the  General  Headquarters  of  the  American  Expedi- 
fonary  Forces  had  been  established.  1-ne  days  were  spent  on  the  march  '  br- 
.ng  whK-h  a  total  of  98  kilometers  was  covered.  The  first  day's  march  wasM'ot 
and  the  troops  were  staged  for  the  ni^ht  as  follows:  First  battalion.  Headquar- 
ters Company,  ^lachme  ( ,un  Company  at  Seigneulles :  Second  Battalion  an<l 
kegmiental  Hea.lquarters  at  Rosnes ;  Third  Battalion  and  Supply  Companv 
Sj^^if""      "   /•"'"^""^'^^'>-'  ^'-  — '  ^1=^>-  '"•-  -as  anotLer  short  ^S  a 

oal  ed  to  tr't        't    '"r"""''''^  '"  ''  ™'''-  ''■"""'""  ''^"-  '''-'^•"'S  ^'  ^1--  bi"cts 
dieted  °i\  ^'^^?""-tal  Headquarters  and  the  First  Battalion  were 

nam  b  Culv  (  ^,^>-°"?.  ^'-^"^''O"  '"  ''--V:  Third  Battalion  and  Supply  Com- 
pan>  ,n  Culey  Machme  Cun  Company  and  Headquarters  Company  in  Erize-St 
iooJl ''-iJr  ?■  "'"'^  ^-""'"^"^rf  e^>-ly  i"  the  morning  of  the  3dth.  and.  with 

good,  clear  weather,  the  troops  arrived  in  the  third  staging  area  shortly  after 
kmch.  wuh  Reg,mental  Headquarters.  First  Battalion.  Secmid  Battaho      He-xT 

'nd''S,i:7"-''  '^^^^'-!V^"'l  ^'?'"^^">-  '"  Ligny-en-Barrois;  tS  Bat^^. 
and  .Supply  Compau}-  m  \  illers-le-Sec. 

The  fourth  day-s  hike  made  up  for  the  short  ones  of  the  three  previous  days 
for  on  th.s  day  a  chstance  of  35  kilometers  was  covered  before  the    roops  arrted 

tny        u  "i  ''■'''""  '"'•     '"  ""'  ''■''  R^.?""ental  Headquarters.  Third 

Battahon.  Headquarters  Company.  .Machine  Gun  Company  and  Supply  Company 
were  quartered  ,n  Xoncourt;  the  First  Battalion  in  .Saillv ;  Second  Batt  li  n 
Headquarters  w.th  Companies  '^G"  and  '11"  in  Pancey ;  Companies  "E''  am  'f" 
.n  Amgotdaincourt.  The  hfth  a,id  last  day's  march  was  another  long  one  cov- 
enng  2.  kdonxeters.  Notwithstanding  the  distance  they  had  marched  n  tie 
past  tour  days,  the  troops  arrived  at  Rimaucourt  on  the  afternoon  of  Anril  1st 
in  the  hnest  knul  of  con<lition.     Xot  a  straggler  was  in  evide     e  "s  the  cdmn 

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While  the  Regiment  was  en  ronte  between  Souilly  and  Riniaucourt,  Colonel 
Knowles  and  General  Johnson,  commanding  general  of  the  158th  Infantry 
Brigade,  were  called  away  temporarily  to  attend  the  Third  Army  school  at  Treves. 
With  the  (lepartnre  of  Colonel  Knowles,  command  of  the  315th  Infantry  devoKed 
upon  Lieutenant  Colonel  Burl.  Colonel  AlcCaskey,  of  the  316lh  Infantry,  as- 
sumed command  of  the  158th  Brigade  in  the  absence  of  General  Johnson. 

The  Rimaucourt  area  was  officially  known  as  the  Fourth  Divisional  ( .\n- 
delot)  Area,  with  Rimaucourt  serving  as  the  di\isional  railhead.  When  the 
79th  Division  took  over  the  area.  Di\ision  headcjuarters  was  established  at  Reynel 
and  the  158th  Infantry  Brigade  headquarters  at  Orquevaux.  The  315th  Infan- 
try was  billeted  in  Rimaucourt  in  buildings  which  had  formerly  been  used  by  Base 
Hospitals  Xos.  58  and  238.  This  was  the  first  time  since  reaching  France  that 
the  entire  Regiment  had  been  billeted  in  one  place,  and  the  large,  airy  barracks  in 
w  liich  the  officers  and  men  lived  suggested  the  former  days  at  Camp  Meade. 

Circumstances  were  such  at  Rimaucourt  that  it  became  possible  to  approxi- 
mate the  conditions  of  cantonment  life  once  more.  A  large  parade  ground  in  the 
middle  of  the  hos])ital  area  furnished  excellent  facilities  for  close  order  drill 
and  military  ceremonies,  so  that  battalion  parades  and  formal  guard  mounts 
again  came  into  their  own.  Tiie  establishments  maintained  by  the  Red  Cross  and 
the  Y.  M.  C.  .\.  both  at'forded  wonderful  service  in  the  matter  of  welfare  work, 
particularly  in  the  case  of  the  former  organization,  whose  auditorium  was  the 
finest  of  its  kind  seen  bv  the  Regiment  abroad. 


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It  was  during  its  stay  in  the  Fourth  Divisional  Area  that  the  79th  Division 
was  reviewed  by  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces, 
General  John  J.  I'ershing.  The  review,  which  was  held  on  Saturday,  .April  12th, 
on  a  ])lateau  in  the  hills  northeast  of  Orquevaux,  was  probably  the  most  impres- 
sive ceremony  in  which  the  Regiment  ever  participated.  The  day  was  cold  and 
gray  and  drizzly,  as  French  days  so  often  are,  but,  in  the  eyes  of  the  twenty 
thousand  Americans  drawn  up  before  their  commander-in-chief,  the  grayne-s 
of  the  air  and  the  misty  French  hills  in  the  background  served  only  to  intensify 
tlic  dignity  and  solemnity  of  the  occasion. 

Each  unit  of  the  Division  had  been  turned  out  in  full  tield  equipment  and 
with  all  axailable  transportation,  and  each  imit  in  turn  was  personally  inspected 
by  the  leader  of  the  .\merican  E.xpeditionary  Forces.  Following  his  inspectio': 
of  the  troo])S  and  equipment,  and  just  prior  to  the  re\iew  of  the  Di\ision,  Gen- 
eral Pershing  decorated  the  various  regimental  colors  and  awarded  the  Distin- 
guished Service  Cross,  in  the  name  of  the  President,  to  forty-three  members  of 
the  Division.  (Jf  these  forty-three,  fifteen  were  members  of  the  315th  Infantry. 
The  re\iew  itself  provided  a  wonderful  picture  of  militarv  power,  a  j)icture  born 
of  war-time  conditions  and  impossible  to  reproduce  at  other  times  and  in  otlur 
settings.  .\s  the  oncoming  troops  slowly  emerged  from  the  mist  ahead,  ])assed 
and  then  vanished  into  the  mist  once  more,  one  received  the  impression  of  a 
moving  flood  of  steel  and  with  that  an  impression  of  irresistible  force  and  power. 
None  who  saw  it  can  ever  forget  the  thrill  of  pride  aroused  by  that  picture  of 
America's  massed  fighting  men. 


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Several  days  after  the  review,  the  following  letter  was  received  by  General 

Kuhii ; 

"American  Expeditionary  Forces, 

Office  of  the  Commander-in-Chief, 

_  .,  ,  ,.  France,  April    13th,   1919. 

Major  General  Joseph  Kuhn, 

Commanding  79th  Division, 
American  E.  F. 
Mv  dear  Genearl  Kupin  : 

It  afforded  me  great  satisfaction  to  inspect  the  79th  Division  on  April  12th, 
and  (in  that  occasion  to  decorate  the  standards  of  your  regiments  and,  for  gal- 
lantry in  action,  to  confer  medals  upon  certain  officers  and  men.  Your  trans- 
portation and  artillery  were  in  splendid  shape,  and  the  general  apjiearance  of 
the  division  was  well  up  to  the  standard  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces. 
Throughout  the  inspection  and  review  the  excellent  morals  of  the  men  and 
their  pride  in  the  record  of  their  organization  was  evident. 

In  the  Meuse-Argonne  offensive  the  division  had  its  full  share  of  hard  fight- 
ing Entering  the  line  for  the  first  time  on  September  26th  as  the  right  of  the 
center  corps,  it  took  part  in  the  beginning  of  the  great  Meuse-Argonne  offen- 
si\e.  By  September  27th  it  had  captured  the  strong  position  of  Montfaucon, 
and  in  spite  of  hea\y  artillery  reaction,  the  Bois  de  Beuge  and  Nantillois  were 
occupied.  On  Septemljer  30th  it  was  relieved,  having  advanced  ten  kilometers. 
It  again  entered  the  battle  on  October  29th.  relieving,  as  part  of  the  17th  French 
Corps,  the  29th  Division  in  the  Grande  Montague  sector  to  the  east  of  the  Meuse 
River.  From  that  time  until  the  armistice  went  into  effect,  it  was  almost  con- 
stantly in  action.  ( )n  November  9th,  Crepion,  Wavrille  and  Gibercy  were  taken, 
and  in  conjunction  with  elements  on  the  right  and  left,  Etraye  and  Moirey  were 
invested.  (Jn  November  10th.  Chaumont-devant-Damvilliers  was  occupied  and 
on  No\ember  11th,  \'ille-devant-Chaumont  was  taken — a  total  of  9'S  kilometers. 


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Tliis  is  a  line  record  fur  aiu  (Ii\isii)ii  anil  I  want  tlie  ufficers  and  men  to 
know  lliis  and  to  realize  lunv  niueh  they  ha\e  contributed  to  the  success  of  our 
arms.  TIu-n  may  return  home  justly  ])roud  of  themselves  and  of  the  ])art  they 
ha\e  plaved  in  the  American   l''.x])editionary   Forces. 

Sincerel}-  yours, 

John  J.  I'icksiiixg." 

(  hi  ilic  Monday  followini,'  the  re\iew  1)\  ( ieneral  Pershing,  the  Regiment  was 
called  to  L'haumont  to  he  rcxiewed  by  the  llonoraljle  Josephus  iJaniels.  Secretary 
of  the  Navy.  For  this  review,  the  Transportation  Division  of  (i.  11.  O.  pro\  ided 
the  315th  Infantry  with  a  train  of  140  motor  trucks,  many  of  which  had  been 
brought  from  jjoints  as  far  distant  as  the  .\lsace-Lorraine  and  Swiss  borders. 
This  truck  train  transported  the  RegimeiU.  with  room  to  s])are,  to  a!id  from 
Chaumont.  It  so  hajipened  that  ."secretary  Daniels,  by  reason  of  ;i  delayed  train, 
was  unable  to  be  present  at  the  ceremony,  and  in  his  stead  the  troo])s  of  the  ,?l.Mh 
InfaiUry  were  reviewed  by  Lieutenant  (Ieneral  llunlcr  Liggett  and  a  number 
of  the  higher  ofiticers  of  the  Na\y. 

The  third  ceremony  for  llie  Regiment  w  ithin  a  we.-k  was  held  on  the  parade 
ground  at  Rimaucourl  on  .\])ril  U)th,  at  which  time  (i.'neral  Kuhn  decorated  the 
men  of  the  Division  to  whom  the  Croix  de  (luerre  had  been  awarded  bv  the 
French  (io\ermnent.  The  Second  Battalion  acted  ;is  the  parading  battalion  on 
this  occasion  and  the  ceremony  was  carried  through  most  successfully. 

During  the  week,  beginning  April  13th,  the  various  organizations  of  the  Divi- 
sion were  entertained  liy  Miss  Margaret  Wilson,  the  daughter  of  the  1 'resident 
of  the  United  .States.  Miss  Wilson  made  lier  head(|uarters  in  Rim.aucourt  dur- 
ing her  tour  of  the  Di\isional  .area  and  ga\e  her  entertainment  for  the  men  of 
the  31.^th    Infantry   in   the   l\ed   Cross  .auditorium  on   the  evening  of   .\pril    13th. 


General  Pekshtng  .Aw.vrding  the  Distinguished  Service  Cross  to 
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General  Kuhn  Awarding  the  Croix  de  Guerre  to  Officers  and  Men  of  the 
70th  Division  at  Rimaucol'rt,  France,  April  10,  inifi 


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On  Friday,  April  18th,  Miss  Wilson  and  her  party,  together  with  Gen-r:il  Knhn 
and  his  staff,  were  entertained  at  a  luncheon  in  the  Regimental  Y.  M.  C.  A.  huild- 
ing  hy  the  officers  of  the  Regiment. 

However,  the  stay  at  Rimaucourt  was  not  ont-  uncliluted  round  of  military 
ceremonies  and  social  functions.  Much  tinv  was  spent  in  drilling,  athletics  and 
the  cleaning  and  reno\'ation  of  equipm'jiit.  Work  was  commenced  on  the  build- 
ing of  a  rifle  range,  under  the  d'rcction  of  Lieutenant  Carter,  Regimental  Mus- 
ketry (Jfficer.  but  ;  ftcr  only  two  days'  progress,  orders  were  received  to  cease 
all  constrn  t'on  work  and  commence  a  thorough  policing  of  the  camp,  as  a  move 
into  another  area  was  only  a  matter  of  two  or  three  weeks  off.  The  first  warn- 
ing orders  were  to  the  eft'ect  that  the  Division  would  lie  sent  to  the  LeMans  area, 
Ijut  a  few  days  before  the  date  sp-jcified  for  the  (k-i)artiire  of  the  troops  the  plans 
were  changed,  and  the  Di\ision  was  ordered  to  proceed  to  the  vicinity  of  Nantes. 
On  the  10th  of  April,  the  Dixision  passed  from  the  Second  Army  to  the  com- 
mand of  the  Commanding  General  of  the  S.  O.  S.  Ow  April  13th,  the  day  after 
the  review  by  General  Pershing,  all  horses  and  mules  belonging  to  the  Regiment 
were  loaded  on  trains,  whence  they  departed  to  parts  unknown.  At  the  same 
time  all  extra  equijiment  was  gathered  together  and  turned  into  the  Regimental 
Su]iply  Officer  for  final  disposition. 


IN  THE  VERTOU  AREA 

Finally  the  date  of  departure  from  the  Fourth  Divisional  Area  arrived,  and 
at  .S  :00  A.  M.,  April  21st,  the  first  train  pulled  out  of  Rimaucourt,  carrying  the 
First  Battalion,  Headquarters  Company  and  Supply  Company.  At  the  same  hour 
on  the  23rd,  the  second  section  moved  out  with  the  Second  and  Third  Battalions. 
The  Machine  (  nin  Company  remained  behind  until  the  25th,  when  it  entrained 
with  the  304tli  Sanitary  Train.    The  long  trip  was  made  in  approximately  40  hours. 


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Enroute  the  trains  passed  through  Chauniont,  Dijon,  Paray,  MouHns,  Bourges, 
Tours,  Angiers,  and  Nantes,  many  of  these  towns  bringing  back  rcineniljrances 
of  the  trip  inland  from  Brest,  some  nine  months  before.  Ihe  sc\eral  trains 
brought  the  different  units  to  Vertou,  the  headquarters  of  the  Regimental  area 
and  situated  on  the  Se\re  l\i\er  about  ten  kiU>nieters  southeast  of  Xantes.  By 
Sunday  afternoon,  April  27th,  the  last  unit  of  the  Regnnent  had  arrived,  the 
various  units  being  billeted  in  an  area  of  small  \illages,  each  one  within  a  radius 
of  four  kilometers  from  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Vertou.  When  all  had  been 
billeted,  the  disposition  of  the  Regiment  was  as  follows:  Regimental  lleadt|uar- 
ters,  Third  Battalion  and  Headquarters  Company  at  \'ertou ;  I-lrst  Battalion 
Headquarters,  with  Companies  "C"  and  "D"  at  Le  Chene ;  Companies  "A"  and 
"B"  at  Barbinierre  and  t'orlillon,  respectively;  Second  Battalion,  complete,  at 
Beautour ;  Supjjly  Company  at  Mandon  and  Machine  dun  Company  at  La 
Gramoire. 

Just  prior  to  the  mo\e  to  X'ertou,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Burl,  in  view  of  the 
impending  return  of  the  79th  Division  to  the  United  States,  was  transferred  from 
the  Regiment,  in  order  that  he  might  be  reassigned  to  duty  that  would  coininue 
his  service  in  France.  \\  ith  his  de])arture,  command  of  the  Regiment  passed 
to  Major  Lloyd,  of  the  Third  Battalion. 

The  area  in  and  about  X'ertou  was  untloubtedly  the  most  attractive  area  in 
which  the  Regiment  was  stationed  during  its  stay  in  France.  The  sunny  skies, 
])rosperous  country-side  and  clean,  well  kept  villages  formed  a  decided  contrast 
to  the  conditions  under  which  the  Regiment  had  been  accustomed  to  live.  The 
French  people  li\ing  in  the  area  were  more  than  cordial  in  their  welcome  to  both 


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officers  and  men,  and  the  feeling  grew  that  life  in  France  had.  perhaps,  its  at- 
tractive features  after  all.  Xantes,  a  charming  old  city  on  the  banks  of  the 
Loire  River,  lay  only  a  few  kilometers  northwest  of  the  Regimental  area  and  was 
easily  accessible  to  the  members  of  the  315th  Infantry,  with  the  result  that  lluTc 
was  a  large  demand  for  week-end  passes  "to  town." 

During  the  three  week's  stay  in  the  N'ertou  area,  the  records  and  eciuipnicnt 
of  the  various  companies  were  carefully  gone  over,  and  everything  was  made 
read)'  for  the  inspections  by  the  officials  of  the  b.ise  ])ort.  .\t  this  time  those 
officers  wiio  desired  to  continue  in  the  ser\icc  were  transferred,  one  by  one,  to 
organizations  which  were  destined  to  remain  in  Fr;ince  after  the  79th  Division 
had  sailed.  Each,  as  he  left,  carried  with  him  a  warm  farewell  greeting  from  the 
Regiment  and  its  best  wishes  for  the  future.  During  the  tirst  week  in  May,  the 
Regiment  went  through  a  round  of  inspections  very  similar  to  that  endured  prior 
to  leaving  the  United  States  the  \ear  before.  These  inspections  were  all  passed 
with  flying  colors,  and  everyone  wailed  expectantly  for  the  move  to  the  ])ort  of 
embarkation.  On  May  8th,  Colonel  Knowles  rejoined  the  Regiment  .ind  once 
more  took  over  the  direction  of  its  affairs. 

Finally  the  long  awaited  orders  arrived,  and  on  Monday,  Mav  12th.  the 
315th  Infantry  boarded  trains  for  Saint  Nazaire  and  began  its  last  trip  on  French 
soil.  The  troop  trains  reached  -Saint  Nazaire  the  same  evening,  and  the  Regi- 
ment at  once  marched  to  Casual  Cam])  No.  2,  where  the  night  was  spent.  (  )n 
the  morning  of  the  following  day,  the  13th,  the  Regiment  ])assed  through  a  series 
of  physical  ex.aminations  and  then  proceeded  to  Casual  Camp  No.  1,  where  it 
was  initiated  into  the  mysteries  of  the  port  of  embarkation's  delousing  jilant. 
The  Regiment,  having  been  put  in  immaculate  sanitary  condition,  then  estab- 
lished itself  in  the  Isolation  Cam]),  where  it  settled  down  to  await  the  arrival  of 
a  transj)ort.  Conditions  at  Saint  Nazaire  were  infinitelv  better  than  those  ex- 
perienced by  the  troops  at  Brest  the  jjreceding  July.  Instead  of  living  in  "pup 
tent"  camps  scattered  at  random  through  muddy  fields,  the  Regiment  was  quar- 
tered in  clean,  well  constructed  barracks  that  afforded  all  ])ossible  comfort  and 
convenience.  Messing  arrangements  were  excellent,  and  both  officers  and  men 
were  unanimous  in  their  praise  of  Saint  Nazaire  as  an  embarkation  center.  Dur- 
ing the  stay  at  the  Isolation  Cam]),  the  Personnel  l)e])artment  ])ut  the  finishing 
touches  on  all  records  and  papers,  and  the  entire  Regiment  was  |)ul  in  order  for 
a  quick  tri]i  to  the  ".States." 


IK  i.\l  i:\VARD  liOCND 

The  honor  of  being  the  lirsl  units  to  board  shi])  for  home  and  countrv  fell 
to  the  lot  of  "L"  and  "M"  Companies  of  the  Third  I'attalion.  These  two  com- 
panies, with  light  and  eager  tread,  marched  out  from  the  Isolation  Cam])  at  one 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  on  ]\lay  15th  and  ])roceeded  to  the  docks  along  the  harbor 
front,  where  they  boarded  the  U.  S.  S.  Dakotaii.  a  cargo  vessel  which  had  been 
converted  into  an  army  transport.  During  the  afternoon,'  orders  were  received 
from  the  embarkation  camj)  ])lacing  Major  Lloyd,  commanding  officer  of  the 
Third  Battalion,  in  command  of  all  troo])s  aboard  the  Dakotan.  and  he.  ac- 
comi)anied  by  his  adjutant.  Lieutenant  .\ndrews,  went  aboard  at  6:30  P.  .M.  that 
evening.     In  addition  to  Companies  "L"  ,ind  ".M",  Ca])tain   Morris  and  twelve 


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men,  coiiijjrising  the  Third  Battalion  Sanitary  Detachment,  also  found  quarters 
on  the  Dakotan.  In  all,  a  total  of  25  officers  rnd  1,631  men  went  aboard  ship. 
In  addition  to  the  troops  of  the  315th  Infantry,  the  Dakotan  carried  several 
small  specialized  units  of  the  79tli  l)i\ision,  two  l)asc  hospitals  and  a  number  of 
casuals. 

The  remaining  officers  and  men  of  the  Regiment  did  not  receive  their  em- 
barkation orders  until  the  following  day.  May  16th.  Early  in  the  evening  on 
that  date,  all  of  the  members  of  the  Regiment  who  had  not  been  assigned  to  the 
Dakotan  wended  their  way  from  the  Isolation  Camp  to  the  harbor  front  and 
went  aboard  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Rosa,  which,  like  the  Dakotan,  was  a  con- 
verted cargo  vessel.  The  Santa  Rosa  carried  a  total  of  46  officers  and  2,145 
men,  all  of  whom  were  members  of  the  315th  Infantry  with  the  exception  of  1 
officer  and  26  men  who  comprised  the  14th  Photo  Section  of  the  Signal  Corps. 

Owing  to  the  lack  of  state-room  facilities  on  the  Dakotan  and  Santa  Rosa. 
it  was  possible  for  only  51  officers  of  the  Regiment  to  make  the  trip  with 
the  troops.  These  officers  were  selected  from  among  those  who  had  serxed  with 
the  Regiment  since  its  organization.  The  remaining  officers  were  organized  into 
a  casual  detachment,  which  later  proceeded  to  Brest  and  embarked  on  the  Graf 
IValdcrscc,  a  former  German  liner.  It  was  expected  that  the  casual  officers  would 
rejoin  the  Regiment  in  the  United  States,  but  the  expected  never  came  to  pass, 
■■o  that  Saint  Nazaire  witnessed  the  first  big  step  in  the  parting  of  the  ways  for 
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Thf  Dakotan  weitjhcd  anchor  shortly  after  noon  on  May  U)lh  and  steamed 
slowly  out  of  the  harbor  on  its  3,200  mile  trip  to  America.  Tiie  Santa  Rosa 
followed  at  five  o'clock  in  the  morning  on  May  17th,  and  with  its  departure  the 
315th  Infantry  bade  a  final  farewell  to  France  and  the  American  Expeditionary 
Forces.  The  trip  across  the  .Atlantic  was  uneventful  save  for  three  days  of  ex- 
tremely roujjh  weather  in  the  Ray  of  Biscay  at  the  bej^inninfj  of  the  voyage.  It 
was,  indeed,  the  unevent fulness  of  the  return  trip  which  made  it  seem  so  different 
from  the  trip  across  during  the  preceding  July,  when  it  was  a  nip  and  tuck  race  be- 
tween American  transjrorts  and  (icrman  sulimarines.  One  missed  the  boatswain's 
nightly  cry  of  ".all  hands  darken  ship,"  and  missing  also  were  the  daily  "abandon 
ship"  drills  of  former  times.  Mow-ever,  the  news  sh?et.  ])ublished  each  day  by 
the  ship's  wireless  operators,  helped  relicxe  the  tedium  of  tiij  voyage,  and,  in 
this  way  the  Dakotan  and  Santa  Rosa  were  .able  to  keej)  in  touch  with  the 
outside  world  and  with  each  other. 

It  was  not  until  the  last  two  days  of  the  voyage  that  the  Regiment  learned 
where  it  was  to  land.  Then  the  news  was  received  that  both  the  Dakotan  and 
the  Santa  Rosa  would  dock  at  Philadelphia,  the  city  which  the  313th  Infantry 
has  always  called  its  home.  The  Dakotan.  with  its  early  start,  was  the  first 
to  reach  port,  arriving  at  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  on  the  afternoon  of 
May  2Xth.  .\s  the  transport  steamed  slowly  up  the  Delaware  toward  its  jjier 
at  the  foot  of  .Snyder  Avenue,  the  men  who  crowded  its  decks  recei\ed  a  wel- 
come unparalleled   in   all   their    forni/r   experiences.      With   the   ringing  of   I)ells 


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and  the  shrieking  of  whistles,  with  clieers  and  laughter  and  tears,  the  city  wel- 
comed home  its  own  in  a  spontaneous  tribute  that  will  ever  linger  in  the  memory 
of  those  who  witnessed  it.  Two  days  later,  on  the  morning  of  Memorial  Day, 
the  Santa  Rosa  arrived  and  received  a  welcome  as  spontaneous  and  as  fervid 
as  that  accorded  the  Dakotaii. 

CAMP  DIX  AND  DEMOBILIZATION 

Immediately  upon  the  arri\al  of  tlu-  transports  at  the  dock,  the  \arious  units 
of  the  M5th  Infantry  disembarked  antl  boarded  trains  which  carried  them  direct 
to  Camp  Dix,  where  the  Regiment  was  to  be  demobilized.  At  Camp  Dix,  Regi- 
mental Headciuarters  was  established  in  building  302,  while  the  Regiment  estab- 
lishes itself  in  the  300,  400  and  500  Blocks,  between  New  York  and  New  Jersey 
Avenues.  Companies  "L"  and  "M",  together  with  Third  Battalion  Headquarters, 
were  quartered  in  the  4000  Block,  on  the  other  side  of  Camp. 

It  was  at  Camp  Dix  that  the  Regiment  held  its  tinal  ceremony.  This  oc- 
curred on  the  morning  of  June  2nd,  when  (General  Kuhn  decorated  some  thirty 
officers  and  men  of  the  Division  with  the  Croix  de  Guerre,  in  the  name  of  the 
French  Government.  The  Second  Battalion,  as  at  Rimaucourt,  was  called  upon 
to  act  as  the  parading  battalion.  That  occasion  marked  the  last  ajipearance  of 
the  troops  of  the  315th  Infantry  as  an  organized  unit. 

Before  the  final  steps  toward  demobilization  were  taken,  the  Regiment  was, 
for  several  days,  held  in  readiness  to  participate  in  a  "welcome  home"  parade 
in  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  The  people  of  the  city  were  very  anxious  to  have 
the  315th  Infantry  and  other  units  of  the  79th  Division  close  their  military  his- 
t(iry  with  a  parade  similar  to  that  given  by  the  28th  Division  the  month  before. 
(  )n  this  subject,  however,  the  members  of  the  Regiment  held  far  different  feel- 
ings. Tiie  315th  Infantry  had  played  its  part  whole-heartedly  in  the  great  struggle 
for  civilization,  its  work  had  been  accomplished,  and,  with  its  record  clear  cut 
in  the  annals  of  the  nation,  the  Regiment  was  willing  to  rest  content.  In  the 
end,  the  final  decision  in  the  matter  was  left  to  the  troops  themselves,  and,  in  a 
vote  taken  throughout  the  Regiment,  the  parade  was  voted  down  by  an  over- 
whelming majority. 

With  the  moot  question  of  a  parade  settled,  demobilization  proceeded  at  a 
rapid  rate.  Members  of  the  Regiment  who  were  to  be  discharged  at  camps 
nearer  to  their  homes  than  Camp  Dix  one  after  the  other  joined  special  traveling 
detachments  and  passed  out  of  the  life  of  the  E-^eginient  amid  the  hearty  fare- 
wells of  their  comrades.  Those  of  the  Regiment  who  remained  at  Camp  Dix 
were  passed  through  the  discharge  center  there  in  raj^id  succession.  On  Jime 
9th,  the  last  members  of  the  Regiment  recei\-ed  their  discharge  papers,  and  the 
315th  Infantry  passed  out  of  existence  as  an  active  military  organization. 


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Field  and  Staff  Officers 

Major  Ward  W.  Pierson 

First  Lieut.  Benjamin  Bdli.ock,  :iRi)             1 

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Company  A 

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First  Lieut.  Alfred  L.  Quintard 

Pvt.  Bryant  M.  Dolbow 

Pvt.  Ernest  Livingston 

CoRi>.  Vincent  J.  Byrne 

Pvt.  Patrick  Egan 

Pvt.  Elmer  Ogden 

Corp.  Esterino  A.  Crudei.le 

Pvt.  Nicholas  Forlinni 

Pvt.  Elwood  G.  Paul 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Reuben  H.  Duffel 

Pvt.  James  Gaffney 

Pvt.  Frank  C.  Richter 

PvT.  Anthony  Barbozcvricz 

Pvt.  Herman  R.  Hertzberg 

Pvt.  Salvatore  Schimmenti 

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PvT.  Carmine  Capelluppo 

Pvt.  John  Ischi 

Pvt.  Nathan  C.  Shute 

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PvT.  Enrice  Cicconni 

Pvt.  Emmett  G.  Laub 

Pvt.  Edward  F.  Smith 

PvT.  Nicola  Crispi 

Pvt.  Joseph  J.  Lenahan 
Company  B 

Corp.  Henry  E.  P.  Pritchard 

Pvt.  Samuel  Doris 

Pvt.  George  Moss 

Bugler  Henry  J.  Jacoby 

Pvt.  Jacob  Ehrlich 

Pvt.  Ralph  Sauter 

PvT.  IsTCL.  Frederick  Buckwald 

Pvt.  Harry  Eichenberger 

Pvt.  Carlo  Scaglio 

PvT.  1st  cl.  John  J.  NociTO 

Pvt.  William  Hawk 

Pvt.  Raffaele  Spiotta 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Albert  F.  Pflieger 

Pvt.  Grover  C.  Kook 

Pvt.  Ceslaw  Stepulkowski 

PvT.  John  G.  Boss 

Pvt.  Louis  Lohmui.ler 
Company  C 

Pvt.  James  Sword 

Sgt.  Louis  Oerlemans 

Pvt.  John  K.  Bishop 

Pvt.  William  M.  Paynter 

Sgt.  John  J.  Read 

Pvt.  Theodore  C.  Brown 

Pvt.  Leo  Raczkowski 

Corp.  David  P.  Anderson 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Fudala 

Pvt.  Frank  Santisiri 

Corp.  George  Da  nig 

I'vT.  Ale.xander  Gilchrist 

Pvt.  Nick  Serago 

Corp.  Harry  Friel 

Pvt.  Leo  Hart 

Pvt.  Harry  A.  Shivelv 

Corp.  George  Horn 

Pvt.  Edward  T.  Kane 

Pvt.  Paul  J.  Smith 

Corp.  Edwin  R.  Souders 

Pvt.  Erakle  Kozman 

Pvt.  Louis  Stein 

Mech.  Edward  Fleisch 

Pvt.  James  S.  Mailus 

Pvt.  Leo  J.  Swartz 

PvT.   1st  cl.  Chas.  E.  Wrigley 

Pvt.  Giovanni   Paduano 

Pvt.  Stephen  Terzitta 

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PvT.  Victor  Antim.sry 

Company   D 

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1st  Lt.  Seth  C.  Hetherington 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Charles  Diehl 

Pvt.  Frank  Lewis 

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Sgt.  William  Cunningham 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Stephen   Esterly 

Pvt.  Alexander  McClean 

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Sgt.  Elmer  R.  Fox 

Pvt.  Lst  cl.  Luigi  Gagliaridi 

Pvt.  John  A.  Murray 

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Sgt.  Clarence  Pancoast 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Michael  Kenny 

Pvt.  Walter  Mi'ssack 

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Corp.  Fred  Baumeister 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  James  Kiileen 

Pvt.  Morris  Nachitgal 

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Corp.  Isaac  Cohen 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  McNamara 

Pvt.  Samuel  Novick 

Corp.  Peter  Kerr 

Pvt.  1st  i  l.  R.  .\.  Sullivan 

Fvt.  Hulen  W.  Phelps 

Corp.  Stormonth   Pollock 

Pvt.  James  Bain 

Pvt.  John  J.  Quinn 

Corp.  Edward  Poyntz 

Pvt.  Francis  F.  Carton 

Pvt.  Charles  Schnell 

Corp.  Abram   Street 

Pvt.  Lee  N.  Ccok 

Fvt.  Benjamin  Traffican 

Mec.  Thomas  Moore 

Pvt.  David  Diamond 

Pvt.  Frank  Trebino 

Mec.  William  J.  Moore 

Pvt.  George  R.  Hill 

Pvt.  Leonard  Vecchione 

PvT.  1.ST  cl.  Henry  Cantavespie 

Pvt.  James  P.  Kei  i.y 

Pvt.  Birchard  White 

PvT.  IsTCL.  Ormill  S.  Cummings 

FvT.  Martin  E.  Kelly 

Pvt.  Joseph  0.  Yehle 

Pvt.  IsTcL.  John  J.  Curran 

Fvt.   Morris  Kriterman 

. 

Company   E 

Sgt.  Apau  Kau 

Pvt.  The'.'DOre  Borowski 

Pvt.  Pietro  Merola 

Corp.  Raymond  F.  Kuhl 

Pvt.  Harry   F.  Diamond 

Pvt.  Richard  J.  Rorke 

Corp.  David  Saukerblatt 

Pvt.  George  J.  Dieteri.e 

Pvt.  Elwood  E.  Schlarb 

Corp.  Spencer  H.  Sauer 

Pvt.  Michael  D.  Goonan 

Pvt.  Walter  O.  Skinner 

Corp.  Richard  G.  Weise 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Kelly 

Pvt.  Clinton  E.  Smith 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  James  P.  Fahey 

Pvt.  James  J.  Kinser 

Pvt.  Wm.  T.  Steinhauer 

^ 

Pvt.  Clarence  J.  Anderson 

Pvt.  Stephen  Mashk 

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Company  F 

First  Lieut.  Wm.  A.  Sheehan 

Pvt. 

Charles  O.  Dozois 

Pvt.  Irving  S.  Roffis 

Sgt.  Leo  Brazek 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Fox 

Pvt.  Jesse  F.  Schaal 

Sgt.  Nelson  N.  Herron 

Pvt. 

Wilbur  A.  Guthrie 

Pvt.  David  Sciii.ossberg 

Corp.  Pius  J.  Nau 

Pvt. 

Robert  King 

Pvt.  Theodore  G.  Scholler                   1 

PvT.  Chaki.es  Coyle 

Pvt. 

George  B.  Kolp 

Pvt.  John  F.  Stewart                           1 

PVT.   BeNJAiMIN   F.  Dietz 

1 

Company  G 

1 

PvT.  IsTCL. .AmericoDi  Pasquale  Pvt. 

GuisEPPE  De  Cellis 

Pvt.  Wm.  Hetherington           '            1 

PvT.  IsTCL. George  M.  Donahue 

Pvt. 

John  Greenwood 
Company  H 

...c......™ 

Corp.  James  L.  Gallagher 

Pvt. 

Morris  Lipkin 

Pvt.  Michele  Phi  iolle 

Pvt.  Walter  .'\t\v(X)d 

Pvt. 

Frederick  Lippert 

Pvt.  Clifford  Pickerin<; 

PvT.  John  Carson 

Pvt. 

William  J.  McDonnell 

Pvt.  Robert  Ritchie 

Pvt.  James  S.  Galloway 

Pvt. 

Fr.\nk  Pahls 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Schwartz 

Pvt.  IIenkv  R.  Klenck 

Company  I 

First  Lieut.  Raymond  T.  Turn 

Corp 

.  Thomas  Landenberger 

Pvt.  John  A.  Barron 

Sgt.  Frank  Hill 

CoRf 

.  Frank  Merriam 

Pvt.  George  Gastenweld 

Sgt.  Samuel  Trotta 

Company  K 

•2nd  Lieut  John  T.  Owens 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  William  H.  Duke 

Pvt.  Charles  M.  Keeno 

Sgt.  Harry  L.  Green\v(K)d 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Edward  F.  Mc.Aleer 

Pvt.  James  M.  Kinney 

Sgt.  Andrew  C.  Shagren 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Robert  R.  Morris 

Pvt.  John  L.  Lynch                  I 

Sgt.  William  A.  Sievers 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  John  J.  Quinn 

P\'T.  WiLLi.\M  P.  Mann 

Sgt.  Louis  C.  Symington 

Pvt. 

IsTCL.  T.  W.Rauschenberger 

Pvt.  Horace  J.  O'Donnell 

Corp.  John  Ayre,  Jr. 

Pvt. 

IsT.cL.  Eugene  G.  W.'VTKins 

Pvt.  Henry  L.  Rodes 

Corp.  Pasquale  D'Amato 

Pvt. 

Giovanni  Angelillo 

Pvt.  Anthony  Samkowitz 

Corp.  Stephen  G.  Fritz 

Pvt. 

Bernard  Aspell 

Pvt.  John  J.  Sartory 

Corp.  David  Gould 

Pvt. 

George  D.  Blaney 

Pvt.  John  V.  Scudero               ,             _ 

Corp.  Lorenzo  Lobaccaro 

P\T. 

Albert  Com  maker 

Pvt.  Clarence  W.  South 

I 

Pvt.  Lst  cl.  Thos.  W.  Astbury 

Pvt. 

Charles  J.  Covle 

Pvt.  Joe  Waters 

1 

Pvt.  Lst  cl.  Bernard  j  .  Casey 

Pvt. 

George  Gonaff 

Pvt.  Peter  Zack 

1 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Russell  T.  Delker 

Pvt. 

Clyde  Jacobs 
Company  L 

■2nd  Lieut.  Floyd  S.  Strosnider 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  William  Schwind 

Pvt.  William  Reid                                   1 

Sgt.  Reed  Barnitz 

Pvt. 

Harry  T.  Boyle 

Pvt.  Wm.  F.  Scheideman                     I 

Sgt.  Harry  Polinsky 

Pvt. 

Thomas  J.  Cullen 

Pvt.  Wm.  R.  Scheulen 

I 

Corp.  Louis  R.  Berkowitz 

Pvt. 

.'\nthonv  M.   Forsthoffer 

Pvt.  Wm.  H.  Stanley 

1 

Corp.  Harry  Hahn 

Pvt. 

Joseph  T.  Girmscheid 

Pvt.  Milton  Stern                                 1 

Corp.  Hugh  Moy 

Pvt. 

W'alter  J.  Henderson 

Pvt.  Michele  N'etrono                          I 

Pvt.  Lst  cl.  George  L.  Kelly 

Pvt. 

Jonathan  E.  Morgan 

Pvt.  Jesse  Wooton 

I 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  W.  R.  Schoultz 

Pvt. 

William  A.  Nash 
Company  M 

Corp.  John  H.  Ca.stor 

Pvt. 

1st  cl,  Giacomo  Moscariello 

Pvt.  Harry  Hirsch 

1 

Mec.  William  A.  I-rey 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Samufj,  K.  Steev'er 

Pvt.  Henry  Klew  e 

1 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Michael  J.  Joyce 

Pvt. 

Ray  G.  Gilbert 

Pvt.  Bernard  McGarry                         1 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Adolph  Kurmin 

Pvt. 

Otto  E.  Grigull 

Pvt.  Daniel  F.  Toolan                         1 

Headquarters  Company 

Sgt.  W1U.1AM  H.  Carroll 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  John  A.  Eisele 

Pvt.  Joseph  Haines 

Sgt.  Paul  B.  Jenkins 

Pvt. 
M 

1st  cl.  Charles  A.  Ke.\ting 
ichine  Gun  Company 

Pvt.  Walter  J.  West 

Cai'T.  Joseph  G.  Duncan  Jr. 

Sgt. 

Ja.mes  W.  McCartney 

P\T.  Elton  N.  Reid 

Sgt.  Robert  P.  Black 

Pvt. 

Clerk  Maurer 

Pvt.  John  Q.  Robb 

Sgt.  Howard  Hoesle 

Pvt. 

Harry  W.  Mitchell 

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Supply  Company 

Wag.  Theodore  Carro 

Wag.  William  P.  Cotter 
Medical  Detachment 

Wag.  Jesse  W.  Soby 

First.  Lieut.  William  F.  Craic 

Died  of  Wounds 

Company  A 

Pvt.  Richard  Owen 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Chas.  J.  Dougherty 

Pvt.  John  Heineman 

Pvt.  William  Welker 

Company  B 

First  Sgt.  Philip  G.  Melick 
Corp.  Howard  C.  Bainbridge 
Corp.  Leroy  B.  Hinton 
Corp.  Ronald  H.  McCaughey 

Pvt.  Lloyd  C.  Baughmann 
Pvt.  Arthur  M.  Brion 
Pvt.  Walter  Durieu 
Pvt.  David  Gollmer 

Pvt.  William  W.  Herrman 
Pvt.  Thomas  Ianuzzi 
Pvt.  Harrison  Lever 
Pvt.  Sam  Silvestri 

Pvt.  Blaine  Barshinger 

Company  C 

Bugler  Edward  L.  Archer 
Pvt.  Joseph  Cherry 
Pvt.  Robert  D.  Cook 

Pvt.  Frank  W.  Corbett 
Pvt.  Guiseppe  Di  Benedetto 
Pvt.  Joseph  Lewis 

Company  D 

None 

Company  E 

Pvt.  Clifton  W.  Tibbels 
Pvt.  Theodore  Tiedeken 

1 

First  Lieut.  Edgar  J.  Eyler 
Corp.  William  B.  Hughes 
Pvt.  John  J.  Coen 

Pvt.  James  M.  Gibson 
Pvt.  Edward  Huss 
Pvt.  Ira  B.  Righter 

Company  F 

Pvt.  Frank  Scheid 

Pvt.  Harry  Schmalenbercer 

Corp.  Mitchell  Sargen 
Mec.  James  S.  Ross 

Pvt.  Carl  J.  .Albrecht 
Pvt.  Tho.mas  T.  Bray 

Company  G 

Pvt.  John  \\'.  Manning 
Pvt.  Pail  G.  Schneider 

■ 

2nd  Lieut.  Herman  D.  Partsch  Pvt.  1st  cl.  Peter  J.  Conway   Pvt.  Gioachinno  Spagnuola           ■ 
Sgt.  William  J.  Lyshon                Pvt.  Panteleone  Cramsta        Pvt.  Max  A.  Trumpa                       ■ 
Corp.  William  M.  Smith               Pvt.  Kenneth  A.  MacKenziePvt.  Richard  B.  Ward                      ■ 

Company   H 

First  Lieut.  George  N.  Althouse 

Corp.  Charles  McCauley 

11 

Company  I 

■  I 

1 

Pvt.  Raymond  Bolte 
Pvt.  Stephen  Michalski 

Pvt.  Harry  Sandrow 
Pvt.  Herman  P.  Saylor 

Company  K 

Pvt.  James  White 

I  .         f           Sgt.  John  M.  Ross 

1  ' 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Joseph  A.  Coyle 
Company  L 

Pvt.  William  A.  Nichols 

PvT.  Charles  Frank 
PvT.  JoHX  Halbig 

Pvt.  Maury  Liederman 
Pvt.  Charles  H.  Reichert 

Pvt.  Michael  A.  Stieflein 

Company  M 

0 

Corp.  Joseph  "M.  Heelings 

Corp.  Charles  C.  Hugan 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Alexander  Friedel 

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Headquarters  Company 

Corp.  Earnest  Stead                        Pvt.  Wiliur  Hoeltzel               Pvt.  Thomas  Malloy 
PvT.  1st  cl.  Walter  E.  Lambs                                                             Pvt.  Norris  B.  Mentz 

.Machine  (Jun   Company 

2nd  Lieut.  James  F.  Dei.aney         Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  A.  .Millard       Pvt.  1st  cl.  Frank  IT.  Parker 

Supply  Company 

None 

Medical  Detachment 

None 

Died  of  Accident  or  Disease 

Company  A 

Mec.  John  Herrman                       Pvt.  Edward  J.  Cantz               Pvt.  Frank  Kister 

Pvt.  1st  CL.  John  J.  Crone                Pvt.  Frank  Fo.\                          Pvt.  .Vrthur  T.  IMcCrory 

Pvt.  1st  CL.  DavidJ.  Douuherty       Pvt.  Joseph  A.  Hughes             Pvt.  Charles  G.  Murphy 

Company  B 

Pvt.  Samuel  George                        Pvt.  Jonathan  Kra.mer            Pvt.  Charles  H.  Shide 

Company  C 

First  Sgt.  Hugh  H.  MacUonald  Pvt.  La  whence  I-".  Callahan  Pvt.  Daniel  Lee 
Corp.  Edward  V.  Maher                 Pvt.  .Angelo  Consorte               Pvt.  Pasquale  Schiavo 
Corp.  George  A.  Wolfe                    Pvt.  Elmer  W.  Fickeis.sen      Pvt.  Edward  A.  Smith 
Pvt.  John  J.  Burke 

Company   D 

Corp.  Paul  M.  Hermann               Pvt.  Lst  cl.  Eari.e  G.  Hilton  Pvt.  Michael  G.  Schoenhoi.z 
Corp.  Howard  C.  Keiper                 Pvt.  Walter  F.  Scheible          Pvt.  Edwin  D.  Spare 
Corp.  Joseph  L.  McKee 

Company  E 

None 

Company  F 

Pvt.  James  McCutcheon 

Company  G 

Pvt.  Howard  R.  Duncan                Pvt.  Ciias.  H.  Herchenruier      Pvt.  George  B.  Rath 

Company  H 

None 

Company  I 

Pvt.   1st  cl.  .-Vniirew  W.  Mayer                      Pvt.   I'kederic  Rosenblath 
Pvt.   Pietro  Cerune                                             P\  t.  W'ilijam   '1".  White 

Company  K 

Sgt.  Christopher  W.  Kelly          Pvt.  1st  cl.  Einar  S.Hanssen     Pvt.  1st  cl.  Paiior  Livingston 

Company  L 

Corp.  Harry  Murphy 

Company  M 

Pvt.  John  H.  Lynch 

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Headquarters  Company 

]\Iusc.  1st  cl.  John  VV.  Stahl       Pvt.  He.nkv  Kkick                            Pvt.  Nicholas  Larkixs 
PvT.  Frederick  Knott                                                                                      Pvt.  Fred  Wivel 

Machine  Gun  Company 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  Hitner                                Pvt.  George  R.  Lockhart 
Pvt.  Harry  Herter                                               Pvt.  Edwin  G.  Powell 

Supply  Company 

First  Lieut.  Charles  Hyde,  Jr. 

Medical  Detachment 

Pvt.  John  T.  Thompson 

Missing  in  Action 

Company  A 

Pvt.  Joseph  Gorski                    P\'t.  Anthony  Koinski                   Pvt.  Joseph  C.  Rice 

Company  B 

Pvt.  John  J.  Dalton 

Company  C 

None 

Company   D 

None 

Company  E 

None 

Company  F 

Pvt.  Jan  Citko                           Pvt.  Frank  Mauceri                       Pvt.  Harry  Smith 

Company  G 

Pvt.  Carl  Ginther 

Company  H 

Pvt.  Ja.mes  Connery                                             Pvt.  Earnest  A.  Stout 
Pvt.  Charles  Staehle,  Jr.                                     Pvt.  Stiney  Werzebeke 

Company  I 

None 

Company   K 

Pvt.  Bernard  Z.  Sedlmeyer 

Company  L 

Pvt.   Charles  F.  Randall 

Company  M 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  George  F.  Reedy 

Headquarters  Company 

None 

Machine  Gun  Company 

None 

Supply  Company 

None 

0 

Medical  Detachment 

None 

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6 

Company  C 

PvT.  John  Fetcho 

Company  F 

PvT.  Morris  E.  Glass                Pvt.  William  E.  McClain        Pvt.  Roman  A.  Wo.tczvnski                           1  1 

Company  H 

1 

Pvt.  Joseph  J.  Hipp 

ll 

Company  I 

1 

Corp.  Roland  B.  Cassels 

1 

Company  K 

1 

Pvt.  l.sT  cL.  John  P.  Holden           Pvt.  1st  cl.  Frank  Tumasz 

P\ 

T.  Henry  W.  Switzer 

Company  L 

*FiRST  Lieut.  Theodore  Rosen  *Pvt.  James  B.  O'Donnell         Pvt.  .\ 

i;raii\m  Supperstone 

Note :    Asterisk  before  name  indicates— wownded  when  captured. 

Wounded  in  Action 

Field  and  Staff  Officers 

Major  Samuel  W.  Fleming,  Jr.                                Captain 

Ledi 

IE  I.  Laughlin 

Major  Fred  W.  M.vcL.  Patterson                              First  Lieut. 

Robert  P.  Meily 

Company  A 

1st  Lieut.  James  H.  Carpenter    P\t.  Howard  M.  Christman 

Pvt. 

Hubert  S.  Krieger 

2nd  Lieut.  Edward  J.  Schrier         P%'T.  Harry  Dankelman 

Pvt. 

William  Lytle 

Sgt.  Thomas  V.  Houlihan            Pvt.  James  J.  Di.xson 

Pvt. 

Enoch  McClosky 

Sgt.  Edward  K.  Ketcham              Pvt.  Benjamin  R.  Dolan 

Pvt. 

Morris  J.  Mahoney 

Corp.  William  P.  Cheatly            Pvt.  William  E.  Dwver 

Pvt. 

William  Martoski 

Corp.  John  J.  Dillon                      P\t.  Frederick  Eichel 

Pvt. 

Giovanni  Mazzocchetti 

Corp.  John  N.  Horning                  Pvt.  William  C.  Eichler 

P\'T. 

Percy  R.  Medlicott 

Corp.  Robert  Marks                        Pvt.  Antonio  Frorenza 

Pvt. 

William  A.  Mehler 

Corp.  George  H.  Mowrer                Pvt.  William  C.  Galloway 

Pvt. 

Daniei.  a.  Merrigan 

Corp.  Edward  S.  Murphy               Pvt.  Hagop  Gar.\bedian 

Pvt. 

John  Mink 

Corp.  John  F.  McCann                  Pvt.  Joseph  M.  Grohol 

Pvt. 

Charles  V.  Mount                [ 

Corp.  William  Schneider              Pvt.  Walter  Halonski 

Pvt. 

Abraham  Neuren                  l 

Corp.  Charles  J.  Walde                 Pvt.  Chester  A.  Harbach 

Pvt. 

Albert  D.  Oliver 

Corp.  Benjamin  Wentzell            Pvt.  Edward  Hepp 

Pvt. 

BOLESLAW    OlZEWSKI 

Mec.  William  P.  Sorrer                Pvt.  Isidore  Horen 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Ormsby 

Meg.  George  J.  Toomey                   Pvt.  John  A.  Janshock 

Pvt. 

Nester  Robochock 

Mec.  Joseph  Weiss                          Pvt.  Albert  J.  Jemison 

Pvt. 

M.  A.  RuczKi 

Bugler  William  P.  Bahrenburg  Pvt.  Harold  M.  Jordahn 

Pvt. 

George  Schollenber(^er 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Frank  H.  Acker        Pvt.  Louis  J.  Kane 

Pvt. 

Elmer  E.  Scheckler 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  J.  Duffy           P\t.  Harry  P.  Keneskv 

Pvt. 

John  H.  Shultz 

P\T-.  1st  cl.  Albert  J.  Winkle    Pvt.  Frank  Kessler 

Pvt. 

Charles  R.  Snyder 

Pvt.  Walter  Adamceski                 Pvt.  Bernard  Kidzon 

Pvt. 

William  L.  Wieder 

Pvt.  William  J.  Albert                 Pvt.  Charles  J.  Ki.otzuucher 

Pvt. 

Elmer  F.  Zerbe 

Pvt.  Oscar  J.  Bachert                   Pvt.  George  Knox 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Zitomer 

Pvt.  Walter  L.  Biegeman 

Company   B 

1 

Captain  John  V.  Bostwick           First  Lieut.  John  J.  Conahan 

Sgt. 

Edward  A.  Davies                            i  | 

FiR.sT  Lieut.  Arthur  L.  Raiians  l'nd  Lieut.  .Austin  E.  Besancon 

Sgt. 

Thomas  Dickson 

First  Lieut.  Ed.  L.  Journeay          Sgt.  George  E.  Brown 

Sgt. 

Joseph   Fitzgerald 

First  Lieut.  Benj.  H.  Pollock      Sgt.  Eugene  M.  Buckley 

Sgt. 

Charles  H.  Lynn 

First  Lieut.  Lester  C.  Shearer  Sgt.  William  J.  Clair 

Sgt. 

Charles  Reinhardt 

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Sgt.  Edward  Welsh 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  Veight 

Pvt. 

James  C.  Lonabaugh 

Corp.  Arthur  E.  Alker 

Pvt.  Joseph  Bagdasarian 

Pvt. 

Allen  J.  Loomis 

Corp.  Alexander  Bailey 

Pvt.  Howard  Bergmann 

Pvt. 

James  J.  McClay 

Corp.  Benjamin  Blair 

Pvt.  Jacob  Birnbaum 

Pvt. 

Vincenty  Markarewicz 

Corp.  Frank  Bohrer 

Pvt.  George  J.  Censky 

Pvt. 

Leroy  Morrison 

Corp.  Norman  Bowers 

Pvt.  Antonio  Del  Sordo 

Pvt. 

Harvey  Nobles 

Corp.  William  E.  Devine 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Dorfus 

Pvt. 

MvER  Padolsky 

Corp.  James  Drum  cool,  Jr. 

Pvt.  Peter  F.  Draugel 

Pvt. 

Emil  Pandolfini 

Corp.  Joseph  Edgar 

Pvt.  Sarkis  Dividian 

Pvt. 

Harry  C.  Preine 

Corp.  William  J.  Killian 

Pvt.  Charles  T.  Feyhl 

Pvt. 

Harry  J.  Quinn 

Corp.  Theodore  S.  Lauer 

Pvt.  Samuel  Garmisa 

Pvt. 

Frank  Richardson 

Corp.  John  Mayer 

Pvt.  Raffaele  Genitempo 

Pvt. 

Sidney  D.  Richmond 

Corp.  Francis  C.  Nolan 

Pvt.  Harry  F.  Ford 

Pvt. 

JOSPH    F.    RoONEY 

Corp.  George  Parkin 

Pvt.  Charles  H.  Harley 

Pvt. 

John  B.  Simonton 

Corp.  Frederick  Paul 

Pvt.  Grover  C.  Harrison 

Pvt. 

Graham  Stevenson 

Corp.  James  P.  Quinn 

Pvt.  Floyd  Y.  Hawthorne 

Pvt. 

Norman  J.  Stevenson 

Corp.  David  I.  Scanlon 

Pvt.  Adam  Hoffmayer 

Pvt. 

Roy  S.  Stidham 

Corp.  Louis  C.  Ziegert 

Pvt.  Harry  Hurst 

Pvt. 

RosARio  Valeric 

Mec.  Thomas  F.  Cassedy 

Pvt.  Warren  M.  Leeser 

Pvt. 

John  M.  Wallace 

Mec.  Harry  W.  Tibbins 

Pvt.  Jacob  Levindefski 

Pvt. 

Marshall  Willingham 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Chas.  J.  Batzel 

Pvt.  Clarence  A.  Littlefield  Pvt. 

John  Wittko 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  Johnson 

Company  C 

Captain  Chas.  M.  Tilghman 

Pvt.  Alun  W.  Davies 

Pvt. 

Herman  Ott 

First  Sgt.  Joseph  A.  Conway 

Pvt.  Germ  a  no  De  Meo 

Pvt. 

PlETRO    PiZZUTI 

Sgt.  George  J.  Ambacher 

Pvt.  Charles  Donaghue 

Pvt. 

William   H.  Ralph 

Sgt.  Francis  S.  Carey 

Pvt.  Victor  J.  Donohue 

Pvt. 

Charles  V.  Reardon 

Sgt.  George  R.  Thompson 

Pvt.  Ralph  D.  Dundore 

Pvt. 

William  W.  Ridenour 

[           Sgt.  Cornelius  C.  Walter 

Pvt.  John  F.  Flail 

Pvt. 

Edward  P.  Schimpf 

!            Corp.  Philip  Corrado 

Pvt.  Joseph  Fogel 

Pvt. 

Henry  F.  Schroeder 

Corp.  William  Frey 

Pvt.  Hyman  Gell 

Pvt. 

Chester  F.  Schwall       i 

Corp.  Clayton  W.  Groff 

Pvt.  Enrico  Giaquinto 

Pvt. 

DOMINICK    O.    SciALLA 

Corp.  Lelon  E.  Lednum 

Pvt.  Hugh  J.  Glennon 

Pvt. 

Godfrey  Siegrist 

1            Corp.  Samuel  N.  Lowey 

Pvt.  Alfred  A.  Gordon 

Pvt. 

Harry  F.  Simon 

Corp.  Edwin  R.  McQuay 

Pvt.  William  C.  Grauer 

Pvt. 

Frank   P.  Sirvault 

Corp.  Joseph  H.  Rieger 

Pvt.  James  C.  Hartman 

Pvt. 

John  C.  Spencer 

Corp.  James  C.  Spurry 

Pvt.  Harry  A.  Herbst 

Pvt. 

Frederick  Steffens 

Corp.  Joseph  H.  Tinney 

Pvt.  Howard  J.  Hoffman 

Pvt. 

Frank  B.  Steiner 

Corp.  Harry  J.  Walsh 

Pvt.  Martin  Jessee 

Pvt. 

Andrew  Stonage 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Frank  H.  Buck 

Pvt.  William  F.  Keck 

Pvt. 

Joseph  F.  Tracy 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  McKay 

Pvt.  Michael  J.  Lawler 

Pvt. 

Charles  J.  Turner 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  E.  O'Neil 

Pvt.  Frank  A.  Leinincer 

Pvt. 

Boleslay  Uminski 

Pvt.  Antonio  Alteri 

Pvt.  Harry  J.  Lentz 

Pvt. 

John  L'rbanowicz 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Bauer 

Pvt.  Jacob  S.  Levine 

Pvt. 

Perry  Vassailiades 

Pvt.  John  Blouchogk 

Pvt.  Edward  J.  MacKenzie 

Pvt. 

Michael  D.  Vicchia 

Pvt.  Charles  W.  Brey 

Pvt.  Ray  H.  Malick 

Pvt. 

Chris  Vogel 

Pvt.  Carlino  Calogero 

Pvt.  Harry  C.  Mandell 

Pvt. 

Henry  Wennmacher 

Pvt.  Cesare  Capone 

Pvt.  Walter  Manning 

Pvt. 

Walter  A.  Wickstrom 

Pvt.  Francesco  Ceromi 

Pvt.  Cesare  Michel 

Pvt. 

Albert  F.  Wiedmann 

Pvt.  Stanley  Chesko 

Pvt.  William  A.  Millheim 

Pvt. 

Theodore  H.  Wirbatz 

Pvt.  Harry  D.  Cotner 

Pvt.  Donato  Orlando 
Company  D 

Pvt. 

Antonus  J.  Zukauskas 

First  Lieut.  Lawson  G.  Bash 

Corp.  Richard  C.  Larson 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Elwood  L.  Clark 

First  Lieut.  F.  A.  Van  Horn 

Corp.  Pasquale  Panichelli 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Chas.  H.  Clifton 

2nd  Lieut  William  R.  Mease 

Corp.  Edward  Retn 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Chris.  J.  Hartman 

2nd  Lieut.  S.  F.  Williams 

Corp.  Joseph  F.  Smith 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Oral  R.  McCleery 

Sgt.  Robert  F.  Dawson 

Corp.  Louis  L.  Warren 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Alfred  A.  Nagler 

Sgt.  Robert  H.  Gallien 

Corp.  James  Young 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Warren  L.  Stroud 

Sgt.  Jerome  B.  Levi 

Cixik  Charles  P.  Macaltley 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  William  Talarico 

Sgt.  Domenico  Pescrilli 

Mec.   Samuel  McKown   (2) 

Pvt. 

Willie  C.  Adams 

Sgt.  Everett  W.  Wanner 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  W.  I.  Beringer 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Adelman 

IP 

Corp.  Ellwood  L.  Kerkeslagee 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Joseph  J.  Bulkes 

Pvt. 

Marshall  S.  Agnew 

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PVT.    KllliKEN    ASI.ANAIAM 

Pvt. 

.Alva  L.  Gorrei.l 

Pvt. 

M.VRio  Ricci 

PvT.  George  W.  Haumert 

1  vt. 

\'V  I  Li.i  A  .M  Han  sofs  k  y 

I'VT. 

Robert  C.  Richards 

PvT.  William   Bradley 

Pvt. 

Frank  Hartman 

PvT. 

Henry  H.  Robbins 

PvT.  Walter  E.  Rreese 

Pvt. 

Henry  G.  Hoffman 

Pvt. 

Harry  Rubenstein                       1 

PvT.  Willie  Birch 

Pvt. 

Samuel  F.  Kastner 

Pvt. 

Albert  Ryan 

PvT.  William  R.  Butler 

P\T. 

John  J.  Keirnan 

Pvt. 

Sa.muel  J.  Savlor 

PvT.  Samlel  Calloway 

Pvt. 

Edward  Kroll 

Pvt. 

Louis  Sinacore 

PvT.  Patrick  Comer 

Pvt. 

^L\IK    Kruk 

Pvt. 

Walter  T.  Smith 

PvT.  Frank  H.  C(X)I'er 

Pvt. 

Charles  Lake 

Pvt. 

Dethridge  Snead 

PvT.    JOSEI'H    CoRSENETI 

Pvt. 

Ignatz  Lochrofski 

Pvt. 

Albert  E.  Stevens 

PvT.  Frank  Counterman 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Loiterstein 

Pvt. 

Charles  Taylor 

PvT.  Demetry  Dacek 

Pvt. 

John  ^L\URo 

Pvt. 

Robert  B.  Thompson                  , 

PvT.  Antonio  Di  Placiimi 

Pvt. 

Edward  J.  Moran 

Pvt. 

JoH.V    TOPOLESKI                        i 

PVT.  Irvine  Eversole 

Pvt. 

Carl  M.  Muhlschi.egel 

Pvt. 

Earl  Van  Why                '          ' 

PvT.  Morris  Fei.dman 

Pvt. 

Walter  H.  Nieber 

Pvt. 

Richard  H.  Watts 

PvT.  Frank  A.  Fitzceraiu 

Pvt. 

Dennis  O'Connor 

Pvt. 

Samuel  Weiseman 

PvT.  Thomas  I*.  Fitzgerald 

Pvt. 

Oscar  .A.  Olson 

Pvt. 

Herbert  R.  Wiu.iams 

PvT.  Cash  W.  Forbus 

Pvt. 

David  Polakof 

Pvt. 

William  Zink 

PvT.  Rhea  B.  French 

Pvt. 

Dayton  Preeley 

Pvt. 

Nicholas  Zywno 

1 

PvT.  Merwin  C.  Fuss 

Pvt. 

Morris  Rabinowitz 

1 

Company  E 

Sot.  James  A.  Granahan 

Pvt. 

Charles  A.  Chamberlain 

Pvt. 

Peter  J.  ^Lviuire 

Corp.  Oscar  G.  Callem 

Pvt. 

Charles  .A.  Dougherty 

Pvt. 

Oliver  Mills 

Corp.  Benedict  Conroy' 

Pvt. 

Leroy  Dubbs 

Pvt. 

Thomas  A.  O'Brien 

Corp.  Thomas  J.  Dawson 

Pvt. 

Thomas  J.  Esbensen 

Pvt. 

William  R.  O'Hea 

Corp.  Roisert  Epstein 

Pvt. 

Joseph  M.  Fairo 

Pvt. 

Thomas  C.  O'Neil 

Corp.  .Alexander  Kun 

Pvt. 

Willi.\m  F'ierick 

Pvt. 

Domenico  Petrisino 

Corp.  John  F.  Lynch 

Pvt. 

Morris  Goldstein 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Pines 

I 

Corp.  Walter  C.  Meyers 

Pvt. 

Jacob  P.  Goshorn 

Pvt. 

Charles  Placido 

1 

Corp.  Herbert  J.  O'Connor 

Pvt. 

Charles  J.  GuiE 

Pvt. 

John  J.  Powers 

1 

Corp.  William  J.  Scott 

Pvt. 

William  C.  Hanna 

Pvt. 

Elmer  L.  Ritchie 

1 

Corp.  Frederick  G.  Wilue 

Pvt. 

John  Herron 

Pvt. 

Samuel  A.  Robb 

1 

Mech.  Thomas  J.  Powers 

Pvt. 

Hugh   F.  Jones 

Pvt. 

William  Rowen                          |  | 

Bugler  Joseph  A.  Nichols 

Pvt. 

Charles  J.  Kane 

Pvt. 

Edward  A.  Smith 

PvT.  1st.  cl.  Harry  P.  Wev.% 

ANN  Pvt. 

Edward  B.  Kary 

Pvt. 

Isidore  Smith 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Ernest  P.  Wid.m 

AiER  Pvt. 

Charles  J.  Knoeffle 

Pvt. 

John  F.  Sweeney 

PvT.  Clarence  J.  Anderson 

Pvt. 

Peter  Lazowski 

Pvt. 

Michael  Varley 

PvT.  Raffaele  -Avato 

Pvt. 

John  Lopiepero 

Pvt. 

Michael  Weigand 

PvT.  William   H.  Broighton 

Pvt. 

John  W.  McGahie 

Pvt. 

Patrick  Wynne 

PvT.  William  J.   Birke 

Company   F 

Sct.  Lloyd  L.  Klein 

Pvt. 

Charles  F.  Deeney 

Pvt. 

James  Pagliaro 

Sgt.  Reuben  Master 

Pvt. 

Albert  T.  Dick 

Pvt. 

Ben  W.  Powers 

Sct.  Onello  Raimo 

Pvt. 

Thomas  S.  Donahue 

Pvt. 

John  R.wva 

Corp.  George  A.  Harbau(;ii 

Pvt. 

RoscoE  D.  Ealy 

Pvt. 

Carroll  Roshon 

Corp.  George  .\.  Harrini^ton 

Pvt. 

Julius  Goldberg 

Pvt. 

Mike  Rutkofski 

Corp.  Harry  E.  Keefrider 

Pvt. 

Thomas  J.  Grogan 

Pvt. 

Edgar  Scott 

Corp.  Charles  W.  Palardy 

Pvt. 

HrENT    llliVSEIMAN 

Pvt. 

Wii.LiA.M  Shields 

Corp.  Zygmunt  Slusarczyk 

Pvt. 

Philip  -\.  Jacobv 

Pvt. 

Frank  J.  Smith 

Corp.  Harry  A.  Walsh 

Pvt. 

Edward  V.  Kelly 

Pvt. 

Peter  Sopagee 

Corp.  Philip  B.  White 

Pvt. 

Frederick  L.  Krauss 

Pvt. 

Charles  Stohrer 

Bugler  Francis  Graff 

Pvt. 

Patru  K  L.  Le.miy 

Pvt. 

Ernest  A.  Steudle 

PvT.  John  .Adolph 

Pvt. 

William   Lumpp 

Pvt. 

Joseph  Thomas 

PVT.    WlLI.IA.M    BiLLINGTON 

Pvt. 

Thomas  H.  McCool 

Pvt. 

Gaetano  Tommaso 

PvT.  Leo  C.  Bi.ickley 

Pvt. 

William  J.  McMahon 

Pvt. 

Thomas  F.  Treacy 

PvT.  Leopold  Bodaich 

Pvt. 

Vincent  Martines 

Pvt. 

SoTiRios  Verras 

PvT.  Thiofoi.os  B<k;ianges 

Pvt. 

George  Max 

Pvt. 

Gustavo  Virgini 

PvT.  Edward  J.  Bullock 

Pvt. 

E.MANUEL    B.    N'eWMAN 

Pvt. 

Burton  Watters 

PvT.  Bortolo  Coletti 

Pvt. 

Henry  F.  Ney 

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Company  R 

Captain  Earle  C.  Offinger 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  George  Lucas 

Pvt.  James  McHale 

First  Sgt.  Lamar  D.  Rice 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Salvatore  PerciaPvt.  Nathan  Minders               || 

Sgt.  John  E.  Fallon 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  LeRoY  p.  SHARADI^ 

Pvt.  James  Murphy 

Sgt.  Patrick  J.  Lynn 

Pvt. 

1st  cl.  H.  W.  Thomas 

Pvt.  William  C.  Murray 

Sgt.  Peter  McHtgh 

Pvt. 

John  L.  Ackley 

Pvt.  James  L.  O'Donnell 

Sgt.  Carl  E.  Olson 

Pvt. 

William  Allen 

Pvt.  Ray  E.  Parker 

Sgt.  Charles  F.  Wahl 

Pvt. 

James  F.  Clancy 

Pvt.  James  Pinto 

Corp.  Theodosis  Demetris 

Pvt. 

Stiney'  Daniel 

Pvt.  Timothy  A.  Reardon 

Corp.  Mellor  Dunkerly 

Pvt. 

William  DeFebba 

Pvt.  John  Rosso 

Corp.  John  C.  Evans 

Pvt. 

Capriele  Di  Michele 

Pvt.  Thomas  Rowe 

Corp.  Roger  A.   Foley 

Pvt. 

Walter  Fox 

Pvt.  Martin  ,A.  Sadlier 

Corp.  William  J.  Frasch 

Pvt. 

Samuel  Gabralovich 

Pvt.  Edward  H.  Schroeder 

Corp.  Eugene  Griffin 

Pvt. 

William  Gallaun 

Pvt.  Joseph  Sempeto 

Corp.  Howard  M.  Jacobs 

Pvt. 

Harry  C.  Glattle 

Pvt.  Didore  Shuster 

Corp.  George  McCool 

Pvt. 

Christopher  Hannon 

Pvt.  Harry  R.  Smith 

Corp.  James  Moucheck 

Pvt. 

ViRGiE  Head 

Pvt.  Benjamin  Sutter 

Corp.  Oscar  M.  Nelson 

Pvt. 

Kitt  C.  Hughes 

Pvt.  Santo  Trolio 

Corp.  Myer  Pressman 

Pvt. 

Angelo  Ioannucci 

Pvt.  Chas.  R.  Van  Iderstine 

Corp.  James  Redmond 

Pvt. 

Albinus  N.  Jesperson 

Pvt.  Cicero  Waites 

Corp.  Loris  L  Rosen 

Pvt. 

Leonard  L.  Joseph 

Pvt.  Lloyd  C.  Ward 

Corp.  Charles  J.  Soderlund 

Pvt. 

Herbert  E.  Ken  worthy 

Pvt.  William  J.  Weiland 

Mec.  William  Jaeger 

Pvt. 

John  J.  Leahy 

Pvt.  Frank  E.  Witt 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Nicholas  Di  Stefano 

Pvt. 

Oscar  Levine 

Pvt.  Otto  Zeibig 

PvT.  1st  cl.  William  B.  Hughes 

Company  H 

First  Lieut.  James  S.  McKeon 

Pvt. 

John  J.  Berrigan 

Pvt.  Sam  Miller 

Sgt.  Michael  Connolly' 

Pvt. 

Oscar  F.  Boehner 

Pvt.  William  Monter 

Sgt.  David  Kolinsky 

Pvt. 

Hugo  F.  Bruder 

Pvt.  Elmer  E.  Most 

Sgt.  Carl  C.  Lenz 

Pvt. 

William   Buchter 

Pvt.  Francesco  Natuzzi 

Sgt.  Joseph  W.  Orbell 

Pvt. 

Benjamin  F.  Childs 

Pvt.  Harry  Nefsky 

Corp.  Robert  E.  Blessing 

Pvt. 

Henry  Faller 

Pvt.  William  O'Connell 

Corp.  Earl  W.  Bradley 

Pvt. 

George  W.  Franc k 

Pvt.  Virgil  Overton 

Corp.  William  J.  Henry 

Pvt. 

William  E.  Gee 

Pvt.  Maciej  Paluh 

Corp.  Walter  V.  McConeghy 

Pvt. 

Meyer  Goodfriend 

Pvt.  Peter  W.  Poda 

Corp.  John  J.  McGuinness 

Pvt. 

John  R.  Gregerson 

Pvt.  George  E.  Rambo 

Corp.  John  J.  McLaughlin 

Pvt. 

Joseph   F.  Grimaldi 

Pvt.  Joseph  Rietz    (2) 

Corp.  Harry  S.  Podolnick 

Pvt. 

Joseph  J.  Hipp 

Pvt.  Morris  Rosenblum 

Corp.  Henry  Sunderman 

Pvt. 

Gabe  Hughes 

Pvt.  Joseph   Sanzone 

Corp.  Walter  J.  Tyson 

Pvt. 

Jack  Indenbaum 

Pvt.  Pietro  Scarpinato 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Harry  E.  Case 

Pvt. 

Benjamin  Isaacson 

Pvt.  Barney  Scirica 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  J.  Deeney 

Pvt. 

Clark  V.  Jacobs 

Pvt.  John  F.  Schebler 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Niel  Gallagher 

Pvt. 

Christ  F.  Kiefer 

Pvt.  John  Skachilish 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Adolph  C,  Grimmer 

Pvt. 

Joseph   F.  Kohlman 

Pvt.  Morris  L.  Sperling 

Pvt.  Lst  cl.  Thomas  J.  Jones 

Pvt. 

William   F.  Koster 

Pvt.  Albert  Steinhauser 

Pvt.   1st  cl.  William  Lentine 

Pvt. 

Walter  Kowalski 

Pvt.  George  J.  Storz 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Samuel  D.  Lindeman 

Pvt. 

George  V.  Krombach 

Pvt.  Elwood  Stremmel 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Thomas  J.  McCarthy 

Pvt. 

Frank  A.  Kuntz 

Pvt.  Wm.  H.  Sundermann 

Pvt.  1st  cl,  Vincenzo  Mammucari 

Pvt. 

Harry  Labold 

Pvt.  Boleslaw  Swickla 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  C.  Moran 

Pvt. 

Gustave  J.  Langen 

Pvt.  Samuel  T.  Truss 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  William  W.  Williams  Pvt. 

Antonio  Lai'danski 

Pvt.  John  A.  LIlrich 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Thomas  S.  Wylegala 

Pvt. 

Samuel  Lichtenstein 

Pvt.  Flori  Valento 

Pvt.  James  A.  Abruzzi 

PVt. 

Frank  A.  Maguire 

Pvt.  Charles  Waiting 

Pvt.  Oscar  F.  Alben 

Pvt. 

Nickolas  Maicher 

Pvt.  Frank  Walker 

Pvt.  Charles  F.  Bates 

PV.T 

Michael  Mala 

Pvt.  John  I.  Westerberg 

Pvt.  Niel  K.  Bech 

Pvt. 

William  Michalkiewicz  Pvt.  Peter  Yager                       |  | 

Pvt.  Abe  Berman 

Company  I 

First  Lieut.  Orson  J.  Graham 

Sgt. 

Arthur  J.  Curning 

Sgt.  Charles  H.  Peck 

First  Lieut.  William   B.  Dodson 

Sgt. 

Peter  J.  McFarland 

Sgt.  Elmer  J.  Smith 

2nd  Lieut.  Ira  N.  Kellberg 

Sgt. 

Harry  J.  McGeoghegan 

Sgt.  Herbert  H.  Williams 

@ 

Sgt.  Raymond  A.  Block 

Sgt. 

Henry  A.  Miller 

Sgt.  Theron  M.  Woolson 

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CoRi\  William  E.  Cassedy 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Charles  Farrells 

Pvt.  Carmine  I.mperiale 

Corp.  Clarence  S.  Cecil 

P\'T.  1st  cl.  John  F.  Gu.mbman 

Pvt.  Guy  E.  Kaufmann 

Corp.  George  V.  Cummincs 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Jacob  Haun 

Pvt.  Adam  Knecum 

Corp.  James  Doyle 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Charles  Schuon 

Pvt.  Frank  Kossakowski 

Corp.  James  H.  Farrell 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Leo  N.  Staskel 

Pvt.  Frank  Kwasneski 

Corp.  Frederic  R.  Gillen 

PvT.  1st  cl.  James  C.  Suloff 

Pvt.  John  Lebitske 

Corp.  .\uclst  J.  Heusser 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Pasquale  Tomeo 

Pvt.  Peter  McBride 

Corp.  Rcssell  Kern 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Rudolph  Trinkwai.dPvt.  Francis  McGahan 

Corp.  Charles  Kloth 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Joseph  J.  Witsch 

Pvt.  Joseph  P.  Marro 

Corp.  Henry  F.  Krai'se 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Daniel  Woods 

Pvt.  Morris  Meaca 

Corp.  Hamilton  H.  McCleery 

Pyt.  John  M.  Bevan 

Pvt.  Aaron  Miselson 

Corp.  Ravmonii  .-X.  Miller 

Pvt.  Edward  Burguess 

P\'T.  Herbert  H.  Ochs 

Corp.  William   F.  Mullen 

Pvt.  John  Carroll 

Pvt.  Harry  F.  Ogden 

Corp.  Thomas  F.  Patterson 

Pvt.  Vertal  Caton 

Pvt.  Thomas  H.  Reese 

Corp.  James  J.  Reid 

Pvt.  David  Crawford 

Pvt.  John  J.  Robbins 

Corp.  J.iimes  W.  Rogers 

Pvt.  Robert  Crompie 

Pvt.  Luciano  Salemi 

Corp.  James  Sloan 

Pvt.  Michele  D'.Aulerio 

Pvt.  Carl  Schneeweis 

Corp.  Walter  Snyder 

Pvt.  Herman  F.  Dahlgren 

Pvt.  Frederic  Schmitt 

Corp.  Loiis  Trapp 

Pvt.  Edward  S.  Deemer 

Pvt.  Walter  Sherw(X)d 

Mec.  Robert  .Anderson 

Pvt.  Walter  C.  Domhoff 

PVt.  Laurits  C.  Sorenson 

Mec.  Ja.mes  G.  Coon 

Pvt.  Marvin  English 

Pvt.  Sylve  P.  Siravo 

Mec.  Harry  F.  Dwyer 

Pvt.  O.scar  Erickson 

Pvt.  Walter  Staniszewski 

Mec.  John  S.  McIntyre 

Pvt.  Emil  J.  Ehrle 

Pvt.  Samuel  D.  Strain 

Mec.  Xii.es  .A.  Pearson 

Pvt.  .Arthur  Fletcher 

Pvt.  -Alfonso  Tedischi 

Mec.  Edward  R.  Trout 

Pvt.  Charles  Gruhn 

Pvt.  James  A.  L'lrich 

PVT.  ISTCL.  AnDRE.\S  CaGOULIDES 

Pvt.  Joseph  H inkle 

Pvt.  John  A.  West 

PvT.  1st  cl.  Salvatore  Checchia 

Pvt.  Charles  Hock 
Company  K 

Captain  George  P.  Scholes 

Corp.  William  J.  Vondran 

Pvt.  Sam  Fuhrman 

2nd  Lieut.  Ernest  V.  Becker 

Mec.  Marion  G.  Blizzard 

Pvt.  Joseph  Gabriel 

1st  Sgt.  Joseph  F.  Kilroy 

Mec.  Robert  J.  McKenna  (2) 

Pvt.  Richard  B.  Gillis 

Sgt.  George  G.  Bewley 

Mec.  Nathan  M.  Pollack 

Pvt.  Maurice  F.  Ging 

Sgt.  Thomas  F.  Clvnes 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Waclaw  Balerowski 

Pvt.  Fred  J.  Gramsey 

Sgt.  Joseph  F.  Cumiskey 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  William  S.  Birnie 

Pvt.  .Alexander  Halgas 

Sgt.  James  M.  Garrish 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Harry  J.  Bernstein 

Pvt.  Douglass  Heller                          ' 

Sgt.  William  L.  Jenkins 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Hugh  Blair 

Pvt.  Edward  C.  Hoover 

Sgt.  Louis  Knudsen 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Clifford  S.  BuckleyPvt.  John  H.  Horn 

Sgt.  Francis  .A.  McCloskey 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  James  A.  Clark 

Pvt.  John  Kiesling,  Jr. 

Sgt.  Maxwell  McMichael 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  William  Clothier 

Pvt.  George  A.  Leetch 

Sgt.  .Arthur  W.  Olanson 

P\T.  1st  cl.  Eugene  Deelev 

Pvt.  Harry  S.  Lennox 

Sgt.  Joseph   D.  O'Toole 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Stanley  Dia.mond 

Pvt.  James  P.  Leonard 

Sgt.  Louis  A.  Seese 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Mahlon  T.  Foust 

Pvt.  Paul  Lerke 

Sgt.  Matthew  Sydlowski 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  W'illiam  T.  GregoryPvt.  James  McGinnis 

Sgt.  Clifford  T.  Weihman 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  George  E.  Hile 

Pvt.  John  P.  McHuch 

Corp.  Francis  E.  Duffy 

Pvt.   1st  cl.  H.  A.  Hollings 

Pvt.  William   McLehose 

Corp.  William   P.  Flynn 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Wm.  P.  Kennedy 

Pvt.  John  J.  Maresca                i 

Corp.  Ben  W.  Hoi.ub 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Frederick  P.  Kuhn 

Pvt.  John  M.  Mariner 

Corp.  Fred  Huenerfauth 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  C.  T.  Kuykendall 

Pvt.  Joseph  Marino 

Corp.  Joseph  B.  Hursh,  Jr. 

Pvt.  Isi  CL.  }L\rry  H.  Losee 

Pvt.  Joseph  Marino                    ' 

Corp.  William  Klais,  Jr. 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Harry  J.  Lynd 

Pvt.  Giovanni  Marr.\ 

Corp.  .Augustus  P.  Lord,  Jr. 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Walter  Mc.Arthir 

Pvt.  John  E.  O'Neil 

Corp.  Harry  Marshall 

Pi-T.  1st  cl.  p.  H.  McGeever 

Pvt.  William    Richards 

Corp.  Louis  Milligan 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Romer  B.  Markle 

Pvt.  Bronislaw  Rotnowicz 

Corp.  John  O'Donnell 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Antonio  Moscufo 

Pvt.  Fred  Rufrano 

Corp.  Oscar  M.  Oliker 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  H.  Rice 

P^■T.  Eugene  H.  Shaw 

Corp.  N.\than  Salvin 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  M.  Steger 

Pvt.  Francis  Urbanis 

Corp.  Chester  C.  Schuyler 

Pvt.  Frank  Czarnecki 

Pvt.  Harry  W'allace 

Corp.  Jacob  Snyder 

Pvt.  Russell  Diehl 

Pvt.  Harry  C.  Wilkins 

Corp.  Theodore  Sweriduk 

Pvt.  Ignacy  Dvbalski 

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Captain  Francis  A.  Awl  Buc 

First  Lieut.  John  T.  Ford  Pvt. 
First  Lieut.  George  S.  Freeman  Pvt. 

First  Sgt.  Charles  E.  Weir  Pvt. 

Supply  Sgt.  Carl  A.  Oesterle  Pvt. 
Supply  Sgt.  George  W.  Weaver  P\'t. 

Sgt.  Emil  F.  Beck.  Jr.  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Ellvvood  Carmean  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Patrick  Dolan  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Arthur  G.  Jones  Pvt. 

Sgt.  David  Levine  Pvt. 

Sgt.  James  V.  McGarr  Pvt. 

Sgt.  jAcon  C.  Radel  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Joseph  M.  Tinsman  Pvt. 

Corp  Nicola  Bionti  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  A.  Brannelly  Pvt. 

Corp.  Cornelius  Breslin  P\t. 

Corp.  Rembert  T.  Eds  all  Pvt. 

Corp.  Abraham   Frankel  Pvt. 

Corp.  William  J.  Huttner  Pvt. 

Corp.  Richard  L.  LeFevre  Pvt. 

Corp.  Henry  W.  Loveless  Pvt. 

Corp.  Hugh  H.  McCormick  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  J.  McMonagle  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  P.  Murray  Pvt. 

Corp.  James  S.  O'Donnell  Pvt. 

Corp.  Otto  F.  Stegmaier  Pvt. 

Corp.  Mataus  I^nchis  Pvt. 

Corp.  Charles  F.  West  Pvt. 

Corp.  George  Zeumer  Pvt. 

Mec.  James  H.  Cowan  Pvt. 

Mec.  Edmund  H.  Schneider  Pvt. 

Mec.  George  A.  Spahn  Pvt. 

Bugler  Leonardo  Massetti  Pvt. 


P\T. 

Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 


Company  L 

LER  Charles  S.  Pleasants  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Frank  J.  Beck  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Aloysius  J.  Duffy  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Carl  F.  Ehmann  Pvt. 
1st  cl.  James  A.  HaldemanPvt. 

1st  cl.  Edmund  C.  Heyne  Pvt. 
1st  cl.  Charles  W.  Hckx. 
1st  cl.  Tony  Kardas 
1st  cl.  Jos.  L.  Kleinhans 

1st   cl.    Wm.  J.  O'TtXlLE 

1st  cl.  Natan  Ptashkan 
IsTCL.  Sarafin  Pucalowski 
1st  cl.  Robert  M.  Reed 
1st  cl.  Charles  P.  Ripa 
1st  cl.  George  Ruderick 
1st  cl.  Julian  H.  Salomon  P\t. 
1st  cl.  Chas.  E.  Stewart      Pvt. 

Pvt. 

P\T. 

Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 
Pvt. 


R(3CC0  Alba  NO 
William  F.  Ale 
Natale  Ardissono 
John  A.  Bosnick   (2) 
William  J.  Bradley 
George  C.  Brothers 
Eduardo  Carrulo 
Frank  Castiglione 
Walter  F.  Cavanaugh 
Francis  R.  Coyne 
John  Engei. 
Louis  Esterhai 
Elmer  J.  Evans 
Stefano  Franceshini 
John  J.  Gill 
Hugh  P.  Gormley 
William  J.  Gregory 


Alphons  H.  Helmig 
Fred  R.  Hensling 
Jacob  Kees 
Samuel  Kivitz 
Charles  F.  Lieb 
Michael  A.  Liebovvitz 

VlNCENZO   LiPORACE 

Hugh  J.  McFadden 
William  T,  Murphy 
Harry  L.  Newton 
William  Nickles 
GEOR(iE  H.  Noll 
John  J.  Oestrich 
William  Paslev  ' 
Michael  Popp 
Bernhardt  Rausch 
Stiney  J.  Savakus 
Gedialla  Scheinfeld 
Harry  Schill 
Peter  C.  Schindler 
Louis  C.  Schnitzler 
John  H.  Schulden 
Samuel  Sczerbicky 
Louis  H.  See 
Samuel  C.  Segal 
Charles  E.  Siggins 
O.scar  W.  Spear 
Edward  J.  Springer 
George  E.  Stein 
Bernard  Stern 
Ed.  M.  Stephenson 
Joseph  Szahewicz 
James  C.  Yesuras 
Fred  Youst 


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Captain  Wilton  Snowden.  Jr.  Pvt. 

First  Lieut.  Cari.  W.  Andrews  Pvt. 

First  Lieut.  Henry  D.  Fansler  Pvt. 

First  Lieut.  Harry  D.  Furey  Pvt. 

First  Lieut.  Lloyd  B.  Palmer  Pvt. 

Mess  Sgt.  Edward  P.  Hill  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Edward  Gallagher  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Frederick  G.  Silber  Pvt. 

Sgt.  Joseph  A.  Vanarsdale  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  Barrett  Pvt. 

Corp.  Clayton  E.  Bordner  Pvt. 

Corp.  Thomas  C.  Catanach  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  J.  Collins  Pvt. 

Corp.  Henry  A.  Cotter  Pvt. 

Corp.  John  A.  Doody  Pvt. 

Corp.  Felix  Flegel  Pvt. 

Corp.  Thomas  A.  Kelley  Pvt. 

Corp.  Patrick  M.  McKearney  Pvt. 

Corp.  McKeever  J.  Phillips  Pvt. 

Corp.  Cecil  A.  Potts  Pvt. 

Corp.  Daniel  F.  Wookey  Pvt. 

Cook  Alfred  D.  Carson  Pvt. 

Mec.  Vivian  Rutherford  Pvt. 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Trofim  Drega  Pvt. 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  Gaiiris  Pvt. 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  H  allie  H.  Hartman  Pvt. 
Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  King 


Company  M 

1st  cl.  Albert  W.  Lord  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Cristofaro  Masciole  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Donato  Masciole  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Giuseppe  Militti  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Achilles  V.  Scache  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Wm.  E.  Shubert  Pvt. 

1st  cl.  Alex.  Skulimosky  Pvt. 

Joseph  H.  Barton  Pvt. 

Isaac  L.  Bedwell  Pvt. 

Harry  M.  Berlin  Pvt. 

David  J.  Bowman  Pvt. 

Charles  F.  Brownstein  Pvt. 

John  S.  Bueeeis  Pvt. 

James  Burns  Pvt. 

Joseph  P.  Byrne  Pvt. 

Nugino  Crechio  Pvt. 

Francis  P.  Donnelly  Pvt. 

Dennis  J.  Gilmore  Pvt. 

Floyd  H.  Green  Pvt. 

Vincent  S.  Hanna  Pvt. 

Harry  Hauptfuhrer  Pvt. 

William  Hayes  Pvt. 

Charles  F.  Hevener  Pvt. 

Edward  F.  Hocan  Pvt. 

Frank  Holmes  Pvt. 

Frank  Johnson  Pvt. 


.^NTONI    KaZMIRSKI 

Julian  Krasnicki 
James  B.  Logan 
Raymond  E.  Louden 
John  F.  McGlynn 
Robert  Martinek 
Joseph  Meskiunas 
Louis  J.  Miller 

MiKOLAI    OgONOWSKI 

Do.MENICO   Pagliarone 
Harry  Place 
Robert  A.  Reith 
Mitchell  L.  Robertson 
Otto  W.  Salo 
Harry  W.  Senderling 
Louis  J.  Seybold 
Frank  Sinardi 
Albert  A.  Smith 
George  Staigele 
Lawrence  F.  Stewart 
Harry  B.  Thrush 
Ezra  Tolchinsky 
Harry  S.  Tomlin.son 
Samuel  Weiss 
William  J.  Whalen 
Henry  T.  Williamson 


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Headquarters  Company 

First  Lieut.  Edward  B.  Macuire 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  F.  Kremutes 

Pvt.  .Andrea  Innaurato 

First  Lieut.  Ritssell  ^L\VlI.LARD 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  Leamey 

Pvt.  Samuel  Kosmin 

Bn.  Sct.  Mjk.  .•\nthony  Davitt 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  George  .^.  Mulvey 

Pvt.  George  Kraemer 

Sct.  Bernard  F.  Sweeney 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Ralph  Peters 

Pvt.  Valentine  A.  Laufer 

Corp.  Charles  J.  Keller 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  M.  Reese 

Pvt.  William  McGlynn 

Corp.  John  F.  McCann 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Alvin  Rutter 

Pvt.  Frank  L.  McGrath 

Corp.  Harry  G.  C.  Williams 

Pvt.  Harry  T.  Althofer 

Pvt.  Frederick  P.  Morgan 

Wag.  John  B.  Dempsev 

Pvt.  Horace  Bumm 

Pvt.  .•\lbert  H.  Pfafk 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Harry  H.  Boi.and 

Pvt.  Anthony  Clapper 

Pvt.  John  A.  Quinn 

PvT.  IsT  CL.  Robert  H.  Davis 

Pvt.  Todd  A.  Crofford 

Pvt.  Herbert  Smith 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edwin  M.  Donohoe 

Pvt.  Charles  G.  Dewees 

Pvt.  Louis  J.  Trueter 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Chester  A.  Fasick 

Pvt.  John  Friel 

Pvt.  William  Wagner 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Joseph  J.  Friday 

Pvt.  Clyde  Hahn 

Pvt.  Thomas  Walker 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  Garraty 

P\'T.  Roland  K.  Hamilton 

Pvt.  Charles  J.  Wicker 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Patrick  R.  Griffin 

Pvt.  Adolph  E.  Horan 

Pvt.  William  R.  Wilson 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  C.  Groome 

Pvt.  William  Hunt 
Machine  Gun  Company 

Pvt.  George  Wood 

First  Lieut.  David  M.  Wallace 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Joseph  Curran 

Pvt.  Charles  H.  Leib 

Sgt.  Michael  J.  Dugan 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Jacob  L.  Freedman 

Pvt.  .iKNTHONY  R.  Maurer 

Sgt.  Clarence  H.  Grotefend 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Ralph  A.  Gray 

Pvt.  Russell  H.  Mousley 

Sgt.  Ludwig  J.  Nachtman 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  C.  J.  McBride 

Pvt.  David  J.  O'Connell 

Corp.  James  H.  Alcorn 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Lonie  P.  Murrell 

Pvt.  Henry  E.  Ricketts 

Corp.  Oscar  Corson 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Thomas  O'Neill 

Pvt.  Jacob  Rubinstein 

Corp  William  O.  Gruber 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Thos.  B.  Whittle 

Pvt.  Joseph  Schukalski 

Corp.  Leon  J.  Kolamkiewicz 

Pvt.  George  F.  Biederwolf 

Pvt.  Joseph  P.  Smith 

Corp.  Howard  A.  Miller 

F\-T.  George  Eckert 

Pvt,  Raymond  J.  Stabile 

Corp.  Byron  F.  Reilly 

Pvt.  George  Edelman 

Pvt.  Stephen  J.  Tassi 

Bugler  Joseph  A.  McFadden 

Pvt.  Sidney  Foster 

Pvt.  John  M.  Wills 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Caleb  B.  Cope 

Pvt.  Joseph  F.  Hewitt 

Pvt.  Eldee  T.  Wood 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Harold  Crowe 

Supply   Company 

First  Lieut.  George  H.  Trundle 

Wag.  John  Finnegan 

Wag.  Nelson  Tyler 

Reg.  Sup.  Sgt.  Chas.  M.  Haines 

Wag.  Francis  Friel 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  John  J.  Meara 

Wag.  Charles  Eberhard 

Wag.  Louis  A.  McCann 

Pvt.  Leopold  S.  Jesoi.oski                   |  | 

Wag.  Thomas  Evers 

W.\g.  Michael  Rowan 
Medical  Detachment 

Major  Robert  B.  Shackelford 

Pvt.  Viggo  Jorgenson 

Pvt.  .\lbert  Rehovich 

Captain  Robert  C.  Van  Buren 

Pvt.  Casimer  Jovais 

Pvt.  .\nthony  Saccomano 

First  Lieut.  Xorman  E.Gardner 

Pvt.  Edward  F.  Kane 

Pvt.  John  J.  Schneider 

Sgt.  William  M.  Boyd 

Pvt.  Havdon  0.  Merrill 

Pvt.  Joseph  B.  Sexton 

Pvt.  1st  cl.  Edward  F.  Kane 

Pvt.  Paul  Nangle 

Pvt.  Harry  Tregear 

Pvt.  Herman  Finkelstein 

Pvt.  Henry  Nassberg 

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Awards  and  Decorations 


The  following  are  awards  made  to  members  of  the  315th  Infantry  for  gallantry  in  action: 


Distinguished  Service  Cross 


MAJ.    \VAHIl    W.    I'lERSON.    1ST   BN. 

(APT.  CHARLES   H.    TILGHMAN,   CO.    C 

CAPT.   GEOEGB    L.    WRIGHT.    CO.    L 

1ST  LIErT.   BENJAMIN  BULLOCK.   3RD.  3RD  BN, 

2X1)  LIEUT.   JOHN    T.    OWENS.    CO.    K 

1ST  SGT.  JOSEPH    E.    KILROT,    CO.    K 

SOT.  JACOB    RBCTENWALD.    CO.    C 

SGT.   HARRY    L.    GREENWOOD,    CO.    K 

SGT.   ARTHUR    W.    OLANSON.    CO.    K 

CORP.    ERANK  H.   FLEGEL,   CO.  L 

PVT.   1ST  CL.  GIACOMO   MASCIARELLI.    CO.    L 

rVT.  CHARLES   W.    PALARDY.   CO.    F 

PVT.   WILLIAM   BRYSON.   CO.   I 

PVT.  GUISEI'PE   SPADAFORA.    HQ.    CO. 


MAJ.   SAMUEL    W.    FLEMING.    JR..    2ND    BN. 

CAPT.   EARLE  C.   OFFINGER.   CO.   G 

CAPT.  WILLIAM    M.    CARROLL,    JR.,    CO.    K 

1ST  LIEUT.   THEODORE    ROSEN,    CO.    L 

2ND  LIEUT.  BRYAN    BECKWITH,   CO.    B 

SGT.  JOSEPH  A.   KEENAN.   CO.  L 

SGT.   PAUL   B.   JENKINS,   HQ.    CO. 

SGT.   BERNARD    F.    SWEENEY.    HQ.    CO. 

SGT.  LDDWIG  J.    NACHTMAN.    M.    G.    CO. 

PVT.   1ST  CL.   FRANK    LOMONOCO.    CO.    K 

PVT.   WALTER   O.    GOODMAN.    CO.    E 

PVT.  AMERICO    DI    PASQUALE.    CO.    G 

PVT.   EUGENE   C.    WATKINS,   CO.   K 

PVT.   WILLIAM  H.  SWEARINGEN.  MED.  DETACH. 


Medal  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  (Chevalier) 

MAJ.    SA.MUKl.   W.    FLEMING,  JR..   2ND  BN.  CAPT.   GEORGE   L.    WRIGHT.    CO.   L 

CAl'T.   WILLIAM   M.    CARROLL,    JR..    CO.    K 

Croix  De  Guerre   (With  Palm) 

MAJ.   SAMUEL  W.   FLEMING.   JR..   2ND   BN.  CAPT.   GEORGE  L.   WRIGHT,   CO.  L 

CAI'T.   WILLIAM    M.    CARROLL,    JR.,    CO.    K 

Croix  De  Guerre   (With  Gold  Star) 


MAJ.  WARD  W.  PIERSON.  1ST  BN. 
SGT.  JACOB  RECKTENWALD.  CO.  C 
SGT.  JOSEPH  A.    KEENAN.    CO.    L 


CAPT.  EARLE  C.  OFFINGER,  CO.  G 
SGT.  ARTHUR  W.  OLANSON,  CO.  K 
CORP.   FRANK   H.    FLEGEL.   CO.   L 


P\'T.   1ST  CL.   GIACOMO   MASCIARELLI,    CO.   L 


Croix  De  Guerre  (With  Silver  Star) 


MAJ.    SAMUEL   W.    FLEMING.    JR.,   2ND   BN. 
CORP.   BENJAMIN  A.   EVANS,  CO.   I 


1ST  SGT.  JOSEPH   E.    KILROY,    CO.    K 
PVT.   1ST  CL.    HARRY  TIGNOR,    HQ.    CO. 


Croix  De  Guerre  (With  Bronze  Star) 


1ST.   LIEUT.   WALTER    HIBBARD,    CO.    E 
SGT.   BERNARD  P.   SWEENEY,   HQ.   CO. 
SGT.   PAUL  G.   KOCII.    SUP.    CO. 
CORP.  FRANK  J.   HOLLAND,   SUP.   CO. 
PVT.   WILLIAM   BRY'SON,   CO.    I 
PVT.  GUISEPI'E   SPADAFORA,    HQ.    CO. 


SGT.   CLARENCE  G.  WEISE.   CO.  I 

SGT.  LUDWIG   J.    NACHTMAN,    M.   G.    CO. 

CORP.   LEROY  HAU6E.    CO.   D 

PVT.   1ST  CL.  PRANK  LOMONOCO.  CO.  K 

PVT.   WAITER  O.  GOODMAN.  CO.   E 

PVT.   WILLIAM  H.  SWEARINGEN.  MED.  DETACH. 


Italian  War  Cross 

1ST  SGT.   JOSEPH   E.    KILROY,   CO.   K 


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CAPT.   GEORGE  H.   TRUNDLE,   CO.  H 


SGT.  PAUL  G.  KOCH.  SUP.  CO. 


CORP.  FRANK  J.  HOLLAND.  SUP.  CO. 


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The   following  nienibfrs 
lantry  in  action  : 


ot   the  Ml."itli    Infantry   wort,-   cilc-d   in   Division   orders   for  gal- 
Field  and  Staff  Ofliiers 


COI.O.NKI,   AMIKN   C.    KNOWI.KS  I.li:i    IKNANT  CllLOXEr,  FRAXKI.IX  T.   BIKT 

MAJOU   lliAMIS   V.    I.LOYll  I  Al'TAl.N   DAVID  K.   WILLIAMS.  JK. 

IHArl.AlX    ItlCIlAKU  V.   LAN'CASTEU 


Company  A 

SERGKANT  SAMrHI,    /.     I'OLE 
SBRCEANT  JOHN   .1.    DAVtS 
SERGEANT  tl.ARENC  K  GI.KNN 
SERGEANT  JOHN   I'.    FILLER 
SERGEANT  WILLIAM   J.    LARMOIH 
SERGEANT  GEOKCiE    U.    Sl'lELllERGER 
rORI'ORAL  FRANK    I'.    URAllI.EY 
COUroRAL  MICHAEL    F.    Dt'FFY 
CORI'IIRAL  JOHN    F.    M,('ANN 
CORPORAL  FRANK    MiLAlGHLIN 
C'ORl'ORAL  MAfRlTZ    W.    NORDSTItOM 
CORI'OUAL  GARRETT    W.    JOHNSON 
CORroRAL  (iEOUGE    J.    TOOMEV 
PRIVATE  FIRST  CLASS   AMEDEO   SPINOSI 
PRIVATE  JOHN    F.    ARMSTRONG 
I'RIVATE  MICHAEL    HE    VIETRO 
PRIVATE  EDWIN    F.    LAMHERT 
PRIVATE  ELMER    F.    OGDKN 
PRIVATE  NATHAN    C.    SHITE 

Company  B 

FIRST  LIEITENANT  JOHN    J.    CONAHAN 
FIRST  LIEI'TENANT  LESTER   C,    SHEARER 
FIRST  SERGEANT  ALliERT    M.    VOING 
SERCiEANT  PHILH'    G.    MELICK 


Company  C 


SERGEANT  JOHN    T.    CAMlilUN 

SERGEANT  ECGENE    M.     FAGAN 

SERGEANT  JOSEPH  J.    FEBLEY 

SERGEANT  JOHN    J.    READ 

SERGEANT  CORNELIUS    C.    WALTERS 

CORPORAL  FRANK    J.    D.VAIX 

PRIVATE  FIRST  CLASS   VICTOR     J      DONOHCE 

PRIVATE  FEODOR    KOSHOWlr/. 

I'RIXAl'E  JOHN   M.KAY 


Company   D 


FIRS 
SERC 
SERC 
SERIi 
SERC 
SERIi 
PRIV 

ruiv 


CAPT 
FIRS 
FIRS 

SERll 

SER<; 
com 

CORI 

roRi 

PRIV 
PRIV 
PRIV 
PRIV 


r  LIEUTENANT  GEORGE    S.    BARKER 

EANT  ELMKR    R.    FOX 

EAXr  JOHN    T.    HOLT 

EANT  JOHN    LEACH 

EANT  CLARENCE    PAXCOAST 

EAXT  THOMAS   F.    PRICE 

ATE   ilAKKY    HEYER 

ATE  EDWAUD    T.    RAYER 

Company  E 

AIN   LUCIUS    A.    MILLER 
r  LIEUTENANT    JOHN    J.    IlOHl'.IDGB 
r  SBRC.EAN-I-     AI.P.EItr     COURCIEK 
EANT  JOHN     P.     O'DONXEI.I. 
EAXr   HAROLD    S.    PARIS 
'ORAL   I'.ERIRAND    L.    HBY'BRLE 
'ORAL  MAURICE    J.    CORSOX 
■ORAL  P.RUCK    LORD 

ATE  FIRS-r  CLASS   lUSSELL    H.    ADAIR 
ATE   FIRST  CLASS   NOUMAX  T.    P.OEHM 
ATE   FIRST  CLASS  <HARLES  .MERCER 
\TE  JOIIX   SUUDI 

Company  F 

CAPTAIX    WILLIAM    M.    MURRBI.L 

SECOND    LIEUTENANT    ELTON    R.    McGOWAX 

Company  G 

FIRST   LIEUTENANT   J.    FERGUSON   MOIIR 
SERGEANT  PETER    McIIUGH 
SERGEAXr  ROBERT    P.    5IASOX 


Company  H 


SERGEAXr  MORRIS    C     ROSSMAN 
roRPORAI,  HENRY    J.    SCHAEFER 
PRIVAIE  FIRST  CLASS  ALEXAXDER  KAELLIS 
PRIVATE   FIRST  <T.ASS  WILLIAM  I.EXTINE 
PRIVATE   FIRST  CLASS  JAMES  A.  MORRIS 
PRIVATE  ERNEST   A.    GOEUNS 


Company   I 

CAPTAIN    CARL    W      WENTZEL 
FIRST  LIEUTENANT  RAYMOND    T.    TURN 
FIRST  LIEUTENANT  WILLIAM     It.     DODSON 
SECOND  LIEUTENANT  IRA    N.    KELI.BERG 
FIRST  SERGEANT  ELMER    J.    SMITH 


HILL 
MILLER 
TROTTA 
l;     WEISB 
RRZO/.OWSKI 


SER(;EANT  FRANK    E. 

SERGKANT  HENRY    A. 

SERGIOAN'l-  SAMUEL    J. 

SERGKANl'   CLARENCE 

CORPORAL    WALTER    F, 

CORPORAL  JOSEPH    I.,    IIENRV 

CoKI'ORAL    RUSSELL    KERN 

I  oIll'oIiAL   CHARLES    KLOTH 

CoI!1'OI:AL    IHoMAS    I.AXDENHERGER 

CORPORAL    i:iiWAKD   LASH 

corporai.  frank    MLRKIAM 

I'RIX'ArE   FIRSI'  CLASS   MICHAEL  FERRICK 

PRIVATE   FIRST  CLASS  JAMES   WHITE 

PRIVATE  THOMAS    FOLEY 

PRIVATE  FRANK    GRAMMICH 

PRIVATE  JOSEPH    M.DOWELI. 

PRIVATE  THOMAS  PIETRASKO 

Company  K 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT  ERNEST  V     BECKER 
SERGEANT  GEORGE    G.    BBWI.EY 
SER(;eanT  THOMAS  F.   CLYNES 
SERGi:ANr  DONALD  N.   MiicKUliBIX 
SEKGEANI-  HARRY    W.    STORCK 
SEK(;EANT  MATTHEW    SYDLOWSKI 
SERGEANT   LOUIS    C.    SYMIXGTOX 
SEliGEAN-J'  CLIFFORD    T.    WBIHMAX 
SEIiGEANT   FRANCIS    A,    Mi-CLOSKEY 
CORPORAL    FRANK     \'       COWENS 
CORPORAL   CIIRISTOI'IIER     DWIS 
CORI'ORAL  OSCAR    M      OLIKER 
PRIVATE  FIRST  CLASS  WILLIAM   II.   DUKE 

Company  L 

FIRST  LIEUTENANT  JOHN    T,    FORD 

first  lieutenant  george  s    frebm  \\ 
first  lieutenant  theodore  rosen    " 
first  sergeant  karl  g.  ley 
sergeant  patrick  doi.an 
sergeant  frank  j.  kirk 
sergkant  adolph  j.  kunze 
sergkant  carl  a.   oesterle 
ser(;kaxt  harry   polinsky 
cori'oral  louis   a.    berkowitz 
cori'oral  patrick   maloney 
cori'oi.'ai.  mataus  unciiis 
private  first  class  joseph  szalkoski 


Company  M 


CAPTAIN   WILTON  SNOWDEN.   JR. 

FIRST  SERGEANT  JOHN   F.    O'DEA 

MESS   SERGEANT   EDWARD   P.    HILL 

SKRGE.\NT  ELVIN    R.    BAKER 

CORPORAI.  JOHN    B.MtRE'TT 

CORPORAL   THOMAS     C.     CA'TAN.VCK 

CORPORAL  JOSEPH    M      IIELLINGS 

BUGLER    STANLEY    ZALKCKV 

PRIV.VTE   FIRST  CLASS   IIAILIE   II    HARTMAX 

PRIVATE  FIRST  CLASS  HERMAN   ZIEGLER 

Headquarters  Company 

PRIV.VTE  FIRST  CLASS  WILLIAM  A,    LEWIS 
PRIVATE    R.    B.    SPRINGER 

Machine  Gun  Company 

SERGEANT  MICHAEL    J.     DUGAN 
CORPOR.VL  <;EoRGK    H,    AIU'HIBLE 
CORPORAL  JAMES    E     BROWN 
PRIVATE   FIRST  CLASS  WILLIAM   M.  K.   VIVEN 

Medical  Detachment 

{■APTAIN    IVOR    l>     FENTON 
SERGEANT  (;E0R(!E    N.    (  HURCHILL 


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HEADQUARTERS  79th  DIVISION 

AM    E.  F  .  FRANCE 

A.  P.  O.  771 

17th   April.   1910. 
Colonel  A.  C.  Knovvles, 

Commanding  315th   Infantry, 

My  dear  Colonel: 

I  am  very  glad  to  comply  witli  your  reqnest  for  an  autograph  letter  to  form  part 
of  the  Regimental  History. 

At  the  end  of  the  first  day  of  tlie  Montfaucon  drive  a  group  of  German  prisoners 
was  brought  to  the  division  P.  C.  near  Esnes.  I  questioned  one  of  the  two  privates 
forming  the  escort  as  to  his  organization.  His  reply  was:  "Company  L,  315th  In- 
fantry, the  best  company  in  the  Regiment."  Small  as  the  incident  may  appear  it  speaks 
volumes  for  the  esprit  and  pride  of  your  regiment.  When  a  simple  private  is  proud 
of  his  company  and  claims  it  as  the  best  it  speaks  well  for  his  entire  organization,  and 
I  know  that  the  315th  Infantry  has  tried  to  be  the  best  Regiment  in  the  Division.  I 
will  only  add  that  the  loyalty  and  faitliful  service  of  the  Regiment  at  all  times  and  all 
places  have  been  noted  by  me  and  that  I  wish  you  and  every  man  in  the  Regiment  all 
possible  success  for  the  future. 


Very  sincere! 


JEK-ep 


Major  General  U.  S. 


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HEADQUARTERS   158th  INFANTRY  BRIGADE 
ISSONCOURT.   FRANCE 

March  23,  1019. 
Colonel  A.  C.  Knowles,  U.  S.  Army. 

Commanding  315th  Regiment  Infantry, 
Chaumont,  France. 
My  dear  Colonel: 

You  are  kind  enough  to  say  that  you  desire  an  autograph  letter  from  me  for  your 
regimental  history.  I  take  this  occasion  to  repeat  what  I  have  made  of  official  record, 
my  appreciation  of  the  gallant  conduct  of  you,  your  officers  and  men  during  the  diffi- 
cult fighting  north  of  Verdun   from   November  2nd  to  11th,   1918.     It  is  a  record  of 

which  you  all  may  be  proud. 

Very  sincerely. 


EMJ-ep 


Brigadier  General,  U.  S.  A.,  Commanding. 


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Regimental  Headquarters 

'I"1k-  follci\vin;4  is  ;i  lirift  outline  of  the  iiersonncl  of  Regimental   1  Icadqnai'ters  during  the 
different  periods  of  its  history: 

Commanding  Officer 


Colonel  Otiio  H.  RosKNitAtM 

Major  Fkaxcis  V.  Li.ovn   (Aetin.n) 

Colonel  Aluen  C.  Knowles 

Major  I^raxc  is  Y.  Llovii   (Acting) 

Colonel  Alden  C.  Knowles 

1-T.  Col.  Franklin  T.   IUrt   (Acting) 

Colonel  Alden  C.  Knowles 

Lt.  Col.   Franklin  T.  Hirt   ( .\cting) 

Colonel  .Aluen  C.  Knowles 

Lt.  Col.   Fra.nklin  T.   lifRT   (Acting) 

Major  Im<ancis  V.  Llovd   (Acting) 


■"roin  Organization  to  July  i 

Julv  7.   1!I1S,  to  July' ■-'(!, 

July  27.  1!U8,  to  October   11 

October  12,  liUH,  to  October  2"> 

October  2ll.   1!'18.  to   December   1 

December  2.  IIMS.  to   December  7 

December  8,   lil|8,  to  January  1" 

-     January   11.   li'lf),  to  January  2! 

Tanuarv  2.1,  10]!),  to  March  :il 

April  1.  l!H!i.  to  April  21 

April  22,  1!M!I,  to  May  7 


May  8,   liHK,  to   Demobilization 


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Colonel  Aluen   C.  Knowles 

Lioiitenant   Colonel 
l.T.  Col.  Charles  E.  Morton  -  _  .  I'rom  Organization  to  June   11,   1!)18 

Lt.  Col.  Noule  J.   Wiley — August    IS.   11118,   to   September   8,    l!li8.      On    D.   S.   during   this 

period. 
Lt.  Col.  Franklin  T.  Bi-rt — October  31.   Ilil8,  to   Deeember    l."i.    1!>18.     .\lso   from    lanuary 

8.  1!)1!),  to  April  21,  1019. 

Regimental   .Adjutant 
Captain  SaiMiel  \V.   Im.eminc;.  Jr.  -  -       I'vom  Organization  to  October  2!',   1018 

Captain  DAyiii  R.  Williams,  Jr.  -  -  -     October  :W.  1018,  to   h'ebruary  :l,  liMli 

Captain  Gf.orce  L.  Wrkiht   (.Xcting)         -  -         February  4,  i;'10,  to  I'Vbruary  17,  liHii 

Capt.vin   D.syiii  F.   Wii.i.i.\MS,  Jr.  .  -  -        February   18.   HU!),  to   Demobilization 

Regimental   Intelligence  Officer 

First  Lieut.  Robert  H.  Lafean  .  .  -  From  Organization  to  July  (i,  1018 

Captain  Alfred  G.  IIarlow — .\s  First  Lieut..  July  7.  1!)18.  to  August  o,  1018.     As  Captain. 
.■\ugust  (i.   1!I18,  to  DemobiliziiliiHi. 

Regimental   Operations  Otiicor 

Captain  Georc;e  L.  Wuk.im  .  .  -  -      January  2--i,  li'lO.  to  Demobilization 


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Captain  Coleman  P.  Brown  -  -  From  Creation  of  Office  to  October  '23,  1918 

Captain  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin      _  _  _  -        Octo1>er  2-t.  1918,  to  Demobilization 

Regimental  Gas  OfBcer 
First  Lieut.  Theodore  Rosen  -  -        l'>om  Creation  of  Office  to  November  4,  1918 

I'^iRST  Lieut.  E.  Morrow  Sheppard         -  -  November  ■").   1918,  to  January  25,  1919 

Second  Lieut.  Quincy  O.  Lyerlv  -  -  January  26,  1919,  to  May  IT,  1919 

Regimental  Munitions  Officer 
Captain  Ward  W.  Pierson        -  -  -  -       August  25,  1918,  to  October  24,  1918 

Captain  Joseph   D.  Noonan  -  -  -       Octolier  25,  1918,  to  November  30,  1918 

Regimental  Musketry  Officer 
FiR.sT  Lieut.  Earl  P.  Carter     -  -  -  -  January  20,  1919,  to  May  1",  1919 

Regimental  Athletic  Officer 
First.  Lieut.  Orson  J.  Graham       -  -  Vvmu  Organization   to   September  27.  1918 

F'lRST  Lieut.  Lawson  G.  Bash  .  .  .        January  25.  1919,  to  March  1,  1919 

F'iRST  Lieut.  Russell  M.  Willard  .  .  .      March  2,  1919  to  Demobilization 

Regimental  Surgeon 
Captain  Wallace  Bulford,  M.C.         -  .  -       Fmni  Organization  to  June  25,  1918 

Major  Charles  M.  Williams,  M.C.        -  -  -        June  2(1,  1918,  to  August  5,  1918 

Major  Robert  B.  Shackelford,  M.C.  -  -       August  6,  1918,  to  November  9,  1918 

Captain  Wallace  Bulford,  M.C.  -  November   10.  1918,  to  November  12,  1918 

Lieut.  Col.  John  A.  McKenna,  M.C— As  Major,  November  13.  1918.  to  March  2ii,  1919.    As 
Lieut.  Col.,  March  21,  1919,  to  Demobilization. 

Regimental  Chaplain 
First  Lieut.  Richard  V.  Lancaster       -  -       From  January  15,  1918,  to  Demobilization 

Liaison  Officers   (French) 
Captain  Alfred  Du  Conte  -  -  .  August  1.  1918,  to  November  20,  1918 

First  Lieut.  Stephen  Knocker      -  -  -  August  1,  1918,  to  September  8,  1918 

Second  Lieut.  Edouard  Cauchois         -  -  October  2(1,   1!U8  to  December  15,  1918 

Non-Commissioned  Staff   (Regimental  Sergeant  Major) 
Sergeant  Raymond  Vanderbroek   (Acting)       -       From  Organization  to  September  30,  1917 
Color  Sergeant  Seymour  Stern       -  -  .  October  1.  1917,  to  October  28,  1917 

Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Norman  E.  Humphreys — As  Sergeant,  October  29,   1917.  to 
December  10,  1917.    As  Regimental  Sergeant  Major,  December  11,  1917,  to  May  31,  1918. 
As  Personnel  Sergeant  Major,  June  1.  1918,  to  Demobilization. 
Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Samuel  Ft.  Adams       -         -        Jime  1,  1918,  to  Demobilization 


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Company  C 
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First  Battalion  Headquarters 

The  following  is  a  brief  outline  of  the  personnel  of   First   Battalion  Headquarters  (hiring 
the  different  periods  of  its  history. 

Battalion   Commander 

Major  Niiuee  J.  Wii.ev  _  -  _  _        From  Organization  to  January  15,  1918 

JNIAJOR  Joseph  R.  Holmes   (Acting)     -  -  -  January  16,  1018,  to  April  30,  1918 

Major  Fred  W.  McL.  Patterson— As  Captain,  May  1,  191,*,  to  August  12,  1918.     As  Major, 

August   13,  1018,  to  September  28,   1918. 
Captain  Joseph  D.  Noonan   (Acting)  -  September  2l»,   1918  to  September  3(i,  1918 


Major  Noule  J.  Wiley 


Major  Fredericic  \V.  McL.  1'.\tterson 


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Ma.iiik  Jesse  k.  I.am^lf.v 


Major  Ward  W.  Pierson— As  Captain,  Oclnlicr  1.  IIMS  to  Octnbcr  iM,  1!US.     As  Major.  Oc- 

to1)cr  io.  11)18,  to  November  !),  1918. 

Captain  Ll-cil-s  A.  Millkr   ( .Xcting)         -  Novemlier  !l,   1!MS,  to  Noveniljer   lo,  IHIS 

Major  Jesse  R.  LA.\(iEEV             .            .            -  -      Xovemlier  UK  1!)18,  to  March  I'li.  lltlH 

C.\PTA1N  John   II.   Ricket.son.  Jr.   (Actiii.s?)         -  -          March  L'l.  ll'lll.  i.i  .\i)rirjn,   Ifil!) 

Major  Jesse  R.  I.a.nct.ev            .            .            .  .             .-\pril  .'1.   lUlH.  to  I  )ciiioliili/aiioii 


Battalion    .\d.jutant 


FiR.sT  LiEL'T.  John  W.  Stauffer 

First  Lieit.  Walter  Gali.aciier 

First  Lieut.  Rodert  P.  Meilv 

First  Lif.ut.  John  J.   Horiudce   (.Acting) 

First  Liei't.  Henkv   I).  1'"a\siek 


From  Oranization  to  August  12,   |fll8 

Au.giist  13,  1!)18,  to  October  iM,  1918 

October  ■_'•">,  IdlS,  to  November  '■>.   V-'IH 

November  in,   l!llf<,  to  November   l"i,   IIMS 

November   hi,    III18,  to   Demobilization 


Hattalion    Intelligence  Officer 


First  Lieit.  GEoiuiE  S.  Uarker 


From  Creation  of  Othce  to  Demoljilizatii 


Battalion   Gas   Officer 


I'irst  LiEi  1.  Lawson  G.  Bash 
First  Lieut.  Austin  F.  Besanoin 


l-'roni  Creation  of  Office  to  Suptemb-.-r  L'8.   1!U8 
September  29,   1918,  to  November  !l,  1018 


Medical  Officers 

Owing  to  the  constant  shifting  of  medical  officers  wliich  occurred  within  the  Regiment, 
it  is  impossible  to  state  definitely  the  exact  assignment  of  such  officers.  However,  the  fol- 
lowing served  in  the  main  with  the   l-'irst  Battalion  : 

Captain    Ivor   1).   I-"e.\to.\,  M.  C. 

First  Lieut.  Marvin  B.  Campmeii,,  M.  C. 


N'on-Comniis-siiincd   St;;ff    (Uattalion   Sergeant    Major) 

I'.N'.  Sct.  Ma.1.   Russei.i.  M.   M.Maiiii.n  -  -      December  |(\  Ilil7.  to  October  8,  11118 

Bx.  Sc;t.  Maj.  .\niiri:\v   Woi.i.ersiieim        -  -  -     October  !',  11118,  to  Demobilization 


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Upon  the  arrival  of  some  fifty  stalwart  sons  of  Uncle  Sam  at  Camp  Meade,  Mary- 
land, on  September  21.  1917,  we  find  the  birth  of  Company  "A,"  31Sth  Infantry,  according 
to  those  same  noble  sons.  The  real  birth  of  the  Company,  however,  occurred  four  days 
before,  on  September  17th,  when  Captain  Frederick  W.  McL.  Patterson.  First  Lieu- 
tenants James  H.  Carpenter  and  Benjamin  H.  Pollock,  and  Second  Lieutenants  Logan 
B.  Gill  and  Charles  S.  Tiers  were  assigned  as  the  officer  personnel  of  "A"  Company  by 
Colonel  Otho   B.  Rosenbaum.  commanding  officer  of  the  315th   Infantry. 

On  Sunday,  September  23.  1917,  the  contingent  of  men  mentioned  in  the  opening 
sentence  of  this  history  was  augmented  l)y  tlie  arrival  of  additional  recruits  represent- 
ing nearly  every  nook  and  corner  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  for  it  was  from  Philadel- 
phia that  the  .M5th  Infantry  drew  its  recruits  during  the  earlier  periods  of  its  history. 
Among  these  first  arrivals  we  have  Sergeants  Carroll.  Harrison,  and  Parr,  all  of  whom 
displayed  si  much  stuff  in  the  military  game  with  "A"  Company  that  Captain  Patterson 
slated  them  for  the  Officers  Training  School,  where  they  had  little  difficulty  in  winning 
commissions.  Closely  following  in  the  footsteps  of  these  first  few,  we  have  such  old- 
timers  as  Eddie  Ketcham  (Corn-fed  Ed),  the  man  with  the  pair  of  gray  pants  which  he 
found  so  much  difficulty  in  shaking,  and  Ser.geant  Glatfelter,  the  old  war-horse  who 
cannot  be  hitched  wrong,  with  a  notable  career  in  the  army  from  "Top-kicker"  to  "Kid" 
Barnum.  the  showman  of  the  315th.  He  finally  realized  his  highest  ambitions  when  he 
landed  his  theatrical  troupe  in   Paris. 

Then  there  were  Daniel  H.  Erickson.  better  known  as  "Frog"  Erickson.  the  man 
who  could  and  did  parley-vous  his  way  into  many  a  home  in  France,  and  Sergeant  Spiel- 
berger,  the  Company's  famous  prohibitionist,  who  gave  numerous  interesting  lectures 
on  booze  and  why  it  should  be  downed.  Among  others  in  the  contingent  were  "Heavy- 
hair  Bill"  Larmour;  "Skin"  Evans,  the  Kensington  ragman;  "Bill"  Groark,  the  ex-Baby 
Snatcher;  John  J.  Murphy,  alias  "Mary  Stoop  and  Take  It";  Jack  Davis,  later  an  Irish 
Frog;  and  Jack  Fields,  better  known  as  "Old  Eagle  Beak"  and  "Banana  Nose."  For 
a  good  time  we  had  Bugler  McLaughlin,  otherwise  known  as  "Schaeffer,"  and  Bill 
Sorber.  big-hearted  and  liberal,  the  man  who  created  a  sensation  in  Monte  Carlo  by 
spending  five  francs.  Others  prominent  among  the  old-timers  were  "Hughie"  Robinson, 
the  hod-carrier:  "Spaghetti  Jack"  ;\ccetta.  one  of  Lieutenant  Stauflfer's  Forty  Thieves; 
"Old  Phosgene"  Kelly,  the  fruit  man;  "Bicycle  Legs"  Gettings,  our  old  gardener;  "Bad 
Bill"  Burns,  the  man  who  failed  in  his  first  attempt ;  "Boozo"  Devlin,  ex-laundry  man  and 
detective,  whose  duty  it  was  "To  try  to  find  tilings  out";  and  "Swede"  Nordstrom,  the 
^linnesota   railroad  magnate. 

The  next  few  days  found  us  being  placed  here  and  there,  and  to  us  it  seemed  like 
bunk,  but  we  afterward  learned  that  it  was  the   making  of  the   solid   foundation   upon 


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which  "A"  Company  later  stood.  Right  here  we  would  like  to  say  we  were  very  for- 
tunate in  securing  one  of  the  best  and  most  capable  organizers  in  the  79th  Division. 
CaiUain  V.  W .  Macl,.  Patterson.  His  leadcrsliip.  ably  assisted  by  Lieutenants  Pollock. 
(Juintard.  Tiers  and  Gill,  made  the  I""irst  Company  in  the  First  Hattalion  the  pride  of 
the  Regiment.  l'"or  the  ne.xt  few  days  we  tried  in  vain  to  tramp  down  all  the  rough 
spots  in  tlie  camp  that  afterward  became  nationally  known  as  Camj)  Meade,  for  our  real 
drills  were  now  on  in  earnest  and  hard  at  it  w-e  went.  Hikes  were  numerous  and 
while  on  one  we  were  e(|uipped  with  something  we  all  liked  so  well.  i.  e.,  our  never-to- 
be-forgotten  rifles.  However,  what  we  returned  from  the  hike  with  was  not  the  kind 
with  which  we  made  the  Hoclie  run.  They  were  nothing  but  limbs  of  trees  cut  in  the 
distant  woods,  and  later  termed  blunder-busses  by  our  old  Captain.  These  we  carried 
for  a  week  or  so,  when  we  were  fortunate  enough  to  procure  our  lirst  "labor  producers." 
and  we  believe  any  doughboy  will  say  we  have  named  them  correctly. 

We  come  now  to  the  birth  in  our  Company  of  one  who  is  known  wherever  she  may 
roam  as  "Philly."  Carried  to  the  Camj)  in  the  pocket  of  one  of  the  first  lucky  members 
to  go  on  pass,  "Old  Johnny"  Kvans.  the  toothless  wonder  who  later  becaiue  a  shii>yard 
worker,  she  is  still  with  us.  and  we  all  say  she  has  gotten  enough  "gas"  to  send  her  to 
the  (ireat  Beyond  long  before  her  time.  The  days  were  now  a  steady  routine  and  we 
were  fast  rounding  into  the  shape  that  was  to  carry  us  through  the  big  days  in  h'rance. 
F.ach  month,  and  in  fact  each  week,  would  bring  some  new  faces,  but,  owing  to  the 
many  transfers  in  tlie  Company,  it  was  a  hard  matter  to  know  each  man  thoroughl)'. 
On  November  7,  1917,  we  received  our  second  increment  of  men,  among  whom  the  most 
notable  were  "Little  Jimmy"  Ferguson  with  his  rosy  cheeks,  later  a  lieutenant  with  the 
4th  Division  in  Germany:  "Salt  Water  Larry"  Snyder,  who  claims  to  have  wrung  more 
salt  water  out  of  his  socks  than  any  man  in  the  Company  ever  saw  during  his  experi- 
ence; "Condiment  Can"  Moyd  Fett,  who  found  out  all  about  the  leaky  tent  ropes: 
"Slats"  Glenn,  nearer  to  heaven  alive  than  dead:  "Jack"  Filler,  Kensington's  blonde 
bricklayer;  "Jack"  .\nderson.  the  strong  man  from  Richmond:  "Sock-em-into-You" 
\\'eise.  the  human  ))honograph;  "Duke"  IVadley.  the  Douglas  Fairbanks  of  the  .-X.  E. 
F.;  "Long  Tom"  Donnelly,  the  Caruso  of  ".\"  Company;  and  last,  but  not  least.  "Night- 
mare Lou"  Eckert,  who  had  them  prettj'  often  and  who  lost  his  voice  fighting  them  off. 
With  such  a  grand  array  of  talent,  we  turned  our  eyes  toward  Volley  Ball.  Yes,  we 
were  quite  proficient  and  were  successful  in  beating  any  company  team  that  dared  show 
itself.  In  tliis  connection  we  would  like  to  mention  the  men  who  so  gallantly  tri- 
umphed: Samuel  Z.  Cole.  George  R.  Siiielberger,  Thomas  Houlihan.  Robert  Evans.  John 
I'^iller.  Larry  Snyder.  John  .Anderson,  Jack  Davis,  I'rancis  McLaughlin.  Clarence  Glenn 
and  Dip  Devlin. 

It  was  now-  nearing  our  first  big  holiday  and  a  time  at  which  some  few  would  find 
themselves  absent  from  home  for  the  first  time  on  Thanks.giving.  It  was  on  Thanks- 
.giving  Day  that  the  papers  published  the  news  of  the  arrival  in  France  of  two  of  Com- 
pany ".-X's"  former  members;  namely.  "Jimmie"  Graham  and  John  McLaughlin,  and  that 
fact  made  us  more  than  ever  resolved  to  get  across.  The  day  after  Thanksgiving  found 
those  who  had  received  passes  returning  to  Camp,  but  of  course  a  few  kept  up  their 
good  work  and  decided  to  have  an  aunt  pass  away.  Everything  at  this  time  was  pro- 
gressing rapidly,  and  each  week  would  find  us  showing  our  ability  as  soldiers  before 
someone  of  note.  These  little  affairs  ever  served  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  our  long 
stay  at  Meade. 

Que  bleak  December  day  we  were  called  outside  by  the  shrill  blast  of  our  First 
Sergeant's  whistle  and  were  told  that  five-day  passes  over  Christmas  would  be  granted 
to  certain  members  of  the  Company.  To  say  the  boys  went  wild  is  putting  it  mildly, 
and  in  a  great  demonstration  they  clearly  showed  their  feelings.  The  lucky  ones  were 
soon  notified,  and  it  did  not  take  them  long  to  be  on  their  way  home  to  occupy  the 
vacant  chair.  .As  at  Thanksgiving  time,  those  who  had  to  stay  in  Camp  were  not  for- 
gotten, but  ate  their  fill  of  the  best  that  money  could  buy.  Like  all  passes,  those  that 
were  issued  at  Christmas  had  an  end.  and  the  boys  were  soon  on  their  way  back  to 
Camp  laden  with  bundles  and  boxes  of  sweets.  Upon  arrival  at  the  barracks,  however, 
they  were  told  the  sad  news  that  two  members  of  the  Company  had  been  taken  ill  with 
spinal  meningitis,  and  as  a  result  the  Companj-  was  quarantined  for  seventeen  days  and 
a.gain  had  to  receive  three  innoculations,  more  commonly  known  as  "shots."  The 
afilicted  ones,  Thomas  Monaghan  and  Charles  Preston,  made  a  game  battle  against 
very  heavy  odds,  and  were   finally  victorious  in  their  fight  against  death. 


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At  this  time  of  the  year,  the  weather  man  poured  down  an  overdose  of  snow,  and 
due  to  that  fact  we  were  put  at  skull  practice  under  the  ahle  eyes  of  "Hoover"  Gill. 
"Douljletime  Benny"  Pollock,  "Charlie"  Tiers  (Do  it  or  don't).  "Keep-closed-up-and- 
covered-in-tile  A'"  Quintard.  and  "Squint"  Barratt,  who  had  just  previously  joined  the 
Company,  having  heen  transferred  from  Company  "C."  Last  of  all  came  "Full- 
of-pep-and-ginger"  Pat,  the  old  skipper  himself,  like  the  good  shepherd  guarding  his 
flock.  It  was  at  this  period  of  the  year  that  Camp  Meade  experienced  its  coldest 
weather,  and  to  Company  "A"  goes  the  credit  for  standing  guard  on  the  coldest  day 
and  night.  The  official  temperature  was  eleven  degrees  below.  Of  course  the  frigid 
weather  could  not  keep  up  forever,  and  when  it  hroke  we  found  the  lure  of  the  basket- 
ball court  very  strong.  It  was  not  the  best  place  in  the  world,  but  it  was  suitable  enough 
for  Company  "A"  to  administer  a  few  beatings  to  its  rivals. 

For  purposes  of  instruction,  we  now  began  work  on  a  small  rifle  range  and  it  did 
not  take  us  long  to  have  it  completed.  Its  good  was  very  clearly  shown  later  on  at  the 
regular  target  range.  The  guns  we  used  were  of  .22  caliber,  and  the  pea  shooters  devel- 
oped some  great  sliots,  although  sad  to  say  some  very  poor  ones  were  also  unearthed. 
With  the  good  weather  that  we  were  now  having  came  continued  hikes  and  also  our 
first  experience  in  what  we  thought  was  modern  warfare,  i.  e.,  capturing  "Dougherty's 
Knoll." 

Soon  baseliall  came  into  its  own.  Our  rooters  were  staunch  and  true  and  to  our 
manager.  Jack  Filler,  goes  a  heap  of  the  credit.  Opening  the  season  in  a  blaze  of  glory, 
we  triumphed  over  Company  "C"  by  the  score  of  9-1.  and  that  was  tlie  beginning  of  a 
long  string  of  victories.  "Slats"  Evans  was  on  the  mound  and  he  was  ably  bandied  by 
the  Inmian  talking  machine.  "Butcli"  Hermann.  It  was  not  long  after  this  game  that  the 
non-commissioned  officers  were  challenged  by  the  "bucks."  The  game  was  played  and 
the  "bucks"  triumphed  by  the  score  of  7-2.  On  the  Company  team,  we  had  Sergeant 
Cole.  Sergeant  Glenn.  Sergeant  Houlilian.  Sergeant  Evans,  Sergeant  Spielberger,  Cor- 
poral Devlin,  Corporal  Cheatley,  Private  Mowrer,  Bugler  McLaughlin,  Private  Hebling, 
Private  Adair  and  Cook  Herrmann.  On  the  morning  of  April  4.  1918.  our  Company 
started  out  on  that  never-to-be-forgotten  hike  to  Baltimore,  a  distance  of  22  miles,  with 
full  field  equipment.  The  same  evening  found  us  camping  just  7  miles  outside  of  the 
Monumental  City  at  what  is  known  as  Camp  Shipley.  The  night  was  very  cold  and 
sleep  imposssible.  The  following  morning  at  5:00  .\.  M.  we  were  on  our  way  again. 
It  was  but  a  few  hours  later  that  we  entered  the  city,  and  the  greeting  the  Regiment 
received  will  live  forever  in  tlie  memory  of  us  all.  We  arrived  and  pitched  tents  at  Pat- 
terson Park  at  noon,  .\pril  ,S.  1918.  where  we  stayed  until  our  departure  on  .-Xpril  7, 
1918.     On  the  afternoon  of  .April  6.  1918.  we  bad  the  honor  of  being  reviewed  by  Presi- 


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ilcnl  Wilson  and  our  Division  Commander,  General  Kuhn.  It  was  here  that  our  masi-oi. 
"I'hilly."  made  a  decided  liit  witli  e\eryonc  as  she  sailed  along  with  Captain  I'atterson. 
riie  I'liilailelpliia  boys  seemed  to  be  i|uite  a  novelty  to  the  Baltimore  girls,  judging  from 
the  numlier  that  put  in  their  appearance  at  the  camp  to  look  the  boys  over.  We  left 
Patterson  I'ark  on  Sunday  morning,  April  7,  1918,  at  daybreak,  for  Camp  Meade,  where 
we  arrived  at  2:3(1  P.  M.  the  same  day,  covering  the  distance  without  losing  a  man. 

.\t  the  time  of  the  Haltimorc  parade  our  Company  was  not  very  large,  due  to  the 
fact  that  transfers  had  sent  most  of  the  men  to  Southern  camps,  but  on  the  29th  day 
of  May.  I')18,  we  received  our  final  allotment  of  new  men.  bringing  us  up  to  our  over- 
seas strength.  The  work  of  turning  these  men  into  sf)Idiers  in  the  small  lengtli  of  time 
alloted  to  us  was  very  hard  but  nevertheless  accomplished,  .\niong  those  of  this  con- 
tingent who  went  big  with  the  Company  were  "Plug-hat"  Duffy,  tlie  old  diplomat,  drug- 
gist and  liack  driver;  (h  Vernon  Dahl,  the  Company's  Padcrewski,  who  could  eat  more 
chocolate  tlian  any  man  in  the  company  barring  ".Skin"  livans;  "Speed"  Malcolm 
Xederrey,  better  known  as  "Satchelback";  "l?ustleton  Mule  Skinner"  Charles  (irimes, 
of  great  note  in  his  own  locality:  "Kid"  Knnis.  the  Silent  One;  "Joe"  .Armstrong,  the 
wild  Irishman:  "Cigarette"  Kent,  or  "I've  done  my  bit  in  the  .\.  E.  I'".";  "Funny"  Shidtz; 
"lla])py"  Cunningham  and  "Barney"  llogan,  who  had  a  great  following  and  ])osed  as 
tlie  "Seven  \\  isc  Men."  .\mong  the  others  were  "Windows"  Xeher,  "Jingle"  Johnson. 
"Worry-em"  Warrington,  "Sea-lawyer"  Grohol,  Supply  Ser.geant  "Hairy"  lleffron, 
"hair  Xose"  Terry  O'Xeill  la  twin  to  McCannI,  "Rube"  .\cker.  from  up  state.  "Ilandy" 
llauss,  of  leaky  roof  fame,  "Pinochle"  Weiss,  "Monkey"  llebling.  tlie  Golddust  twins. 
Goldstein  and  Morganstcin.  and  our  Camp  Mea<lc  .Supply  Sergeant.  "Candy  Legs" 
Mc  Henry. 

It  was  but  a  short  time  after  the  arrival  of  these  men  tliat  we  were  given  our  final 
inspection  preparatory  to  leaving,  .^t  this  time  we  lost  Lieutenant  Pollock,  our  ranking 
hirst  Lieutenant,  to  "B"  Company,  along  with  Lieutenant  Tiers,  who  went  to  Company 
"11."  To  express  our  thanks  to  the  departing  officers  a  party  was  arran,ged  which 
e\ery  one  attended.  Lieutenant  Pollock  was  presented  with  a  handsomely  engraved 
cigarette  case  as  was  Lieutenant  Tiers,  and  to  Captain  Patterson  went  a  silver  sabre.  It 
was  a  tarewel!  party  i)ure  and  simple  in  which  e'.erytbing  went.  The  morning  of  July 
7lh,  1918,  found  us  all  set  waiting  for  the  linal  word.  Everything  was  packed  and  in 
readiness,  for  this  was  the  day  that  we  had  all  looked  forward  to.  We  were  now  really 
starting  to  make  history,  and  at  two  o'clock  on  that  afternoon  we  started  off  for  Disney 
with  full  field  equipment.  It  was  liere  we  left  our  old  home  for  the  last  time.  W'c  went 
aboard  the  B.  &  O.  troop  train,  and  at  4:,30-  P.  M.  we  were  moving  towards  Jersey  City, 
at  which  place  we  arrived  at  two  o'clock  the  next  morning.  We  slept  in  the  cars  until 
daybreak  and  at  5  .\.  M.  we  were  i)ut  on  a  ferry,  and  from  there  went  to  the  pier,  where 
we  boarded  the  transport  Aiiicricd. 

On  July  9th.  at  6:().i  P.  M.,  we  pulled  out  from   llolioken, 
soldiers  aboard.     On  July  17th,  we  were  met  by  5  destroyers 
Brest,  at   which  port   we  landed  on  July   18th   at   7:(X)   P.   M. 
tcHik  place  from   the  dock  to  a  camp  just  outsifle  of  the  city 
quite  hilly,  it  made  the  going  very  hard.     However,  we  tinally 


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that  escorted  us  safely  to 
Our  hrst  hike  in  hrance 
and,  as  the  country  was 
arrived  at  our  destination 
and  pitched  tents  at  1  :.30  .\.  M.  It  was  at  noon  on  July  21,  1918.  that  we  started  uiion 
our  trip  inland.  Marching  down  to  Brest,  we  embarked  on  those  long-to-be-remem- 
bered boxcars,  40  men  to  a  car,  including  equipment  and  rations.  Incidentally,  while 
on  this  trip,  "Philly."  our  mascot,  gave  birth  to  her  first  offsi)ring.  but  the  hVench  rail- 
way system  was  too  much  for  the  pup  and  he  lasted  but  a  few  moments. 

The  afternoon  of  July  24.  1918.  found  us  in  \'aux.  where  we  detrained.  Here  we 
started  our  first  hike  at  night,  a  distance  of  6  kilometers,  to  our  training  area  aiul  billets. 
It  was  12:,50  P.  M.  when  we  were  halted  in  the  open  held  just  outside  the  village  of 
Courcelles,  and  there  we  slept  until  morning.  The  following  morning  we  were  gi\  en  a 
little  to  eat,  and  little  it  was.  were  again  assembled  ami  inarched  into  Courcelles.  where 
in  the  course  of  a  few  minutes  we  found  ourselves  occupying  the  billets  which  every- 
one had  heard  so  much  about.  They  were  everything  that  we  had  pictured,  only  the 
rat.s  were  even  larger  than  we  had  imagined.  Our  lirst  day  there  found  us  doin.g  very 
little  work,  but  thereafter  we  were  face  to  face  with  a  very  long  drill  schedule.  We 
were  u|)  in  the  morning  at  5  A.  M.  and  to  bed  again  at  9  P.  M..  for  it  was  now  a  case 
of  learning  the  real  modern  warfare.  During  the  month  of  .\ugust  we  had  i)lenty  of 
manoeuvers,  in  which  we  captured  all  the  hills  nearby  and  also  some  distant  ones. 

On  September  6,  1918.  we  were  i)aid  for  the  first  time  in  I'Vancc  and.  incidentally, 
in  French  money.  The  boys  were  all  of  the  same  opinion,  i.  e..  that  the  I'"rencli  pai)er 
money  was  the  best  looking  wall  paper  they  had  ever  seen  and  they  valued  it  accord- 
ingly.    That  day  and  the  next  were  full  of  rumors  of  a  move,  and  on  Saturday  night, 


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September  7,  191cS,  just  immediately  after  crawling  in  for  the  night,  we  received  the 
news  that  we  had  all  been  looking  for.  We  were  iiotitied  to  make  up  our  packs,  draw 
our  necessary  reserve  rations,  and  be  prepared  to  move  out  some  time  in  the  early 
morning.  Needless  to  say,  we  were  all  in  readiness.  .\t  daybreak,  we  fell  in  and  a  few 
minutes  later  started  on  our  way  to  Vaux,  under  command  of  Captain  Noonan,  who 
had  recently  been  assigned  as  our  company  commander,  the  vacancy  being  caused  by  the 
promotion  of  our  Captain,  F.  W.  McL.  Patterson,  to  Major.  We  had  as  our  new  first 
sergeant,  Eugene  Glatfelter,  who  stepped  into  the  breach  made  by  the  resignation  of 
our   First   Sergeant  and   friend,  Samuel   Z.   Cole. 

Having  reached  Vaux,  we  had  to  wait  an  hour  or  more  for  the  box  cars  to  be  made 
ready  for  the  trip.  l)ut.  unlike  the  other  trip  in  bo.x  cars,  we  were  not  in  them  for  any 
length  of  time,  and  that  same  evening,  about  10  P.  M..  we  were  given  the  happy  news 
that  we  had  come  to  our  destination  and  would  detrain  immediately.  .After  picking 
out  a  very  necessary  detail  to  look  after  our  baggage,  etc.,  we  started  on  what  was  sup- 
posed to  be  a  10  kilometer  hike,  in  the  face  of  a  blowing  rain.  The  hike  was  all  the  10 
kilometers  called  for.  and  about  20  more  added,  but  at  4:30  P.  M.,  September  9,  1918, 
the  whole  Company  was  at  the  entrance  of  Bazincourt  waiting  to  be  billeted.  For  the 
Company  to  have  every  man  at  the  finish  of  such  a  hike  is  indeed  a  record  of  which  to 
be  proud.  This  town  held  us  until  Thursday.  September  12.  1918.  when,  at  5  P.  M., 
we  were  assembled  and  started  on  an  eight  kilometer  hike.  When  we  finally  arrived 
at  our  destination,  we  found  a  French  camion  train  awaiting  us,  and  in  this  we  were 
destined  to  make  the  last  lap  of  our  trip  to  the  front.  We  rode  all  that  night,  and  at 
si.x  o'clock  the  next  morning  we  found  ourselves  within  hearing  and  seeing  distance 
of  the  guns.  Leaving  the  camions  and  their  Indo-Chinese  drivers,  we  established  our- 
selves in  Camp  Domliasle  near  the  town  of  the  same  name.  At  this  place  rations  were 
very  scarce,  and  most  of  our  time  was  spent  in  trying  to  get  a  bunch  of  darkey  troops, 
who  were  also  stationed  in  this  camp,  to  part  with  some  of  theirs. 

On  September  14,  1918.  at  7  P.  M.,  we  started  for  the  front  line  trenches  in  Sector 
304,  made  famous  in  1916  by  the  French  in  their  gallant  stand  against  overwhelming 
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a  French  division  tliat  our  Division  was  to  relieve.  They  finally  arrived,  however,  and 
we  were  escorted  into  the  trenches,  with  the  result  that  dayhreak  saw  us  ready  for  any 
emergency.  ThinRS  were  very  quiet  the  first  tew  days,  but  on  Wednesday  evening. 
September  IS.  191iS.  we  all  received  our  first  real  taste  of  war.  A  Boche  ])lane  came  over, 
and.  when  directiy  over  us.  dropped  a  few  bombs.  Needless  to  say  we  all  knew  a  "Jerry" 
plane  thereafter,  .\ftcr  a  few  days  in  these  positions,  the  First  and  Second  Platoons 
were  sent  in  on  the  extreme  front  line,  with  the  b'irst  on  the  right  and  the  Second  on 
the  left.  The  two  platoons  stayed  on  the  front  line  for  a  period  of  four  days  and  nights 
before  being  relieved  by  the  129th  Infantry  of  the  33rd  Division,  and  were  forced  to 
"stand  to"  jiractically  the  whole  of  each  night  because   of  snipers  and   raiding  parties. 

On  Sunday,  September  22,  1918,  the  (|uietude  of  the  past  few  days  was  broken  by 
"Jerry"  when  he  sent  over  a  violent  barrage,  which  lasted  for  one  and  one-lialf  hours, 
and,  at  the  termination  of  which,  he  pulled  oflf  a  raid  on  our  left.  Sliortl}'  thereafter 
we  were  relieved,  and  we  then  hiked  liack  to  Camp  Civile,  where  we  utilized  our  time  in 
cleaning  up.  Our  stay  was  short  there,  and  we  were  again  moved,  tliis  time  to  Camp 
Xorniandy.  On  the  night  of  September  25.  1918,  we  started  for  the  front  in  prepara- 
tion for  our  big  offensive  on  the  following  morning.  We  arrived,  were  assigned  a  place 
behind  the  lines,  and  told  to  rest  until  morning,  but  at  11;,30  P.  M.  the  .\mcrican  and 
French  artillerj'  cut  loose  and  sent  over  one  of  the  greatest  barrages  in  the  history 
of  the  war  and  at  6:00  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  September  26,  1918,  ".V"  Coin])any  went 
over  the  top  under  the  command  of  Captain  Xoonan. 

There  was  little  resistance  the  first  day,  but  on  the  second  dai'  the  Boche  resist- 
ance started  to  stiffen,  and  towards  the  evening  we  found  ourselves  in  the  front  line 
in  tlie  midst  of  severe  enemy  shelling.  It  was  here  our  casualties  started  and  the 
first  man  of  "A"  Company  to  i)ay  the  price  was  Reuben  Duffel.  Our  advance  was 
stopped  as  night  was  coming  on,  and  we  were  ordered  to  dig  in  until  morning.  The 
following  morning,  "Jerry"  gave  us  a  severe  shelling,  but  nothing  could  stop  our  ad- 
vance, although  our  casualties  had  started  to  pile  up.  It  was  during  this  advance  that 
we  lost  l.ientenant  Quintard  and  a  number  of  our  heroic  men.  As  we  advanced,  the 
shelling  liecame  more  and  more  severe,  luit  despite  this  we  pushed  through  Nantillois 
to  the  hill  beyond.  Here  we  reorganized  and  under  the  leadership  of  Major  Patterson 
made  an  attack  on  the  woods  directly  in  front,  the  greatest  strcjiighold  and  the  best 
fortified  position  we  had  yet  met.  During  this  attack  ".\"  Company  showed  the  stuff 
that  was  in  it.  bacing  the  severest  kind  of  machine  gun  fire,  the  Company  held  to  its 
advance  until  nearly  decimated  and  finally  ordered  to  retire  to  the  hill  behind.  It  was 
at  this  point  that  we  lost  Major  Patterson,  who  was  badly  wounded  in  tlie  leg.  Once 
back  on  the  hill,  we  were  reorganized  again  and  made  our  second  attack,  but  during 
our  absence  the  Boche  had  become  stronger  and  in  this  attack  we  were  not  able  to 
make  any  material  advance. 

That  night  we  dug  in  on  Hill  274.  and,  as  the  rain  poured  down  on  us,  so  did  the 
shells  of  tlie  Boche.  The  night  of  September  28,  1918,  can  never  be  erased  from  the 
minds  of  the  men  who  were  there;  words  can  never  describe  it,  nor  is  the  mind  imagi- 
native enough  to  conceive  it.  On  September  29,  1918,  at  daybreak  we  attacked  the  woods 
for  the  third  time  but  met  with  no  better  success,  as  nothing  living  could  face  the  Ger- 
man macliine  gun  fire  or  Iiide  from  the  German  artillery.  On  the  morning  of  Septem- 
ber .?0,  1918.  we  were  relieved  by  the  3rd  U.  S.  Division  along  the  railroad  at  Xantillois. 
and  as  we  left  "Jerry"  gave  us  everything  he  ever  possessed.  That  evening  was  spent 
trying  to  sleep  out  on  a  hill  near  Malancourt.  On  the  following  morning  we  returned 
to  Camp  Civile,  wdiere  we  stayed  for  two  days  in  dugouts  trying  to  clean  up  and  satisfy 
our  appetites.  From  there  we  left  on  October  3.  1918.  for  Normandy  Woods,  where 
we  received  some  long-looked  for  mail  and  canteen  supplies.  We  left  there  under  the 
cover  of  darkness  the  same  evening  and  hiked  until  4  .\  M.  the  ne.xt  morning  to  Senon- 
court  woods,  wdiere  we  slept  until  noon  the  following  day.  Next  we  hiked  to  a  field 
near  Recourt.  put  in  a  night  there  and  from  there  to  Marcaulieu  Woods,  where  we 
stayed  for  five  days. 

On  October  11,  1918,  at  8  P.  M.,  we  moved  to  Thillombois.  Here  most  of  the 
time  was  spent  in  reorganizing  the  Company  and  familiarizing  the  men  with 
their  new  positions.  Our  next  move  came  on  October  23.  1918,  to  Pontoux  F'arm. 
a  10-hour  hike.  Here  we  stayed  for  three  days  and  received  23  replacements,  including 
"Pat"  Turner.  "Kid"  Hofecker.  "Hiram"  Tompkins.  "Rube"  Miller  from  way  down 
home.  "Silent"  Ingle  and  "Spike"  Eike.  On  the  night  of  October  26.  1918.  at  6  P.  M.. 
we  started  for  the  front  once  more,  and  at  dayl)reak  the  following  morning  we  were 
billeted  in  the  woods  near  Verdun.  .\t  dusk  that  evening,  we  started  for  Forges  Woods, 
where  we  arrived  at  1  -\.  M.  on  the  morning  of  October  29.  1918.  That  evening  we 
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We  were  now  moving  into  one  nf  the  most  difficult  sectors  on  the  western  front. 
As  we  neared  the  front,  tlie  slielling  and  the  gas  became  more  severe  and  once  more 
our  casualties  started.  We  were  met  l)y  Sergeant  Cole  and  Sergeant  Spielherger,  who 
escorted  us  across  Death  Valley  (little  we  knew  then  of  what  a  death  trap  it  would  prove 
to  be  later),  and  then  up  into  the  dense  woods  opposite  Molleville  Farm,  wdiere  we  took 
over  a  sector  held  by  the  114th  Infantry  of  the  29th  U.  S.  Division.  "C"  Company  took 
over  the  front  line  and  "A"  Company  was  posted  directly  behind,  in  support.  On  the 
morning  of  November  1,  1918,  we  moved  into  the  front  line,  relieving  "C"  Company, 
with  the  First  Platoon  on  the  right  and  the  Second  on  the  left.  From  this  point  we 
were  under  direct  observation  of  the  Boche  and  all  our  movements  were  made  at  night. 
\\  e  received  occcasional  shellings  there  but  our  casualties  from  shell  fire  were  few. 

On  the  night  of  November  ,3,  1918,  the  First  Platoon  sector  was  taken  over  by  "D" 
Company,  and  the  First  Platoon  was  jjlaced  to  the  left  of  the  Second  Platoon  in  a 
sector  held  by  "F"'  Company.  The  relief  was  made  at  night  in  a  driving  rainstorm, 
the  only  light  being  the  flares  of  the  Pioche.  At  this  point  the  distance  lietween  our 
lines  and  those  of  the  Boche  did  not,  at  the  fartherest  point,  exceed  75  yards.  On  the 
morning  of  Novemlier  4,  1918,  the  word  came  that  we  were  to  straighten  out  our  lines 
and  that  there  was  to  be  a  forty-five  minute  standing  barrage  and  a  fifteen  minute  ma- 
chine gun  barrage  placed  for  us  by  our  own  guns.  At  7  A.  M.  we  were  to  go  over  the 
top.  The  barrage  never  came,  but  Lieutenant  Carpenter's  orders  were  to  make  an  ad- 
vance, so  the  advance  was  tried.  The  second  Platoon  was  to  hold  the  pivot, 
until  the  First  Platoon  had  advanced  about  50  yards,  before  moving  from  its  po- 
sition. The  left  of  the  First  Platoon  succeeded  in  moving  out  about  75  yards  under  the 
leadership  of  Sergeant  Spielherger.  The  center  moved  out  successfully  on  a  line  with 
the  left  through  the  good  judgment  of  Sergeant  Davis  in  moving  the  men  out  from  shell 
hole  to  shell  hole  in  rushes.  The  right  of  the  First  Platoon  under  Corporal  Snyder, 
had  moved  out  only  a  few  yards  when  it  was  deemed  necessary  to  hold  up  the  advance, 
as  it  proved  useless  to  attempt  to  push  through  the  mass  of  underbrush  without  an 
artillery  barrage.  The  whole  left  flank  was  thus  left  exposed,  the  First  Platoon  being 
in  a  position  where  it  could  neither  advance  nor  retreat.  The  Second  Platoon  on  the 
right  was  also  subjected  to  very  heavy  machine  gun  fire.  Despite  the  flood  of  enemj' 
fire,  however,  the  ground  won  was  clung  to  until  the  final  relief  of  the  Company. 

On  the  night  of  November  4th-5th.  we  were  relieved  by  "F"  Company  under  the 
fire  of  the  Boche  machine  guns.  We  moved  down  and  across  Death  Valley  to  the 
Brabant-Etraye  road,  and  were  placed  in  dug-outs  about  500  meters  south  of  the  Regi- 
mental P.  C.  Our  stay  in  the  dug-outs  was  a  short  one.  however,  for  on  the  following 
day  we  were  moved  up  into  the  line  of  support.  Here  we  lived  in  the  open  with  noth- 
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carrying  rations  up  to  the  front  lines,  while  "Jerry"  kept  up  a  continuous  shower  of 
shell  and  gas. 

On  the  morniUK  of  Xoveniher  8th.  1*M.S,  we  moved  out  at  2  .A.  M.  to  support  the 
advance  of  Company  "A."  313th  Infantry,  down  the  Ktraye  Valley.  We  arrived  at  our 
jumpiug-otf  place  at  daybreak  after  i)assing  a  road  strewn  with  dead.  .-\  niachine  gun 
liarrage  was  placed  for  us.  and  at  iS  .\.  M.  we  went  over  the  top.  This  time  our  advance 
was  not  helil  up.  as  we  found  that  the  Boche  had  vacated  the  woods.  During  tlie  day 
we  advanced  three  kilometers  without  firing  a  shot,  and  night  found  us  in  an  old 
trench  at  the  eastern  edge  of  the  liois  d'F.traye.  The  next  morning  we  started  out  into 
the  open,  passing  through  the  village  of  l-ltraye.  W'c  had  gone  hut  a  short  distance 
beyond  this  village  when  the  German  artillery  opened  up  on  us.  Lieutenant  Shira  was 
in  command  of  the  Company  at  this  time,  having  taken  it  over  when  Lieutenant  Car- 
penter was  wounded  in  the  attack  of  Xoveniher  4th.  The  only  other  otTicer  with  the 
Company  was  Lieutenant  Schrier.  W'e  passed  through  the  curtain  of  German  artillery 
lire  with  hnt  one  casualty.  Lieutenant  Schrier.  who  was  badly  wounded  in  the  shoulder, 
hut  as  we  advanced  the  shelling  became  heavier  and  heavier,  and  we  were  finally  forced 
to  take  cover  along  tlic  Iiank  rif  an  old  railr<iad.  where  we  stayed  until  tlie  following 
morning. 

The  morning  of  Xoveniher  lOth  found  us  'ioing  over  the  top  in  a  dense  fog  in  support 
of  Company  "C."  We  finally  came  to  a  creek  some  ten  feet  wide  and  live  feet  deep,  wliich 
everyone  was  forced  to  jump  into  in  order  to  cross,  and.  not  being  able  to  locate  those 
in  front  of  us,  we  found  ourselves  again  in  the  front  line  instead  of  in  support.  W'e 
were  finally  ordered  to  move  back  to  the  railroad,  where  we  stay-ed,  soaked  to  the 
skin,  mitil  3  P.  >L  that  afternoon,  when  the  order  came  to  advance  again,  and  back 
through  the  swamp  and  creek  we  w'enl  for  the  third  time,  directly  under  tlie  gaze  of 
Hoclie  and  a  target  for  his  fire,  .After  dusk  had  set  in  we  were  moved  out  75  yards 
to  establish  a  line  and,  as  there  were  no  entrenching  tools,  we  were  forced  to  di.g  in  with 
our  bayonets. 

On  the  following  morning,  Xoveniher  11,  1918.  we  moved  out  before  daybreak,  and 
started  an  advance  from  another  angle.  We  had  gone  but  a  short  distance  wdien  the 
shells  started  to  fall  furiously,  and  once  again  our  bayonets  were  made  to  act  as 
shovels.     We  dug  on,   trying  to  bury  ourselves,   when   suddenly  the   firing  ceased   and 


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tile  \\<.iril  came  around  that  the  war  was  over.  That  niglit  was  spent  in  singing  and 
rejoicing,  in  the  glow  of  the  hrst  hres  we  had  had  in  months.  On  the  following  day 
blankets  were  issued  to  the  Company  and  we  moved  a  few  hundred  yards  hack  and 
dug  in  on  the  side  of  a  hill,  where  we  remained  until  November  13th.  On  that  date 
we  moved  to  Etraye,  a  village  about  2  kilometers  from  the  original  front  line.  We 
immediately  started  to  clean  up,  and  it  was  only  in  a  day  or  so  before  we  experienced 
the  pleasure  of  receiving  our  first  bath  in  many  days.  We  were  gradually  issued  all 
tlie  clotlies  that  were  necessary,  even  though  "Fair-wear-and-tear"  Heffron  tliought 
we  looked  good  enough  as  we  were. 

Drills  continued  day  in  and  day  out  and  soon  we  fmnul  the  biggest  hnliday  of  all, 
Christmas  Day,  approaching.  Being  denied  the  opportunity  and  pleasure  of  being  at 
home,  the  next  best  thing  to  do  was  to  make  things  as  cheerful  as  possible  where  we 
were.  This  was  done  and  Christmas  Day  witnessed  Company  "'.\"  having  a  day  second 
to  none.  On  the  following  mornin.g.  December  26,  1918,  we  started  on  a  hike  of  about 
55  kilometers  and  this  distance  we  covered  in  three  days.  We  finished  our  third  day's 
march  sliortly  after  noon  on  December  2>^.  I'M.S,  and  discovered  that  we  had  landed  in 
our  new  home,  the  small  village  of  Erize-la-Petite.  We  were  now  untler  command 
of  Lieutenant  Carpenter,  but  he  did  not  see  his  way  clear  to  stay  with  Company  "A," 
and  was  soon  transferred  to  the  Military  Police.  We  were  then  given  Captain  Craw- 
ford, but  his  stay  was  also  very  short,  as  he  was  lucky  enough  to  get  away  and  lead 
a  casual  company  to  the  "States."  Lieutenant  P>ash  was  next  in  command,  and  during 
his  reign  we  all  had  a  smile  that  could  not  be  wiped  ofif.  It  seemed  as  thou,gh  "A" 
Company  could  not  hold  its  skipper.  l)ut  finally  we  were  lucky  enough  to  secure  our 
present  Cajitain.  John  H.  Ricketson.  Jr. 

The  weather  now  was  very  cold,  but  that  did  not  prevent  us  from  building  a  divi- 
sional rifle  range,  on  which  Corporal  Kern  was  successful  in  being  placed  one  of  the 
first  thirty-two  of  the  Divisional  Team.  On  Friday  evening.  March  21,  1919.  the  Com- 
pany decided  to  run  a  dinner  and  dance,  and  through  the  untiring  efforts  of  Sergeants 
Davis  and  Glenn  secured  the  pleasant  company  of  seventeen  Y.  M.  C.  A.  girls  for  the 
evening.  We  were,  by  this  time,  very  much  fed  up  on  Erize-la-Petite,  but  on  Friday 
morning.  March  28.  1919.  we  finally  started  on  a  five  day  hike  which  eventually  landed 
us  at  Rimacourt.  April  1,  1919.  Our  stay  at  this  place  was  not  very  long,  but  while 
there,  we  all  formed  the  opinion  that  it  was  the  best  place  that  we  had  struck  in  I'Vance. 
for  moving  pictures  and  shows  were  mnnerous.  All  things  have  to  have  their  end, 
however,  and  on  Monday,  April  21,  1919,  we  entrained  for  the  vicinity  of  Nantes.  It 
was  one  of  the  last  big  moves  before  our  final  move  to  the  boat,  and  it  consumed  two 
more  days  of  our  time.  We  were  fortunate  this  time,  for  instead  of  the  well  known 
French  box  cars,  we  were  pleasantly  surprised  to  find  real  American  box  cars  awaiting 
us.    We  arrived  at  our  destination  about  1  A.  M.  and  slept  in  the  cars  until  6  A.  M.     At 


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that  liiur  we  ilctraincd.  and.  vvitli  our  household  on  our  backs,  we  started  on  a  hike 
of  3  kilometers  to  the  town  of  Harhiniere.  where  w'c  were  royally  received. 

At  this  time  the  duties  of  I'irst  Sergeant  were  under  the  able  guidance  of  Sergeant 
George  R.  Spielberger,  and  things  went  along  merrily.  It  was  in  this  town  that  our 
paternal  government  conceived  the  idea  of  fattening  us  up,  so,  for  the  I'lrst  time  in 
!■  ranee,  we  .got  a  good  rest  and  |)Ienty  to  eat.  ."Mthough  tliere  was  very  little  drill, 
baseball  received  a  lot  of  attention,  and,  by  the  time  we  were  ready  to  pull  out  of 
I'arbiniere,  we  had  beaten  "H"  Company  by  the  score  of  i-2  through  the  masterly 
pitching  of  Sam  Cole.  Incidentally,  we  were  the  winners  of  4,(XX)  francs  and  "B" 
Company  was  very,  very  flat.  Immediately  after  the  ball  game  Captain  Rickctson  showed 
his  kindly  feelings  towards  the  little  tots  of  the  village  by  giving  them  the  treat  of 
tlieir  lives  in  the  form  of  a  banipiet  and  party.  They  ate  their  till  of  steak,  together 
with  all  that  went  with  it,  and  beaucoup  candy.  To  show  their  appreciation  they  pre- 
sented Captani  Ricketson  with  a  beautiful  bouquet.  The  winner  of  the  Company 
".\" — Company  "li"  fracas  was  challenged  liy  Company  "C."  and  on  the  following  day 
the  tilt  for  the  championship  of  the  First  Battalitni  was  staged.  In  the  end,  we  captured 
not  only  the  game  by  an  8-0  score,  but  also  .365  francs  of  Company  "C's"  liard  earned 
money. 

To  the  victors  belong  the  spoils,  and  Captain  Ricketson,  to  show  his  appreciation 
of  the  Company's  athletic  prowess,  took  the  entire  Company  on  a  boat  ride  up  the 
Sevre  River.  .At  the  outset  the  weather  conditions  were  not  at  all  favorable,  and  we 
had  not  been  long  on  our  way  when  the  rain  began  to  fall.  However,  that  little  circum- 
stance by  no  means  spoiled  our  pleasure,  and  we  continued  to  ride  until  we  reached 
the  Chateau  Thibeaud,  where  we  disembarked  and  partook  of  our  lunch.  The  return 
trip  was  made  in  a  steady  rain,  which  was  aided  considerably  in  its  dampness  producing 
effect  by  Sam  Cole  and  Bill  llebling,  who  handed  us  darnpness  by  the  bucketful  through 
the  open  windows  of  the  cabin. 

.After  the  boat  trip,  it  was  a  matter  of  only  a  few  days  until  we  were  once  more  on 
our  way,  this  time  headed  for  the  port  of  Saint  Nazaire.  We  made  our  get-away  from 
Barbiniere  on  Monday  inorning,  ^Iay  12,  1919.  Captain  Ricketson,  before  he  left,  was 
jiresented  a  huge  bouquet  by  one  of  the  fair  maidens  of  the  village.  We  arrived  at 
Saint  Xazaire  the  same  afternoon,  and  at  once  marched  through  the  city  and  out  into 
Embarkation  Camp  No.  2,  where  we  were  passed  through  a  physical  inspection.  Hav- 
ing hnislied  with  this,  we  were  shown  how  three  or  four  regiments  could  be  fed  in  the 
same  building  witliin  an  hour. 

The  next  day.  May  13th,  we  marched  over  to  Camp  Xo.  1  and  were  there  given 
our  lirst  real  delousing,  although  there  were  some  of  the  boys  who  could  exhibit  more 
cooties,  or  at  least  felt  more  iiopular  with  them,  after  leaving  the  delouser  than  before 
they  had  entered.  May  14th  was  spent  in  supplying  the  S.  O.  S.  with  fatigue  details 
and  in  being  informed  that  if  we  did  not  walk  the  straight  and  narrow  path,  we  would 
be  associating  with  the  S.  O.  S.  long  after  the  31.Sth  Infantry  transports  had  dejiarted. 
On  the  following  day  we  went  through  another  physical  inspection — it  just  seemed  as 
tliough  the  doctors  could  not  see  enough  of  us.  However,  on  the  afternoon  of  May 
16th  we  finally  indled  stakes  and  started  off  for  the  boat. 

It  was  about  eight  o'clock  that  evening  when  old  King  Cole  ascended  the  gang- 
plank of  the  Sdnlii  h'osii,  the  lirst  man  of  "A"  Company  to  go  aboard.  The  following 
morning.  May  17th,  at  5  A,  M.,  the  good  ship  slipped  from  her  moorings  and  we  bade 
a  final  adieu  to  b'rance.  It  was  soon  learned  that  we  were  not  riding  on  a  transport 
like  the  Anirricd.  For  the  first  few  days  out,  every  man  in  the  outfit  took  an  awful 
beating  as  a  result  of  the  bad  weather  and  rou.gh  seas.  The  more  it  was  talked  over, 
the  more  cre<lit  was  given  to  that  man  Columbus.  To  kill  the  monotony  of  the  voyage, 
we  were  given  fretiuent  baud  concerts  and  impromptu  entertainments.  On  the  after- 
noon of  May  26th  there  were  some  lively  bo.xing  bouts,  in  <me  of  wdiich  our  own 
Johnso  Murphy  uphelil  all  the  traditions  of  his  forefathers  by  defeating  one  of  the 
Navy's  best. 

The  evening  of  the  day  on  which  the  boxing  bouts  were  held  found  a  big  issue  at 
stake.  The  future  home  of  our  little  mascot  had  to  be  decided  upon.  The  Company 
was  divided  in  its  opinion  as  to  who  should  get  "Philly";  some  members  favored  Ser- 
.geant  Spielberger  and  others  favored  "Butch"  Hermann.  .An  election  was  declared, 
and  at  the  eleventh  hour  Corporal  Snyder  declared  that  his  hat  was  in  the  ring,  with 
the  result  that  he  was  run  as  the  dark  horse.  F.very  man  in  the  Company  voted,  and 
when  the  smoke  had  cleared  away,  it  was  found  that  Hermann  was  victorious,  having 
Iiidled  53  votes  to  38  for  Spielberger  and  26  for  "Dark  Horse"  Snyder,  b'rom  that 
time  on,  the  history  of  the  Company  is  familiar  to  all.  Philadelphia.  Camp  Di.x  and 
demobilization  all  ftdlowed  in  rapid  succession,  and  on  June  9th,  1919,  the  last  page  w'as 
written  in  the  historj-  of  the  best  group  of  officers  and  men  ever  gathered  together. 


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CAPTAIN 

Joseph  U.   Noonan 

FIRST  LIKI'TKNANTS                                                              SKPOND    LIKl'TEXANTS 

Jiinics   II. 

Carpenter                                                                     Norris   S.    Barratt.    Jr. 

Alfred    L 

Quiutard                                                                Logan  B.  G 

ill 

FIRST  SERGKAXT 

MKSS  SERGEANT 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

Eugene  Glatfi-ller 

William  A.   NefT 
SERGEANTS 

Edward  A.   Brown 

Sniuuel  Z.  Cole 

James  11.   Ferguson                        Thomas   V. 

Houlihan 

Maurice  J.   Devlin                          Jacob  Fields                                      Kdward   K. 

Ketcham 

Daniel  H.  Erickson                     John  P.  Filler                               Mauritz  W 

Nordstrom 

Robert  A.  Evans                           Clarence  Glenn                              George  R. 

Spielberger 

CORPORALS 

John  P.   Aecetta 

Thomas  A.   Donnelly                        P'rarik  J.   Kelly.  Jr. 

William  Schneider 

John  Anderson 

Anthony  J.   Esposito                        William  J.    Larmour 

Lawrence  R.   Snyder 

Vincent  Byrne 

Kloyd    W.    Fett                                      George  H.    Mowrer 

Herbert  A.  Steiner 

William   P.    Clieatly 

Paul   P.   Gettiiigs                              Edward   S.    Murphy 

I^eon  F.  VanNote 

Ksterino  A  Crudelle 

William    H.    Hebling                          Jnhn   F.   MH'ariu 

Charles  J.  Walde 

Otto  V.   Dahl 

J..hti   N.   Horning                                Hugh   F.    Rnbinson 

Harry   J.    Weise 

John  J.  Davis 

Charles  J.   Kane,  Jr.                        Michael  J.    Rosen 

Benjamin   Wentzell 

COOKS 

MECHANICS 

BUGLERS 

"Walter  Christopher 

Jnhn  G.  Herrmau                                     William    P.    Bahrenburg 

Charles  J.  Herrmann                            William   P.   Soriier                                   Frank 

McLaughlin 

Thomas   M.    Horaii 

George   J.    Toomey 

Michael  Thompson 

Joseph   Weiss 

PRIVATES,    FIRST    CLASS 

Frank  H.  Acker 

Mi.-hael    F.    Duffy                              John  O'Neill 

Antonio  Roffo 

Otto  Cotngno 

Lnuis   W.    Kfki'rt                            Frank   Petrilli 

John  Shullz 

John  J.  Crone 

William  II.   H^-ffron                       Letmard  Petrilli 

Amedeo  Spinosi 

Charles  J.  Dougherty 

Juhn  J.   Murphy                              John  Raschcr 

Albert  J.   Winkle 

Reuben  11.    Duffel 

PRIVATES 

Walter  Adamceski 

Henry   G.    Fortmeyer                    Frank   Kister 

Timothy    O'Learv 

William  J.   Albert 

Frank  Fox                                         Earl   Klink 

Albert   D.   Oliver 

Patsy  Amelia 

Antduid  Frorenza                            Charles  J.    Ktolzbucher 

Joseph  C.   Oliver 

Nicola  Angelini 

William   C.    Galloway                     George    Knox 

Boleslaw  Olzewski 

John  F.  Arnistroiig 

Hagi'p  Garahedian                           George  J.    Kochnevage 

Jiisvph   Ornisby 

Anthony   BarlKizcvri.-z 

Jai-oh   (iltddstein                              Anthony    Koinski 

Joseph  Passarelli 

Walter  L.  Iiiej.'<'man 

Aaruii   tJoudhaum                            Joseph  A.    Krajewski 

Elw.x.d   Paul 

<;c.irire  W.   liower 

Edwani  GiHimin                               Hubert  S.   Krieger 

Edward   E.    Price 

Flank   P.    Bradley 

Joseph  Gurski                                  Joseph   P,    Kullick 

Frank  S.  Pugliessi 

William  J.   Burns 

James  Gn-em-r                                 Edward   F.    Lambert 

Anthony  J.   Rasgis 

Kilwurd  J.   Cantz 

Cliarlt's    W,    Crimes                       Jnsfpb   Langewicz 

Frederick    G.    Reader 

Ciiniiirio   Capelluppo 

William    F.    tWuark                          Kuimctt  G.   Laub 

Joseph  C.    Rice 

Arthur  W.  Carlson 

J..s.|.li    .M,    Gn.hnl                             Jnscph    Lelashes 

Frank  C.  Richter 

Marry   B.    Casey 

Feiilinajid   Gugliidnielli                Joseph  J.  Lenahan 

Harry  H.   Riebter 

l.awrt-iice   Cempe 

Fred  C.    Ilafele                                  (Jrover  C.    Lentz 

Nester  Rolmcbock 

Howard  M.   Christman 

I.onis  J.    Hafele                              Ernest  Livingston 

Raymond  C.    Ruddy 

Kuril  e  Ciconni 

Walter  Ilalonski                             Albert   T.    Luke 

M.  A.  Ruzeki 

Antonio  Ciesco 

Lrnnard    Ilauss                                   Thomas   McAfee 

William  J.    Ryau 

Arthur  T.  Coffin 

I..-..nard   M.    Healy                         Euoeh  McCloskey 

Louis  Samuels 

Nicola  Crisp! 

Walbiie    Heavener                        Arthur  T.   McCmry 

Feliz   Sauk 

Anthony  G.   Cunningham 

Juhn  F.   Heineman                         Michael   P.    McKenna 

Salvatore  S.-hiutmentl 

Karl  A.   Dahl 

Edward   Hcpp                                  Mnrris  J.    Mahnn<-y 

George    S(  iiolb-riberger 

Harry  Dankelman 

HfMinan    R.    Hertzberg                   Gabrit'lle  Marino 

Elmer  E.    Slu-.kler 

Frank   Deck 

Pfti-r  L.   Heslin                               Rnlu-rt  Marks 

John     H.    Sbultz 

Mifliael   DeVietro 

Ailolf  HiHlskowski                          William   Martoski 

Nathan  C.   Shute 

J..hn  J.    Dillon 

James    F.    Hogan                               Anthony    Massenzio 

Stephen    SmiegOcki 

I  atri.-k   DiPhllUpps 

I.en   P.    Holh.witz                           Jami's  Ma/.zafro 

PMward    F.    Smith 

Jamt-s  J.    Dixon 

Tlmnins   M.   H'lran                          Giovanni  Mazzoecht'tti 

Charles    R.    Snyder 

Il.'ujamin    It.    Dolan 

Ni.Inr.'   Ht>rfM                                      Percy    R.    Medlicotl 

Charles  J.    Stank 

Bryant    M.    Dollmw 

Ji'Sf[ib   A.    Hughes                         William  A.  Mehler 

Janifs   L.    Stevenson 

Robert    Dondoro 

JdIui   Ischl                                          Daniel  A.   Merrigan 

Frank  Stockdale 

David  J.   DnughiTty 

Jnhn  A.    Janschoek                      Alfred  Miele 

Henry  P.   Turner 

Oliver  G.   Drumheller 

Alfred  J.   Jemison                            John    Mink 

Josei)h  A.   Usezolovicz 

J<din   J.    Duffy 

Frank   W.  Jolin^^'tn                            Thomas  C.   Moore 

William   C.    VanOsten 

William  K.   Dwyer 

Garrett    W.   Jntinsnn                      .Tnhn    Morgenstern 

Raffale  Venezia 

Patrick  J.    Egan 

Harold  M.   Jurdalin                        Charles  V.  Mount 

Paul  Vezarri 

rn'.i.'i-ick  Eichel 

Louis  J.  Kane                                  Jamb   Mnzdyniewicz 

Uuss.-ll  Wagner 

William   C.    Kichler 

Louis  A.   Kntz                                 Charb^s    G.    Murpliv 

Beiiiamin   A.   Warrington 

H.Miry   A.    Ellison 

Harry  T.    Kelly                                  Nic.da    Xap.ditann 

William    Welker 

William  S.   Elsasser 

Harrv  P.    Kenesky                         Mab-olni  G.    B.   Nt-derrey 

William  L.   Wieder 

Mose    R.    Funis 

Walter   Ki*nt                                        Wesley    II.    N.-her 

Harry  Williams 

<Iabriele  Evangelisla 

Charles   K.    Kern                             Abraham   Nt-un-n 

Fr.-d   L.    Yocher 

WilUam  J.   Finn 

Frank    Kessler                                    Giovanni    Nicoletti 

Elmer   F.    Zerbe 

Richard  D.    Fish 

Bernard   Kidzon                               Walter  S.   Nunnamaker 

Joseph  Zitomer                             , 

Nicholas  Forlini 

Charles  Kirshatein                         Elmer  Ogden 

Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 

PRIVATES 

Oscar  J.    Bachert 

James   Gaffney                              Elihue  H.   Ingle 

William  F.  Miller 

Thomas  Brciirian 

Benjamin   Gingery                         Dent   A.   Johnson 

Solomon  Spicker 

Ezokiel    Bu<-k 

Vilas   B.   Gray                                  Lee  Justus 

Mllford   Tompkins 

Curtis  G.   Barr 

Gywn  Hale                                       Wilborn   C.    Kilby 

Patrick  J.   Turner 

Robert   Davis 

Chester  A.   Harbach                      William    Lytle 

Edward    Wolfe 

^^■i 

Albert  Eike 

William  Hofecker 

Clyde  D.  Zimmerman 

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( )n  August  15th,  1917,  cuiiimissions  were  granted  to  all  successful  candidates 
of  the  4th  Provisional  Training  Regiment  of  the  (_)f¥icers'  Training  Camp  at 
Fort  Niagara,  New  York,  with  orders  to  report  at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  on 
the  29th  of  August.  These  officers,  reporting  on  that  date,  formed  the  nucleus 
of  the  79th  Division  ;  and  the  officers,  who  had  l>een  the  candidates  in  the  2nd 
Comi)any  of  the  4th  Provisional  Training  Regiment,  together  with  a  few  from 
the  6th  Company,  made  up  the  quota  of  officers  for  the  315th  Infantry. 

The  Regiment's  enlisted  personnel,  composed  of  men  chosen  hy  tlie  selective 
draft,  was  expected  to  arrive  early  in  September,  so  these  officers  were  tem- 
porarily assigned  to  companies  in  order  to  make  proper  preparations  for  the 
organization  of  the  various  companies.  Under  this  temporary  assignment  the 
officers  of  "B"  Company  were:  Captain  John  V.  Bostwick,  First  Lieutenant 
Fred  11.  McClintock,  First  Lieutenant  Arthur  A.  Bagans,  Second  Lieutenant 
John  j.  Conahan,  Second  Lieutenant  Russell  M.  Willard,  Second  Lieutenant 
Lester  C.  Shearer.  This  temporary  assignment  of  officers  became  permanent, 
pursuant  to  G.  ( ).  9,  Hqrs.  79th  Div.,  1917,  and  S.  O.  1,  Hqrs.  315th  Inf.,  dated 
Se]itember  17th,  1917.  On  the  same  date,  however.  Captain  Bostwick  was 
ordered  on  detached  service  to  the  School  of  Musketry  at  Fort  Sill,  (Oklahoma. 
This  left  Lieutenant  McClintock  in  command  of  the  Company  until  Captain 
Bostwick's  return  to  duty  on  October  25th,  1917. 

During  the  period  of  training  at  Camp  Meade,  from  September,  1917.  to 
July,  1918,  there  were  numerous  changes  in  the  officer  personnel  of  the  Com- 
pany. On  ( )ctober  1st,  1917,  First  Lieutenant  Edward  L.  Journeay  was 
assigned  to  the  Company  and  remained  with  it  continuously  until  September 
28th,  1918.  Lieutenant  Willard  was  practically  never  on  duty  with  the  Company, 
having  been  placed  on  special  duty  on  September  26th,  1917,  as  manager  of  the 
Regimental  Exchange,  and,  when  relieved  of  that  position,  having  been  assigned 
to  Headquarters  Company.  On  May  15th,  1918,  Second  Lieutenant  Austin  E. 
Besancon  was  assigned  to  the  Company.  He  was  later  transferred  to  "C"  Com- 
pany, and  again  reassigned  to  "B"  Company  just  before  our  departure  for 
France.  First  Lieutenant  Benjamin  H.  Pollock  was  transferred  from  "A"  to 
"B"  Company  on  June  15th,  1918.  On  the  same  date  Lieutenant  McClintock, 
having  received  his  captaincy,  was  transferred  to  take  command  of  "F"  Com- 


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During  this  period,  also,   the   following  officers   were  attached   for  diity 


with  the  Company  at  various  times :  Captain  Max  Patterson,  First  Lieutenants 
W.  Burnside,  L.  Morris,  and  Second  Lieutenants  R.  M.  McCreary,  E.  L.  King, 
T.  R.  MacFarlane,  Roger  Sherman,  Stanley  J.  Wohl  and  Vincent  F.  Mee. 

Before  the  arrival  of  any  troops  at  camp.  Sergeants  Henry  Wechsler  and 
Montgomen,-  11.  Skinner,  of  the  Regular  .\rmy,  were  assigned  to  the  Company. 
On  September  19th,  Wechsler  was  made  First  Sergeant  and  Skinner  was  put 
in  charge  of  the  mess  as  temporary  Mess  Sergeant.  However,  they  were  not 
to  be  with  us  long,  for  Wechsler.  a  man  of  excellent  qualifications,  was  trans- 
ferred to  an  important  position  in  the  Ouartermaster  Department,  while  Skinnrr 
went  .\.  W.  O.  L..  and  was  soon  dropped  from  the  rolls  as  a  deserter. 

The  first  recruits,  numbering  nineteen,  were  assigned  to  Company  "H"  on 
-September  21st.  1917.  The  next  day  seventy-six  more  arrived,  and  from  that 
time  on  they  steadily  Bowed  in  and  almost  as  steadily  flowed  out,  for  orders 
transferring  men  to  various  stations  throughout  the  United  States  came  in  almost 
daily.  In  all,  over  seven  hundred  recruits  received  their  initial  training  in  "B" 
Company.  It  was  necessary  to  have  non-commissioned  officers  immediately,  and, 
as  a  result,  men  were  picked  out  of  the  ranks  to  act  as  such.  These  men  were 
chosen  because  of  their  general  appearance  and  bearing,  for  extremely  few  of 
them  had  ever  had  any  previous  military  training.  The  first  appointment  of 
non-commissioned  officers  was  made  on  October  26th,  and  it  is  a  noteworthy 
fact  that  they  were  appointed  from  the  grade  of  "recruit,"  as  it  was  not  until 
November  2nd  that  any  of  the  men  were  carried  as  "privates"  on  the  morning 
report.  These  "non-coms"  were  Sergeants  E.  R.  Gehring,  Charles  H.  Reinhardt, 
Edward  V.  Lemone  and  Norman  S.  White.  Then  by  Company  Order  of  the 
same  date  Sergeant  Gehring  was  appointed  First  Sergeant. 

From  this  time  on  non-commissioned  officers  were  made  as  ra])idly  as  the 
need  for  them  arose.  On  January  6th,  1918,  First  Sergeant  E.  R.  (iehring  and 
Sergeants  Phillip  J.  Blankensee,  Norman  S.  White  and  Jacob  J.  Mann  were  sent 
to  the  Officers  Training  School  at  Camp  Meade  as  candidates  for  commissions. 
Of  these,  Blankensee,  White  and  Gehring  were  successful,  finishing  first,  fifth 
and  eleventh  respectively  in  a  school  of  about  seven  hundred  candidates.  In 
turn  Sergeants  David  I.  .Scanlon,  Howard  G.  Bainbridge,  Charles  H.  Lynn  and 
John  .\.  I-'ox  acted  as  temporary  First  Sergeant  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned 
by  the  separation  of  First  Sergeant  (Jehring  from  the  Company.  On  April  23rd, 
Sergeant  John  .\.  Fox  was  aiipointed  l-'irst  Sergeant,  but  he  also  went  to  the 
Officers  Training  School  on  May  22n(l,  1918,  together  with  Corporal  Simon  A. 
Rhoades.  Corporal  Rhoades  had  been  acting  as  company  clerk,  since  the  dis- 
charge, for  physical  reasons,  of  Sergeant  Harry  A.  McCabe,  the  first  company 
clerk  of  the  Company.  Both  candidates  were  successful.  Sergeant  Jesse  B. 
Hudson  was  then  api)ointcd  l""irst  Sergeant,  and  was  acting  in  that  cajiacity  when 
we  sailed  for  France. 

The  i)eriod  spent  at  Camp  Mc.ulc  was  given  over  entirely  to  the  customary 
routine  of  training  for  the  modern  soldier,  as  the  recruits  were  few  who  had 
had  previous  military  experience,  and  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  Company 
were  picked  from  time  to  time  from  the  ranks  as  they  demonstrated  their  fitness 
in  the  work.  The  outstanding  features  of  the  period  were  the  Baltimore  hike 
and  parade ;  the  week  spent  on  the  rifle  range,  where  the  men  got  their  first 


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taste  of  firing ;  and  the  night  and  day  manoeiivers,  which  made  warfare  a  little 
more  realistic  to  the  men  than  the  daily  routine  at  the  barracks. 

About  the  25th  of  June  we  received  word  that  we  would  be  leaving  for 
overseas  within  the  near  future,  so  from  that  time  on  everything  was  "hustle 
and  bustle"  in  getting  equipped  and  in  making  all  final  preparations.  We  en- 
trained on  the  afternoon  of  July  7th  for  Hoboken,  and  the  following  morning 
found  us  in  Jersey  City.  There  we  were  crowded  on  ferry  boats  and  taken  to 
Hoboken,  where  we  filed  up  the  gang-plank  of  the  U.  S.  S.  America.  On  the 
afternoon  of  July  9th  we  slowly  pulled  out  of  the  harbor,  and,  to  the  strains  of 
"Good  bye  Broadway,  Hello  France"  by  the  band,  we  bid  farewell  to  the  good 
old  U.  S.  A.  On  the  way  over  all  of  us,  instinctively,  kept  our  eyes  glued  on 
the  waters  looking  for  the  much  dreaded  submarines,  but  finally  on  July  18th 
we  arrived  without  mishap  in  the  beautiful  harbor  of  Brest.  We  disembarked 
that  evening  and  were  told  that  we  were  to  go  to  a  rest-camp  for  a  few  days. 
After  a  long  hike  we  arrived  after  dark  at  our  rest  camp.  (Who  said  "rest- 
camp"?). 

On  July  21st  we  left  Brest,  and,  after  a  three  day  ride  across  France  in 
the  famous  "side-door  Pullman"^ — you  know — "40  Hommes-8  Chevaux,"  we 
arrived  at  Vaux,  Haute  Marne.  We  then  hiked  to  the  village  of  Courcelles,  a 
distance  of  six  kilometers,  where  we  were  "billeted,"  at  that  time  a  new  ex- 
perience for  us,  but  one  which  we  well  understand  now.  Oh !  how  could  we 
ever  have  complained  of  the  conditions  at  Camp  Meade?  They  were  as  Para- 
dise compared  to  the  barns  of  France.  But  that  was  then,  later  the  time  was 
to  come  when  any  kind  of  a  shelter  would  be  welcome. 

Upon  our  arrival  in  France  we  thought  that  we  were  already  soldiers,  but 
there  were  those  who  thought  otherwise ;  and,  in  consequence,  we  were  put 
through  a  most  strenuous  and  intensive  course  of  training.  What  with  drilling, 
hiking,  manoeuvers,  trench  digging,  scouting  and  patrolling,  musketry,  and  so 
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Finally.  h(}\vc'\er,  we  were  ready  for  the  fray,  after  having  had  ahout  six  weeks 
of  this  work,  and  on  Sei)tenil)er  Stli  we  started  our  weary  journey  to  the  front, 
the  personnel  of  the  Coni])anv  l)ein<^  the  same  as  when  we  had  left  Camp  Meade, 
with  the  exception  that  Lii'nteiiant  P)esanct)n  had  been  transferred  to  "C"  Com- 
pany. 

Hiking  to  \'aux,  we  entrained  llnre  that  morning,  and  just  before  midnight 
of  the  same  day  we  readied  Revigny,  the  point  at  which  we  were  to  detrain.  It 
was  pouring  rain  hut  there  was  nothing  to  do  hiU  pile  out  of  our  comfortable 
little  "Pullmans"  and  hit  llic  road.  We  marched  through  the  rain  until  daylight, 
when  we  made  a  five  hour  h;dl  to  rest  and  eat.  Then  we  were  up  and  oil  again. 
At  about  five  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of  September  9th  we  entered  the  village 
of  Bazincourt,  where  we  were  billeted  in  small  buildings  and  Ijarns.  P>ut  we 
were  not  destined  to  stay  there  long.  On  the  evening  of  the  12th  we  marcheil 
to  Hairon\ille.  where  we  were  loaded  on  French  camions  and  transported  to  a 
camp  in  the  woods  about  two  kilometers  northeast  of  Dombasle.  On  the  eve- 
ning of  the  14th  we  hiked  to  our  position  in  the  reserve  trenches  of  our  Battalion 
sector,  known  as  the  Copinard  trenches,  and  lying  northwest  of  Verdun,  hroni 
this  date  until  September  24th  we  held  various  ])ositions  in  the  front  line  of 
resistance  anil  reser\e.  Little  of  importance  marked  the  stay  of  the  Company 
in  this  sector,  enemy  activities  being  confined  to  intermittent  artillery  fire,  nor 
did  the  Coni]jany  sufifer  any  casualties  in  this  sector.  Early  in  the  morning  of 
the  24th,  we  were  relieved  by  Company  "B,"  316th  Infantry,  and,  while  moving 
out  for  Camj)  Normandy,  were  subjected  to  very  heavy  enemy  artillery  fire. 
F"ortunately,  however,  we  reached  the  camp  without  any  casualties.  The  night 
of  the  24th  w-as  .spent  at  this  camp,  but  on  the  evening  of  the  25th  w-e  moved 
out  of  the  woods,  then  through  a  long  communicating  trench  to  an  indicated 
position,  where  we  awaited  the  hour  to  go  "Over  the  Top"  and  take  our  part 
in  the  great  Aleuse  Argonne  offensive. 

F.arly  on  the  morning  of  the  26th  we  moved  forward  in  our  first  attack 
as  the  snp])ort  company  of  the  First  Battalion.  Down  we  weiU  over  Mill  .^04, 
through  the  1  laticourt  valley,  which  had  been  filled  with  smoke  to  cover  our 
advance  and  thence  on  up  to  the  crest  of  the  next  rise,  where  we  first  met  stiff 
machine-gun  resistance.  It  was  quickly  overcome,  however,  and  the  advance 
continued  against  an  ever  increasing  stubbornness  on  the  jjart  of  the  Boche. 
That  night  found  us  just  east  of  a  patch  of  woods  about  a  kilometer  and  a  half 
south  of  Montfaucon,  having  advanced  a  distance  of  about  three  kilometers. 

The  next  day  the  First  Piattalion  acted  as  an  assaulting  battalion,  and  the 
Comjiany  formed  part  of  the  assaulting  wave.  -Some  difficulty  was  experienced 
in  the  formation  of  the  Battalion,  so  that  the  attack  did  not  start  until  about  nine 
o'clock.  Thereafter,  however,  the  advance  continued  steadily.  By  one  o'clock 
we  had  helped  in  the  capture  of  .Montfaucon.  having  passed  through  the  eastern 
edge  of  that  village,  with  the  313th  Infantry  on  our  immediate  left.  Immediately 
after  passing  the  town  we  were  subjected  to  heavy  artillery  fire,  which  coiuinued 
throughout  the  remainder  of  the  afternoon  with  e\er  increasing  intensity.  It 
was  at  this  time  that  our  casualties  began  to  run  into  the  double  figures.  By 
nightfall  we  had  advanced  to  a  ]josition  about  midway  between  Montfaucon  and 
Nantillois,  a  total  advance  for  the  dav  of  about  two  and  a  half  kilometers.     We 


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were  now  two  officers  short,   Lieutenant   I^oUock  having  Ijeen  hit  in  the  leg  by 
a  sniper,  and  Lieutenant  Journeay  having  Ijcen  shell-shocked. 

The  Boche  opened  up  the  morning  of  the  28th  with  a  terrific  bombardment 
of  high-explosive  shells.  Nevertheless,  the  advance  upon  Nantillois  commenced 
and  that  village  was  entered  and  taken  about  noon  that  day.  The  Company 
was  reorganized  upon  the  hill  north  of  the  town  and  then  the  advance  continued 
on  into  the  woods  ahead,  the  Bois  des  Ogons,  where  we  were  met  liy  the  stififest 
opjjosition  that  we  had  yet  encountered,  and  our  casualties  again  mounted  tip 
in  large  numbers.  In  the  advance  upon  Nantillois  Cajitain  Bostwick  was  shot 
in  the  arm,  and  Lieutenant  Bagans  assumed  command  of  the  Company.  The 
attack  upon  the  Bois  des  (_)gons  was  repulsed,  as  were  also  the  two  succeeding 
attacks;  one  later  that  afternoon  and  the  other  on  the  morning  of  the  29th. 
The  heaviest  casualties  of  all  were  suffered  on  the  latter  day,  both  from  machine- 
gun  and  artillery  tire.  When  we  were  relieved  bv  the  3rd  Division  on  the  after- 
noon of  the  30th.  our  casualties  totaled  three  officers  and  sixty-three  enlisted 
men. 

The  next  fi\e  days  were  consumed  in  sleL.'ping  throughout  the  cku'-time  and 
in  hiking  at  night.  Finally,  on  October  5th,  we  arrived  at  a  camp  in  Marcaulieu 
Woods,  where  we  stayed  for  five  days.  From  there  we  went  to  the  town  of 
Thillombois,  where  we  were  billeted.  At  this  time  the  ,il3th  Infantry  occupied 
the  reserve  position  of  the  Troyon  .Sector,  the  316th  Infantry  having  relieved 
the  26th  Division  in  the  front  line  of  that  sector  on  Octo])er  Sth. 

'  )n  October  23rd  we  left  Thilloniliois  and  marched  to  the  woods  above 
Rccourt  where  three  days  were  spent  and  where  we  received  2(S  new  men  as 
replacements.  We  left  this  camp  about  5  P.  M.  on  the  evening  of  the  26th, 
marched  all  night,  and,  early  on  the  morning  of  the  27th,  were  quartered  in  a 
large  dugout  in  the  woods  west  of  Fromereville.  The  evening  of  the  2Sth  found 
the  Company  moving  forward  to  relieve  the  114th  Infantry  of  the  29th  Division, 
and  at  1  A.  M.  on  the  29th  we  arrived  in  the  woods  2  kilometers  east  of  Forges. 
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Forges,  we  mmed  forward  and  relieved  pari  of  the  114th  Infantry,  of  the  29th 
Di\isio!i,  tinder  hea\ y  artillery  lire.  This  relief  cost  us  seven  casualties.  From 
October  30th  until  Xoveniher  2nd  we  held  a  jjosition  in  and  about  a  (juarry  on  the 
slope  of  a  hill  east  of  Consenvoye,  acting  as  the  Battalion  reser\e.  At  6  I'.  .M. 
November  2nd,  we  moved  from  the  reserve  to  the  front  lines,  taking  over  the 
sectors  held  by  "E"  Company  and  one  platoon  of  "!•""  Company. 

On  the  morning  of  November  4th,  after  sending  out  small  reconnoitering 
patrols,  the  Second  Platoon,  co\ering  the  left  of  our  sector  and  the  right  of  the 
316th  Infantry,  proceeded  to  advance  but  were  met  by  such  heavy  IJoche  machine 
gun  tire  that  it  suttered  twenty-three  casualties  in  advancing  its  lines  about  75 
luetres.  Early  on  the  morning  of  the  5th  the  entire  Company,  led  by  Lieutenant 
Arthur  L.  Bagans.  commenced  a  surprise  attack  on  the  same  front  as  the  previous 
day,  but  the  enemy  again  held  us  in  check  and  we  were  unable  to  advance.  The 
end  of  this  day's  battle  found  the  Company  without  officers,  Lieutenants  Bagans 
and  Shearer  both  having  been  wounded,  and  the  Com])any  having  been  com- 
manded during  the  greater  part  of  the  day  by  First  Sergeant  i'hilii)  ( i.  Melick 
and  Sergeant  Albert  ^L  Young.  Late  in  the  evening  o(  this  date  Lieutenant 
Besancon  was  assigned  to  the  Comjjany  and  assumed  command. 

November  6th  and  7th  were  spent  in  reorganizing  for  a  general  attack.  <  )n 
the  7th,  First  Lieutenant  John  W.  Snyder  was  assigned  as  company  commander, 
and  Sergeants  Melick  and  Young  were  recommended  for  promotion  to  second 
lieutenants  for  gallantry  in  action  by  the  battalion  commander.  (  )n  the  after- 
noon of  No\ember  8th,  we  moved  forward,  capturing  and  entering  the  town  of 
Etraye  about  6  P.  M.  <  )utposts  were  placed  for  the  night,  and  on  the  morning 
of  the  9th  we  continued  our  advance  to  the  south  of  Damvillers.  where  we  were 
met  with  a  stiff  enemy  machine  gun  resistance  from  the  large  hills  which  loomed 
up  before  us.  From  these  strongly  fortified  positions,  the  Germans  inflicted 
hea\y  losses  on  the  Company,  when  it  endeavored  to  advance  on  the  morning 
and  afternoon  of  the  10th,  Lieutenant  Besancon  and  First  Serjeant  Melick  both 


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Front  Line  After  the  Armistice 

being  wounded.    Despite  this  resistance,  however,  considerable  advance  was  made 

during  the  day.     On  the  morning  of  November  11th,   1918,   11   A.   M.  brought 

with  it  the  armistice,  and  we  dug  in  at  the  position  we  were  then  holding  in 

accordance  with  Regimental  orders. 

We  spent  the  12th  and  part  of  the  13th  in  these  positions  and  late  on  the 
latter  date  moved  back  and  were  billeted  in  the  shell  torn  village  of  Etraye.  The 
casualties  during  this  last  offensive  had  amounted  to  three  officers  and  forty-two 
men,  and  when  we  reached  Etraye  only  85  of  the  men  who  came  over  with  the 
Company  remained.  On  the  13th.  Lieutenant  Bryan  Beckwith  was  assigned  to  the 
Company  and  the  next  day  Lieutenant  Snyder  was  transferred  to  the  32nd 
Division.  Lieutenant  Shepard  F.  Williams  joined  us  on  the  17th  and  on  the 
23rd  Captain  Fred  H.  McClintock  rejoined  and  took  command.  The  period  at 
this  station  was  devoted  in  the  main  to  cleaning  up  and  re-equipping  the  men, 
most  of  the  equipment  needed  being  salvaged  from  the  territory  over  which  the 
last  advance  of  the  79th  Division  had  been  made.  Drills  and  manoeuvers  again 
came  to  the  fore,  and  considerable  time  was  spent  in  removing  the  battle  field 
debris  of  the  last  great  drive  of  the  war.  It  was  at  Etraye,  too,  that  the  greatest 
treat  which  had  been  handed  the  men  since  coming  to  France  was  granted.  This 
treat  took  the  shape  of  furloughs,  the  first  ones  being  issued  on  the  27th  of 
November. 

We  remained  at  Etraye  until  December  26th,  and  on  that  date  started  a 
hike  which  took  us  55  kilos  and  landed  us  in  the  town  of  Erize-la-Petite  after 
three  days  march.  "Petite"  was  the  proper  name  for  that  village,  but  it  looked 
mighty  good  to  us  when  we  first  saw  it  on  December  28th,  inasmuch  as  the  last 
part  of  the  hike  had  been  accomplished  in  a  driving  rain  storm  and  we  were 
all  soaked  to  the  skin.     With  the  arrival  of  the  month  of  January  many  of  our 


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men  who  had  recoxered  from  their  wounds  and  sickness  began  to  rejoin  the 
Company.  Nearly  every  day  saw  one  or  more  new  arrivals,  and  at  the  end  of 
the  month  51  of  our  men  had  come  hack  to  the  organization.  The  military 
training  schedule  at  this  station  was  reduced  considerably,  the  major  portion  of 
the  time  being  given  over  to  athletics,  and  furloughs  became  more  frequent,  with 
the  rcsiUt  that  a  large  portion  of  the  men  were  away  at  all  times.  On  the  20th 
of  January,  First  Lieutenant  (lay  Anderson  joined  the  Com])any.  About  this 
time  courses  at  French  and  British  universities  were  offered  to  the  men  of  the 
A.  E.  F.,  and  First  Lieutenant  Shepard  1'.  Williams  left  us  to  attend  a  university 
in  England.  Educational  classes  w'ere  opened  by  the  Y.  M.  C.  .\.,  and  shows 
and  entertainments  increased  in  number,  all  of  which  went  to  make  our  stay  at 
"Erize"  pass  quickly,  despite  the  fact  it  turned  out  to  be  (_)ur  longest  stay  at  any 
one  station  in  France. 

Three  months  to  the  day  after  we  arri\ed  in  Erize-la-Petite  we  started  on 
a  five  day  hike  of  98  kilometers,  arriving  on  April  1st  at  Rimaucourt.  Here, 
billeted  in  wooden  barracks  together  with  the  other  units  of  the  Regiment,  we 
enjoyed  a  stay  of  three  weeks  in  a  way  that  was  the  nearest  approach  to  old 
Camp  Meade  life  that  we  had  experienced  since  we  left  America.  This  stay  culmi- 
nated in  a  way  that  made  our  hearts  lea])  with  joy  when  we  were  told  that  we 
would  lea\e  Rimaucourt  on  the  21st  of  April  for  an  embarkation  area.  Accord- 
ingly at  ,?  A.  M.  on  the  date  mentioned  we  entrained  at  Rimaucourt  and  two 
hours  later  pulled  out  on  our  way  to  the  Nantes  area.  We  arrived  at  Vertou 
and  detrained  at  5  i\.  M.  on  the  2.3r(l,  and,  after  a  hike  of  about  4  kilometers, 
were  billeted  in  the  small  village  of  I'ortillon.  This  area  was  the  most  beautiful 
and  coinfortable  that  we  had  ever  occupied  while  a  part  of  the  A.  E.  F.,  and 
the  time  there  was  given  over  entirely  to  the  preparations  necessary  for  embarka- 
tion for  the  United  States.  During  our  stay  at  Portillon,  First  Lieutenant  Harvey 
(irifiith  and  Second  Lieutenant  Theodore  E.  Templeton  were  assigned  to  the 
Comjjany  and  First  Lieutenant  Clay  Anderson  was  transferred  to  the  2nd  Di- 
vision. In  addition.  Second  Lieutenants  John  J.  Conahan  and  Bryan  Beckwith 
were  promoted  to  First  Lieutenants,  and  the  latter  received  his  D.  S.  C.  for 
gallantry  in  action  while  a  member  of  the  ,^Oth  Di\ision. 

(  )n  May  12th,  all  preparations  having  been  completed,  we  left  Vertou  by 
train  at  10  A.  M.  for  St.  Nazaire  and  arrived  there  at  2  P.  M.  Once  there  we 
were  marched  to  the  embarkation  camp,  given  the  final  cleaning-up,  had  our 
papers  looked  over  and  checked  u]),  and  on  the  evening  of  the  16th,  at  8:45  P.  M., 
we  filed  up  the  old  gang-plank  again,  this  time  to  board  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Kosa. 
Early  the  next  morning  we  sailed  from  the  shores  of  France  en  route  for  the 
good  old  U.  S.  A.  and  home.  On  May  30th,  we  landed  at  Philadelphia,  entrained 
at  the  dock  for  Camp  Dix  and  arrived  there  about  3  P.  M.  the  same  day. 
Demoliilization  proceeded  ra])idlv,  and,  on  June  9th,  Company  "R"'  closed  its 
career  as  a  military  organization. 

SOCIAL  EVENTS 

The  first  social  event  of  the  Company  was  a  Hallowe'en  party,  which  was  given 
Octoher  31st.  1917.  at  our  barracks  in  Camp  Meade.  Being  tlie  lirst  affair  of  this  na- 
ture tliey  had  enjoyed  since  leaving  civil  life,  tlic  men  went  to  it  with  a  zest  that  spelled 
success  from  the  start.  The  barracks  were  decorated  fittingly  for  the  occasion,  and 
the  party  was  attended  by  both  officers  and  men,  everything  being  informal  and  all  the 


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entertainment  purelj-  impromptu.  The  outstanding  feature  was  the  mimicry  of  "Cook}'" 
as  a  Captain,  and  who  will  forget  the  laughter  he  provoked  when  he  put  his  squad 
through  the  school  of  a  soldier?  Altogether  it  was  a  most  enjoyable  evening  and  the 
refreshments  at  the  end  were  not  the  least  feature  of  the  occasion. 

On  December  15th,  1917.  a  dance  was  given  by  the  men  of  the  company  in  the 
barracks.  The  building  had  been  beautifully  decorated  and  the  music  for  the  evening 
was  furnished  by  a  number  of  the  boys  who  banded  together  for  the  occasion.  Their 
work  was  of  the  liighest  order  and.  as  is  always  the  case  in  such  affairs,  much  of  the 
success  of  the  dance  was  due  to  their  efforts.  The  orchestra  included  Blankensee, 
Hardy,  Fox.  Mann,  and  several  others.  All  the  officers  of  the  Company  attended  as 
well  as  the  battalion  commander,  and  the  dance  was  made  a  complete  success  by  the 
attendance  of  the  mothers,  wives,  sweethearts  and  friends  of  the  men,  a  treat  rarely 
offered  in  camp  life. 

On  June  28th.  1918,  a  farewell  party  was  given  in  the  mess  hall  at  Camp  Meade. 
This  was  attended  by  all  the  members  of  the  Company,  including  the  officers.  The 
dinner  was  sumptuous,  the  culinary  department  having  really  outdone  itself,  and  tlie 
boys  went  to  it  with  a  vengeance.  Following  the  dinner,  a  silver  cigarette  case  was 
presented  to  Captain  Fred  H.  McClintock,  who  was  the  guest  of  honor  and  at  that  time 
in  command  of  "F"  Company,  by  the  members  of  the  Company  in  remembrance  and 
appreciation  of  their  associations  with  him.  The  gift  was  presented  by  Captain  John 
v.  Bostwick  and  after  Captain  McClintock  had  made  a  short  speech  of  acceptance  the 
evening  was  given  over  to  informal  entertainment.  Corporal  Edward  A.  Davies,  the 
well  known  Philadelphia  singer  and  then  a  memlier  of  the  Company,  aided  the  entertain- 
ment with  several  selections.     This  was  our  last  social  affair  in  the  United  States. 

After  our  arrival  in  France,  more  serious  business  was  on  hand,  and  no  social  ac- 
tivities of  any  sort  took  place  until  we  arrived  at  Rrize-la-Petite.  Here,  on  March  21st, 
1919,  in  conjunction  with  Company  "A,"  which  was  billeted  with  us  at  this  station,  a 
dinner  and  dance  were  given.  The  decorations  were  most  beautifully  arranged  by  the 
men  and  were  commented  upon  by  all  the  guests  as  they  arrived  at  the  building.  The 
dinner  was  the  best  that  we  had  had  since  leaving  the  "States"  and  was  enjoyed  by 
both  men  and  guests,  the  latter  comprising  practically  all  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  girls  of  the 
Division.  The  Colonel  and  other  officers  of  the  Regiment  were  present,  and  after  the 
dinner  the  Colonel  congratulated  us  on  the  splendid  work  of  the  Company  in  action 
and  also  on  the  success  of  the  dinner.  Dancing  came  next,  and  the  success  of  this  was 
due  almost  entirely  to  the  music  furnished  by  the  band  of  the  316th  Infantry,  which 
kindly  offered  its  services  for  the  occasion,  inasmuch  as  our  Regimental  band  happened 
to  be  engaged  elsewhere.  The  dancing  lasted  until  midnight  and  it  was  the  con- 
census of  opinion  in  the  Company  that  the  most  enjoyable  evening  of  our  stay  in 
France  had  been  completed. 

ATHLETICS 

From  its  very  origin.  "B"  Company  took  an  active  part  in  all  athletics.  Tlie  first 
sport  which  claimed  our  attention  was  football,  and  a  team  was  quickly  organized  which 
turned  out  to  lie  one  of  the  best  in  the  Regiment.  "L"  and  "D"  Companies  also  claimed 
to  have  the  top-notch  teams,  and  of  these,  "D"  Company  beat  us  14  to  0.  and  we  won 
from  "L"  Company,  6  to  0.  It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  "L"  and  "D"  did  not  meet  on 
the  gridiron,  for,  as  can  readily  be  seen,  that  game  would  have  determined  to  whom 
the  football  honors  should  have  fallen.  When  the  Regimental  football  team  was 
formed  this  company  was  represented  thereon  by  Corporal  .Albert  M.  Young  and 
Private  Joseph  Jacobs,  who  played  the  center  and  fullback  positions,  respectively. 

At  the  close  of  the  football  season,  and  even  before  it  had  come  to  a  close,  basket- 
ball had  come  into  prominence,  and  it  was  in  this  latter  sport  that  the  Company  es- 
pecially excelled,  lioasting  of  the  liest  team  in  the  Regiment.  In  all  of  our  inter-com- 
pany games  we  were  never  defeated.  "C"  Company  for  a  time  held  the  same  record, 
but  when  they  met  us  they  went  down  to  defeat  by  a  14  to  10  score.  The  personnel  of 
the  Company  "B"  team  follows: 

First  Lieutenant  Fred   H.  McClintock 

Corporal  Albert  M.   Young 

Bugler  Henry  Jacoljy 

Second   Lieutenant  Russell   M.  Willard 

Corporal  Simon  A.  Rhoades 

Sulistitntes — Corporal    Philip    Blankensee. 
When  the  Regimental  teams  were  organized,  the  Company  had  a  total  of  six  rep- 
resentatives on   them.      Lieutenants   McClintock   and   \\'illard   played   the   two   forward 


Right  Forward 

Left  Forward 

Center 

Right  Guard 

Left   Guard 

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positions  on  the  315th  Infantry  officers'  team,  which,  after  winning  in  its  own  league, 
was  hcaten  out  for  the  Divisional  chamjiionslii])  in  the  Final  game  of  the  season  by  the 
311th   Field  Artillery.  _ 

The  champion  315th  Infantry  enlisted  men's  team  was  captained  by  CorjMiral  Al- 
bert M.  Young,  of  "R"  Company,  while  Corporal  Simon  A.  Rhodes  playeil  the  right 
guard  position  and  Bugler  Henry  Jacoljy  substituted  in  several  contests.  Private  Ollie 
.•\ckroyd  also  played  a  prominent  part  in  the  success  of  this  team  mitil  disabled  by  a 
badly  wrenched  knee.  The  final  game  of  the  season  made  this  team  the  undisputed 
1917-18  champions  of  the  Division,  when  it  administered  a  severe  trouncing  to  the 
311th  Field  Artillery  enlisted  men's  team. 

The  games  of  the  basketball  season  of  1918-19  were  played  in  France.  The  Re.gi- 
niental  team,  composed  of  both  officers  and  enlisted  men.  contained  two  representatives 
from  "B"  Company.  Captain  Fred  H.  McClintock  played  the  left  forward  position  and 
P'irst  Sergeant  .Albert  M.  Young  alternated  between  forward  and  guard  position.  This 
team  again  won  the  Divisional  championship  and  represented  the  Division  in  the  9th 
Corps  championship  contests  played  in  Gondreconrt  and  Toul.  Both  of  the  above 
players  were  awarded  the  Divisional  Chamiiionship  medal  for  the  prominent  part 
played  in  liringing  the  championship  to  the  315th   Infantry  Regimental  team. 

The  spring  of  1918  ushered  in  the  great  national  sport  at  Camp  Meade.  By  the 
middle  of  .-Xjiril  every  ccmi)any  in  the  Regiment  had  a  baseball  team,  and  the  inter- 
company series  had  started  for  the  championship  of  the  Regiment.  Our  career  was 
more  than  successful  throughout  the  season,  and,  in  the  end.  "B"  Company  became 
runner-up  for  the  Regimental  championship,  losing  the  linal  game  of  the  league  season 
to  "I."  Comiiany  by  the  score  of  8  to  1.  The  following  is  the  line-up  of  the  Company 
"B"  team: 


Ser,geant   Frank  J.  O'Neill,  First   Base. 
Corporal  Clifford  Xolan,  Second  Base. 
Corporal   Herbert  B.  Brown.  Third  Base. 
Corporal  James  Pierce.  Shortstoj). 
Corporal  .\le.\ander  Bailie.  Left  Field. 


Bugler  Henry  Jacoby,  Center  Field. 
Corporal  James  Drum.goll,  Right  Field. 
Corjjoral   Geor.ge   Parkin.  Catcher. 
Corporal  .Albert  M.  Young.  Pitcher. 
Corporal    lohn  .Mayer,  Pitcher. 


Substitutes — Corporals  James  Quinn.  Jesse   Hudson,  John   Carson. 

On  the  315th  Regimental  team,  which  was  later  organized.  Corporal  .\lbert  M. 
Young  was  the  only  representative  from  the  Company,  occupying  the  right  field  position. 

While  bo.xing  was  in  vogue  at  Camp  Meade,  ([uitc  a  numlier  of  the  men  in  the 
Company  took  a  try  at  their  skill  in  the  ring,  including  "Eddie"  Cavanaugh.  "Jerry" 
McGarry.  "Bill"  Reim.  and  "Bill"  Benz.  r)f  these.  Cavanaugh  was  the  unly  one  who 
did  any  boxing  while  in  the  -\.  F.  F..  and  while  there  he  made  a  life-lon.g  reputation 
for  himself.  He  made  the  Divisional  boxing  team,  and  in  his  bouts  on  that  team  never 
lost  a  decision.  Likewise,  his  reputation  remained  the  same  throughout  his  many 
battles  in  Paris  a.gainst  clever  Italian  and  French  fighters. 


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Roster  of  Company  B 

September  1,  1918 

CAPTAIN 
John   v.    Bostwiek 

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FIRST  LlEt  TENANTS                                                                   SECOND    LIEUTENANTS 

Arthur 

'..    Bagans                                                                                  John   J.    Cona 

lan 

Edward 

L.   Journeay                                                                             Lester   C.    Sh 

LMirer 

Kenjuuiiu  11.   rolhu-b 

FIHST  SERGEANT 

MESS  SEKGKANT 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

Jesse  B.  Hudson 

Frank   J.    (J'Neill 
SEUGEANTS 

Louis  M.   Baumann 

llnward    L. 

Baiiibridge                            Joseph  Fitzgerald                               Jacob 

J.   Mann 

Herbert   B. 

Brown                                      Harry   V.    Leinone                              John  J 

.   Murphy 

EiiKeiie  M. 

Buckley                                   <'harles  H.   Lynn                                 Charles  Ki-inliardi 

Williara  J. 

Clair                                        Thomas  McCreery                               David 
COUFOItALS 

I.    Sciind'iii 

Alexander   Biiiley 

James    Dnimgool,    Jr.                    .lolm    G.    Monrose 

James   P.    Quinn 

iCeitjiimiii  Blair 

Leroy   B.    Hinton                            Harry   W.   Mott 

Ellwood   Spicer 

Niiriiian   Bowers 

Itonald    n.    MeCanghey                  Francis  C.    Nolan 

Edward   Welsh 

CforKf-  E.  Brown 

Harry  J.   MctJarry                         George  I'arkiu 

Albert   M.    Young 

Edward  A.    Davii'S 

Jolin   Maver                                          James    F.    I'ien-e 

Louis  C.   Zeigert 

Tli'inias    Idoksoii 

Philip   g'.    Mi-lick                             Henry   E.   V .   Irilchard 

COOKS 

.>h:chanics 

BUGLER 

Joseph  F.   Lombnrdu                                          Andrew  Itcver 

Henry  J.  Jacoby 

Edward    V.    Neville                                            Harry   W.  Til.bens 

William  Reim 

Louis  Welde 

PRIVATES.     FIRST    CLASS 

Frank   Bolirer 

Joseph  Edgar                                       I'hilip   A.    McManns 

Joseph  IT.  Smith 

Joseph   H.   Bovd 

William  T.    Forrestall                  John    H.    Martin 

Charles  I>.  Stinson 

Frederiek  Buckwald 

Thomas  A.   Green                              Fn-tierick    Paul 

Howard  G.   Tansley 

John  Carson 

Michael  J.   Jozwiak                          Albert    E.    Ptlieger 

Jiilin    Veight 

Thomas  F.  Cassedy 

William  J.   Killian                         iHIo  J.   Rummler 

Raymond  M.   Walker 

Mieha.'l  M.   Colinski 

Tlieodore  S.   Lauer                         George  W.   Ku1h*dge 

George   W.    Weber 

William  .1.   Davis 

Walter  M.  Leggett                         Henry  J.    Scbrader 

Frederick  P.   Wellein 

Sarkis  IHvidiaii 

PRIVATES 

Joseph    F.    Weney 

Anthony  Acrnsa 

Harry   Eichenberger                      Lucian   Kuleszewicz 

Albert    Raickle 

Arthur  E.   Alker 

Harry   Ketterman                              Morris  Langer 

Samuel    Ualsfoti 

Kaiiich-  Aiitltoniasi 

Charles   T.    Feyhl                              James  Larmotir 

Byron   A.    Rath 

Joseph    Ba^'dasarian 

Angelo  Filippi                                     John    .1.    Lawlor 

Joseph    T.    Reill                                                  1  ■ 

I.awrenre  F.    liarrett 

Harry    A,    Firstenbcrg                    J<)hn   W.    Lawrence 

Frank     Ricliardson                                             |  ■ 

Blaiiu*  Barshiii;;fr 

William    V.    Foley                          Warren  M.    Leeser 

Sid[i4-v  D.   Richmond 

Cliarles  J.    Batzcl 

Harry   F.    Ford                                Harrison   Lever 

Walter   N.    Riley 

Moyil  C.    Baut;liniann 

Joames    1".    Friel                                 Daniel    Lichtenstein 

Albert    Robertson 

Howard  BerKoiann 

Giovanni   Giiliiietti                         John  A.   Lippi 

Joseph    F.    Rooney 

Emanuel    Bernheimer 

Samuel    Garmisa                             Clarence  A.    Littlefield 

William   Roza 

Jacob  Bernstein 

Peter   Garofalo                                Louis  LohmuUer 

Ralph    Santer 

Oeorce  E.  Beueliler 

Raffaele   Genitempo                      James  C.    Lonabaugh 

<"arlo  Scaglio 

William  L.   Biehn 

Frank  Gentile                                  Allen   J.    Loomis 

Earl    W.    Schappell 

Jacob  Birnbauni 

Samuel  George                                James  J.    McClay 

Fred    H.    Scliiech 

John   G.    Boss 

Robert    F.    Giere                             William  McLauglilin 

William    II.    Schubert 

Frank    W.    Bowers 

George   J.    Gillespie                         Samuel   L.    McMichael 

WMlliam    J.    Scott 

I'atriek    D.    Boyle 

Hyman   Goldstein                           James  W.   McNamee 

Sanii    Serve 

Harry   A.    Braun 

David   GoUmer                                 Joseph    M.    M«-Namee 

Louis  J.    Shea 

John   A.   Brennan 

John    E.    Hampton                            Sylvester    Ma-nire 

Charles   H,    Shide 

Frank  P.    Bn*[inaii 

Harry   Hantman                              \inietily    >Lirkarewie7, 

John   B.   Simonton 

Arthur  AL    Brion 

Joames    Harding                                Antonin    Manginelli 

Albert    I.    Simon 

Miehael    E.    Campbell 

Charles  H.    Harley                            William    Mark 

Bert    Smith 

Edward  J.   Cavanangh 

Joseph  W.   B.   Harris                    Victor  Markusky 

Alexander   Sokolove 

Geort'e  J.    C.-nsky 

Grover  C.  Harrison                        Joseph   A.    Meyers 

William    Somieborn 

Georpe    E.    Cliambers 

Joseph   Harsch                                    Leo  J.    Michael 

Raffaele    Spiotta 

Martin    Chudzik 

George  A.   Harvey                          William    P.    Milter 

Harry    Spoerl 

William  T.   Crawford 

William  L.   Hascher                      E<iward  A.    Moran 

Ceslnw    Stepulkowski 

James   Crehan 

"William   W.    Hermann                  Leroy  Morrison 

Graham    Stevenson 

Harry  R.   Dahl 

Arlam    Hoffmayer                              George  Moss 

Fred. Tick   E.  Tanzer 

Ciriaco   D'Aupelo 

Andrew   Hovanak                           John   V.   Neville 

Harrv    L.    Thomulka 

Oscar  P.   Davis 

Harry   Hurst                                     John  J.   Norito 

Joseph   Tinnins 

Joseph    DeDomeniei 

Thomas   Linnuzzi                            Francis  J.   O'Connor 

Rosario    Valerio 

Antonio  Del   Sordo 

Frank   lavagnilio                            Joseph   E.   O'Longhlin 

Martin  Vandlne 

William  E.  Devine 

Edward   Johnson                                 Alferd    Olsen 

Julius    Vasaris 

John   Doettlinp 

James   A.    Kelly                                 Meyer  Padolsky 

John   M.    Wallace 

Fred   J.    Dorfus 

Arthur  Klein                                    Harry    Paiskowitz 

Thorvald  C.  Wandet 

Samuel   Doris 

Hermann  T.   Knufman                  Emil  Pandolfini 

Michael    Was 

I'eter    F.    Draugel 

Grover  C.   Kook                               Jolm   Posavage 

Edward  Weidman 

James  A.  Duff 

Stanley  S.    Kopistecki                   Harry    C.    Preine 

Thomas  A.   Welsh 

■Walter  Durieu 

Jonathan   Kramer                          Stanley    pncis 

John   Wittkn 

Fred  A.  Eberle 

Oscar  A.  Kunle                               Harry   J.    Qninn 

Frank    K.    Worthington 

Jacob   Ehrlich 

Joined  as  RepIacements^October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 

John   Zack 

John  W.  Baker 

John   J.    Dalton                               John  Mullins 

Sam   Silvestrl 

Harry  N.   Rartsch 

Vincento  Deraspo                           Mi.-hels   Netti 

Norman  J.   Stevenson 

Edward  Bortzenhart 

Virgil   G.    Ferguson                          Harvey  Nobles 

Roy   E.   Stidham 

Georjie  W.    Brensinger 

William    Hawk                                   Wade   H.    Powers 

James   Sword 

Giovanni  Caddncci 

Floyd  r.  Hawthorne                     Samuel  S.   Reed 

Anthony    J.    Wiesen 

Franeesco  Ceraolo 

Ole  n.   Kreger                                 Creed   M.    Robinett 

Marshall  Willingham 

Sebastiano  Cosentino 

Jacob  Levindefski                        George  W.  Roupp 

Fred  Yost 

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Conipaii)'  "C,"  of  the  vMSth  Infantry,  was  organized  September  17,  1917,  with 
the  following  officers  in  charge :  Captain  Charles  H.  Tilghman,  First  Lieutenant 
Charles  Hyde,  Jr.,  and  Second  Lieutenants  Ross  E.  Stickle,  Francis  A.  Chidsey, 
Norris  S.  Barratt,  Jr.,  and  George  S.  Barker.  The  first  assignment  of  recruits  ar- 
rived on  September  21,  1917,  and  thereafter  many  others  were  initiated  into  army 
life  as  members  of  Company  "C."  By  the  end  of  September  the  Company  was  well 
organized  and  acting  non-commissioned  officers  were  appointed  to  assist  in  carry- 
ing out  the  training  schedule.  We  drilled,  hiked,  dug  trenches,  performed  guard 
duty,  spent  several  days  on  the  rifle  range,  listened  to  innumerable  lectures  and 
studied  our  L  D.  R.,  along  with  the  other  companies  of  the  Regiment.  This  rou- 
tine work  continued  throughout  the  winter  and  the  following  spring.  During 
the  foregoing  period.  Lieutenants  Hyde,  Chidsey  and  Barratt  were  transferred  to 
other  companies,  and  we  received  in  their  places  First  Lieutenants  Robert  P. 
Meily,  Conrad  F.  Nagel,  Jr.,  and  Edward  Maguire.  The  latter,  however,  served 
with  Company  "C"  but  a  few  weeks  and  was  then  assigned  to  Headquarters  Com- 
pany. But  training  alone  did  not  occupy  all  our  time.  Many  a  sociable  gathering 
was  held  in  our  recreation  hall  in  Barracks  S-23,  and  it  was  not  an  uncommon 
thing  for  the  relatives  and  friends  of  members  of  the  Company  to  spend  Sunday 
afternoons  there,  enjoying  dancing  and  refreshments  with  the  boys. 

Month  after  month  passed  in  training  with  no  indications  of  a  change,  and 
officers  and  men  became  restive  as  the  idea  began  to  prevail  that  the  79th  Division 
would  not  see  foreign  service.  In  June,  191H,  however,  things  changed  for  the 
better  and  everything  pointed  to  an  early  departure  for  Europe.  With  the  knowl- 
edge that  there  were  but  a  few  more  days  to  be  spent  at  Camp  Meade,  we  arranged 
for  a  farewell  dinner,  which  was  held  on  the  evening  of  July  4th,  1918,  and  was 
attended  by  the  wives,  mothers,  sweethearts  and  friends  of  the  men.  The  dinner 
was  a  decided  success  and  became  a  thing  of  precious  memorv  during  tlie  dark 
days  in  France.  How  we  left  Camp  Meade  on  July  7th,  1918,  embarked  at 
Hoboken,  arrived  at  Brest  and  finally  reached  our  training  area  in  France  is  an 
experience  common  to  all  companies  of  the  315th  Infantry  and  is  described  in 
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III  iIk-  traiiiint;  area,  "C"  Company,  l()<;ether  with  Companies  "A"  and  "Ij." 
was  billeted  in  the  little  villajje  of  Coureelles.  Ue])artnient  of  llaute  Marne.  Our 
intensive  training  then  began,  and  from  early  morning  until  late  afternoon,  we 
drilled,  hiked,  manoeuvered,  and  engaged  in  rifle  practice,  bayonet  work  and  gas 
instruction  in  ])reparation  for  our  work  at  the  front.  This  we  soon  expected  to 
see,  but  ne\ertheless  it  was  a  surprise  when,  after  taps  had  been  sounded  on 
Sejiteniber  7th.  the  orders  were  received  to  prepare  for  an  early  departure  the 
following  morning.  \\"e  left  Coureelles  at  6:30  A.  M.,  September  Sth.  marched 
to  \'aux.  where  we  entr.iincd,  and  reached  i\evigny  late  that  night.  It  was  about 
midnight  when  we  detrained,  and  with  a  heavy  rain  pouring  down  upon  us  we 
started  on  a  grueling  march  to  Piazincourt.  our  destination.  The  march  was  a 
successful  test  of  the  stamina  and  grit  of  ilu'  nu-n.  for  we  hiked  all  lli.it  night 
and  continued  until  5  P.  M.  the  following  day,  with  only  a  brief  rest  at  Tremont 
where  coffee  and  hard  lack  were  served  by  our  kitchen.  Needless  to  sa\-.  "C" 
Com])any  passed  th:-  test  with  flving  colors. 

While  the  Company  remained  at  P'azincourt.  our  advance  jiartv  went  for- 
ward to  reconnoiter  the  sector  o\  trenches  we  were  to  occu])v.  On  .^e]ilemhrr 
12lli  we  left  Bazintourt  and,  after  a  short  march,  entrained  in  a  French  camion 
train  for  the  front.  Some  time  after  daybreak  we  reached  the  \icinitv  of  Dom- 
basle  where  we  left  the  trucks  and  footed  it  to  Camp  Pierre.  For  two  davs  we 
lingered  there  and  on  the  night  of  SejUember  14-1. \  we  quietly  marched  to.  and 
took  over  the  Coijinard  trenches  in  Sector  304.  The  unit  we  relieved  was  ])arl 
of  the  333rd  French  infantrw  We  felt  it  quite  an  honor  that  we  were  the  first 
com])any  in  our  Battalion  to  occu])y  a  front  line  position.  These  trenches  we 
held  for  lliree  days,  daring  which  ]nriod  there  was  little  acti\'itv.  I  lowe\er,  false 
gas  alarms  were  plentifid  and  none  of  us  probably  will  ever  forget  the  sensation 
of  that  first  gas  alarm.  L'|)  to  this  tim-  our  cooks  had  not  arrived,  and  a  volunteer 
force,  consisting  of  Corporals  Lerch  and  I.edninn  and  Private  KautTman.  siip])lied 
the  hungry  boys  with  chow. 

After  "stand-to"  on  the  night  of  the  18th,  we  were  interrupted  in  the  prep- 
arations for  relief  by  an  annoying  and  persistent  eneniv  aviator  who,  after  drop- 
ping a  few  bombs  in  our  midst,  most  ungraciously  refused  to  de])art.  lie  kejit 
us  in  nervous  tension  Ijy  flying  over  us  for  what  seemed  like  an  eternitv.  I  b>w- 
evcr,  even  an  air  raid  could  not  last  forever,  and  dawn  found  us  settled  in  the 
reserve  ])ositions  at  Bois  de  Hesse.  On  September  20th,  at  9  P.  M..  we  forsook 
these  positions,  in  order  to  act  in  sujiport  of  ".\"  Company,  which  held  the  out- 
posts. This  movement  was  successfully  accomplished  in  spite  of  a  harrassing 
enemy  artillery  fire.  (  >n  Sunday,  the  22nd,  at  5  A.  M..  the  enemv  threw  over  a 
sweeping  barrage  of  high  e\iilosi\e  and  gas  shells,  encircling  our  positions,  and 
it  looked  as  though  an  attack  were  imjjending.  Every  man  waited  in  ex])ectancy, 
anxious  to  come  to  grips  witii  the  Boche.  It  so  turned  out  that  the  enemv  raid 
occurretl  to  the  left  of  our  ])osition,  but  the  manner  in  which  the  Companv  stood 
the  test  elicited  very  favorable  comment  from  Major  Patterson,  battalion  com- 
mander, and  confirmed  the  faith  the  officers  and  men  had  in  each  other. 

At  3  .\.  M.,  September  24th.  the  Company  was  relieved  from  treiicii  duty, 
and.  although  subjected  to  an  intense  artillery  fire,  succeeded  through  th?  skillful 
guidance  of  Captain  Tilghman  in  reaching  Normandv  Woods  without  casualties. 
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and  additional  ammunition  were  issued  to  the  Company.  About  8  P.  M.,  Sep- 
tember 25th,  we  left  these  woods,  and,  after  a  tiresome  and  strenuous  march 
through  trenches,  reached  the  point  from  which  we  were  to  go  over  the  top. 
Throughout  the  night  a  furious  y\llied  artillery  fire  was  kept  up  on  the  Cerman 
lines,  and  at  2:30  A.  M.  every  gun  went  into  action.  At  6:30  A.  M.  the  order 
came,  and  we  scrambled  "over  the  top"  as  part  of  a  supporting  wave  to  the  314th 
Infantry.  We  formed  a  line  of  combat  groups;  the  First  Platoon,  under  com- 
mand of  Lieutenant  Nagel,  on  the  right ;  the  Second  Platoon  led  by  Sergeant  Cox, 
on  the  left,  the  former  supported  by  the  Third  Platoon,  under  Lieutenant  Besan- 
con,  and  the  latter  by  the  Fourth,  under  Lieutenant  Welsh.  We  passed  through 
a  smoke  screen  and  reached  the  top  of  a  hill,  from  where  we  could  see  the  net- 
work of  German  trenches.  The  enemy  was  it:  full  retreat,  although  keeping  up 
a  strong  rear  guard  action  with  machine  guns  and  snipers.  It  was  here  that  we 
met  the  first  opposition,  and  our  advance  was  momentarily  held  up  by  the  314th 
Infantry  which  had  stopped  ahead  of  us.  When  the  advance  was  resumed,  we 
crossed  the  valley  until  we  reached  another  line  of  trenches  where  we  were  again 
met  by  heavy  machine-gun  fire.  The  First  Platoon  began  mopping  up,  and  the 
Second  Platoon  succeeded  in  locating  a  troublesome  nest.  Here  we  sufi^ered  our 
first  casualty,  when  Sergeant  Ambacher  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder. 

By  this  time  the  Company  was  in  the  front  of  the  fighting.  The  First  and 
Third  Platoons  continued  on  through  the  trenches,  meeting  severe  resistance 
which  could  not  be  overcome  by  a  frontal  attack.  The  Second  and  Fourth 
Platoons  moved  on  towards  the  left,  thereby  flanking  the  enemy  positions.  Two 
squads  from  the  Second  were  sent  into  the  woods  to  clean  out  snipers  and  ma- 
chine gunners  who  were  harrassing  us  from  the  left  flank.  The  fighting  became 
bitter,  but  when  the  First  Platoon  employed  rifle  grenades  and  the  Second  T^latoon 
German  hand  grenades,  which  had  been  captured,  we  made  it  too  hot  for  the 
Germans  to  hokl  out  any  longer.     As  a  consequence  we  saw  a  white  flag  being 


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waved,  and  42  (if  the  enemy  came  out  of  tlie  trenches  and  surrendered  to  the 
Second  Platoon.  In  the  meantime,  the  two  squads  sent  to  clean  u])  the  woods 
were  busy  locating  a  battery  of  77's,  one  gun  of  which  was  still  in  action.  They 
opened  up  a  heavy  rifle  fire,  and,  aided  by  the  rest  of  the  Company,  captured  the 
battery,  killing  some  of  the  crew  and  putting  to  flight  the  remainder.  It  was  here 
that  Corporal  Corrado  captured  a  German  runner  who  had  valuable  maps  and 
papers  in  his  possession,  but  was  himself  wounded  while  searching  the  prisoner. 
It  was  now  getting  on  towards  dusk,  and  orders  were  received  to  establish  a  de- 
fensive line  for  the  night.  Meanwhile  the  First  Platoon  had  advanced  a  con- 
siderable distance  ahead  of  the  rest  of  the  Battalion,  mopping  up  trenches  as  it 
went  along.  This  good  work  was  interrupted,  when  it  was  ordered  to  rejoin  the 
Companv  in  a  system  of  German  trenches  about  a  kilometer  and  a  half  north  of 
Malancourt. 

The  next  d;i\-  the  advance  was  continued  with  but  little  resistance  being 
offered  by  "Jerry."  Late  in  the  afternoon  our  forward  movement  was  abruptly 
halted  when  the  cry  arose,  "(Germans  advancing  on  the  left."  The  Company  was 
quickly  ])laced  in  position  in  a  field  east  of  Montfaucon.  but  no  ( lermans  came, 
and  again  we  dug  in  for  the  night. 

We  started  off  early  the  next  morning  with  the  Lierman  artillery  doing  its 
utmost  to  locate  our  advancing  line.  ( )\er  hill  and  through  valley  we  went  until 
we  were  stopped  by  a  vigorous  rearguard  action  at  the  cross-roads  near  Nantillois. 
A  strong  coiubat  patrol  was  sent  out  from  the  Fourth  Platoon,  which  quieted 
those  ever  troublesome  machine  guns.  We  passed  on  the  left  of  Nantillois  and 
advanced  rapidly  until  we  came  face  to  face  with  the  forbidding  Bois  des  Ogons. 
With  the  assistance  of  French  tanks  we  attempted  to  force  our  way  through  the 
German  stronghold,  but  this  time  we  encoinitered  unexpected  difliculties  which 
hindered  the  execution  of  our  plans.  The  tanks  were  compelled  to  leave  undone 
the  task  they  had  assumed,  and  soon  we  found  that  we  were  in  a  veritable  inferno. 
Machine  gim  bullets  whizzed  jiast  us  in  countless  numbers  and  a  savage  artillery 


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fire  fell  on  us  from  both  flanks,  threatening  to  annihilate  the  entire  Company.  So 
intense  was  this  fire  that  it  was  erroneously  believed  that  our  own  guns  were 
firing  on  us,  and  the  signal  was  given  to  our  artillery  that  their  fire  was  falling 
short.  In  the  meantime  the  Company  was  withdrawn  for  a  few  hundred  yards  to 
a  hill  nearby.  Again  our  efforts  to  capture  the  woods  were  repeated  and  a  strong 
jiatrol  from  the  First  and  Second  Platoons  was  ordered  to  move  forward,  and, 
if  possible,  locate  and  silence  the  machine-gun  nests  which  barred  our  way.  The 
patrol  stiffered  heavily  without  being  able  to  accomplish  its  mission,  and  oncoming 
night  prevented  a  re])etition  of  the  attempt. 

-Vs  night  fell,  the  Company  was  ordered  to  establish  a  line  of  defense  against 
a  threatened  counter-attack.  We  dtig  in  for  the  night,  but  had  hardly  established 
iiur  lines  when  a  deluge  of  shells  fell  on  the  hill  which  we  held.  It  began  to  rain, 
and  with  the  moaning  of  the  wounded,  the  crash  of  shells,  the  alarm  of  gas,  and 
the  heart-rending  cries  for  first  aid,  the  men  passed  a  ne\er  to  be  forgotten  night. 
In  the  morning  we  learned  that  in  addition  to  manv  other  casualties  our  Captain, 
Charles  H.  Tilghman,  had  been  seriously  wounded. 

Under  the  comni.ind  of  Lieutenant  Nagel,  the  Comjjany  was  assembled  at 
day-break  and  advanced  over  the  hill,  where,  in  conjunction  with  other  com- 
panies, it  established  a  new  line  and  awaited  orders.  We  were  next  ordered  to 
retire  to  the  reserve,  and  there  we  remained  until  the  following  morning.  It  was  in 
this  reserve  position  near  Nantillois  that  our  kitchens  were  able  to  supply  us  with 
food  for  the  first  time  since  the  beginning  of  the  battle.  "Jerrv"  did  not  jiermit 
them  to  remain  near  the  front  very  long,  however,  and  we  had  hardlv  finished 
our  first  meal  when  a  fusilade  of  shells  drove  the  kitchens  to  the  rear.  Late  that 
afternoon,  the  3rd  Di\ision  relieved  the  79th,  anrl  we  joined  the  assembled  Regi- 


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iiK'iit  near  Malaiicdiirt.  where  we  rested  until  tlie  next  nl(lrnin!,^  <  )etolier  1.  191S. 
With  the  risiiij^  of  the  sun  we  resumed  our  march  and  ])roceeded  to  our  old  reserve 
line  in  Sector  304.  Forty-eight  hours  later  our  weary  limbs  were  again  called 
into  action,  and  we  began  the  most  trying  hike  of  our  army  career.  It  lasted 
three  days,  and  we  passed  through  Normandy  Woods,  ."-^enoncourt  and  Recourt, 
until,  late  in  the  afternoon  of  the  5th,  we  halted  at  Marcaulieu  Woods.  The  camjj 
was  hardly  ideal,  and  ti\e  days  later  we  moved  to  Tliillombois.  It  was  here  that 
a  large  number  of  men  w-ere  evacuated  to  the  hospital,  amongst  whom  was  our 
First  Sergeant,  Hugh  MacDonald,  w-ho  shortly  afterw-ard  succumbed  to  his  illness. 

On  October  20th,  we  moved  to  Levigneville,  a  reserve  position  in  the  Troyon 
Sector.  It  was  the  most  comfortable  spot  that  we  had,  until  that  time,  been 
billeted  in,  and  had  been  but  recently  vacated  by  the  Germans.  We  were  relieved 
on  October  23lh,  with  orders  to  rejoin  the  Regiment  at  Pontoux  Farm,  where 
Sergeants  Fagan  and  W'inkler.  who  had  previously  left  to  secure  replacements, 
rejoined  us  with  32  new  men.  (  )n  ( )ctober  27th  and  28th,  we  rested  in  woods 
near  Fromere\ille  from  which  ])osition  we  marched  to  the  Bois  de  Forges,  arriv- 
ing there  at  1  .\.  M.,  (October  29th.  The  next  night  under  heavy  shelling  we 
crossed  the  Meuse  River,  passed  Brabant  and  relieved  some  of  the  depleted 
companies  of  the  114th  Infantry,  29th  Division,  in  the  Grande  Montague  Sector. 
Here  the  German  and  American  lines  w-ere  at  some  places  not  50  yards  apart, 
and  it  was  necessary  that  every  man  be  on  the  alert.  Under  the  circumstances 
the  r.itioning  of  the  men  was  one  of  the  most  difficult  problems  the  Company 
had  to  contend  with,  as  it  was  only  during  the  night  that  food  could  be  gotten  to 
the  shell-holes  which  constituted  our  lines.  We  held  these  outpost  jiositions  until 
the  evening  of  November  1st,  when  w'e  moved  about  200  yards  to  the  rear  and 
acted  in  support  of  "A"  Company  on  the  hill  above  Molleville  Farm.  On  Novem- 
ber 3rd,  we  went  into  reserve  and  daily  details  had  be  be  sent  about  one-half  mile 
to  the  rear  to  procure  rations,  a  task  which  was  a  most  dif^cult  and  trying  one. 

On  November  4th,  orders  were  received  to  prepare  for  an  attack,  and  Com- 
pany "C  took  its  designated  position,  which  was  300  yards  abo\e  Molleville 
Farm.  The  line  of  advance  was  to  the  northeast.  .An  exjiected  barrage  by  ar- 
tillery, machine  gtms,  and  trench  mortars  did  not  materialize,  but  nevertheless 
the  attack  was  made.  It  had  not  progressed  very  far  when  it  was  evident  that 
our  left  flank  was  exposed  to  unmerciful  enemy  machine  gun  fire,  and  the  battle 
developed  into  real  Indian  warfare.  Part  of  the  Company,  under  the  leadership 
of  Sergeants  Recktenwald  and  Turner,  maintained  the  position  held,  while  the 
major  portion  of  the  Company,  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Welsh,  sought  to 
establish  communication  with  "'B"  Company.  When  communication  had  been 
established  with  "B"  Company,  and  later  with  "A"  Company,  Lieutenant  Welsh 
attempted  to  press  forward,  but  the  resistance  oiTered  was  of  such  a  fierce  nature 
that  with  the  few  men  available  the  plan  was  impossible  of  execution.  ".\"  and 
"C"  Companies  were  then  reorganized  as  one  unit  and  two  more  costly  eft'orts 
were  made  to  push  the  line  forward,  b'inally,  when  it  was  seen  that  the  German 
positions  were  too  strong  to  be  overcome  un;iided,  word  was  received  to  dig  in 
and  hold  the  positions  from  which  attack  had  first  been  made.  That  night  the  Com- 
pany, with  the  exce])tion  of  the  Platoon  led  by  Sergeants  Turner  and  Reckten- 
wald, was  relieved  bv  a  company  of  the  Second   Battalion  and  returned  to  the 


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A  View  of  "Death  Valley"  Showing  Molleville  Farm  at  the  Lekt  and  Regimental  P.  C. 
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reserve  position.  Through  lack  of  communication,  the  aforementioned  platoon 
did  not  receive  the  order  to  retire,  and  for  27  hours  battled  desperately  with  the 
foe.  who  had  almost  surrounded  them.  At  last  the  men  of  the  "lost  platoon" 
succeeded  in  extricating  themselves  from  their  perilous  jiosition  and  rejoined  the 
Company  in  reserve  at  Consenvoye  Woods.  The  next  morning  we  moved  into 
the  support  jiosition,  and  there  again,  numerous  casualties  resulted  when  the 
Germans  sent  over  a  barrage  of  high  explosive  and  gas  shells.  On  November 
8th,  the  Company  joined  in  the  regimental  advance  on  Etraye  in  which  no  opposi- 
tion was  met.  At  nightfall  we  dug  in  on  one  of  the  hills  near  the  village,  and 
established  outposts. 

No  chance  was  given  the  enemy  to  rest,  and,  on  November  9th.  Company  "C," 
with  other  units  of  the  Regiment,  surged  forward,  passed  the  Damvillers  and 
Wavrille  road,  overcame  all  resistance  and  established  a  new  line  at  a  railroad 
embankment  running  [larallel  with  the  German  positions  on  Cote  du  Chateau, 
Cote  d'Orne  and  Cote  de  Morimont.  Here,  however,  the  German  resistance 
stiffened  and  no  further  ground  was  taken  that  da_\'.  <  )n  November  10th.  a  tre- 
mendous efifort  was  made  to  capture  the  enemy  positions  on  the  hills.  The  tide 
of  battle  went  to  and  fro:  twice  the  stream  was  crossed,  men  wading  through 
water  up  to  their  shoulders,  and  both  limes  thev  were  forced  to  retire.  At  two 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  direction  of  our  attack  was  changed,  and  we  moved 
by  the  right  flank,  once  more  crossed  the  river  and  beat  our  way  to  the  base  of 
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Before  dawn,  however,  the  ^\5^h  Infaiilrv  was  on  the  move  again  and  "C" 
Comj)any  marched  to  (iiherey,  some  tliree  kilometers  to  tiie  southeast.  At  seven 
o'clock  in  the  morning,  the  Regiment  once  more  went  into  action,  and  it  fell  to 
"C"  Company's  lot  to  take  up  position  at  the  base  of  Hill  323.  We  reached  there 
only  to  find  that  another  company  had  taken  over  the  sector  assigned  to  us.  It 
then  became  necessary  to  get  to  the  right  of  the  hill,  and  to  accomplish  this  we 
were  forced  to  double  time  across  an  open  field  in  full  view  and  range  of  the 
( lerman  machine-gunners.  J'iinnors  of  an  armistice  now  began  to  spread  through 
the  lines,  hut,  judging  b\'  the  amount  of  shells  being  exchanged,  it  seemed  unbe- 
lie\al)le.  Imagine  then  what  joy  was  felt  when  at  eleven  o'clock  firing  ceased 
and  white  flags  were  waved  all  along  the  Cierman  lines — the  "Armistice"  had 
come  and  with  it  victory  and  peace  for  the  Allied  forces  ! 

( )n  Xo\ember  13th.  the  Company  was  ordered  to  Etra\e  to  take  up  its  resi- 
dence in  the  ruins  of  l->ench  houses  and  wooden  German  shacks.  Here  Captain 
Frank  S.  Crawford  became  our  commanding  officer  and  Second  Lieutenant  John 
W.  (iraham  was  also  assigned  to  duty  with  us.  Every  one  began  to  think  of 
going  home  and,  while  so  doing,  spent  both  Thanksgiving  and  Christmas  in  this 
village.  Neither  of  these  holidays  will  be  forgotten  ;  the  former  for  the  excellent 
entertainment  provided  by  the  Second  Battalion,  and  the  latter  for  the  best  dinner 
provided  for  us  since  our  arrival  in  France. 

Finally,  on  December  26th,  we  began  our  march  to  the  sea,  and  the  hikes 
we  made,  the  difflculties  we  overcame,  led  us  to  believe  that  it  compared  favor- 
ably with  Sherman's  famous  march.  From  luraye  we  went  to  Chaumont-Sur- 
Aire,  where  we  arrived  on  December  28th.  At  Chaumont-Sur-Aire.  Captain 
Tilghman  rejoined  the  Com])any  as  commanding  officer,  and  Lieutenant  Shira 
was  assignetl  for  duty  and  remained  with  us  for  two  months.  It  was  here  that 
the  idea  of  perpetuating  our  friendship  took  root.  Plans  were  formed  for  some 
sort  of  organization,  and.  at  the  suggestion  of  Lieutenant  Welsh,  the  Company 
began  work  on  a  record  book,  which  would  keej)  fresh  in  our  minds  the  wonderful 
experiences  and  the  part  we  ])layed  in  the  World  War. 

Time  ]jassed  slowly,  and  it  appeared  as  if  we  would  never  reach  that  sea. 
On  March  2Sth,  we  resinned  our  wanderings  through  France,  and  the  roads  we 
took  brought  us  to  Rimaucourt.  Here  we  enjoyed  the  hosj^itality  of  the  Red 
Cross  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  both  of  which  helped  greatly  in  making  life  less 
monotonous.  Spring  arrived,  and  if  we  ever  had  the  moving  fever,  we  had  it 
then.  A  great  sigh  of  relief  was  breathed,  when,  on  the  21st  of  April,  we 
entrained  for  LeChene.  a  (|uaint  and  pretty  village  which  we  entered  on  the  23rd. 
Our  French  friends  proved  \ery  hospitable,  and.  in  order  to  forget  the  lioring 
inspections.  "D"  and  '"C"  Companies  comljined  their  efforts  in  an  excursion  to 
Nantes  down  the  .Sevre  Ri\er. 

The  last  leg  of  our  journey  to  the  ocean  was  completed  on  May  12th.  when 
a  four  hour  trip  by  railroad  brought  us  to  Saint  Nazaire.  the  i)ort  of  embarkation. 
^\'e  boarded  the  good  shi])  Santa  Rosa  on  the  night  of  the  16th,  and  cleared  port 
at  5  o'clock  the  next  morning.  After  thirteen  long  da\s.  most  of  which  were 
stormy,  we  reached  Philadelphia,  had  a  short  talk  with  our  loved  ones  at  the  pier, 
and  immediately  entrained  for  Camp  Dix.  <  )nce  there  demobilization  proceeded 
rajiidly,  and  on  June  9,  1919,  the  last  member  of  "C"  Company  was  mustered  out 
of  the  service. 


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September  1,  1918 

CAPTAIN- 

Cliarles  H.  TilKliiiiun 

KIUST  LIErTKXAXTS                                               "                        SKCOM)    I. IK 

CTKNANTS 

U..h.Tf     I 

.    Mt?ily                                                                                   George    S. 

Barker 

(•(.11  rati    I 

".    NaKel                                                                           .\ustiii  E. 

Besancon 

Slnnley 

E.    Welsh 

FIRST  SKHGEAXT 

srrrr-T  seugraxt 

MESS  SERGKANI* 

James    Cox 

Maximiliiin   W.  A.   HoU 
SEKGEAXTS 

William  R.  Thomas 

George  J.   Ainh:u-her 

.■■isi-pli  A.   Conway                         lluj-li   I>.   Mcnonulil 

George    R.    Thoinpsfm 

Jesse  J.   Euok 

Knbcrl   <;iin)ti«-i'                               Kuuis  ()erlcin:in» 

John   R.   Trumbauer 

Francis  S.   Carey 

^aiiiiH'l  If.   I.oveiistfin                   John  J.    HfiKl 

coiirORAi-s 

William  J.  Turner 

David  P.  Atidersdii 

William  Fr<-.v                                 Robert   1>.    I.erih 

Charles    W.    Rifhardsoii 

Josi'ph   P.    H(>rj;maier 

Harry  Friel                                       Samuel    Lowey 

John   E.   Scott 

Jcilin  T.   rainbiirn 

Clayton   W.    Groff                          John  J.    M.'Knroe 

Charles  W.  Settle 

Philip  Corrado 

Andrew  W.   Ilauli.rt                      Edwin    K.    iMiQuny 

James   C.   Spurry 

(foorgp   Dnnig 

Harry   Herbst                                   Edward    F.    Maher 

Joseph  H.   Tintiey 

Joseph  R.  Davidson 

Geor^je  Horn                                     Charles   A.    Morrissey 

Cornelius   C  .Walter 

Ku^e[ie    N.    Fagiin 

Walter   C.    Hunn                             Josei)h  II.   .Mnlvey 

Ralph  C.   Williams 

Joseph  J.    Feele.v 

I.elon   E.    I.ediiuni                           Franiis  1>.  O'.Mullin 

Emil    P.    Winkler 

COOKS 

MECHANICS 

PIGLER 

Charles    P.    Pn 

It                                        Edward    Fleisch 

Isaac    Ivevitch 

Edward   J.    I>iain<md                                  John  II.   FreiliiiK 

George    I.ipjilnr 

itt                                    William  J.  FreilinK 

rtavid  H.    Uirki 

r                                         S.donion  C.   Wraight 
rUIVATES.    FIRST    CLASS 

Marry   J.    Kn.k 

John    H.    (ialu|i                                Edward  E.   O'Neill 

<;eorge  A.    Wolfe 

Frank    II.    lUak 

John    C.    Ganit                                  I.ouis   A.    Reilieke 
rmVATES 

Charles  E.    Wrigley 

Harry  Almes 

\'ii-t'>r  J.    Itonohiie                         Edward  J.  Ma<-kenzie 

William   M.    Sellman 

Antonio   AUeri 

Ual|ili    I).    IMuidore                         1  asipiale  Maeeoni 

John    Sicura 

Kdward  L.   Archer 

Ad.dpli  C.   llnnkel                            Ray  H.  Mali.k 

Godfrey  Siegrist 

Frank   J.    Arick 

Steve  Dzeniak                                  James  S.    Mallns 

Harry   F.    Simon 

Uichard    Arlliur 

Thomas  Eei-les                                 Harry   C.    Mamlell 

Charh's  H.   Sixtus 

St.-phfii   C.    Pair 

William    L.    Elis'-n                         Joel    Manheinier 

Edward   A.   Smith 

Charlfs  J.    Bauer 

Cturence  H     Federhan                  Andrew  Martin 

Paul  J.    Smith 

Charles   K.    Pean 

Elmer  W.   Fiekeissen                    .^ose|»h    W.    Mavs 

Thomas  s«don 

Kdward   Bet-htloflf 

John  F.   Flail                                    Harry  Meyer 

Donato    Sontilli 

George  T..    Pehl 

Joseph    FoKel                                    Cesare    .Michel 

Edwin    R.    Souders 

Harry   J.    IlertraiKl 

Isreal  H.    Kiecenhaiim                  William   .V.    .Milllieim 

John   C.   Spcneer 

John    Pl.m.hogk 

latriek  Forjan                                 Carbine   Marahilo 

Chester  H.   Spraguo                      i                  i 

JmIui   Pongiorno 

(;eorj;e  J.    Freneh                           Lonis   F.   .M<  r^'an 

Pertrand    K.    Staiiwood 

Allison  E.   Borul 

Fred   J.    Ftldala                                George   Muller 

Joseph    H.    Steele 

Charles   W.   Brey 

William  F.  Gehhardt                    Thomas   1'.    Mnrphv 

F'rederick    Steffens 

Robert   S.   Broadway 

Eiirieo  Gia<|Hint.>                            I.uiEi   Xieolette 

Charles  J.  Steffler 

Thomas   C.    Bmwn 

.Alexander  Gilchrist                       John  A.   O'H.ara 

I.ouis    Stein 

Jami-s   P.    Biirkf 

George  J.  Gohl                                .lames  J.    (I'Neill 

Frank    B.    Steiner 

Ji.hn    J.    Burke 

John   R.   Graham                             Ponato  Orhiiwio 

Harry  Steinmuller 

Mithael   F.    Burke 

Herman  Herig                                  Herman   on 

Andrew   Stonage 

John   L.    Burns 

William  C.   Grauer                        William    M.    raynler 

Peo   J.    Schwartz 

James   Byers 

I.eo  Hart                                             Fielro   riz/.nii 

Felix   A.   Talalaj 

James  Cncia 

James    C.    Ilartman                       Itavid   H.    I'rince 

Stephen   Terzitta 

Carlimo  Calogero 

i;eorge   Hicks                                   Tony   Racano 

Clifton    W.    Tibbels 

Lawrence   F.    Callahan 

Howard  J.    IIolTman                      T.eo    Paezkowski 

Theodore  Tiedeken 

Cesare   Capone 

Waller  W.  Jennings                     William   11.    Haliili 

Joseph    F.    Tracy 

John   H.   Carlton 

E.lward   T.    Kane                            Charles    V.    Reanhin 

Angelo  Trinca 

Joseph   Cherry 

ilarr.v   J.    KanfTman                      Jacob    Recktenwalil 

('harles   J.    Turner 

Stanley   Chesko 

William    F.    K.-ek                              Elton   W.    iteid 

B»d<'slay    I'minski 

RolH'rt   r>.   Cook 

Milton  H.   K.rsey                            Alberl   E.    Reilley 

John  Crbanowicz 

Franceseo  Ceromi 

Herman  C.   Klein                            Elias  K.   Retlig 

I'errv    Vassailiades 

Milton  F.  Cohen 

Feador  Koshowilz                          William    W.    Kidenonr 

Michael    D.    Vicchia 

Angelo  Consorte 

Erakle  Koznian                               Joseph    11.    IJieger 

James   Vita 

Frank  W.  Corbett 

rhilip    l.acavalle                                llnnimick     Roberta 

Chris    Vogel 

Harry  D.   Cotner 

Michael    J.    l.awler                        William    K.    Robinson 

Roland    G.    \'oigt 

Francesco   Cozau 

llaniel  I.ee                                         Max   Xa<-ks 

Harrv  J.    Walsh                                               ^ 

Pewis  W.   Cowles 

Frank  A.   I.eininger                       Frank   Santisiri 

John    J.    Weldon                                                   ■ 

Joseph  Czarneeky 

Harry  J.    l.entz                               I\is<juale    Sehiavo 

Henry    Wennmaeher                                           H 

Christopher  F.   Hearing 

Jacob  S.  I.evine                              Joseph   F.    Schil]) 

Walter  A.    Wii-kstrom                                      ■ 

Frank    DeMarinis 

Joseph   Lewis                                    Edward  P.  Sehimpf 

Albert   F.    Wie<imann                                     ■ 

Frank  J.   Devaux 

Adidph   I.eihner                               Ilenrv  F.   Schroeder 

William  A.  Wiedmaun                                  ■ 

<;uiseppe    DiBenedetto 

llalrh   n.   .McAllister                     Chester   F.    Scbwall 

John    W.    Wiggins                                                | 

Charles  A.   Pic-kert 

William  J.   McFeoter                    Dominiek    0.    S.-ialla 

Theodore    H.     Wirbatz 

AVilPam   J.    Dixon 

.lohii    .\l<'Kav                                         .-Vngelo    Scotti 

John    D.    Woodwork 

Josi'ph   P.    Diihidavage 

Daniel    F.    McMonagle                  Frank  P.  Sirvanlt 

William   J.    Worrall 

Charles  Douaghue 

Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 

Antonns   J.    Znkauskas 

Vicffir   Antimary 

Alnn    W.    navies                             llngh   J.    Glennon 

Giovanni   Padnano 

John    K.    Bishop 

Germano   l).-.\Ieo                              .\Ifred  .\.   Gordon 

Leonard    Payne 

Waldiiie    Bogdanovioh 

Walter   E.    linncan                         Martin  Jessee 

Logan   IS.  Pnekett 

Bernard   A.   Boyle 

John    Feteho                                     Arch   G.    Jmies 

Andrew  S.    Rivers 

Andrew  J.    Brown 

Stanley    J.    Freileriek                    Hueston   Konntz 

Nick    Seragn 

Theodore   C.    Brown 

Texan   E.    Fye                                  John    Koscielny 

Joseph   Soporowski 

John   F.   Chadwick 

Hyman  (iell                                      Walter   Manning 

Harry   A.  Shively 

Peatross  G.  Cocke 

James  R.   Glaekeu                       Mike  Murga 

Charles    Wright 

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Company  "D."  of  the  315th  Infantry,  officially  came  into  being  on  Se])tember 
17,  1917.  when  the  following  officers  were  assigned  to  the  Company:  Captain 
John  H.  Ricketson,  Jr.,  First  Lieutenant  Seth  C.  Hetherington  and  Second  Lieu- 
tenants Lawson  G.  Bash,  Frank  A.  VanHorn,  William  R.  Mease  and  Conrad 
F.  Nagel. 

On  September  21st,  1917,  the  first  enlisted  men  reported  to  the  Regiment 
and  68  of  these  were  assigned  to  form  the  nucleus  of  Company  "D."  Additional 
increments  followed  and  on  Novemlier  3r(l.  1917,  the  Company  roster  contained 
the  names  of  250  men.    For  the  first  time  the  Company  was  at  full  war  strength. 

Men  were  being  continually  transferred  from  Camp  Meade  to  complete  divi- 
sions destined  for  immediate  overseas  service.  These  calls  rapidly  depleted  the 
number  of  men  in  the  Company,  one  draft  in  ( )ctober,  1917,  consisting  of  82  men 
that  were  sent  to  Camp  Gordon,  Georgia.  This  was  an  exceedingly  discouraging 
period,  as  it  was  impossible  to  keep  the  personnel  of  the  Company  in  a  permanent 
form.  In  May,  1918,  75  men  were  received  from  the  154th  Depot  Brigade,  and 
in  June  a  similar  increment  was  received  from  Camp  Upton,  New  York,  making 
the  total  strength  of  the  Company  243  men. 

The  training  at  Camp  Meade  was  cjuite  intensive,  but  through  the  generosity 
of  Captain  John  H.  Ricketson,  Jr.,  numerous  parties  were  given  which  greatly 
helped  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  camp  life.  The  influence  of  Lieutenant  Heth- 
erington manifested  itself  in  numerous  ways,  but  particularly  in  the  neat  ap- 
pearance exhibited  by  the  Company.  His  insistent  order  to  "take  your  hands 
out  of  your  pockets"  and  "fasten  that  button"  will  always  be  remembered  by 
the  men  of  the  Company. 

The  315th  Infantry  sailed  for  France  July  9th,  1918,  from  Hoboken,  New 
Jersey.  Noah  may  have  felt  somewhat  crowded  on  his  Ark,  Jnit  he  never  crossed 
the  briny  deep  in  G-7,  of  the  U.  S.  S.  America.  Who  will  ever  forget  the  last 
morning  on  shipboard,  when  we  stood  on  "B"  deck  from  3  A.  M.  until  davlight 


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expectiny;  at  any  momenl  to  see  the  ])erisc(ipc  of  an  enenn-  submarine?  We  landed 
Jtily  18th,  1918,  at  Brest,  and  in  conmion  with  e\ery  one  else  in  the  Reginlent 
suffered  an  uncomfortable  three  days  in  the  camp  at  that  port. 

On  the  trip  from  Brest  to  Esnoms,  the  training;  area,  we  had  our  first  intro- 
duction to  the  French  box-car.  "40  Hommes  ou  S  Chevaux"  will  liring  a  smile 
or  a  groan  to  any  of  us  who  ever  see  that  sign  again.  At  Esnoms  we  were  lodged 
in  billets  and  there  learned  sufficient  French  to  ask  for  pommes  de  terre  and 
oeufs.  The  seven  weeks  that  were  spent  there  are  remembered  chiefly  for  the 
long  hot  hours  of  drill,  for  the  band  concerts  everv  evening  in  the  town  S(|uare 
and  for  the  procession  of  cows  and  wooden  shoed  youngsters  at  reveille  and 
retreat. 

On  September  8th,  being  then  considered  tit  iuv  the  front,  we  entrained  at 
\'aux-sous-Abigny  and  detrained  at  11  1'.  M.  the  same  day  at  Re\ignv.  The 
hike  from  this  place  to  Bazincourt  was  our  first  real  test  in  full  marching  equip- 
ment and  was  made  without  the  loss  of  a  man.  After  this  march  the  old-timers 
ne\er  boasted  again  of  the  "Baltimore  Mike."  We  left  Bazincourt  on  September 
12th,  and,  after  a  march  of  several  hours,  were  loaded  on  motor  lorries  dri\en 
by  Indo-Chinese  chauffeurs.  The  onl\-  luiglisii  expression  they  knew  was  "( iood 
Night."  That  was  about  the  way  we  felt.  too.  During  the  night  spent  in  these 
motor  lorries  we  had  been  impressed  with  the  necessity  of  maintaining  silence, 
and  of  course  no  smoking  was  permitted,  because  of  the  sujijiosed  ])roxiniitv  of 
the  enemy.  What  was  our  surprise,  therefore,  upon  arriving  at  Camj)  Brocourt 
the  next  day,  to  find  a  negro  jazz  band  in  full  swing — c'est  la  guerre ! 

(  )n  Se])tenil)er  14th,  we  started  for  the  front  and  by  1  A.  M.  the  following 
morning  had  taken  over  from  the  French  our  portion  of  the  trenches  com- 
prising Sector  304.  The  First  and  Second  Platoons  were  stationed  in  Boyau  7, 
the  Fourth  Platoon  occupied  the  trench  Tuats  I'nis  and  the  Third  Platoon  took 
over  Tranchee  Herbillion.     We  certainlv  were  rookies — lived  in  our  <ras  masks 


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most  of  the  time,  because  some  one  in  some  trench  was  always  sounchng  the 
klaxon  gas  alarm,  and  at  that  time  we  believed  every  thing  our  gas  N.  C.  C).  had 
told  us.  The  experience  we  gained  in  these  trenches,  however,  i)roved  of  very 
great  value  to  us  when  later  we  were  up  against  the  real  thing. 

On  the  morning  of  September  26th,  we  went  "over  the  top"  in  the  great  Allied 
offensive.  The  part  Company  "D"  took  in  this  action  diiTers  but  little  from  that 
of  the  other  companies  in  the  Regiment.  We  fought,  were  scattered  by  high 
explosive  shells — gave  first  aid  to  our  wounded,  dug  in,  or  reorganized  to  go 
forward  again.  While  waiting  to  advance  on  the  morning  of  September  28th, 
an  H.  E.  shell  bitrst  near  and  instantly  killed  Lieutenant  Hetherington.  It  is 
fitting  to  state  here  that  every  man  considered  his  death  a  personal  loss,  and,  now, 
looking  backward  we  realize  that  we  lost  not  only  an  officer,  but  a  friend. 

At  2  P.  M.,  September  30th,  we  were  cheered  by  the  sight  of  the  3rd  U.  S. 
Division  advancing  in  approach  formation  to  relieve  us  and  carry  on  the  fight. 
We,  together  with  other  companies  of  the  I'iegiment,  had  advanced  to  the  hills 
north  of  Nantillois  and  were  relieved  from  a  jiosition  off  the  Cunel  road  lietween 
Cunel  and  Nantillois.  Three  officers  and  sixty- four  of  our  men  were  wounded 
and  one  officer  and  twenty-six  men  killed.  Lieutenant  Mease,  the  only  remaining 
officer  of  the  Company,  led  it  for  four  long  weary  days  until  we  reached  the  rest 
camp  at  Marcaulieu  Wood.  ( )wing  to  the  constant  strain  to  which  the  men  had 
been  subjected,  many  were  taken  ill  here  and  evacuated  to  the  hospitals.  While 
we  were  stationed  here,  First  Lieutenant  Walter  Gallagher  was  assigned  to  com- 
mand "D"  Company.  Pie  immediately  took  steps  to  reorganize  the  Company  and 
appointed  new  non-commissioned  officers  to  replace  those  who  had  become  cas- 
ualties. We  again  occupied  billets,  in  the  \illage  of  Thillombois,  on  October  11th, 
and  remained  there  until  CJctober  22nd.  (_)n  October  14th,  Second  Lieutenant 
(ilenn  H.  Shira  was  assigned  to  "D"  Company  and  remained  on  duty  with  it  until 


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Novcnilior  5tli.  191S.  (  )ii  llic  c\ciiint;  of  (  )ct(il)cr  21st,  \vc  made  a  l(iroi-(l  march 
toward  the  Troyon  I'rdiit,  as  a  (jerman  attack  was  expected  there.  The  attack 
never  niateriahzed,  and  we  relnrned  to  onr  hillets  the  next  day. 

On  ( Jctober  2,?rd,  we  made  ready  tor  onr  second  engagement,  leaving 
'riiillombois  that  da\-  and  marching  to  roiiloiix  I'arm.  There  we  received  7.^ 
replacements  to  till  some  of  the  gai)s  in  our  ranks,  which  had  existed  since  the 
Montfaucon  (lri\e.  These  men  were  mostl)-  green  and  had  ne\er  been  under 
fire,  but  nevertheless  they  went  into  the  lines  three  days  later  and  gave  an  ex- 
cellent account  of  themseK-es,  T.ea\ing  Pontonx  Farm,  we  marched  to  Forges 
Woods  on  ( )ctober  26th.  (  )n  the  night  of  (  >ctober  29th,  we  adxanced  across 
the  Meuse  River  and  proceeded  up  a  road,  that  was  being  heavily  shelled,  to  the 
entrance  of  Death  Valley.  Lieutenant  Ciallagher,  Sergeant  Levi  and  .Sergeant 
Holt  had  gone  ahead  earl_v  that  same  day  to  reconnoiter  the  position  we  were  to 
occupy.  At  2  A.  ]\L,  October  30tli,  we  com])lete(l  the  relief  of  Com]);nnes  "T," 
"G,"  "C"  and  "K"  of  the  114th  Infantry,  29th  Division,  and  occupied  the  partially 
stabilized  trench  ])ositions  on  the  hill  north  of  MoUeville  h'arm.  This  relief  was 
completed  witlmut  the  loss  of  a  single  man  despite  heavy  shelling.  We  organized 
this  ])osition  and,  as  the  days  went  by,  made  our  defenses  stronger  with  firearms 
of  both  (ierman  and  French  mantifacture  which  we  had  salvaged.  The  sector  we 
occu])ie(l  was  a  faxorable  one  frcjui  which  to  send  out  ])atrols  ;ind  Lieuten.ant 
George  .S.  Parker  ;uid  the  I'.altrdion  Intelligence  Section  rendered  \er\-  \alual)le 
service. 

<  )n  .November  4th,  a  local  attack  was  ordered,  zero  bom-  being  6  .\.  M.  .As 
we  advanced,  the  first  line  came  under  heavy  enfilade  machine  gun  fire.  The 
left  of  our  position  was  the  most  exposed  and  we  swung  our  line  so  as  to  protect 


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CoMP.\NV  "D"  Douiii.E  TiMixr,  .\ftf.k  f'.\ssi\(;  ix  Review  ox  Liberty  Field 


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A  View  Showing  the  Shell  Battered  Windmill  Between  Montfaucon  and  Nantillois 
AND  Ground  Over  Which  Men  of  Company  "D"  Advanced  in  the  Attack  on  Nantillois 


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this  point.  After  an  advance  of  about  100  yards,  a  favorable  position  along  a 
bank  was  reached,  and  the  men  dug  in.  Our  losses  had  been  very  heavy  and  a 
platoon  from  "H"  Company  reached  us  at  7  P.  M.  to  strengthen  the  support  lines. 
The  fighting  in  this  attack  had  resolved  itself  at  some  points  into  hand  grenade 
duels  and  there  were  numerous  cases  of  extreme  bravery.  All  told,  our  losses 
were  seventeen  killed  or  missing  in  action  and  twenty-two  wounded.  At  9  P. 
M.  on  the  4th,  we  were  notified  from  pjattalion  P.  C.  to  make  ready  for  relief, 
and  at  10  P.  M.  the  First  Platoon  of  "G"  Company  reached  our  trench.  We 
had  been  evacuating  our  wounded  since  dark  under  great  difficulties,  as  the  Boche 
was  nervous  and  kept  the  sky  well  lit  with  his  flares.  It  was  here  that  our  litter 
bearers  showed  their  mettle  bringing  in  wounded  over  ground  swept  almost  con- 
tinuously by  machine  gun  fire.  The  relief  was  completed  at  1  A.  M.,  November 
5th,  and  the  men  assembled  in  a  large  stone  quarry  on  the  side  of  Death  Valley 
and  were  marched  to  the  Regimental  reserve  position.  Here  the  Company  was 
again  reorganized,  as  every  squad  had  suffered  casualties  and  two  squads  had 
been  completely  wiped  out.  On  the  morning  of  November  6th,  we  were  advanced 
aliout  1,000  yards  to  the  support  line,  where  we  remained  two  days. 

At  3  P.  M.,  November  8th,  we  were  assigned  to  mop  up  the  Bois  de  Etraye. 
The  Company  was  divided,  so  as  to  cover  a  large  area  of  the  terrain,  and  the 
various  elements  did  not  make  contact  until  the  next  morning  at  Etraye.  The 
Company  headquarters  group  occupied  comfortable  German  dugouts  that  night 
on  the  outskirts  of  Etrave,  which  had  been  but  recently  evacuated  bv  the  Boche. 


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We  Ift't  I'".trave  in  skirmish  formation  at  9  A.  M.,  November  9tli,  and  adsanced 
without  nuicli  opi)osition  to  the  road  between  Damvillers  and  Wavrille.  At  this 
point  we  came  under  chrect  enemy  observation,  and  a  terrific  artillery  barrage 
halted  our  progress.  We  lay  along  this  road  luitil  late  afternoon,  when  we  ad- 
vanced It)  the  railroad  tracks,  about  5(X)  yards  east  of  the  road.  ( )n  the  morning 
of  the  10th,  the  direction  of  attack  was  changed,  and  during  that  day  and  night 
we  swung  our  line  nearly  due  east.  We  had  been  held  up  during  the  afternoon 
by  a  wide  stream,  across  which  it  was  necessary  to  wade,  the  water  reaching 
above  our  waists.  The  Boche  had  trained  machine  guns  all  along  our  jiath  of 
advance,  and  the  fact  that  the  day  passed  without  a  single  casualty  in  the  Com- 
pany was  due  mainly  to  the  skillful  handling  of  the  men  by  Lieutenant  (iallaghcr. 
Boche  fire  continued  during  the  night  of  the  10th  and  reached  its  greatest  intensity 
on  the  morning  of  the  11th. 

To  "D"  Company,  on  the  morning  of  November  11th,  was  assigned  the 
mission  of  feeling  out  the  enemy.  Under  cover  of  a  hea\y  fog,  we  advanced 
entirely  by  compass  bearing,  the  fog  alone  making  our  position  tenable.  ( )wing 
to  the  rapidity  of  the  Roche  retirement,  he  was  forced  to  abandon  a  captured 
Belgian  120  mm.  cannon.  This  we  took  immediate  possession  of,  and  it  has  be- 
come since  one  of  the  battle  trophies  of  the  Regiment.  At  11  A.  M.,  November 
lltb.  when  the  call  was  repeated  from  the  rear  to  "cease  firing,"  "D"  Company 
held  the  most  forward  and  perilous  position  in  the  Regimental  sector.  .An  outpost 
w.is  then  established  and  a  big  victory  bonfire  was  built.  The  fact  that  this 
illumination  was  permitteil  long  into  the  night  brought  to  e\ery  one  the  realization 
that  the  war  had  at  last  ended.  Lieutenant  Gallagher  was  at  this  time  recom- 
mended for  promotion,  and  received  his  captaincy  on  December  Sib.  .^hortlv 
thereafter.  Lieutenant  Barker  was  assigned  to  "D"  Companv. 

We  dro])])ed  back  to  Etraye  after  two  da\s  of  outpost  dutv,  and  there  we 
made  ourselves  coniparatively  comfortable  in  "made  in  Crermanv"  barracks.  -\t 
Etraye  we  celebratetl  Thanksgi\ing  and  Christmas  and  finally  left  on  l)eceml)er 
26th.  Thence  we  marched  to  Chaumont-sur-Aire,  where  we  remained  for  three 
months.  While  we  were  in  this  latter  area,  many  of  the  men  took  ad\antage  of 
the  seven  day  leave,  and  to  the  less  fortunate  ones  Bar-le-Uuc  was  a  scene  of 
the  week-end  pass.  .Athletics  occupied  our  spare  moments  here — Sergeant  Evans 
(Danny)  represented  the  Company  on  the  Divisional  basketball  team  and  Cor- 
])oral  Dicky  Watts  wore  the  numerals  "79"  on  his  football  togs,  (iold  bricking 
was  brought  to  a  fine  science  at  this  ])lace,  and  many  of  our  N.  C.  O.'s  blushed 
when  they  accepted  their  beaucoup  francs  on  pay  day. 

.A  five  day  hike,  starting  IVLirch  28th,  1919,  brought  us  to  Rimaucourt  on 
-April  1st,  and  this  trip  marked  the  real  beginning  of  our  homeward  journey. 
From  there  we  moved  to  the  village  of  Le  Chene,  near  Nantes,  on  April  21st. 
Three  brief  but  happy  weeks  were  spent  in  the  valley  of  the  Loire,  and  on  May 
12th  the  Company  was  once  more  on  the  move,  this  time  to  the  embarkation 
center  at  Saint  Nazaire.  Then  followed  in  rapid  succession  the  boarding  of  the 
U.  S.  transport  Santa  Rosa  on  May  16th.  the  arrival  in  Philadelphia  on  May 
30tli,  and  the  final  demobilization  of  the  Companv  on  June  9th,  1919. 


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Conipany  "D"  in  France 

Billets — rii|)  'i\-ms — and  SiiclMioles. 

Station  Arrived 

Brest    July  IS.  1918 

Camp  rontanezen July  IS,  1918 

F.snoms    July  24,  1918 

Bazincourt   .'^cptcuiher    9,  1918 

C'ani])  Brocourt Scptcniher  13.  1918 

Trenches  Sector  304   September  15,  191S 

\ormandy  Woods   .Sejitember  24.  1918 

Over  the  Top — Montfaucon September  26,  1918 

Bizerte  Woods    October    1.  1918 

Xorniandy   Woods    October    ,\  1918 

Foret  dc  Souilly October    4,  1918 

Recourt    October    4,  1918 

Marcaulicu  Woods October    5,  1918 

Thillonibois     (Jctobcr  11,  1918 

Troyon   October  21,  1918 

Thillombois    (Jctober  22,  1918 

I'DUtoux   l''arni    October  23,  1918 

l-'romereville   Woods    October  27,  1918 

Forges  Woods October  29,  1918 

In  Action  North  of  Molleville  b'arm.  .  ( ktober  30,  1918 
Reg.   Reserve,  Bois  de  Consenvoye.  ..  Xm ember    5,1918 
Reg.  Support,  Bois  de  Consenvoye ...  November    6,1918 

-Mopped  Up  Bois  de  Etraye November    8,  1918 

Occupied  Etraye November    8,  1918 

In  Action  Against  Hill  356 .Xovember    9,  1918 

Out-Post  Duty  Northeast  of  (iibercy.  .November  11.  1918 

Etraye   November  13,  1918 

Chaumout-Sur-Aire    December  28,  1918 

l\iniaucourt    \pril     1,  1919 

La  Chene Ajiril  2.^.  1919 

St.  Nazaire    Mav  12,  1919 


Left 
July  18,  1918 
July  21,  1918 
SeiJtember    8,  1918 
Sei)tember  12,  1918 
Sei)tember  14,  1918 
September  24.  1918 
September  25,  1918 
September  30,  1918 
October    3,  1918 
(  )ct()ber    3,  1918 
October    4,  1918 
October    5,  1918 
October  10,  1918 
October  21,  1918 
October  22,  1918 
October  23,  1918 
October  26,  1918 
October  28,  1918 
October  29.  1918 
November    5,  1918 
November    (>.  1918 
November    7,  1918 
November    8,  1918 
November    9,  1918 
November  II,  1918 
November  13,  1918 
December  26,  1918 
.March  28,  1919 
April  21.  1919 
May  12.  1919 
ALav  17,  1919 


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The   515  th   Infantt 

'RY 

Roster  of  Company  D 

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September  1,  1918 
CAPTAIN 

FIRST  T-IKUTEXANTS                                          jnlm   H.    Ri<-k.'tson.   Jr. 

SECOND    LIEUTENANTS 

LiUvsnit  G.   Bnsli 

W^illiam  R.   Mease 

Seth    C.    HetlieriuK 

ton 

Shepard  F.  Williams 

I-'rank  A.  \'an  Hnri 

FIRST  SERGEAXT                                           MESS  SERGEANT 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

H.,M-bert   C 

ark                                                 Charles  Reilly 
SEUGEANTS 

Frank    Ramho 

■William  Cviniiinp:li!im 

Clifford  French                                John    I.    Murphy 

Domenico  Pescrilli 

Robert   F.   Djiwsoii 

Jerome   B.    Levi                               Vincent   M.    Naddy 

Charles   H.   Reiclielderfcr 

I'HuI  A.    Dovliii 

CORPORALS 

Arthur  I.    Beliriiiann 

Robert  H.  Gallieu               Charles  A.   Kraus             Daniel  J. 

Patton              Earl    B.    Shaffer 

Gen.    \V.    DiMibcrt,  Jr. 

Paul  M.    Hermann              John   J.    Leach                   Ktormonth 

Pollock           Everett  W.   Wanner 

Djuiii-l   Evans 

John   T.    Holt                        Joseph    L.    McKee             David   Rosen                       James  Young                         |  | 

Elmci'    U.    Fux 

Elwood    Kerkeslager          Clarence    Pancoast           Phillip  L. 

Sellers 

COOKS                                              MECHANICS 

BUGLERS 

Anthouy 

Baldaushas                                 Frank  Di  Renzo 

Ottamr    W.    Epple 

Antboiiy 

Gallagher                                   Thomas  Moore 

Roger  W.   Morgan 

tMiarles 

P.   Macauley                               William    J.    Moore 

Job  11  J. 

Monahan 

I  RIVATES.     FIRST    CLASS 

jDsi'pli   Adclman 

John   J.    Cnrran                                William    D.    Hutchison 

Israel    C.    Segal 

Ivlii.rcii   fl.   Aslaiiian 

Antlionv   J.    lit-    Paul                       Frank    A.    Kaithern 

Waller    R.    Simon 

Eilwani    M.    Hailey 

Charles   Difhl                                   Mblia.-I    Knnny 

Joseph    F.    Smith 

M'alter    I.    Iteriii;,^fr 

Philip  J.   Dutty                                John    McNamara 

Warren    L.    Stroud 

Harry  Itfyfr 

William  Fleming                            Ji-scjih   Okromechko 

Richard  A.   Sullivan 

Joseph   J.    linlkfs 

Lui^^i    Gasliardi                               Edwanl    Poyntz 

W^illiam   Talarico 

<'barb^s   H.    Clifton 

William   (roMborn                           Thomas  F.   Price 

Harry    M.    Volkman 

' 

Iiisbop  I'.  Coruiany 

Christopher  J.    Ilartman              Edward   Rein 

Furman    S.    Wilde 

Ormill    S.     Cuiumitit,'S 

PRIVATES 

Richard    H.    Wireman 

ilarshall   Affcew 

Samuel  F.  Kastner                        Cosimo  PizzuUi 

Albert    E.   Stevens 

Christian  Aletter 

James  E.   Kelley                             James  J.   Powers 

Richard   L.   Stierheim 

Murray  R.  Baile 

James   P.    Kelly                              Joseph    Puglisi 

Allyn   W.    Stillman 

Gc.ir;;*:*    W.    Bauillfrt 

Martin   E.   Kelly                             Domcnirk   S.    Puleio 

Abram    Street 

I.oryii  W.  Beuion 

Peter  Kerr                                        Morris    Rabinowitz 

Herbert  M.   Sullivan 

William    Bernst<Mii 

John  J.   Kiernau                              Donato   Rafiu 

Benjamin   Surgoft 

Alb.-rt   B.    Blair 

Henry  Koplin                                   Edwart  T.    Rayer 

Charles    Taylnr 

Ainzie   Biiskirk 

Evan  T.    Krieder                            Louis    Rebalsky 

Peter   A.    Thonianu 

Louis   Caci'hiu 

Morris  Kridermau                          Mario   Ricci 

Benjamin  Thomas 

Samuel  Galloway 

Gurney  E.   Kroh                              Harry    H.    Robbins 

Robert   B.   Thompson 

EUvood   I,.    Clark 

Edward    KroU                                  Andrt-w   E.    Rodgers 

George   W.    Toner 

Isaac  Cohen 

Maik  Krnk                                         Joscpli   Rodgers 

John  Topoleski 

Myer  Comroe 

Richard   C.   Larson                         Samuel    J.    Rosenfeld 

Victor  Torsilli 

Frank  H.  Cooper 

Andrew   J.    Leopold                       Salvatore   Rotolo 

David  Tosky 

Joseph  Corsenoti 

Jacob  Libertow                               Harry    Uiih.-iistein 

Benjamin  Traflican 

Frank   Counterman 

Ignatz  Lochsofski                           Nathan    Ixudnitsky 

Frank   M.   Trubiano 

Demetry   Dacek 

Josejtb  Loiterstein                          Albert    F.    Ryan 

Vincento  Trotta 

Thomas  M.   Davey 

Frederick  A.  Lnlirnian                  Samuel  J.    Saylor 

Toney   Trebino 

David   Diamond 

Arthur    D.    Lynn                                 Walter  F.  Scheible 

Benj.    Tucker 

Antonio  Di   Plaoido 

Alexander  McClean                          Charles    Schnell 

Edmund   Van  Ingen 

Dennis  F    PriseoU 

SanuiHl    L.    McKown                        Mi.ha.-l     G.     Sclioenbolz                Earl    Van    Why                                    }  ■ 

Morris  Feldman 

Gal>riele  Mangiuo                           Joscpli    W.    Schramm 

Leonard   \ecchioiie 

Frank   A.    Fitz^'erald 

John   Mauro                                       Ignatius   Seeger 

Antonio   Vitello 

Thomas   F.    Fitz^erabi 

Edward  J.   Moran                           Guiseppe  Sergi 

Russel   Walker 

Rliea   B.   French 

Carl  M.   Mublseblegel                   Herbert   E.   Shaffer 

James   T.    Walsh 

Lloyd   G.    Friend 

John  A.  Murray                              Samuel  Shapiro 

Louis   L.    Warren 

Merwyn  C.  Fuss 

John  J.  Murray                            James  L.  Sharwood 

Richard   H.   Watts 

Frederick  J.  Gerngross 

Morris   Nachtigal                         Frank  Sblamkowitz 

Bennie  T.   Webster 

Alva  L.   Correll 

Alfred  A.  Nagler                           Edwin  F.   Short 

Charles   H.    W'einz 

r^ 

J«ts.   Gramsky 

Walter  H.    Nieber                         Jack   Siben 

Samuel   Weiseman 

Grefforio  Grandes 

Samuel   Xovick                                Hyman  Silverstein 

John  Weltowsts 

Harry    Gurell 

Dennis  A.   O'Connor                      Arthur  Simonetti 

Herbert  R.  Williams 

ti 

Edward   A.    Hanlin 

Arcangelo  Pallettc                        Louis   Sinacore 

Samuel   Wilson 

m 

William  F.   Hansofsky 

Pasquale    Panichelli                      Nathan   Sirlin 

Albert  Woerner 

P 

Mark   Harrison 

Charles    Patterson                             Walter  T.    Smith 

Julius   Wolfson 

(..;;     1 

Frank  ITartman 

Morris  I.    Perlstein                        Nick  S|.adca 

Joseph    O.     Veble 

Saniue!  J.    Harvey 

Anthony   F.    Peropapt                   Edwin  D.  Spare 

Pliilip    Zal>Iii(loff 

William   1".   HastiiiKs 

Morris    Pestcoe                                A<l.dph  Stccn 

Lni;-'i    Zarrilli 

1 

(Jeorge  R.   Hill 

Antonio   Pettinato                          Albert   H.    Stern 

William   Zink 

Henry  G.    Hoffman 

Nicholas  Zywno 

ffi 

Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 

'■4 

PRIVATES 

t 

Willie  C.  Adams 

Lee  N.  Cook                                   Walter  W.  KoUmar 

John   Ruiz 

George  P.   Antoiiacopoulos          Patrick  Daly                                    Charles  Lake 

Clarence  E.  Seidel 

Unsnrio  Avcnia 

Stephen    Esterly                               Frank  J.  Leve 

John   Smith 

Hfib.-rl    B.    Ayres 

Irvine  Eversole                                Oral    R.   McCleery 

Dethridge  Snead 

Jani.s    Bain 

Joe  0.   Ezell                                      Angelo  Mercuri 

John  J.  Sobkowiak 

Willi:ini   Baltodozzie 

Guiseppe  Falcone                            Ervin  E.  Miller 

Same    Sotfile 

Hurl   L.   Barnard 

John  Farragamo                              Ray  0.  Moser 

Nazzarreno  Sorace 

Fri'd  Banmeisier 

Henry    M.    Fletcher                          Walter   Mussack 

Isrcal  Sru|der 

WM 

Cliarles    F.    Bennett 

Cash  Forbus                                   Patrick  O'Sullivan 

Powell   Sutherland 

Walter   Breese 

Ales   Goleimbiweski                       Oscar  Olson 

Nick  A.  Thorman 

Wilbert  G.    Brumley 

Francis  P.  Goss                              Lucius  Parks 

Patrick  Timony 

Willie  E.   Burch 

Ora  H.   Grizzel                                Samuel  E.    Perry 

Clarence  J.   Von   Neida 

William  R.  Butler 

LeRoy  Hauge                                   Hulen  W.  Phelps 

Charles  L.    Warrington 

Ilenrv  Cantavespie 

Earl  G.   Hilton                                Dayton   Presley 

Ales  Watlack 

Nicholas   Cariofilies 

Amos  Johnson                                  John  J.  Quinn 

Alfred  M.  Wayland 

Francis  F.   Carton 

Howard  C.    Keiper                         Robert  C.    Richards 

Louis  Werdann 

mi 

Earl  Cline 

James  Killeen                                  Harry   Rosenwald 

Birchard   White 

n3 

Patrick  Comer 

Harold  Knight                               Robert   H.    Roy 

Fred  B.  Wivell 

u 

Edward  M.   Coraery 

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Company  G 

Company  H 

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On  September  22,  1917,  Local  Board  No.  29,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
sent  to  Camp  Meade  six  men  who  were  honored  by  being  made  charter  members 
of  Company  E,  315th  Infantry.  Included  in  this  lot  were  "Pat"  Kelly,  "Dick" 
Rorke  and  "Duck"  Kun.  These  men  were  met  by  a  reception  committee,  con- 
sisting of  Lieutenants  Hibbard  and  Gish,  at  the  partially  completed  barracks 
R-16,  which  "E"  Company  at  that  time  was  sharing  with  Company  "G"  and 
"Doc"  Bulford's  hospital  crew.  That  afternoon,  another  bunch  was  added,  in- 
cluding Apau  ("Sam")  Kau,  who  hailed  from  Honolulu,  "Louie"  Miller,  and 
"Mike"  Keyes,  a  native  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  The  next  morning  two  more  lots 
blew  into  the  Company  fold,  among  them  being  "Berny"  Sweeney,  Peltz,  Severin, 
Saks,  Kade,  Meyers,  Sauer,  Hughes,  Conroy,  Weise,  Graupner,  Freeley,  and 
Widmaier.  On  the  following  Saturday,  the  31st  Training  Battalion  sent  from 
R-40  "Rody"  Rodenbaugh,  "Hap"  Walters,  "Mop"  Fealty,  "Fritz"  Gross,  "Eddie" 
Joy,  "Pop"  Hackney,  "Bull-dog"  Granahan,  and  several  others. 

Captain  "Old  Man"  Miller,  whom  the  boys  soon  learned  to  know  was  a 
diamond  in  the  rough,  now  began  in  earnest  the  task  of  organizing  this  motley 
crew.  The  Company  wa's  "All  Philadelphian" ;  the  "bloody"  Fifth  Ward  fur- 
nished a  jjart,  to  which  South  Philadelphia's  "Ramcat"  and  "Devil's  Pocket" 
added  some  more,  and  then  Germantown's  elite  finished  out  the  cjuota.  Truly  in 
this  "melting  pot"  there  was  much  melting  to  be  done.  In  getting  the  Company 
started,  Lieutenant  Hibbard  was  given  the  job  of  fitting  ( ? )  the  men  with 
clothing,  and  Lieutenant  Gish  was  ])ut  in  charge  of  the  mess.  Lieutenant  Eyler 
and  Lieutenant  Hackett  were  at  this  time  on  special  duty  with  the  Training 
Battalion  and  Lieutenant  Murray  was  helping  the  Supply  Company.  The  Com- 
pany did  not  want  for  officers,  however,  for  late  in  the  fall  assistance  came  in 
the  form  of  attached  ofiicers.  These  included  Captain  Armstrong,  who  reminded 
us  that  the  army  gave  us  the  best  job  we  ever  had,  and  Lieutenant  "Cowboy" 
Boltz,  who  brought  cold  sweat  to  the  brow  of  many  a  rookie.  Later,  Lieutenant 
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Noii-coniniissioiH'd  officers  were  next  considere(l.  and  "Rody"  Rodeiihaui,'li 
was  made  "Top."  Allen  P.  (Czar  Ethan)  Hetrick  was  made  Supply  Serjjcani 
and  Sergeant  Severin  was  made  Mess  Sergeant.  Sergeant  IIum])hreys  for  a  lime 
held  down  the  job  of  comjjany  clerk,  but  was  later  sent  to  Regimental  Head- 
quarters and  a]jpointed  Sergeant  Major.  Pager  then  moved  into  the  orderly 
room.  Early  in  November.  "Charlie"  Bloom,  wlio  knew  the  I.  1).  R.  from  front 
to  back,  "Sam"  Kau.  "Al"  t'ourcier,  and  "b'.d"  .Sheridan  were  made  sergeants. 
At  the  same  time,  "Achniral  [•"letcher"  Wilde,  "Walt"  Meyers,  "Spence"  Sauer, 
"Ed"  Joy,  "W.ilt"  Wrighi.  "Kay"  I'ierce.  ( )scar  Callen,  "Billy"  Hughes,  and 
"Hank"  Boswell  were  made  corporals,  while  "Ed"  Kelly,  "Dick"  Rorke,  "Tom" 
Powers  and  John  Sweeney  were  made  mechanics.  On  the  transfer  of  Kelly, 
"Piggy"  Freeley  was  given  the  crossed  hammer  che\  rons.  This  qu.artette  of 
mechanics  soon  gained  quite  a  rejnitation  as  "rustlers."  or,  in  the  p.irlance  of  the 
A.  E.  F.,  "saKage  hounds." 

On  Hallowe'en,  with  tlie  assistance  of  friends  of  Bonnem  and  Rodner,  the 
Company  pulled  off  a  \i-ry  successful  feed.  In  as  nuich  as  the  friends  of  Bcjunem 
were  feminine  friends,  a  large  detail — ])ri\ates,  "non-coms,"  and  officers — volun- 
teered to  help  without  the  aid  of  a  duty  roster.  Colonel  Rosenbaum,  Major 
Borden,  and  all  of  the  Company  officers  were  present,  and,  for  the  first  time,  the 
boys  met  Lieutenant  Murray.  Movies,  speeches  and  singing  by  the  l\odenl)augh- 
-Sauer-Kade-Huniphreys  quartette  rounded  out  an  enjoyable  evening. 

On  November  4,  1917,  the  Company  received  about  a  hundred  men  from 
Philadeliihia,  including  "Detail  jack"  O'Donnell,  Clasen,  "Reds"  O'Hea,  Parkhill, 
Corson.  Sauerblatt,  and  a  "conscientious  objector"  who  was  later  shipped  to  the 
Depot  Brigade.  What  appeared  to  be  a  new  officer  turned  out  to  be  Paris  in 
the  uniform  (leather  ])ultees  included)  that  he  had  worn  on  the  border.  Endless 
transfers  and  assigmnents  during  our  Cam])  Meade  davs  made  frequent  changes 
among  the  N.  C.  O.'s.  Martin,  "Joe"  Mctiosern,  I'eltz  and  I'.iris  received  ser- 
geant's warrants  on  .April  S,  1918,  and  on  the  first  day  of  July,  Saks.  Kade, 
(iranahan  and  "Bill"  Buckley,  who  migrated  to  us  from  the  Supply  Company, 
were  authorized  to  wear  three  strijjes.  More  corporals  were  also  made.  During 
December,  1917.  "Mike"  Keyes :  in  Eebraury,  1918,  Clasen,  Scott.  I'arkiiill, 
Neilson  :  and  on  Jul\  1,  1918,  "Duck"  Kun,  "Joe"  Bailey,  "Jack"  (  )'Donnell, 
"Dutch"  Grau])ner,  "Dave"  Sauerblatt,  "Ray"  Kuhl,  Stinson,  "Kid"  Lynch, 
"Fritz"  tiross,  'T^ig  Ben"  Conroy,  "Ed"  Gaiuion,  "Dick"  Waise,  "Tom"  Dawson, 
Earl  Walker,  formerly  of  Company  "C,"  "Admiral"  ."^adow,  "Eppv  "  Epstein  and 
Robb  acquireil  the  two  stripe  chevron.  John  Kurz  ("Mouth  Organ")  was  made 
cook  just  before  leaving  Camp  Meade.  The  original  buglers  were  Nicholas 
and  Neilson.  Later  "Sam"  Taschner  replaced  Neilson.  In  the  course  of  time, 
"Spence"  Sauer  was  made  su])i)ly  corporal,  and  "Ha])"  W'alters  took  over  the 
supply  sergeant  job  when  "Czar"  TIetrick  was  discharged.  Cor])oral  Clasen 
assisted  in  the  orderly  room.  To  Czarmecki  goes  the  honor  of  being  the  first 
private  t'lrst  class — any  man  who  shines  the  hob-nails  on  the  soles  of  his  shoes 
for  Saturday  morning  insjjection  should  be  made  first  class. 


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Busy  as  the  boys  were  most  of  the  time,  athletics  were  never  forgotten. 
"Big  Ben"  Conroy,  "Ray"  Pierce,  "Bill"  Scott,  "Louie"  Miller  and  others  fur- 
nished many  a  good  bout.  Many  good  games  of  baseball  and  football  were 
played  with  other  companies.  Conroy  and  Kau  made  the  Regimental  Baseball 
Team  and,  on  Decoration  Day,  Parkhill  won  first  place  in  the  Regimental  Equip- 
ment Race.  Thoughts  of  a  grudge  bout  between  Bach,  the  company  tailor,  and 
"A'Tonk"  Zarzation,  the  company  barber,  still  bring  up  a  laugh  among  the  boys. 
Schools  took  up  quite  a  lot  of  the  boys'  time.  Lieutenant  Noonan,  instructing  the 
Battalion  in  bayonet  training,  had  Maurice  Saks  go  "over  the  top"  of  the 
bayonet  course  fifteen  times  one  afternoon.  Saks  claims  that  the  worst  part  of 
war  is  not  always  the  drives.  Kau,  McGovern,  Sheridan  and  Woodcock  went  to 
(Jfficers'  Training  .School,  l)ut  Woodcock  was  the  only  one  of  the  quartette  who 
was  unfortunate  enough  to  be  made  a  second  lieutenant. 

Many  changes  were  made  in  the  officers.  "Kitchen"  Hackett,  who  suc- 
ceeded in  teaching  the  rookies  that  they  were  "Uncle  Sam's  soldiers  and  should 
be  proud  of  it,"  was  made  Battalion  Adjut;int.  "Cowboy"  Boltz  was  trans- 
ferred, "Fuzzy"  Gurd  also  left  us.  Lieutenant  Carroll  was  sent  to  "K"  Company 
and  later  made  captain.  Lieutenants  Boer,  Jenkins  and  Titlebaum  stopped  with 
us  a  while  and  left  for  other  parts.  Captain  Edmund  T.  Smith  lived  with  us 
for  a  time,  but  finally  left  for  an  Embarkation  Camp.  Then  Company  "F" 
donated  Lieutenant  "Minnie"  Borbidge,  who  made  himself  heard  on  all  hikes. 
Lieutenant  Borbidge  holds  all  world's  records  as  a  cadence  detective. 

Towards  the  close  of  June,  when  it  became  apparent  that  we  were  to  join 
the  A.  E.  P.,  there  was  a  wild  rush  for  a  last  trip  home.  Many  of  the  men 
were  fortunate  enough  to  get  passes,  and  some  who  were  not  so  fortunate  went 
anyhow.    The  men  who  still  remained  in  that  part  of  the  11th  Training  Battalion 


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wliicli  w  as  attached  to  Coni])aiiy  "E"  were  assigned  to  the  C  oiiipany.  <  )n  Sun- 
day. |nl\  7lh.  tlie  3  officers  and  23S  men  comprising  "E"  Company,  entrained 
at  Disney  Station  for  Jersey  City.  A  lialf-hour  stop  at  Philadelphia  enabled 
many  to  kiss  their  best  girls  and  wives  again  before  lea\ing.  even  if  some  other 
coni])any  diil  manage  to  refresh  itself  with  the  ct)ffee  that  had  l)een  reser\ed  for 
us.  (  )n  boarding  the  Aincvicu.  we  learned  that  we  were  to  be  M.  P.'s  on  the 
tnj).  The  duty  of  the  ship  .M.  P.  was  to  discover  all  places  to  stand  or  ])erch 
on  the  upper  deck  and  then  allow  none  of  the  enlisted  personnel  of  the  kh.iki 
kin(l  to  stand  or  sleep  there.     "V."  Company  liecame  very  popular. 

.\fter  landing  in  France  and  pitching  tents  in  the  P)rest  mud,  the  bovs  started 
to  sit  up  and  take  notice — to  get  ac(|uainted  with  l-'rance.  <  »n  tlie  trip  (i\er 
Stracquadinio  was  taken  sick,  and,  at  Brest.  Daub  followed  suit.  Poth  were 
evacuated  to  hospitals.  Soon  we  were  introduced  to  the  joys  of  riding  in  {•"rencJt 
"side-door"  Pullmans,  which  were  usually  labeled  "40  Hommes — 8  Chevaux." 
This  was  soon  parajihrased  by  "Tnm"  Thring,  "40  Hommcys  too  manv,  S  Shove- 
out." 

(  )in-  train  finally  dropped  us  at  X'ivey-Chalmessin  on  Jidv  23th,  191S,  ,ind 
the  ne.\t  day  we  set  out  with  full  packs  for  Aujeurres.  There  we  were  billeted 
in  barns  and  stables,  but  it  was  not  long  before  most  of  the  boys  were  adopted 
by  the  hospitable  natives  of  the  village,  and  it  became  no  uncommon  sight  to  see 
a  \illage  belle  being  assisted  by  a  doughboy  of  the  Company  in  driving  her  cows 
down  the  village  street.  Shortly  after  arriving  at  Aujeurres,  Wcymann,  Dubbs, 
Cibson,  .Swartz,  Lord  and  Zoeller  joined  that  portion  of  the  "( iold  Bricks" 
known  as  the  Intelligence  Department.  Private  Jones  came  to  tlie  (.'onipany 
troni  .M.ichiiie  Gun  Company  and  Shields  left  the  Company  ami  was  assigned 
to  .Machine  (km.  While  at  .\ujeurres,  Martin,  wdio  had  come  overseas  ahead 
of  the  Division,  joined  the  Company  and  commenced  teaching  it  the  use  of  the 
bayonet  according  to  the  style  being  used  that  particular  week.  About  the  same 
time  Lieutenant  Crawford  was  transferred  to  the  Companv.  In  the  latter  ])art 
of  .August,  Mower  was  promoted  to  mechanic  and  .Sergeant  Keyes  (then  cor- 
]K)ral )  was  made  Battalion  (las  .\.  C.  (J.  Sergeant  Granahan  and  ".Snu-11 
anything  Joe"  Bailey  were  made  Comjiany  Gas  N.  C.  O.'s  and  had  little  difficult\- 
in  kee])ing  tlie  four  gas  alarms  in  the  town  in  perfect  working  order.  While  at 
Cam|)  .Meaile.  Lieutenant  Eyler  had  been  made  Battalion  Gas  Officer.  .\t 
.\ujeurres  much  time  was  spent  in  ritle  ])ractice,  throwing  grenades  and  per- 
fecting the  organization  of  the  Com])anv. 

<  hi  l'"rida\'.  the  thirteenth  of  September,  we  got  our  tirst  taste  of  a  "(|uiel 
sector"  of  trenches  and  i)ecame  familiar  with  dugouts,  rats  of  every  size  and 
kind,  mud  and  wire  entanglements,  .\fter  a  couple  of  days,  we  finally  got  some 
definite  idea  of  where  "Fritzie"  was  supposed  to  be,  but  it  was  hard  to  realize 
that  there  were  any  Boche  within  miles,  for  the  sector  was  so  quiet  that  the  boys 
unrolled  their  packs  on  the  top  of  the  trenches.  We  rotated  from  the  front  line 
to  Cainiebiere  ( Can-of-Beer)  trenches  in  support  and  then  to  P.  C.  Caesar  in 
reserve.  While  in  the  front  line.  Sergeant  Peltz  was  sent  to  the  Officers'  Training 
School  and  later  commissioned  ;  Lieutenants  Crawford  and  Borbidge  and  Sergeant 


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Parkhill  returned  from  2nd  Corps  School,  at  Chatillion-sur-Seine ;  and  Cor- 
poral Clasen.  Corporal  Lynch,  Godshalk  and  Muench  were  sent  to  Aeroplane 
School  tor  three  days  to  learn  signals  between  aeroplanes  and  the  ground.  Just 
before  the  drive.  Private  Sleninier  was  detached  for  duty  with  the  Burial  Detail ; 
Fox  and  Kairys  were  put  on  special  duty  with  the  Divisional  Disbursing  Ofificer ; 
Private  Long  was  transferred  to  Brigade  Headquarters ;  and  O'Leary,  Gerlach, 
Novia,  McCarthy  and  Evans  were  evacuated  to  hospitals. 

What  the  79th  Division  did  at  Montfaucon  (  Meuse-x\rgonne  OfYensive)  from 
September  26-30,  1918,  is  now  a  matter  of  history.  It  goes  without  saying  that 
Company  "E"  did  all  of  its  share  from  the  time  it  entered  the  battle  as  brigade 
reserve  on  September  26th  until  September  30th,  1918,  when,  in  the  front  line 
position,  it  was  fighting  for  a  foothold  in  the  woods  north  of  Nantillois.  Follow- 
ing the  drive,  came  the  long  hike  which  landed  us  in  Camp  Gibraltar  where  we 
were  all  treated  to  a  bath.  It  was  a  rare  treat  for  this  was  October  5th  and  we 
had  had  otir  last  bath  just  prior  to  leaving  Aujetirres  on  September  7th.  Naturally 
by  this  time  cooties  had  become  our  bosom  friends.  Many  of  the  men  were  taken 
sick  from  the  lack  of  food  and  water  and  exposure  to  rain  and  cold  during  the 
drive,  and,  while  at  Camp  Gibraltar,  were  evacuated  to  the  hospital. 

Privates  Carney,  Kupka,  Marcelli,  Marcuccio  and  Yeakel  were  sent  to  Supply 
Company.  Gallagher  and  Metzler  were  made  corporals.  "Hap"  Walters,  "Charlie" 
Bloom,  Martin  and  Lyman  Lord  were  sent  to  the  r)fficers'  Training  School. 
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l)y  Walters  being  sent  to  school.  Lieutenant  Borbidge  was  transferred  and  made 
Second  Battalion  Gas  Officer.  .MkhU  the  middle  of  (  )ctober,  Lieutenant  .Murray 
and  "Bill"  Buckley  were  sent  to  Third  Corps  School.  Captain  Miller  was  sent 
to  command  the  Third  Battalion,  temporarily,  and  Lieutenant  Crawford  returned 
to  command  the  Company.  Private  Lynch  was  made  bugler  and  Hoffman  a 
mechanic  on  October  21st,  and  the  next  day's  morning  report  siiowed  Keyes 
■■.\])pt.  Sgt.  fr.  Corporal."  .\t  this  juncture  our  first  replacements  arrived: 
Anderson.  Brandon,  Buch,  Buchanon,  Broughton,  Bulgerin  and  .\hrens.  Mintz 
and  Silverthorne  were  sent  on  special  duty  with  the  Division  ivail-head  Detail. 
On  the  25th,  Lieutenant  Ilibbard's  much  overdue  promotion  to  b'irst  Lieutenant 
arrived.  (  )n  the  return  of  Captain  Miller  at  the  end  of  the  month.  Lieutenant 
Crawford  went  to  "G"  Company. 

By  October  the  28th,  we  had  reached  our  position  in  the  Grande  Montague 
Sector,  where  we  were  kept  constantly  "on  the  hop"  tmtil.  on  the  morning  of 
November  11th,  191S,  Lieutenant  Hibbard  brought  to  the  Company  the  best 
order  it  had  ever  recei\  ed.  "Firing  ceases  at  eleven  o'clock."  Prom])tly  at  eleven 
o'clock  the  firing  ceased  and  the  fog  began  to  lift.  Every  one  started  to  gather 
wood  and  build  fires,  and  soon  "E"  Company's  quartette  was  going  strong. 
Seventy-one  men  of  the  Company  were  on  the  firing  line  this  eleventh  hour  of 
the  eleventh  day  of  November.  Ca])tain  Miller  at  this  time  was  commanding 
the  First  Battalion  and  Lieutenant  llibbaril  commanded  the  Company. 

The  period  from  November  11th  to  December  26th.  1918,  was  marked  by 
poor  eats,  falling  buildings,  issues  of  new  clothing,  including  the  "beloved"  English 
shoes  (Supply  Officers  are  still  trying  to  convince  limping  doughboys  that  these 
are  "comfortable"  shoes),  the  Thanksgiving  parade  and  Christmas.  Immediately 
after  the  armistice.  Lieutenants  Rice  and  Lyerly  joined  the  Company,  but  Lieu- 


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tenant  Rice  was  soon  transferred  to  a  regular  Army  Division,  (iradually  some 
of  the  evacuated  boys  drifted  back  to  the  Company,  and,  before  we  left  Damvillers, 
Weymann,  Wilde,  Epstein,  O'Hea,  Segletes,  Joy,  Slater,  Marks,  Fairo,  Metzler, 
Hamilton,  Meyers,  Korn  and  Varley  again  lined  up  with  the  old  bunch.  Wigmore 
Smith,  Stadelman,  Duffy,  Wright,  Kelly,  Renter  and  V'on  Wysock  were  evac- 
uated sick  to  have  their  frost  bitten  feet  attended  to. 

Just  before  Thanksgiving,  Earl  Walker  was  made  Sergeant  and  Corson  a  cor- 
poral. About  the  middle  of  November,  Captain  Miller  returned  to  the  Company, 
but  on  the  thirtieth  he  was  transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  and  Captain 
Joseph  D.  Noonan  took  command.  Captain  Noonan  was  far  from  being  a  stranger 
to  the  older  men  of  the  Company,  most  of  whom  had  received  bayonet  instruction 
under  him  at  Camp  Meade.  Leaves  were  now  in  order.  Ten  men  left  for  Aix- 
les-Bains  and  returned  with  tales  of  beds  with  white  sheets,  meals  from  china 
plates,  bath-tubs  and — madamoiselles. 

At  Damvillers,  the  boys  broke  all  records  for  letter  writing,  and  the  new 
mail  orderly,  "Sam"  Taschner,  tried  to  requisition  some  transportation  for  the 
helmets  which  were  being  sent  to  the  folks  at  home.  Making  rings  from  silver 
franc  pieces  became  the  indoor  sport  of  the  Company.  This  became  such  a  habit 
that  even  the  Company  Commander  fell  for  it.  Ask  any  man  in  "E"  Company 
'AVhat  did  you  eat  for  Thanksgiving  Dinner?"  and  tiie  answer  will  come  tout  de 
suite,  "Corn  Willie."  But  we  try  to  think  only  of  the  glorious  time  we  had  at 
the  Burlesque  Parade  arranged  by  the  "king  of  Chaplains,"  Richard  V.  Lancaster. 

About  the  middle  of  December,  Bailey,  Gannon,  Campbell,  Stockert  and 
Wcidner  jumped  to  Headquarters  Company  and  Buckley  returned  from  Third 
Corps  School.  Friel,  Buch  and  Varley  went  to  Machine  Gun  Company,  but 
Varley   returned.     Then   came   the   appointment   of   the   "Armistice"   Corporals, 


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including  Pierce.  Narducci,  I'^ealty,  Lord.  Reverie,  Miiench  and  l-"o\vler.  Christ- 
mas Uay  arrived  and  with  it  the  Government  issue  of  corned  beef  and  canned 
potatoes,  but  Captain  Noonan  had  already  jjroved  himself  to  he  an  "I'ser-Keady 
Check  Writer,"  and  Chaplain  Lancaster  made  a  trij)  to  Nancy,  st)  that  nothini,'- 
was  missing  that  day.  That  Christmas  dinner  will  long  be  remembered  as  one 
of  the  bright  s])ots  in  the  history  of  the  Company. 

The  three  days  hike,  starting  the  day  after  Christmas,  landed  us  in  Neuville- 
en-\'erdunois.  The  only  thing  pretty  about  this  town  was  the  name.  The  boys 
"existed"  in  this  burg  for  thirteen  weeks.  During  these  weeks  the  following 
changes  took  [)lace :  Kane.  Kenijier.  Nelson.  Merron.  Kun,  Short.  J.  J.  Smith. 
\'on  Wysock.  .Sillers.  McCarthy.  (Iranahan,  Widni.iier,  Reiley,  Renter.  Rowen. 
Schlecht.  Meluskey.  Iliggins.  I'etrosinio.  (  I'I'.rieii.  Dawson.  ;nid  W'eigand  came 
back  to  the  Comjiany  during  January.  Lieutenants  I  Milliard  and  Kade  followed 
Lieutenants  Lyerly  and  I'aris  to  Tliird  Corjis  School,  .■iiid  Dudley  joined  the  Com- 
pany from  Comjiany  "L."  Lieutenant  Richmond  was  assigned  to  the  Company 
late  in  January. 

The  month  of  l'"ebruary  saw  Lieutenant  De  Paul  joining  the  Comjianv.  gi\- 
ing  us  once  again  a  full  cjuota  of  ofilicers.  (iranahan  made  the  Regimental  and 
Divisional  Rifle  Teams.  Hilton,  Korn.  Cunning,  and  Sheehan  were  evacuated  sick 
to  hospitals.  Johnson,  aide-de-camp  to  ( )'Hea,  left  for  the  M.  P.'s ;  Sergeant  Saks 
and  Lieutenant  DePaul  started  off  for  Third  Corps  .School;  "Rob"  Mamilton  was 
transferred  to  the  O.  M..  where  he  was  soon  made  sergeant,  and  Slater  rejoined  the 
Company  The  s;inu-  month  saw  Harry  Prager  shift  to  Hea(k|uarters  Company. 
Then  in  .March.  Ca])tain  Noonan  left  to  take  charge  of  one  of  the  Divisional 
Schools.  (  )T)onnell  was  tinallv  allowed  to  sew  on  the  three  stripe  chevrons  he 
had  been  carrying  in  his  pocket  for  two  months  and  was  also  given  a  coveted 
whistle  and  authority  to  blow  same.  Robinson.  Marks,  .Swartz,  Hackney,  Gross 
and  Kane  were  promoted  to  corporals,  and  "Tony"  Spano  was  transferred  to  the 
.5U4th  Ammunition  Train,  Next,  the  educational  fe\er  caught  the  Company,  and 
Muench,  .\hirks.  Lord.  Meluskey,  Nelson  and  Adair  became  .\rmy  students. 
Batches  of  men  were  always  on  leave  and  it  was  reported  that  at  the  leave  areas 
"E"  Compau}'  men  .ilw.iys  managed  to  "co])"  the  fairest  niadamoiselles. 

Billets  were  being  built  outside  the  town,  a  rifle  range  was  being  built,  every- 
thing was  getting  comfortable,  when  the  long  expected  hap|)ened.  Five  days 
hard  hiking  brought  us  to  Rimaucourt  on  .\])ril  Fool's  Day.  and  we  stayed  there 
until  April  23rd.  1919.  During  our  stay.  Howard,  Gentile  and  "Hap"  Walters 
returned  to  the  Company  and  " .W"  Courcier  was  made  "Top."  L'rank  ( irittin. 
leader  of  the  famous  "comb  and  tissue  paper"  band,  was  discharged,  and  if 
Frank  went  to  see  all  the  folks  home  whose  addresses  the  boys  ga\e  him,  he 
must  be  still  going.  "Mouth  Organ"  Kurtz  and  Kairys  soon  followed  Griffin 
to  the  good  old  L'.  S.  .\.  "Sam"  Taschner  was  made  corporal  and  imnieiliately 
put  chevrons  on  his  clothing  from  overcoat  to  R.  \'.  D.'s.  .\t  the  last  rejjort 
he  was  arranging  to  have  two  stripes  tattooed  on  his  arm.  <  )rlando  got  a  pass 
to  Italy,  and.  when  he  returned.  Lombardo  wanted  to  know  if  he  had  :>.'alkrd 
back.    All  details  to  Divisional  Schools  were  returned  to  participate  in  the  review 


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of  the  Division  by  General  Pershing  on  April  12,  1919.  What  happened  to  the 
dinner  of  sandwiches  and  eggs,  which  the  "cuisine"  had  prepared  for  the  boys  that 
day,  has  never  been  explained.  Two  days  later  the  Regiment  was  reviewed  by 
Secretary  Daniels'  party  and  what  is  even  more  wonderful — the  whole  Regiment 
was  actually  hauled  in  trucks  to  and  from  the  reviewing  field. 

As  in  the  past,  numerous  improvements  were  made  in  the  barracks,  and  a 
rifle  range  was  nearing  completion  when  we  were  loaded  on  American  box  cars 
and  were  soon  "flying"  towards  the  Nantes  area.  Beautour  was  the  next  town 
honored  with  our  presence,  the  people  of  which  proved  to  be  the  most  hospitable 
we  had  met  in  our  travels.  We  were  now  in  the  S.  O.  S.,  and  inspections 
and  M.  P.'s  became  a  regular  nightmare.  At  the  suggestion  of  Chaplain 
Lancaster,  the  Battalion  had  a  monster  burlesque  parade.  All  of  the  costumes 
were  borrowed  from  the  French  of  the  village,  further  proof  of  the  good  feeling 
between  the  natives  of  this  town  and  our  boys.  "E"  Company  had  the  largest 
turn-out  and  made  a  big  hit  all  along  the  line. 

W'hile  at  Beautour,  "Tom"  Thring  returned  from  a  long  trip  with  the  Regi- 
mental Show  and  was  made  a  corporal.  Andrae  was  made  cook.  Then  came 
word  that  Lieutenant  Murray  had  Ijeen  transferred  to  the  Second  Division  and  was 
to  proceed  to  the  Army  of  Occupation.  A  letter,  signed  by  the  sergeants  in  the 
name  of  the  Company,  was  written  and  beautifully  engrossed  by  "Russ"  Adair. 
On  Sunday  morning,  the  Company  was  formed  in  honor  of  the  Lieutenant  and 
the  First  Sergeant  read  the  farewell  message.    Lieutenant  Murray  made  a  touch- 


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ins  s])ecch,  bidding'  oocid-liye  to  the  Company  and  thanking-  tlicni  for  their  good 
will.  We  were  more  than  sorry  to  lose  him.  Inn  we  feel  thai  he  understands 
something  of  the  love  and  respect  that  all  our  men  have  for  him.  Just  before  leav- 
ing Beaulour,  Lieutenant  Spencer  came  to  the  Company  from  the  Third  Division. 

The  last  journey  on  French  soil  began  May  12,  1919.  on  which  date  tin- 
Coni])any  left  Beautour  and  entrained  for  Saint  Xazaire.  Many  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  village  walked  two  kilometers  to  bid  the  boys  good-bye  at  the  station, 
and  the  Company  in  turn  was  more  than  sorry  at  parting  with  the  best  friends 
it  had  made  in  France.  We  were  held  at  Saint  Nazaire  from  May  12tli  to  May 
16th,  and  it  didn't  seem  like  more  than  a  month.  Late  on  the  afternoon  of  May 
lOdi,  the  L'omi)any  tiled  up  the  gang-])lank  of  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  k'usa  and  settled 
itself  for  a  two  weeks  ocean  voyage.  The  eats  coming  over  on  the  Santa  Kosa 
(nicknamed  the  Santa  Roller)  were  so  horrible  that  many  of  the  doughboys 
invited  the  commissary  steward  to  walk  up  as  far  as  Arch  street  with  them 
when  the  boat  docked.  Had  he  done  so,  it  is  doubtful  if  he  would  ha\e  e\er 
returned  under  his  own  power. 

However,  e\en  the  shortcomings  of  the  commissary  department  were  for- 
gotten when  the  Company  finally  landed  in  the  old  I'.  S.  A.  .\  (|uick  dash  to 
Camp  Di.x,  a  day  or  so's  agitation  concerning  a  parade  in  I'liiladclphia  (parade 
finally  squelched),  a  few  days  wandering  between  the  barracks  and  the  discharge 
center,  and  the  long  awaited  day  arrived.  On  June  9th,  1919,  the  last  member 
of  "E"  Company  was  handed  his  discharge  papers,  and  the  Company  formally 
passed  out  of  existence. 


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rwr.MS 

I.uriiis 

A.    Mill.r 

FIRST  LIEl'TENAXTS 

SK<0.\1>    I 

.lEITKNANTS 

Friink     S.     Cnnvfurd 

J.ilni    J.     I!..rl.iili;e 

Edpar  J.    Eylor 

\V;iltiT 

Ilibbard 

Juhii  V.  Murray 

FIRST  SER(iEAXT                                                   MKSS  SERGEANT 

Sl'PPI.Y  SERGEANT 

ClnrtMice  I).    Rndenbaugh                                           Iliirry 

L.   Severin 

George   L.    Walter 

SIM  J 

:ea\ts 

Cliiirh's   E.    Ulooin                           .Inines  \V.   FiiRor 

Apjin   Kiiu 

Harold  S    Paris 

William  P.   lUicklcy                    Jaiiifs  A.  Cranahan 

\  ini-eiit   Miirtin 

Henry  Pcltz 

Alh.Tt    Coiin-iHr                                  (;eiirK>'    Kailo 

.lust-pli   F.    .MriJdvcni 

Maurice  Saks 

inl: 

■dUALS 

Jdst'pli   A.    Haik'.v                            Fretl  E.  (JraupiuT 

WiiltiT   C.    Me.vers 

Havid  Sanbcrblatt 

Charles  J.    Huswt'U                         John   Gross 

Jiiscph   H.    Xi-ilscin 

Spencer  H.   Saner 

Osi-ar  G.   Ciilli'ii                               William   H.   Huglios 

Herbert  J.   O'Cotuior 

William  J.  Scott 

Hiiwanl   T.    Clast-n                         Edward  J.  Joy 

Juhii   1'.   0-I)uiinell 

Edwani  Stinsnn 

ItviUMlii-t    Coiirny                                 Midia.d   J.    Kcyes 

Willanl  II.   I'urkliill 

Earl    Walker 

'I'honias  J.    Hawsou                        Uayinuiid  A.    Kuhl 

liii.viii..ii.l  A.    I'ierce 

Kicliard  G.   Weise 

Knln'rt   F.   Epstein                          Alexander   Kun 

SiiTiiui-1  A.   Rubli 

Fre.leriik   G.   Wilde 

Edward   A.   Gannon                       John  F.  Lynch 

Siiinupl  Sndow 

Walter  W.    Wriflil 

COOKS                                                     ME( 

HANK'S 

BIGI.ERS 

Jiisapnls    Griglis                                        Jnsepli  ( 

.   Frt'fley 

Joseph  A.   Nii'holas 

ISoleslaw  Groehowski                               Thiinias 

J.    Towers 

Samuel  Taschner 

Ah'ksander  Jekuia                                    Richard 

J.  Uorke 

John  J.   Kurz                                              John  F. 

Sweeney 

TRIVATES. 

FIRST    CLASS 

1 

Maurice  J.    Corson                          Harrison  Godshatk 

Elliclt  M.   Kobinson 

John  J.  Sillers 

1 

Leroy   Dulilis                                     Thomas   I',    llowanl 

Clmrles  Huberts 

Harry  P.  Weymann 

1 

James  I'.   Fahey 

Ernest  P.  Witlmaicr 

I'RIVATES 

Russell  H.  Adair                            Charles  J.   Guie 

Michael    Mareucoio 

Ira  B.    Ri|.-hlcr 

Harvey  G.  Alspach                        William  S.   Gnnninp 

Paul  H.  Marks 

Elmer  C.   Ritchie 

Harry   Andrae                                  Geor^ie  P.    Hackney 

Giovanni  Mauri2zi 

William   Kowen 

Raffaele   Avato                                Robert   S.    Hamilton 

Kilward  C.   McCarthy 

Casumino  Uusao 

Andrew   H.    Bauer                          Anthon    Hanns 

James  II.  McChlskey 

Chester  H.  Sanders 

Harry   J.    Bernhardt                      William   C.    Hanna 

John  W.  MeGahie 

Frank  Scbeid 

William   H.    RertoUet                   iMiarles  J.   Hartmann 

Alliin  A.   Meluskey 

Elwood  E.  Sdilarb 

Rertrand  L.   Reyerle                     John   F.    Hediger 

Charles   Mercer 

Daniel    R.    S.hlecbt 

Norman  T.   Roehm                         John  Herron 

IMetro  Merola 

Harry    ScbmalenberKer 

Thomas  S.   Hoone                            Walter  S.   Ilififfins 

Howard  A.  Messick 

William  Schuler 

ThiMidore  Rorowski                         Grimsliaw  J.   Hilton 

Frederick  S.   Metzler 

Adolpll    Scclctes 

otto   I'.ossert                                      Fred  Hoffman 

Albert  B.  Miller 

William    Seller 

William  J.   Rnrke                           Robert    R.    Hoffman 

Frederick  N.   Miller 

Tliomas  Slieidiau 

Iluuli  CamplH'U                               Samuel  J.   Hubbell 

John  C.   Miller 

Thomas  J.   sliort 

James  J.   Carney                             Edward   Huss 

Oliver  Mills 

Charles  II.   Sllverlhorne 

William  A.   Carr                             William  J.  Johnson 

Xicola  Minotti 

Walter  O.   Skinner 

Charles  H.   Chamberlain              Hugh  F.  Jones 

Joseph  Mintz 

Erwin    A.    Skrohanek 

John   J.    Ctien                                    Walter  I>.   Kairys 

Orazio  Mirabillio 

Oliver  T.   Slater 

William   V.   Derriek                       Charles  J.    Kane 

John  F.   Monaghan 

i'harles    W.    Slenliner 

Harry  F.  Diamond                         Edward    R.    Kary 

I-onis  E.   Mower 

Clinton  E.  Smith 

(JeorRe  J.    Dieterly                           Charles  J.    Kelly 

Itiissell  E.   Muencb 

Edward   A     Smith 

Charles  A.   Itougherty                  Patrick  Kellv 

Mii-hael   Nardncci 

Isidore  Smilli 

Neil  J.   Duffy                                    John  S.    Kemp.-r 

Itenjaniin   Nelson 

John  J.  Sniitli 

Thonnis   J.    Esbensen                       Thomas   Ki-nnt-y 

Cliarles  Newbonrg 

Tony    Spauo 

William   M.   Evans                         Janifs   T.    Kiiisrr 

Itioiiinol   Novia 

.biscpli  stadelnian 

Joseph   M.    Fain.                              Fran. is   I'.    Kh's.hi.k 

Tliunias  A.  O'Brien 

William   T.    Stoinhauer 

Salvatore   Fanelli                               Charles   V.    Kriu.-ltl.- 

I'.al.lnssare  Oddo 

.Micliael  Stock 

Charles  F.    Fealty                             Earl    W,     Korn 

William    H.    O'llea 

Isidore  J.   stockert 

William    Fierick                              Arthur  J.    Kunz 

M;niriic    E.    O'Leary 

Fretlerick   C.    Stnmm 

I.fo  A,   Fb'ming                               Felix   Knpka 

Tli..ma8  C.    O'Neil 

John   Surdi 

William   M.    Fowler                       J(»hn   Kurtmas 

'I'eodure  Orlando 

Willard   A.    Swartz 

Joseph  J.    Fox                                   Fred   Kyros 

'I'bomas  Pasiiual 

Thomas  V.  TbriuK 

James  M.   Fiiy                                  I.eonanl  Lanp 

Doincnico  Petrisino 

Micliael   V.    Varley 

Patrick   J.    Friel                              Peter  Lazowski 

Josep   Pines 

Jolin   V.   VoiiWysock 

Maurice  I,.   Gallagher                   Joseph   Lombnrdo 

Charles  Placido 

Tliomas   A.    Walls 

Joseph    Gentile                                    Robert   R.    Ixng 

John  J.   Powers 

Michael   Wciu'and 

Andrew   P.   Gerlac                         John  I.opiptTo 

Harry  P.   Praper 

John   W.    Weldner 

Charles   P.   Gettz                            Rrure  L.   Lord 

Harry  II.  Preston 

Harrv  J.  Wljriuore 

James  M.   Gibson                            I.ymnn   C.    I.ord 

(ieor;re   Kamntao 

William  J.   Wilson 

Morris  Goldstein                             Joseph  A.  T.yui-b 

James   A.    Rejran 

Patrh-k    Wynne 

Walter  O.  Goodman                      Peter  J.   Mctiuire 

Thomas    J.     Ueilly 

Andrew  J.   Yeakid 

Michael   J.   Goonan                        Stejihen   Mashk 

Harry    W.    Uiinoehl 

I'eter  S.    Yost 

Jacob   P.    Goshorn                           Tito  Marcelli 

John    Keuter 

Frank  ZoeUer 

1 

Frank  (Jriffln 

loined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 

PRIVATES.    FIRST  CLASS 

PRIVATES 

William  H.    RroughtiMi 

Albert  Al 

reus 

Ross   H.    Buch 

Charles  J 

Anderson 

Julius  Rnlgerin 

Fred   Brandon 

Floyd   C. 

Bucbanon 

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Company  "F,"  of  the  315th  Infantry,  was  organized  on  Septeniher  17,  1917, 
with  Captain  John  B.  Mustin  in  direct  command.  He  was  assisted  by  First 
Lieutenants  Walter  Gallagher  and  William  A.  Sheehan  and  Second  Lieutenants 
Thomas  A.  Ashbridge,  David  A.  Wiley  and  John  J.  Borbidge.  On  the  afternoon 
of  September  23,  1917,  the  Company  received  an  assignment  of  97  men  from 
Local  Board  No.  4,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  all  of  whom  were  members 
of  the  first  selective  service  contingent  to  reach  Camp  Meade.  Immediately  upon 
their  arrival,  these  men  were  marched  to  Barracks  R-24,  which  was  to  be  the 
home  of  Company  "F"  for  the  time  being.  Bed-sacks  were  filled,  the  "rookies" 
put  away  their  first  mess  of  army  beans  with  the  aid  of  the  regulation  mess-kit, 
and  "F"  Company  started  its  military  career  in  real  earnest. 

The  organization  strength  was  augmented  on  September  29th  by  additions 
from  the  21st  Training  Battalion  and  on  October  5th  by  additions  from  numerous 
local  boards  in  Philadelphia.  Meanwhile,  the  Company  went  through  the  inocula- 
tions, physical  examinations  and  preliminary  introduction  to  discipline  which 
constituted  the  early  period  of  its  training,  .\cting  non-commissoned  officers 
were  selected  from  the  ranks,  and  a  tem[)orarv  organization  was  eftected  with 
Guy  W.  Smith  as  First  Sergeant. 

As  fall  wore  on,  training  was  taken  up  on  a  more  extensive  plan.  Various 
schools  were  estaljlished  throughout  the  Division  in  gas  instruction,  bayonet 
work,  field  fortifications,  sniping  and  scouting,  and  small  detachments  of  men 
were  sent  from  time  to  time  to  these  schools.  Throughout  this  period,  there 
were  repeated  consignments  of  men  for  the  Companv  and  also  numerous  trans- 
fers. Nevertheless,  the  temporary  organization  had  become  practically  a  perma- 
nent one.  The  men  began  to  show  proficiency  in  the  manual  of  arms,  close  order 
drill  and  extended  order  work,  and  the  excellence  of  the  formal  guard  mounts 
put  on  by  "F"  Company  is  a  matter  of  Camp  Meade  historv. 

Christmas  was  coming  on,  and  every  one  was  looking  forward  to  going 
home  for  the  holiday.  Suddenly  an  order  came  through  revoking  all  passes,  and 
a  protest  parade,  led  l)y  Corporal  Boardman,  with  a  stirring  slogan  and  song 
was  organized.     In  the  end,  howe\'er,  five  day  passes  were  given  out,  but  there 


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we  felt  we  ever  had  to  endure,  at  least  until  we  started  putting  on  gas  masks  for 
four  hours  after  we  got  across  and  began  training. 

On  Thursday  morning,  July  ISth,  we  sighted  land  and  dropped  anchor 
about  4  P.  M.  in  the  harbor  of  Brest.  The  following  day,  we  were  lightered 
ashore,  marched  through  the  town  of  Brest  and  pitched  camp  outside  the  famous 
Pontanezen  Barracks.  Our  arrival  in  France  introduced  us  to  a  rest  camp  of 
rain  and  mud.  On  Saturday  afternoon,  we  received  our  first  bath  overseas,  which 
consisted  of  one  drop  of  cold  water  at  a  time,  ajiplied  in  about  four  counts. 

After  a  brief  stay  of  three  days,  we  boarded  French  trains  which  gave  us 
our  first  introduction  to  the  now  famous  "40  Hommes  8  Chevaux."  We  traveled 
across  the  fields  of  France  through  beautiful  country  and  finally  detrained  on 
the  fourth  day  at  Vivey-Chahnessin.  For  a  while  we  lay,  like  a  lost  battalion, 
along  the  road  aroimd  the  station  not  knowing  where  to  go,  until  a  modern  Paul 
Revere  on  a  motorcycle  brought  orders.  We  pitched  tents  there  and  remained 
over  night  until  noon  the  next  day,  when  we  began  a  22  kilometer  hike  to 
Aujeurres,  in  the  Tenth  Training  Area. 

Yet  even  with  the  arduous  task  of  whipping  ourselves  into  shape,  our  time 
there  was  not  without  its  sideplays.  It  was  now  that  we  really  became  acquainted 
with  the  Vin  Sisters,  and  the  A.  E.  F.  battlecry  "Finis  La  Bierre."  We  had  a 
little  club  located  at  No.  79,  and  it  had  quite  a  membership  until  the  night  the 
guard  was  called  out  to  quell  an  argument  between  Larry  Kennedy  and  a  French- 
man with  a  game  leg.  As  a  result  of  this  fracas,  our  meeting  place  was  declared 
"Out  of  bounds." 

Rumors  were  many.  Each  day  brought  us  something  "official,"  but  it  was 
not  until  September  8th,  the  week  after  our  Labor  Day  hike,  that  we  did  actually 
start  for  the  front.  We  hiked  15  kilometers  to  Vaux  where  we  boarded  our  pull- 
mans  for  Revigny,  an  all-night  ride.  The  following  day,  after  "chow,"  we  hiked 
15  kilometers  more  to  Mogneville.  There  we  camped  for  the  night  and  proceeded 
next  morning  in  torrential  rains  to  Brillon.  where  we  arrived  about  five  P.  M., 
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\Vc  remained  at  Brillon  for  two  days,  while  a  party  consisting  of  I'.alialion 
and  Company  Commanders  went  ahead  to  reconnoiter  the  positions  we  were  to 
occupy.  On  the  night  of  Thursday,  September  12th,  after  a  careful  and  thorough 
inspection,  two  bandoleers  of  ammunition  were  distributed  to  each  man.  W'e 
were  then  packed  in  systematic  fashion  into  French  auto  trucks,  dri\cn  \>\-  Indo- 
Chinese  chauffeurs,  and  carried  forward  toward  the  trenches. 

We  debussed  at  midnight  near  Blercourt  and  could  hear  distinctly  the  rumble 
of  the  guns  on  the  line.  We  later  made  our  way  afoot  to  Dombasle,  in  the  ruins 
of  which  we  found  shelter.  After  having  hot  chocolate  the  next  lufirning,  we 
hiked  to  Cam])  !•",.  in  the  Forct  de  Hesse,  and  there  remained  until  9  o'clock  that 
night. 

When  darkness  had  set  in,  we  moved  forward  a  distance  of  12  kilometers, 
reached  and  entered  the  Cannebiere  system  of  trenches,  and  ex])erienced  our 
first  taste  of  shell  fire,  .\bout  11  ;50  P.  M.,  we  relieved  the  333rd  Infantry,  of 
the  157th  French  Division,  and  established  ourselves  in  the  reserve  line,  holding 
this  position  for  three  days,  during  which  time  we  supplied  all  ration  details 
for  the  front  line  companies. 

We  relieved  "E"  Company  on  the  front  line  on  September  17th.  During 
our  five  days  occupancy  of  the  trenches,  we  suffered  no  casualties,  despite  the 
fact  that  we  experienced  several  bombardments  and  two  visitations  of  Boche 
airmen,  who  made  successful  raids  upon  our  observation  balloons.  Companv 
"K"  relieved  us  early  in  the  morning  of  Thursday,  .September  19th,  and  we  re- 
turned to  Camp  E.  On  the  way  back,  the  Second  Platoon  received  a  shower  of 
gas  shells  through  which  it  emerged  unscathed,  although  having  to  "double-time 
it"  out  of  the  shelled  area. 

We  s])ent  several  days  in  these  woods,  during  which  time  prejiarations  for 
the  mammoth  drive  were  going  on  all  about  us.  Then,  at  8:30  P.  M.,  September 
25th,  we  left  again  for  the  front,  but  this  time  actually  to  engage  in  battle.  Dur- 
ing the  heavy  bombardment,  which  began  at  11 :30  P.  M.  that  night,  the  First  and 
Third  Platoons  lay  along  the  Esnes-Avocourt  road,  and  the  Second  and  Fourth 
Platoons  in  a  communicating  trench  leading  up  to  the  front  line.  .\t  6:25  A.  M.. 
on  September  26th,  "F"  Company  made  its  first  trip  over  the  top,  the  First  and 
Third  Platoons  under  the  command  of  Captain  McClintock,  the  Second  and 
Fourth  Platoons  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Sheehan.  Our  Comjjanv  was 
given  the  task  of  "mopping  up"  for  the  front  line  companies:  The  First  Platoon, 
under  Lieutenant  Murrell.  for  "C"  Company;  one  half  of  the  Third  Platoon, 
under  Sergeant  Leuschner,  for  "A"  Company;  the  other  half  of  the  Third  Pla- 
toon, under  Lieutenant  Wiley,  for  "D"  Company ;  the  Second  Platoon,  under 
Lieutenant  .\shbridge,  for  "I"  Company  :  the  I-'ourth  Platoon,  under  Sergeant 
Barr,  for  "K"  Company. 

In  these  positions  the  Company  moved  forward  under  protection  of  a  smoke 
screen,  encountering  little  resistance.  However,  we  were  fortunate  enough  to 
aid  in  the  capture  of  42  prisoners  in  one  batch,  and  later  Corporal  Treacy's  squad 
bagged  five  more.  The  first  day's  engagement  cost  us  slight  casualties.  .\l  night- 
fall, we  were  scattered  about  the  environs  of  Haucourt  and  Malancourt.  Here 
W'e  spent  the  night,  in  a  drizzle  of  rain,  in  the  Hindenburg  trench  system. 

The  next  morning,  September  27th,  the  attack  w-as  renewed,  but  slight  prog- 
ress was  made  because  of  the  stern  resistance  encountered  by  the  313th  Infantry 


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on  the  slopes  of  Moiitfaucon  to  our  left.  Not  until  after  tiie  successful  storming 
of  these  heights  could  we  continue  the  advance.  By  evening,  we  rested  beyond 
Montfaucon  in  "Windmill  Valley,"  having  gained  7^/  kilometers  in  the  two 
days'  offensive.  During  the  afternoon,  we  encountered  our  first  concentrated 
artillery  fire,  which  continued  well  into  the  night,  making  sleep  impossible  al- 
though we  sufi^ered  no  casualties.  With  daybreak,  we  slung  packs  and  formed 
for  the  attack,  the  platoons  supporting  the  same  companies  as  before,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Second,  which  changed  from  "I"  Company  to  "L"  Company. 
Our  Regiment  was  the  advance  regiment. 

The  ridge  north  of  Montfaucon  was  attacked  in  the  face  of  machine  gun  and 
direct  artillery  fire,  and  the  advance  swept  on  through  Nantillois,  passing  through 
a  terrific  barrage  in  the  vicinity  of  the  railroad  about  a  kilometer  north  of  the 
ridge.  With  Nantillois  behind  us,  we  moved  on  in  the  face  of  severe  artillery 
fire,  crossed  "Suicide  Hill"  and  entered  the  Bois  des  Ogons. 

The  Regiment,  being  unable  to  hold  the  Bois  des  Ogons,  owing  to  severe 
artillery  and  machine  gun  fire,  dug  in  on  "Suicide  Hill,"  where  the  troops  estab- 
lished a  firing  line  on  the  woods  just  evacuated.  After  thirty  minutes  of  prep- 
aration by  a  machine  gun  barrage,  assisted  by  five  tanks,  several  units  succeeded 
in  entering  the  woods,  but  were  again  forced  to  relinquish  their  gain  after  los- 
ing considerable  men. 

We  spent  the  night  on  "Suicide  Hill"  in  a  downpour  of  rain  and  a  severe 
bombardment,  which  began  about  2  A.  M.  the  following  morning.  This  merciless 
bombardment  cost  us  heavily,  but  just  before  daylight  the  Battalion  was  formed 
at  the  foot  of  the  hill  for  the  attack.  By  this  time  the  men  were  thoroughly 
exhausted  from  three  days  lack  of  food  and  exposure  to  the  incessant  rain,  but, 
with  wonderful  morale,  they  again  assaulted  the  Bois  des  Ogons.  As  in  the 
preceding  attacks,  this  advance  was  made  without  artillery  support,  and,  as 
before,  the  woods  were  gained  but  were  unable  to  be  held.  In  abandoning  the 
woods,  we  were  forced  to  leave  behind  the  bodies  of  our  dead  comrades,  among 
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All  (lur  eft'orts  had  been  una\ailing,  as  our  own  arlillery  was  slill  tar  in  the 
rear,  having  been  unable  to  keep  up  with  the  rapid  advance  of  the  infantry.  (  )n 
the  other  liand.  the  enemy,  aided  by  observation  of  one  of  his  balloons  in  the 
north(.a^t  and  the  reconnaissance  of  several  low  flying  planes,  had  our  position 
perfectly  marked  and  continued  to  rain  shell  after  shell  upon  us,  making  our 
position  on  the  hill  untenable.  We  changed  position  reluctantly  to  the  N'antillois- 
Cunel  road,  lea\ing  small  outjiosts  on  "Suicide  llill."  and  there  awaited  our  relief, 
which  was  momentarily  e.\j)ected.  (^n  the  following  day,  Se]jtember  viOlh,  we 
were  relieved  and  toward  e\ening  reached  our  first  resting  place,  a  hillside  west 
of  Malancourt. 

There  we  passed  the  night  and,  on  the  following  morning,  breakfasted  and 
returned  again  to  Normandy  Woods,  where  we  were  served  with  hot  coffee. 
After  resting  two  days,  we  l)egan  the  memorable  hike  to  ("librallar,  S])ending 
successive  nights  near  Senencourt  and  Recourt,  and  reaching  Camp  (iibraltar 
about  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  the  third  day.  .\t  this  time  many  of  the 
men  were  suffering  from  severe  cases  of  dysentary,  and  the  "flu"  necessitated 
the  e\acuation  of  a  great  number,  including  Lieutenant  Wiley  on  (  )ctober  9th  and 
Ca]>tain  McClintock  on  (October  18th.  Lieutenant  Murrell  assmned  command 
when  Ca])tain  McClintock  was  sent  away  to  the  hospital. 

At  C.ini])  Gibraltar  the  regular  program  of  drills  was  again  inaugurated  and 
maintained  during  our  stay.  The  benefit  obtained  during  this  period  of  com- 
parative rest  was  further  enhanced  by  the  receipt  of  mail  and  the  first  newspajier 
we  had  seen  for  many  days.  A  call  for  candidates  to  attend  the  ( )fhcers  Training 
School  was  sent  out  through  the  A.  E.  F.  and  Sergeants  Barr,  Campbell,  Leusch- 


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French   Pill-Box  at  the  Cross-Ruad  in   Dombasle  Where  Colonel  Knowles  Gave  His 
Final  Instrl'ctions  to  the  Regiment  Before  Its  Entrance  Into  the  Trenches 

iier  and  Romer,  whose  services  during  the  drive  had  proved  invakiable  to  us, 
were  sent  to  represent  "F"  Company. 

Although  we  enjoyed  a  spell  of  peace  and  quietitude,  we  were  actually  at 
this  time  occupying  a  reserve  position,  a  fact  which  was  not  generally  apparent 
to  the  boys  until  the  night  of  Monday,  October  21st.  After  almost  the  entire 
Company  had  retired  this  night,  we  were  suddenly  startled  by  an  order  to  make 
up  our  packs  with  all  possible  speed.  .\t  8  P.  M.,  burdened  with  our  usual 
equipment  and,  in  addition,  with  as  much  extra  ammunition  as  we  could  possibly 
manage  to  carry,  we  set  out  to  reinforce  troops  on  the  St.  Mihiel  salient,  on 
information  that  the  Germans  were  about  to  launch  a  counter  attack.  We  pro- 
ceeded as  far  as  \\'oimbey,  about  six  kilometers  from  our  starting  point,  and  the 
following  morning  returned.  On  Wednesday,  October  23rd,  we  began  another 
march  that  was  to  bring  us  again  against  the  Boche.  We  spent  three  days  in 
the  woods  near  Recourt  where  we  received  our  first  replacements,  20  men. 

On  October  26th,  we  began  forced  marches  to  our  new  sector.  The  first 
day  brought  us  into  the  Bois  de  Bourrus  near  Germonville,  where  Second  Lieu- 
tenant Elton  B.  McGowan  was  assigned  for  duty  with  us.  On  October  28th, 
we  made  a  six  hour  journey  to  the  Bois  de  Forges.  From  there  we  ]3roceeded 
the  following  night  after  dusk  on  the  last  lap  of  our  journey  to  the  Bois  de 
Consemoye.  We  crossed  to  the  east  bank  of  the  Meuse  River  and  proceeded 
along  the  Brabant-Consenvoye  Road,  where  we  observed  the  activity  of  the  104th 
and  105th  Field  Artilleries  as  their  guns  flashed  and  thundered  in  their  effort 
to  conceal  our  movements.  We  reached  the  edge  of  the  Consenvoye  Woods  and 
penetrated  it  to  a  depth  of  some  two  hundred  or  three  hundred  yards.  The 
heavy  odor  of  mustard  gas,  hanging  about  this  sector,  compelled  us  to  don  our 
gas  masks,  and  we  proceeded  in  this  fashion  for  a  short  distance.  In  a  storm 
of  enemy  H.  E.,  which  burst  about  us  and  caused  casualties  in  the  First  Battalion 
immediately  ahead,  we  hurried  up  into  our  position  and  relieved  a  com])anv  of 
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III  niakins,'  this  relief,  \vc  estalilished  ourselves  in  a  series  of  shell  holes  that 
skirted  the  edij;e  of  a  clearinsj  and  stretched  along  the  northern  slope  of  a  vallev 
which  we  later  appropriately  termed  "Death  \'alley-"  We  were  within  50  yards  of 
the  enemy.  On  our  left  lay  "E"  Company,  while  on  our  right  we  held  contact  with 
Company  "A."  The  assortment  of  machine  gun  bullets,  whiz  bangs,  one-pounders 
and  rifle  grenades,  that  had  been  served  us  by  the  Germans  on  the  night  of  our 
entry,  varied  little  as  to  quantity  or  variet\-  during  the  course  of  the  eigiit  days 
we  held  this  line.  The  nature  of  our  position  made  it  extremely  difficult  at  all 
times,  and  frequently  impossible,  to  bring  up  food  and  water.  It  was  not  until 
the  third  day  there  that  a  detail  from  the  Company  braved  the  i)erils  of  Death 
X'alley  and  successfully  brought  back  "slum,"  bootjack,  and  "Frog"  bread  in 
sufticient  quantity  to  give  every  man  a  \ery  little.  Though  the  "slum"  was  sour, 
under  any  circumstances  it  would  have  been  welcomely  received. 

In  the  early  evening  of  November  .ir<l.  we  were  relieved.  Company  ".\" 
moving  over  to  the  left  to  take  up  the  position  held  by  the  Second  I'latoon,  while 
"B"'  Company  relieved  one-half  of  the  First  Platoon.  The  other  half  of  the 
latter  platoon,  however,  was  not  relieved  until  the  next  afternoon,  when  it  filtered 
back  through  the  forest  and  across  the  valley  only  to  learn,  scarcely  an  hour  later, 
that  the  Company  had  to  return  to  the  "holes."  This  time  the  Second  Platoon 
repaired  to  its  original  position,  but  the  First  Platoon  went  o\er  to  the  riglit  of 
the  Second,  relieving  Company  "A." 

On  November  7th,  at  dusk,  a  period  of  comparative  cjuiet  was  suddenly 
broken  by  a  terrific  impouring  of  shot  and  shell.  The  valley  just  a  bit  to  the 
rear  was  filled  to  its  brim  with  deadly  gas  fumes.  The  ( ierman  machine  gunners 
directly  in  front  of  our  men  raked  them  with  a  sweejiing  fire.  At  first,  it  was 
thought  that  the  Germans  were  attempting  a  raid,  but,  after  we  retaliated  by 
opening  up  every  piece  on  the  line,  their  fire  subsided.  Quiet  was  again  restored 
and  the  customary  une\entful  night  was  passed,  after  we  had  done  e\ervthing 
])ossible  to  relieve  those  who  fell  wounded. 

Tlie  advanre  of  November  8th  started  the  following  morning.  The  Company,  nn- 
(Icr  Lieutenant  Murrell,  moved  out  to  the  northwest  a'ong  the  Etraye  road,  which  was 
littered  with  bodies,  victims  of  the  night  before.  On  tlie  evening  of  this  day  we  reached 
a  line  of  trenches  near  Etraye,  where  we  spent  the  night,  while  a  jiatrol  was  sent  out 
to  secure  information  regarding  the  enemy's  i)osition. 

.\t  6  A.  M.  the  next  morning.  .\'ove!nl)er  9th,  we  advanced  toward  Etraye  reaching 
it  by  9  A.  M..  and  entering  by  a  side  street.  There  details  were  sent  back  to  bring  up 
rations.  We  had  been  in  Etraye  about  a  half  hour  when  the  Boche  guns  opened  up 
again.  Under  tins  terriinc  t'lre,  our  Conii)any  advanced  through  Etraye  and  to  the 
north  and  east  of  the  town  in  line  of  coinliat  groui)s.  With  shells  bursting  all  about, 
we  pressed  our  way  to  a  position  along  the  Wavrille-Damvillers  road.  Mere  a  tcrrilic 
b'unbardment  caused  Lieutenant  Murrell  to  give  us  by  the  right  flank,  a  move  which 
took  us  out  of  the  area  that  was  being  so  thoroughly  combed  by  high  explosives.  Not 
bein.g  able  to  secure  the  necessary  artillery  sujiport.  we  rested  that  afternoon  and  niglit 
in  dugouts  and  "Elephant  Ears"  about  .300  meters  south  of  Damvillers,  Considerable 
casualties  were  caused  during  the  night  by  direct  hits  of  high  explosives  on  a  few  of 
these  protections. 

.\t  daybreak.  November  10th.  under  jirolection  of  a  machine  gun  barrage,  and 
while  a  heavy  fog  lay  upon  the  valley  west  of  Cote  d'Orne,  the  Company  was  formed 
for  the  assault.  Some  mi.xups  occurred  due  to  the  density  of  the  fog,  and  one  of  these 
nearly  proved  disastrous  when  a  platoon  of  the  Company  came  within  a  few  yards  of 
the  German  positions  entirely  out  of  its  sector  and  unsupported  by  other  troops.  How- 
ever, it  was  successfully  moved  back  to  the  rest  of  the  assaulting  units  with  very 
s'ight  losses.  The  Rattalion  was  unable  to  make  any  material  progress  during  the 
day  and  at  nightfall  dug  in  on  the  cast  bank  of  the  Thinte   River. 

November  11th.  the  day  of  the  armistice,  we  moved  out  of  this  position,  marched 
along  the  railroad  in  our  rear,  over  through  Gibercy.  and  dug  in  on  the  protective  re- 


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verse  slope  of  Hill  361.  Preparations  were  made  for  a  farther  advance.  The  First  Bat- 
talion was  to  act  as  the  assault  battalion,  and  "F"  Company  was  to  lead  the  Second 
Battalion,  which  was  in  support.  Our  connecting  files  had  just  started  out,  when  the 
welcome  news  that  hostilities  were  suspended  halted  the  advance  of  our  Company. 

Instead  of  a  wild,  hilarious  demonstration,  the  occasion  was  marked  by  a  solemn, 
prayerful  e.xpression  of  thankfulness.  We  immediately  built  fires  and  cooked  coffee. 
Our  kitchens  were  brought  up  and  served  a  warm  meal,  and  cigarettes  and  cakes  were 
distributed  by  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  Knights  of  Columbus  workers.  That  night,  the  sky 
was  lit  up  all  along  the  front  with  multicolored  flares. 

-After  remaining  on  the  front  line  for  two  days,  we  marched  three  kilometers  to  the 
town  of  Damvillers,  where  every  building  showed  evidence  of  the  recent  bombardment 
to  which  its  former  German  occupants  had  subjected  it. 

In  obedience  to  orders,  the  Battalion  established  outposts  on  the  now  famous  "Line 
of  November  11th."  A  steady  stream  of  prisoners,  Russian,  Belgian,  Italian,  and 
French,  wended  their  way  back  from  German  detention  camps,  seeking  food  and  yield- 
ing their  buttons,  caps,  coins  and  whatever  else  they  could  well  afford  to  spare  in  ex- 
change for  these  necessities.  After  two  days,  a  schedule  of  drills  and  manoeuvers  was 
renewed 

Lieutenant  .Ashbridge  returned  to  us  from  Infantry  School  while  we  were  there, 
and  Lieutenant  Borbidge  was  transferred  back  from  "E"  Company,  but  shortly  after- 
ward was  sent  away  again  to  the  Supply  Company.  Lieutenant  Murrell  was  promoted 
to  Captain  and  assigned  to  us  for  duty.  Lieutenant  Ashbridge,  in  the  meanwhile,  had 
been  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant. 

Aiany  interesting  and  enjoyable  entertainments  were  put  on  in  Damvillers.  In 
addition,  through  the  efforts  of  Chaplain  R.  V.  Lancaster,  one  of  the  ruined  buildings 
was  converted  into  a  soldiers'  club,  and  a  piano  salvaged  and  placed  in  this  for  our 
amusement.  In  this  building  many  ideas  of  interest  were  originated,  and  one  of  these 
was  that  memorable  Thanksgiving  parade  in  which  the  Battalion  boldly  burlesqued 
salient  features  of  the  war. 

The  parade  was  given  before  General  Kuhn,  and  many  other  notables,  and  turned 
out  to  be  a  wonderful  success.  Company  "F"  being  awarded  the  first  prize.  The  over- 
whelming success  of  the  parade  led  to  its  repetition  on  Wednesday,  December  4th,  at 
Toul,  the  Headquarters  of  the  Second  .American  Army. 

The  garrison  activities  of  our  organization  gave  the  battle-scarred  old  town  all  the 
aspect  of  a  thriving  community.    To  carry  out  civil  necessities,  the  election  of  a  mayor 


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l)ccaiiH'  imperative.  Two  parties,  with  entirely  ojiposiiiK  platforms,  began  campaign- 
ing lor  the  success  of  their  candidates.  Init  were  thrown  into  consternation  when  the 
"Woof-Woof"  party,  prompted  l)y  tlie  shortcomings  of  the  promises  set  fortli.  sprang 
up  and  flung  the  hat  of  Sergeant  John  II.  Green,  one  of  tlie  most  popular  men  in  the 
Regiment,  into  the  ring.  After  an  e.xciting  campaign.  .Sergeant  (ireen  was  returned 
Mayor  by  a  comfortalilc  majority.  Company  "F"  liad  gained  a  reputation  for  being 
the  best  in  everytliing.  and  once  again  it  showed  its  spirit  by  returning  a  Company 
"I'""  man  as  the  first  citizen  of  the  town  of  Damvillers.  The  next  l)ig  event,  wdiicli  will 
be  recalled  by  the  men  for  years  to  come,  was  the  Christmas  feast  in  which  we  were 
regaled  with  viands  and  lu.xuries.  to  which  we  had  long  l)een  strangers. 

On  December  26tli,  we  left  for  Xeuville-en-Verdunnis.  a  Frencli  villa.ge  in  close 
pro.xiniity  to  Gibraltar   Woods,  our  old   rest  catnp. 

Once  there,  drilling  commenced  immediately,  and  an  inspection  on  January  4th 
marked  the  inception  of  the  period  of  constant  surveillance  that  was  to  continue  from 
this  time  forward  until  the  demobilization.  Our  casuals  started  to  return,  and,  during 
tliis  month  of  January,  we  were  jdeased  to  note  the  return  of  almost  all  of  those  who 
had  become  separated  at  one  time  or  another  from  the  Company.  .Among  the  familiar 
faces  was  that  of  Lieutenant  Wiley,  who  it  will  be  recalled  had  been  taken  from  us 
in  Gibraltar  Woo<ls.  suffering  from  a  severe  attack  of  influenza. 

Despite  our  continued  attention  to  the  military  routine,  plenty  of  time  was  devoted 
to  recreation.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  K.  of  C.  and  the  other  welfare  organizations  displayed 
great  activity,  providing  us  with  shows  and  the  luxuries  of  which  we  had  so  long  been 
deprived.  A  Regimental  show  was  planned  with  a  Relasco  attention  to  detail  and 
scenic  effect,  and  in  the  cast  of  this,  "F"  Company  was  represented  by  Sergeant  Jacob 
McEwen.  The  79th  Division  football  team  and  soccer  eleven  included  Private  Thomas 
McHugh  and  Sergeant  James  McKinley  as  representatives  of  "F"  Company. 

On  February  21st.  a  monumental  event  took  place.  It  was  nothing  short  of  a 
general  order,  insignificantly  entitled  General  Order  .35,  which  specifically  set  our  sail- 
ing date  from  France  for  the  latter  part  of  June.  The  complexion  of  events  immedi- 
ately began  to  indicate  that  our  departure  for  God's  Country  must  soon  take  place. 
On  March  LSth,  we  received  another  needle,  which  we  were  informed  was  the  last 
thing  of  the  sort  troops  received  before  departure  from   France. 

The  prospects  of  a  five-day  hike,  which  was  ne.xt  in  order,  were  as  nothin.g.  and  the 
exuberance  with  which  the  boj's  commenced  this  trying  ordeal  was  lessened  not  one 
whit  at  the  time  they  completed  it.  arriving  in  Rimaucourt  footsore  and  weary  but 
ready  to  endure  any  hardship  so  long  as  it  might  be  spelt  in  terms  of  home. 

We  remained  in  the  cleanly  barracks  of  Rimaucourt  for  2.3  days,  during  which  time 
we  enjoyed  to  the  full  the  munificent  hospitality  of  the  Red  Cross,  Y.  M.  C.  .\..  K.  of 
C.  and  the  J.  W.  B.,  and  at  the  same  time  appreciated  and  took  advantage  of  freedom 
from  drill  and  other  usual  army  restrictions. 

Rimaucourt  was  the  scene  of  several  notable  events.  One  of  these  was  the  ex- 
cellence of  a  (juard  Mount  put  on  by  Company  "F"  before  General  Kuhn.  for  which 
we  were  highly  complimented.  .Another  was  the  hike  to  the  .AUianville  drill  field,  just 
outside  of  Orquevaux.  and  the  review  of  the  Division  by  General  Pershing,  Saturday, 
-April  12th,  1919.  On  the  following  Monday  we  were  again  called  to  parade,  this  time 
before  Lieutenant-General  Hunter  Liggett  at  Chaumont. 

We  left  Rimaucourt.  .April  23rd.  at  5  A.  I\L,  in  .American  bo.x  cars  and  arrived  at 
Vertou,  Friday,  .April  2,Sth.  from  which  place  we  hiked  to  P>eautour,  and  were  there 
ensconsed  in  comfortable  billets.  To  keep  the  men  in  good  trim,  a  program  of  drills 
was  again  inau.gurated.  On  May  8th  we  were  subjected  to  a  critical  and  rigid  inspec- 
tion at  the  hands  of  officers  designated  by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  S.  O.  S.,  and 
this  we  passed  with  flying  colors. 

Xor  were  our  appetites  for  recreative  features  as  yet  appeased.  Pushball  and 
baseball  teams  were  organized  in  the  Battalion  and  inter-company  contests  wa.ged,  in 
which  Company  "!•"'  played  her  usual  successful  part.  Her  pushball  and  baseball 
teams  comprised  of  privates  won  their  respective  chatnpionships  in  the  battalion  field, 
while  teams  of  "non-coms"  representing  her  in  the  same  games  established  their  su- 
periority over  all  similar  contingents  in  the  matter  of  push  ball  and  played  a  very 
close  tie  for  the  baseball  honors. 

On  May  12th,  we  entrained  for  our  port  of  embarkation.  Saint  Xazaire.  and  arrived 
at  our  destination  the  same  afternoon.  Thereafter,  our  trip  across  the  .Atlantic  on  the 
good  ship.  Sinitii  Iiaxa,  our  debarkation  at  Philadcliihia.  and  our  arrival  at  Camp  Dix 
followed  in  rapid  succession.  On  June  9th.  the  last  member  of  "l-"'  Company  re- 
ceived his  dischar.ge  papers,  travel  certificate  and  sixty  dollar  bonus,  and  the  round 
trip  between  civilian  and  military  life  had  been  completed. 


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KillST    LlEt'TENAXTS 
Kulph    J.    Miller 
AVilliam  M.   Murrell 
William  A.   Shcehan 


CAPTAIN 
Fred   II.   McCIintook 


SECOND    LIEUTENANTS 

Thomas    L.    Aahbridge 


David  A.  Wiley 


FIRST  SERGEANT 
Melville  B.   llorter 


Jolin  P.   Burr 

I-po   Brazek 

Edward   H.  Campbell 

James  S.  Dougherty 

Carl  C.  Avery 
Joseph  A.   Boardman 
I'ark    II.    Cornelius 
SaiuufI   E.   Cummiiifjs 
I-nrny    \V.    Fry 
I'liilip    Goodman 
George  A.    Ilarliaugh 


MESS  SERGEANT 
Harry    W.    Gouldy 

SERGEANTS 
TTarry    N.   Faesenburg  Lloyd  L.    Klein 

Nelson  N.  Herron  Fnmk   Leus.-hner 

Joseph   C.    Keiinani  Fraiuis    V.    :\IcHugh 

CORPORALS 

George  A.    Harnngton  Miehael  Parmos 

Harry   E.   Keefrider  Herman   H.    Rathjen 

Jolin    F.    Kelly  Harry    A.    Roberts 

William   J.    K.-lly  Howard  W.   Robijis 

Ja<oh  J.    MrEwcn  Joseph   Rosenbaum 

James  A.   MrKiiib-y  Mitehell    Sargen 

Pius  J.    Nau  Zygmunt   Slusarezyk 


COOKS 
James  J.    Itissinger 
William    I>.    DeFeo 
William    R.    Johnson 
Thomas  J.   Kelly 


MECHANICS 

Martin   Lutsi^m 
Hartley  J,  Morris 
Tliomas  A.  Murphy 
James  S.   Ross 


SUPPLY  SERGEANT 
John   H.   Green 


Reuben  Master 
Onello    Ruimo 
Heury  Romer 


William  O.  States 
Ernest  A.  Steudle 
James  M.  Slowers 
Thomas  V.  Treacy 
Harry  A.  Walsh 
Philip   It.   White 


BT'GLERS 
Francis  Graff 
James  G.   Laycoek 


John  Adolph 
Carl    J.    AIbre<-ht 
John  J.   Arnold 
Elmer   Bell 
William    Berry 
William  Billington 
Leo  C.   Bli.-kley 
Leopold  Bodaich 
George  W.    Bogurt 
Thiofolos   Bogianges 
Lawrence  R.  Bowden 
Thomas  T.    Bray 
Harry  Briggemaun 
Clarence  E.  Brown 
James  L.   Brown 
Edward  J.   Bullock 
William  C.  Campbell 
James  J.  Carroll 
William   F.   Carroll 
Carroll  C.  Cassell 
Samuel   W.  Chestnut 
Jan  Citko 
Bortolu  Coletti 
William  T.   Collihan 
John    Coulter 
Charles  Coyle 
John  J.  Cunningham 
Charles  F.   Deeney 
Samuel    B.    Derbyshire 
Albert    T.    Dick 
Benjamin  F.   Dietz 
Thomas  S.    Donahue 
Edward  J.  Dougherty 
Charles   0.    Dozois 
Milton   E.    Erb 
Ben    Eswieb 
Edward   Farrell 
Paul   D.    Fidler 
John  W.   Fields 
Edward   V.   Fisher 
Joseph    Fox 
Joseph    Friedman 
John   J.   Gallagher 
Antonio   Giaeobbe 
Joseph   Giaimo 
Albert  Gleoekler 
Yosef  Glineka 
Fred   Goldberg 


John   Costelln 
Petros  Daiidulakos 
Charlie   Dawkins 
A'ineenzo  Depaoll 
Lonnie  B.   Dickinson 


[•RIVATES 


Julius    Goldberg 
James    G.    Gurmley 
Samuel    (Jovberg 
Charles  C.   Green 
Albert  C.  Grill 
Thomas  J.    Grogan 
Leon   Guggenheimer 
John   Hamilton 
Ernest  J.   Harrison 
William   S.    Hart 
Joseph  M.   Hartnett 
James  J.  Higgins 
August  A.   Ilirsch 
William   F.    H<»ar 
Frederi<-k   J.    Hnhmaii 
Hrent     Unvsepian 
Frank  J.   Iloyb's 
William  E.   Hume 
Philip  A.  Jacoby 
Thomas  F.  Jennings 
Samuel  Kanisli 
Nathan   Kelberman 
Norman  S.  Keller 
Edward  V.   Kelly 
Lawrence  Kennedy 
Leonard  Kiesel 
Edmond  F.   Killian 
RoViert    King 
William   H.    King 
Maxaniillian  J,   Kloss 
Clarence  A.    Koeh 
George    B.    Kolp 
Fred   W.    Kornahrens 
John  Koro! 
Frederick  Krauss 
Samuel    Kusnetz 
John  M.  Lawyer 
Patrick  I-.   Leahy 
George  Leuby 
Samuel   Lewin 
Charles  E.  Lewis 
William  E.   Lindsey 
John  Lisa 
Samuel   Logan 
Joseph  Loscbiavo 
Bonifacy  Lulko 
William  Lumpp 


William  E.  MeClain 
Thomas  H.  McCool 
James  McCutcb.-on 
Thomas    L.    Mrllngh 
Edward  J.   McLaughlin 
William  J.    McMaboii 
Harry  Miiekerell 
John    W.    Manning 
James   T.   Marks 
Vincent  Martines 
Frank  Mauceri 
George  Max- 
Robert  H.  Maxwell 
Peter  A.   Meakin 
\'ineenzo  Minerva 
Harry   W.   Minnich 
liyman   II.    Misliler 
Harry   Mitclu-11 
Thomas   F.   Monahan 
Raymond   U.   Montgomery 
George  I.   Morgan 
Leonard  J.  Mulheran 
Frank   Muro 
James  Neeson 
Emanuel  B.   Newman 
Henry   F.    Ney 
^'incenzo  Nunziato 
Timothy  O'Donnell 
John   T.    O'Neill 
Franklin  E.  O'Reilly 
James   Pagliaro 
Charles  W.  Palardv 
Otto  F.    Pfeffer 
Joseph    J.    Post 
Ben   W.   Powers 
Nicola   Rabittini 
Victor  F.    Ramer 
John   Rawa 
Harry  L.   Rein 
George  A.    Rice 
William   H.   Riess 
Reginald   G.    Roberts 
Irving  S.    Roffls 
Robert   B.   Rose 
J.Tcnb   Ri'senberg 
Carroll   Roshon 
Mike   Rulknfski 


Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 


PRIVATES 


ICdward  F.  Dieterich 
Bennie  A.  Dillbeck 
Joe  Dobson 
Joe  Dodson 
Roseo  D.  Ealy 


Oliver  Edwards 
William  E.  Finlev 
Albert    C.    Fischer 
Willie    Folsoine 
Arthur  Frodday 


Frank  J.    Sabuskie 
Jesse  E.  Scbaal 
David  Schlossherg 
Paul    G.    Srhneider 
TlH-o.lori'  G.   Scboller 
Francis   A.    Schramm 
Benjamin  Schwartz 
Edgar  Scott 
Elwood  Seigle 
Harry  Shafner 
Thomas  J.  Sliearer 
William   Shields 
Charles  W.   Smith 
Frank  J.   Smith 
Harry  Smith 
Raymond    B.    Smith 
Sidney    G.    Sneade 
John  J.   Sokolowski 
Peter  Sopagee 
'I'oney  Spineo 
James  L,    Stapleton 
Henry  Stern 
John    F.    Stewart 
William   R.   Stewart 
Charles  Stohrer 
Charles  Strobel 
Elmer  Tees 
Joseph  Thomas 
Frank  J.  Tlglie 
Gaetano  Tommaso 
Nick  J.   Triantis 
Herbert   Tryon 
Walter   I'lmer 
William  C.   VaiiDyke 
Sotirios    \'erras 
Gustavo  Virgini 
Henry  J.    Vogel 
Charles    Volk 
William  J.   W'allace 
Sterling  W'att 
Burton  Watters 
Joseph   Weinstein 
<''Iiarles  J.    Welsh 
Alfred   L.  Wilson 
Christian  P.   Wittenberger 
Roman    A.   Wojczynski 
Charles    B.    Yerger 
Micliael  Zagacki 


Morris  E.  Glass 
Frank  Grecco 
William    F.    Grossman 
Wilbur  A.   Guthrie 
Toney  Leo 


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When  we  look  back  over  our  army  experiences,  we  cannot  help  thinking  of 
the  day  we  arrived  in  Camp  Meade — the  first  body  of  very  new  rookies  to  arrive 
in  a  very  new  camp  and  destined  to  be  received  and  trained  by  very  new  officers. 
We  had  been  selected  by  the  local  boards  of  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  and  were 
sent  from  that  place  with  many  expressions  of  good  will  and  esteem  from  the 
City  in  general  and  "the  folks"  in  particular.  When  we  were  finally  herded  off 
the  train  and  corralled  on  the  desolate  sands  of  southeastern  Maryland,  we  re- 
sembled a  herd  of  steers  more  than  anything  else.  We  did  not  know  where  we 
were  going  or  how  to  get  there,  but  for  all  that  we  finally  reached  the  barracks 
to  which  we  had  been  assigned  and  then  began  watching  the  red  tape  which  made 
us  part  of  the  army  being  unravelled.  While  this  was  being  done,  we  received 
our  first  impressions  of  the  Company  officers,  especially  Captain  Earle  C. 
Offinger.  He  was  a  man  whose  appearance  alone  instilled  confidence  in  the 
mind  of  the  greenest  recruit,  and  he  not  only  inspired  confidence  but  taught 
confidence,  that  confidence  in  ourseh'es  which  later  enabled  "G"  Company  to 
finish  any  job  that  it  started. 

In  the  work  of  building  and  organizing  the  Company,  Captain  (Jffinger  was 
ably  assisted  by  the  earnest  efiforts  of  First  Lieutenant  "Uncle  Joe"  Noonan 
and  Second  Lieutenants  J-  "Fergie"  Mohr,  John  C.  Snyder,  John  N.  McDowell 
and  Herman  D.  Partsch.  In  the  beginning  the  Company  was  organized  in  tem- 
porary form,  and,  in  addition  to  the  officers  mentioned,  three  non-commissioned 
officers  were  assigned  from  the  Regular  Army  to  help  bring  us  up  in  the  way  we 
should  go.  The  men  in  question  were  Sergeants  Austin  and  Mullin  and  "The 
Grand  Old  Man  of  Company  G,"  Sergeant  Peter  McHugh.  The  training  re- 
ceived from  Sergeant  McHugh  was  many  times  evidenced  in  our  army  lives,  and 
on  long,  hard  hikes  and  in  more  bitter  times  his  quiet,  dogged  perse\erance 
set  a  splendid  example  for  the  entire  Company. 

During  the  first  weeks  in  Camp,  we  received  our  first  tastes  of  drill  and 
discipline,  and  the  hardest  lesson  most  of  us  had  to  learn  was  that  a  soldier  must 
learn  to  do  as  he  is  told  without  stopping  to  ask  why.  That  little  apple  from  the 
tree  of  knowledge  cost  manv  of  us  much  detail  work  and  manv  davs  "K.  P." 


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\^'e  were  jnil  thniugh  llie  usual  course  of  training,  and  to  many  of  us  it  was  a 
period  of  torture.  Changing  our  habits  of  life  and  the  amount  and  kind  of  our 
exercise  made  a  change  in  our  bodies  which  was  as  painful  as  it  was  evident. 
We  were  just  beginning  to  look  and  feel  like  soldiers  when  a  second  increment 
of  men  arrived  to  be  added  to  our  ranks,  but,  of  tliese,  many  were  later  trans- 
ferred to  other  camps. 

Life  at  C'ani[)  Meade  was  sciniewhai  monotonous,  tlierc  being  few  events  of 
sufficient  moment  to  remain  long  in  our  memories.  One  of  these  few  events 
was  the  Baltimore  hike  and  the  parade  in  which  we  were  reviewed  by  I'resident 
Wilson.  Another  outstanding  event  was  the  trip  to  the  rifle  range,  where  we 
learned  for  the  first  time  that  the  army  rifle  has  a  kick  at  both  ends.  As  time 
wore  on,  the  numerous  transfers  of  men  depleted  the  ranks  to  an  alarming  ex- 
tent, but  we  were  finally  brought  U])  to  full  war  strength  by  the  addition  of  men 
from  rhiladel])hia,  from  the  artillery  units  of  the  Dixision  and  from  Camj) 
Upton.  New  York.  Finally  orders  came  to  prepare  for  departure  o\erseas,  and, 
after  many  inspections,  we  rolled  our  packs,  slung  our  rifles  and  started  out. 

We  entrained  at  Disney  at  5:00  P.  I\I.,  July  7,  1918,  and  left  Camp  Meade 
for  good.  Many  of  our  friends  and  relatives  were  there  to  see  us  oft",  and  they 
gave  us  a  send-off  which  was  only  equalled  in  sincerity  by  the  greetings  we  gave 
them  when  we  landed  from  overseas.  The  train  arrived  at  the  freight  yards  in 
Jersey  City  at  1  :,?0  A.  M.,  July  8th.  We  detrained  at  5  :30  A.  M.,  and  marched  to 
the  ferry  where  we  took  a  boat  for  iloboken.  While  on  board  this,  we  passed  a 
number  of  other  ferry  boats  loaded  with  ci\ilians.  who  gave  us  an  ovation  whicli 
showed  that  the\'  were  backing  us  to  the  limit  in  the  big  job  we  were  up  against. 
We  walked  ui)  the  gang  jilank  of  the  America  at  2  :30  P.  M.  and  were  assigned  to 
quarters  immediately.  The  man  who  assigned  us  to  our  quarters  on  the  America 
had  economy  of  space  down  to  an  exact  science.  We  were  not  quartered,  we 
were  packed,  but  we  knew  there  was  a  reason  and  not  much  kicking  was  done. 
Before  we  boarded  the  transport,  we  were  given  coffee  and  sandwiches  by  the 
Red  Cross  women,  and,  as  we  had  had  neither  breakfast  nor  dinner,  we  have 
ever  since  had  a  warm  spot  in  our  heart  for  the  Red  Cross  Workers.  At  6:05 
P.  M.,  we  pulled  out  of  the  harbor,  to,gether  with  four  other  transports,  and 
when  darkness  fell  that  evening  we  were  out  of  sight  of  God's  Country.  The 
trip  across  was  quiet  and,  excej)t  for  the  collision  which  resulted  in  the  sinking 
of  a  tramp-steamer  on  Sunday  night.  July  14tli,  was  really  quite  imeventful.  It 
was  saved  from  monotony,  however.  Ijy  the  abaniloii  ship  drills  which  we  had 
ever\'  day. 

We  arrived  at  Brest  on  July  ISth  ;ind  anchored  in  the  harbor.  (  )n  the 
morning  of  Jnlv  19th.  we  were  taken  ashore  on  lighters  and  given  our  first 
'"close-up"  of  I'rance.  The  quaint  white  cai)s  of  the  women  and  the  wooden  shoes 
were  new  things  to  us.  and  attracted  the  interest  of  the  whole  Company.  We 
marched  up  through  the  town  of  Brest  to  a  rest  camp.  At  least  they  tokl  us  it 
was  a  rest  camp,  but  if  it  was.  we  all  decided  we  preferred  a  Labor  Battalion. 
We  ])itched  i)U])-tents  in  a  square  field  surrounded  by  a  high,  rank  hedge,  and 
the  mud  there  had  only  one  redeeming  feature :  it  was  slightly  softer  than  the 
steel  deck  plates  of  the  America  when  used  as  a  bed.  We  remained  there  until 
July  22nd.  and  it  rained  consistently  all  the  time. 


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At  7:00  A.  M.,  July  22nd,  we  left  the  rest  camp  with  its  endless  details 
and  work  and  marched  to  the  station  at  Brest,  where  we  were  loaded  upon  little 
things  which  reminded  us  of  nothing  so  much  as  egg  crates  on  toy  wagons.  We 
rode  past  many  stations,  all  neat  and  well  kept  and  some  quite  large.  The  names 
of  the  stations  do  not  come  to  mind  just  now,  but  the  memory  of  the  coltee  the 
well  meaning  "Poilus"  served  the  cramped  and  cranky  doughboys  will  ever  re- 
main fresh.  The  Frenchman  has  always  been  awarded  a  premier  position  in 
matters  culinary,  but  who  but  he  would  ever  think  as  gun-oil  as  a  substitute  for 
Java?    However,  "C'est  la  guerre." 

At  9  :00  A.  M.  July  25th,  we  unloaded  our  cramped  selves  and  our  packs 
at  the  little  station  of  Vivey-Chalmessin.  The  following  morning  we  left  for 
Leuchey,  and  that  hike  is  still  one  full  of  painful  memories.  We  had  not  had  a 
chance  to  shake  our  sea  legs  and  we  were  a  sore,  tired  bunch  when  we  finally 
were  assigned  to  billets.  W^e  lost  little  time  in  this  unattractive  town  but  got 
right  down  to  work.  A  drill  ground  was  quickly  located,  and  the  strenuous 
business  of  bayonet  practice,  target  shooting,  gas  drills  and  combat  formations 
was  gotten  under  way.  We  had  never  fully  appreciated  the  full  value  of  a 
letter  until  we  had  been  in  this  town  a  couple  of  weeks,  when  our  first  mail 
arrived.  Letters  were  no  longer  merely  incidentals,  they  became  one  of  the 
fundamental  things  of  life.  We  were  issued  gas  masks  and  "tin  derbies,"  and 
Chaplain  Lancaster  has  never  had  time  enough  to  replace  all  the  religion  we  lost 
because  of  these  instruments  of  torture. 

We  bade  farewell  to  Leuchey  on  Sunday,  September  8th,  and  hiked  to 
Vaux,  a  distance  of  about  seven  miles,  in  a  drenching  rain.  There  we  were 
loaded  on  the  "40  Hommes"  Pullmans  and  started  for  the  front  with  all  the 
usual  number  of  quartets  going  strong  and  an  occasional  game  of  African  golf 
in  full  swing.  We  rode  to  Revigny,  and,  when  we  got  off  at  that  station,  a  Red 
Cross  train  loaded  with  wounded  had  just  pulled  in.  The  sight  of  that  bunch  of 
bandaged  doughboys,  e\xry  one  of  whom  was  cheerful  and  happy,  was  one  of 


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ihc  bcsl  tonics  we  ever  had.  We  liikeil  to  Ilrilloii,  25  kilos  distance,  slo|)i)ing 
overniglit  at  Mogneville  on  the  way.  It  was  on  tlie  second  lap  of  this  hike  that 
w'c  were  really  initiated  into  the  jnire  eiissedness  of  the  semi-liqviid  I'Vench  cli- 
mate, as  it  rained  all  day  and  the  roads  soon  became  merely  a  wallow  of  mud, 
of  the  consistency  and  staying  power  of  good  j)aint.  We  stayed  in  F>rillon  two 
days,  just  long  enough  to  dry  out,  w'hen  we  made  packs,  and,  at  8  o'clock  in  the 
evening,  boarded  trucks  and  rode  until  1  :,i()  in  the  morning,  when  we 
debussed  and  hiked  to  Uombasle  where  we  had  a  few  hours  sleep.  We  woke 
to  view  a  scene  of  desolation  such  as  we  had  scarcely  dreamed  of.  W'e  hiked  to 
Normandy  Woods,  where  we  landed  at  8:00  .\.  M.  Every  one  immediately 
turned  into  his  dugout  and  fell  asleep.  At  4:00  P.  M.,  we  w'ere  aroused,  slung 
our  packs  and  after  a  short  talk  by  the  Ca])lain  were  on  our  way  to  the  Canne- 
biere  trenches. 

(  )ur  march  fi'oni  .\c)rniand\  Woods  was  in  reality  unite  inie\  cut  t'ul.  hiu  it 
(lid  not  strike  us  that  way  at  all  ;it  tlie  time.  No  one  can  ever  convince  us  that 
ignorance  is  bliss,  because  the  shells  we  heard  might  have  ke])t  our  throats  in 
permanent  cramps,  yet  we  never  knew  mitil  later  that  they  were  landing  se\en 
kilos  away.  We  were  \ery,  \ery  green,  and  moreo\er  we  were  not  yet  accus- 
tomed to  traxeling  those  rough,  shell  shocked  roads  at  night,  without  even  the 
solace  of  ;i  smoke.  We  got  to  our  particular  sector  after  a  painful  trip  through 
trenches  that  would  gi\'e  a  snake  rheumatism  and  were  assigned  to  dug-outs. 
These  dug-outs  were  typically  I'Vench  ;  they  were  com])osed  of  such  a  large  ])er- 
centage  of  moisture  that  there  was  a  leak  over  every  individual  bunk.  This 
water,  which  came  so  consistently  down  u])on  us,  ga\e  us  exercise  for  our  Yankee 
originality.  .\s  soon  as  we  had  slejjt  our  till,  we  began  looking  around  for  means 
of  stopping  the  constant  drip.  "Corned  Bill"  cans  hung  on  wire,  an  old  stove 
\npe  cut  lengthwise  to  form  a  gutter,  emjny  shell  cases,  butter  cans  and,  in  fact, 
anything  which  would  hold  water  were  jjressed  into  service,  but  at  that  we  ne\er 
failed  to  co\er  the  main  parts  of  our  anatomy  with  our  slickers. 

Our  stay  there  was  cpiiet,  but  the  first  few  nights  the  autonuuic  men  who 
stood  guard  in  the  trenches  had  to  keep  their  teeth  tight  to  keep  their  hearts 
down,  until  they  found  that  the  raiding  parties  which  kept  rattling  the  barbed 
wire  and  tin  cans  were  merely  enormous  rats  that  infested  these  old  ditches. 
The  gas  alarm  worked  (nertime  until  we  left  the  trenches,  but  in  every  case 
there  was  more  alarm  than  gas.  At  7:00  P.  M.  Sejitember  18th,  we  were  ready 
to  be  relie\ed,  ha\  ing  recei\ed  orders  ;it  six  o'clock.  We  waited  until  three  in 
the  morning  before  our  relief  arrived.  We  started  back  toward  Normandy 
Woods  by  way  of  Esnes,  and  Montzeville.  We  had  to  hike  fast  all  the  way  to 
get  there  by  daylight,  and  arrived  just  in  time  to  escajie  bombardment  at  Montze- 
ville. We  stayed  in  the  woods  until  we  received  orders  to  take  our  places  in  the 
trenches,  preparatory  to  the  Montfaucon  drive  on  September  26th. 

Late  in  the  evening  of  Se])tember  25th,  1918,  we  moved  out  of  Normandy 
Woods  after  a  very  short  and  very  convincing  talk  by  the  Captain.  We  had 
scarcelv  gotten  into  the  boyau  when  a  mule  fell  in  the  trench,  blocking  it.  There 
Jerry  caught  us,  a  shell  striking  the  Fourth  Platoon  and  wounding  Privates 
Pantaleone  Cramasta,  Leonard  Joseph,  James  Pinto,  Edward  Schroeder,  Salva- 
tore  Percia,  William  Defeblja  and  Santo  Trolio.  Cramasta  later  died  from  his 
wounds.     These  were  our  first  casualties.     We  got  back  into  the  trench  and  pro- 


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ceeded  to  our  position.  Sergeant  Mcllu^h  was  not  with  us  at  the  time,  and 
the  next  day  he  met  Lieutenant  Mohr.  "I  hear  you  were  shelled  last  night." 
said  the  "Sarg."  "Yes,"  Lieutenant  Mohr  replietl.  "Lieutenant,  there  is  one 
question  I  would  like  to  ask,"  said  the  old  "Sarg,"  "When  the  shell  came  over 
did  you  have  any  trouble  making  the  boys  take  cover?" 

At  midnight  the  barrage  started,  and  Mars  must  have  smiled  at  the  tune 
those  guns  played.  In  the  morning,  we  left  our  positions  in  line  of  sections.  At 
10:00  o'clock,  we  saw  the  first  German  prisoners  coming  back  and  also  the  first 
American  wounded.  We  traveled  pretty  steadily  all  day,  spent  the  night  in  the 
old  German  trenches,  and  took  up  the  advance  in  the  morning.  The  advance  was 
slow  but  steady  with  no  casualties  until  in  the  afternoon,  when  First  Sergeant 
Henry  Boylan,  Sergeant  Charles  Wahl  and  Private  Samuel  Gabrolovitch  were 
slightly  gassed.  That  night,  we  dug  in  along  a  narrow  gauge  railroad,  and  in 
the  morning  advanced  as  far  as  Nantillois.  We  were  moved  to  the  right  to 
relieve  the  314th  Infantry  and  then  ad\anced  to  the  top  of  the  hill  before  the 
Bois  des  Ogons,  where  we  deployed  behind  three  large  tanks  and  started  toward 
the  woods.  Corporal  Dougherty  was  placed  on  one  of  these  tanks  to  give  direc- 
tions from  the  rear,  and  he  described  the  ride  as  a  very  rough  aiTair :  "That  tank 
was  a  combination  of  a  small  boat  in  a  rough  sea,  a  scenic  railway,  and  a  bucking 
Ijroncho,  and  when  they  fired  the  '73'  from  her  front  I  thought  my  end  had  come." 

As  there  was  no  artillery  far  enough  advanced  to  give  any  aid  or  support 
ill  the  assault  mi  the  Bois  des  Ogons,  no  further  advance  was  made  that  day. 
In  the  attack  on  the  morning  of  the  following  day,  Lieutenant  Herman  D. 
Partsch  was  fatally  wounded  and  Captain  Earle  C.  Ofifinger  was  wounded  in  the 
arm.  The  Captain  had  his  wound  dressed  temporarily  bv  one  of  the  men,  re- 
fused to  go  back,  and  continued  to  lead  his  men  until  finally  forced  to  seek 
medical  attention.     For  his  gameness  and  gallantry  he  was  awarded  the  D.  S.  C. 

( )n  Sunday,  September  30th,  we  were  relieved,  and  immediately  afterward 
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anil  \vc  had  tjrual  anticipaliuns  of  a  real  niual,  lull  I'Vitz  began  shelling  and  thu 
kitchens  pulled  out  "tout  de  suite"  leaving  a  great  and  deep  sorrow  upon  us. 
Thev  left  the  food  containers,  however,  so  we  got  the  meal  in  spite  of  the  shells 
that  whizzed  o\er  all  the  lime  we  were  eating. 

Having  returned  to  Xorniandv  Woods  after  our  Montfaucon  offensive  and 
rested  for  a  day,  we  received  orders  to  strike  tents  and  prejiare  for  another 
move.  W'e  moved  out  the  evening  of  October  3rd  under  cover  of  darkness,  not 
knowing  where  we  were  headed,  but  wishing  and  ho])ing  for  a  period  of  rest. 
The  move  proved  to  be  a  series  of  night  marches  from  October  3rd  to  October 
5th  which  we  made  in  rain  and  mud,  w'ith  sore  feet  and  aching  shoulders,  but 
the  grim  determination  to  go  forward  until  we  finally  reached  our  destination. 
Gibraltar  Woods. 

After  being  billetetl  in  shacks  in  Camp  Gibraltar,  the  men  prepared  for  a 
])eriod  of  rest  which  they  so  much  desired  and  deserved.  Here  the  worst  enemy 
of  the  army,  sickness  and  disease,  got  in  its  work,  most  of  the  men  suffering 
from  dysentary  and  not  a  few  from  influenza.  It  was  principally  due  to  the 
fine  exami)le  and  s])lendid  handling  of  the  Company  by  Lieutenant  Mohr,  that 
the  outfit  was  able  to  ]m\\  itself  together.  While  here  Lieutenants  Hibbard 
and  Rorbitlge,  formerly  of  Company  "E,"  w^ere  attached  for  duty,  the  recent 
action  having  left  us  but  one  ofificer.  Lieutenant  Mohr. 

Close  order  drill  was  for  the  most  part  our  principal  vocation  while  at  Camp 
(iibraltar,  and  we  had  just  enough  to  restore  the  shattered  discipline  and  morale 
of  the  men  as  w^ell  as  to  control  the  disease  which  had  become  a  real  menace, 
for  the  days  were  marked  by  the  steady  evacuation  of  our  comrades  to  the 
hospital.  A  few  days  after  our  arrival,  a  reconnoitering  party,  consisting  of 
Lieutenant  Borbidge,  Sergeants  Mason  and  Garrison  and  Corporal  Kockesberger 
was  sent  out  to  reconnoiter  a  sector  on  the  front  which  the  Comi)any  was  ex- 
l)ecting  to  take  over.  The  new  sector  w-as  never  occupied  by  us,  however,  as 
there  was  more  urgent  need  of  us  elsewhere.     While  in   Camp   Gibraltar,  we 


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heard  the  news  of  the  Germans'  acceptance  of  President  Wilson's  fourteen  points 
for  an  armistice,  but  we  later  learned  that  there  was  quite  a  hard  road  ahead 
of  us  before  the  signing  of  the  armistice. 

Having  remained  at  Camp  Gibraltar  for  nearly  a  month,  we  were  now  ready 
for  our  next  offensive.  Just  before  moving  out.  Privates  Pfister  and  Hannon, 
two  of  our  comrades  wounded  at  Montfaucon,  returned  to  the  Company.  Our 
depleted  ranks  were  partially  filled  by  the  addition  of  20  replacements,  men 
who  proved  their  worth  in  the  Grande  Montague  Sector.  Shortly  before  we  left 
Recourt  Woods  to  go  up  to  the  front,  we  were  rejoined  by  Sergeant  Peter 
McHugh  and  Corporals  John  E.  Fallon  and  Oscar  Nelson,  all  of  whom  had  been 
wounded  at  Montfaucon.  We  left  Recourt  Woods  at  5  :00  P.  M.,  October  26th, 
and  hiked  all  night  until  7:30  A.  M.  the  next  morning,  when  we  entered  the 
Germonville  Woods.  Every  one  dropped  wherever  he  happened  to  be  and  slept 
until  noon,  when  Mess  Sergeant  Sheen  roused  us  up  to  give  us  some  "chow." 
That  evening  Lieutenant  Mohr,  the  last  of  our  old  officers,  was  made  Second 
Battalion  yVdjutant,  and  Lieutenant  Crawford,  of  "E"  Company,  and  Lieutenant 
Muir,  of  the  28th  Division,  were  assigned  to  us.  Lieutenant  Crawford  taking 
command  of  the  Company.  From  Germonville  we  hiked  to  the  Bois  de  Forges,, 
and  waited  for  darkness  to  complete  our  march  to  the  front. 

During  the  time  in  which  we  participated  in  the  final  phase  of  the  Meuse- 
Argonne  offensive,  we  had  numerous  casualties,  and,  during  the  last  four  days 
of  the  offensive,  our  Second  Platoon  was  in  shell  holes  within  a  stone's  throw  of 
the  Boche  lines.  It  was  while  in  these  shell  holes  that  Private  "Pike"  Francis 
Donahue  says  that  he  learned  to  pray.     On  November   10th.  we  attemjtted  an 


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advance  ajj^ainst  Cote  (!'( )nie  in  a  dense  fo,^,  hut  it  was  abandoned  because  tlie 
different  combat  groups  could  not  keep  contact  with  each  other.  While  this 
attempt  was  beint;;  made,  the  men  actintj  as  connectint;'  liles  did  very  heroic  work. 
Word  came  on  the  niorninj^  of  November  11th  that  the  lirinj;  would  cease  at  11 
A.  M.  Several  of  the  men  who  were  out  as  coimecting  files  had  (juite  a  no\el 
experience,  walking  into  the  (ierman  lines  a  few  minutes  after  the  Armistice 
was  signed,  but  not  knowing  that  it  had  been  signed.  They  often  refer  to  their 
last  advance,  and  thank  their  stars  that  it  did  not  occur  a  few  minutes  before 
11:00  A.  M. 

After  the  Armistice,  we  mo\ed  into  the  town  n\  1  ),im\  illers.  where  we  made 
the  best  of  what  comfort  there  was  to  be  had  in  ,i  ^hell-torn  lnwii.  There  we 
were  joinetl  by  Cai)tain  ( )ffinger  antl  several  of  the  men  who  hatl  been  wounded 
at  Montfaucon.  While  in  Damvillers,  we  had  time  to  think  of  other  things 
besides  fighting,  and  on  Thanksgiving  a  celebration  and  jjarade  were  held  which 
have  become  famous.  This  parade  w"is  later  rei)eated  in  Toul  at  the  request 
of  Lieutenant  General  Bullard.  Lieutenant  Ralph  J.  Miller  was  assigned  to  the 
Coiupany  about  this  time.  Christmas  was  spent  in  this  town,  and  the  dinner  was 
one  long  to  be  remembered,  largely  because  of  the  efforts  of  Chajjlain  Lancaster, 
who  journeyed  all  the  way  to  Nancy  to  purchase  supplies  and  delicacies  with 
which  to  make  the  dinner  a  supreme  success. 

On  December  26th,  we  left  Uamvillers  with  its  endless  problems  and  in- 
spections, and,  after  a  three  days'  hike,  arrived  in  Neuville-en-Verdunois.  While 
there,  many  of  the  men  who  had  been  wounded  returned,  and  the  Company  be- 
gan to  look  more  like  its  old  time  self.  Lieutenant  Alfred  J.  Ludwig  and  Lieu- 
tenant Grady  H.  Forgy  were  assigned  to  the  Company.  "Doug"  Rice  returned 
from  the  80tli  Division,  where  he  had  been  assigned,  and  was  made  First  Sergeant. 

.'-'pring  began  to  show  itself,  and  the  great  national  pastime,  baseball,  became 
the  rage  and  the  chief  method  of  exercise  in  place  of  the  usual  army  calisthenics, 
much  to  the  delight  of  the  men.  A  league  was  formed  comjjosed  of  five  teams: 
Company  Headquarters,  Sergeants,  Corporals,  First  Platoon  and  Second  Platoon, 
aiul  the  games  were  hotly  contested  throughout.  The  Corporals  proved  their 
ability  by  becoming  champions  of  the  league.  At  Neuville  w-e  received  another 
"shot"  in  the  arm  similar  to  that  awarded  at  Camp  Meade,  only  much  stronger, 
and,  in  consequence,  there  were  many  sore  arms,  but  the  fact  that  it  was  the 
first  step  toward  home  offset  the  soreness.  Passes  had  been  issued  at  various 
intervals,  beginning  at  Damvillers,  and  most  of  us  had  a  chance  to  take  a  tri]) 
to  the  more  beautiful  parts  of  France. 

On  March  2Sth,  w'e  started  on  the  first  lap  of  the  trij)  which  we  had  all 
been  looking  forward  to,  the  trip  to  America.  We  left  Neuville  for  Rimacourt, 
via  "Ankle  Express,"  in  regular  old  79th  Division  weather,  hiked  for  5  days,  and 
finally  arrived  at  our  destination  on  April  1st.  During  our  stay  in  Rimaucourt. 
the  Division  was  review'ed  by  General  Pershing  on  April  12,  1919. 

We  left  Rimaucourt  on  April  23rd  for  the  Nantes  area,  where  our  Battalion 
was  billeted  at  the  town  of  Beautour.  At  this  place  we  met  the  most  hospitable 
jieople  that  we  had  encountered  during  our  stay  in  France.  On  ALay  2d,  Chap- 
lain Lancaster,  who  had  rejoined  the  Second  Battalion,  got  up  an  "Au  revoir 


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IF  Damvii-lers  From  the  Steeple  of  the  Village  Church,  Showing  the 
Effect  of  German  Shell  Fire  on  the  Village 


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Fete,"  in  which  the  French  people  co-operated  with  the  doughboys  in  Ijeauty 
shows,  baby  shows,  and  shows  for  the  youngest  looking  old  people.  While  in 
this  area,  we  also  received  our  final  inspections  and  an  issue  of  new  clothing. 
Captain  Farle  C.  Offinger,  who  had  organized  and  trained  the  Company  in  Camp 
Meade  and  led  it  into  battle  in  France,  was  transferred  to  the  F'irst  Division 
(Regular  y\rmy )  just  before  we  left  Beautour.  r)n  May  12th,  we  left  Beautour 
and  went  by  train  to  St.  Nazaire,  where,  after  delousing,  physical  e.xaminations, 
inspections  of  records  and  inspections  of  etiuipment,  we  embarked  on  the  good 
ship  Santa  Rosa. 

.\t  5:30  A.  M.,  on  May  17th,  we  set  .sail  for  the  United  States  and  thus  after 
many  months  of  waiting  our  dreams  came  true.  Two  days  out  from  land,  we 
encountered  a  storm  at  sea,  and  man}'  of  the  men  were  not  able  to  hold  their 
own.  We  passed  the  Delaware  Breakwater  early  on  the  morning  of  May  30th, 
and  from  there,  until  we  docked  at  I'icr  7K,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  we  were 
escorted  up  the  river  by  boats  of  all  kinds  and  given  a  hearty  welcome  home. 

After  debarking,  we  were  given  ice  cream  and  cake  by  the  Red  Cross  Work- 
ers, a  fact  which  convinced  us  that  we  were  indeed  in  the  United  States.  We 
entrained  at  the  pier  for  Camp  Dix,  N.  J.,  but  before  pulling  out  many  of  the 
men  had  a  chance  to  see  their  relatives  and  friends.  During  our  stay  at  Camp 
Dix,  the  records  of  the  Company  were  turned  in  and  Company  "(i,"  315th 
Infantry,  ceased  to  exist  after  May  31st,  1919.  However,  we  all  stayed  together 
until  we  were  finally  discharged  and  returned  to  our  homes  on  June  9,  1919.  So 
endeth  the  history  of  a  company  which  stuck  together  through  thick  and  thin, 
jilayed  its  jjart  cheerfully  and  honestlv  at  all  times,  and  throughout  gave  the  best 
that  it  had  to  the  army  and  the  nation. 


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Things  That  We  Will  Never  Forget 

1.     Arrival  nt   rump  .Mcmli',  S4-|>li>iiiIii>r  I'l'lnl,  1!>17.                       :M.     Miirfli    to    lUns   ilc>   Votki-h. 

2.     KfcclvliiK   Kiiiil|ilii<iil.                                                                           35.     ItcUi-f  of  aitli  nivlsliiii. 

3.     riljnliiil   KxiiMiliiutldlm.                                                                        3(1.      "l>cnlh   Valley." 

•).      Ilullciwi-'.n   I'any.      lAliiilc  liulilihiK  aiitl  iili>  cut-                    37.     Tin-  .ViKht  ••i-lku"  lli.iinliii 

•  l..-arn.-.l  lo  pray. 

liiK  conlcsll.                                                                                              3N.      "Over  llio  Top." 

5.     Chrlstnjan  Uliincr.                                                                                   3!l.      '•lorn   Willie  IJlll." 

IJ.     PanMi'H.                                                                                                  40.     ArmlKttee. 

7.     Ifalllnioro  Illko  ami   Paraih'.                                                         41.     litiinvllltrH. 

H.      Klflo  lifliigc.                                                                                               42.     ThaiikKKivlTiK  I'arailc. 

l>.     Ni'W  UcmklcH   rrciiii   Caitip  Tptoii.                                                     43.     ChristiiiaN  DiiiiuT. 

Id.      ]'n-]>anill<>n   for  (Hits. ■us.                                                                    44.     Mi.vi-   to  .Ni-uvlllf. 

11.      Kliiliarkatloii   at   Ilolioki'ii.                                                                   4.'>.      lllKKini;   Kllli'   KaiiKO. 

12.      Collision   with   the-   ••lioji'slici.  to."                                                    1(1.      Flllliit;  In  Itlllc  UaliKi-. 

13.      l.aiidlnt.'  at    Itn-st.   Kranrc                                                                 47.     Mano<Mlvt'rH. 

14.     ronfatio/.i'ii  r.arrackH.                                                                      48.     Qnaraiillnc. 

1.^.      Knlralnlntr   for  Lfncli(.'y.                                                                      4U.      llasc    Hall    Loafnc. 

11^     Tnitnluk'  Area.                                                                                          .lO.     .SoIiooIn   al    Soullly. 

17.      Mari-li    to  (*halancc.v.                                                                              51.     March  to  Hiinanconrt. 

IS.      KntralnhiK  for  llrlllon.                                                                          52.      Hfvk'W  li.v   (JiMiiMal   I'lTslilnK. 

111.      Itidc  In  TrlK-ks   to   Kaiii|)onl.                                                             53.      Hovk'w  liv  Licuti-nant  (Ion 

•ral  Llcuelt. 

:;(>.      Arrival   In    Noniiand.v   Woods.                                                            M.      Hide  to  li.antonr. 

21.      First    .NlKlit   Marili   to  tin-   Lines.                                                     55.      Ilonpitallt.v  of  French  I'coi 

le. 

22.     Canncbli-rc   Tri'iiclies.                                                                      .'id.     Parade  In  Hcantoiir. 

23.     Oas    AlariDM.                                                                                       57.     Inapectloiis  for   Uctnrn   to 

U.   S. 

24.      Hals,                                                                                                              .58.     Move  to  St.  Nazalre. 

2.'..      "Over  the  Top."                                                                                      5il.     Delonser. 

2C..     Hoche  Machine  <Smm  and   Artlller.v.                                           «0.     EmbnrkliiK   for  Home. 

27.     Nanllllols.                                                                                            (11.     The  "Santa   UoNa." 

2S.      "Suicide   mil."                                                                                        (12.     Arrival   in   rhiladelphia. 

21t.      "Corned    WIlUo"   and   no  Water.                                                     ([3.      Camp  Ilix. 

3(1.     Tlie  Hillef.                                                                                                 04.      I'arade   We   1)1.1  -Vot  Have 

in  Philadelphia. 

31.      Iletnrn  to  N()rmaml.v  W*.mk!m.                                                         (i5.     I>emohllization. 

32.      Nlcht   Mar.-h.'K  t.i  Ciliraltar  Woods.                                              (10.     Home. 

33.     .Moving  into  Support  in  Troyon  Sector. 

Column  of  Squads 

■•Pop"   MiIliiKli                "One  T.nnK"  T.iinK                  "II..111:"    1(1..- 

HaKwaKi-  S.pia.l                 "Klliji"    lliM-hi-r                        "Sister"  (Jeljier                "Caiiud"  Tliiffti.'S 

"Hull"   Murphy 

".SL-ejiy"   .M.-Crei'vey             "(Vdonel"    Itoseii              "llnmp"  Kramnics 

"SOUJI"    ZtH-ile 

1>1kkIiii;  Sinia.i                 "Itunk"  lliiiikerly                  "Clear"   AmierHon          "lloclor"  Neofe 

"Hull"    Ii.TliniM 

"Charlie"   LilK                          "I'lt'eon"    VeiliLsky         "Kd"    Kltzeerahl 

".T.din"  T'n.lerrlner 

riidertakcrs                        ".Ilrnmy"  H.-.lmoild                 "Knockeni"   Soclion        "C..p"   O'DnniicIl 

"I'.nslirnr'    ParkiT 

".lake"   K<-iniuli-r                     "Kniil"   Itoh.le                  "Ilnii"   Welland 

"M.-ss   lloK"   llavld 

Tent  Squad                         "Kd"  Uanil                                 "ll.ilch"   ll..lildilss         "SKt."  Zinn 

"l(..mnl.k"  Thlcl 

"I'at"   Whelan                          "Haii|py  J.ie"   llnsii.-n    ".Mike"   SzuHzki-wicz 

"T.tny"   Lung 

".Jam"   Hardens 

"Otto"    Hover                    ".Mitmie"  Walters 

Kitchen   Sqlia.l                  "Hiit.li  •   Hnts.li.r                   ".liln"  O'Neill                   "Peniaa"   Perina 

"Herm"   Vollralli 

"South-paw"    .Ma. -Kay          "Cy"   W'ehh                        "Froj;"    Para.llK 

"Steve"  Fr.-diTlck 

Police  S<|ua«l                      "CInirlle"   Si>ai.]ln[;                "'Charlie"  M.-rtz             "Farmer"  .lon.-s 

"C.in"   S.-.if.'s 

"Se.onds"   Halmer                  "P.-lildc"  ()'ll..nn.-ll       "SliofTy"  S.liofstall 

"Hal.ly"  gul.k 

MopnerH   Vp                        "LImer"  Uuss.-ll                      "W.Kifwoof"   N'ilka        "lto«ji-l .-"   Owens 

"Louie"  San.lwlzth 

"All"  Pla.diler                         "Pike"  ILmahu.'              "Hed"   Uohaii 

"Hill"   Esterly 

French  Squad                   ".Mac'*  McC.h.I                        "Ta.vi"   I)i)herst.-in         "spo.)f"  Ilalstea.l 

"Mac"  .McCauley 

"Yere  cum"   .Iaiiies..n           "Louie"  Conrad                "Silent"    S.-hiffer 

".Mike"   Kelly 

"Helly   rohlier"    Slieen 

"Kev.'ill.'"    Olson              "Intelllcence"   Connor 

.Ml  .Nations  Si|ua.l           "Shliian"    S.hi|ianl                 "nulili"   Mueller             "Tony"    T'r.'Stl 

"Xel"    Xils.in 

"T.uiimy"   (Iraharn                 "Cohhler"  Noil                 "Lac.*"   Lac.-y 

"Hunk"    Wal.lmlller 

All  American                     "(;oody"  (lotslimin                  "Cab"  (lahral.ivl.-h         "I).-.Mike"   IteMIchele 

"Ati"  IJ.'miano 

"dreaav"  XistL-o                   "San"  Trolio                   "Whlt.-y"   Il.ick 

"Vlv"    VIvluno 

Street  Cleanern                 "D.k"  DouKherly                    "Hurgler"   Wedfwoo.l    "Hill"  All.n 

"Little  Jim"   Pinto 

"Hair  cut"  Heller                "Sli-epy"  H.iner              "Little   Hill"   O'Hrlen 

"Oua"   Tohln 

Mndainolselle  Squad      "Ali.."   Khrll.h                        "Silar"  Jesperson           "Hero"  llild 

"Hhunly"   HowerH 

"Hath  House"   Davi             "Louie"   Altoninre         "Ed"  Schroi'ih-r 

'"Frmile"    Meyn 

"darry"  (larrlsou 

"Corn  Hrcad"  MnHon    "Hnndsome  Jack"  Fallon 

Cherokee   Squad              ".Margaret"  .Violin                 "Frank"  Gencarelll        "Son"   Schlauch 

"J.-rr"    J.-ITerson 

"Hanki-r"  Talli-r                    "VIn.e"   DiVin.-enz..      "Slip"  sllplks 

"I'.arlHT"    Utilquizzo 

Can   OpencrH                      "Dan.er"   Wnlnwrik-ht          "stiw"    Alisaiizkos         "Stu|dd"  Mncha 

"Du.hly"   Hr.>x 

"Cornliill"   K.iiw.irthy        "Hals"   Shaw                    "Pete"  WliliamB 

"(i.-neral"    Coon 

"O.B."   O'lirien 

"Moo  Cow"    Rowers      "Patty"  Lynn 

Hat   Crnsliers                     "Tllch"    Tilscher                    "Old  Doctor"  Miller       "Silt"  Sii-itfrled 

"Count"   MacDermott 

"T.unmy"    ll.inahue                "Haii"  Ward                     "ll.-l.-n"    C'ttshalk 

"Hurt"    Kn.Tr 

Mechnniial   Squad          "(iamhler"  -N.  Ison                ".T..e"  Slo.y                      ".V.Y.  Cop"  Uulilnian 

"Push-eln-uii"  Jaeiter 

"llaillna.l"   Vessa                   "Otto"   Olaser                  "(irowl"    .Nnnzlat.i 

"Chaplalti"   Percia 

Skeleton  Si|uad                  "Joe"   C..e                                  "Personnel"   K.ar.lon     ".SeaplK"   ZelhlK 

"Private"  Paul 

"Hart.n.l.T"  H..y.e 

"Hal"   1..I- 

Musi.-  Tea.  hers                "Pretzel"  I'rentzel                "Charlie"  Soderlund      "Tommy"  .Mayers 

"Ma.-"   .\mi.Ts.in 

"Pop"  Clark                            "81«ter"    Martin             "Rumor"  FanidnK 

"Chick"    n.ihliiBon 

"Shauiokin"  Kelaer 

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Roster  of  Company  G 

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September  I,  1918 

CAPTAIN 

Earle     C.     OthnKer 

FIRST  MECTEXANTS                                                                   SECOND    LIKI 

TENANTS 

J.    FerK 

uson    Mohr                                                                       Herman   D. 

Partsch 

John  C. 

Snyder                                                                                   Chester  G. 

Stewart 

FIUST  SEIUIEAXT 

MESS  SERGEANT 

SrPPLY  SERGEANT 

Henry     J.     Boylan 

Roland   E.   Sheen 
SERGEANTS 

Edward  P.  O'Brien 

Karl   U.   ISow.Ts 

George  Dt'i-n                                      I'eter  McHntih 

Albert  M.    Ryan 

Hanild  G.   iiojtT 

Charles  J.    Limg                                 Carl   E.    Olson 

Charles  F.   Wahl 

J«)svpli  I'.   Cuiuuir 

William  J.    l.yshoii                         I.einar  D.    Kice 
CORPORALS 

George  C.   Will 

Jnhii  II.   HiinlRtis 

Alfred   G.   Garrison                        Patrick   J.    Lynn 

Myer  Pressman 

ItiisscU   L.   Ilrown 

Arthur  K.   Gordon                           .lanics   Mmlin 

James   Redmond 

Viililor  K.   Clark 

Addison    C.    <;<>ttshalk                     Robert    1'.    Mason 

Charles  J.    Robinson 

Tlieodosis  Deiuetiis 

Eugene  Gritlin                                  Gforge   W.   McCool 

William   M.   Smith 

Jobii  C.  Evans 

Howard   M.   Jacobs                           James  Moucheck 

Clmrles  J.    Soderlund 

John   E.    Fallon 

Claude   Reiser                                         Oscar  M.    Nelson 

George  A.    Wallers 

RoRpr  A.    Foley 

Piirton  A.   Ktierr                             Frank  I'reni/.el.   Jr. 

Frank  A.   War<l 

William  J.  Frasch 

r(tOK 

MECHANIC 

BUGLER 

Frank   Alisaiizkoj 

John  G.  Gress 
PRIVATES.    FIRST    CLASS 

Israel  Miller 

Harry  E.  AniliTsou 

William  Doberstein                        Edward   J.    Keeinm 

LeRoy  P.  Sharadin 

Abt'  AuRenhlirk 

George   M.    Donahue                         George    Lucas 

(ieorge  Thiel 

Elain  Bufhcr 

Al>e   Ehrlieh                                              William    K.    MaeDennott 

Henry    W.    Th<mias 

I'l'ter  J.  Cunway 

William   li.    Hughes                       Frank  Moliu.  Jr. 

Charles  Traber 

\'incenzo   DiVinrciizo 

Albinus    N.    Jest»ers<»u                     Albert    II.    Saul 

Vincent   Vilka 

Nicholas   I>iStt'fanM 

PRIVATES 

John  L.  Arkley 

Carl  Gintber                                        Joseph   Mueha 

Jesse    Sheck 

William  Allen 

Otto  J.   Glaser                                 Oscar  W.    Mueller 

Johhn  SehitTer 

Ixiiis   Altnmare 

Harry    C.    Glattle                           James  J.    Murphy 

Antonio  Schipani 

Malrolm  M.  Amh-rsun 

Russell  H.  Goodman                      William    C.    Murray 

Paul    Schlaueh 

Cali-n   W.    Halnier 

Thomas  Graham                              Simon  J.   Nagle 

Valentine   Schnable 

Matthew  Honsol 

John   Greenwood                              Hilding  Nelson 

Karl  G.  SehotTstall 

Clifster  A.    Hower 

George  T.   Grooni                            August  N.   Nies 

Edward  H.    Sehroeder 

Jnhii  H.  Howers 

John    W.    Halstead                            Pielro  Nistico 

Coristantiire  Seofes 

Manns   Boyr*- 

Christopher  ilannou                         Joseph  P.   Nohui 

Joseph    Semi>t'l" 

August  J.  lirox 

Williiiui    U.    Heller                         Jacob  A.   Noll 

William   C.    Shaw 

Walter  V.    Iiuts.-h.*r 

Hubert    S.    Herbert                           Antonio    NunzJato 

I'idore    Shuster 

(Iniseppe  Casenza 

Charles  H.   Ilerehenriiler             William   F.   O'Brien 

llarrv    B.    Siegfried 

James  F.   Clancy 

William  Hetherington                  Charles  M.   O'Donnell 

Benjamin   Slipikas 

Joseph   F.    C(»e 

Charles  Hihl                                     James  L.   O'D.mnell 

Joseph  C.  Sloey 

Lonis  J.   C'onrail 

William  H.   Hock                           Joseph   J.    O'Donnell 

Harry   R.    Smith 

I'anteleone    Craiiia'^ta 

Harold  S.   Hotchkiss                     Sterling    V.    (Hdi 

ILiward    K.    Smith 

Jerimiah    F.    Cnrran 

Joseph  V.   Hushen                          James  J.    O'Neill 

Alexander  Soehou 

Stiney    Daiiii-I 

Angelo  Toanuueci                            Charles  Z.   Owens 

Gioaehimio  Spagnu«do 

Carmim-   Davi 

William  Jaeger                               Earl  E.   Paul 

Charles  H.   Spalding 

Jost-ph  P.   I'avid 

Charles  G.  Jameson                       Salvatore    l'er<-ia 

William    Sirotberk 

William    I)i-Fel>ba 

George  W.   Ji'tTerson                        Anthony  J.    I'erina 

Benjamin   G.    Sutter 

Gnisseppe    DeCellis 

John  Johnston                                  Charles  H.    Plister 

Michael  Sznszkewicz 

Anj.'elo    Ih'inijino 

Leonard  L.   Joseph                         James  Pinto 

Jacob  Taller 

John   K.   I>frham 

Michael   T.    Kelly                            Adolph  A.    Plachter 

John  0.  Titscher 

Capriele    I>iMirh.-l.' 

Alfred    Kemmler                                Antonio    Presti 

Gustav  Tohin 

vVinerleo    Dil  asipiah' 

Herbert    E.    Kenworlby                   I'liilip  A.  Quick 

Santo   Tndio 

Francis   A.    Itonahnc 

Daniel  A.   Kochersi)erger             Eilward  C.    Rand 

Max  Triimpa 

Thiimas  I.,   nnnahnt- 

Austin  F.   Krammes                      (iniseppe  Rappazzo 

John    I"nderriner 

Edward  I.    I>cni;;herty 

Charles   R.    Laeey                           George  R.    Rath 

Charles  R.   Vanhlerstine 

James  F.   Dntran 

Anthony  Lang                                     George   L.    Reardon 

Morris  Veilnsky 

Howard   R.    Duncan 

John  J.    Laehy                                 Timothy  A.   Reardon 

Kgidio  Vessa 

Melior  Dunkerly 

Isidore  Levy                                      Edmojid    Reuther 

Herman    R.    Vollrath 

William   C.   Esterly 

James   MacKay                                John    Riggi 

John   J.    Wainwrigbt 

Milton   T.   Fanning; 

Kenneth  A.  MaeKenzie                  Charles    Rohan 

Frederick   Weber 

George  T.    Farley 

Louis  Mannaro                                 Knu\  (L   Rolide 

Aaron   Wedgwo»id 

Jtilins  A.  Fischer 

Thomas   I.    Mayers                             Louis    I.    Rosen 

William    J.    Weilaml 

Edward  P,    Fitzgerald 

James  F.    McCarthy                         John    Rosso 

latriek  J.    Whelan 

Walter  Fox 

James  J.   McCaulev                          Thomas    Rowe 

Albert   Williams 

Stephen    A.    Fredcriik 

Robert    D.    M<(;reevey                    George   Ruhlnian 

Frank   E.    Witt 

Samnel  Gabralovich 

James   W.    M<'Hale                           (ieorge  Russel 

Morris   Yankowitz 

William    (!all:inii 

Charles    R.    Mertz                              Michael    Sachs 

otto  Zeibig 

Frfd   K.    Gi'iKtT 

Ernest   Meyu                                     Martin   A.   Sadlier 

Joseph  Zinn 

Frank   Geiicaridli 

William  T).   Morgan                        Irving  J.  Sehaefer 

Joined  as  Replacements— October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 

William  T.   Znelfe 

\Mrgie  Head 

Charles  W.   Litz                              Henry   Reed 

John   L.    Waldmiller 

Kitt   C.    HuBlies 

Nathan  Minders                              Loved   Sandwlzth 

l.lovd  C.    Ward 

Arthur   C.    j<mes 

Leigh   X.    Neefe                              Frank  Viviano 

Richard    B.    Ward 

Halver  II.    Lee 

Fred   Paradis                                    William  Wade 

(ieorge  R.    Webb 

■^B 

Oscar   Levine 

Ray  E.   Parker                                Cieero  R.   Waites 

(iiff^trd   R.    Whiteman 

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We,  as  it  aj^pears  recorded  time  and  again  in  these  pages  which  tell  briefly  the 
history  of  our  beloved  Company,  is  used  in  no  editorial  sense.  It  a])plies  to  the 
entire  body  of  men  who  are  "H"  Company  of  the  .HSth  Infantry.  It  represents 
those  who  ha\e  joined  its  family,  and  remained,  and  those  whom  we  ha\'e  lost 
by  transfer,  sickness  or  death.  It  includes  men  from  all  the  several  walks  of 
life;  from  many  nations;  men  of  \aried  temperaments;  large  men  and  small,  the 
rich  ;ind  the  poor. 

The  first  men  of  the  Comjjany  arrived  at  Camp  Meade  on  Septemljer  22nd, 
1917,  and  began  that  famous  series  of  mo\es  from  one  unfinished  barrack  to  an- 
other, until  the  desert  began  to  assume  the  a])pearance  of  a  camp,  and  our  wander- 
ings began  to  settle  down  to  daily  shifts  from  R-35  to  R-36,  then  back  again,  like 
the  play  of  a  hard  jiressed  king  in  a  dodge  corner  of  a  checker  board.  It  was  well, 
too,  that  we  began  to  settle  down,  for  soon  we  had  more  than  a  clean  pocket  hand- 
kerchief and  an  iron  bed  to  move.  The  lessened  moving  also  gave  more  time 
for  that  delightful  and  time-honored  custom  of  standing  in  line.  We  lined  up 
to  be  shot  full  of  anti-typhoid,  anti-smallpox,  anti-tetanus,  and  anti-what-not, 
until  we  felt  like  a  minimum  lethal-dose  guinea  pig  in  the  Marine  hospital  or  the 
human  pin  cushion  at  the  circus.  We  lined  up  for  "Physical  torture,"  for  signing 
many  papers,  for  drills,  for  bed,  for  singing,  and  finally  after  many  days,  for 
meals.  These  consisted  mostly  of  two  kinds  of  (  ).  D.  water,  soup  and  coffee,  to 
which  we  later  added  sweet  potatoes  dug  from  under  the  barracks.  Thus  we 
grew  and  thrived  and  fattened  and  waxed  strong  on  san<l  and  fresh  air. 

At  this  time,  our  attention  and  interest  was  centered  on  our  Company  Com- 
mander, Captain  David  E.  Williams,  Jr.  He  made  a  very  good  imjjression  on 
account  of  his  kindness  and  interest  in  the  welfare  of  all  the  men.  His  whole 
heart  was  bent  on  building  a  Company  of  which  we  would  all  be  jiroud.  This 
he  did.  We  felt  like  one  big  family,  and,  when  the  time  for  transfers  arrived, 
every  one  strived  hard  to  be  one  of  those  to  remain.  First  Lieutenant  Walter  F. 
Hays  was  one  of  the  original  officers  who  labored  to  whip  the  men  into  shape 
and  condition  foi^  the  ordeal  through  which  we  were  to  pass.  Lieutenant  Hays 
was  transferred  to  the  32nd  Division  November  15th,  1918,  having  been  pro- 
moted  to    Captain    November    12th,    1918.      We   shall   never    forget    Lieutenant 


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Cleorge  X.  Ahhouse,  hecaiisc  of  his  nc\fr  lirinj,'  energy  in  the  training  of  the 
Company.  .Many  times  did  we  disctiss  and  talk  about  "Double  time  George," 
as  he  was  commonly  known  among  the  men.  llis  spirit  and  willingness  to  help 
every  one  was  felt  by  all.  This  history  would  be  incomplete  without  mention  of 
the  officer  who  alwa\s  kept  up  cheerfulness  in  the  Company,  Lieutenant  James 
S.  McKeon.  Lieutenants  Althouse  and  McKeon  were  both  promoted  from  Sec- 
ond Lieutenants  to  First  Lieutenants,  January  15th,  1918.  Lieutenant  Ralph  J. 
Miller  was  another  officer  connected  with  the  Com])any  at  the  time  of  its  organ- 
ization and  an  officer  of  whom  we  were  all  proud.  Lieutenant  Miller  was 
transferred  to  Com])an\-  "ti"  shortly  before  our  departure  for  overseas.  The 
officer  who  always  had  the  men  guessing  was  Lieutenant  E.  Morrow-  Sheppard. 
lie  was  witli  us  during  our  long  and  tedious  training,  only  to  be  finall\-  trans- 
ferred to  Kegimenlal  !  Icad(|uarters  before  having  the  opportunity  to  see  ;iction 
with  the  Company. 

Company  "11"  had  a  glorious  celebration  in  a  Hallowe'en  party  and  nuich 
to  be  thankful  for  in  the  Thanksgiving  turkey,  but  it  is  Christmas  that  brings  us 
by  far  the  happiest  memories.  In  the  true  spirit  of  the  day,  Christmas  brought 
gifts  to  all  from  the  Red  Cross  and  kind  friends  of  the  Company,  including  the 
Captain. 

Dav  bv  (lav  the  organization  (le\eloped  and  was  readv  to  cope  with  all  of 
the  situations  that  arose  in  respect  to  drill  and  manoeuvers.  The  non-commis- 
sioned officer  personnel  was  selected ;  recruits  arrived  at  stated  intervals  and 
were  developed  into  soldiers ;  and  many  men  were  transferred  to  other  divisions. 
\\'c  worked  hard  ;  we  also  played  hard.  Company  athletics  were  organized  and 
we  pla\ed  our  games  to  reflect  credit  on  the  Com])any.  There  were  frequent 
snowball  fights,  frequent  entertainments,  and  wc  were  al)le  to  enjoy  ourselves 
thoroughly  in  our  army  home. 

As  the  s])ring  days  came,  we  began  the  more  serious  side  of  our  tniining 
and  prejxired  to  ])lay  our  part  in  the  World  War.  We  took  up  the  imjiortanl 
pun  of  the  soldier's  instruction — rifle  W'ork,  and  felt  proud  of  the  score  earned 
on  the  target  range,  the  second  highest  in  the  Regiment.  We  learned  tiie  new 
formations  for  the  proper  disposition  in  the  offense  and  on  the  defense.  We 
learned  to  march  :  wc  learned  to  parade.  Among  the  numerous  jiarades,  we 
especially  renicnilier  the  review  of  the  Division  by  the  Secretary  of  W'ar  and  by 
President  Wilson.  We  were  proud  to  ])arade.  Xo  company  ever  marched  more 
proudly  on  occasions  of  re\iew  than  did  Company  "11"  under  the  command  of 
(.'a])t;iin  \\'illiams.  In  the  early  days  of  .April,  we  cheerfully  made  the  hike  to 
Ualtiniore,  were  re\iewed  l)y  the  President  of  the  United  States,  demonstrated 
to  the  people  of  llaltinKire  how  we  could  li\e  in  tents,  how  the  army  is  fed,  and 
how  quickly  an  organization  can  move  and  carrv  its  home  with  it.  We  made 
the  return  march  to  Camj)  Meade  without  losing  a  man. 

During  tlie  months  of  .Ma\-  and  June,  we  busied  ourselves  with  preparing 
for  our  journey  overseas.  Xew  equijiment  was  issued,  called  in,  and  re-issued, 
l-'verything  was  in  a  "hubbub"  and  a  bustle.  But,  along  with  this  hustle,  came 
many  visitors  to  Camp  Meade  who  wished  to  see  the  men  of  Company  "H" 
before  they  left  the  United  ."-^tates.  Mothers,  wives  and  sweethearts  arrived  in 
numbers  each  Sunday. 


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On  July  5th,  we  received  orders  for  the  movement  overseas.  With  mingled 
emotions  we  bade  farewell  to  our  loved  ones  :  we  were  sorry  to  leave  the  home- 
folks  and  the  homeland,  but  we  were  proud  to  be  off  on  such  an  important 
mission.  On  July  7th,  we  entrained  for  Holroken.  and  on  the  morning  of  the  Xth 
filed  slowly  up  the  gang  plank  of  the  transport  America.  Before  our  departure 
from  Camp  Meade,  our  Battalion  Commander,  Major  Borden,  had  been  ordered 
to  precede  the  Regiment  to  France,  and  Captain  Williams  was  placed  in  com- 
mand of  the  Second  Battalion.  The  command  of  the  Company  devolved  ujion 
Lieutenant  Hays,  who  was  our  leader  until  just  prior  to  entering  the  lines. 

(  )n  JuK-  ISth,  we  arrived  in  the  beautiful  harbor  of  Brest  and  diseml)arked 
the  following  day.  New  and  strange  sights  were  to  greet  our  eyes.  The  customs 
of  the  French,  their  wooden  shoes,  their  railways,  their  methods  of  living  and  even 
their  wine,  all  of  these  were  to  be  part  and  parcel  of  our  experiences  in  France. 
At  Brest,  we  pitched  a  shelter-tent  camp  in  a  small  field  and  were  greeted  with 
three  days  of  drenching  rain  and  none  too  much  food.  We  proceeded  from  Brest 
to  the  10th  Training  Area  on  the  famous  "40  f^ommes  or  8  Chevaux,"  and  made 
our  first  real  acqtiaintance  with  "iron"  rations.  We  were  now  learning  the  points 
of  "field  soldiering."  After  three  days,  we  landed  at  our  new  home,  Leuchey, 
which  was  a  Cjuaint  village  situated  in  beautiful  Haute-Marne.  Here  we  stayed 
until  the  first  of  September,  devoting  much  time  to  drill  and  intensive  training 
for  the  great  task  ahead  of  us.  We  learned  how  to  "take  baths"  from  a  barrel 
with  holes  punched  in  it.  We  learned  how  to  accustom  ourselves  to  living  mid 
the  horses  and  cows  of  France :  we  became  acquainted  with  the  French  jjeople 
and  their  hospitality  :  and  we  also  learned  how  the  American  Army  could  be 
street  cleaners. 

At  Leuchey,  we  were  rounded  into  an  excellent  fighting  machine  and  were 
now  ready  to  take  our  stand  beside  those  who  were  fighting  on  the  front.  On 
Septemljer  8th,  we  marched  to  Vaux  under  fidl  equipment,  boarded  box  cars, 
proceeded  to  Revigny,  marched  to  Brillon  and  rested  for  two  days  from  our 
journey.     On  the  evening  of  September   12th,  we  were  loaded  into  a  train  of 


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Frt-iu'li  trucks,  warned  conccrnint;  smoking  or  making  any  unnfi.-t-ssar\-  noise  llial 
might  attract  the  Germans,  antl  then  carried  to  the  front. 

We  were  now  getting  into  big  things.  On  September  I3lh.  "11"  C'omjjany 
took  o\er  its  sector  in  the  Cannebiere  Trenches,  Hoyeau  304.  Mere  we  became 
acquainted  witli  dugouts,  many  rats,  enemy  planes  and  the  trench  system  as  used 
in  warfare.  Our  period  in  tlie  trenches  is  a  landmark  in  our  history  as  soldiers. 
But  still  greater  things  were  ahead  of  us.  On  September  26tii.  we  went  over 
the  top  under  the  command  of  Captain  Williams.  We  moved  out  in  line  of 
combat  groups  toward  Malancourt,  every  man  searching  the  terrain  eagerlv  for 
Cermans  to  ca])ture.  Near  Malancourt  we  saw  our  first  German  prisoner,  and 
on  the  hill  just  beyond  the  village  we  came  under  the  first  heavy  enemy  artillerv 
fire  of  our  experience.  We  took  co\er  from  this  fire  in  a  trench  to  the  north  of 
Malancourt  and  there  spent  the  night.  The  following  morning,  we  move<l  for- 
ward in  a  direction  slightly  to  the  east  of  Montfaucon,  in  su]jport  of  the  Third 
Battalion.  During  the  day,  we  e.xperienced  slight  gas  attacks  and,  occasionallv, 
light  artillery  tire  from  the  enemy,  and  by  night  had  reached  the  vicinity  of  the 
windmill  (thai  well  remembered  landmark)  between  Montfaucon  and  Nantillois. 
Here  we  spent  the  night.  Rations  were  getting  scarce  and  the  water  supply  \er\ 
low,  so  low  in  fact  that  we  tried  to  quench  our  tliirst  with  "gasolene  water."  The 
following  morning  we  experiencetl  a  very  heavy  bomliardment  and  the  Company 
suffered  its  first  casualties.  About  noon  we  passed  through  Nantillois  and  on  to 
the  hill  immediately  north  of  the  \  illage. 

At  this  point  the  Company  entered  the  front  line  and  prepared  to  strike 
a  telling  blow  against  the  enemy.  Forming  in  combat  groups,  and  in  two  waves, 
we  followed  some  of  the  small  French  tanks,  guiding  on  the  "Jean  d'  .Arc."  As 
we  reached  the  top  of  the  hill  (familiarly  known  as  "Suicide  Hill"),  the  enemy's 
machine  gun  and  artillery  fire  was  at  its  height,  and,  as  w-e  plugged  forward, 
many  of  our  comrades  were  wounded.  Going  down  the  opposite  side  of  the  hill 
and  across  the  valley  through  intense  machine  gun  fire,  we  reached  the  edge 
of  the  Bois  des  Ogons  without  the  aid  of  our  allotted  tank,  which  was  ])ut  out 
of  the  game  by  a  well  directed  shot  from  the  Boche.  Up  to  this  time,  the  woods 
had  been  in  possession  of  German  snij^ers  and  machine  gunners.  The  Company 
proceeded  through  the  woods,  making  clearer  the  way  for  those  that  followed, 
and  prepared  to  consolidate  the  newdy  gained  terrtiory.  Hea\y  artillerv  fire. 
however,  caused  the  Battalion  to  be  withdrawn  again  to  "Suicide  Hill."  (  »n  the 
following  morning,  we  again  attacked  the  woods  and  were  forced  to  withdraw 
because  of  the  lack  of  suijjjorting  artillery.  (")n  the  ,50th,  we  were  relieveil, 
having  suffered  a  total  of  seventy-four  casualties.  We  returned  to  our  old 
"camping  ground,"  Camp  F.,  and  from  there  made  a  very  difficult  hike,  the 
hardest  march  of  our  military  experience,  to  Senoncourt  and  thence  to  Camp 
Gibraltar,  where  we  took  our  ])osition  in  sup])ort   in  the  Troyon   Sector. 

We  hati  suffered  much  physical  exhaustion  from  our  experience  at  the  front, 
and  influenza  now  attacked  the  Company  and  was  the  cause  of  manv  of  our 
comrades  being  evacuated.  We  were  rested,  re-equipped  and  quicklv  shaped 
up  for  our  second  experience  in  the  lines.  On  ( )ctober  23rd.  we  started  our 
movement  to  the  Grande  Montague  Sector,  where  we  again  experienced  much 
action  and  hard  fighting.  Captain  Williams  was  transferred  from  us  as  Regi- 
meiUal    .Xdjutant,   and   Lieutenant   Hays  commanded   the   Company   during  this 


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action.  ( )ur  experience  in  this  sector  diifered  from  that  of  our  former  engage- 
ment in  that  we  were  here  holding  a  position  from  hnes  disposed  along  a  series 
of  shellholes.  "H"  Company  supported  Company  "E"  until  November  2nd; 
then  moved  across  "Death  Valley"  to  the  cover  of  the  woods  in  a  reserve  posi- 
tion. On  November  4th,  the  Company  was  ordered  forward  to  support  the 
First  Battalion,  with  one  platoon  in  support  of  Company  "C"  and  three  in  sup- 
port of  Company  "B."  In  the  advance,  the  Company  was  later  in  the  front  line. 
The  advance  covered  but  a  few  meters ;  the  position  was  then  reorganized  and 
the  Companv  maintained  its  position  until  November  8th,  when  it  was  relieved 
by  Company  "I"  of  the  314th  Infantry.  We  were  then  moved  to  the  left  and 
placed  in  support  of  the  First  Battalion,  ,il3th  Infantry.  Thus  disposed,  the 
Company  advanced  toward  Etraye,  and  on  the  night  of  the  8th  rested  on  the  hill 
south  of  Reville.  (Jn  the  morning  of  the  9th,  we  marched  south  to  Etraye.  The 
Company  was  then  formed  in  line  of  combat  groups  and  moved  beyond  the 
Damvillers-Gibercy  road.  Here  we  were  subjected  to  artillery  fire,  supposed 
to  l)e  our  own  heavy  artillery,  and  we  fell  back  about  500  meters  to  some 
trenches,  where  we  spent  the  night.  (_)n  the  morning  of  the  10th,  we  moved 
forward  under  cover  of  heavy  fog  in  an  attempt  to  capture  the  heavily  fortified 
hill  to  our  front.  The  enemy  fire  caused  us  to  change  our  direction  and  follow 
the  narrow  gauge  railroad  for  some  distance.  We  then  crossed  the  Thinte 
River  by  means  of  a  wooden  bridge,  which,  however,  was  under  a  heavy  enemy 
machine  gun  fire.  Following  our  crossing,  we  took  cover  beyond  the  stream 
behind  an  embankment,  and  returned  the  enemy's  fire.  In  this  position  we  rested 
during  the  night  and  on  the  following  morning  moved  south  beyond  the  village 
of  Gibercy.  Here  we  prepared  for  an  attack  at  9:30  A.  M.  This  attack  was  just 
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"H"  Company  had  played  its  part  in  the  war  and  was  now  ready  to  rest  and  re- 
cnperate.  In  this  engagement  we  had  suffered  thirty-seven  casualties,  and  seventy-two 
men  were  with  the  Company  at  the  hour  of  the  Armistice.  We  immediately  huilt  fires, 
fed  ourselves,  dried  our  clothing,  and  gathered  around  camptires  for  songs  and  dis- 
cussions of  what  we  had  jjassed  through.  We  were  soon  reclothed  and  moved  to 
Damvillers  to  make  our  homes  in  the  houses  of  that  village.  Lieutenant  Hays,  who 
had  heen  promoted  to  Captain,  was  transferred  to  the  32nd  Division.  leavi?ig  us  in 
the  command  of  Lieutenant  llackett.  He  was  assisted  by  Lieutenant  Mitchell,  who 
had  joined  us  prior  to  entering  the  last  drive.  Later,  Lieutenant  Gledhill  was  assigned 
to  the  Company.  Our  comfortable  homes  in  Damvillers  had  to  be  given  up  when 
"H"  Company  was  ordered  to  Gibercy  on  outpost.  We  shall  always  remember  the 
cold  nights  in  the  delapidated  shell-shocked  town  of  Gibercy.  On  November  22nd,  we 
were  relieved  and  ordered  to  return  to  Damvillers.  Captain  Trundle,  who  had  been 
assigned  to  the  Company,  joined  us  on  our  return  march  and  placed  us  in  the  old 
homes  that  we  had  occupied  before  going  on  outpost. 

We  now  busied  ourselves  rustling  German  material,  namely  stoves,  wood,  window 
panes,  etc.,  to  make  ourselves  comfortable.  We  underwent  frequent  inspections,  partici- 
pated in  many  manoeuvers,  and  prepared  ourselves  for  any  emergency  that  might  de- 
velop. We  participated  in  the  famous  Thanksgiving  parade,  in  the  election  of  the 
Mayor  of  Damvillers,  and  enjoyed  our   Christmas  dinner. 

On  the  morning  of  December  26th,  "H"  Company  swung  into  column  on  the  march 
to  Neuville-en-Verdunois.  We  marched  with  high  spirits  because  we  felt  we  were  mov- 
ing towards  home.  After  three  days,  we  arrived  in  Neuville,  made  our  homes  in  F"rench 
billets  and  settled  down  again  for  a  series  of  drills,  target  range  work  and  occasional  en- 
tertainments. Men  were  granted  leaves,  and  the  V.  M.  C.  A.  furnished  shows  from  time 
to  time  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  the  hum-drum  life  in  Xeuville.  On  .March  28th,  we 
packed  up  and  set  out  for  our  new  home  at  Rimaucourt.  which  we  reached  after  \\\e 
days  march.  Our  various  resting  places  are  mentioned  in  the  list  of  places  in  which 
"we  have  hung  our  hats,"  but  words  cannot  describe  the  kilometers  over  which  we  hiked. 

Our  new  home  w'as  in  barracks  that  brought  back  to  us  vivid  memories  of  Camp 
Meade  days.  The  Red  Cross  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  .\.  furnished  us  entertainments  every 
evening,  and  life  in  general  was  "rosy."  We  busied  ourselves  in  preparing  for  an  in- 
spection by  General  Pershing,  participated  in  ceremonies  in  which  decorations  were 
awarded  for  bravery  and  started  our  preparations  for  sailing  for  home  by  turning  in 
much  of  the  excess  equipment  which  we  had  lugged  all  over  France.  -At  Rimaucourt 
we  were  also  forlunate  enough  to  ha\e  tables  in  a  tidy  messhall,  and  were  able  to  eat 
with  comfort.  We  seized  the  opi)ortunity  of  having  a  small  banquet  to  which  our  former 
Company  Commander,  Captain  Williams,  and  our  Chaplain,  Lieutenant  Lancaster,  were 
invited.  Hoth  honored  us  with  their  iiresence.  the  men  of  the  Company  put  on  an  ex- 
ceptionally original  program  and  we  had  a  very  enjoyable  evening. 

.•\t  2  .X.  .\1.,  .-Xpril  23rd,  we  boarded  boxcars  (.-Vmerican)  and  journeyed  to  Beautour. 
Here  we  underwent  frequent  inspections,  were  w-arned  not  to  get  drunk,  and  were  cau- 
tioned concerning  101  different  things  that  might  prevent  our  going  home.     We  cleaned 


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The  Kitchen  of  Company  "H"  in  Operation  on  the  Front  Line 
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rilles.  we  sliined  shoes;  then  we  re-cleaned  rifles  and  re-shined  shoes;  we  re-arranged 
om-  identification  tags;  we  pressed  our  clothes;  we  drew  new  clothing;  we  displayed 
our  equipment  and  we  rolled  packs;  but  we  didn't  care  because  it  was  all  in  preparation 
for  the  homeward  journey. 

On  the  12th  of  May.  we  left  Beautour  for  the  Embarkation  Camp  at  St.  Nazaire. 
Here  we  were  inspected,  bathed,  and  deloused.  ("H"  Company  was  never  known  to 
harbor  one  single  louse);  we  were  issued  denims  to  keep  our  uniforms  neat  and  trim; 
we  were  paid;  and  we  were  fed  on  candy  and  cigarettes  to  augment  the  scarce  meals 
served  by  the  camp  kitchens.  In  between  times,  we  played  baseball  and  defeated  the 
teams  of  several  of  our  sister  companies  in  the  Battalion.  After  four  days,  we  received 
the  order,  for  which  we  had  waited  since  November  11th,  to  board  the  transport  for 
America. 

At  5  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  May  17th,  our  good  ship,  the  Santa  Rosa,  slipped 
from  the  dock  and  started  toward  America.  Our  history  need  not  contain  a  description 
of  this  vessel  and  our  voyage.  "Santa  Rosa"  will  suggest  the  entire  history  of  the  trip. 
After  fourteen  days  of  bobbing  up  and  down,  rolling  from  side  to  side  and  listing  about 
over  the  bounding  deep  we  were  landed  safely  in  Philadelphia.  The  landing  occurred 
on  Memorial  day,  1919,  and  we  shall  never  forget  the  greeting  that  the  old  city  of  Broth- 
erly Love  gave  us  after  an  absence  of  ten  months.  Thereafter,  Camp  Di.x  and  demo- 
bilization tell  the  remainder  of  the  tale. 

"H"  Company,  since  the  date  of  organization,  lias  lived  according  to  the  highest  of 
soldierly  principles  and  has  alwa3's  kept  its  members  cemented  together  by  a  ti,ght  bond 
of  comradeship.  .Approximately  eight  hundred  men  passed  through  the  organization 
during  its  history.  To  each  of  these  belongs  a  place  in  this  account  of  the  Company. 
We  have  drilled  well,  we  have  paraded  well,  we  have  played  well,  but  above  all  we  have 
fought  well.  Some  members  of  the  Comijany  are  lying  with  the  heroes  in  France,  and 
their  memory  will  ever  remain  the  most  sacred  part  of  our  history;  some  have  been 
wounded  and  carry  the  scars  received  while  fighting  in  the  ranks;  others  have  fought 
bravely  and  well  without  undergoing  physical  pain.  All  of  these,  together  witli  the 
men  who  have  been  transferred  from  the  Company,  have  made  Company  "H,"  315th 
Infantr}',  what  it  is — an  organization  of  which  each  member  may  feel  justly  proud. 

Happenings  Which  the  Men  of  Company  "H"  "Will  Always  Remember 

1.  Week-end  passes. 

2.  The  first  Saturday  morning  inspection.  A  company  of  men,  new  arrivals  from 
civil  life,  where  dirty  clothes,  cigar  butts,  and  all  refuse  had  been  thrown  on  the  floor  for 
either  mother,  sister  or  the  maid  to  pick  up,  were  suddenly  confronted  with  the  task  of 
placing  everything  in  a  uniform  manner  and  having  an  army  home  spick  and  span  for  the 
eagle  eye  of  an  inspector.  The  first  bunk  to  meet  the  inspector's  eye  was  that  of  the  acting 
First  Sergeant.  It  was  adorned  by  an  empty  whisky  bottle,  a  collection  of  one  week's  rub- 
bish and  scattered  pieces  of  equipment.  The  barracks  and  bunks  of  the  man  showed  the 
example  of  the  First  Sergeant's  display.     Let    it    suffice    to    say    that     our    instructions    on 


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policing,  t(illi)uing  such  a  showing,  was  such  as  to  make  a  model  Company  for  all  inspectors 
during  the  remainder  of  the  history  of  Company  "H." 

3.  Hallowe'en  party.  I!il7. 

4.  Thanksgiving  party,  HUT.  and  the  pleasure  incident  to  the  four-day  passes  issued 
to  50  per  cent,  of  the  Company   for  the  'rhanksgiving  holiday. 

•5.  Camp  Meade  Laundry,  with  its  comhined  etTecl  upon  our  clothes  and  upon  our 
pockethook,  through  its  monthly  call  of  $1.40. 

(1.  Presentation  to  the  Company  of  various  colored  skull  caps  and  knitted  sweaters  hy 
friends  of  the  organization  in  Philadelphia.  Company  "H"  was  the  first  company  in  the 
Regiment  to  enjoy  such  lu.xurics. 

7.  Christmas  party,  1!UT.  The  mmierous  gifts,  the  Christmas  passes  to  those  who  were 
fortunate  enough  to  draw  them. 

8.  Promised  New  Year  passes. 

9.  Company  quarantine  for  measles — January  .'ilst  to  February  17th,  1!I18. 

10.  The  mysterious  club  formed  for  the  one  i)nrpose  of  keeping  warm  during  the  cold 
winter  nights.     The  assembly  room  of  the  club  was  in  the  latrine. 

11.  The  .-Xeroplane  Guard  in  an  o|)en  lield,  17  miles  from  Camp,  where  the  machine  had 
made  a  forced  landing  on  its  return  trip  froiu  Camp  Meade  to  Washington. 

12.  The  first  bivouac  of  the  Regiment  along  the  railroad  to  the  southwest  of  ,\dmiral; 
the  attack  of  the  camp  by  the  Second  Battalion  durin.g  the  night;  and  the  heavy  downiiour 
of  rain  in  which  we  had  to  break  camp  the  following  morning. 

13.  The  famous  Baltimore  hike ;  the  camp  at  Patterson  Park,  and  the  review  of  the- 
Division  by  President  Wilson.  ( Company  "H  '  boasts  the  fact  of  having  the  first  wa.gon 
loaded  when  camp  was  broken  at  Patterson  Park  preparatory  to  the  return  march  to  Camp 
Meade.) 

14.  "H"  Company  won  second  place  in  the  Regimental  range  work  at  Camp  Meade  and 
was  awarded  a  cup  for  this  achievement. 

15.  The  epidemic  of  clipped  hair  which  struck  the  Company  when  ordered  overseas  and 
which  transformed  the  Company  into  a  bare-headed  organization. 

l(i.     Tlic  issue  of  overseas  e(|uipment  and  frequent  inspections  preparatory  to  .sailing. 
17.     The  mimerous  ailments  among  the  home   folks  recpiiring  the  immediate  presence  of 
members  of  the  Company  when  passes  were  not  issued. 


IS. 
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20. 
21. 

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The  movement  overseas  and  the  stay  at  Brest. 

Our  first  impression  of  billets  with  horses  and  cows  in  France. 

( )uv  baths  in  France. 

In  Homines  and  S  Chevaux. 

Our   first   experience   at   the   front   and   especially   the   attack   on   the  woods   north   of 


Xantillois  in  conjunction  with  the  tank  "Jeanne  D'.-\rc." 

'23.     The  first  night  march  from  Camp  "E"  to  Senencoiirt  and  thence  to  Camp  Gibraltar, 

24.  The  second  experience  on  the  front — The  Grand  Montagne  Sector, 

25.  The  eleventh  month,  eleventh  day,  eleventh  hour,  11118. 

26.  The  tour  of  outpost  duty  at  Gibercy — .\ovember  14th  to  November  2'ind,  1P18. 

27.  Our  part  in  the  Thanks.giving  parade  given  by  the  Second  Battalion  at  Damvillers. 
2S.     Our   frequent   attacks   on   the   high   hills   east   of   Damvillers,   during  the   numerous 

manoeuvers  in  our  early  weeks  of  training  after  the  .Armistice. 

2!i.  Our  Christmas  dinner,  11118,  and  the  numerous  Christmas  boxes  received  from  the 
folks  back  home. 

30.  The  seven-day  leaves  and  tlu-  relief  they  brought   from  the  routine  of  army  work. 

31.  The  winning  of  the  Batl.ilion  cliampionship  in  the  soccer  series  during  our  stay  at 
Neuville. 

32.  The  five-day  hike  to  Rimaticourt.  Every  man  of  the  Company  made  this  entire  hike 
and  finished  with  a  great  reserve  of  "pep"  which  brought  special  commendation  from  the 
Brigade  and  Regimental  commanders. 

■'!.'i.  The  farce  parade  and  presentation  of  medals  staged  by  members  of  the  Company 
at  Rimaucourt. 

.34.     The  inspection  and  review   by  General   Pershing. 

35.     The  supper  and  Company  party  at  Rimaucourt. 

30.  The  review  of  the  Regiment  by  l.ieutenant-General  Liggett  in  which  "11"  Company 
was  especially  commended  by  the  General. 

37.  The  numerous  inspections  preparatory  to  embarking  for  the  United  States. 

38.  The  homeward  bound  trip  on  the  "Santa  Rosa." 

39.  .-Ml  arrivals  of  mail  wdiile  in  the  A.  E.  F. 

40.  How  the  gold  service  strijie  was  earned. 

41.  .All  ftay  days  in  the  army. 

42.  The  good  fellowship  that  has  always  characterized  members  of  Company  "11." 


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InFAN  I'R"! 

1 

O  )M  1 

^\^■^•  n 

0 

Places  Where  We  Hung  Our  Hats 

Arrivhd 

I,l;i-T 

Camp  Alcadc,   Md.         .             .             -             . 

September  22,  1017 

July     7.    11)18 

Hoboken,  N.  J.      - 

-      July     8.  1018 

July     0.   1018 

En  route  U.  S.  S.  Aincrka     - 

July     0.  1!>1S 

July   18,   1018 

Brest   (  Finistiere  )               ... 

-       July  10,  1018 

July  22.   1018 

En  route.  "4ii  llonimes  or  8  Clicvaux" 

July  22.   1!>18 

July  25.  1018 

Vivey-Clialniessin   (Ilaule   Marne) 

-     July  2.-;,  I!n8 

July  2li,   1018 

Leuciiey    1  Haute    Marue) 

July  2(>,   1!I18 

September     1.   11)18 

Cliauiplitte    (Haute    Marue) 

September     1,   1018 

September     2.   1018 

I.eucliey   (Haute   Marne) 

September     2.   1018 

Scptcmljer     8.   1018 

Vaux    (Haute   Marne)     ... 

September     8.  ll»18 

September     1»,   11)18 

Rcvigny    (Meuse)          .             .             .             _ 

September     !t.   1!>18 

Seplonber     1).    IHIS 

Mogncville   (Meuse) 

September     0.   1018 

September    |i).   11118 

P.rillon   (Meuse)                .            .         _ 

September   lu.   1018 

Septouber  12.  11)18 

Cani|)  E  (Meuse,  l'"oret  de   Hesse) 

September  13,  1018 

September  13,   1018 

Boyau  304    (treuehes) 

.September  13.   1018 

September   li),   11)18 

Camp  E    (  Meuse) 

September  1!».   11)18 

September  25,  1018 

Meuse-Argoune  OflTeusive   (  Mniufaucou  )      - 

Sei)tember  2-5,   1018 

September  30,   1!>18 

Malancourt   (Meuse) 

September  30,  1018 

October     1,   1018 

Camp  E   (  NTeuse)         .             .             _             _ 

-     October     1.   lOIS 

October     3,  1018 

Sennncdurt   (Meuse)        ... 

(October      1,   1!)18 

October     4,  1018 

Rccourt    (  Meuse)          .... 

-     October     4,   11118 

October     5,  1018 

Camp  (lihraltar   (Meuse)    (  Pierrelitte) 

October     •"..   11)18 

October  21,  1018 

\Voiml)ey    (Meuse)                     ... 

-     October  21,   1018 

October  22,  1018 

Camp  Gibraltar  (Meuse) 

October  22,  1018 

October  23,  1018 

Beuoite  Vaux    (Meuse) 

-     October  23,  1018 

October  2(1,  1018 

Bois  La  Claire.  Germoinille    (Meuse) 

October  27,  1018 

October  28,  11)18 

Bois  de  Forges   (Meuse) 

-     October  28,  1018 

October  20.  1018 

Meuse  Arsonue  Offensive  ( (Irauile  Moutaiiue  S 

jctor)     October  21),   11)18 

November  11,  1018 

Hill  ■_':,'<.  Gib-rcy  (Meuse) 

November  11.   1018 

November  13,  1018 

I3am\illers  ( Meuse)      ...             - 

November   V.\.   11)18 

November  14,  1018 

Gibcrcy    (Meuse)                ..            .            _ 

Novonlier   M,   11)18 

November  22,  1018 

Damvillers    (  Meuse)                  ... 

Novemljer  22,   1018 

December    3.  1018 

Toul             -            -             .             -            . 

December     3.  1018 

December     4,   11)18 

Damvillers  ( Meuse )                               -             - 

December     5,  1018 

December  2(i,  1018 

Thierville    (Meuse) 

December  26,  1018 

December  27,   11118 

Souilly    (Meuse)            .... 

December  27.  1018 

December  28,  1018 

Ncuville-en-Vcrduuois  (Meuse) 

December  28,  1018 

March  28,  1010 

Rosnes    (Meuse)           -             -             -             - 

Marcb  28,  1010 

March  20,   1010 

Gery   (Meuse)         .            -            -             - 

March  21).  llHO 

March  .3i),  mil) 

Ligny-en-P>arrois   (Meuse) 

Maixb  31).  11)10 

March  31,   IDlD 

Paneey  (  Meuse)      -             -             - 

Mai-eb  31.   11)10 

April     1.   llilli 

Riniaucnurt  (  Haute  Marne)     - 

Api-il     1.   11)10 

April  2.3.   11)11) 

En   route  American    B-ixears 

.April  23,  11)10 

A|)ril  25.   llllli 

Beautour   (Loire   Inf.'rieure) 

.A,nril  25.  1010 

May  12.  lOlU 

St.  Nazaire   (Loire  Inferieure) 

May  12,  1010 

May  Ki.   1010 

En  route   C  S.  S.  .Vi;i;/i;  Rosa 

!\Iav  17,  11)10 

May  31),  11)10 

Camp  Dix,   N.  J.              ... 

May  31),   IDIO 

June     11.  11)10 

Lest  We  Forget  That  "March  Under  Full  Equi 

pmcnt" 

Miles 

To  Baltimore  and   kelurn 

_ 

45 

To  Leuciiey.  from  Vivey-Cbalmessin 

_ 

-        15 

To  Cbamplitte  and   return   for  Divisional  manoeuver 

30 

To  Front  Line  position  from  Leucbey  area 

-             -            . 

-      35 

Our  First  Drive,  vicinity  Montfaucon  and  Nantillois 

20 

F'rom  Camp  E  to  Camp  Gilbraltar 

-            -            - 

-      30 

Camp  (Gibraltar  to  Front  Line   Position 

. 

25 

Tbe  Grand  Montague  Sector 

- 

-      10 

On  way  to  Souilly  .\rea 

... 

43 

And  tlien  to  Rimaucmirl,     I 'i'liis  includes  marcbes  of  over  ten  miles) 

-      70 

Total                  -             -             _            . 

-            —            -            _ 

323 

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Roster  of  Company  H 

September  1,1918 

CAPTAIX 
Davi.i    E.    Williams.   Jr. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS                                                                  SECOND    LIEUTENANTS                                                 | 

George 

N.    Altliouse                                                                         E.   Morrow 

Sbeppiird 

Walter 

F.    Hays                                                                                 Charles   S. 

Tiers 

.Tames  S.  McKeun 

FlItST  SERGEANT 

MESS  SERGEANT 

SUPI'LY  SERGEANT 

Edward  J.   Scbrier 

Hans  Scbiess                                         Horace   R.   McCormick,   Jr.                         | 

SERGEANTS 

Mieliaid    Ci.liiMiU.v 

Stanley   h.    Hern                             William  R.   Lepper 

Morris   C.    Roseman 

Walter    II.    U.ilde 

Daviii    Kolinsky                               William   J.    MeClory 

Frank  Scbweibinz 

Albert    11.    E/.ell 

I'arl  (_'.   Lenz                            *        Vernon  T.   Patterson 
CORPORALS 

Charles  E.   Spracklen 

Calitli   AriiKindu 

William  J.  Henry                           John  J.  McDonough 

Guy   K.   Milh-n 

Robert    E.    Blessing 

Alht-rt   E.    Ilntehinson                   John   J.    McGuiness 

Joseph   W.  OrbcU 

Robert    W.    Hoyii,    Jr. 

Pan!  G.   Ko.-li                                   John  J.    McLaughlin 

Arthur  C.   Pabst 

Karl   W.    Bradley 

Cliarles  McCanley                              Rush  P.   Marshall 

Harry  S.  Podolnick 

Alfred  M.    Careen 

Walter   V.    MeConeghy                   Joseph  A.   Mickey 

William  J.    Rcichelt 

.latnes   L.   Gallagher 

Walter  J.   Tyson 

COOKS 

MECHANICS 

BUGLERS 

Joseph   Conti 

Aujrvist   Koliver                                        Robert   J.    McCh-llan 

Thomas   S.    H 

inter                                   Herman    A.    Nitsche                             Charles  H.   Sharp 

Toiiey  Jennies 

Raymonil    Wolf 

Waeily  Wiiio, 

lurofE 

PRIVATES.    FIRST    CLASS 

Harry  E.   Case 

Thomas  J.  Jones                             Thomas  J.    McCarthy 

Edward  C.  Moran 

Jnlm  J.   Deeney 

William  Lentine                             Rernard   McEUiutton 

Scstbincu  Scraral)o 

Raymond  N.    Heintzeliiian 

Samuel  D.   Lindeman                    Vincenzo  Mammucari 
PRIVATES 

Jack    Tiakiiiias 

James  A.  Abruzzi 

Adolph    C.    Grimmer                      William  J.   McDonnell 

Pietro  Scarpinato 

(Pscar  F.    Allien 

John   Gryszkiewicz                          Rodger   J.    McElwee 

fn'..iy  J.   Scbaefer 

Charles    II.    Ahlerton 

John   A.    Haag                                  Frank    A.    Maguire 

Ji.lin    F.    Scliebler 

I'i'ter   AoKeloni 

Edward  A.    Harley                         Xickolas    Miacher 

Edwanl   Schociiplein 

Walter  Atwood 

Benjamin    Harniclin                       Charles    J,    Maier 

Morris   Schullzcr 

Anthony    Balinski 

George  J.   Hassh-r                           Michael  Mala 

William    E.    S.hwartz 

Alfonzo  Barrnlli 

George  L.    Hassun                           Francis  A.   Malloeh 

P.ariicy  Scirica 

rhaiies  II.  Hates 

Dennis   Head                                     Elmer  P.  Markline 

Ra.viiioiid    II.    Seager 

Nicl    K.    liech 

Joseph  J.   Hipp                                Anthony  Mayshock 

Scbast  iaiio    Seclii 

Alii-   Heruiun 

Harry    Hott'man                                Lonis  Meditz 

Charles    V.    Seittt-r 

•luliii   J.    Herrigan 

Edward   Hughes                            Fred  C.  Messemer 

David   Shea 

()s(:ir  F.    Hopliner 

Jack  Indenbaum                              Morris  Michael 

Steve  Slicmella 

.I.iiiii   Molinski 

George  A.    Irvine                            William    Micblalkiewien 

Anions    M.    Shoup 

St:nil<'v   W.    liolinski 

P.eniamin   Isaacson                         Sam   Millnr 

John    Skachilisb 

Xil.Iu   n.izzini 

Clark    V.   Jacobs                              William    Monter 

Felix    Smitli 

Frank    lirnwiiis 

Thomas  K.  James                          Edward   Moody 

Francis    Smith 

Ihi-u   V.    linnlpr 

Robert    H.    JctTerson                      James   A.    Morris 

Joseph   SodtT 

William    Iturhter 

Alexander    Kat^llis                          Elmer    E.    Most 

Louis  Sosonsky 

Juliii   Cat'soti 

Joseph   Karolak                                Callie  Maddox 

Morris   L.    Sperling 

[1«-Mj:irniii  F.   Childs 

Peter  Kaisas                                    Giuseppe    Nardecchia 

Cliarles    Sfachle 

Waiti-i-  K.   rii-miewski 

Christ  P.   Kiefer                              Filippo  Nardinoeehi 

William   J.   Starr 

.loliri  J.   Cuh'k 

Henry   R.    Klen<'k                           Francesco  Natuzzi 

Albert    Stcinhauscr 

Kn-cltTick   W.    Danz 

Joseph    F.    Kohlman                       Harry  Nefsky 

George  J.    Storz 

.luliii    M.    Deiter 

William    F.    KosT^r                        Charles  Nelson 

Elwood    Stremmel 

AiHln-w  A.  DiDio 

Walter    Kowalski                               Joseph  Obzyncki 

Henr.v  A.    Sundermann 

.Inscpli   l»iMezzo 

Frederick  Kricher                           William  O'Conneli 

William   11.   Sundermann 

-laiiiHs    liiiinicHy 

Henry    Kri.k                                     Fred  F.  Orli.li 

Mike    Swariz 

\*iii<'»*nl    Ilmlris 

George    \'.    Krombach                      Anthony    ossniaiin 

T^ilc^baw    Swiokla 

Iiviiij.'   Kpst.'in 

Frank   A.    Knntz                                 Virgil    Overton 

Maurilio   L.   Taormina 

4'harU's    Kairlmrn 

Harry    Labohl                                       Frank   Pahls 

Domenico  Tortorelli 

\              l,awn'ii<-c  J.   Farro 

John  H.   Laclienmeior                    Maciej    Pahih 

Arthur  W^    Trainer 

James    H.    F.-rry 

Robert   E.   Lane                               AntoncUi    Paolo 

Frank    Travers 

Just'pli    Filcnioiiowicz 

Thomas  L.   Lane                             Michele  Piceiolle 

John  A.   Illrich 

(leoi-K*^  W.   Franck 

Samuel   H.    Lang                             Clifford  Pickering 

Flori  Valento 

Henry    Fallf-r 

Gustave  J.    Larigen                        Charles  Pierce 

Frank   A.    Waile 

Eiiriro    (Jncuvt'tti 

Roman   Lapinski                              Peter    W .    Poda 

Charles    Waiting 

Frank   (Jallaylier 

John  P.  Lanlner                              George  E.   Rambo 

Frank   Walker 

Nit'l   (JallatilK-r 

Antonio   I..aiidanski                        Josepli    Reitz 

Stinev  Werzebeke 

'              .Tallies  S.   Galloway 

Samuel   Lichtenstein                      Robert    Ritchie 

John    I.    Westerberg 

William  E.   Gee 

Morris   Lipkin                                   Morris  Rosenblnm 

Alfred  M.   Wineman 

Harry  F.   Gerety 

Edward  Linp^rt                               Frederick   K.    Rupp 

Joachim   W<)rnela 

Nnt<)I('   Giar-liini 

Frederick    Lippcrt                          Joseph  Rupple 

Peter  Yager 

Ernest    A.    0<m'1iiis 

Francis    Long                                    Lawrence    F.    Sandaver 

Frank   R.   Yerkes 

MMyer    Gnmlfrifinl 

Frank  Louder                                   Charles  Sanfilippo 

Walter   Zubris 

i              Joseph   F.   Griniahii 

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Michael    J.    McCaim                       Joseph    Sanzone 

Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 

PRIVATES.    FIRST    CLASS 

John    K,    (in'Kerson 

Harrison  Stedman                          Ernes'    A.    Stout 

rosier  L    Watts 

l£..h..it     U<-im1 

Ole   Stensvik                                     Fletiiie-    G.    Torkelson 

Williarn  W.    W'illiams 

Richard   V.   Simmons 

PRIVATES 

Tbfina>   M.   W\vlegala 

Berth'  G.    Asselstinc 

Gab,^  Hughes                                    Eliu»r   R.    Stone 

Williimi    B.    TTpdegraff 

James   Connerv 

George  W^   Shupe                        Samrel  T    Truss 

Herman    Weber 

William    r.    Fiester 

Milo  Smith                                     Ray   E.    Tyree 

W^illiam  F.  Wertz 

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Edward  J.   Foster 

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Company  M 

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MaJciK    l-KAXl. 


TIk-    follnwintj   is   a   brief  outline   (if   the   personnel   of    Tliirtl 
llattaliiin  I  kacli|iiarlers  diirini;  the  ditterent  periods  of  its  history: 

liuttalion  Commander 

Major  h"KA.\tis  V.  l.uivii  -  l-'roni  (Organization  to  July  (i.  HUM 
Cai't.  Alisert  FkiEiiLANLiF.R  (Acting),  Julv  7,  11118  to  Julv  L'ti.  V^IH 
MAjoti  Francis  V.  Llovd  -  Jnlv  27.  VMH.  to  Oct'  11.  1!)18 
Cai't.  LtTifs  A.  MiiLEK  (Actin.<r).  Oct.  V2.  V.HX.  to  Oct.  2'>,  U»18 
Ma.Tor  Francis  V.  Li.ovd      -  Oct.  -Jli,  1!)18,  to  Nov.  8,  1!I18 

Capt.  W'n.TON  Snowden.  Jr.  (.Acting)  -  -  Xov.  8.  1918 
-Mai.  II.  llARRi.soN  S.MiTH  (Acting),  Xov.  8,  1!I18,  to  Xov.  KH.  1!I18 
.\1ai.  Jesse  K.  Langlev  (.Acting),  Xov.  14,  11118,  to  Xov.  l-"),  1018 
M.\j.  Francis  V.  Llovu  -  Xov.  l(i,  11118.  to  April  21  IIMH 
Cai'-b.  Coi.eman  p.  Brown  ( .ALCting),  April  l'2.11U1I.  to  May  1M.  llMli 
Maj.  F'rancis  V.  Li.o>i)         -        Mav  1-1.  llill>,  lo  Denioliilization 


Uattalioii   .\d.jutant 


!■  ]  RST 
F'iRST 
F'lRST 

First 
First 

F""lRST 

First 


LlECT. 
LlEt-T. 
LlECT. 

Lieut. 
Lieut. 

LlEfT. 
LlELT. 


Ben.iamin   Hri.i.ncK,  :iii    - 

Wii.i.iAM    15.  OonsoN   (.Acting) 

Ren.iami.n   Bri.i.ocK,  8i)    - 

Geori;e  S.  I'ree.man 

Cari.  W.  Wentzee 

Li.ovii  B.   Paimer  (.Acting) 

Cari.  \\".  .Andrews 


l-'roni  Organization  lo  June  2i.  11118 

June  28.  11118,  to  August  20,  ini8 

August  2:,  11)18,  to  September  21).  1918 

.September  3i),   11)18,  to  FVbruary  o,  11)11) 

Februarv  (>,  IDID,  to  March  24.  IDID 

March  2."),  IDID.  to  May  1,  IDID 

May  1,  11)11),  to  Denioliilization 


Battalion   Intelligence  Officer 


F'lRST  LiEt_'T.  Georck  S.  F'reeman 
Second  Lieut.  Thomas  W.  VAur,ii.\N 
First  Lieut.  GKORiiE  S.   1'"reeman 


■rom  Creation  of  Office  to  Xovember  1-J,  11)18 

Xovember  Di,  1D18,  to  February  5,  1D19 

I'cliruarv  li,  IDID,  to  Demobilization 


First  Lieut.  Henry   D. 
First  Lieut.  Harry  D. 


Battalion  Gas  Officer 

F'ansi.er     -  -     From  Creation  of  Office  to  September  28,  1.018 

F'UREY  -  -  -         September  2D,   11)18,  to  May  L  lOlD 


Medical   Officers 

Owing  to  the  constant  shifting  of  nieilical  officers  tliat  occurred  within  the  Regiment,  it 
is  impossible  to  state  definitely  the  exact  assi.gnment  of  such  officers.  However,  the  follow- 
ing served  in  the  main  with  the  Third  Battalion  : 

Captain  Kuhert  C.  Van  Buren.  M.  C. 

Captain  Kohert  II.  Morris  M.  C. 

First  Lieut.  Ralph  C.  Ci.ARincE.  M.  C. 

F'iRST  Lieut.  Francis  C.  Hendrick.  M.  C. 

F'irst  Lieut.  Gec^kce  L.  Drach.  D.  C. 

F'iRST  Lieut.  Charles  L.  Harhwick,  D.  C. 


First  Lieut.  Geor(,e  M.   B.mlev 
First  Lieut.  Wielia.m  T.  Willis 
First  Lieut.  Joseph  E.  Ca.merman 


Battalion  Chaplain 

September  20.  IDl-^.  to  October  2ii.  1D18 

November  2D,  1018.  to  Januarv  2.  lOlD 

January  •"),   IDID,  to  May  17.  IDID 


Non-Commissioned  Staff  (Battalion  Sergeant  Major) 


Bn.  Sct.  Maj.  Anthony  P.  Davitt 
Corp.  Fred  L.  Stellwaoen  (Acting) 
Bn.  Sgt.  ^L^J.  .Anthony  P.  Davitt 
Corp.  Fred  L.  Stellwac.en  ( .Acting ) 
Bn.  Sct.  Ma.t.  .Anthony  P.  Davitt 
Corp.  Raymond  .A.  Gai.lacher  (.Acting) 
Bn.  Sct.  Maj.  Henry  F.  Erickson 


December  ID.  1D17,  to  September  28,  1018 

September  20,  11)18.  to  October  31,  1918 

Xoveinber   I,  1918,  to  Xovember  rt,  1918 

Xovember  7.  1918,  to  Xovember  2D,  1918 

Xovember  21,   1918,  to  April   1,   IDID 

-     April   2,   IDID,  to   .May  8.   IDID 

May  9,  1919,  to  Demobilization 


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The  17th  of  September,  1917,  was  a  blooming  day  of  the  autumn  variety, 
an  ideal  day,  in  fact,  for  bringing  an  infant  com])any  into  being,  and  the  powers- 
that-were  in  the  Army  apparently  recognized  that  fact,  for  on  that  date.  Company 
"I,"  315th  Infantry,  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  Company  "I"  began  existence 
in  barracks  R-15  with  the  following  officer  personnel:  Captain  Albert  Friedlander 
("Mose").  First  Lieutenant  Orson  J.  (Iraham  ("Shift-your-chew"  and  later, 
"Bayonet  Face").  Second  Lieutenant  Harry  D.  Furey  ("Old  Man  Uneasy"), 
Second  Lieutenant  George  H.  Trundle  ("The  Little  ]\Ion").  Second  Lieutenant 
Ira  B.  Kellberg  ("Kelly"),  and  Second  Lieutenant  Raymond  T.  Turn  ("Con- 
science"). (.)n  the  same  date  that  witnessed  the  birth  of  Company  "I."  Sergeant 
Aloysius  Rowan  and  Private  Theron  M.  Woolson,  both  of  the  Regular  Army, 
were  assigned  to  the  Company  as  the  nucleus  of  the  enlisted  personnel.  Sergeant 
Rowan  was  appointed  acting  first  sergeant  and  Private  Woolson  acting  duty 
sergeant  immediately  upon  their  assignment. 

The  days  following  September  17th  were  fair  and  bright,  a  good  omen  for 
the  future,  and  on  the  22nd  of  September  there  came  into  the  novel  but  some- 
what stark  setting  of  Camp  Meade  "( )ur  first  19  rookies."  From  now  on,  there 
was  material  out  of  which  to  form  a  front  and  rear  rank,  and  upon  these  inno- 
cents fell  the  army  mop  and  lingo,  as  well  as  the  officers  and  "non-coms."  On 
the  23rd  of  the  month,  76  more  recruits  were  gathered  in  and  their  history  de- 
manded, the  alleged  joke  of  this  latter  group  being  one,  "Snow  Ball"  Jenkins, 
who  was  sent  to  us  by  a  Philadelphia  local  board.  "Snow  Ball"  was  verra  brack, 
which  fact  alone  put  him  in  wrong,  and  the  little  matter  of  a  useless  trigger 
finger  completed  his  unfitness.  The  Cooks  and  Bakers  School  drew  the  prize. 
(3n  the  30th,  we  began  a  merry,  changeful  life  when  we  dropped  14  men  to  the 
Supply  Company  and  received  79  men  from  the  21st  Training  Battalion  and  two 
"non-coms"  from  the  23rd  Training  Battalion. 

The  Regiment  was  now  experiencing  the  days  when  long  columns  of  lads  in 
civies  came  up  the  dusty  streets  and  were  assigned  by  Chance  and  VORC  to  the 
various  company  barracks.  During  the  first  few  days  of  "I"  Company's  history, 
it  shared  barracks  R-15  with  Company  "L,"  the  latter  organization,  however, 
being  vdtimately  assigned  to  barracks  R-26.  It  was  during  these  days,  also,  that 
one  heard  the  Colonel  invariably  referred  to  as  "that  bloke"  ;  that  a  post  was  a 
"beat";  that  "( )fficer  O'Day"  was  the  high  guy  and  always  missing;  and  that  the 
Company  drilled,  half  in  civies  and  straw  hats  and  half  in  uniforms  that  loudly 


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denounced  tailorings  as  a  tine  art.  However,  things  went  with  a  rush  on  the  tlrill 
field,  and,  on  the  2iid  of  ( )ctol)cr,  the  Company  profited  hy  the  attachment  of 
T,ieutcnants  Wetzel,  Cold  and  Rodgers.  Shortly  tliereafter.  Private  Leonard  A. 
Dcl'aul  was  assigned  from  a  Coast  .Artillery  unit. 

During  the  month  of  <  )ctol)er,  the  Company  moved  into  Ijarracks  R-14,  which 
had  just  been  vacated  hy  Headquarters  Company.  This  building  was  a  lighter 
barracks  than  R-15  and  faced  not  only  on  Central  Avenue  west,  but  also  on  the 
open  space  to  the  north  which  separated  the  312th  Field  .\rtillery  from  us,  said 
space  being  topped  by  a  large,  symmetrical  cedar  tree  and  a  small  orchard,  both 
of  which  pro\ided  line  shade  for  rest  periods  on  hot  days.  Toward  the  latter 
part  of  the  month,  part  of  the  lower  floor  of  R-15  was  fi.xed  U]j  as  a  rustic  glade 
with  ])ine  branches,  pine  needles  and  autumn  leaves.  On  Hallowe'en,  this  place 
was  the  scene  of  Company  I's  first  big  smoker.  The  first  part  of  the  scene  was 
laid  in  the  mess  hall  of  R-14.  where  Colonel  Roseubaum,  Lieutenant  Colonel 
]\Iorton,  Captain  Fleming,  Major  Lloyd,  Lieutenant  Bullock  and  the  Company 
officers  were  guests  of  honor  at  a  Company  dinner,  .\fter  the  dinner,  the  party 
was  recoinened  in  the  Pine  Room  of  R-l.\  where  a  small  stage  hoisted  into  view 
the  talent  of  the  Company  and  a  few  neighboring  uints.  .Among  the  artists  were 
Kirby  and  Quinu  in  their  military  dance.  Winkle  with  his  "Come  Out  of  the 
Kitchen,  Mary  Ann,"  Billy  McKee  in  "(live  Me  the  .Moonlight,"  "Red"  Mullen. 
and  "Jim"  Walker  at  the  piano. 

The  early  drilling  of  the  Company  was  done  on  the  small  field  to  the  north 
of  the  officers  quarters,  the  skirmish  lines  oftentimes  extending  down  through  the 
valley,  where  the  W.  B.  &  .\.  shortly  afterwards  began  work  on  the  loop  which 
was  to  save  so  many  footsteps  on  pass  days.  Later  on,  the  daily  drills  were  con- 
ducted east  of  the  Regimental  area.  Captain  F'riedlander  was  so  successful  in 
whi|)])ing  his  command  into  shape  by  strict  attention  to  the  details  of  close  order 
drill,  that  very  shortly  the  Company  stood  with  the  best  and,  in  the  Captain's 
opinion,  could  go  through  the  manual  of  arms — a  hobby  of  his — with  the  best  of 
the  Regular  .Army  units.  On  October  22nd,  we  lost  Lietitenants  Rodgers,  Gold 
and  Wetzel,  and  on  November  1st,  Lieutenant  Turn  left  on  detached  service  for 
Fort  Sill,  { )klahoma,  to  study  fortifications.  During  ( )ctober,  Samuel  Bell  was 
made  mess  sergeant,  Rubin  Norwitz  was  made  supply  sergeant.  Corporal  Wil- 
liams and  Private  DePaul  received  appointments  as  sergeants,  and  Privates  Peck, 
McKee,  Irwin,  Mc(!eoghegan,  Downey,  Hirst,  Smith,  McComl).  ^'ahnell.  Patter- 
son, Trotta  and  McLaughlin  won  their  chevrons  as  corporals,  all  of  which 
helped  to  put  the  Company  on  its  feet  as  a  smoothly  running  organization. 

It  hasn't  been  mentioned  heretofore  that  "Abe"  Weintraub,  the  Camp  pho- 
tographer, for  the  first  few  days  ate  our  "chow."  Later,  he  was  rejected  for 
physical  disability,  but  that  didn't  keej)  "Abe"  away  from  the  army,  and  in  the 
end  he  managed  to  ]Mck  uj)  much  kale  on  snapshots  of  Camp  Meade  life  and 
acti\ities. 

Company  "P'  had  the  honor  of  standing  the  first  guard  in  the  ,il5th  Infantry, 
and  of  having  been  on  guard  when  the  colors  were  first  raised  to  the  top  of  the 
white  ])ole  which  was  cut  on  the  reservation  and  ])laced  before  Regimental  Head- 
quarters. The  formal  guard  mounts  were  terrors,  held  on  the  fall  afternoons  in 
the  saucer  to  the  east  of  the  concrete  roads,  where  the  details  were  l)rought  up 
to  the  sergeant  major  on  the  double.  ( )n  these  occasions,  "Diddy"  Rowan  was 
impressed  as  sergeant  major,  a  position  which  he  filled  in  a  manner  to  capture 
the  eye  of  the  Major  .and  in  kee])ing  with  all  Regular  .Army  traditions.  Then 
for  a  while.  Regimental  parades  were  held  every  afternoon  in  this  basin,  when, 
after  the  first  circuit  had  been  made  at  (juick  time.  Colonel   Roseubaum  would 


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order  us  into  double  time,  and  the  band  would  swing  into  "Pop  Goes  the  Weazel" 
and  "Coming  Through  the  Rye." 

It  was  in  r)ctober,  before  he  left  for  Fort  Sill,  that  Lieutenant  Turn  intro- 
duced the  subject  of  insurance,  and  the  fine  work  of  Corporal  Peck  as  solicitor 
swept  aside  many  a  scruple.  Then  in  December,  when  Captain  Foss  became 
attached  to  the  Company,  he  ])Ut  his  shoulder  to  the  wheel  and  turned  over  the 
last  prospects.  What  with  Liberty  bonds,  allotments,  "whether  you  live  with 
your  wife  or  not"  insurance  and  the  $1.40  which  the  camp  laundry  collected  each 
month,  there  was  little  left  for  mischief. 

During  December,  First  Lieutenants  William  A.  Baker  and  William  B.  Ennis 
and  Second  Lieutenants  F.  W.  Loundsbury  and  Harry  Staley  were  attached  to 
the  organization.  Lieutenant  Staley,  on  taking  charge  of  the  regimental  exchange, 
brought  to  it  the  air  of  a  prosperous  five  and  ten-cent  store  and  drew  patrons 
from  all  over  the  camp.  In  this  month  Corjiorals  Peck  and  McKee  received 
their  warrants  as  sergeants,  and  Captain  Friedlander  picked  Privates  Weise, 
Mullen,  Aliller,  Block  and  Sherry  for  corporalships. 

Earlier  in  the  season,  football  practice  was  in  flower.  Sergeant  Van  Riper 
lieing  "1"  Company's  representative  on  the  Regimental  Team,  but  the  315th  had 
more  luck  at  baseball  than  football.  At  Christmas  time  the  camp  was  cotton 
white  with  snow,  and  the  raw  pine  barracks  along  the  opposite  ridge  glowed  like 
weather  Ijeaten  gold  in  the  dark  fir.  During  the  months  of  1917,  the  Company's 
officers  and  "non-coms"  learned  to  work  together,  and,  in  spite  of  the  enormous 
mnnljers  of  men  who  were  only  transients  being  transferred,  as  soon  as  broken 
in,  to  the  several  other  divisions  which  were  being  prepared  for  movement  over- 
seas at  an  early  date,  were  able  to  keep  the  Company  in  a  high  state  of  excellence. 
Van  Riper  claimed  that  exclusive  honor,  the  title  of  buck  private,  becatise  of  an 
incident  caused  by  our  gift  piano  and  the  celebration  over  it.  After  the  incident 
of  the  piano,  and  the  masqtierade  snake  walk  through  the  Regiment  New  Year's 
night,  the  New  Year  started  off  with  a  rush.  The  Captain  appointed  Sergeant 
DePaul  first  sergeant.  At  this  time.  Sergeants  Norwitz,  Williams  and  Peck 
left  for  the  Officers  Training  School,  the  school  being  in  AA  block  at  the  north- 
west corner  of  the  Camp.  "Jim"  Walker  was  appointed  sergeant,  and  Second 
Lieutenant  Matthews  was  attached. 


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The  t'aptain's  xoicc  liad  j,n\en  him  consiileraljk'  trouhk-  at  drills  duriiis^  tin; 
late  fall  and  early  winter  niuntlis.  with  the  result  liiat  he  was  com])elled  to  seek 
treatment  at  the  Base  Hospital.  During  his  absence.  Lieutenant  (iraham  took 
command  of  the  Comi)any.  Lieutenants  Haker  and  I'.nnis  were  transferred  about 
the  middle  of  January,  and  Lieutenant  I'urn  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.  In  February,  Corporals  Sherry,  McComb,  Hirst  ,ind  .^niith  were 
ap])ointed  sergeants,  and  Privates  Mcl'arland,  h^vans,  Brzozf)wski,  I,ynn,  lleini 
and  .Mcl-'adden  liecame  corporals.  We  lost  Lieutenant  Furey  to  "\\"  Coni])anv, 
and  gained  I'^irst  LieiUenant  .Alfred  (1.  llarlow.  In  the  latter  ])art  of  the  niontli. 
Captain   h'riedlander  returned  to  duty  much   impro\ed  in  health. 

During  March.  Lieutenant  Trundle,  to  the  sorrow  of  the  Company,  was 
transferred  to  the  .Supply  Comijany,  and  we  were  also  obliged  to  say  good-bye 
to  Ca])tain  Foss,  who  was  transferred  to  the  .\nti-.\ircraft  Machine  (iun  Bat- 
talion. Curiously  enough,  another  officer,  Captain  Crockett,  was  attached  to  the 
Coni])any  at  aliuost  the  same  time.  Toward  the  end  of  the  month.  Colonel 
Kosenbaum  took  the  Kegimenl  oiU  for  its  initial  e.\i)erience  in  lixing  in  the  field. 
This  camping  out  was  simply  ])reliminary  to  a  much  l)ig,ger  event — the  trip  to 
Baltimore.  .April  4-7,  191S.  ( )n  this  tri]j,  "]"  Company,  together  with  the  other 
com])anies  of  the  Regiment,  experienced  the  thrill  of  being  reviewed  by  the 
President  of  the  United  States  in  the  famous  P>altimore  parade  on  April  6th. 
During  the  absence  of  the  ,115th  Infantry  from  Camp  Meade,  Lieutenant  Graham 
was  left  in  command  of  the  Regimental  Area.  It  was  on  the  Baltimore  trip  that 
Captain  Crockett  received  notice  of  his  transfer  from  the  Company. 

With  the  coming  of  sjiring,  our  baseball  team  got  under  way.  The  lineu|i 
was  as  follows:  Palmer  in  the  box,  "Yap"  Lash  behind  the  bat.  Tra])p  at  first, 
Kitchenman  at  second.  Anderson  at  third.  White  at  shortstop,  Trotta  in  right 
field,  ()"Donnell  in  left  field  and  Senski  in  center  field.  This  w'as  our  formation 
in  our  first  game  with  "L"'  Company,  which  became  our  great  rival  in  the 
Regiment.  On  April  14th,  the  Company  set  out  for  the  rifle  range  and  remained 
in  camp  there  until  the  19th.  (  )n  the  range  much  good  work  was  done  bv  the 
members  of  Com]iany  "1,"  "Jim"  Walker  being  the  high  man  in  the  Company. 

In  May,  Lieutenants  Loundsbury,  Matthews  and  Staley  were  transferred  to 
the  154lh  Depot  Brigade.  Palmer,  who  had  been  made  sergeant,  took  over  the 
mess  sergeant's  job  when  Walker  abdicated  the  kitchen,  and  McComb  and  Sherry 
were  detailed  to  attend  the  fourth  ( )fficers  Training  School.  While  at  the  school, 
the  last  named  men  were  transferred  to  the  154th  Depot  Brigaile.  During  the 
month.  Lieutenant  \\'illiam  B.  Dodson  was  assigned  to  the  Com])any.  coming 
from  Com])any  "L,"  where  he  had  been  attached. 

.\s  May  gave  way  to  June,  the  Com])any  finally  received  its  full  c[Uota  of 
men.  the  recruits  coming  from  (  )hio.  New  A'ork,  and  the  artillery  units  of  the 
Di\ision.  Toward  the  close  of  June,  another  four  days  were  s])ent  at  the  rifle 
range,  getting  the  recruits  into  shape,  and  a  night  was  put  in  in  adding  to  the  trench 
system  in  the  woods  northwest  of  the  Camp  proper.  In  July,  seven  corporals 
were  a])i)ointed  sergeants,  viz.,  Irwin,  McCkoghegan,  lilock,  AIcFarland,  Aliller, 
Weise  and  Trotta.  At  the  same  time,  25  privates  were  appointed  cor])orals,  viz., 
Cassedy,  Cassels,  Cummings,  Curning,  Doyle,  Ciillen,  lleusser,  Lash,  McLaugh- 
lin, Trajjp,  Mill,  Merriam.  Mitchell,  Rodgers,  .^chreck.  Landenberger,  Schwartz, 
Cecil,  Snvder,  Cloth.  McCleery,  Watts.  Lloyd,  Farrells  and  Rhodes.  Sergeant 
Hirst  was  ajjpointed  mess  sergeant  and  Coon  and  Mclntyre  mechanics. 

The  last  davs  in  Camp  Meade  were  taken  up  with  manoeuxers  around 
Dougherty's  Knoll  in  the  new  platoon  and  section  formations  and  Regimental 
parades.  Finally  the  day  of  our  departure  arrived,  and  on  Sunday,  the  7th  of 
Julv,  191S.  we  set  out  on  the  big  adventure.     We  boarded  troo])  trains  at  Port- 


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land  yards,  southwest  of  Camp,  at  4:40  P.  M.,  and  pulled  out  of  the  familiar 
scenes  in  the  colored  twilight  of  a  fine  summer  day.  The  trip  to  Jersey  City, 
via  Philadelphia,  brimmed  over  with  acclaim  and  God-speeds,  the  Company  arriv- 
ing at  Hoboken  the  following  morning.  We  proceeded  by  ferry  to  U.  S.  Em- 
barkation Pier  No.  3  and  embarked  on  the  U.  S.  S.  America,  one  of  the  great 
German  liners  which  the  Government  had  impressed  into  transport  service  and 
overhauled.  Space  was  at  a  premium,  so  Company  "I"  shared  l)unk  space  with 
"M"  Company  in  F-2. 

Four  other  ships  made  up  the  fleet,  which  set  out  on  its  trans-,\tlantic  trip 
on  the  evening  of  July  9th.  On  the  night  of  Sunday,  the  14th,  a  night  as  dark 
as  the  pit.  the  America  narrowly  escaped  disaster  when  it  struck  a  British  tanker, 
cutting  it  in  two.  No  panic  was  a])parent  despite  the  hour,  and  the  situation 
was  handled  in  a  fine  manner  under  the  tn'ing  circumstances.  On  the  ninth  day 
out,  American  destroyers  escorted  us  into  French  waters,  and  on  the  bSth  of 
July  the  sea  was  crossed  at  last,  the  buff  bluffs  of  France  lying  high  and  naked 
in  the  distance.  We  made  anchor  aljout  4  P.  M.  in  the  harbor  of  Pirest.  Lighters 
carried  us  to  the  dock  at  7  :00  P.  M  and  then  followed  the  march  to  a  rest  camp 
up  a  hill  past  the  quaint  old  domiciles  to  a  small  hedged-in  pasture,  where  tents 
were  pitched  in  the  dark.  The  three  days  there  introduced  French  weather  but 
little  rest. 

We  entrained  on  the  afternoon  of  the  22nd  for  a  three  day  trij)  inland, 
stopping  at  nights  for  coffee  in  large  towns,  and  detrained  on  the  25th  at  Vaux, 
from  which  place  we  marched  a  distance  of  13  kilometers  to  Chalancey,  our 
training  area.  Chalancey  was  a  souvenir  of  feudal  times  and  was  situated  on  a 
high  hill,  with  its  chateau  commanding  the  steep  approaches.  "I"  Company  found 
billets  in  the  ujjper  end  of  the  village.  Then  started  the  six  weeks  of  intensive 
training  through  the  chateau  park  and  over  the  surrounding  hills.      Lieutenant 


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I'urn  was  in  coniniaiul  of  the  I'irst  I'latoon,  Sergeant  Woolson  his  assistant. 
Lieutenant  Kellbcrg  had  the  Second,  Sergeant  Williams  being  his  assistant. 
Lieutenant  Dodson  was  in  iharge  of  the  Third,  Sergeant  Peck  his  assistant,  and 
Lieutenant  Trundcl.  who  had  rejoined  the  Coni])any,  had  the  I'^ourth.  with  Ser- 
geant Rowan  as  his  assistant.  Lieutenant  draliani  assisted  Ca])tain  I'Viedlander, 
the  company  commander.  Later,  .'>crgcant  Woolson  became  first  sergeant  of 
the  Battalion  Intelligence  section  under  Lieutenant  Preeman,  Sergeant  Irwin  tak- 
ing his  place. 

On  the  night  of  .Vugust  31st,  Major  Lloyd,  through  the  courtesy  of  the 
Baroness,  gathered  the  Battalion  together  on  the  beautiful  terrace  of  the  chateau. 
The  fine  orchestral  music,  the  drill  play  and  songs,  the  candle-lit  stage  glowing  in 
the  deep  dusk,  the  hostess  charming  and  pi([uant,  who  inviteil  the  towns-peojile 
for  the  esening's  enjoyment  and  who  was  delighted  bv  Major  Lloyd's  ex])lanati(ins 
of  the  jilay,  the  walk  back  through  the  old  grove,  its  gnarled  trunks  ligiitcd  dimly 
here  and  there  by  \agrant  moonbeams,  will  all  be  remenibcrcd  by  the  men  of 
the  Third  Battalion. 

On  September  1,  1918,  Lieutenant  Trundcl  was  transferred  to  the  Supjjly 
Company,  leaying  Sergeant  Rowan  in  charge  of  the  Fourth  Platoon.  Privates 
Reid,  Mullen  and  lawyer  were  a])pointed  corporals.  ( )n  Sunday  night,  Sei)tem- 
ber  <Sth,  we  left  Chalancey  with  its  little  restaurant  and  its  winding  streets  for 
good,  hiking  to  Vaux  in  a  heavy  rain  and  entraining  at  dawn,  Monday  morning. 
We  left  at  9  .\.  M.,  and  journeyed  to  Revigny,  where  we  detrained  about  6  P.  M. 
that  evening.  We  lay  in  a  field  just  outside  Revigny  through  a  wild,  rainy  night, 
resuming  the  march  in  the  morning  and  covering  a  distance  of  about  2.7  kilo- 
meters to  Haironville,  a  rambling  old  town,  which  we  entered  about  5  P.  M. 
and  which  the  Third  Battalion  occupied  until  the  12th.  We  took  French  trucks 
on  the  evening  of  the  12th  for  a  ride  which  lasted  into  the  next  morning  and  finally 
ended  near  Dombasle.  The  First  Platoon  liecame  sejiarated  from  the  rest  of 
the  Company  on  the  trij).  but  finally  rejoined  the  outfit  at  noon  on  the  13th  in 
the  woods  near  Brocourt.  We  rested  in  French  billets  there  until  6  P.  M.,  when 
we  marched  through  Dombasle  and  north  to  reserve  positions  in  the  lines. 

"I"  Company  occupied  large  dug-outs  at  P.  C.  Caesar  on  a  hillside  bare  of 
trees  and  it  was  here,  on  the  night  of  the  15th.  that  Corporal  Landenberger.  while 
posting  the  guard,  was  fatally  wounded  by  an  aerial  bomb.  It  was  our  first 
disastrous  e.x])erience  with  Hun  planes  and  it  sobered  us  all.  .\t  the  same  time, 
Corpor.al  Reid  recei\ed  a  slight  fragment  in  the  foot.  ( )n  the  night  of  Wednesday 
the  ISth,  the  Third  Battalion  left  the  reserve  and  took  the  roacl  through  Montze- 
\  ille  and  Fsnes,  that  little  ghost  of  a  town  bleached  in  the  moonlight,  and  marched 
single  file  up  the  hill  into  Boyau  Cannebiere,  w-ithout  mishap,  relieving  the  Second 
Battalion.  The  reserve  dug-outs  were  shelled  a  few  hours  after  we  left  them. 
"I"  Company's  P.  C.  was  Raoul  Duval,  a  name  taken  from  the  trench  system  to 
the  left  of  Boyau  Cannebiere.  ( )n  the  night  of  the  24th,  the  field  artillery 
su])])orting  us  ])ulled  in  and  took  position,  and  we  knew  that  wc  were  going  "over 
the  to]>'"  as  shock  troops. 

<  )n  the  night  of  SeiHember  25th-26th.  the  ,?14th  Infantry  went  up  into  the 
junii)ing  oft'  trenches.  Company  "E,"  of  the  129th  Infantry,  which  hatl  been 
in  out])ost  pulled  back  and  Third  Battalion  Headquarters  moved  up,  occupying 
"M"  Company's  dug-outs.  Our  heavies  opened  u])  at  11  :30  P.  M.,  the  75's  join- 
ing in  at  2:30  A.  M.,  and  at  5:30  A.  M.,  along  a  25-mile  front,  the  .\merican  in- 
fantry went  o\er,  the  artillery  executing  a  creeping  barrage.  The  26th  was  fair, 
hence  the  troojis  were  ])rotected  by  a  smoke  screen  while  descending  into  the 
valley.  Lieutenant  Turn,  who  had  charge  of  the  First  Platoon,  was  killed  in- 
stantly, presumably  by  a  hand  grenade,  at  about  H:30  A.  M.     Sergeant  Irwin  then 


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took  cliarge  of  the  jjlatoon.  We  passed  units  of  the  314th  Infantry  al)out  noon 
at  Haucourt  and  were  held  up  in  the  afternoon  on  the  Malancourt  line  Ijv  light 
artillery  tire  and  well  placed  enemy  machine  guns.  (Jur  patrols,  however,  did 
good  work  in  cleaning  out  enemy  snipers  and  machine  gun  nests,  and  that  night 
the  Third  Battalion  slept  in  the  Hindenburg  trench  system. 

"M"  Company  and  our  First  Platoon  ha\-ing  gone  to  the  west  of  the  Battalion 
sector,  rejoined  the  Battalion  the  morning  of  the  27th,  after  First  Sergeant  DePaul 
had  located  them  and  guided  them  to  the  sector.  The  line  advanced  to  the  foot  of 
Alontfaucon  without  much  opposition,  reaching  it  at  noon.  That  evening.  Major 
Lloyd  took  the  Third  Battalion  around  the  east  end  of  Montfaucon  to  trenches 
about  a  kilometer  north  of  the  Montfaucon-Septsarges  Road.  There  we  spent  the 
night.  On  the  morning  of  the  2.Sth,  the  315th  Infantr_v  took  over  the  front  line, 
an<l  we  went  over  at  about  7  A.  M.,  the  enemy  opening  up  with  well  placed  H.  E. 
in  a  warm  action  that  continued  all  day.  Captain  Friedlander  and  Lieutenant 
Graham  were  evacuated,  the  former  l)eing  shell  shocked  and  the  latter  gassed. 
The  line  advanced  to  "Suicide  Hill"  and  rushed  the  woods  in  front,  only  to  find 
the  enemy  artillery  and  machine  gun  fire  too  hot.  Taking  our  position  on  "Suicide 
Hill"  we  spent  the  night  there  digging  in.  It  rained  continuouslv  and  we  were 
under  enemy  artillery  fire  all  that  night. 

On  the  morning  of  the  29th,  Major  Lloyd  and  Lieutenant  Bullock  rallied  the 
thinned  ranks  along  the  crest  in  checker-board  formation  and  we  started  with  a  yell 
that  carried  above  the  scream  of  Boche  machine-gun  fire.  The  rise  in  front  of  the  Bois 
des  Ogons  was  made  with  no  casualties,  and  then  the  charge  continued  into  the  woods, 
where  enemy  machine  guns  got  in  their  wicked  work  from  the  riglit  flank.  Major  Lloyd 
took  the  automatics  into  the  brush  but  the  fire  was  too  hot.  and  the  BattaHon  was 
forced  to  re-establish  itself  on  "Suicide  Hill."  Lieutenants  Kellberg  and  Dodson  were 
the  ijnly  officers  left  with  the  Company  at  the  time  of  the  charge,  and  in  the  woods 
Lieutenant  Kelllierg  was  wounded  in  the  side.  The  morning  was  very  costly  to  all  com- 
panies, the  little  Frencli  Renault  tanks  not  being  able  to  clean  out  the  German  machine 
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Xaiitillois.  Oil  tlie  niorniiiK  of  tlit-  MMh.  at  the  railniail.  the  3r(l  Divisinii  relieved  us 
uiulev  heavy  artillerj'  lire. 

The  Regiment  was  re-organized  at  .Malancoiirt.  where  the  kitcliens  were  assembled, 
and  the  Brigade  Invouacked  in  the  open.  On  Octoljer  1st,  we  marched  back  to  P.  C. 
Caniiebiere,  where  we  cleaned  up  and  pitched  tents.  Captain  {■'riedlander,  who  had 
rejoined  the  Company,  and  Lieutenant  Dodson  were  our  only  officers  and  Sergeants 
Irwin,  Block,  W'eise,  Rowan  and  Smith  and  Corporals  Curning.  Hill,  Doyle,  Mcrriam. 
Watts,  Brzozowski,  Evans,  Lynn,  Patterson.  Rhodes,  Lloyd,  Lash.  McLaughlin. 
Mitchell,  Schwartz  and  Kloth  were  the  only  non-commissioned  officers  left.  The  morn- 
ing of  the  .3rd,  we  marched  back  to  Xorniandy  Woods,  where  chocolate,  writing  paper, 
etc.,  was  distributed  by  the  Y.  M.  C.  .\.  and  mail  was  received.  .Kt  8  P.  M.  that  eve- 
ning, we  set  out  on  an  all  night  march,  arriving  at  4  .A.  M.  on  the  4th  at  a  woods  near 
Senoncourt.  .-Vt  10  .\.  .M..  we  received  reserve  rations  and  started  out  at  2  P.  M.  Five 
minutes  before  leaving,  mess  was  about  to  be  served,  but  it  bad  to  be  left  untouched. 
We  reached  Recourt  at  dusk,  and  got  the  llrst  good  sleep  since  leaving  Caniiebiere. 
.•\t  7  .A.  M.,  on  the  Sth.  we  slung  packs  and  marched  to  the  old  I'Vench  camp,  P.  C. 
Pierre.  There  we  were  billeted  in  "Pneumonia"'  woods  anil  there,  on  the  Sth,  Captain 
Frief'lander  was  evacuated  on  account  of  sickness. 

We  left  P.  C.  Pierre  on  the  night  of  the  lOtb.  at  8  P.  M.,  and  about  half  an  hour 
later  witnessed  an  aerial  battle,  wliile  resting  outside  of  the  ruined  village  of  Domp- 
cevrin.  The  air  was  illuminated  by  searchlights  and  shrapnel  bursting.  Our  planes 
finally  succeeded  in  chasing  off  the  enemy  macliines,  which  were  after  the  ammunition 
dump  near  P.  C.  Pierre.  The  march  continued  at  a  fast  pace,  and  we  arrived  in  P)OU- 
quemont  at  midnight,  where  we  were  quartered  in  shelled  buildings.  There  Lieutenants 
Wentzel  and  Mitchell  joined  the  Company,  the  former  taking  command.  While  at 
Boquemont,  a  little  drilling  was  done  and  we  were  re-outfitted  in  clothes  and  equip- 
ment. We  left  on  the  afternoon  of  the  17th  for  the  Troyon  front,  and  at  noon  on  the 
18th  relieved  part  of  a  French  Division,  taking  up  a  defensive  position  on  an  extremely 
high  range  of  hills  overlooking  14  villages.  There  was  heavy  shelling  in  this  vicinity, 
but  theie  were  few  near  us  and  many  were  duds.  It  was  here  that  the  Boche  dropped 
pro])aganda. 

We  were  relieved  on  the  2,^th  by  the  33rd  Division,  and  we  started  for  the  rear 
in  good  spirits,  arriving  at  Troyon  at  4   P.   .\l..  where  we   billeted   in   shacks  outside  of 


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the  town.  A  show  was  staged  that  night,  l)ut  few  preferred  tliat  to  sleep,  though  cold 
and  rats  made  little  of  the  latter  possihle.  At  6  A.  M.,  on  the  26th,  we  took  up  the 
march  again,  and  then  it  was  that  rumors  got  around  to  the  effect  that  we  were  going 
to  take  over  one  of  the  hardest  sectors  on  the  right  hank  of  the  Meuse  River.  After 
marching  all  morning,  we  reached  Camp  Monthairons  at  1  P.  M.  There  we  picked  up 
2Q  replacement  men.  A  meal  of  steaks  was  prepared,  time  permitting  hut  a  few  to  he 
served,  however,  for  at  6  P.  M.  that  evening  we  started  out  on  an  all  night  march,  arriv- 
ing in  a  woods  near  Germonville  on  the  morning  of  the  27th  and  lying  there  all  day, 
where  we  received  our  pay.  At  5  P.  M.,  October  28th,  we  left  for  the  front,  reaching 
the  Bois  de  I-"orges  at  11  P.  M.,  the  same  night. 

On  the  night  of  the  29th  we  crossed  the  Meuse  on  a  plank  bridge  with  rope  rails, 
in  single  tile,  and  reached  the  Third  Battalion  P.  C.  in  the  Bcis  de  Consenvoye  at  1  A.  M., 
October  30th,  1918.  'T"  Company  then  proceeded  down  into  "Death  Valley,"  taking 
up  position  in  old  enemy  dugouts.  During  the  night  of  the  30th,  the  German  artillery 
sent  over  a  heavy  concentration  of  gas,  which,  when  the  sun  came  out  strong  on  the 
morning  of  the  31st,  vaporized.  .All  the  ground  around  the  dugouts  was  sprinkled 
with  chloride  of  lime  under  the  supervision  of  Corporal  Lynn,  wlio  was  appointed 
sergeant  here,  and  good  gas  discipline  saved  many  casualties.  At  this  time.  Corporals 
Hill,  Curning,  Mitchell  and  McLaughlin  were  appointed  sergeants  and  Privates  I-'ischer, 
Baxter,   Krause,  McFadden,  Sloan,   Kern  and   Bugler   Henry   were  appointed  corporals. 

On  the  first  of  November,  the  Company  took  up  position  with  Company  "L"  in 
the  Bois  de  Consenvoye.  Then  on  the  night  of  the  4th,  the  Company  moved  up  to  posi- 
tions in  rear  of  its  first  position  and  stayed  there  over  the  Sth.  The  morning  of  No- 
vember 6th  ushered  in  the  opening  of  another  advance,  this  time  against  the  famous 
Borne  de  Cornouiller  (Hill  378).  Hill  378  was  captured  by  the  Second  Battalion  of 
the  313th  Infantry  and  the  Third  Battalion  of  the  31Sth  Infantry  on  the  morning  of 
November  7th,  and,  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  Company  "I"  took  and  occupied 
the  Clairs  Chenes  trenches  north  of  Hill  378. 

The  evening  of  the  Sth  found  the  Company  on  the  heights  south  of  Ecurey.  On 
the  morning  of  the  9th,  the  Battalion  moved  to  tlie  vicinity  of  Etraye,  and  there  Major 
General  Kuhn  and  Brigadier  General  Johnson  looked  over  the  troops.  The  following 
evening,  the  Company  advanced  to  a  point  east  of  the  Damvillers-.4nzannes  road  and 
occupied  shallow  trenches  and  shell  holes  along  a  railroad  track  under  light  enemy 
artillery  fire.     That  night  the  entire  Company,  under  Lieutenant  Wentzel,  went  on  am- 


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munition  detail.  During  tlie  drive  of  Xoveniber  iSth,  Lieutenant  Dodson  became  sep- 
arated from  the  Company  and   was  later  evacuated. 

On  the  morning  of  November  11th.  under  cover  of  a  heavy  fog.  \vc  moved  south. 
skirted  the  village  of  Gibercy  in  a  flanking  movement  and  linally  dug  in  on  the  south 
western  slope  of  Hill  328.  .At  11  .\.  M.,  hostilities  ceased,  as  if  by  magic,  and  the 
Armistice  went  into  full  effect.  That  night  the  Company  occupied  an  old  liarn  in  the 
ruined  village  of  Cjibercy,  but  on  the  f(dlowing  day  rejoined  the  remainder  of  the  Third 
Hattaiion  on  the  western  slope  of  Hill  .328.  The  Battalion  moved  back  to  Etraye  on 
the  afternoon  of  the  13th,  and  "I"  Company  was  billeted  in  ammunition  huts  to  the 
east  of  tlie  village.     Later  the  Company  moved  up  into  (ierman  shacks  nearer  Etraye. 

While  at  Etraye,  the  first  leave  contingent,  under  Sergeant  W'eise,  left  for  .-\i.x-les- 
Bains.  Eirst  Sergeant  DePaul  received  a  second  lieutenancy  and  Captain  Eriedlander 
rejoined  the  Company,  only  to  be  relieved  shortly  thereafter.  With  the  promotion  of 
First  Sergeant  DePaul,  Sergeant  Smith  was  appointed  first  Sergeant,  and  at  almost  the 
same  time  Sergeant  Block  was  appointed  Mess  Sergeant.  Christmas  dinner  ])roved 
to  be  an  enjoyable  afifair,  a  vacant  warehouse  having  been  converted  into  a  dining  hall 
by  the  use  of  home-made  benches  and  tables.  Lieutenant  Wentzcl  spoke  a  few  words 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  dinner  and  inlormed  us  that  we  were  soon  to  be  moved  back 
into  the  Souilly  area. 

On  tlie  morning  of  December  26tli,  tlic  Third  Battalion  left  Etraye.  joined  tlie  re- 
mainder of  the  Regiment  at  the  Wavrille-Damvillers  road  fork,  and  tlie  march  toward 
the  Souilly  area  started.  The  inarch  lasted  three  days  in  all.  the  Third  Battalion  reach- 
ing its  destination,  Conrouvre,  shortly  after  noon  on  December  28th.  "\"  Conii)any 
found  billets  in  old  French  Adrian  barracks  at  the  southwestern  edge  of  the  village, 
and  immediately  settled  down  for  a  stay  whicli  was  destined  to  last  three  months — the 
longest  period  of  time  spent  at  any  one  place  in   [■"ranee. 

Shortly  after  the  opening  of  the  new  year.  Sergeant  McLaughlin  was  apiiointed 
supply  sergeant  and  Privates  Hoffman  and  Capj)  were  made  meclianics.  On  January 
6.  1919,  Lieutenant  DePaul  was  transferred  to  "C"  Company,  and  Sergeant  Rowan, 
about  the  same  time,  led  the  second  leave  contingent  to  La  Bourbole.  Later  in  Jan- 
uary, Sergeant  Lynn  escorted  the  third  group  to  go  on  leave  to  V'alse-les- Bains.  On 
January  18th,  Captain  George  V.  Hayes  was  assigned  to  the  Company  and  at  once 
assumed  command.  On  the  same  date.  Lieutenants  Cortis  and  Forgy  were  assigned 
to  the  Company,  the  latter,  however,  being  transferred  to  "G"  Company  on  January 
31st.  On  February  1st,  the  officer  personnel  of  "1"  Company  was  increased  by  the 
assignment  of  Second  Lieutenants  Minor,  Jalufka  and  Richmond. 

Captain  Hayes  was  transferred  to  a  prisoner  of  war  detention  cam))  in  Germany 
on  February  8th,  and  on  February  ISth.  Captain  Coleman  P.  Brown  was  assigned  as 
the  commanding  officer  of  Company  "I."  On  February  27th,  the  Company  suffered 
a  decided  blow  in  the  loss  of  Lieutenant  Wentzel,  who  was  promoted  to  the  post  of 
Third  Battalion  .Adjutant.  Lieutenant  Wentzel  had  proved  his  worth  as  a  leader  on  the 
Meuse  front,  and  the  entire  Company  felt  that  it  was  losing  a  capable  officer  and  a  true 
friend.  In  the  latter  part  of  February,  a  vexed  question  was  settled  when  an  order  came 
through  to  the  effect  that  the  79th   Division   was  scheduled   to  sail   for  home   in  June. 

On  tlie  night  of  the  5tli  of  March,  "I"  Company,  with  only  two  days  preparation, 
put  on  one  of  the  best  shows  ever  produced  in  the  Regiment.  The  leading  characters 
of  the  show  were  Sergeant  Peck,  Bugler  Paul  and  Private  Brccser.  A  little  more  than 
three  weeks  later,  on  March  28th  to  be  exact,  the  Company,  together  with  the  other 
units  of  the  Regiment,  once  more  turned  its  footsteps  toward  home.  .\  march  of  live 
days  brought  us  to  Rimaucourt,  a  former  American  base  hospital  center,  where  we  re- 
mained until  .\pril  23rd.  On  the  last  named  date,  we  entrained  for  the  Nantes  area 
and  filially  arrived  at  the  pretty  little  village  of  Vertou  on  .'\pril  25th.  The  Company 
put  in  nearly  three  full  weeks  in  this  little  village  on  the  banks  of  the  Sevre  River  and 
enjoyed  the  most  pleasant  days  it  had  known  in  France.  On  May  12th,  the  Third  Bat- 
talion moved  by  rail  to  Saint  Nazaire,  the  port  of  embarkation,  and.  in  the  four  days 
following,  was  initiated  into  the  thousand  and  one  inspections  and  examinations  re- 
quired of  all  troops  en  route  to  the  Llnited  States. 

The  rest  of  the  story  is  soon  told.  On  the  evening  of  May  16th,  "\"  Company 
boarded  the  transport  Sinitn  I{n>i(i  and  the  following  morning  said  good-bye  forever  to 
I-a  belle  France.  The  trip  across  the  .Atlantic  lasted  thirteen  days  in  all.  and  on  Fri- 
day morning.  May  30th,  Alemorial  Day,  the  Company  once  more  set  foot  on  the  shores 
of  .America.  The  Sniilii  A'o.vk  docked  at  Pliiladclphia  and  we  entrained  for  Camp  Dix. 
Thereafter  our  military  career  moved  swiftly  to  its  close.  Equi])ment  was  turned  in,  rec- 
ords were  checked  uj).  examinations  passed,  and  linally.  on  June  9,  1919,  the  last  dis- 
charges were  given  r>ul  and  Company  "1,"  315tli  Infantry,  passed  into  the  Great  I'eyond. 


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Roster  o(  Company  I 

September  1.  1918 


FIRST    LIEUTENANTS 
Orson  J.   GralKiiu 
George  H.   Tniiulle 
I!a.viiiond  T.  Turn 


CAPTAIN 

AllHTt    FriiMihincl.- 


SKCONn   LIErTKNAN'IS 
Wini;ini    I*..    ILmIsmh 
Ii:i     N.     KfllhtTK 


KlUST  SKUGEANT 
I,.-.,M:inl     A.     IK-Iaul 

.11(1    A.    mofk 
a  111    W.    Iru'iii 
.'ter  J.    Mi-Kjiiiaiul 

alter  F.    Hrzozowski 

illiain  Cassedy 

tianil   t'assels 

ari'iu-i*   S.    Cei-il 

•tiv^f   V.   Ciiininings 

tlnir  .1.   Cuming 

in.'s    Dnyle 

s.'i'li    A.    iHv.ver 

MECHANICS 
UuhtTt  Auilerson 
James   G.    Coon 
.lolin  Melntyre 
Nils  A.   Pearson 


Itiissell    Aueh 
iiswald   S.    Harnett 
.Michael   Ilarito 
John   A.    P>ari-on 
Sanuifl  S.   I'artholoniew 
Waiter  S.    Baxter 

1. laiil  M.    Bernard 

.luhu   W.   Heriier 
.I'lliii    M.    iteviin 
iia.vnioTui   Bolte 
Chaiir.'.v    Bradley 
Norman    Breeser 
John  J.    Brt'iinan 
Joseph    Bruchhausen 
Charles   Brunner 
Kdward    H.    Burguess 
Thomas   It.    Bnrns 
Anilreas   Cacoulides 
John   Carndl 
\'ertal    AV.    Calon 
I'ietro    Ct-rone 
(tsrar  J.    Clark 
Garrett    A.    Collins 
Jrdin   J.    Connors 
Thomas   K.   Corbldge 
David   Crawford 
Ginsepjie    Croee 
I{ol>ert   Cronibie 
Kdward   Curry 
Ilerniaii    Bahlgren 
Edward    S.    I>eemer 
Mi.h.dt'    I>*Aulerio 
IIuuli    DtilTy 
Patrick   Duffy 
Ilarrv    K.    Dwyer 
Emil   J.    Erhle 
Marvin   G.    Enfrlisti 
Henry    K.    Kriekson 
Gsear   J.    Erifkson 
Charifs   I,.    Farrell 
lN»ter    FasiiUo 
Giovanni    FerraioH 
Michatd   Ferriek 
John   Fischer 
James  J.    Fitzpatrick 
Joseph   Flannagan 


Charles   Anderson 
Secondo    Bonglilio 
(*leniuel   Bower 
Bert  A.   Boyd 
Irvinff   Brown 
William  Bryson 
Edwar.I   Capp 
Antniiio  Cologcri 


MESS  SEUGEANT 
Edward  A.   Hirst 

SEUGEANTS 

Harry  J.    McGeoghegaii  Ahivsius 

Henry  A.  Miller  Elmer  J. 

Charles  II.   Peck  Samuel  J 

CORPOUAI.S 


liowan 

Smith 

.   Tn»tta 


Benjamin    A.    Evans 
James   H.   Farrells 
Fretierie  Gilleii 
August  J.  Heusser 
Frank  J.    Hill 
Charles     Kloth 
Thomas   Landenher 


er 


Kdward    I.ash 
Edward  I,.    Movd 
Howard    Lynn 
John   T.    McLaughlin 
Hamilton   H.   MeClecr 
I'raiik    Merriam 
George  V.  .AHtchell 


COOKS 

John    U.    Kitcht-nman 
Charles    \V.    Stewart 
Steven   M.   Violete 
Wallace  Ziarko 

PKIVATES.    FIRST  CLASS 

Salvatore   Checchia  Vineenzo  Leonardo 

PRIVATES 

Theodore   II.    Leeher 
John    Lehr 
Morris    Leon 
Morris    Lesky 
Frank    Liesta 
James  B.  Loftus 
Howard    Losse 
Nicola   Ludovieh 
liiilip   E.    Liipia 
Michael  Lynch 
Joseph   Marra 
F'ranceseo  MarzilJano 
Edward   Mayfoiiz 
Anthony   MazzarfUa 
Nicholas  H.  MooraiUan 
William  .Mori 
Peter   H.    .McBride 
Jo-iciOi  O.   McDowell 
John    J.    MeFadden 
Fran<is   J,    McGahan 
Walter  C.   Mailer 
Herman  Madson 
Andrew    W.    Mavcr 
Morris  .Mcc.a 
Stephen    Michalski 
Raymond    A.    Miller 
Ray   W.    Miller 
Adam   Morhard 
John   G.    Mnldoon 
William    F.    Mullen 
Harry    .Munk 
Harry    Mimzer 
.Vrtlnir    Nayhir 
Harry   F,   Ogden 
Herbert    F.     Oelis 
Carmine  Pallande 
Giuseppe    Peloso 
Joseph  A.    Pfeifer 
Theodore    II.    Pfiind 
Thomas  Pietrasko 
(Jeorge   L.    PUies 
Frank  Prine 
Thomas  H.    Roese 
James   J.    Reid 
Charles   Bobbins 
John  J.   Robbins 


John  v\.    Fleck 
Arthur  E.   Fletcher 
Thounis   J.    Foley 
Albert    Forte 
Harry    Fotinopulons 
James   Frcm-h 
Charles  Geisler 
Virginio  Gemiari 
George   Giainnuo 
Morris  Glovitz 
August    Gra<iiIona 
Harold  J.  Graft" 
Frank  R.    Grammieh 
Charles  Grvilin 
John   F.    Gnmbman 
Edwani   J.    Hackelt 
William   C.    Hall 
Julian    Harris 
Andrew  F.    Ilarzinski 
Jacob  Hann 
Thomas   .V.    Heynes 
Joseph    Hinkle 
Charles    J.    Hock 
AVilliam    Hofmanii 
Peter  J.    Ilolden 
Frank   Horozy 
Ernest    L.    Hotehkiss 
George   Hiiber 
William   M.   Hunter 
Carmine    Imperiale 
Robert    J.    .lohnson 
Herbert   Jumper 
Leo    L.    Kane 
Guy   E.    Kanfmann 
John  n.  Keefe 
Rnssell   Kern 
Charlie   R.   Kiser 
Adam  Knecuni 
Frank   Kossnkoski 
Henry   F.    Krause 
William   F.   Knnz 
Frank   Kwasneski 
Frederic  Lange 
James  J.   Lawlor 
Julius   P.    Layer 
John  Lel>itske 

Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 

PRIVATES 

Charles  Correll  Evan   S.    Evans 

Albert  Corrock  John   S.    Finnegan 

John    Dardis  John   G.    FriedlamI 

Arthur  Davis  George  Gastenweld 

Walter   Domhoflf  Charles   A.    Majure 

Cyrus  R.  I>uki*.s  William    Maueli 

Henry  C.  East  Joseph    Mikalaiczak 


Sl'PPLY    SERGEANT 
Rubin    Norwitz 


Clarence    Weise 
Herbert    H.    Williams 
Theron    M.    Woolson 

Thomas  F.  Petterson 
Gordon   M,    Rhodes 
James  W.    Rogers 
Joseph    F.    Si-breck 
Harrv    P.    Schwartz 
Walter  Snyd.-r 
Lniiis    Trai»p 
Matthew    Watts 
BUGLERS 

Joseph    L.    Ilenrv 

Edwani    Paul 


I'red    Robinson 
Frederic   Rosenhlath 
George  F,    Ross 
Leo   E.    Ryan 
Matthew    D.    Ryan 
Lnriano  Salcnii 
Jaeob  Sains 
Harry  Sandrow 
I'altato  Sant4)nio 
IL-rman    P.    Savior 
Herman   W.    SeldeitVr 
Harry    C.    S<-hmaiik 
Frederic   Sehmitt 
Carl  C.   Sehmohl 
Carl    F.    Sehni'i'wots 
Walter  I).   Sherwood 
Charles  C.   Schiion 
Sylve  P.    Siravft 
James  Sloan 
Josejdi   W.   Shmgli 
Walter  S.   Stahowskl 
W'alter  Sianiszewski 
Leo   N.    Staskel 
William  H.  Stevenson 
James   Stockman 
Fred    W,    Stone 
Samuel    D.   Strain 
Francis   H.    Stuerm 
James  C.    Suloff 
Alfonso    Tedisehi 
Jann'S  J.   'I'ighe 
Pasipiale  Tonieo 
Charles   J.   Tourtual 
Henry    It.    Tranor 
George    Trieneiis 
Rudolph   Trinkwald 
Edward    R.    *J'roiit 
James   A.    I'lrich 
Nunzio  \'aiana 
Frederic  W.   Wagner 
James    W*hite 
William    T.    White 
Fred   A.    Witsch 
Joseph    J.    Witseh 
Daniel    W-Mids 


Anron  Miselson 
Clarence   Peterson 
Thomas   Redden 
liUeien  A.  Snep 
Lanrits  C  Sorenson 
Lynn  J.  Ward 
John   A.   West 


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(Jn  September  22,  1917,  the  local  boards  of  l'hiladel])hia  sent  their  first 
quota  of  men  to  Camp  Meade,  Maryland.  Immediately  upon  their  arrival,  "the 
flower  of  the  land"  were  assigned  to  newly  organized  companies.  Company  "K," 
315th  Infantry,  was  officered  by  Captain  George  P.  Scholes,  commanding;  First 
Lieutenant  Charles  Arbuthnot,  3rd;  and  Second  Lieutenants  David  M.  \\'al!ace, 
Milton  B.  Goodyear,  Stanley  A.  Welsh  and  Charles  F.  Baer. 

The  officers  began  to  enforce  discipline  at  once  and  to  teach  the  fundamentals 
u])on  which  "this  man's  Army"  is  based.  The  men  became  accustomed  to  the 
new  life  and  things  moved  rapidly.  An  order  from  Division  Headquarters 
conveyed  the  glad  tidings  that  a  certain  percentage  of  the  men  would  be  granted 
week-end  passes.  On  Saturday  mornings,  our  ))Iunder  would  actually  shine  for 
inspection,  as  the  boys  wanted  nothing  to  hinder  their  chances  for  "a  pass  to 
Philly."  The  month  of  November  found  our  forces  increased  by  the  arrival  at 
camp  of  Philadelphia's  second  quota.  The  routine  moved  even  more  smoothly 
than  the  month  before,  as  the  first  men  helped  to  break  in  the  newer  rookies. 
Twenty-five  per  cent,  of  this  grand  military  aggregation  were  permitted  to  eat 
their  Thanksgiving  dinner  with  the  folks  at  home. 

Early  in  December,  the  weeding-out  process  began  and  many  men  were 
transferred  to  Camp  Greene,  North  Carolina.  The  boys  were  reluctant  at  being 
transferred,  as  strong  friendships  had  already  developed,  and  conditions  and  life 
in  general  were  such  as  to  leave  most  of  us  contented.  The  stormy  weather 
made  it  necessary  for  instruction  to  be  carried  on  indoors.  Sergeant  Hawke 
was  very  capable  in  teaching  the  Manual  of  Small  Arms  firing,  battles  were 
fought  on  the  sand  table  in  a  very  interesting  and  positive  manner  by  Corporal 
Seese ;  and,  as  transfers  had  reduced  the  Company  strength  to  less  than  one 
hundred,  the  men  were  enabled  to  spend  considerable  time  at  each  class.  A 
brigade  hike  of  ten  miles  was  staged  and  everybody  finished  strong. 

The  Christmas  holidays  were  drawing  near,  and  much  gloom  was  caused 
by  the  announcement  that  no  passes  would  be  granted.  The  ban  on  passes  was 
lifted,  however,  and  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  men  were  granted  three-day  vacations. 
Those  who  remained  in  camp  over  Christmas  were  treated  to  a  regular  Bellevue- 
Stratford  dinner  which  surpassed  anything  previously  attempted  by  the  truck 
drivers,  hardware  clerks  and  pickle  salesmen  who  drew  cook's  pay.  The  Camp 
took  on  a  true  Christmas  spirit  when  many  mothers,  wives  and  sweethearts 
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ihe  many  good  things  to  eat,  brought  from  liomc  by  the  fair  sex.  Those  who 
did  not  get  home  for  Christmas  were  permitted  to  spend  New  Year's  celeljrating 
along  Broad  street. 

In  January,  First  Sergeant  Kilroy  and  Sergeants  Weihnian,  (Ireenwood, 
Nicliterlein  and  Fundinger  were  sent  to  the  Officers  Training  .School  at  Camp 
Meade.  In  February,  P'irst  Lieutenants  William  M.  Carroll,  Jr.,  and  Walter  M. 
Collins  joined  the  company.  Winter  was  beginning  to  break  and  outdoor  drilling 
was  resumed.  With  the  appearance  of  sjjring  weatlier,  late  in  March,  baseball  and 
other  sports  were  started.  The  Company  had  a  star  array  of  ball  tossers  who 
made  a  very  creditable  showing.  Sergeants  Kilroy,  Cireenwood  and  O'Toole,  who 
had  played  with  strong  professional  teams,  being  the  main-stays  of  the  team. 

The  Regiment  left  camp  on  a  hike,  .\pril  4th.  with  P>altimore  as  its  destination. 
Lea\  ing  at  S  :40  .\.  M.,  we  reached  Baltimore  llighlands  at  1  :15  P.  M.,  a  distance 
of  thirteen  miles,  where  camp  was  [litched.  I'he  march  was  resumed  at  7:00  .\.  M. 
on  the  5th,  and  the  ten  miles  to  Patterson  Park,  ISaltimore,  was  completed  by 
noon.  The  ne.xt  day,  April  6,  1918,  was  the  tirst  anniversary  of  America's  entry 
into  the  war.  Accordingly,  the  Regiment  paraded  through  the  streets  of  Baltimore 
and  was  reviewed  by  President  Woodrow  Wilson  and  Major  (ieneral  Joseph  E. 
Kuhn.  After  the  parade  only  the  guard  was  left  in  c;im]).  and  all  hands  proceeded 
to  celebrate  in  a  manner  not  soon  forgotten. 

<  )n  .\pril  7th,  we  broke  camp  and  started  hiking  at  6:.^0  .\.  M.  The  return 
trip  was  made  in  one  haul,  the  arri\al  at  Camp  Meade  being  staged  at  2:00  P.  M. 
The  boys  finished  like  veteran  camjjaigners,  not  one  man  from  "K"  Coiupany 
falling  out.  We  hiked  to  the  rifle  range  in  Camp  Meade  on  April  15  and  returned 
April  19th.  We  fired  on  the  100,  200  and  300  yard  ranges  with  excellent  results. 
The  most  rapid  thing  about  our  rapid  firing  was  the  rapid  way  in  which  we  were 
rapjied  through  it :  speed,  and  then  some. 

Company  "K's"  exponents  in  the  manly  art  of  fisticuffs  were  making  e\cry- 
bodv  sit  up  and  take  notice.  The  paikled  glo\e  stars  were  Kilroy, '  )"roole,  "T'iggie" 
Aloran  and  Dan  Mullen.  These  boys  cleaned  things  up  in  general,  not  once 
receiving  a  set-back.  In  May,  Sergeants  Hawke  and  ^Ioore  were  sent  to  the 
fourth  Officers  Training  School  in  camp. 

Alemorial  Day  brought  forth  all  the  crack  athletes  in  a  big  field  meet.  Of 
course  ComjianN-  "K"  carried  oti:  first  honors  and  proved  its  athletic  superiority 
to  the  most  ske])tical.  i\bout  the  middle  of  June,  during  a  i)rolonged  spell  of 
rain,  we  again  hiked  to  the  rifle  range.  Notwithstanding  the  adverse  conditions, 
the  shooting  for  the  four  days  was  far  above  the  average.  Just  before  starting 
back  to  camp,  word  was  recei\ed  that  a  large  quota  of  luen  from  Camp  Cjjton  had 
come  into  the  79th  Division.  Company  "K"  was  to  get  fifty-seven  of  these  men, 
so  Lieutenant  Welsh  and  Sergeant  Symington  were  sent  on  ahead  to  meet  the 
new-comers  at  the  detraining  point.  The  men  arrived  about  1  :00  .\.  ^L,  June  14th, 
and  immediately  marched  to  the  barracks,  where  Mess  Sergeant  Jenkins  greeted 
them  with  a  good  su|)])er.  The  next  afternoon  the  Company  returned  from  the 
range,  and  the  recruits  were  given  the  "up  and  down"  by  the  old-timers,  who 
seemed  very  glad  to  see  them,  even  though  they  did  come  from  New  York. 

The  Division  w-as  now  making  great  i)reparations  for  shipment  overseas  and 
there  was  a  new  rumor  afloat  every  few  minutes  stating  exactly  when,  where  and 
how  it  was  going.  Su])ply  Sergeant  Steinberg  was  as  busy  as  a  one-handed  paper- 
hanger  with  the  hives:  he  was  confronted  with  the  superhuman  task  of  su])|)lying 
e\ervbody  with  e\erything.  He  worked  day  and  night  and  frequently  aroused  all 
hands  at  about  1  :0d  .\.  M.  to  issue  toothbrushes,  razors  or  bacon  cans.  From 
June  28  to  July  7th  there  were  bunk  and  field  inspections  at  least  twice  a  day. 


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On  Sunday.  July  7th,  the  final  house  cleaning  was  completed.  .\t  4:00  F.  M.,  the 
Piattalion  formed  and  marclied  to  the  station  amid  the  cheers  and  tears  of  the  thousands 
there  to  bid  us  God-speed.  We  entrained  rapidly  and  soon  the  aromas  of  Hoboken 
were  wafting  towards  us.  (Hoboken  is  a  part  of  New  Jersey,  about  ninety  miles  from 
Pliiladelphia. )  Arriving  there  at  5:00  A.  M.,  July  8th,  we  were  hustled  aboard  ferry- 
l)oats  for  a  little  upstream  manoeuvre  to  the  large  transport.  Aboard  the  ferry-boat 
the  boys  mobbed  a  profiteer  who  charged  French  prices  for  chocolate,  cigarettes,  etc. 
At  the  piers  we  were  met  by  many  cliarming  members  of  the  American  Red  Cross  who 
smilingly  gave  each  man  cofifee  and  rolls.  The  boys  appreciated  this  act  of  kindness 
very  much,  as  it  was  all  the  breakfast  they  had  had.  Very  soon  we  were  in  our  quar- 
ters on  tlie  U.  S.  S.  Aiiirrica,  each  man  having  received  a  life  preserver  and  a  copy  of 
the  Naval  I.  D.  R.  All  ammunition,  flashlights  and  matches  were  turned  in  as  it  was  a 
court-martial  offense  to  strike  a  light  on  deck  after  dark  when  the  ship  was  out  at  sea. 
The  ship  was  quite  crowded,  and  there  was  some  confusion  until  we  became  accus- 
tomed to  our  new  surroundings. 

The  weather  was  ideal  throughout  the  voyage  and  the  ocean  so  calm  as  to  cause 
little  or  no  seasickness.  Several  times  daily  we  responded  to  the  "Abandon  Ship  Call," 
until  we  could  march  quickly  and  in  orderly  fashion  to  assigned  stations.  Close  to 
midnight  on  .Sunday,  July  14,  1918,  our  ship  struck  a  British  tanker  amidships,  and  it 
sank  in  a  few  minutes.  Sotne  thought  we  liad  been  hit  by  a  torpedo  and  Inickled  the  life 
preserver  a  notch  tighter;  but  there  wasn't  the  slightest  sign  of  a  panic  and  each  man 
stood  quietly  at  his  bunk  waiting  for  commands.  The  balance  of  the  voyage  was  com- 
pleted without  mishap. 

Land  was  sighted  at  2:00  P.  M.,  Thursday,  July  18,  1918,  and  the  ship  shook  from 
the  roar  sent  up  by  the  human  cargo.  The  Anirrica  anchored  in  the  harbor  at  Brest 
at  5:00  P.  M.,  and  immediately  after  supper,  troops  began  to  go  ashore.  The  Third 
Battalion  piled  on  a  little  scow  which  ran  back  and  forth  from  the  dock.  At  7:00  P. 
M.,  Company  "K"  got  ashore  without  having  a  man  pushed  overboard,  a  circumstance 
which  was  due  more  to  good  luck  than  to  good  management  by  that  scow  outfit. 

A  drizzling  rain  was  falling  as  the  Company  started  to  hike  four  miles  to  a  REST 
camp.  It  was  after  dark  when  it  reached  the  camp;  and,  instead  of  being  housed  in 
barracks,  the  Battalion  was  shown  a  very  muddy  field  and  invited  to  pitch  tents.  The 
steady  drizzle,  the  mud,  the  food — well,  most  of  us  swore  off  all  wars  for  life.  With 
the  aid  of  manj'  details,  such  as  water  carrying,  wood  chopping,  etc.,  the  boys  were 
soon  RKSTED  and  on  Monday,  July  22nd,  the  Company  marched  with  the  Battalion 
back  to  the  big  railroad  yard  in  Brest  to  entrain  for  the  10th  Training  Area. 

The  train  was  made  up  of  compartment  coaches,  and  a  squad  was  supposed  to  fit 
in  each  compartment.  (.\t  that  they're  more  comfortable,  as  we  later  found  out,  than 
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squad  received  three  days'  "iron  rations'";  and  unless  the  Corporal   ruled   witli  an   iri>n 
hand  the  squad  was  mighty  hungry  on  the  last  day. 

The  town  of  Vaux  was  reached  at  11:30  A.  M..  July  25th,  and  everybody  was 
cramped  and  sore  after  the  long  ride  in  the  crowded  coaches.  The  railroad  system 
was  wonderful — an  Erie  freight  could  have  made  the  journey  in  half  the  time.  We 
hastily  gathered  our  plunder  and.  re-arranging  our  packs,  started  for  Chalanccy  via 
the  old  reliable  ankle  route,  not  knowing  the  burg  was  ten  miles  away.  The  day  was 
hot  and  stuffy,  tlie  packs  heavy  and  tliat  road  did  nothing  hut  run  up  and  down  numer- 
ous hills.  .-Mong  about  four  o'clock,  the  Hattalion  was  resting  at  the  foot  of  a  hill,  the 
men  w-ere  tired  and  sore,  and  many  were  close  to  being  "all  in."  .Major  l.loyd  called 
for  Private  "Dan"  Doherty.  and  wlien  the  witty  Irishman  reported,  the  Major  instructed 
him  to  go  to  the  top  of  tlie  hill  and  see  if  there  were  many  more  hills  beyond.  "Dan" 
saluted  and  went  off  on  liis  mission.  He  returned,  a  troubled  expression  on  his  face, 
and  reported,  "Sor,  this  is  th'  last  hill:  tli'  next  wan  is  a  Mountin." 

The  Battalion  reached  Chalancey  about  5:00  P.  M.  Lieutenant  Labine.  who  had 
joined  the  Company  shortly  before  we  left  Camp  Meade,  spoke  French  very  fluently, 
and  he,  of  course,  was  delegated  to  billet  the  men.  We  lost  no  time  in  filling  our  bed- 
sacks  with  straw  and  all  hands  crawled  in  soon  after  supper.  In  the  morning,  everybody 
was  stiff  and  sore,  luit  a  session  of  close  order  drill  eased  the  joints  somewhat. 

Tlie  following  week,  the  Company  received  a  training  schedule  that  resemble<l  an 
I.  D.  R.  for  thoroughness — one  of  those  five  minutes  of  extended  order,  seven  minutes 
"Why  is  a  grenade."  eight  minutes  "Goiman  in  the  rear  of  yuh."  programs.  It  was  hard 
work  and  plenty  of  it  from  5:00  A.  M.  to  4:00  P.  M.  daily.  In  our  spare  time  we  in- 
dulged in  a  new  form  of  physical  exercise  in  Cow  Alley  know'u  as  "Eddy — the  shovel." 
.About  every  other  day  there  w'as  a  battalion  or  regimental  manoeuvre  which  usually 
lasted  long  enough  to  prevent  our  return  until  after  4:00  P.  M. 

Preparations  for  a  Divisional  manoeuvre  at  Champlitte  made  it  necessar\'  for  us  to 
roll  out  at  4:30  .A.  M.  on  September  1st:  we  started  hiking  an  hour  later  with  full  packs 
and  expectations  of  being  on  a  four  days'  party.  The  distance  to  Champlitte  was  thirty- 
five  miles,  but  by  3:00  P.  M.  the  first  day  we  had  covered  twenty-one  miles  when  camp 
was  pitched.  In  the  morning  we  broke  camp  at  6:30.  and,  for  some  reason  unknown 
to  us,  we  started  liack  to  Chalancey.  The  manoeuvre  had  been  cancelled  for  a  thou- 
sand different  reasons  if  one  listened  to  the  rumors  flying  up  and  down  the  column.  The 
return  hike  was  a  tougli  grind,  but  the  hardest  plugging  of  all  was  that  bloomin'  forty- 
five  degree  hill  leading  into  Clialancey.  However,  the  Company  finished  strong,  with 
a  melodious  "Hail,  Hail.  The  Gang's  .All   Here." 

On  .Sunday.  September  8tli.  the  much-looked-for  order  to  move  arrived  and  we  im- 
mediately got  busy  cleaning  up  the  town  and  billets.  Squad  rolls  were  made,  we  kissed 
good-bye  to  our  barrack  bags,  and  finally  rolled  our  packs.  We  left  at  8:00  P.  M.,  and 
the  villa.gers.  who  had  become  attached  to  us.  shed  many  tears  as  we  marched  away 
singing.  "It's  a  Long  Way  to  Berlin,  but  We'll  Get  There."  We  hiked  to  Vaux  in  a 
heavy  rain  with  our  slickers  fastened  to  our  packs.  We  reached  there  about  12:30  .\.  M. 
and  flopped  on  the  muddy  road  until  Captain  Scholes  found  some  barns  for  us  to  rest  in. 
We  entrained  early  the  ne.xt  morning  for  Revigny.  which  was  reached  at  9:00  P.  M. 
The  rain  kept  us  in  the  cars  until  we  were  forced  to  leave  them  at  12:30  .\.  M..  when 
we  marched  a  short  distance  and  bivouacked  for  the  night,  after  receiving  hot  coffee 
and  cold  "Willie"  from  the  kitchen.  For  breakfast  we  had  more  "Willie"  and  coffee 
and  then  learned  we  were  going  to  hike  to  Haironville.  twenty-seven  kibuncters  away. 
The  remarks  that  followed  made  General  Sherman's  statement  appear  very  tame — the 
map  showed  tliat  our  train  had  passed  very  close  to  Haironville  the  day  before.  The 
march  was  the  most  trying  thing  we  had  so  far  encountered;  we  were  wet  to  the  skin 
and  the  packs  were  soaked;  it  seemed  to  rain  harder  the  farther  we  went.  It  was  a 
tired,  hungry,  wet  and  worn  out  bunch  that  trudged  into  Haironville  at  5:30  that  eve- 
ning, and  were  crowded  into  billets  on  the  bill  back  of  the  town. 

On  September  12.  1918.  at  6:00  P.  M..  we  moved  from  Haironville  and  marched 
a  short  distance  to  the  Bar-le-Duc  road  where  we  met  a  large  fleet  of  motor  trucks. 
We  rode  nearly  all  night  and  at  day-lireak.  after  leaving  tlie  trucks,  we  marched  to 
Brocourt  Woods.  We  rested  all  day  and  in  the  evenin.g  started  for  a  camp  in  the 
Foret  de  Hesse,  just  north  of  Dombasle.  .\fter  wading  through  mud  inches  deep,  we 
were  quartered  in  our  first  dug-outs. 

We  could  hear  the  rumble  of  the  big  guns  sounding  like  distant  tliunder.  We  were 
speculating  as  to  when  we  would  get  a  view  of  "no-man's  land."  when  one  evening  we 
marched  (piietly  and  quickly  to  the  first  line  trenches  on  battle  scarred  Hill  304.  The 
sector  at  this  time  was  extremely  quiet,  the  only  excitement  afforded  being  the  rats 
and  the  many  false  gas  alarms — the  rats  were  the  lesser  of  the  two  evils.  We  were 
repeatedly  warned  about  anticipated  raids  from  the  Huns,  but  we  were  always  doomed 


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to  clisappoiiitnient.  We  were  to  be  relieved  tlie  tliird  night.  Septemlier  2()tli.  luit  for 
some  reason  the  relief  was  not  accomplished.  However,  we  were  relieved  early  on  the 
morning  of  the  22nd;  but,  as  the  coming  of  the  dawn  was  close  at  hand,  we  had  to  step 
lively  in  order  to  reach  the  reserve  positions  unobserved.  The  Company  was  scattered 
about  in  dug-outs  for  two  days  and  then  went  forward  to  a  position  from  which  we 
were  to  begin  our  advance  in  the  biggest  drive  of  the  war. 

September  26th,  shortly  after  midnight,  the  artillery  began  to  prepare  the  way  for 
us.  Tlie  h'rench  75's  were  hub  to  hub  and  strongly  supported  by  every  range  of  gun 
up  to  the  monstrous  sixteen  inch  Naval  boys.  The  earth  seemed  to  tremble  from 
the  roar  of  this  terrific  and  effective  barrage.  At  8:15  A.  M.,  the  Company  advanced 
through  a  Iieavj'  smoke  screen  toward  Haucourt,  following  the  314tli  Infantry  Regi- 
ment. After  passing  Malancourt,  very  stiff  resistance  was  met  in  the  form  of  machine 
.gun  nests  and  minenwerfers.  This  resistance  was  finally  overcome  and  the  advance 
resumed.  .A  part  of  the  Third  and  Fourth  Platoons,  commanded  I)y  I^ieutenant  Becker 
and  Sergeant  Greenwood  did  excellent  work,  in  conjunction  with  Company  "L,"  in 
capturing  eleven  prisoners,  one  machine  gun.  and  one  minenwerfer  cannon.  We  reached 
the  main  line  of  German  trenches  about  6:0<)  P.  M.  and  remained  in  them  over  night. 
Lieutenant  Arbuthnot  was  gassed  and  went  to  the  rear.  The  advance  was  resumed  at 
7:00  A.  M.  on  the  27th,  but  we  had  practically  nothing  to  do  this  day  but  follow  the 
314th  Infantry.  .An  occasional  H.  E.  shell  was  all  that  marred  the  manoeuvre.  We 
halted  about  10:,10  P.  M.  northeast  of  Montfaucon,  where  the  31Sth  Infantry  relieved 
the  314th   Infantry  of  their  assaulting  task. 

.About  7:00  -A.  M.,  Septemlier  28th,  the  advance  was  resumed  with  "L"  company, 
315th  Infantry  leading,  and  "K"  company  in  support.  The  hills  and  fields  that  lay 
between  us  and  Xantillois  were  very  heavily  shelled,  and  it  was  with  e.xtreme  difficulty 
that  we  succeeded  in  entering  the  town.  Captain  Scholes  was  gassed  and  shell-sliocked 
soon  after  the  advance  began.  While  in  the  town,  we  were  informed  that  with  the 
First  Battalion,  315th  Infantry,  on  our  left,  and  aided  by  several  French  tanks,  the  ad- 
vance would  continvie  north  of  Nantillois.  Heavy  machine  gun  fire  from  the  vicinity 
of  Madeleine  Farm  seriously  delayed  our  progress,  however  we  finally  penetrated  the 
Bois  des  O.gons,  where  stiff  resistance  was  encountered. 

Hie  enemy  artillery  and  machine  gun  fire  from  the  Bois  des  Ogons  was  so  heavy 
that  a  general  withdrawal  was  ordered  to  the  reverse  slope  of  Hill  274,  where  we  dug 
in  for  the  night.  The  Company  was  re-organized  on  the  morning  of  the  29th,  when 
another  attempt  was  made  to  capture  Madeleine  Farm.  The  resistance  met  was  again 
very  stiff:  "Jerry"  seemed  reluctant  to  give  up  his  position  there  and  fought  like  "h — " 
to  save  it.  -At  about  5:00  P.  M.,  the  intensity  and  effectiveness  of  his  artillery  fire  caused 
a  change  of  position  to  the  shelter  of  the  road,  southwest  of  Hill  274.  It  was  on  this 
afternoon  that  twenty  Boche  planes  were  over  our  sector  at  one  time,  and  their  observa- 
tions v.'ere,  no  doubt,  accountable  in  a  large  measure  for  the  accuracy  of  the  artillery 
fire.     Shortly  after  midnight,  we  were  moved  to  a  railroad  cut  in  Nantillois  and  later 


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occupied  tienches  nearby.  We  were  relieved  by  the  3rd  Division  at  2:01)  P.  M.  on  Sep- 
tenilier  30tli.  Our  total  casualties  for  the  dri\c  were  ten  killed,  thirty-eight  severely 
wounded,  twenty-seven  slightly  wounded.  Three  of  the  men  severely  wounded  died 
in  the  hospital  of  their  wounds. 

We  were  marched  back  to  a  i)oint  north  of  Malancourt  where  Lieutenant  .Vrbuth- 
not  met  us  and  took  command  of  the  Company.  The  next  day.  (K-tober  1st,  we  re- 
turned to  our  old  trench  system,  wdiere  we  tasted  real  food  and  liad  our  hrst  night's 
sleep  in  more  than  a  week.  On  October  .Vd.  we  hiked  back  to  the  I'Oret  de  Hesse. 
where  we  received  a  big  bundle  of  mail,  candy  and  smokes.  That  night,  at  9:00  1'.  .\1., 
we  started  a  hike  which  tested  the  nerve  of  all.  Our  destination  was  Souilly  woods, 
about  thirty-two  kilos  away.  We  reached  there  at  4:(K)  .\.  .M..  completely  all  in.  That 
same  afternoon.  October  4th.  we  started  for  Recourt.  a  distance  of  si.\teen  kilos,  arriv- 
ing tliere  about  7:30  P.  M.  The  next  morning  at  7:30  we  again  hit  the  turnpike,  no  one 
seeming  to  know  our  destination.  .At  12:30  a  halt  for  half  an  hour  was  called  at 
Courouvre.  The  bunch  were  going  along  on  pure  grit  alone,  for  a  great  many  of  them 
were  sick  boys.  We  linally  reached  the  sliell-torn  town  of  Donipcevrin  at  5:30  P.  M., 
where  we  crawled  into  any  place  at  all  and  called  it  home.  The  next  few  days  were 
spent  in  checking  up  and  trying  to  snap  liack  into  some  semblance  of  a  ligliting  iniit.  .\ 
great  many  answered  sick  call  daily  and  before  any  one  realized  how  sick  he  was. 
Private  Einaar  Hanssen  took  the  long  trip  "West."  We  I)uried  him  with  modest  cere- 
mcjny  in  the  village  churchyard. 

On  October  Kith,  we  left  Donipcevrin  for  the  village  of  Bo(|uemont,  ten  kilos 
away.  The  billeting  conditions  there  were  excellent  and  the  Battalion  was  together 
once  more.  On  the  11th.  the  Company  was  again  re-organized  with  Lieutenant  Car- 
roll in  command.  .\  new  officer  was  assigned  to  the  company.  Lieutenant  John  T. 
Owens,  of  Chateau  Thierry  fame,  who  iniickly  won  the  respect  and  admiration  of  all 
with  his  pleasing  personality  and  knowledge  of  the  game. 

On  October  17th.  word  was  received  to  move  somewhere,  and  inside  of  forty-five 
minutes  we  were  doing  that  little  thing.  Our  destination  this  time  was  a  sector  in  the 
Thilldt  Woods.  We  readied  there  late  in  tlie  evening  but  did  not  relieve  the  h'rencli 
initil  daybreak.  The  position  was  an  ideal  one  and  we  thoroughly  enjoj-ed  it.  On  Oc- 
tober 25th  we  were  relieved  and  started  to  hike  back  towards  Troyon  at  7:00  .\.  M. 
Troyon  was  reached  about  noon,  and  the  Battalion  was  billeted  in  shacks  just  outside 
the  town.  In  the  evening,  a  Y.  M.  C.  -A.,  entertainment  boosted  our  spirits  still  further. 
The  march  was  resumed  next  morning,  and  wdiile  en  route  our  forces  were  increased 
by  the  addition  of  thirty  replacements.  We  reached  our  billets  in  the  Woods  of  Les 
Monthainms  at  I  :(X)  P.  M.;  but,  just  wdien  we  were  about  settled,  we  had  to  move  on 
again.  The  march  lasted  all  night,  and,  coming  as  it  did  directly  on  top  of  the  hike  just 
finished,  it  took  all  the  stamina  we  had  to  kee])  going.  To  make  matters  worse,  we 
missed  connections  with  the  billeting  details  that  were  sent  on  aliead  and  were  forced 
to  bivouack  in  the  woods  near  hromereville.     \\  hile  here  we  received  our  pay  for  Sep- 


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l-'ox  Holes  and  Shelters  of  Companies  "K"  and  "M"  in  the  Bois  de  Consenvoye 

tember.  On  the  night  of  October  28th,  we  hiked  to  the  Bois  de  Forges,  arriving  with- 
ont  mishap  at  11:30  P.   M. 

Next  day  Hun  airmen  dropped  circulars  containing  peace  propaganda.  We  also 
witnessed  some  thrilling  air  battles — one  directly  over  us — the  airmen  fighting  at  a 
height  not  exceeding  400  feet.  At  5:00  P.  M..  Octolier  29th.  we  set  out  for  a  sure  enough 
sector  in  the  valley  east  of  the  Meuse.  We  passed  through  a  great  deal  of  gas  on  the 
way.  but  suffered  no  casualties.  The  Third  Battalion  was  in  reserve,  while  the  First 
and  Second  Battalions  were  holding  the  advanced  positions.  The  whole  area  was 
heavily  shelled  at  least  twenty-four  hours  every  day. 

Ration  carrying  details  were  sent  out  daily,  which  is  not  the  safest  job  in  the  world 
when  "stabilizing  the  sector."  On  November  4th.  the  Battalion  was  moved  slightly  for- 
Vi'ard  to  a  position  east  of  the  Brabant-Molleville  Farm  Road.  .\t  3:00  A.  M.,  Novem- 
ber 5th.  Company  "K"  received  orders  to  accompany  the  Third  Battalion  of  the  316th 
Infantry,  commanded  by  Major  W.  S.  Manning,  in  an  advance  starting  at  7:00  A.  M. 
We  hastily  moved  into  our  position  and  at  6:00  A.  M.  sent  out  three  patrols  to  estab- 
lish connections  with  the  316th  whom  we  were  to  follow  in  support.  The  patrols  could 
not  locate  the  organization,  but  nevertheless  we  moved  forward  at  the  appointed  hour. 
After  advancing  about  500  yards,  we  came  upon  Company  "L."  of  the  316th,  commanded 
by  Lieutenant  Erickson.  While  passing  through  a  ravine.  Major  ^Manning  apjjeared 
and  stated  that  the  other  companies  of  the  Third  Battalion,  316th  Infantry,  could  not 
be  located.  The  advance  was  continued  with  "L"  company,  316th,  on  the  right  and 
"K"  company,  315th,  on  the  left  front  line.  As  we  went  forward  several  prisoners  were 
captured.  When  the  military  crest  of  Hill  378  was  reached,  we  were  heavily  fired  upon 
from  an  enemy  trench  on  the  crest  of  the  hill  not  more  than  twenty-five  yards  away. 

The  fighting  that  followed  was  of  the  most  desperate  and  bloody  character.  We 
made  repeated  efiforts  to  gain  the  trench,  but  the  machine  gun  and  rille  fire  were  mur- 
derous. The  losses  all  along  the  line  were  severe,  the  ground  being  literally  covered 
with  (lead  and  wounded.  Many  of  the  boys  had  crawled  within  ten  yards  of  the  trench, 
but  most  of  these  were  killed  or  wounded  in  their  attempts  to  reach  the  position.  Major 
Manning  was  instantly  killed  by  machine  gun  fire  ri.ght  in  the  thick  of  the  fighting, 
whereupon  Captain  Carroll  assumed  command  of  the  attacking  troops.  On  our  extreme 
left,  the  enemy  was  observed  hastily  forming  for  a  counter-attack.  This  was  quickly 
"busted  up,"  our  fire  apparently  inflicting  heavy  losses.  Boche  "Potato  Mashers" 
were  seriously  interfering  with  our  plans  to  command  the  position.  The  left  of  our 
line,  which  bore  the  brunt  of  the  fighting,  was  now  without  an  officer  or  sergeant.  Lieu- 
tenant Owens,  Sergeant  Greenwood  and  Sergeant  Symington  being  killed  by  machine 
gun  fire  at  practically  the  same  time.  Realizing  that  it  was  impossible  to  hold  the 
position  with  so  few  men,  we  withdrew  about  150  yards,  and  the  ground  was  quickly 
organized  with  every  man  watching  keenly  for  the  expected  counter-attack.  A  check 
then  showed  us  to  have  a  total  of  fifty-two  men  on  the  line.  The  balance  of  that  day 
and  night  were  spent  in  maintaining  a  close  vigil  on  the   crest  ahead  of  us.     The  re- 


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mains  of  what  had  been  an  attacking  force  were  then  ciimniandcil  liy  Captain  Strong, 
316th  Infantry,  wlio  had  come  up  in  the  afternoon. 

A  lieavy  fog  hung  about  for  several  hours  in  the  morning  and  once  more  we  were 
anticipating  an  attack  from  the  enemy;  Init.  as  on  the  preceding  day,  nothing  hap- 
pened. In  the  afternoon  the  enem\'  became  aware  of  troops  coming  through  the  val- 
ley and  ijuickly  sent  over  a  lieavy  barrage  lasting  more  than  two  hours.  We  leceived 
our  share  of  this  little  attention,  but  by  some  miracle  suffered  only  a  few  casualties.  At 
nightfall  the  barrage  lifted,  and  the  Second  Battalion  of  the  313th  Infantry  relieved 
us.  \Vc  withdrew  at  6:30  V.  M.  to  a  point  500  yards  south  of  Molleville  Farm.  Our 
casualties  on  Mill  378  were  twenty-live  killed,  twenty-si.x  wounded,  one  missing  and 
three  prisoners. 

Tlie  Company  was  then  attached  to  our  F'irst  Battalion,  commanded  by  Major  Ward 
W.  Pierson.  During  one  of  the  many  false  alarms  the  Battalion  received.  Sergeant 
Weihnian  was  wounded  in  the  leg  by  a  stray  machine  gun  bullet.  The  Company  now 
had  one  officer,  one  sergeant  and  forty-eight  men.  The  Company  advanced  with  the 
First  Battalion  at  3:00  P.  M.,  Xovembcr  8tli.  through  a  valley  running  eastward  towards 
Etraye,  our  objective.  By  nightfall  we  had  covered  the  four  kilos  to  the  outskirts  of 
Etraye  without  liring  a  shot.  We  dug  in  alongside  the  road  and  strongly  outposted 
the  position.  The  advance  was  resumed  early  the  ne.\t  morning,  "B"  and  "C"  Com- 
panies in  the  fiont  line.  "K"  Company  in  support.  We  advanced  directly  east  toward 
Cote  d'  Orne,  which  loomed  U|>  ahead  nf  us  like  a  liglnhnuse  in  a  fog.  Crossing  the 
Damvillers-Wavrille  Road,  we  entered  the  swampy  ground  that  lay  between  us  and  the 
base  of  the  hill.  We  had  not  gone  far  when  heavy  machine  gun  fire  from  the  hill  was 
directed  upon  us.  Some  Dutclunan  on  top  of  that  hill  got  to  monkeying  with  a  box  of 
F'ourth  of  July  fireworks  and  lit  up  the  sky  witli  a  few  green  rockets:  and,  as  usual,  in 
a  very  few  seconds  his  friends  dropped  all  manner  of  G.  I.  cans  round  about  us.  Major 
Pierson  was  killed  by  the  shell-fire  and  Captain  Miller  assumed  command  of  the  Bat- 
talion. The  men  took  wdiat  cover  the}'  could  lind  and  we  remained  in  this  position 
until  4:30  P.  M.,  when  we  were  scheduled  to  advance  uj)  the  hill  following  a  rolling 
barrage.  Unfortunately  our  artillery  had  the  wrong  range,  shells  landing  in  our  front 
lines.  This  disorganized  the  Battalion  somewhat,  but  Company  "K"  intrenched  for  the 
night  behind  a  line  of  trees  100  yards  in  the  rear  of  our  former  jiosition.  .A  check 
showed  that  we  had  thirty-four  men  in  the  Company. 

During  a  heavy  fog  the  next  morning,  the  Company  moved  forward  aliout  200  yards 
to  the  bank  at  the  foot  of  the  hill.  Patrols  were  sent  out  to  locate  the  other  com- 
panies, but  were  unsuccessful.  The  Second  Battalion  then  moved  up  to  the  same  line 
with  Major  F'leming  in  command:  and  "K"  company  was  tacked  onto  the  .Second  Bat- 
talion. We  remained  at  the  foot  of  the  hill  until  the  morning  of  the  llth.  when  all 
troops  were  withdrawn  to  a  railroad  cut  400  yards  in  tlie  rear  of  the  lines.  There  we 
rejoined  the  Third  Battalion,  after  having  been  separated  from  it  for  a  week.  The 
Regiment,  the  First  Battaliim  leadin.g.  again  started  an  attack  on  the  hill  from  the 
southwest,  the  Third  Battalion  being  in  reserve,  .\fter  getting  into  position,  we  dug 
in  for  protection  from  artillery  tire.  .\  few  minutes  before  11:00  .A.  M.,  news  of  the 
armistice  reached  us.  It  seemed  incredible,  I)ut  when  the  shelling  ceased  at  exactly 
eleven  o'clock,  we  were  convinced. 

We  were  informed  we  were  to  remain  on  the  liillside  for  several  davs  and  at  once 
began  to  make  ourselves  comfortable.  We  remained  on  the  hill  until  November  13th, 
when  we  moved  into  Etraye.  several  kilos  behind  the  lines.  There  we  made  ourselves 
hai)py  by  believing  persistent  rumors  of  "Home  by  Christmas."  The  inevitable  drill 
schedule  was  again  jiroduced  and  manoeuvering  became  a  jjopular  jiastime.  Com])any 
"K"  was  fortunate  (?)  enough  to  be  privileged  to  search  exclusively  the  surrounding 
country  in  quest  of  war  souvenirs.  This  salvaging  duty  lasted  a  week:  but  it  might 
have  been  worse.  Many  held  and  bunk  inspections,  practice  hikes  and  the  like  kei)t 
us  busy  through  December.  On  Christmas  Day  we  held  a  joint  celebration  with  Com- 
pany "I.."  using  the  liattered  village  churcli  for  a  dining-room.  Much  "dried  fruit"  was 
consumed  and  relished  b}-  all.  the  Comnany  funds  having  effectively  strijjped  Bar-Ie-Duc 
of  all  its  eatable  and  drinkable  provisions. 

On  Decenil)er  26th.  the  Battalion  left  b'traye  for  Thierville.  arriving  there  at  6:00 
P.  M..  after  a  thirty  kilo  jaunt.  We  were  billeted  overnight  in  a  French  barracks  out- 
side the  town.  Next  dav's  march  fcnmd  us  in  .Souilly.  where  we  stayed  over  night  in 
hospital  buildings.  On  Decendier  2<Sth,  after  hiking  in  a  driving  rain,  we  attained  our 
objective,  Courouvre.  at  1:30  P.  M..  where  we  were  billeted  in  a  fair  degree  of  comfort 
sans  style.  The  first  few  minutes  of  the  new  year  found  us  almost  human,  quite  sober, 
dead  broke  and  more  than  willing  to  believe  any  favorable  rumor. 

In  January  many  of  our  wounded  comrades  returned  from  various  hospitals.  I.ieu- 
tenant   Baer  returned   from  the  .Army  Corps  School  in   time  to  attend  the   lirst  week's 


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course  at  the  Divisional  Center  of  Instruction.  Each  week  thereafter  our  quota  of  new- 
students  were  sent  to  the  school  to  ahsorb  some  new  military  tactics. 

The  drill  schedule,  as  usual,  called  for  many  manoeuvres.  Some  of  these  "Terrain 
Exercises"  seemed  to  be  endless,  oftimes  the  objective  not  being  reached  until  late 
afternoon.  The  severity  of  the  weather  at  this  time,  coupled  with  the  muddy  going,  en- 
tailed many  discomforts  and  Iiardships  ui)iin  all  concerned.  However,  on  several  after- 
noons each  week  we  were  permittecl  to  indulge  in  soccer,  football,  baseball  and  other 
games.  Many  details  were  kept  busy  cliopping  and  fetching  bre-wood  and.  in  the  eve- 
nings, while  clustered  around  red-hot  stoves,  we  gloriously  refought  our  battles  many, 
many  times. 

About  this  time  Lieutenant  Pratt  came  into  our  midst,  and,  owing  to  liis  affability 
and  his  knowledge  and  understanding  of  liuman  nature,  we  soon  unanimously  learned 
to  love  and  respect  him. 

The  first  of  March  one  of  the  Iioys  was  stricken  with  a  conta,gious  disease,  necessi- 
tating his  evacuation,  and  the  Company  was  placed  under  quarantine.  To  ascertain 
whether  any  others  were  affected,  we  marched  to  Chaumont-sur-Aire,  a  distance  of 
eleven  kilos,  to  have  throat  cultures  taken.  Like  a  famous  character  in  history  "who 
marched  right  up  the  hill  and  marched  right  down  again."  we  marched  to  Chauniont 
an<l  right  back  again:  but  on  a  second  attempt,  made  the  following  day.  we  succeeded 
in  liearding  the  "all  high  chief  pill-roller"  in  his  lair  and  the  examination  took  place. 
Some  of  the  cultures  later  developed  germs,  necessitating  the  evacuation  of  six  of  tlie 
boys  to  the  hospital  at  Commercy  for  observation.  Xothing  serious  resulted  from  these 
cases,  however;  but  unfortunately  Private  Pabor  Livingston,  who  was  tirst  afflicted 
with  the  disease,  passed  into  the  Great   Beyond. 

About  this  time.  Lieutenant  Bingman,  who  had  joined  us  in  January,  returned 
from  a  session  at  the  Army  Corps  School.  On  March  17th  we  were  reminded  of  our 
rookie  days  by  once  again  Ijeing  subjected  to  the  "needle" — this  time  getting  the  com- 
bined three  doses  in  one. 

Word  of  the  cracker-jack  show  put  on  by  the  boys  of  the  Third  Battalion  having 
reached  Colonel  Knowles,  he  decided  to  witness  a  performance.  A  show  was  pre- 
sented at  the  new  "Y  Casino"  on  Sunday  afternoon,  March  23rd.  Immediately  after  the 
show,  Colonel  Knowles  made  a  short  address  praising  the  work  of  the  troupe,  and  in 
conclusion  he  gladdened  our  hearts  with  the  news  that  within  ten  days  we  would  "hit 
the  trail"  for  a  spot  nearer  tlie  coast  and  home. 

On  the  morning  of  jNlarcli  2Sth,  we  bid  farewell  to  the  village  of  Courouvre.  The 
distance  to  be  covered  was  approximately  100  kilos,  and  we  were  scheduled  to  complete 
the  hike  on  the  fifth  day.  A  detail  preceded  the  Battalion  and  arran.ged  for  the  billeting 
of  the  troops  in  towns  along  the  route.  We  started  easily,  covering  about  22  kilos  in  the 
first  t\yo  days,  but,  from  then  on,  the  distance  covered  each  day  was  increased.  Weather 
conditions  the  first  three  davs  were  extremely  unfavorable,  as  we  encountered  snow 
and  rain  in  abundance.  While  '"Old  Sol"  was  out  in  full  glory  the  last  two  davs.  the 
roads  were  in  very  poor  condition.     Despite  this  we  reached  our  destination,   Rimau- 


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court,  at  5:(KI  P.  M.  on  the  I'lltli  day.  As  usual.  "K"  Company  linislicd  witli  spirits  higli 
and  a  song  on  its  lips.  The  boys  were  unanimous  in  their  praise  of  the  systematic 
manner  in  v.liich  the  hike  was  conducted. 

Our  three  weeks'  stay  in  Rimauconrt  was  one  of  the  most  pleasant  epochs  of  our 
life  in  France.  After  having  roughed  it  all  these  months  in  the  A.  E.  !•".,  the  modern 
conveniences  of  our  new  home  seemed  almost  too  good  to  be  true.  Too  much  can- 
not be  said  in  commendation  of  the  courtesies  extended  us  by  the  Red  Cross.  K.  of  C. 
and  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

Here  we  were  joined  by  another  fine  oflFicer.  First  Lieutenant  Charles  S.  Gilbert, 
who  put  Wausau,  Wisconsin,  on  the  map.  He  soon  had  "the  boys"  with  him.  Our  time 
was  mainly  occupied  in  equipping,  toning  and  polishing  up  for  the  impending  inspec- 
tion by  General  J.  J.  Pershing.  The  big  event  took  i)lace  on  Saturday.  -April  12th.  and, 
in  accordance  with  the  time  lionored  traditions  of  the  79tli,  we  were  favored  with  the 
customary  deluge  by  old  Jupiter  Pluvius.  Despite  the  discomforts  of  the  weather  con- 
ditions and  the  26  kilo  jaunt,  we  felt  amply  rewarded  when  the  Commander-in-Chief 
expressed  his  pleasure  and  appreciation  of  the  appearance  and  conduct  of  the  outfit. 
Our  pride  in  the  Comi)any  was  further  increased  by  the  presentation,  on  this  occasion, 
of  D.  S.  C.'s  to  Captain  Carroll  and  Sergeants  Kilroy  and  Olanson. 

The  following  week,  the  315th  Infantry  paraded  on  the  Aviation  I'ield  near  Chau- 
mont.  on  which  occasion  we  were  reviewed  by  members  of  the  stafif  of  Secretary 
Daniels,  that  gentleman  being  unable  to  review  us  in  person.  It  was  on  this  day  that 
the  fondest  dreams  of  the  doughboy  were  realized,  as  we  were  hauled  to  and  from  the 
field  in  motor  trucks. 

We  entrained  at  3:(X)  A.  M.,  .April  23rd,  after  receiving  a  farewell  barrage  of  hot 
chocolate  and  cakes  from  the  "Y,"  and  at  5:00  A.  M.  we  were  headed  westward  with 
the  Nantes  area  as  our  destination.  This  trip  was  a  decided  improvement  over  our 
former  experiences  in  "side-door  pullnian"  travel,  as  our  chariots  bore  the  initials  U. 
S.  A.  and  as  our  kitchens  accompanied  us  serving  hot  meals  en  route.  The  sudden- 
ness of  the  movement  evidently  cau.ght  "Old  Jupiter"  unawares,  for  we  enjoyed  perfect 
weather. 

\\'e  arrived  at  our  destination  early  PViday  morning,  detraining  at  6:00  .A.  M..  and 
after  a  short  hike  reached  fiur  new  billets  in  the  town  of  Vertou.  Here  the  work  of 
preparing  for  the  homeward  trip  was  be.gun  in  earnest.  The  day  of  the  much  awaited 
"show  down  inspection."  wliich  was  to  determine  the  length  of  our  stay  in  France, 
came  and  went,  leaving  us  happy  in  the  knowledge  that  we  had  successfully  passed 
the  inspection  by  the  much  dreaded  S.  O.  S.  and  were  adjudged  fit  to  go  home.  The  only 
dark  cloud  on  this  otherwise  bright  day  was  the  departure  of  Lieutenants  Pratt  and 
Vaughn  for  the  Army  of  Occupation,  for,  during  the  period  of  their  service  with  Com- 
pany "K,"  both  of  these  officers  had  made  themselves  immensely  popular,  alike  with 
their  fellow  officers  and  the  men.  At  this  time  we  were  joined  by  two  other  fine  offi- 
cers. Lieutenants  Knajip  and   Dean. 

On  May  12th.  we  boarded  the  "rattler"  for  the  last  time  in  France,  detrained  at  St. 
Xazaire  that  same  evening  and  marched  to  Camp  No.  2.  The  following  day  we  re- 
ceived a  physical  examination  in  five  counts  and  moved  to  Camp  No.  1.  Tliere  we 
were  thoroughly  and  rapidly  deloused.  chemically  scrubbed,  hermetically  sealed  and 
laid  away  in   the  Isolation   Camp  for  future  reference. 

.-Xt  8:30  P.  I\I.  on  May  I6th.  after  an  afternoon  of  breathless  suspense,  we  joyously 
shouldered  our  packs  and  light-heartedly  stepped  out  on  our  last  hike  on  F'rench  soil. 
Owing  to  the  limited  officers'  quarters  aboard  the  L^.  S.  S.  .*«»?(;  Ro-iii.  the  ship  which 
was  to  carry  us  back  to  God's  Country,  we  were  reluctantly  compelled  to  leave  Lieu- 
tenants Gilbert.  Knapp  and  Dean  behind.  We  had  no  sooner  set  foot  aboard  ship  tlian 
we  learned  that  we  had  been  selected  as  the  company  to  keep  law  and  order  during 
the  entire  voyage.  This  "small"  detail  kept  the  entire  Company  busy,  especially  so  at 
"chow"  time.  .At  5:00  A.  M.  the  following  day,  we  were  on  our  way;  and  within  forty- 
eight  hours  the  good  ship  had  justified  its  nickname  of  the  "Santa  Roller"  and  mal-de- 
mer  had  claimed  us  for  its  own.  As  we  desire  to  adhere  strictly  to  the  principles  of  the 
family  newspaper,  we  find  it  impossible  to  describe  ade(|uately  our  impressions  of  the 
mess  and  tlie  drinking  w-ater.  Comparisons  are  odious — but  Oh!  how  our  hearts 
yearned  for  the  chicken  fricasee  and  ice  cream  served  in  the  "Gobs"  mess  on  Sunday! 
However,  what  matter  these   trifles? — We   were  homeward  b<nmd. 

The  progress  of  our  good  ship  was  somewhat  impeded  by  rough  weather,  but  the 
monotony  of  the  voya.ge  was  decidedly  lessened  by  the  efforts  of  the  315th  Rand  and 
the  good  work  of  our  talented  entertainers.  Daily  reports  from  the  Navigator,  showing 
the  nunilier  of  miles  decreasing  between  us  and  the  good  old  U.  S.  -A.,  sent  our  spirits 
soaring.  The  fever  pitch  was  reached  when  land  was  sighted  on  May  29th;  but  why 
attempt  to  describe  our  emotions.  The  greatest  adventure  of  our  lives  was  ended — 
Wr:  ir/;/,'/.'  IIOVi:.     "llev   I'.uddv!     Where're  yuh  goin'  ne,\'  Sunday?" 


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Roster  of  Company  K 

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September  1,  1918 

CAPTAIN 

Geor-re    V.    S^-holes 

FIRST 

l.IET'TEXANTS                                                   SECOND  IJEUTENANTS 

Cliarles 

Arbnthnot,   :ird                                                           Ernest    V. 

Pecker 

William 

M.    Carndl.   Jr.                                                          I.ouis    V.    I 

-abine 

Walter 

M.   Collins 

KIKST  SERGEANT 

MESS  SERGEANT 

SlPl'LV    SKRGKANf 

.luscph   K.   Kilrny 

William  L.  Jenkins 
SKHGEANTS 

Morris     F.     Slciida-ru' 

lifurKf    (J.    llcwlcy 

flarry    I,.    Greenwood                   Maxw4dl   MoMieliaet 

Louis   A.    Seese 

JdMi'pIl    Cliniiske.v 

ChristoplH-r    W.    Kelly                    Joseph   D.    (I'i'oole 

Louis  C.  Synilns:ton 

James   M.    Garrisli 

Francis  A.  MrCloskey                  John   M.    Ross 
CDUI'ORAI.S 

Clitrurd   T.    Weibman 

John  Ayr.'.   Jr. 

Fred    Hnenerfanth                          Harry  Marshall 

Francis   M.    Smith 

Carl   M.   Chiiisi'i! 

Joseph   R.    Ilnrsh                            Harold   I..   Martin 

\\  illiam    11.    Staals 

I  asqualc   D'Amato 

I.ouis    Knndsen                                    I.uuis    Millij.'an 

Harry   W.   Storck 

riirismiiliHi-  Davis 

Walter  H.    Lindsey                        John   O'Donm-ll 

Theoilore  Svveridnk 

John    Hohkis 

Lorenzo  Lobaei-aro                         Arthur   W.    Olanson 

Matthew   Sydlowski 

Eraiui-i  K.    Duffy 

AngusD's    V.    Lord.    Jr.                (Jsrar   M.    Olik.-r 

Charles  E.  Taylor 

William    J.    Higgins 

Donald  X.    MaeKubbin                   Ajidrew  C.    Slia-ren 

William  J.   Vondraii 

rooKS 

MECHANICS 

BCGLEKS 

Conslaiii   l-'rt'drich                                        William  M.  Clapp 

Fred  Gemsenjncer 

Tln'imis   L.    l-attou                                       Kiilicrt    J.    Mt-Kt-nmi 

Matliew  Pcrhack 

Fi-aiik    Sinclair 

Nathan   INdla.-k 

l.niiis   K.    Ticdem 

in                                      Nathan   Salvia 

rUIVATES.    FIRST  CLASS 

IJi'orgr    KatifMi 

Harry   M.    FeinsiuKer                    Rudolph   Hofz 

William   A.   Nichols 

lU'rnanl  J.  Casey 

Meyer  Fi-Idscher                             .iohn    launantnoni 

John    Nowak 

Jaiiii's  A.  Clark 

John   Frisch                                       John   A.   K.-Ily 

Fred  A.  Oeksenreider 

Thiunas   F.   ClyneS 

Steiihen  G.    Fritz                            Wil.iani   Klais,  Jr. 

Joseiih  C.    Rice 

Frank   V.  Cnwen 

Charh's   E.    Hcilher                          *"ar.-nre   T.    Kuykendall               Ches'ter  C.   Srhnvlcr 

Eu^r^-n*'   I>.    IJoeley 

Emil  C.   Hirs.b                                Palrick    H.    Mi-Geever 

Jacob  Snych'r 

Uussi-ll  Kieli! 

William  F.  H«n-n                             Raymond    li.    Mnhler 
PRIVATES 

Frank  Tum:is7, 

Jaioh    Als.ifn.m 

Carlo  Fanesi                                      \\  i'liam   G.    Kin;: 

Robf.rt    R.    Morris 

(Ji.ivanni   Aii^'dillo 

Alfred    E.    Fina                                   Henry   T.    Klein 

Antonio  Moseufo 

Iternar.l    Asp.-ll 

Edmund   Fiizmauriee                       Harry    H.    koidlner 

William   Ni<-hols 

Thomas    W.    Astbury 

Harry    Fliller                                   Fre«bTick   F.    Kuhn 

Horace   J.    D'Dnnnell 

Wacla  w   I'.alrcmwski 

William    I'.    Flynn                          Kre.Ieri<-k  1'.  Kuhn 

John    A.    O'Neill 

Harry   J.    KiTnsteiu 

IMward  V.   FosburKh                     Frank    K.    I.awh-ss 

Joseph  a.    Oivaney 

William  Sr  liiniie 

Mahlon  T.   Faust                          George  A.  Leeleh 

John    I'atnllo 

lii'iro    Misoone 

^.a.idd    Freeman                                iiarr..     h.    Lennu.N: 

Harry    G.    I'falT 

llii».'h   Klair 

?am   Fuhrman                                  James   1'.    Leonard 

Joseph   I'ietrzak 

t;i'or;r«'  I).  JMauey 

J  (sepb    Gabriel                                 Paul  Lerke 

John   J.    Qnimi 

<;('or;;»'  W.    UU-asdale 

Raymond  A.  GallajrhiT                R.-njamin    F.    Lesseij; 

Joserdi    Radzewicz 

Marion   (.;.    Blizzard 

R     R.    Gillis                                     I'ahor    LiviuRston 

Thomas  W.  Rauscheiiberger 

Janifs   W.   Iloatwrislit 

Manrire  F.   Ginj;                             Fraid;    Lomonarco 

John    IL    Rice 

Wilhur    Drt'il 

Antonio   Giac<uido                           Salvalore   Lo   I'rete 

Raymond  A.    Roberts 

ClilTonl  S.    lUK-kk-y 

Clnirles   A.    Glaubreeht                   Antonio  I.osasso 

Rronislaw    Rocliowicz 

\'ladsla\v    lludkus 

Gi-oriL:t'    <;(Uian'                                     Harry    H.    Losee 

Ernest   R.    Rons<lorf 

Jnsi'ph    11.    r.iittorwnrth 
Jost'ph  Carlo 

Edwin  (;oodman                               Ldward    1'.   Lynch 
David    Gonld                                        John    L.    Lynch 

Fred   Ruframi 
I'mile    Rnsso 

Frank   I'larkson 

Fred  J.    Gramscy                               Harrv    J.    Lvnd 

Domeuick   San^ermano 

William  Clothier 

William  T.   Grc:,'ory                       Edwanl  A.  McAlecr 

John   Sartory 

John   Connolly 

William    Grilliths                            Wali.-r  McArthnr 

Albert    F.   Schlnmi) 

William  J.   Cunroy 

Jiihn    Gnarino                                       William    .McFarlane 

John    V.    Scndero 

Charles  J.    Coylf 

Czeslaw  Gulkowski                          James    McGinnis 

Eupene   H.    Shaw 

Joseph  A.  Coyle 

Ale.vander  IlalRas                          John    I*.    McHuKh 

John   Sink 

Charles  T.   Crossland 

Alexander    Hamilton                       William    McLehose 

James  J.  Smith 

Frank  Czarnec-ki 

Einar  S.    Hrnissou                             James    J.    McMenamin 

John    M.    Stet;er 

Edward    A.    Delanev 

E<iward  Harkins                             William   A.    Nb-Nally 

Edwin  M.   Stillinan 

Russoll    T.    Delker 

Dousrlass  Hellor                              Patrick    McNnlty 

Frank   J.    Tetkowwki 

Stanley  THamond 

George    E.    Hile                                  Ma\     Machnikowski 

Nicholas   M.    Tipht? 

Itjiniel   Iiolierty 

John    R.    Hinkle                                  Walter   Ma.-kicwicz 

Joseph   Tweedale 

John   A.    Dorety 

Touis   Hirt                                         Sianloy    I.    Marchant 

Nick    riiano 

Henry  J.  I>ouf;herty 

George   Hockaday                           John  J.   Mari-sca 

Frjincis   I'rbanis 

Frank   S.    Dowiins 

John   P.   Iloldcn                               John  M.   Mariner 

William    V .    \'orhees 

Daniel   A.    Dnsan 

Rcn.iamin   W.    Hr.lub                     Joscjih    Marim. 

Harry  Wallace 

Enpeiie   F.    Dii^an 

Herman    A.    HnllinRS                       Joseph    Marino 

Eugene   G.   Walklns 

James  J.    Dntran 

Frank    Hyties                                       Romer    P..    Markle 

Harry   C.    Wilkins 

Joseph    r.    DiiRaa 

William   P.    Kennedy                    Giovanni   Marra 

Samuel  D.  Worthinston.  Jr. 

William  11.    Dnke 

William    J      Kerr                               Angelo   C.    Melc 

Henry   D.    Vnuii^'ciuist 

U'nary   ])yhalski 

Jidin    Kicslinn                                      Lawrence  Melisi 

Peter  Zack 

William    F,lli..tt 

Joined  as  Replacetnents— October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 

Edward    C.    Hoover 

Edward  McCallen                            Louis   Phalau 

Bernard    Sedlemeyer 

John    H.    Horn 

Roy    E.    MeCrorey                              En;;enio    Pretii 

Theodore  Simons 

Garnett    L.    Howard 

James    R.    McNeill                          Richard   J.    Pn.kett 

Clarence   T.    South 

Clyde  Jacobs 

William   Mann                                 William    Richards 

Jeremiah   Sullivan 

Charles   XI.    Keeno 

Robert    E.    Meyer                              Henry    T.    Rhodes 

Henrv   W.  Switzer 

James  L,    Kinney 

Andrew   Otto                                    Anthony  Schasny 

Joe  Waters 

I'erey  A.   I.aekner 

Joseph  Overland                              Anthony  Samkowitz 

Emil   Yerks 

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Albert  C.    Leap 

George    Zinidikos 

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Septeni1)er  17.  1917 — Company  "L",  315th  Infantry,  was  organizeil  with  the  follow- 
ing officers:  Captain  Ward  W.  Pierson,  First  Lieutenant  George  L.  Wright  and  Second 
Lieutenants  Theodore  Rosen,  George  S.  Freeman  and  Floyd  S.  Strosnider. 

Septem1>er  22.  1917 — Local  Boards  Nos.  7,  11  and  21.  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
furnished  Company  "L"  with  its  first  recruits,  a  total  of  21   men. 

September  23.  1917 — The  Company  received  63  additional  recruits  from  Philadel- 
phia,  Pennsylvania. 

Septemher  3(1,  1917 — The  Company  received  81  recruits  from  the  25th  Training 
Piattalion,  the  majority  of  these  coming  from  Local  Board  No.  26,  of  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. 

October  17,  1917 — Seventy-two  members  of  the  Company  were  transferred  to  the 
S2nd  Division  at  Camp  Gordon,  Georgia. 

November  4,  1917 — The  Company  received  another  contingent  of  recruits  from 
Local  Boards  Nos.  26  and  51,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  bringing  the  total  strength 
U])  to  214  men. 

November  28,  1917 — Twenty-five  per  cent,  of  the  members  of  the  Company  were 
,yiven  passes  over  Thanksgiving  Day. 

December  1,  1917 — Captain  Edmund  J.  Maclvor  and  Second  Lieutenant  Edward 
L.   Roach  were  attached  to  the  Company. 

December  5,  1917 — The  members  of  Company  "L"  gave  an  entertainment  and  smoker. 
Colonel  Rosenbanm  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Morton  were  present,  together  with  a 
numlier  of  the  other  officers  of  the  Regiment.  The  entertainment  was  furnished  by 
entertainers  from  the  315th  Infantry  and  a  colored  jazz  band,  which  proved  to  he  the 
feature  of  the  evening. 

December  22,  1917 — Fifty  per  cent,  of  the  mcml)ers  of  the  Company  were  given 
five-day  passes  over  Christmas. 

January  12,  1918 — An  entertainment,  dance  and  lianquet  were  given  by  Company 
"L"  in  R-26,  all  the  officers  and  men  being  present  with  their  wives  and  sweethearts. 
Mrs.  Charles  F.  Stretch,  wife  of  Sergeant  Stretch,  acted  as  chaperone. 

January  15,  1918 — First  Sergeant  Smith  and  Sergeants  Geiger,  Steinmeyer,  Simend- 
inger  and  Dougherty  were  sent  to  tlie  third  Officers'  Training  School  at  Camp  Meade, 
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February  5.  1918 — Thirty-six  men  were  transfcrreil  to  Camp  Greene,  Xorth  Carulina. 

l''el)riiary  7.  191iS — Second  I.ienteTiant  William  15.  Dodson  was  attached  to  tlie 
Company. 

February  10,  1918 — First  Lieutenant  John  T.  i'drd.  Jr..  was  assigned  to  the  Company. 

March  3,  1918 — Company  "L"  started  its  baseball  season  with  Corporal  Harry  Sci- 
bold,  formerly  of  the  Philadelphia  .-\thletics,  as  manager  and  captain. 

March  16,  191S — .\  1ian<|uet  and  .St.  Patrick's  l)av  dance  were  given  liv  tlic  Cimipany 
in  R-26. 

March  20,  1918 — Comjiany  "1,"  had  its  first  experience  w-itli  "pup"  tents,  when  the 
Regiment  hiked  three  miles  and  pitched  tents  near  the  railroad  below  Odenton, 

March  21,   1918 — Second    Lieutenant   Rosen   ])romoted   to    hirst   Lieutenant. 

March  30,  1918 — Company  "L"  was  selected  as  the  l)est  drilled  company  in  the 
79th  Division  and  sent  to  participate  in  tlie  Third  Lilierty  Loan  Campaign  in  an  exhi- 
bition at  the  Pimlico  race  track,  Paltimore,  Maryland. 

April  4-7,  1918 — ^Company  "I."  participated  in  the  march  of  the  79th  Division  to 
Baltimore,  .April  4th-5th,  the  review  of  tlie  Division  by  President  Woodrow  Wilson 
on  .April  6th  and  the  return  to  Camp  Meade  on  .April  7th.  The  Company  made  the 
entire  trip  without  the  loss  of  a  man. 

.April  8,  1918 — Company  "L"  won  the  baseball  championship  of  tlie  315th  Infantry 
by  defeating  Company  "P.",  which  had  tied  with  it  for  first  place. 

April  15-19,  1918 — Tlie  Comi>any  marched  to  the  riHe  range  on  .April  15tli  and 
camped  there  until  April   lyth. 

.April  20,  1918 — Captain  Mac  Ivor  was  detached  from  tlie  Com]>any  and  transferred 
to  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

.April  21,  1918 — Company  "L"  defeated  tlie  champion  company  bascliall  team  of  the 
312th   Macliine  Gun   Battalion  by  the  score  of  4-1. 

.\pril  23,  1918 — The  Company  played  Company  "V".  316th  Infantry,  for  the  base- 
liall  championship  of  the  158th  Brigade,  Company  "L  '  winning  liy  tlie  score  of  2-1 
after  fourteen  innings. 

May  1.  1918 — Company  "L"  defeated  the  champion  company  baseliall  team  of  the 
314th  Infantry,  thereby  winning  its  way  into  the  championship  game  for  the  Division 
title.  On  the  same  date  the  Company  received  100  recruits  from  the  state  of  Ohio. 
After  three  weeks  training  these  men  were  all  transferred  to  Camp  Lee,  Virginia. 

.May  4.  1918 — Company  "L"  played  Battery  "F".  311th  I'"ield  .Artillery,  for  the  base- 
ball championshi])  of  the  79th  Division  and  lost  its  first  game  of  the  season  by  the 
score  of  4-11. 

May  6.  1918 — Second  Lieutenant  Dodson  was  detached  from  Company  and  as- 
signed to  "I"  Company. 

May  8.  1918 — Second  Lieutenant  Roach  was  detached  from  Company  and  transferred 
to  the  University  of  Pittsburgh. 

May  10,  1918 — Comjiany  "L"  played  the  championship  baseball  team  of  the  154th 
Depot  Brigade  and  was  defeated  7-3.  During  the  season  the  Company  w-on  19  games 
and  lost  2.  Corjioral  Seibold,  Sergeant  Barnitz,  Sergeant  Simendinger  and  Corporal 
AIcMimagle  were  the  stars  on  the  Company  team  and  were  also  members  of  the  Regi- 
mental  team. 

May  15.  1918 — First  .Sergeant  liailey,  Su|)ply  .Sergeant  .\brams  and  Sergeant  Weir 
w-ere  sent  to  the  fourth  Officers'  Training  School  at  Camp  .Meade.  On  June  5th, 
Sergeant  Weir  returned  to  the  Company,  in  order  that  he  might  accompany  it  overseas. 

May  22,  1918 — Company  "L"  was  selected  to  represent  the  315th  Infantry  in  the 
War  Chest  Parade  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsvlvania.  The  Company  entrained  at  Odenton 
at  9:00  .A.  M.  and  reached  Phila<leliiliia  at  1:00  P.  M.,  where  it'was  met  by  Mr.  E.  T. 
Stotesbury.  the  well  known  financier  of  Pliiladelpliia.  The  members  of  the  Company 
were  entertained   at   luncheon   in   the    Blue    Room   of   the    Bellevue-Stratford    Hotel    by 


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Mr.  Stotesbury.  Following  the  luncheon,  the  Company  marched  to  the  City  Hall,  where 
Captain  Ward  W.  Pierson  made  a  speech.  The  members  of  tlie  Company  were  then 
loaded  into  trucks  and  conveyed  to  Broad  Street  and  Girard  .\venue.  the  starting  point 
of  the  parade.  The  Company,  in  conjunction  with  a  company  of  marines  and  a  com- 
pany of  sailors,  paraded  down  Broad  Street  to  South  Street,  where  the  parade  disbanded. 
The  members  of  the  Company  entrained  at  Pliiladelphia  at  5;15  P.  M.  and  arrived  at 
Camp  Meade  at  8:30  P.  M.  the  same  evening. 

May  27.  1918 — The  Company  received  120  recruits  from  Local  Boards  Nos.  4.  10  and 
50.  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

May  ^0.  1918 — Company  "L"  took  part  in  an  athletic  meet  arran.ged  liy  the  315th 
Infantry  and  scored  the  second  liighest  number  of  points  in  the  Regiment.  The  rifle 
team  won  the  contest  on  the  sub-target  range  and  the  semaj^hore  and  wig-wag  teams 
finished   first  in   their  events. 

June   1,  1918 — Lieutenant   F.rnest  V.   Becker  was  attached   to  the  Company. 

June  12.  1918 — The  Ci>nii)any  marched  to  the  target  range  and  spent  four  days  in 
lireaking  in  the  rookies  to  the  use  of  the  "Model  '17." 

June  14,  1918 — The  Company  received  35  men  from  Camp  Upton.  Xew  York,  to 
help  liring  it  up  to  full  war  strength. 

June  26.  1918 — The  Company  received  26  recruits  from  tlie  311th   Fiel<l  Artillery. 

June  27.  1918 — Captain  Pierson  left  for  overseas  witli  the  advance  scliool  detach- 
ment of  the  Regiment,  command  of  the  Company  passing  to  First  Lieutenant  George 
L,  Wright. 

July  4,  1918 — The  Company  baseball  team  was  presented  with  two  banners,  one  for 
the  Regimental  championship  and  one  for  the  158th  Brigade  championship.  The  rifle 
team  received  a  silver  loving  cup,  emlilematic  of  the  chamiii'inship  of  the  Regiment  on 
the  sub-calibre  range. 

July  7,  1918 — Company  "L"  left  Camp  Meade  with  5  officers  and  2^9  men  bound 
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July  8.  1918 — The  Company  boarded  the  United  States  transport  Aiiiciicii,  wliicii 
set  sail  for  I'Vance  on  July  9.  1918.  at  6:05  P.  M.  While  on  the  Aiiiirirn  the  Company 
occupied  the  compartment  G-3,  in  conjunction  with  men  of  "G"  Company  and  the 
Machine   Gun   Company. 

July  14.  1918 — M  11:50  F.  M.  the  Aiiicricti  rammed  and  sank  the  British  tanker 
IikIixIiiicIii.     Eleven  of  the  crew  of  forty-two  were  rescued. 

July  18,  1918 — The  Aiiirricu  drojjped  anchor  in  the  harhor  of  Brest.  .At  7  P.  M. 
that  evening,  the  Company  was  lightered  ashore  with  the  other  companies  of  the  Third 
Battalion  and  proceeded  to  a  rest  camp  in  the  vicinity  of   Pontanezen    Barracks. 

July  22,  1918 — Company  "L"  entrained  at  Brest  for  the  10th  Training  .\rea. 
After  a  ride  of  three  davs  the  Company  arrived  at  Vaux  and  detrained  at  11:.TO  A.  M., 
July  25,  1918. 

July  25,  1918 — The  Company  arrrived  at  Chalancey  and  made  its  initial  acquaint- 
ance with   French  "billets." 

-August  20,  1918 — Lieutenant  Becker  was  transferred  to  "K"  Company.  .115th  In- 
fantry. 

August  21,  1918 — Captain   Pierson  rejoined  the   Company. 

August  25,  1918 — Captain  Pierson  was  transferred  to  lleadciuarters  Company.  .315tli 
Infantry,  and  Captain  Francis  A.  .\wl.  the  former  commander  of  Headquarters  Com- 
pany, was  assigned  to  Company  "L." 

September  1,  1918 — The  Regiment  started  on  what  was  scheduled  to  be  a  three-day 
hike  to  Champlitte.  Plans  were  changed  en  route,  however,  and  the  entire  Regiment 
returned  to  its  billets  the  following  day.  Lieutenant  Freeman  was  transferred  from 
the  Company  to  take  charge  of  tlie  Third   Battalion   Intelligence  Section. 

September  8.  1918 — Company  "L"  with  the  other  companies  of  the  Third  Battalion 
left  Chalancey  at  8:00  P.  M.  and  marched  to  Vaux,  where  it  entrained  for  Revigny  at 
8:00  .A.  M.  the  following  morning. 

September  9,  1918— The  Third  Battalion  reached  Revigny  at  9:00  P.  M.,  where  it 
detrained,  lay  all  night  in  a  wet.  muddy  held  and  started  out  the  following  morning 
in  a  driving  rain  for  Haironville,  a  27-kilonieter  hike. 

September  10.  1918 — The  Company  finally  reached  its  billets  in  Haironville,  all 
in  but  still  game. 

September  12,  1918 — The  Company  boarded  a  I-'rencb  camion  train  at  6:00  P.  M.,rode 
all  ni.ght  and  was  linally  deposited  near  Brocourt  Woods  at  daylight  the  following 
morning, 

September  1.3.  1918 — The  Third  Battalion  left  Brocourt  Woods  at  6:00  P.  M.  and 
marched  through  the  village  of  Dombasle  to  reserve  dug-outs  in  the  Foret  de  Hesse. 

September  16,  1918 — First  Sergeant  Simendinger  was  sent  to  the  .\rniy  Candidates' 
School,  Sergeant  Weir  being  appointed  first  sergeant  in  his  place. 

September  19.  1918 — Company  "L"  relieved  Com])any  "H"  on  the  main  line  of  re- 
sistance in  Sector  304.  The  Comi)any  held  positions  near  the  head  of  Death  Valley 
and  its  kitchen  was  located  in  dug-outs  on  the  eastern  slope  of  Hill  .304.  Montfaucon, 
the  German  stronghold,  was  plainly  visible  on  the  northern  horizon. 

September  26,  1918 — The  Company  went  "over  the  top"  at  5:30  .\.  M.  as  one  of 
the  attacking  units  in  the  great  Meuse-Argonne  offensive  of  the  American  .-\rmy. 

The  Company  advanced  from  Cannebiere  trencli  toward  Ilaucourt.  its  first  objec- 
tive, at  6:15  A.  M.  The  order  of  advance  in  the  Third  Battalion  was  "1."  "K,"  "L"  and 
"M."  The  three  battalions  of  the  314th  Infantry  i>receded  the  Third  Battalion.  315th 
Infantry,  in  its  sector  of  advance.  In  passing  through  the  valley  immediately  south 
of  Haucourt,  the  Company  jjassed  tlirough  a  heavy  smoke  screen.  In  the  thick  mist 
of  this  screen,  it  lost  connection  with  the  other  three  comi)anies  of  the  Battalion,  hut 
reached  a  point  just  southwest  of  Malancourt  at  9:,30  .V.  M.  From  this  p<iint  it  was 
ordered  to  push  on  in  advance  of  the  remaining  companies  of  the  Battalion.  This 
advance  was  carried  out.     .\fter  passing  Malancourt.  very  stiff  resistance  in  the  shajjc 


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of  enemy  machine  gun  nests  and  minenwerfers  was  encountered.  This  resistance  was 
finally  overcome.  .-X  part  of  our  Third  Platoon,  assisted  by  troops  of  Company 
"K,"  31Sth  Infantry,  captured  eleven  prisoners,  one  machine  gun  and  one  minen- 
werfer  cannon.  During  tlie  advance  of  the  afternoon,  Lieutenant  Floyd  S.  Strosnider, 
leader  of  the  Tliird  Platoon,  was  killed  by  a  machine  gun  bullet  northwest  of  Malan- 
court.  The  Comjjany  finally  advanced  to  the  Hindenburg  trench,  where  it  lialted  for 
the  night. 

September  27,  1918 — At  6:45  .'\.  M.  the  Company  again  took  up  the  advance.  It 
advanced  immediately  behind  the  314th  Infantry,  and  in  the  course  of  the  morning 
mopped  up  numerous  machine  gun  nests  and  snipers  left  behind  after  the  advance  of 
the  .314th.  About  noon  the  Company  again  gained  connection  with  the  Third 
Battalion,  from  which  it  had  become  separated  on  the  afternoon  of  the  26th. 
The  advance  for  the  day  terminated  about  10:30  P.  M.  at  a  point  some  1000  meters 
north  of  the  Montfaucon-Septsarges  road  and  immediately  in  the  center  of  the  Bat- 
talion sector  of  advance.  .About  3  A.  M.  the  Battalion  was  forced  to  change  position  to  a 
trench  about  400  meters  nortli  of  the  Mcmtfaucon-Septsarges  Road  by  reason  of  heavy 
enemy  shell  fire. 

September  28,  1918 — .-\liout  7  .A.  M.,  Company  "L"  was  ordered  to  advance  on 
Nantillois  as  the  leading  company  of  the  Battalion.  In  tlie  face  of  heavy  macliine  gun, 
sniping  and  artillery  fire,  the  Company  finally  broke  into  the  village  about  11  A.  M. 
During  this  advance  it  suffered  heavy  casualties.  After  the  taking  of  Nantillois  the 
advance  was  continued  to  a  point  some  200  meters  north  of  the  town.  During  this 
advance  connection  was  lost  with  Companies  "I"  and  "K,"  but  retained  with  Company 
"M."  At  the  point  just  named  Company  "L"  gained  connection  with  the  First  Bat- 
talion, 315th  Infantry.  With  the  First  Battalion,  315th  Infantry,  on  its  left  and  Com- 
pany "M"  in  support,  the  Company  continued  its  advance  to  Hill  274,  about  600  meters 
north   of  Nantillois,  where   a  halt   was   made   because   of   the   stifif  enemy  machine   gun 


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fire  encountered.  Aliout  4  P.  ^[.  tanks  were  brought  up  to  re-enforce  the  line,  llehiml 
tlie  tanks  the  advance  was  again  taken  up  against  the  woods  just  south  of  .Madeleine 
Farm.  When  the  Company  reached  tlie  woods,  it  was  halted  by  heavy  machine  gun  lire. 
Owing  to  tlie  heavy  enemy  artillery  and  machine  gun  tire  encountered  around  the 
Madeleine  h'arm  and  the  Hois  des  Ogons,  the  Comjiany  was  forced  to  fall  back  to  Hill 
274  (Suicide  Hill),  where,  in  connection  with  the  remainder  of  the  Regiment,  it  was 
ordered  to  entrench  on  the  reverse  slope.  During  the  advance  of  the  day.  Lieutenant 
Ford  was  wounded  in  the  attack  on  Xantillois. 

September  29.  1918 — Owing  to  the  heavy  casualties,  the  strength  of  the  Company 
was  reduced  to  two  platoons.  In  the  early  morning  it  was  re-organized,  togetlier  with 
the  other  companies  of  the  Third  Hattalion,  on  the  reverse  slope  of  "Suicide  Hill."  At 
7:15  A.  M.  the  Third  Battalion,  with  the  other  two  battalions  of  the  Regiment,  ad- 
vanced against  the  Bois  des  Ogons.  The  advance  was  again  assisted  by  tanks.  As  on 
the  iireceding  aiternoon,  the  violent  machine  gun  and  artillery  fire  of  the  enemy  halted 
the  advance.  .\t  5  P.  M.,  a  violent  artillery  bombardment  forced  the  witlidrawal  of  all 
troops  from  "Suicide  Hill"  to  the  shelter  of  Xantillois-Cunel  road  west  of  the  hill.  On 
this  day  the  enemj'  shelled  the  Regimental  first  aid  station  and  also  the  field  hospital, 
killing  many  of  the  wounded  soldiers.  In  the  advance  against  the  Bois  des  Ogons, 
Ca|)tain  .\wl  was  wounded,  and  his  evacuation  left  the  Company  with  only  one  officer 
— Lieutenant  Wright. 

September  .30.  1918 — At  .3:00  A.  M.  the  Comjiany  moved  from  tlie  mad  just  men- 
tioned to  a  railroad  cut  just  southwest  of  Xantillois.  It  remained  there  without  casual- 
ties until  2:(K)  P.  .\1..  at  which  time  it  was  relieved  by  troops  of  the  3rd  Division. 

During  this  drive  the  Company  lost  21  men  killed,  75  wounded,  1  reported  missing, 
and  2  captured. 

The  Regiment  was  assembled  near  Malancourt  on  the  afternoon  of  the  30th,  and 
there  the  Regiment  spent  the  night  on  an  open  hillside  north  of  the  village. 

October  1,  1918 — After  having  spent  si.\teen  days  on  the  lines  and  in  the  offensive 
and  still  suffering  from  the  lack  of  food  and  rest,  the  Company  marched  to  P.  C.  Can- 
naliiere  early  mi  the  nioriiing  of  October  1st. 


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October  3.  1918 — Company  "L,"  witli  the  uther  companies  of  the  Third  Battalion, 
assembled  in  Normandy  Woods  and  at  9;(MI  P.  AI.  started  on  a  heartrending  march 
to  the  Troyon  sector. 

October  4,  1918 — The  Company  arrived  at  tlie  Foret  de  Sonilly.  near  Senoncourt, 
at  4:00  A.  M.  Second  Lieutenant  Louis  U.  Labine  was  assigned  to  the  Company.  .At 
2:45  P.  M.  tlie  entire  Regiment  marched  to  Recourt.  arriving  at  7:30  P.  M.  There  the 
Company  bivouacked  in  an  open  held. 

October  S,  1918 — The  Company  arrived  at  Les  Paroches,  near  St.  Mihiel.  at  6:00 
P.  M.,  having  covered  more  ground  than  any  other  unit  in  the  Regiment. 

C)ctober  9,  1918 — Sergeant  David  R.  Sperling  was  sent  to  the  Army  Candidates' 
School. 

Octo1)er  10,  1918 — The  Company  moved  to  Pjoquemont.  where  tlie  Third  I'attalion 
was  assembled. 

October  11.  1918 — Company  "L"  moved  to  Woimliey,  wliere  it  sliared  tiie  village 
with  the   Machine   Gun   Company. 

October  12,  1918 — Lieutenant  Ernest  V.   Becker  was  assigned  to  tlie  Company. 

October  17,  1918 — The  Third  Battalion  marched  to  the  Troyon  front  and  took  over 
part  of  the  sector  held  by  the  2nd  Prench  Cavalry  Division.  The  relief  was  made  at 
7:00  A.  M.,  October  18th.  The  Company  held  the  support  line  on  the  blufifs  above  the 
village  of  St.  Maurice  and  was  billeted  in  the  Bois  de  Thillot  during  the  day. 

October  23,  1918 — First  Lieutenant  Wri.ght,  acting  Company  Commander,  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  captain. 

October  25,  1918 — The  Third  Battalion  was  relieved  by  troops  of  the  33rd  Division 
at  7:00  A.  M.    The  Company  was  billeted  that  night  in  shacks  on  the  outskirts  of  Troyon. 

October  26,  1918 — Company  "L,"  with  the  other  companies  of  the  Third  Battalion, 
arrived  at  Camp  Monthairons  at  1:00  P.  M.  There  the  Company  received  48  men  as 
replacements.  At  6:00  P.  M.,  the  Company  once  more  got  under  way  and  at  7:00  A.  M. 
the  following  morning  arrived  at  a  patch  of  woods  northwest  of  Fromereville.  There 
the  Company  rested  for  two  days.  On  the  night  of  October  26th-27th,  Lieutenant 
Becker  was  evacuated  to  the  hospital,  suffering  from  the  effects  of  gas  received  in  the 
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October  28,  19IS — The  Company  set  out  at  5:00  P.  M.  ami  niarclied  to  tlic  Bois  de 
Forges,  arriving  there  at  11:30  P.  M. 

October  29.  1918 — Leaving  the  Hois  <le  I-'orgcs  at  5:t)0  P.  M.,  the  Company  crossed 
to  the  east  bank  of  the  Meuse  and  proceeded  to  the  Hois  de  Consenvoye.  where,  with 
the  other  companies  of  the  Tliir<l  Battalion,  it  took  over  the  reserve  position  in  the 
sector  formerly  held  by  troops  of  the  29th  Division.  Company  "l,"  occupied  the  re- 
serve position  for  a  week  and  during  that  time  the  Bois  de  Consenvoye  was  under  the 
most  violent  enemy  artillery  tire.  The  shelling  with  high  explosives  and  gas  caused 
many  casualties  in  the  Company  and  Battalion.  .Ammunition  ami  ration  details  were 
supplied  daily  by  the  Company  to  carry  supidies  to  the  front  line  battalions.  These 
details  were  compelled  to  carry  the  supplies  lor  more  than  a  mile,  the  route  running 
over  the  shell-swept  Etraye- Brabant  road,  thence  through  Death  Valley  past  Molleville 
Farm  and  on  up  into  the  lines.  During  this  period,  the  Comijauy  also  buried,  as  a  sani- 
tary precaution,  a  nunilier  of  the  26th  Division's  horses  which  had  been  killed  by  enemy 
shell  lire. 

Xovember  4,  1918 — Lieutenant  Rosen,  while  on  a  reconnoitering  mission  for  Regi- 
mental Headquarters,  was  wounded  and  captured  by  the  (jermans.  .At  8:00  P.  M.  the 
Comjjany  moved  up  to  the  support  position  S(K)  meters  south  of  Alolleville  Farm.  Just 
prior  to  the  move.  Sergeant  .-\dolph  J.  Kunze  was  sent  to  the  .Army  Candidates'  School. 

Xovember  6.  1918 — .At  7  .A.  M.,  the  Third  Battalion,  under  cover  of  a  heavy  fog, 
moved  through  the  Bois  Plat  Chene  in  support  of  the  Second  Battalion,  31,3th  Infantry, 
the  two  battalions  having  been  formed  into  a  provisional  regiment  for  the  attack  on  Hill 
378.  While  moving  up  to  the  support  position,  the  Company  was  subjected  to  extremely 
heavy  enemy  machine  gun  fire  from  Hill  378  and  the  Bois  de  la  Grande  Montague. 

Xovember  7.  1918 — .At  8:00  A.  M.,  with  "L"  Company  on  the  right,  "M"  Com))auy 
on  the  left  and  "I"  Company  in  support,  the  Third  Battalion  advanced  behind  a  rolling 
barrage.  During  this  advance,  the  Company  was  caught  between  two  fires,  the  German 
barrage  and  the  .American  barrage,  which  was  falling  short.  The  Companj-  held  fast 
to  its  ground,  however,  and  advanced  when  the  American  barrage  lifted.  .As  the  ad- 
vance continued,  small  outpost  groups  were  droppe<l  off  by  the  Company  along  the 
western  edge  of  the  Bois  de  la  Grande  Montague  to  protect  the  right  flank  of  the  Bat- 
talion. This  dropping  oflf  of  outpost  groups  continued  until  the  Company  held  an  out- 
post line  over  a  mile  long,  running  from  the  crest  of  Hill  378  to  the  Clairs  Chenes 
trenches  northeast  of  Sillon  Fontaine  Farm.  .About  7:00  P.  M.,  a  German  patrol,  con- 
sisting of  a  sub-lieutenant  and  a  private,  was  captured  by  one  of  the  Company  outposts. 

November  8,  1918 — .At  11  A.  M..  the  Company  was  relieved  on  the  outpost  line  and 
rejoined  the  Battalion,  which  then  drove  due  east.  At  nightfall,  the  Company  had  ad- 
vanced three  kilometers,  and  a  position  for  the  night  was  taken  on  the  heights  south 
of  Ecurey. 

Xovember  9,  1918 — During  the  day  the  Company  sidestepped  four  kilometers  to 
the  south  and  took  up  position  on  the  ridge  southwest  of  Etraye. 

Xovember  10,  1918 — .At  6:00  P.  M.,  the  Company  advanced  to  a  series  of  German 
ammunition  shelters  along  the  Damvillers-W'avrille  road  and  there  spent  the  night  as 
part  of  the  Regimental  reserve.  The  ni.ght  was  marked  by  light  activity  on  the  part 
of  the  enemy  artillery. 

Xovember  II,  1918 — .At  daybreak.  Company  "L"  and  the  other  companies  of  the 
Third  Battalion  moved  south  through  the  ruined  town  of  Gibercy  and  took  up  position 
on  the  southwestern  slope  of  Hill  328  as  the  Regimental  reserve  in  the  attack  against 
Cote  d'Orne  and  Cote  de  Morimont.  .At  10:50  .A.  M.,  a  runner  in  reckless  haste  brought 
the  news  of  the  armistice,  and  the  glad  tidings  spread  like  wildfire  through  the  Com- 
pany, every  member  of  which  experienced  that  inner  feeling  of  sober  rejoicing  and 
thankfulness  known  only  to  those  who  had  played  their  part  in  the  World  War 
on  the  front  line.  At  7:00  P.  M.  on  the  evening  of  the  11th,  a  series  of  cossack  posts 
was  established  by  the  Company  west  of  Cote  d'Orne,  these  posts  being  kept  iu  front 
of  the  Boche  until  noon  on  Xovember  12th.  During  the  operations  east  of  the  .Meuse, 
"I."  Company  lost  1   man  killed,  27  wounded  and   1   captured. 

Xovember  13.  1918 — The  Company  moved  to  Etraye  and  was  billeted  in  the  shell- 
torn  ruins  of  that  village. 


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Novenilier  IS,  1918 — Secoiiil  Lieutenant  George  TI.  Ricliiiiond  was  assigned  to  the 
Company. 

Xoveniher  17.  1918 — The  Company  participated  in  the  memorial  services  held  for 
the  members  of  tlie  Regiment  who  had  died  on  the  field  of  battle. 

November  21.  1918 — Second  Lieutenant  John  H.  Child  was  assigned  to  the  Company. 

November  28,  1918 — Company  "L"  marched  to  Damvillers  for  the  Regimental 
Thanksgiving  Day  celebration  and  victory  i)arade. 

Deceml)er  1.  1918 — Lieutenant  Richmond  and  ten  members  of  the  Company  were 
detailed  on  special  duty  as  the  Military  Police   Detachment  of  the   158th   Brigade. 

December  25,  1918 — Christmas  was  celebrated  with  an  elaborate  Company  dinner. 
Major  Lloyd  was  present  with   Captain  Wright  and   Lieutenant  Freeman. 

December  26,  1918 — Company  "L,"  as  part  of  the  Third  Battalion,  moved  out  at 
8:15  A.  M.  and  marched  to  Thierville,  where  the  niglit  was  spent  in  the  Jardin  de  h'on- 
taine  military  barracks. 

December  27,  1918 — Tlie  Company  marched  to  Souilly  and  was  billeted  for  the  night 
in  the  Triage   Hospital  buildings. 

December  28,  1918 — The  Company  reached  the  village  of  Courouvre,  its  home  in 
the  Souilly  area,  at  2:00  P.  M.,  and  there  settled  down  for  a  three  months'  stay. 

January  10,  1919 — First  Lieutenant  George  C.  Walker  was  assigned  to  the  Company. 

January  25,  1919 — Captain  George  L.  Wright  was  transferred  to  Regimental  Head- 
quarters as  Regimental  Operations  Officer  and  was  succeeded  by  Captain  Bertram 
GitTels,  who  was  assigned  to  the  Company  on  the  same  date. 

F'ebruary  26,  1919 — h'irst  Lieutenant  George  S.  Freeman  was  re-assigned  to  the 
Company. 

March  10,  1919 — Second  Lieutenant  Louis  LI.  Laljine  was  transferred  to  the  30th 
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March  28,  1919 — The  Company  started  on  a  live-day  hike  toward  the  rear,  anil 
evening  found  it  hilleted  in  the  village  of  Erize-la-Bridee. 

March  29,  1919 — The  Company  marched  to  Culey. 

March  30,  1919 — The  Company  marched  to  Villers  le  Sec. 

March  .31.   1919 — The  Company  marched  to  X'oncourt. 

April  1,  1919 — The  Company  arrived  at  Rimaucourt  and  was  billeted  in  barracks 
which  had  formerlj'  been  used  as  American  hospital  buildings. 

April  12,  1919 — The  79th  Division  was  assembled  northeast  of  Orquevaux  and  there 
reviewed  by  General  John  J.  Pershing,  commander-in-chief  of  the  American  Expedi- 
tionary Forces. 

April  14.  1919 — Company  "L,"  with  the  other  companies  of  the  31Sth  Infantry,  was 
transported  by  motor  truck  to  the  .-Vviation  Field  near  Chaumont.  where  a  Regimental 
parade  was  staged  for  Secretary  of  tlie  Xavy  Daniels.  Secretary  Daniels  was  unable 
to  be  present  and  the  Regiment  was  reviewed  by  Lieutenant  General  Hunter  Liggett. 
The  Company  was  returned  by  motor  truck  to  Rimaucourt  after  the  review. 

April  23,  1919 — -The  Company  entrained  at  2:30  .-\.  M.  ami  left  Rimaucourt  at  5;00 
.\.  M.  for  the  Nantes  Area. 

April  25,  1919 — The  Company  arrived  at  Vertou  at  6;00  A.  M.  and  was  billeted  in 
that  village. 

May  .5,  1919- -Second  Lieutenant  Harry  H.  I'flugfelder  was  attaclied  to  Company  "L." 

May  6.  1919 — First  Lieutenant  George  C.  Walker  and  Second  Lieutenants  John  11. 
Child  and  George  H.  Richmond  were  transferred  from  the  Company. 

May  12.  1919 — Entraining  at  10:00  A.  M.  at  Vertou.  the  Company  reached  St. 
Nazaire  the  same  evening  and  marched  to  Camp  No.  2. 

May  13,  1919 — .-Xfter  passing  the  army  physical  examination,  tlie  inend)ers  of  the 
Companj'  marclied  to  Camp  No.  1,  where  they  were  thoroughly  and  efficiently  deloused. 
Following  this  operation,  the  Company  was  marched  to  the  Isolation  Camp  and  there 
held  in  readiness  for  sailing. 

May  15,  1919 — The  Company  marched  from  the  Isolation  Camp  to  tlie  docks  and 
boarded  the  United  States  transport  lidl.dlnii,  which  set  sail  for  .\merica  early  the  fol- 
lowing morning. 

May  28,  1919 — The  Diilcntiiii  docked  at  Philadelphia  and  Company  "L"  was  trans- 
ported forthwith  to  Camp  Dix  via  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad. 

June  7,  1919 — The  last  member  of  the  Company  received  his  discharge  papers,  and 
Company  "L."  315th   Infantry,  closed  its  career  of  active  military  service. 


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FIRST    LlErTENANTS 
.Inim    T.    Fonl.    Jr. 
TJicodorn    Ilospii 
George   h.    WriRlit 

FIRST  SERGEANT 


CAPTAIN 
Francis   A.    Awl 


SECOND  LIECTKNANTS 
GforKP  S.  Freeiiijiii 
Floyd    S.    Strosnider 


Theodore  J.    F.   Simcndiuger 


MESS  SERGEANT 
Michael  S.   Rndvansky 


Reed    llarnitz 
Eiiiil  F.    Beck,   Jr. 
Elwood   ("arnieaii 


I.ouis  K,   Rerkowitz 
John  A.   Itrannelly 
Frank   G.    BnRKlln 
Fred   C.    Dalton 
I'atrlrk   Duhiii 
RenihiTt    T.    Kdsall 
AliiJiliani    Krjinki^l 

COOKS 
Louis  Enz 
Frank  Limina 
WaltiT  Meyer 
^\''ilIiam   VoppI 

Frank  J.   Hock 
Nieohi    Rionti 
Conu'lins   Itreslin 
Wills  A.    Hnrrowes 
Fri'ih-riek   C.    Doellbor 
Aloysius  J.   Duffy 
Carl  F.   Ehiuann 
Ravnionil   .T.    Fitzpatriok 
Frank   II.    Flegel 


SERGEANTS 

William   V.    Dudley  David    Levine 

Arthur   G.    Jones  James   V.    MeGurr 

Adoljdi  J.   Kunze  Harry   Polinsky 

CORPORALS 

Carl  M.  Grosner  Hunh   II.   McCorniack 

Harry    Hahn  John  J.   McMonat;le 

Joseph    A.    Keenan  Hugh    Moy 

Frank    J.    Kirk  Harry   Mun>hy 

Richard    I,.    LeFcvre  Jolni    P.    Murray 

Karl  <;.    Ley  James    S.    O'Doiiriell 

Frank  J.    Lisirr  Carl    A.    Oe.slerle 

MECHANICS 
James   II.   Cowan 
('harles  F.   (Jrindle 
Edmniul    H.    Srlm.-ider 
George    A.    Spahn 

FIRST  CLASS 

William  J.    O'TooIe 
Robert    W.    Patton 
Frederick  P.    Peters 
Natan    Ptashkan 
Thcuoas  C.    I'riee 
Saralin   Piicalowski 
Martin   L.    Rettig,   Jr. 
Charles  P.   Ripa 
George    Ruderiek 


PRIVATES, 

William  Frick 
Salvatore   Gianihri 
Edmund  O.    Heyue 
Charles   W.    Hoog 
William  J.   Iluttner 
George    L.    Kelley 
Joscpli    L.    Klfinhans 
Ilenr.v    W.     Loveless 
J..hn   .1.    Michel 


SUPPLY    SERGEANT 
George    W.    Weaver.    Jr. 


Jacob   C.    Radel 
Charles   E.    Weir 


Samuel  D.   Ross 
Thomas    F.    J.    Sheridan 
David   R.    Sperling 
Charles   W,   Staud^-nnmyer 
Ji'sepli  M.  Tinsnian 
Platans  I'nchis 
Charles    F.    West 

BUGLERS 

Leonardo  Massetti 
Charles  S.  Pleasants 


Ellis  Salknvitz 
Walter  R.  S.lxMilt/, 
Charles  F.  S<hw:ih 
Willianj  Si-livviiid 
Fred  Iv.  Stellwageii 
<'harh's  E.  Stewart 
Elmer  J.  Sullivan 
Alfred   F.   Wilbert 


Roceo   Alhano 
William   F.   Ale 
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Charles   W.   Auchey 
Samuel   H.    Bauer 
William    E.    Bell 
John    A.    Itosnick 
Harry   T.    Boyle 
William  J.   Bradley 
Joseph  J.   Brady 
George  C.   Brothers 
William  Capparoni 
Basllia   Cardamona 
Eduardo  Carriilo 
Frank   Castilgliono 
Walter    F.    Cavanaugh 
Clyde    11.    Cotistantine 
Fram-is    R.    C(»yne 
'I'lmnias    J.    Cnllen 
Stanley    J.    Dohry 
Frederick   L.   Drneding 
Herbert   R.   Ehner 
John    Engel 
Louis    Esterhai 
Elmer  J.  Evans 
Pi'ter  J.    Fadigan 
Reginald   E.    Farrell 
Luigi    Fedeseo 
,\n<lri'w   Feege 
Edward    F.    Ferry 


Walter   J.    Adair 
BeiiKion   Adler 
Natjile  Ardissono 
Harice  E.  Bailes 
Roy    E.    Bell 
James   L.    Beh-her 
Lawrence    R.    Bennett 
Claude    Bishop 
Arilinr   J.    Bonhiis 
Leo  A.    Bra<'cini 
Carl  (I.   Carlson 
Thonnis  Cleek 


Richard  J.   Filhiri 
Edward  J.    Fillm.ver 
Frederick   W.   I'ilz 
Anthony  M.    Forsthoffcr 
Stephano   Franceshini 
Charles  Frank 
Samuel    Frank 
Foma    Garos 
John  J.   Gill 
Joseph    T.    tJirmseheid 
Harry  Goodman 
Hugh    P.    (Jonnley 
William   J.    Gregory 
Frank   Grillin 
Elwood    G.    HatTner 
John  Haling 
James    A.    Ilahb-man 
John    E.     Harlman 
Howard    P.    Hefter 
AlphuMs  H.    Helmig 
Walter  J.    Ih'Tidersou 
Fred    R.    Hensling 
Louis   S.   Hess 
Ilyman    HotTman 
Tony  Kardas 
Jacob  Kees 
Grover  C.   Kessler 
Jacob    H.    King 
Samuel    Kivil/, 
Otto  Kolh 


PRIVATES 

Rudidph    L.    Kovacs 
William   Lamb 
Charles   F.    Lieb 
Maury   Liehernian 
Michael  A.    LielMiwitz 
Vineenzo    Liporaee 
Samuel  J.  Lubnhl 
John    G.    Mc<'n>ssen 
Hugh   J.    McFadden 
John  J.   MctJurr 
Slephan  Mafera 
Patrick    Maloney 
Giacfimo   MasciarclU 
Paul  J.    Massing 
William  J.  May 
Harrv  S.    Meginnis 
Agostino   Mella.c 
Lewis  A.    Miller 
Jonathan    E.    Morgan 
John   F.    Moser 
Frederick    A.    Muench 
Edward    C.    Muller 
Thomas  P.  Mulvntiev 
William    T.    Mnrphv 
William   A.   Nash 
Harrv   L.    Newton 
William  Nicklcs 
George    H.     N.dl 
Emerson   H.    Nolte 
James  B.    O'Doniicll 


Joseph  H.    O'Malley 
Benjamin    I'ark 
Edwardo   Pasc|ualone 
Edmund  C.   I'echin 
Clmrles  Peters 
Stern   F.    Picton 
MicluH'l    I'ojip 
Charles  F.    Rjindal! 
Juseph    F.    Randazzo 
liernhardt   Rausch 
Robert    M.     Reed 
Charles    P.    Reichert 
William    Ri-id 
J<din    D.    Kosenbach 
Charles    Rudy 
Julian    H.    Salomon 
Stinev  J.    Savakus 
William    ii.    Schaffter 
William    F.    Scheideman 
(iedallia  Scheinfeld 
William   R.    Schulen 
Elmer  Schield 
Harry  Schill 
I'eier   C.    Schindler 
Henry    Schmidt 
Louis   C.    Schnltzler 
J(din    Schoenlein 
Edward   Schreiner 
John    II.    Schulden 
William    Schuster 


Samuel   Sczerhicky 
Louis  H.    See 
Samuel  C.   Si-gel 
Charles    E.    Siggins 
Warren    H.    Smith 
Ibdger   Sorcnsiui 
Emil    H.   Spink 
Edward    J.    Springer 
William    H.    Stanley 
Otto  F.   Siegmaier 
George    Stein 
Bernard   Stern 
Milfi-n    Stern 
4'harles    A.    Steif 
Michael    Steilbdn 
.\  bra  ham    Supperstone 
Joseph   Szahewic/, 
Joseph    Szalknski 
Miehele    \elronn 
Sidney    H.     Vogel 
(Iscar   J.    Wagner 
Jann-s   J.    Waters 
William    C.     Welsh 
Isaac    Wcnitskl 
Arthur  Wilmot 
Jesse    Woot.m 
James  C.    Yesuras 
Fred   Youst 
George   Zeunier 
Henry  J.   Zienier 


Joined  as  Replacements  -October  26,  1918 

PRIVATES 

James  T.   Loft  us 
AHchael   Lowinski 
Samuel  Marks 
Mark  Miller 
Alfred    C.    Morlev 
<'lyde     W.     Neate 
Clarence    L.    Ncff 
Elisha   (bile 
John  J.  Oestreieh 
Virgil    <»wens 
\'irgil    E.    Parker 
William  Paslcy 


John   A.    Donnelly 
Jay   Fookes 
Eddie  Givans 
William   K.   Grim 
Miley   Haines 
James    Harris 
Wesley    C.    Hcinen 
David    R.    Hon 


Lloyd  \ 
James  C 
Bailey  H 


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Charlie   Kennedy 


Edward    Prejean 
Clarence    Rolu-rfs 
Wallace    W.    Sharp 
Charles    H.    Slusher 
Raymond   E.   Snow 
()ri<ui   W.    Spear 
Edward    M.    Stephenson 
Clarence  Sydeiislricker 
Charles   Sweeney 
Frank    F.    Traccv 
David    T.    Wilkinson 
Charles  M.  Wolfgang 


Not  on  Company  Roll  September  I,  1918.  But  Rejoined  Company  L,  December  1,  1918 

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Septemljer  17,  1917 — Company  "M,"  315tli  Infantry,  was  organized  at  Camp  Meade. 
Maryland,  with  tlie  following  officers:  Captain  William  W.  VanBaman,  First  Lieu- 
tenant Carl  W.  Wentzel  and  Second  Lieutenants  Carl  W.  Andrews,  Henry  D.  Fansler, 
and  James  Woods. 

September  22,  1917 — Local  Boards  No,  51  and  No.  7,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
sent  Company  "M"  its  hrst  recruits. 

September  23.  1917 — Local  Board  No,  ,34.  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  sent  addi- 
tional recruits  to  Company. 

October  1,  1917 — P'irst   Lieutenant   Wilton   Snowden.  Jr..  assigned  to   Company. 

October,  1917 — During  tliis  month  a  number  of  men  were  transferred  to  the  82nd 
Division  at  Camp  Gordon,  Georgia. 

January,  1918 — During  this  montli  Second  Lieutenant  Harry  D.  Furey  assigned  to 
Company  "M"  from  Company  "1."  Sergeants  Maddox,  Jenness  and  Dickens  sent  to 
Officers'  Training  School. 

March  20,   1918 — Company   had   its   first   experience   sleeping   in   shelter   tents. 

.April  4,  1918 — Company  started  on  the  march  to  Baltimore.  Marched  13  miles  to 
I'laltimiire   Highlands  and  camped  there  over  night. 

.\pril  5,  1918 — Company  reached  Patterson  Park,  Baltimore,  Maryland,  at  11:00  .A..  M. 

April  6,  1918 — Company,  as  part  of  the  315th  Infantry,  79th  Division,  paraded 
through  the  streets  of  Baltimore  and  was  reviewed  by  President  Wilson. 

.\pril  7,  1918 — Company  broke  camp  at  5:00  A.  M.  and  left  Patterson  Park  for  Camp 
Meade  at  6:30  A.  M.     Camp  Meade  was  reached  at  2:00  P.  M. 

.\pril  15,  1918 — Companv  marched  to  the  rifle  range  and  camped  there  until  April 
19,  1918. 

May  1,  1918 — Received  one  hundred  nien  from  the  state  of  Ohio.  .A.fter  three  weeks 
training  these  men  were  sent  to  Camp  Lee,  Virginia,  to  fill  up  the  80th  Division.  About 
this  time  the  Company  was  beginning  to  think  it  would  never  see  France  and  that  Camp 
Meade  was  nothing  more  or  less  than  a  replacement  camp. 

May  27,  1918 — Local  Boards  No.  31  and  No.  36,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  sent 
men  to  Camp  Meade  to  refill  the  Company. 

June  14,  1918 — Received  thirty  men  from  Camp  LTpton,  New  York,  to  help  bring 
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June  26,  1918 — Received  twenty-five  men  from  the  311th  Field  Artillery. 

Julj'  7.  1918 — Left  Camp  Meade  with  238  men  for  Hoboken,  Xevv  Jersey.  Left 
Camp  at  4:00  P.  M.,  marcheil  to  the  I!.  &  O.  Railroad;  arrive<l  at  Jersey  City  at  2:00  A. 
j\l.,  Jidy  8,  1918. 

July  8,  1918 — Detrained  at  7:00  A.  M.;  l)oarded  ferry  lioat  for  Hoboken;  1).>ardeil 
transport  Aiii<ri(.-<i  aliout  noon. 

July  9,  1918 — Left  the  shores  of  the  L'nited  States  at  6:05  P.  M.  with  four  other 
transports. 

July  14.  1918 — At  niidniKht,  struck  and  sank  a  liritish  tanker  in  mid-ocean.  Tlie 
Aiiiirii-ii  lowered  life  boats  and  rescued  eleven  of  the  crew  of  forty-two  men. 

July  17,  1918 — Eight  U.  S.  destroyers  joined  us  and  convoyed  us  to  port. 

July  18,  1918 — The  Aincrh-n  reached  Brest  at  5:00  P.  M..  and  by  means  of  a  ligliter 
the  Company  was  landed.  Marched  to  a  rest  camp  near  Pontanezen  Barracks  and 
pitched  shelter  tents  in  the  dark.  Had  our  first  experience  with  the  weatlicr  of  France 
— rain  and  mud.     Camped  here  until  July  22,   1918. 

July  22,  1918 — Company  boarded  train  at  4:30  P.  M.  for  tlie  lUth  Traininy;  Area. 
After  riding  three  days,  reached  tlic  town  of  Vaux  at  11:30  .\.  \\. 

July  25,  1918 — Marched  fourteen  kilometers  up  hills  to  Vesvres.  where  the  Com- 
pany was  billeted.  Here  did  our  strenuous  training  for  the  Hun;  in  a  few  days  started 
to  police  up  the  village. 

.August,  1918 — The  month  of  .Kugust  was  devoted  to  hard  training  and  maneuvers 
around  Vesvres. 

September  1,  1918 — Started  a  three-day  marcli  witli  full  packs,  but  returned  the  next 
day. 

September  8,  1918 — Left  Vesvres  at  8:00  P.  M.,  marched  to  Vaux,  arriving  at  mid- 
night in  a  terrible  rain  storm.  After  waiting  on  the  road  for  over  an  hour,  were  put 
in  an  old  barn  until  7:00  A.  M.  next  morning. 

Septendser  9.  1918 — Boarded  train  at  Vaux  at  8:0(1  A.  M.;  arrived  at  Revigny  a1)i>tit 
9:00  P.  M.;  detrained  and  slept  in  a  muddy  field.  It  rained  all  night,  and  the  men  had 
to  sleep  out  in  the  open  without  any  shelter. 


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September  lU,  1918 — Company  arrived  at  Haironville  after  a  27-kiloineter  mareli. 

September  12,  1918 — Left  Haironville  at  6:00  P.  M.,  marched  about  four  kilometers 
and  hoarded  motor  trucks.  One  of  our  trucks  turned  over  in  a  ditch  along  the  road  at 
midnight. 

September  I,^,  1918 — Arrived  at  Brocourt  Woods  about  8:00  A.  M.;  left  again  at 
6:00  P.  M.:  marched  to  dug-outs  on  side  of  hill  (Camp  H)  near  Dombasle.  Men  saw 
their  (irst  aeroplane  hght  here. 

September  14,  1918 — Saw  observation  baHoon  shot  down  by  enemy  aeroplane. 

September  17,  1918 — Company  moved  from  Camp  H  to  Normandy  Woods,  about 
four  kilometers.     Lieutenant   Furey  assigned  to   Brigade   Headquarters. 

September  18,  1918 — Left  Xormandy  Woods  at  8:00  P.  M.  for  trenches:  our  guide 
lost  his  bearings  and  Company  marched  about  ten  miles  out  of  the  way,  finally  walking 
up  to  an  outpost  group  of  the  33d  Division,  who  turned  us  back  and  said  if  we  had  kept 
on  going  for  ten  minutes  more  the  Company  iyonld  liave  walked  into  the  German 
trenches;  got  on  the  right  road  at  last  and  took  ftp- our  position  on  the  main  line  of  re- 
sistance at  4:30  A.  M.,  September  19,  1920. 

September  22,  1918 — The  first  time  the  Company  had  been  under  fire.  The  Germans 
sent  over  a  barrage  at  daybreak  that  lasted  for  two  hours. 

September  25,  1918 — Company  moved  out  of  trenches  at  8:45  P.  M.,  and  took  up 
position  in  third  line  trenches. 

Septemljer  26,  1918 — ."^t  5:30  A.  M.,  Company  formed  in  combat  groups.  The  314th 
Infantry  led  ofT,  followed  by  the  Third  Battalion,  315th  Infantry,  the  formation  being 
Companies  "I,"  "K,"  "L"  and  "M"  in  its  sector  of  advance.  In  passing  through  the 
valley  south  of  Haucourt  the  Company  passed  through  a  heavy  smoke  screen  and  lost 
connnection  with  the  other  companies.  The  Company  was  held  up  by  snipers  and 
machine  gun  fire  at  Malancourt  and  had  to  crawl  up  the  side  of  a  hill  to  a  line  of 
German  trenches.  Here  Captain  Von  Baman  was  taken  sick  and  carried  back  by  first- 
aid  men.     First  Lieutenant  W'ilton  Snowden  took  over  command  of  the  Company. 

September  27,  1918 — Company  advanced  with  little  or  no  resistance  to  a  trench 
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Septcriiher  28.  1918 — Aihaiui-d  to  Bois  des  Ogons;  formed  a  line  on  to])  of  "Suicide 
Mill"  and  fought  niacliiiie  gunners  and  sniijers  for  three  hours;  advanced  to  edge  of 
woods.  Init  were  driven  l)ack.  our  artillery  falling  short.  Here  the  Conijianj-  lost 
numerous  men  killed  and  wounded.  Lieutenants  Fansler  and  Andrews  were  wounded. 
-After  advancing  to  the  woods  twice  and  liaving  to  withdraw  on  account  of  heavy  lire, 
the  Company  was  ordered  to  dig  in  for  the  nigjit  on  the  hill. 

September  29,  I9I8 — Advanced  to  I'.ois  des  Ogons  again,  and  cliari^ed  into  the 
woods.  Tanks  were  brought  up,  l)Ut  were  of  no  use,  the  woods  being  too  tliick,  and 
we  were  forced  to  withdraw  again  on  account  of  heavy  artillery  lire.  On  this  day  the 
enemy  shelled  our  tirst  aid  station  and  lield  hospital,  killing  many  of  the  w-ounded.  The 
Company  received  orders  to  dig  in  on  "Suicide  Hill"  and  hold  position  in  case  of 
counter  attack,  hut  at  5:00  P.  M.  was  forced  from  hill  by  violent  artillery  bombard- 
ment. Lieutenant  W'entzel  w-as  evacuated  and  Lieutenant  Snowdcn  was  the  only  oHicer 
left  with   the  Company. 

September  30,  1918 — .\linut  .i:00  .\.  M..  I'onipany  moved  to  a  line  of  (k-rman  trenches 
near  Xantillois,  remaining  here  until  reliexed  at  2:00  P.  M.  by  tlie  .3rd  Division.  During 
this  drive  thirteen  men  w-ere  killed,  lifty-eight  wounded  and  one  reported  missing.  Tiie 
Com])any  marched  back  to  liill  imrtli  of  Malancourt  and  camped  there  lor  the  night. 

October  I,   1918 — Marclied  tn   1'.  C.  Caesar  and  pitched  shelter  tents. 

October  3.  1918 — At  6:30  A.  .\l..  marched  to  Xormandy  Woods;  moved  that  ninht 
at  9;1X)  P.  M.  and  marched  until  4:11(1  A.  .\1.  to  b'oret  de  Souilly. 

October  4,  1918 — At  2:45  P.  .M..  marclied  to  Recourt.  arriving  at  7:30  P.  M.  Com- 
pany slept  in  a  lield.     Lieutenant   I'urey  returned  to  Company. 

October  5,   1918— Marched  to   P.  C.   Pierre. 

Octidier  9.  1918 — Sergeant  Joliii   Cashmaii   sent  to   .Army  Candidates'  School. 

October   10.  1918 — Marched   to    I'.ouquemont,   arriving  at   IO:,W   P.   .M. 

October  11.   1918 — Lieutenant   Muir  assigned   to  Company. 

(October  17,  1918 — Third  Battalion  mo\ed  out  by  way  of  Woimbey,  La  Croix, 
Seuzy  and  Dompierre  to  the   Bois  de   Ra(iuatet.  about  twenty  kilometers. 

October  18,  1918 — Marched  to  Thillot,  taking  over  line  of  resistance  and  relieving 
French  troops  at  St.  Maurice;  billetcil  in  Cerniaii  camp. 


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October  21,  1918— At  10:00  P.  M.,  Company  called  "Ut  and  ordered  to  stand  to 
until  dayliglit.  vvrjrd  being  received  tliat  the  Germans  were  planning  an  attack.  Attack 
never  materialized. 

October  2.3.  1918 — I'irst  Lieutenant  Wilton  Snovvden  appointed  Captain  of  "M" 
Company.     First  Lieutenant  Palmer  assigned  to  Company. 

October  25.  1918— Relieved  by  33d  Division  at  7:00  A.  M.  Marched  to  Troyon, 
arriving  at  noon. 

October  26,  1918 — .\t  7:00  .■\.  M..  started  to  march  to  Camp  Montliairons.  .Arrived 
at  the  camp  about  1:00  P.  M.  Received  thirty  new  men  as  replacements  and  moved  out 
the  same  night  at  6:00  P.  M.  Marched  all  night,  arriving  at  the  woods  northwest  of 
Fromereville  at  7:00  A.   M..  October  27.   1918. 

October  27,  1918 — Lieutenant  Muir  transferreil  to  "G"  Company. 

October  28,  1918— .At  5:00  P.  M.  marched  to  Rois  de  Forges,  arriving  at  11:30  P.  M. 
Company  slept  in  the  woods.  Next  morning  there  was  a  heavy  frost.  Stayed  in  the 
woods  all  day.  About  4:00  P.  M.  a  German  aeroplane  came  over  and  was  attacked  by 
two  of  our  aeroplanes.  .After  a  snappy  fight,  the  German  plane  was  brought  down. 
During  the  fight  machine  gun  bullets  were  falling  among  the  members  of  the  Company. 

October  29,  1918 — Left  Bois  de  Forges  at  5:00  P.  M.  and  arrived  at  midnight  in 
reserve  position  in  the   Grande   Montague   Sector. 

October  30,  1918 — .At  daybreak,  the  men,  being  hungry,  went  scouting  along  the 
road  and  found  several  ration  dumps  that  had  been  shelled,  the  food  lying  all  around 
— corned  beef,  pickles,  tomatoes,  bacon,  sugar,  coffee  and  bread.  The  bread  had  the 
appearance  of  having  gas  on  it,  but  the  men,  having  had  nothing  to  eat,  were  glad  to 
get  it.  The  Company  held  this  position  until  midnight,  November  4-5,  1918,  and  was 
then  ordered  to  pack  up  and  take  up  a  position  in  support  of  the  Second  Battalion  in 
the   Bois  de  Consenvoye. 

November  6,  1918 — .At  daybreak  the  Company  formed  in  combat  groups  and  ad- 
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there  (li:g  in.  Juft  after  leaving  tlic  wouds.  tlie  Germans  i  pened  \i|)  witli  a  heavy  l)ar- 
rage.  and  all  coninuinication  was  cut  off  from  the  rear,  the  roads  heing  sher!e<i  so 
heavily.     The  Company  stayed  on  this  hill  all  night. 

Noveml)er  7.  1918 — Advanced  at  daybreak,  our  own  artillery  falling  short,  and 
were  held  up  for  about  one  hour  until  the  barrage  passed  over  us.  The  Com]iany  ad- 
vanced to  the  vicinity  of  the  Clairs  Chenes  trenches  and  dug  in  for  the  night. 

November  8,  1918 — Rations  were  brought  up  about  l():(l(l  .A.  M.  and  more  ammu- 
nition and  hand  grenades  were  issued  to  the  men.  Meanwhile  our  machine  gun  bat- 
talion threw  a  barrage  into  the  woods  on  our  right  for  one  hour.  The  Company  then 
took  cover  in  the  woods  from  observation,  but  had  to  leave  the  woods  on  account  of  an 
artillery  barrage.  Xine  German  aeroi)lanes  came  over,  flying  very  low.  firing  their 
machine  guns  at  the  Company,  and  dro])])ing  bombs.  They  succeeded  in  killing  one  of 
<iur  men  and  wounding  another,  but  linally  our  aeroplanes  came  up  and  routed  tliem. 
The  Comi)any  pushed  east  and  halted  for  the  night  on  the  heights  south  of  licurey. 

November  9,  1918 — .Advanced  to  tlie  hill  south  of  Reville.  Here  we  met  a  French 
Intelligence  Officer.  He  said  the  war  would  be  ended  in  eiglit  days.  We  then  advanced 
by  squads  through  the  valley  to  the  hill  south  rf  Etraye.  Comiiany  stayed  here  for 
the  night. 

November  10,  1918 — .Advanced  about  five  hundred  yard;,  and  ordered  to  clean  up 
rifles  the  best  we  could.  .At  6:(10  P.  -M.  advance<l  in  combat  groups  for  three  kilometers 
to  the  Daiuvillers-Wavrille  road,  the  Comi>any  dig.gin.g  in  along  the  liank  by  the  road 
for  the  night. 

November  11,  1918— Company  moved  out  at  6:0(J  A.  M.  to  Hill  328  and  du.g  in 
under  a  heavy  barrage  from  our  artillery,  the  Germans  keeping  up  a  steady  fire  also. 
.At  11:00  .A.  Al.,  everything  stopped  suddenly;  we  then  received  orders  not  to  fire  on 
any  Germans,  or  to  fire  any  lirearnis  to  celebrate  tlie  signing  of  the  .Armistice.  The 
men  were   permitted   to  have  a   tire   to  keep   warm,  and    were   told   to   improxe   their   fo.K 


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holes  and  to  get  whatever  covering  they  could,  lor  we  had  to  hohl  the  line  for  a  few- 
days.  Our  kitchens  came  u]).  and  the  Company  received  its  first  hot  meal  in  six  days. 
Lieutenant  Child  was  assigned  to  the  Company.  During  this  drive  two  men  w-ere  killed 
and   twenty-one  wounded   from   Company   "M." 

Xovemher  13.  1918 — .-Xt  noon  the  Company  moved  hack  from  the  hill  tn  ICtraye 
and  billeted  in  what  was  left  of  the  village.  Every  house  had  been  hit.  Captain  Snow- 
den  left  the  Company,  going  to  the  hospital  to  get  treatment  for  mustard  gas  luirns. 
Lieutenant   Palmer  placed  in  command  of  the  Company. 

Xovemher  14,   1918 — Lieutenant  h'urey  rejoined  Company  and  assumed  command. 

Xovemher  IS,  1918 — Lieutenant  .\ndrews  rejoined  Company  from  hospital. 

.Vovember  19,  1918 — Captain  Victor  IL  Moreau  assigned  to  "M"  Company.  Cap- 
tain  Snowden  transferred   to  "'11"   Company. 

Xovemher  2L  1918 — Company  started  at  8;0()  A.  M.  to  salvage  over  the  battle 
field.     Lieutenant  Child  transferred  to  "L"  Company. 

Xovemher  24,  1918 — Lieutenant  .Andrews  transferred  to  "K"   Company. 

Xovemher  27,  1918 — Captain   Moreau  evacuated  to  hospital. 

Xovemher  28,  1918 — Thanksgiving  services  at  Damvillers  and  Victory    Parade. 

December  4.  1918 — Lieutenant    .Andrews    assigned    to    "M"    Company. 

December  25,  1918 — Received  presents  from  V.  .M.  C.  .\.;  cigarettes,  cigars,  cakes 
and  chocolate. 

December  26,  1918 — Company  moved  at  8:15  A.  Al.  and  marched  to  Thierville  just 
outside  of  Verdun;  slept  in  French  army  post. 

December  27,  1918 — Marched   to  Souilly;   slept  in   hosi)ital   barracks. 

December  28,  1918 — Marched   to  Courouvre. 

January  14,  1919 — Captain  Van  Baman  rejoined  Company  from  hospital.  First 
Lieutenant  Gilbert  assigned  to  "M"  Company. 

February  7,  1919 — Private  John    Lynch   killed   at   school. 

i'ebruary  8,  1919 — Second   Lieutenant   Ryan   assigned   to   "M"   Company. 

bebruary  9.  1919 — Captain  Van   Raman  transferred  to  4th   -Army  Corps. 

March  28,  1919 — Moved  from  Courouvre  at  8:00  .A.  M.:  marched  to  Erize-la-Brulee. 

March  29,   1919— Marched  to  Culey. 

.March  30.  1919— Marched   to   Villers-Ie-Sec. 

March  31.   1919 — Marcheil   to    Xoncourt. 

.April   1,   1919 — Marched   to   Rimaucourt. 

April   12,  1919 — Marched  to  ()r(|ucvau.x.     Divisional  review  by  General   Pershing. 

.\l)ril  14.  1919 — Regimental  review  at  Chauniont  by  Lieutenant  General  Hunter 
Liggett. 

.April  22,  1919 — Company  entrained  at  2:30  .\.  M.;  left  Rimaucourt  at  5:00  .A.  M. 
for  the  Xantes  area. 

.\pril  25,  1919 — -Arrived  at  N'crtciu. 

May  1,  1919 — Captain  Carl  \V.  VVentzel  assigned  as  Company  Commander,  l-'irst 
Lieutenant  Carl   W.  -Andrews  transferred  and  appointed  Third   Battalion  .Adjutant. 

May  12,  1919 — F.ntraincd  at  Vertou  for  St.  Xazaire:  reached  emliarkation  center 
at  .St.  Xazaire  the  same  evening. 

May   15.  1919— Boarded  U.  S.  S.  lUtl-ntiiii  for  the  United  States. 

May  28.  1919 — Arrived  at  Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania,  and  proceeded  from  the 
dock  to  Camp  Dix,  New  Jersey. 

June  7.  1919 — Company  "M."  315th  Infantry,  comjjleted  its  history  as  a  military 
unit  with  the  demobilization  of  its  last  members. 


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Roster  of  Company  M 

September  1,  1918 


CAPTAIN 

Williaiii    \V.    Vail 


Jr. 


FIRST    LIEUTENAN 

Henry   D.    Fansler 

Wilton    Snowden, 

r;irl    W.    Wfntzel 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

Jost'ph    A.    Vaiiarsilalf 

.lohn    A.    Casey 
.Tolii]   J.   ('Mshnian 
Williiiiii  J.   Ja(.'kson 


WillinTii    AUn-rt 
Jubu   ISanett 
('laytoii  E.    Bordiier 
John  B.    Royd 
Jtiliii   H.    Castdr 
.Tiilin  J.  Collins 
Henry   A.    ('otter 


Mninan 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
Carl    W.    Andrews 
Harry    D.    Fiirey 


MESS  SERGEANT 

Edward    I'.    Hill 

SBHCiEANTS 

George  Johlisnn 
Albert   A,    Kiiitriii 
Reuben  C.  I.iml.M 

Ji  s.-ph   E.    I.undbeik 
II                        FiTd   \\\    Maddc.x 
llari.lil    Marshall 

COUrOHALS 

Juliii    Doiliis 
John   A.    Doody 
Frederick   Fiu'ley 
James  M.    Ferris 
Felix    Flegel 
Daniel  Giddberg 

<'Iiarles   ('.    Hngan 
William  W.  Holland 
Thomas  A.   Kelly 
Kobert   Liebl 
Hugh  L.  Mi-Gee 
lalrick   M.   MeKearney 

SFPriA"    SERGEANT 
Jciseidl    W.    MeDevitt 


Jidni   F.   0 

Dca 

l.rediTi.  k 

G.   Sill)cr 

Thomas    F 

Maher 

Anthony   t 

.    Neidiergcr 

Harold  Niglitlinger 

McKeever 

J.    I'hilliiJS 

Cecil  A.   I 

otts 

Vincent   F 

Purfleld 

Daniel  F. 

Wookey 

COOKS 

Alfred   D.    Carson 
John    F.    Dunbar 
James  J.  Montague 
Thomas  M.  Thompson 

PRIVATES.    FIRST  CLASS 


MECHANICS 
Elviji   R.    Baker 
William    A.    Frey 
Eujreiie   F.    Hallaeker 
Vivian    Rvitherfurd 


Josejih  J.    Brimmer 
Frank    E.    Bm-kalew 
Washiii>;toii    Bnckson 
Thomas    C.    Catanaeh 
(lenr^ie  Dalstone 
'Jrofinj   Drega 
(iiamhattista    Foseo 
Alexander   Freidel 
Edward   J.    Gallagher 
.lithn    <ianris 
Edward    Gordon 


Jnseph    H.    Barton 
Isaac   L.    Bedwell 
Harry  M.    Berlin 
Ifavid   J.    Bowman 
Euiidio    Brandimarte 
Charles    F.    Brownstein 
John   S.    Buebesi 
James   Burns 
Joseph    r.    Byrne 
Sam    4'anipaciia 
Fred    W-    Cavin 
Unss.dl    Clements 
Nil;.'in<.   Creehio 
Ellwu.Kl    Derricks 
Francis    I',    Donnelly 
Thomas   H.    Easton 
Ki.bert    Eisele 
Martin   M.    Fay 
Kiihert   Fitzgerald 
Charles    V.    Flynn 
Thomas    Fox 
R<isario  Frank 
Hay    G.    Gilbert 
DenTiis  J.  Gilmore 
FInvd    (Jreen 
ott<.   E.    Grignll 
Charles   A.    Haliinan 
N'iiiccnt    S.    Ilanna 
Harrv   A.    Harris 
Genr;;e     Hart 
ll;illie    H,    llarlman 
Cliaiies    A.    Hassen 
Harry    Hanptfnhrer 
Francis     H.     Hawmann 
William    A.    Hayes 
William   O.    Haynie 


Elbert   Braidiam 
Frank  Dnianey 
Emil   F.    Dux 
Mitchell   Oarabedian 
Willie   R.   Gillenwaters 
James    Great  house 
Inze  (iump 
Brethard   Hill 


William    Headlcy 
Joseph   M.    Helhngs 
Wellingli.n    Jny 
Michael    J.     Jn.vce 
John    King 
Adolph   Knrmin 
Anthony    Laganella 
Ravmcnd    Lantenbai 
Albert    W.     L.ird 
Cristofaro  Masci«de 
Donate  Masciole 


Cliflfard   Henry 
Charles   F.    Heveiier 
Harrv   Hirsch 
Edward   F.    Hogan 
\'alentine   A.    Jenning: 
Harlan    o.    Jester 
Frank    Jnlmsnn 
John    K.    Kell.T 
J(.iin    D.    Knahel 
Henrv    J.    Knil 
Michael    Kur^ha 
Simon   I^apis 
James   B.    Logan 
Raymon    E.    Loudeu 
Arthur  W.    Lux 
Charles   M.    Lydfiu 
John    H.    Lvneh 
W'illiam    Mc<'lellan 
John    K.    McElfatriek 
Bernard    McGarry 
John    F.    MeGlynn 
James   J.    McKeon 
Edward  MeQuillen 
Harry   P.   Magee 
Marco  Maimone 
Robert    Martinek 
Salvatore    Matta 
TlHinias    F.    Meade 
Nichulas   H.    Meisler 
Joseph    iMeskiunas 
Christian   J.   Miller 
James    R.    L.    Miller 
Clarence    W.    Mitten 
H<-rb«*rt    (J.    M<.rris 
Alexjind.T    H.    Mnrris( 
James  Murray 


Guiseppe  Militti 
Giacomo  Most  ariello 
George   E.    Nasb 
John    W.    Nonnemaker 
<'onnin4'    rascpieriella 
(;enrge   F.    Reedy 
Paul    Uecs 
ler  Achilles   V.    Scache 

Michael    Shernuin 
Martin   M.    Shields 
William    E.    Shubert 

PRIVATES 

*  arl    H.    Nelson 
William    J      Neumann 
John    E.    Nicklous 
J<ihn    Niederi-iter 
Ernesi    W.    Norman 
Mikulai    0;:onowski 
Alfred    nls.ni 
William    J.   Orfanakos 
J.ihn   J.    Oti 
Donienico  I'agliarone 
Jnhii     I'atkus 
ra<ipiale  I'etrone 
William    R.    Patrick 
Carmino    IVrrine 
Constantine  letrouleas 
Antoni    Pietzok 
Claren<-e    W.     I'ilkingtnn 
Primo    Pirrodi 
Harrv    Pla.e 
Zv-iiiant     Plocenik 
William    G.    Plunkett 
Komeii    Ponipei 
J..hn     Proetnr 
Stefan    Prokopenio 
Jnseph    Randaz/.o 
Herman    Rausch 
J..hn    Rebhan 
Edwin    P.    Keep 
Charles   Hehmann 
Fred    A.    Reisen 
<'harles  G.  Reim 
Robert   A,    Reitb 
Frank    Ri-hards 
Jnhn  J.    Ritchie 
Carlton    K.    Hosentield 
(iavril  Kussak 


Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 

Charlie  Landiert 
(tilisepi)e  Lubue 
Kredic  R.  Lyon 
Joseph  P.  McGintv 
L'.uis  J.  Miller 
Harvey  A.  Peek 
Fred  C  Pyles 


Frank   Holmes 
Jeff  Justice 
Antoni    Kazmii'ski 
Elbert   i'.    Kemp 
Henry  Klewe 
Julian    Krasnicki 
Ludvik   Kuharisen 


Raymond    E.    Siebert 
Alexander  Skulimosky 
Hcister   Slal.-r 
Arthur    E,    Sb.wey 
William   J.    Snyder 
Harry    M.    Spates 
Samuel    K.    Steever 
Lawrence   F.   Stewart 
Daniel  F.   Toolan 
Stanley    Zaiecky 


George    P.    Russell 
Salomon    Sacks 
Otto    W.    Salo 
Gaetano   Santamaria 
Alfred    A.    SautiT 
Lawrence    Scanloii 
George    S<'inving 
Paul    Seltzer 
Harrv    W.    Sendcrling 
Samuel     Sewell 
Lnuis    J.    Seyb.ild 
Alie  Sherman 
Frank    Siiiardi 
Albert  A.   Smith 
Harry    Sopnian 
George    Staigele 
John    Sullivan 
Jnhn    F,    Sullivan 
Frederick    W.    Thies 
John    Tlmmas 
Ezra   Tnlchinsky 
Harry    S,    Tomlinson 
Eddy    Turner 
Samuel    Weiss 
AllH-rt  A.   Wcllcr 
William    J.    Whaleu 
Geor^'e    E,    Whitney 
Henry    J.    Williamsi.n 
Hartdd    R.    W^>rthingtnn 
John  C.   Wright 
Frank  C.  Wurstel 
Ernest  W.    Wyatt 
(Jabriel    Yenney 
IlerTuati    Ziegler 
Max    Zuckernian 
Stanley   Zuker 


Mitcli.U  L.  Robertson 
Walter  B.   Sandidge 
Stenty   Sankosky 
Harry   B.   Thrush 
James  J.  Walsh 
Ralph    E.    Warfield 
Arthur    Weaver 
Daniel   Willis 


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Supply  Company 
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HEADQUAI?TEPS  COMPANY 

At  the  formation  of  the  315th  Infantry  in  August.  1917.  Captain  Francis 
A.  Awl,  an  ex-Regular  Army  officer,  was  selected  by  Colonel  Rosenbaum  to 
command  Headquarters  Company.  The  lieutenants  assigned  to  the  Company 
were  as  follows:  First  Lieutenants  Robert  H.  Lafean.  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin  and 
Edward  B.  Maguire,  and  Second  Lieutenants  Joseph  R.  Bingman,  Ray  G. 
Lehman  and  Alfred  G.  Harlow. 

Early  in  .September,  1917,  the  Regiment  received  a  number  of  men  from 
the  Regular  .\rmv  to  act  as  provisional  non-commissioned  officers.  (Jf  this 
number,  seven  were  assigned  to  Headquarters  Company  and  Sergeant  Raymond 
Vanderbrock  was  appointed  First  (Top)  Sergeant. 

On  September  21,  1917,  the  recruits  began  arriving,  and  on  the  following 
day  Headquarters  Company  received  its  first  quota,  a  portion  of  the  first  con- 
tingent from  Local  Board  No.  36,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Captain  Awl 
and  Captain  Duncan,  of  tiie  315th  Infantry  Machine  Gun  Company,  divided  the 
contingent  Ijetween  their  organizations,  fifty  to  the  former  and  forty-six  to  the 
latter.  All  the  buildings  had  not  yet  been  completed,  and  temporarily  the  two 
companies  shared  the  upper  floor  of  "R-14.'"  After  carefully  dividing  the  two 
groups  and  marching  them  to  the  second  floor,  it  was  found  that  there  were 
fifty-two  men  on  Headquarter's  side  and  forty-four  on  Machine  Gim's  side. 
From  this  it  can  be  seen  that  even  that  early  in  the  game  were  the  recruits 
fighting  to  get  into  a  good  organization. 

Although,  for  months,  the  Company  was  to  be  drilled  and  trained  exactly 
the  same  as  the  rifle  companies,  as  soon  as  the  new  recruits  commenced  arriving 
men  were  selected  from  the  rifle  companies  who  had  the  qualifications  of  s])ecial- 
ists  and  experts  required  by  a  headquarters  company ;  namely,  linemen,  stenog- 
raphers, switchboard  operators,  engineers,  mine  foremen,  horsemen,  timber  work- 
ers, signalmen,  musicians,  investigators,  postal  clerks,  and  French  and  German 
linguists. 

<  )n  Noxemlier  5,  1917,  Headquarters  Companv  received  another  large  incre- 
ment of  recruits.  The  first  allotment  of  men  had  proved  to  be  such  excellent 
material  that,  by  request  of  the  Comi)any  officers,  a  second  contingent  from 
Local  Board  No.  36  was  also  turned  over  tcj  this  Company,  as  was  a  contingent 
from  Local  Board  No.  24.  These  were  the  last  recruits  received  direct  by  the 
Company.  From  then  on  it  was  always  filled  up  by  specialists  drawn  from  the 
different  rifle  companies  of  the  Regiment. 


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During  the  winter.  Lieutenant  Harlow  was  promoted  ami  transferred  to 
Coni])any  "l."  and  Lieutenant  Lehman  was  transferred  to  the  17th  Infantry. 
'l"o  till  the  vacancies  caused  by  the  de]>arture  of  these  officers.  Lieutenant  Francis 
A.  Ciiidsey  and  Lieutenant  Russell  M.  \Villar<l  were  transferred  to  the  Coni])anv 
fr(jni  C'(ini])anies  "C"  and  "H"  respectively. 

In  the  s])ring.  an  f)])ii()rtunity  was  ]jresenled  to  show  thi'  results  of  the  manv 
long  hours  s]ient  in  ])repar;ition  for  range  work.  Down  on  the  target  range. 
I  leadc|Uarters  Com])any  hacl  the  satisfaction  of  nosing  out  Companv  "11"  for 
the  silver  cup  offered  to  the  company  of  the  Regiment  making  the  best  average 
score  during  the  target  season.  This  victory  was  doubly  sweet  because  Ilead- 
f|uartcrs  C'onipany  had  beaten  the  rifle  companies  at  their  own  game. 

•  )n  May  .^.  191S,  the  various  platoons  were  organized  on  a  mor.-  thorough 
basis,  and  training  in  the  s])ecialties  commenced  in  earnest.  Selected  non- 
commissioned officers  were  sent  to  attend  schools  of  instruction  in  the  use  of 
trench  mortars,  telephones,  one-])ounders,  telegra])hy,  gas  defense  and  so   forth. 

During  the  month  of  June,  191S,  the  entire  company  was  extremely  busy 
in  making  preparations  for  its  departure  overseas.  Rumors  came  and  rumors 
went,  but  still  no  official  word  arrived  about  sailing.  On  the  evening  of  July  3rd, 
the  Company  gave  a  party  to  Captain  Awl  in  which  the  friends  and  relatives 
of  the  members  were  inxited.  The  feast  was  of  the  kind  that  would  do  credit 
to  the  best  of  the  country's  leading  hotels.  The  entertainment  was  provided  by 
members  of  the  Comjiany.  and  among  the  entertainers  were  such  notaliles  as 
I-"rank  (Juinn,  Richard  Cana\an  (  I'eezy-W'eezy ) ,  Musician  L'hl,  Corporal  Sjiering 
and  the  Regimental  Band.  At  the  close  of  the  jiarty,  a  beautiful  silver  sword 
was  ])resented  to  Captain  Awl  from  the  meml>ers  of  the  Company  with  this 
inscription — -"To   our   Captain,    frcmi   the   members  of    Headquarters   Com])any." 

Coincident  with  the  part)'  to  Ca])tain  .\wl  there  arrived  the  long  expected 
orders  to  ])repare  for  embarkation.  Just  jirior  to  the  movement  o\erseas.  Lieu- 
tenant Robert  II.  Lafean  was  a])pointed  aide-de-camp  to  Brigadier  ( ieneral 
Rosenbaum  and  was,  therefore,  transferred  from  the  Comjiany.  ( )n  Siuiday, 
July  7,  191S.  Headquarters  Com])any  at  2  1'.  M.  marched  to  Disney,  Maryl.ind. 
with  colors  flying,  band  playing  and  amid  the  cheering  throngs  of  visitors.  It 
boarded  the  tram  at  2:45  P.  .M.  and  departed  for  its  long  hojjed  for  destination — 
France.  The  trip  overseas  was  made  on  the  C  .">.  .^.  America,  which  sailed  Jidy 
9th  and  arrived  at  Brest,  France,  July   IS.  191S. 

.\fter  spending  three  days  at  Brest,  the  Company  entrained  with  the  balance 
of  the  Regiment  for  the  tri])  to  the  training  area.  Regimental  Headquarters 
and  llead(|uarters  Comjiany  were  assigned  to  the  town  of  Esnoms  in  the  new 
area.  The  Company  detrained  at  \'aux  and  marched  to  Esnoms,  a  distance  of 
about  live  kilometers.  This  town  was  reached  about  11  P.  M.,  and  a  shelter 
tent  camj)  was  established  until  daylight  arrived,  at  which  time  the  men  were 
assigned  to  billets.  A  \ery  rigid  drill  schedule  was  drawn  up  with  reveille  at 
5:30  .\.  .M.,  as  it  was  known  thai  ihe  period  of  training  in  this  area  would  lie 
short  ere  the  Regiment  moxed  to  the  from. 

( )n  .\ugust  1,  1918,  Lieutenant  E.  .Murniw  Shei)])ard  was  transferred  to 
Head(|uarters  Com])any  and  assigned  to  the  Signal  I'latoon.  He  was  later  trans- 
ferred to  the  F.ombers  and  Sa])])ers  Platoon,  and  early  in  January,  1919,  was 
transferred  to  the  I'irst  Replacement  Depot  at  Toul,  France,  to  command  a 
casual  com])any  returning  to  the  L'nitcd  States.  Lieutenant  John  W.  Stauffer 
was  transferred  to  I  lead(|uarters  Comjjany  on  .August  13,  1918,  and  was  assigned 
to    the    I  lcad(|uariers    Platcon.      In    Febrnarx,    1919,    hv    was    sent   on    detached 


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service  to  the  2nd  Corps  School,  A.  E.  E.,  and  later  was  transferred  to  that 
school  as  an  instructor. 

(  )n  August  23.  1918,  Captain  Francis  A.  Awl  was  transferred  to  Company 
"L,"  and  the  same  day  Captain  Ward  W.  Pierson,  of  Company  "L,"  was 
transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  .  The  members  of  the  Com])any  realized 
that  they  had  lost  a  real  friend  and  a  comrade,  as  all  the  men  in  the  Company 
looked  on  Captain  Awl  as  their  "Pop,"  and  often  alTectionately  referred  to  him 
as  "Pop"  Awl.  Captain  Pierson  soon  won  the  hearts  of  the  men,  and  it  was  not 
long  after  he  took  command  of  the  Company  that  he  became  very  popular. 
Captain  Pierson  took  uj)  the  training,  initiated  by  Captain  Awl,  until,  at  4 :00 
A.  ^I.  on  September  Sth,  orders  were  received  to  proceed  to  Revigny.  The 
Companv  ])ulled  out  of  Msnoms.  marched  to  Vaux  and  entrained  there  for 
Revigny,  arri\ing  at  its  destination  about  5:00  A.  M.  on  the  morning  of  Septem- 
ber 9,  19 IS.  The  Company  then  hiked  from  Revigny  to  Lisle  en  Rigault,  arriving 
about  4:00  P.  M.  that  afternoon.  The  stay  at  this  place  was  very  short,  and  it 
was  here  that  all  extra  clothing  and  knitted  goods  were  salvaged.  At  about  10 :00 
P.  M.  on  the  night  of  September  12th,  busses  were  boarded,  and,  after  riding  all 
night,  at  that  time  to  a  destination  unknown,  the  Company  arrived  next  morning 
at  the  battle-scarred  village  of  Dombasle.  The  Company  was  marched  to  a  camp 
consisting  of  dugouts  and  few  shanties  in  a  woods  nearby.  The  boys  had  not  been 
located  in  the  camp  many  hours  before  they  heard  reports  of  heavy  French 
guns  conveying  to  the  Hun  their  nightly  greeting  of  hatred — yes,  and  the  whistle 
of  a  (lerman  shell  returning  the  compliment.  The  Company  remained  in  these 
dugouts  over  night,  living  a  gypsv  life  and  cooking  meals  as  best  it  could. 
The  next  morning,  about  nine  o'clock,  a  French  guide  was  furnished  and  the 
Company  was  taken  in  single  column  to  Sector  Favry  ( Camp  Civile )  where  the 
Regiment  took  over  the  trenches.  Selected  men  from  each  platoon  were  sent  to 
function  with  the  different  battalions,  and  thus  Headquarters  Company  operated 
until  the  signing  of  the  Armistice,  November  11th,  1918. 

(For  operations:  see  history  of  platoons.) 


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WIkmi    I  Icadquarters  Coniijaiiy   was   rcliuwd  at   tlii-   front,  (  )ct()l«T   1,    191,S, 
and  L'a])tain   I'ierson  was  ordiTfd  t<j  take  icminiand  of  tlic  I'^irst   iHittalion.   •'"irsl 
ediii'  I.  Laiijjidin  took  command  ol   ilu-  C'om])any  from  <  )ctol)er  Isl 


Lieutenant 

to  (  )ctol)cr  2.Vd,  when  lie  was  a|)])ointcd  actini;  l\cf,dmeiital  Personnel  ( )fticer 

t  )n  Se])teml)er  30.  191S,  while  Xantillois  was  mider  hea\ y  sh.dl  lir,-.  Lieu- 
tenant Russell  M.  Willard  was  wotnuU'd  hy  II.  L.  and  was  e\aeualed  to  die 
hospital,     lie  did  not  rejoin  the  Company  until  Xovemher  14.  191S. 

(  »n  .Septemher  29,  191N,  Lieutenant  I'jlward  H.  Maguire  was  severely 
wounded  with  II.  K.  and  e\acu;ited  to  the  hospital,  where  he  S])ent  many  weeks, 
lie  was  later  transferred  to  a  liospii.il  in  the  United  States,  and  mustL-red  out 
of  ser\ice  without  ever  rejoiniiifj  the  Company. 

Lieutenant  I^'rancis  A.  Chidsey  was  placed  on  detached  service  on  Octoh  r 
IcS.  191S.  and  sent  to  the  Cnited  .States  as  an  instructor  in  liaison  work.  Lieu- 
tenant Chidsey  was  one  of  the  most  popular  olTicers  of  the  Company,  and  his 
loss  was  greatly  felt  hy  all.  esjiecially  hy  the  nr.-mhers  of  his  jjlatooii. 

Lieutenant  lose]ih  R.  I'ingman  was  transferred  from  I  leadquarters  Com- 
]i.iiiy  to  Company  "K"  after  the  .\rmistice.  and  this  transfer  took  awav  from 
the  Com])any  the  last  of  the  original  corps  of  officers. 

(  )ii  (  )ctol)er  2,5.  191S.  Ca])tain  jose])li  D.  Noonan  was  transferred  to  llrad- 
(|uarters  Com])aiiy  from  Company  ".\."  and  remained  in  command  of  ihe 
Coni])any  iMitil  .\o\eml)er  29tli.  when  he  was  transferred  to  Coni]);uiv  "!■".. "  (  )n 
the  same  date,  Ca]it:iin  l.iuins  .\.  Miller  tools  coniiuand  of  1  lead(|iiarters 
ConipaiiN-. 

Second  Lieiili-nants  I  l,irr\-  .\.  Cr.awford  and  .\ugustus  J.  Beck  were  trans- 
ferred to  I  lead(|uarters  Company  from  the  ,50th  Division  on  Novemher  12,  191S. 
Lieutenant  Heck,  who  had  had  much  e.\])erience  as  a  signal  officer  in  his  former 
organization,  was  assigned  to  the  Signal  I'latooii,  and  Lieutenant  Crawford,  who 
had  had  ecjually  as  much  e.xijerieiice  with  trench  mortars,  was  assigned  to  the 
Trench  Mortar  Platoon.  Both  officers  remained  with  the  Com])anv  until  .M.irili 
16,  1919.  when  they  were  transferred  hack  to  their  former  division  in  ordjr  to 
return  to  the  United  States  with  it. 

When  the  Company  came  out  of  the  lines,  it  was  assembled  and  hilleted  at 
1  ),Lni\  illers.  this  being  the  tirst  time  it  had  functioned  as  a  com])any  since  the 
14th  day  of  .September.  191S.  (  )n  December  26th.  after  lixiiig  in  the  ruins  of 
this  shell  torn  town  for  a  month  and  a  half,  the  Company  hiked  with  the  rest  of 
the  Regiment  to  the  Souilly  .\re.i.  <  >n  S.iturday,  December  2Xtli,  the  Coni|)aii\' 
reached  its  destination,  the  little  town  of  Chaumont-sur-Aire  in  the  department 
of  Meuse.  After  a  rest  of  a  clay  or  two,  drill,  maneuvers  and  terrain  exercises 
tilled  each  day,  and  there  was  beaucou])  squads  east  and  west  together  with  manv 
hikes  and  re\iews.  On  December  ,50th.  I-'irst  1-ieutenant  W'all.ice  I".,  llackrtt 
was  transferred  to  1  lead(|uarters  Comjianv  from  "11"  Comjiany. 

(  )n  .March  27.  1919.  the  Division  received  orders  to  proceed  overland  to  the 
I'oiirili  Training  .\rea.  1  lead(|uarters  Company  started  on  this  hike  on  the  2Sth 
at  9  .\.   M.  and  arrived  at    Rimaucourt.  its  destination,  at  4  1'.  M.  on  .\])ril   1st. 

I  he  rle;m  barracks,  comfortable  bunks  and  wide  streets  brought  back  the 
good  old  days  of  Cam])  Meade  life,  and  athletics  became  \ery  ])Oi)ular  under  the 
instruction  of  Lieutenant  Russell  M.  Willard.  Regimental  .\thletic  <  )rticer.  .At 
this  st.ation  I-'irst  Lieutenant  John  J.  I'orbidge  w.as  transferred  to  I  leail(|'.i;irl,rs 
Company  from  Supply  Com|)anv. 

The  last  week  in  .\])ril  s.iw  the  Com])any  ;igain  on  the  nunc,  this  time  "a-la- 
box-cars"  towards  the  seajiort.  The  next  stop  was  at  N'crtou,  a  small  bVencli 
village  only  five  miles   from   Xantes.     Tlie  sl.av  ;it   tlii^  little   vill.ige  will  always 


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remain  as  a  pleasant  thought  in  the  minds  of  the  members  of  Headquarters  Com- 
pany. The  cleanHness  of  the  village  and  the  cordial  relations  with  the  French 
inhabitants  made  the  short  stay  there  one  always  to  be  remembered. 

It  was  at  Vertou  that  Captain  Lucius  A.  Miller  was  transferred  to  the  28th 
Infantry  Captain  Miller  was  a  Regular  Army  officer  of  the  old  school,  and  his 
personal  interest  in  every  member  of  the  Company  had  made  him  very  popular 
during  the  period  of  his  stay  with  the  Headquarters  outfit. 

First  Lieutenant  Wallace  E.  Hackett  was  now  left  in  command  of  the 
Company,  and  so  remained  until  it  was  mustered  out 

The  Regiment  moved  from  \'ertou  to  St.  Nazaire,  by  train,  on  the  12th  of 
May.  This  was  the  last  box-car  ride  the  boys  of  Headquarters  Company  e\er 
took.  After  a  stay  of  four  days  at  the  Isolation  Camp  at  St.  Nazaire,  the 
Company  boarded  the  transport  Santa  Rosa  (better  known  to  the  boys  as  the 
"Santa  Roller")  boimd  for  the  best  land  in  the  whole  world — the  good  old 
U.  S.  A. 

THE  REGLMENTAL  HEADQUARTERS  DETACHMENT 

On  September  21,  1917,  the  first  contingent  of  National  Army  men  arrived 
in  Block  R  to  form  the  315th  Infantry.  After  these  men  had  been  assigned  to 
the  various  organizations,  an  S.  O.  S.  call  was  sent  out  to  the  companies  for 
stenographers  and  clerks  to  make  up  the  Regimental  Headquarters  personnel, 
and  the  following  were  placed  on  duty  at  the  Headquarters  building,  R-12: 
Privates  Samuel  H.  Adams,  Joseph  Furman,  Raymond  E.  Hollenbach,  Russell  M. 
McA-Iahon  and  Seymour  Stern.  When  these  men  reported  to  the  sergeant  major's 
office,  they  found  Sergeant  Raymond  V'anderbrock,  formerly  a  non-commissioned 
officer  in  the  Regular  Army,  on  duty  there  as  acting  regimental  sergeant  major. 
Shortly  after  the  new  arrivals  had  reported,  however.  Sergeant  Vanderbrock  was 
transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  and  appointed  first  sergeant  of  that 
organization. 

Some  time  elapsed  before  the  headquarters  personnel  was  finally  selected, 
but  on  October  1,  1917,  Privates  Joseph  Furman  and  Seymour  were  appointed 
color  sergeants,  and  at  the  same  time  Color  Sergeant  Stern  was  made  acting 
regimental  sergeant  major.  Private  Samuel  /Vdams  was  made  corporal.  Due 
to  the  increase  in  the  size  of  the  Regiment,  which  caused  additional  duties,  it 
was  necessary  to  increase  the  personnel  of  the  office,  and  on  October  10th, 
Privates  John  J.  Campbell,  Anthony  P.  Davitt,  David  E.  Mordell  and  Andrew 
W'ollersheim  were  placed  on  duty.  At  the  same  time  Privates  John  Friel  and 
John  .Schaft'er  were  selected  as  couriers. 

During  the  latter  part  of  October,  Acting  Regimental  .Sergeant  Major  Stern 
was  discharged  because  of  physical  disal)ility,  and  on  (  )ctol)er  29th  Sergeant 
Norman  E.  Humphreys  was  transferred  to  Regimental  Headquarters  and  ap- 
pointed acting  regimental  sergeant  major.  Between  November  1st  and  15th,  the 
following  promotions  were  announced :  Sergeant  Norman  E.  Humphreys  and 
Corporal  Samuel  H.  Adams  to  be  battalion  sergeant  majors  ;  Private  John  J. 
Campbell  to  be  color  sergeant ;  and  Private  Raymond  E.  Hollenbach  to  be 
corporal.  The  following  transfers  were  also  made  during  the  period  mentioned: 
Color  Sergeant  Furman  made  ordnance  sergeant  and  transferred  to  Supjily  Com- 
pany ;  Private  John  Schaffer  transferred  to  Headquarters  Company  and  made 
corporal :  Private  Mordell  made  sergeant  and  transferred  to  Supply  Company. 
Private,  first  class,  Ernest  Z.  Stead  and  Private  John  L.  Smith  were  placed  on 
dutv  as   couriers. 


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I)uriiig  the  nioiuli  of  I  )cccinbcr  the  tdlluwiiis^  aii])(iintiiieiits  were  anncmnced: 
Battalion  Serfjeaiit  Major  Hiimi)hreys  to  he  refjinKMital  sergeant  major:  l'ri\ates 
Anthony  I'.  Davitt  and  Russell  M.  McMahon  to  Ije  haltalion  sert^eant  majors; 
Cor])oral  Raymond  E.  Hollenbach  to  he  color  sergeant:  and  I'rivale  Andrew 
W'ollersheini  to  he  corporal.  The  personnel  of  the  Headquarters  Detachment 
was  now  established,  each  man  being  familiar  with  his  particular  duties,  and 
the  routine  of  the  office  was  carried  on  without  interruption  throughout  the 
winter  and   spring. 

The  latter  part  of  May  and  the  first  of  June  saw  several  changes  in  the 
office.  A  new  (le])artment  was  created  by  the  War  Department,  namelv  tiie 
Personnel  (  )ffice,  which  carried  with  it  a  rank  of  Regimental  .'sergeant  ^^ajor. 
Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Humphreys  was  transferred  to  the  new  de]5artment  ; 
Rattalion  .Sergeant  Major  Samuel  II.  Adams  succeetled  him  as  regim.'ntal  ser- 
geant major,  and  Color  Sergeant  Hollenbach  was  appointed  battalion  sergeant 
major.  On  June  1st  the  new  department  took  over  the  administrative  work  of 
the  Regiment,  leaving  the  tactical  end  for  Regimental  Headquarters. 

Two  other  changes  in  the  personnel  of  Regimental  lleadc|uarters  occurred 
during  the  month  of  June.  Private  William  H.  Bertolel  was  transferred  to  the 
office,  and  Pri\ate,  first  class.  Ernest  Z.  .^tead  was  relie\ed  and  made  cor])oral 
of  llead(|uartcrs  Company. 

The  middle  of  June  l)rougiu  considerable  excitement  in  the  office,  as  the 
order  reached  us  that  we  would  lea\e  Cam])  Meade  for  France  on  July  7th. 
Regimental  Headtiuarters  was  closed  about  2  1'.  M.  July  7th,  when  the  sergeant 
major  and  staff  joined  Headquarters  Company  to  march  to  the  train. 

L'pon  boarding  the  U.  -S.  .^.  America.  July  9th.  Regimental  Headquarters 
was  established  in  a  small  room  in  the  stern  of  the  l)oat,  but  did  not  function 
normally  until  after  the  first  three  days,  when  we  all  recovered  our  sea  legs. 

(  )n  arri\al  in  France,  July  ISth,  we  were  initiated  into  the  term  P.  C.  (  Post 
Command),  this  replacing  the  old  term  Regiment.nl  Headc|uarters,  and  our  first 
P.  C.  was  established  in  a  corner  of  the  Commanding  (Officer's  tent  amid  the 
mud  .and  <wani]>s  of  th;it    far-famed  "Rest  Camp" — Brest. 


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After  a  three  day  train  ride  in  the  po])ular  "40  and  8,"  we  arrived  in  Esnoms, 
and  the  P.  C.  opened  July  25th.  (Jn  July  27th.  we  met  our  new  Commanding 
Officer,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Aldeii  C.  Knowles,  later  Colonel,  who  assumed 
command  of  the  Regiment.  No  further  changes  in  the  personnel  of  the  office 
occurred  with  the  exception  of  the  addition  of  Private  William  H.  Becker,  who 
was  shortly  appointed  corporal,  and  Private  Rohert  Simpson  who  was  appointed 
color  sergeant. 

The  Regiment  no  longer  was  together  as  one  unit,  but  was  scattered  over 
a  large  area,  and  the  battalion  sergeant  majors  joined  their  respective  battalions: 
Battalion  .Sergeant  Major  Russell  M.  McMahon  to  the  First  Battalion.  Battalion 
Sergeant  Major  Raymond  II.  Hollenbach  to  the  Second  Battalion.  Battalion 
Sergeant  Major  Anthony  P.  Davitt  to  the  Third  Battalion. 

The  work  in  the  office  led  us  to  believe  that  it  would  not  be  long,  before  we 
would  take  our  place  among  the  units  on  the  front  lines,  and  in  this  we  were 
not  disappointed.  On  September  8th,  we  pulled  stakes  and  began  a  series  of 
one-night  stands  until  we  reached  P.  C.  Caesar  (Hill  309)  on  September  14th. 
We  no  longer  had  our  P.  C.  in  a  well  constructed  building  with  plenty  of  light 
and  room  to  move  around,  but  were  in  a  little  two  by  four  shed,  which  only  the 
night  before  our  arrival  had  been  pretty  well  demolished  by  "Jerry's"  G.  I.  cans. 
It  was  here  we  received  our  first  baptism  of  hre.  when  an  enemy  airplane  dropped 
a  few  souvenirs  alongside  the  P.  C. 

On  the  night  of  September  25th,  the  P.  C.  was  moved  forward  preparatory 
to  the  first  attack.  The  ammunition  of  the  office  was  carried  by  the  office  force 
and  consisted  of  a  field  desk,  typewriter  and  message  books.  The  chief  duties 
were  to  write  messages,  field  orders,  memoranda,  and  dodge  G.  I.  cans. 

After  advancing  to  Nantillois,  where  we  had  our  last  P.  C,  the  Regiment 
was  relie\-ed,  and,  after  several  days  hiking,  the  next  P.  C.  was  established  in 
one  of  the  rooms  of  the  Chateau  at  Thillombois,  October  10,  1918. 

As  a  result  of  the  first  offensive,  several  changes  were  made  in  the  office ; 
Battalion  Sergeant  Major  McMahon  was  evacuated  sick,  and  Corporal  Woller- 
sheim  succeeded  him  as  battalion  sergeant  major;  Private  Raymond  A.  Gallagher 
w;is  transferred  to  the  office  and  made  corporal. 

Regimental  P.  C.  was  established  (October  29th,  at  Molleville  Farm.  The 
days  lietween  (  )ctober  29th  and  November  9th  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those 
in  Regimental  P.  C.  The  constant  and  heavy  shelling  made  communication  with 
the  battalions  extremely  difficult  and  the  crowded  condition  at  the  P.  C.  made 
work  in  the  sergeant  major's  office  almost  impossible.  In  addition  to  the  regi- 
mental sergeant  major  and  his  stafY,  the  personnel  office,  orderly  room  of  Head- 
quarters Company,  message  center,  and  intelligence  group  were  all  in  a  room 
hardlv  large  enough  to  accommodate  the  message  center  alone. 

The  ne.xt  move  was  to  the  side  of  a  hill  near  Etraye.  where  the  P.  C.  operated 
in  a  former  (ierman  dugout.  This  P.  C.  was  even  smaller  than  the  last,  and,  in 
addition  to  the  regular  routine,  it  was  frequently  visited  by  the  Brigade  Com- 
mander,  General  Johnson,  and  the   Division   Commander,   General   Kuhn. 

The  next  move  was  to  a  series  of  Cierman  shacks  on  Hill  317,  southwest  of 
Etraye.  On  November  13th,  this  P.  C.  was  moved  to  Damvillers,  and,  although 
the  building  selected  for  Regimental  P.  C.  was  the  largest  and  liest  preserved 
in  the  town,  the  sergeant  major  was  greeted  by  the  sight  of  a  French  155  dud 
on  the  floor  of  the  room  in  which  he  was  to  make  his  office.  It  has  never  yet 
been  determined  just  who  moved  this  shell.  While  at  Damvillers,  one  change 
was  made  in  the  personnel  of  the  office.  Private  Friel  being  evacuated  to  the 
hospital  and  replaced  by  Private  Clarence  Brown. 


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(  )n  necf!iil)cr  26th,  the  Regiment  commenced  a  three  day  march  by  way  of 
\"er(kni  and  Souilly  to  the  Souilly  Area,  the  \\  C.  being  estabhshed  at  Chaumont- 
sur-Airc.  The  new  year  saw  Regimental  I'.  C.  operating  somewhat  on  the 
order  of  the  organization  at  Cam])  Meade;  the  Adjutant,  Sergeant  Major,  Per- 
sonnel Ofifice.  and  Message  Center  each  ha\ing  their  sej)arate  rooms.  (  )n 
January  3rd,  I'rivate  Henry  F.  ICrickson  joined  Regimental  1  lead(|uarters  grou]) 
and  was  shortly  thereafter  made  C()r])onil,  Corpor.il  ( iallagher  was  transferred 
to  Com])any  "L." 

1  he  longest  period  tiial  the  I'.  C.  remained  at  one  location  was  at 
Chaumont-sur-Aire,  where  it  stayed  until  March  2.Sth,  when  it  was  mo\ed 
to  Rimaucourt.  Mere,  as  at  Chaumont,  conditions  were  such  that  each  depart- 
ment could  o])erate  separately.  The  entire  Regiment  was  billeted  in  barracks, 
formerly  usetl  as  a  base  hospital,  and  conditions  were  very  similar  to  those  at 
Camp  Meade.  It  may  be  noted  in  passing,  that,  while  it  was  a  well  known  fact 
that  Sergeant  Major  .\dams  recei\ed  more  mail  than  any  other  man  in  the 
Regiment,  all  ])re\ious  records  were  eclijised  on  his  arrival  at  Rimaucourt  when 
he  received  ,55  letters  and  M  pa])ers.  ( )ne  fact  which  made  army  life  more 
agreeable  during  the  stay  at  Rimaucourt,  was  the  "Barrage"  that  the  Red  Cross 
sent  to  the  1'.  C.  group  each  afternoon — ])roni])tly  at  2  o'clock  each  afternoon 
Private  Brown  would  stop  at  the  Red  Cross  I  hu  for  the  tarts,  ])ies,  candy,  etc., 
all  of  which  were  always  mighty  welcome. 

(  )n  Ajjril  2,5rd,  the  I\  C.  was  moved  to  \'i-rt(iu.  where  it  was  established 
in  an  U])-to-date  brick  building  after  a  slight  discussion  with  the  Medicil  De- 
tachment. 

The  chief  occu])ation  while  in  this  town  was  receiving  instructions  from 
the  S.  (J.  S.  and  Division  1  leackpLirters  as  to  linal  ins]3ections  preparatory  to 
leaving  for  the  United  States.  .Although  at  limes  it  seemed  as  though  instructions 
received  were  of  a  conflicting  nature,  in  the  end  the  Regiment  was  jiassed  by 
all  the  insjiectors,  and  the  move  to  .^t.  Nazaire  was  tinallv  accom])lished  on 
May  12th. 

While  at  St.  Nazaire,  a  P.  C.  was  established  in  the  Isolation  Cam]), 
although  the  oiiK  duties  ])erformed  consisted  of  dis])atching  a  number  of  large 
details  ilaily  to  llie  various  sections  of  this  Base  Section  Camp. 

Coqjoral  Krickson  was  promoted  to  battalion  sergeant  major  on  May  9th. 
succeeding  Battalion  -Sergeant  Major  Davitt.  who  had  been  transferred  to 
Bordeau.x  I'niversity.  This  w^as  the  hnal  change  in  the  personnel  of  Regimental 
Head(]uarters. 

On  May  U)th,  the  P.  C.  was  established  on  board  the  U.  S.  .S.  Santa  Rosa. 
This  steamer  was  very  a])])ro])riately  nicknamed  the  ".'>anta  Roller,"  and  for  the 
first  three  days  it  was  imjjossible  for  the  P.  C.  to  function.  The  transport  docked 
at  Philadelphia  on  May  ,50th,  and  the  Regiment  ])roceeded  immediately  to  Cam]) 
Dix,  where  the  final  Regimental  P.  C.  was  established  in  barracks  302.  Mere 
the  1  le.idquarters  Detachment  functioned  until  the  demobilization  of  the  Regi- 
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The  Personnel  Dejiartment  of  the  31.Mh  Infantry  was  organized  June  1. 
1918,  with  Ca])tain  Coleman  P.  Brown  as  Personnel  (  )fiicer,  and  with  an  enlisted 
staff  composed  of  Regimental  Sergeant  Major  Norman  1-'.  Humjjhreys,  Sergeants 
Henry  C.  Scharles  and  James  J.  Furey  and  Cor])oral  I'llmer  Mooney.  The  force 
was  small  for  the  great  mass  of  work  re(|uired  and  the\-  early  learned  that  the 
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But  if  hours  seemed  long  back  at  Camp  Meade,  the  Personnelers  were  to 
realize,  after  they  reached  France,  what  a  "life  of  Reilly"  they  had  led  there.  At 
Esnoms,  they  first  learned  what  it  was  to  work  in  cramped  quarters  and  to  try 
to  get  reports  in  accurately  and  on  time  with  the  units  of  the  Regiment  scattered 
all  over  the  surrounding  country. 

When  the  time  came  to  go  to  the  front,  no  one  knew  what  should  be  done  with 
the  Personnel  Department.  It  was  still  demanded  that  reports  should  come  in 
on  time,  lint  no  army  manual  tells  how  typewriters  shall  go  over  the  top  and 
function  in  an  offensive.  However,  function  they  did  and,  in  the  second  drive, 
under  heavy  and  continuous  shell  fire. 

<  )n  the  night  of  the  25th  of  September,  Sergeant  Major  Humphreys  and 
Sergeants  Scharles  and  Furey  were  located  in  "the  Personnel  Office,"  a  little 
shanty  in  Normandy  Woods,  when  "Jerry"  dropped  a  few  "G.  I.  Cans"  in  their 
midst.  This  token  of  hatred  succeeded  in  killing  four  French  soldiers  and 
wounding  a  number  of  our  own  Doughboys.  It  was  only  due  to  the  speed  of 
the  "Personnelers"  that  they  are  still  pushing  the  pencil  to-day. 

After  the  return  from  the  Montfaucon  drive.  Captain  Brown  left  the  Regi- 
ment to  become  an  instructor  at  the  Army  Candidates  School  at  La  Valbonne, 
and  his  place  was  taken  by  Captain  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin.  Due  to  the  increased 
jiapcr  work  caused  by  the  many  casualties,  each  of  which  had  to  be  reported  in 
detail,  an  S.  O.  S.  call  was  sent  out,  and  Corporal  Frank  G.  Bugglin  of  Company 
"L"  and  Private,  first  class,  (later  Corporal)  "Dick"  Taussig,  Headquarters 
Company,  came  to  the  rescue. 

In  the  drive  east  of  the  Meuse,  the  Persoimel  Department  was  located  in 
the  Regimental  P.  C,  an  old  German  dugout  near  MoUeville  Farm.  This  P.  C. 
was  at  all  times  under  direct  enemy  observation.  Within,  it  was  divided  into 
three  rooms.  In  the  back  room  lived  and  functioned  the  Regimental  Headquarters 
detachment,  the  Personnel  Department,  the  runners  and  the  staiif  cooks.  Brigade 
Headquarters  advised  sending  the  Personnel  Department  back  to  Verdun  on 
November  1st  as  the  other  three  infantry  regiments  had  done,  but  it  seemed 
.ndvisalile  to  stay  in  the  lines  in  touch  with  the  companies,  and,  as  a  result,  the 
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Division  Personnel  Adjutant  tor  being  the  first  to  tjit  in  its  complete  casualty 
returns. 

(  )n  Xo\enil)er  7th  when  the  advance  conin)enced.  tlu'  Personnel  I)c])artnient 
and  the  coni])any  clerks  were  ordered  back  to  W'rdnn  where  work  could  be 
done  in  some  degree  of  safety  and  comfort.  There,  in  the  ancient  Citadel  of 
X'erdun.  came  the  news  of  the  signing  of  the  .Armistice,  and  on  .Voveniber  l.ith 
the  Department  rejoined  the  Regiment  at  Damvillers. 

The  war  was  over,  but  work  never  let  up  and  finally  reached  its  IviL'ht  in 
"the  madhouse"  at  St.  Kazaire.  The  entire  force  worked  all  night  the  night  of 
May  12th,  and  finally,  on  the  16th  of  May,  the  Department  got  its  clearance  and 
boarded  the  V.  S.  .S.  Santa  Rosa,  bound  at  last  for  the  ".States"  and  home. 


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I'he  Regimental  Inlelligence  Section  of  the  315th  Inf.-uUry  was  organized  at 
Camp  Meade.  Maryland,  in  June,  1918,  and  at  the  time  of  its  organization  had 
a  personnel  of  one  officer  and  eight  enlisted  men;  namely.  Lieutenant  Robert 
TI.  Lafean,  Sergeants  (ieorge  Earnest  and  Charles  Weiss,  and  Privates  .\ll)ert 
Wilson.  Rene  (luillard,  Artlinr  S.  Roberts.  Julius  Block.  Henry  W'hitcomb  and 
John  Miller. 

These  men  were  schooled  and  trained  as  a  section  under  Lieutenant  Lafean 
until  the  time  of  their  departure  for  France,  when  Lieutenant  Lefean  was 
transferred  to  the  stafif  of  Brigadier  General  Rosenbaum.  Upon  arriving  at  the 
training  area  in  the  Department  of  Haute  Marne,  France,  the  section  was  put 
in  charge  of  Lieutenant  Harlow,  who  was  afterward  promoted  to  captain  and 
appointed   Regimental   Intelligence  Ofticer. 

While  in  the  training  area,  the  section  attended  the  Di\isional  Intelligence 
School  at  .St.  Broingt  le  Bois  for  a  period  of  ten  days.  Here  it  received  instruc- 
tion in  reconnaissance,  jjanoramic  sketching,  map  reading,  orientation  and  every- 
thing that  pertained  to  the  intelligence  work.  At  this  time,  Privates  Strinck  and 
Browcr  were  attached  to  the  unit  for  instruction.  At  the  close  of  the  school 
they  were  retained  as  part  of  the  Regimental  Intelligence  personnel.  On  the 
return  of  the  section  to  the  training  area,  the  work  learned  at  school  was 
rehearsed  tij)  until  the  time  of  departure  for  the  front. 

C]ion  their  arrival  in  the  trenches,  the  members  of  the  section  were  assigned 
their  observation  post  (O.  P.),  one  of  the  three  in  the  Fa\ry  .Sector.  This  O.  P. 
had  been  christened  Suzy  and  was  situated  about  two  kilometers  in  advance  of 
I  Till  309,  where  the  Regimental  P.  C.  was  established.  The  members  of  the 
section  experienced  considerable  difficulty  in  getting  to  (  ).  P.  .Snzy.  as  it  was 
located  in  an  old  abandoned  trench  which  was  filled  knee-dee])  with  mud  and 
w^ater.  From  this  observation  post  a  view  of  No  Man"s  Land  was  obtained 
that  once  seen  could  never  be  forgotten.  It  commanded  an  excellent  view  of 
Dead  Man's  Hill  ( Le  Mort  Ilomme)  and  Hill  304.  two  historic  spots  in  one  of 
the  greatest  battles  in  history,  the  Battle  of  X'erdun.  Directly  in  the  foreground, 
on  an  eminence,  was  Montfaucon  some  nine  kilometers  away,  a  shell-shattered 
village,  but  still  imposing  and  picturesiiue.  Through  the  telescope  could  be 
observed  the  haughty  enemy  walking  the  mined  streets  of  the  village,  and  the 
five  observers  in  the  Regimental  Intelligence  Section  were  five  of  the  few  men 
who  actually  saw  the  arrogant  (Icrmans  passing  their  last  days  in  the  celebrated 
stronghold  of  Montfaucon. 

The  Regimental  Intelligence  Section,  as  it  functioned  in  actual  warfare, 
was  composed  of  observers,  map  men  and  linguists.      The  duty  of  the  observers 


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was,  as  the  name  implies,  observation.  The  map  men  were  required  to  be  able 
lo  read  by  means  of  co-ordinates  any  location  on  the  ma])  and  to  mark  upon  it 
.nil  sectors  held  or  to  be  taken  by  any  jjarticular  unit.  It  was  also  required  that 
they  mark  on  the  map  our  emplacements  and  supposed  enemy  emplacements. 
The  linguists  had  the  duty  of  questioning  prisoners  to  acquire  information  of 
enemy  activities  and  order  of  Iwttle,  and  also  of  obtaining  information  from  and 
co-o])erating  with  the  Erench. 

The  Intelligence  Section  functioned  normally  throughout  the  first  dri\e  and 
accompanied  the  Regiment  into  the  Troyon  sector,  where  it  performed  the 
usual  duties  that  fell  to  its  lot  in  stabilized  warfare.  In  the  first  days  of  the 
second  drive  in  the  Grande  Alontagne  sector,  the  Section  had  an  ( ).  P.  danger- 
ously near  "Jerry,"  and  its  members  had  an  exceptional  view  of  his  antics. 
Through  their  large  telescope  the  Section  observers  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing 
the  Germans  nio\e  liag  and  baggage  out  of  the  Etraye  Valley  to  the  hills  east  of 
Damvillers.  The  signing  of  the  armistice  found  the  Section  on  the  top  of  "Corn 
Willie"  Hill,  and  the  morning  of  the  11th  of  November  was  celel)rated  by  eating 
"corn  willie,"  followed  by  a  pleasant  walk  through  the  valley,  where,  but  a  few 
minutes  before,  death  and  destruction  had  been  the  order  of  the  day. 

After  the  armistice,  the  Section  was  located  at  Damvillers  where  it  assisted 
returning  refugees,  who  passed  through  the  town  on  the  way  to  ruined  homes 
that  had  been  in  the  hands  of  the  (lermans  for  over  four  years.  The  remainder 
of  the  time  spent  in  France  fomid  the  members  of  the  Section  busy  billeting  for 
the  Regiment,  settling  claims,  drawing  maps  for  the  many  maneuvers,  and 
straightening  out  difficulties  that  arose  from  time  to  time  with  the  civilians  and 
French  authorities. 

In  concluding  this  brief  history  of  the  Intelligence  Section,  its  members  wish 
to  express  their  appreciation  of  the  eft'orts  of  Captain  Alfred  (j.  Harlow,  who 
ever  shared  their  tribulations  and  who  gloried  in  their  successes.  He  proved  a 
true  friend  at  all  times  and  will  always  have  the  sincere  regard  of  the  members 
of  the  Regimental  Intelligence  Section. 

THE  BAND  SECTION 

As  has  been  mentioned  in  the  first  part  of  this  history,  both  Colonel  Rosen- 
liaum  and  Captain  Awl  were  very  anxious  to  have  the  first  Regimental  band  in 
Camp  Aleade.  Not  only  did  they  desire  to  have  the  first  but  also  the  best  Ixuid 
in  the  camp,  and  the  best  could  not  be  organized  without  a  capable  leader. 
Captain  Awl  lost  no  time,  but  proceeded  to  Pottsville,  Pennsylvania,  on  Septem- 
ber 18,  1917,  and  secured  the  services  of  Mr.  Joseph  C.  Painter  as  bandleader 
of  the  315th  Infantry.  Mr.  Painter  immediately  undertook  to  organize  a  band, 
and  before  jjroceeding  to  Camp  Meade  he  secured  from  Pottsville  and  the  neigh- 
l>oring  towns,  by  voluntary  enlistment,  the  services  of  nine  musicians.  These 
nine  "Coal  Crackers,"  who  arrived  in  Camp  Meade  on  September  24,  1917, 
together  with  fourteen  other  musicians  who  were  discovered  the  following 
day  among  the  various  recruit  contingents  that  had  already  arrived  in  Camp, 
formed  the  nucleus  of  the  315th  Infantry  Band. 

The  Band  soon  developed  to  a  high  state  of  efficiency  and  the  Sunday 
concerts  at  Regimental  Headquarters  were  enjoyed  by  thousands  of  visitors. 
The  Baltimore  newspapers  highly  complimented  the  Band  at  the  time  of  its 
appearance  in  the  Division  Parade  in  that  city,  and  its  reputation  was  such  that 
on  several  occasions  it  was  called  upon  to  play  outside  of  line  of  duty,  notal;)ly  : 
three  days  at  the  Academy  of  Music  in  Philadelphia,  four  days  at  the  armory 
in   Baltimore   in  connection   with   "Over   the   Top"   in    the   Third   Liberty   Loan 


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Campaij,'!!,  aiul  also  in  the  Kcil  Cross  parade  in  Baltimore  in  which  it  had  the 
honor  of  leading  the  column. 

W'illiam  J.  Lupton  was  a])])ointed  Sergeant  l-'u<jler  on  (October  1,  1917.  He 
gave  the  Band  military  training  and  drill  so  that  it  developed  not  only  as  a 
musical  organization  under  .Mr.  I'ainter  hut  also  as  a  tactical  unit.  Knowing 
the  value  of  a  bugle  corps  playing  in  combination  with  the  Band  and  the  added 
effect,  both  in  \ohnne  and  brilliancy,  "Ha|)])y"  Lupton  lost  no  time  in  securing 
the  necessary  drums  and  bugles,  so  that  the  v?15th  Infantry  had  the  honor  not 
only  of  having  the  first  band  but  also  the  first  bugle  corps  in  Camp  Meade. 

When  the  Regiment  arrived  at  its  training  area  in  France,  the  Band  was 
billeted  with  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Esnoms.  There,  in  addition  to  its  work- 
as  a  musical  organization,  it  was  given  drill  and  instruction  in  "first  aid"  and 
litter  bearing.  ])reparatory  to  going  to  the  front. 

During  the  ])eriod  at  Esnoms,  Bandleader  I'ainter  was  ordered  to  proceed 
to  Paris  to  take  an  examination  for  commission  as  Band  Leader.  The  examina- 
tion was  conducted  by  the  world  famous  Walter  Damrosch,  and  Mr.  Painter 
was  one  of  the  few  who  passed  successfully.  He  was  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant.  Band  Leader,  L^.  S.  Army,  Augu.st  16,  1918. 

When  the  Regiment  took  over  the  trenches  in  Sector  .^04,  all  instruments 
were  salvaged,  and  the  Band  ceased  to  exist  as  a  musical  organization  until 
after  the  armistice,  exce])t  for  a  short  time  while  the  Regiment  was  in  the  Troyon 
sector.  Unlike  the  bands  of  other  fighting  units,  it  did  not  remain  in  the  rear 
but  was  divided  into  two  sections,  f)ne  under  Assistant  Bandleader  \'an  Tuyl 
and  the  other  under  -Sergeant  Lupton.  Its  members  furnished  the  Regiment  in 
the  front  line  trenches  with  rations  and  ammunition.  When  orders  were  received 
for  the  big  oflfensive  to  begin  on  September  26,  191S,  the  Band  was  redivided 
into  \arious  sections.  A  burial  detail  was  in  charge  of  Chaplain  Lancaster  and 
Lieutenant  Painter.  The  other  members  were  on  water  and  ration  details,  while 
some  acted  as  litter  bearers.  The  Band  continued  to  ])erform  duties  similar  to 
those  just  mentioned  until  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice.  Shortly  after  the 
cessation  of  hostilities  it  was  again  gathered  together  as  a  musical  organization. 


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(  )n  November  16,  191cS.  while  stationed  at  Damvillers,  the  Band  suffered  a 
temporary  loss  when  Lieutenant  Painter  was  ordered  to  proceed  to  Chaumont- 
sur-Marne  to  officiate  as  an  instructor  at  the  school  for  bandleaders  of  the 
American  Expeditionary  Forces.  This  was  a  distinct  honor  for  the  Band  and 
more  so  for  Lieutenant  Painter,  who  was  selected  because  of  his  demonstrated 
aljility  as  an  instructor  and  leader  of  military  bands.  Lieutenant  Painter  rejoined 
the  Regiment  February  2.  1919.  During  his  absence,  the  Band  was  under  the 
leadersJiip  and  direction  of  Sergeants   Reynolds,  L'hl  and   Schultz. 

The  following  promotions  and  ap])ointments  of  non-commissioned  officers  of 
the  Band  Section  were  made  in  France:  Band  Corporal  Harry  A.  Shoop  and 
Hugh  y.  Ward  were  promoted  to  band  sergeants;  Musician  Lewis  Levick  was 
appointed  band  sergeant.  Musicians  Mateo  Del  Vecchio.  Harry  C.  Cooper,  Ralph 
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The  Cannon  I'latoon  took  shape  as  a  separate  unit  of  Headquarters  Com- 
pany on  May  5,  1918,  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Ledlie  I.  Laughlin  and 
Sergeants  Evan  J.  Rosser,  William  H.  Carroll,  Jr.,  and  Harry  H.  Pflugfelder. 
At  first  there  was  no  equipment,  but  a  complete  gun  and  caisson  were  soon 
afterwards  received   from   France,  aiul  great  was  the   interest  in  the  new  toy. 

Under  the  instruction  of  Lieutenant  Willard,  who  had  returned  from  a 
course  of  instruction  at  Fort  Sill,  the  Platoon  learned  to  handle  this  accurate  little 
weapon  eiTiciently.  Time  passed.  The  Division  sailed  for  France,  and  in  the 
training  area  at  Esnoms,  the  men  of  the  Platoon  learned  to  know  and  depend 
on  each  other  and  to  know  thoroughly  each  one's  work.  ( )n  the  night  of  the 
2Sth  of  September,  the  Platoon  was  ordered  to  report  to  the  C.  O.,  Third  Bat- 
talion, and  to  be  prepared  to  go  into  action  with  the  Trench  Mortar  Platoon, 
imder  Lieutenant  Maguire,  attached  as  ammunition  carriers  for  the  Cannon 
Platoon. 

At  daybreak  on  September  26,  19 IS,  the  Platoon  went  "over  the  top"  in  rear 
of  Company  "K,"  the  support  comjjany  on  the  right  of  the  Regimental  sector. 
From  the  very  start,  mules,  caissons  and  wheels  had  to  be  left  behind  and  the 
guns  and  ammunition  carried  by  hand  through  barbed  wire,  shell  holes  and 
marshes.  Late  that  afternoon,  when  the  Division  had  been  held  up  by  machine 
gun  tire,  the  one-pounders  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  Division  sector  found  their 
first  live  target  above  Malancourt,  and  Sergeant  Rosser's  crew  put  a  Boche 
machine  gun  out  of  action.  This  permitted  a  company  of  the  ,i.Sth  Infantry  (4th 
Division)  on  our  right  to  move  forward  and  Iirought  fortli  thanks  from  a 
lieutenant  of  that  company. 

On  the  27th,  the  guns  moved  forward  with  the  Third  Battalion  to  the  crest 
abo\e  Septsarges  without  an  opportunity  to  fire.  On  the  28th,  when  the  Regi- 
ment went  forward  through  a  heavy  artillery  barrage  into  Nantillois,  the  Cannon 
Platoon  was  still  with  the  su]jport  company  of  the  Third  Battalion — "M"  Com- 
pany now — with  Sergeant  Pflugfelder's  crew  leading,  the  other  two  in  reserve. 
Here  the  Platoon  received  its  first  casualty,  when  Pri\ate  Friday  was  badly 
gassed. 

(  )n  the  morning  of  the  29th,  when  a  final  attack  was  made  on  the  enemy 
jiositions  around  Madeleine  Farm,  the  forward  gun  supported  the  attack,  firing 
at  a  building  in  the  woods  which  was  known  to  conceal  a  machine  gun  nest. 
Here  the  last  of  the  ammunition  was  used  up.  After  the  3rd  Division  had  made 
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P>efore  going  l)ack  again  into  the  line,  several  changes  occurred  in  tlie  personnel 
of  the  Platoon.  Lieutenant  l.aughlin  was  promoted  and  made  Regimental  Personnel 
Officer,  and  Sergeants  Pflugfelder  and  Rosser  were  sent  to  Officers  Training  Schools. 
leaving  Sergeant  Carroll  in  command  of  the  Platoon,  wdiich  was  filled  again  to  strengtli 
hy  new  drafts. 

October  .3()tli  fciund  the  .guns  in  reserve  near  tlie  Regimental  P.  C.  at  Molleville 
Farm.  .\t  8:IX}  P.  M.  that  day.  Major  Pierson.  commandin.g  the  First  Battalion,  called 
for  the  one-pounders.  One  gun  was  sent  forward  in  conimand  of  Corporal  Stead. 
The  only  way  open  was  through  Death  Valley,  which  certainly  lived  u))  to  its  name 
that  night.  The  shell  lire  was  terrific  and  the  night  hlack  as  ink.  Of  the  eleven  who 
started  forward,  oidy  three  reached  the  front  line  uninjured. 

During  the  next  few  days  the  gun  was  used  with  effect  in  local  operations.  On 
Xovemher  7th.  tlie  gun  was  withdrawn  and  the  Platoon  ordered  to  support  the  316th 
Infantry,  which  moved  forward  with  little  resistance  to  Etraye.  Here  the  one-pounders 
again  went  into  action  and  tlie  Platoon  lost  a  splendid  soldier  and  capalile  leader,  when 
Ser.geant  Carroll  was  killed  Iiy  an  H.  F.  sliell  a  he  was  rei)orting  to  Major  Pierson. 
commander  of  the   First    I'attalion. 

On  Xovemher  11th.  the  little  .guns  and  their  crews  were  mancmcriiig  for  a  posi- 
tion to  cover  the  advance,  when,  at  11  o'clock,  word  was  received  that  the  armistice 
had  heen  signed  and  hostilities  ceased. 

On  Xovemher  14th.  Lieutenant  W'illard.  returning  from  hospital,  took  conimand 
of  the  Platoon.  In  the  Thanksgiving  Day  parade,  the  Platoon  took  first  prize  among 
the  many  competitors,  with  a  ver}-  artistic  tableau  arranged  by  Corporal  Pietro  Ciavarra. 

One  other  series  of  triumphs  for  the  one-pounders  must  he  mentioned  in  closing. 
The  Platoon  took  ribbons  in  its  class  in  P.rigadc,  Division  and  Corps  horse  shows. 
Sergeant  McLaughlin's  crew  taking  the  Blue  Ribbon  in  the  9th  Corps  Show  for  ap- 
pearance and  condition  of  personnel.  ei|uipment  and  speed  in  .going  into  action.  Tlie 
only  re.gret  is  that  there  was  no  .\.  E.  1".  horseshovv  to  com[)ete  in — Xo  more  worlds 
to  con<|iter. 

TMF  .\1()L'\TI-;D  SFCTIOX 

The  .Mounted  .Section  of  Headquarters  Compain-  was  organized  in  early  October. 
1917  It  was  composed  originally  of  two  sergeants:  Sergeants  Fdniund  Miller,  ex- 
U.  S.  cavalryman,  and  George  ( VV'hoop-em-up )  Stevens,  who  was  formerly  a  cow- 
puncher  in  the  West.  Later,  the  followdng  men  were  added:  Charles  Riley,  a  familiar 
ligure  to  the  patrons  of  the  race  tracks  of  United  States  and  Canada.  Tliomas  Reeder. 
John   West,   Flmer   Rabiger  and    IClmer  Sullivan.     Tlie   Section   was   built   up   gradually 


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as  tlie  Regiment  developed,  and  included  men  trcim  many  walks  of  life  anil  \arying 
nationalities.  There  were  Tony  Palmitesta,  who  had  seen  service  in  the  Italian  Cavalry, 
Tony  Corosanite.  another  son  of  "Sunny"  Italy,  also  an  ex-cavalryman,  William  M. 
Smith,  Joseph  McNeills,  Jacob  Sholderer,  Charles  Wicker  (an  ex-"gob"),  Julian  Le- 
Fevre  (ex-cowpuncher ),  John  Lear,  William  Stier,  John  S.  Carney  (Izzy,  the  Ranch- 
man), and  John  Quinn  (ex-Philadelphia  Mountetl  "Cop").  These  were  the  original 
men  of  the  Mounted  Section. 

The  training  of  the  Section  was  held  up  to  a  great  degree  owing  to  the  fact  that 
no  saddles  were  issued  during  the  first  few  months  in  camp.  The  horses  and  men, 
Iinwever.  were  kept  in  trim  through  long  hours  of  "monkey-drilling."  About  this  time 
the  Baltimore  Parade  was  being  boomed.  As  the  plans  for  the  parade  developed,  it  be- 
came evident  that  saddles  were  necessary  if  the  Section  was  to  take  part.  Hurry  or- 
ders and  requisitions  were  speedily  filled,  and  all  necessary  equipment  was  issued  April 
1,  1918.  April  4th  saw  the  Mounted  Section  on  the  march  to  Baltimore  where  the 
parade  was  to  be  held.  The  Section  was  highly  praised  by  the  Commanding  Officer 
for  the  splendid  appearance  and  good  horsemanship  shown  on  both  march  and  parade. 

On  April  15th,  1918,  Corporal  Louis  Heim  was  promoted  to  sergeant.  Lieutenant 
Maguire  was  transferred  to  the  Trench  Mortar  Platoon,  leaving  the  Section  without  a 
commissioned  officer,  but  under  the  command  of  Sergeant  Heim,  who  made  an  able 
leader. 

The  Section  finally  reached  France  and  was  located  in  the  little  village  of  Esnoms. 
Here  it  was  supplied  by  the  most  discouraging  lot  of  horses  that  a  troop  ever  topped. 
There  were  ten  big  Belgium  draft  horses,  weigliing  about  1,400  pounds  and  built  like 
freight  cars,  with  two  smaller  ones  which  liad  Iieen  gassed  in  the  French  service. 
.Shortly  after  its  arrival  in  France,  the  Mounted  Section  was  broken  up  and  its  various 
members  were  attached  to  different  liattalions,  brigades,  etc.  The  work  of  the  Mounted 
Section  continued  along  the  line  mentioned  until  after  the  signing  of  the  .\rmistice. 
At  Damvillers  and  Chaumont-sur-Aire  new  mounts  were  issued. 

On  April  13,  1919.  when  the  Division  was  transferred  from  the  Ninth  Army  Corps 
to  the  S.  O.  S.,  all  horses  were  turned  in  to  the  liig  A.  E.  F.  Remount  Section  at  Nevers. 
This  was  a  sad  day  for  the  Mounted  Section,  for,  from  this  time  on,  all  its  riding  was 
done  on  hobnails.  It  was  quite  a  joke  among  the  other  members  of  the  Comiiany. 
When  they  passed  one  of  the  Alounted  Section  they  wovdd  jokingly  say  "Shoulder  a 
gun  like  tlie  other   Doughboys,   for  your  goldbricking  days  are  over." 

THE  PIONEER  PLATOON 

The  organization  of  the  Pioneer  Platoon  was  completed  on  May  5,  1918,  when 
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weeks,  the  training  of  the  Pioneers  was  exactly  the  same  as  tliat  for  rifle  companies, 
but  later  was  clianged  to  include  digging  of  trenches,  building  shelters,  dugouts,  stand- 
ings, drains,  sumps,  bridges,  etc. 

While  at  Camp  Meade,  the  I'latoim  was  called  ujjon  several  times  to  put  into 
practice  the  things  it  had  studied  in  the  way  of  construction.  It  built  trenches,  dug- 
outs, bayonet  courses,  also  the  corral  that  surrounded  the  315th  Infantry  staldes.  For 
the  latter  piece  of  work  the   Platoon  was  higlily  commended  l)y  Colonel   Rosenbaum. 

The  Platoon  reached  France  and  finally  Esnoms,  its  home  in  the  Tenth  Training 
Area.  Lieutenant  Hingman  was  in  command  most  of  the  time  while  at  Esnoms.  "Uncle 
Bing"  was  well  liked  and  the  Platoon  regretted  his  leaving  just  before  going  into  ac- 
tion. He  was  succeeded  b\'  Lieutenant  W  illard  lor  whom  the  boys  had  the  highest 
respect  and  re.garil.  The  training  at  l'!!snoms  was  continued  along  tlie  same  lines  as 
started  at  Camp  .Meade. 

When  the  Regiment  took  over  Favry  sub-sector  (Sector  304).  a  S(iuad  of  the  Pio- 
neers was  sent  to  each  of  the  three  battalions:  the  remaining  sepiads  were  left  on  duty 
at  Regimental  P.  C.  The  details  sent  to  the  trenches  were  very  busy  during  their  entire 
stay  there.  The  trenches  were  in  a  deploralile  condition,  having  deteriorated  during 
the  four  years  of  occupancy  by  tlie  French.  They  had  to  be  revetted,  sumps  dug  and 
duck-walks  built  in  order  to  make  them  habitable.  When  orders  were  received  for 
the  big  offensive  to  begin  on  the  26th,  the  Platoon  was  assemliled  for  the  purpose  of 
cutting  lanes  through  the  masses  of  wire  entanglements,  so  that  the  infantry  would 
not  be  retarded  in  the  attack.  For  two  nights  the  Platoon,  divided  into  six  teams,  cut 
their  way  through  wire  from  the  outposts  to  the  advance  P.  C.  at  trench  "Gabriel."  On 
the  morning  of  the  attack,  liehind  a  barrage  of  smoke  bombs,  the  details  continued  their 
work  of  wire-cutting  through  "No  Man's  Land"  up  to  the  trenches  occupied  by  the 
Germans.  During  this  period  the  platoon  was  affectionately  called  the  "Meat  Hangers" 
by  its  platoon  commander.  During  the  attack,  the  Pioneers  were  called  upon  to  per- 
form such  various  duties  as  preparing  P.  C.'s,  constructing  drains,  carrying  ammuni- 
tion, evacuating  wounded  and  liringing  rations  to  the  front.  On  September  30tli, 
Sergeant  Howard  LeQuin  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Platoon  after  Lieutenant 
Willard  had  been  wounded  and  evacuated  to  a  hospital. 

-At  the  second  time  the  Regiment  went  into  tlie  lines,  the  Platoon  was  greatly 
depleted.  The  work  was  very  similar  to  that  of  the  first  offensive.  The  members  func- 
tioned mainly  as  runners,  burying  details,  ammunition  carriers,  ration  details  and  gas 
sentries. 

Upon  the  si.gning  of  the  armistice  and  the  withdrawal  of  the  Re.giment  from  the 
lines,  the  Platoon  was  assend)led  with  the  rest  of  Headquarters  Company  at  Damvillers. 
Here  it  was  kei)t  busy  constructing  stables,  billets,  sheds,  etc.  In  addition,  it  partici- 
pated in  many  maneuvers,  terrain  exercises,  parades,  review-s  and  close  order  drill.  From 
then  on  until  the  final  demobilization  of  the  315th  Infantry  at  Camp  Dix,  the  Pioneer 
Platoon  functioned  normally  with  Headquarters  Compan\',  putting  forth  at  all  times 
its  best  efforts  to  further  the  interests  of  the  Regiment. 

THE  SIGNAL  PLATOON 

The  Signal  Platoon  was  organized  May  S,  1918,  and  consisted  of  experienced  men, 
such  as  electrical,  telephone  and  wireless  workers  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant 
Francis  A.  Chidsey.  There  were  a  few  weeks  of  intensive  training  at  Camp  Meade  before 
sailing  for  F'rance.  on  radio,  telephone,  buzzerphone,  blinker  lights,  wire  laying,  and 
other  means  of  communication,  as  well  as  on  a  general  line  of  signal  work. 

Upon  arrival  in  the  training  area  overseas,  the  Signal  Platoon  was  billeted  with 
the  Company  in  F.snoms  for  about  a  week  and  was  then  sent  to  Isomes  on  July  29, 
1918,  for  special  training  in  signalling  and  all  its  various  branches.  This  training  at 
Isomes  included  liaison  contests,  in  which  the  signal  platoons  of  the  four  infantry 
regiments  of  the  Division  took  part.  The  315th  Infantry  si,gnalmen  proved  their  su- 
])eriority  over  the  other  signal  platoons  by  winning  all  contests,  wdiich  were  held  un- 
der tlie  supervision  of  officers  of  the  3()4th  b'ield  Signal  Battalion.  .-Xfter  the  comple- 
tion of  this  course  at  Isomes.  the  Platoon  returned  to  the  Company  at  Esnoms  and 
started   training  for  both  defensive  and   offensive  warfare. 

\\  hen  the  Company  arrived  at  Camp  Civile  on  September  13th,  the  Platoon  was 
divideil  into  four  sections  with  a  sergeant  in  charge  of  each  section.     A  small  detach- 


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meiit  of  men  from  tlie  304th  Field  Signal  Battalion  was  also  attached  to  each  section. 
These  sections  were  distrilmted  throughout  the  Regiment,  one  to  each  battalion  and 
one  to  Regimental  lleadquarters.  "Jerr3'"  paid  the  Regiment  a  number  of  visits  in  his 
bombing  planes  during  the  stay  in  Sector  304,  and  on  the  thn-d  day  in  the  trenches  the 
Signal  Platoon  suffered  its  first  casualty  when  Private  Harry  P.  Boland  was  hit  in  the 
leg  by  a  shell  fragment  and  later  evacuated  to  the  hospital. 

At  last,  after  thirteen  days  of  anxious  waiting  for  zero  hours,  our  troops  finally 
went  over  the  top,  and  the  situation  changed  from  trench  to  open  warfare.  Owing  to 
the  rapid  advance  of  the  infantry,  it  soon  became  evident  that  runners  and  teleplione 
would  be  the  only  means  of  liaison  possible  to  use,  and,  as  the  telephone  stations  were 
open  for  only  a  brief  period,  it  was  necessary  for  members  of  the  Signal  Platoon  to 
carry  on  their  backs  quantities  of  heavy  equipment  such  as  reels  of  wire,  telephones, 
switchboards,  storage  batteries  and  so  on. 

During  the  first  two  days  of  the  drive,  the  members  of  the  Platoon  were  kept  on 
the  jump,  day  and  night,  installing  new  lines  and  patrolling  and  repairing  the  lines 
already  established.  On  the  morning  of  the  third  day,  September  28th,  all  the  trench 
equipment  tliat  could  not  be  used  in  open  warfare  was  salvaged.  Later  that  same  day, 
the  Regimental  P.  C.  was  advanced  to  Nantillois,  and  again  the  move  required  the  lay- 
ing of  a  great  many  new  lines.  The  lines  suffered  a  great  deal  from  enemy  shell-fire 
and  reciuired  cinistant  patrolling  day  and  night  to  keep  up  the  service.  In  this  work 
the  men  were  harrassed  by  the  fire  of  enemy  snipers,  and  searching  parties  made  up 
of  signalmen  and  men  from  other  platoons  were  sent  out  to  put  the  German  sharpshoot- 
ers to  rout.  After  combing  the  woods,  they  finally  succeeded  in  stopping  the  fire 
and  brought  in   three  prisoners. 

On  September  30th,  the  Regiment  was  relieved  and  the  Platoon  was  ordered  to 
rejoin  Headquarters  Company.  After  a  five  day  hike,  Thillombois  was  reached,  where 
Regimental  Headquarters  was  established  during  the  stay  of  the  315th  Infantry  in  the 
Troyon  sector.  While  stationed  at  Thillomliois,  the  efficient  leader  of  the  Signal 
Platoon,  Lieutenant  Chidsey,  was  returned  to  the  United  States  as  an  instructor  in 
liaison  work.  He  was  succeeded  by  Sergeant  Paul  B.  Jenkins,  who  had  already  been 
recommended  for  a  commission. 

The  Platoon  again  started  for  the  front  on  October  25th,  but  this  time  greatly 
reduced  in  strength,  there  being  only  33  men  all  told.  Before  going  into  the  line,  the 
Platoon  was  again  divided  into  four  sections  and  assigned  to  the  various  battalions 
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iiislied  li}-  llif  ,?04tli  licld  Signal  Battalion.  Thf  Kcginicnt  touk  over  its  new  scctur 
on  the  night  of  October  29th  under  very  heavy  shell  lire,  and  at  the  same  time  the 
nienil)ers  of  the  Signal  Platoon  took  over  the  three  telephones  and  erne  switch-board 
which  had  already  been  established  in  the  sector. 

In  the  Gran<le  Montagne  sector  the  front  line  llattalion  V.  C.  was  sitnaled  a  great 
distance  from  Regimental  P.  C  a  fact  which  necessitated  Inies  being  strung  directly 
through  what  was  known  as  "Death  Valley."  This  particular  spot  was  under  con- 
tinuous shell-lire,  lioth  gas  and  high  explosive,  and  this  Hoche  "strafifing"  made  the 
valley  very  dangerous  as  well  as  being  exceedingly  destructive  to  the  lines.  Efforts 
W'ere  made  from  time  to  time  to  run  lines  by  different  routes,  one  of  which  ran 
as  far  as  a  mile  nut  of  the  direct  course,  luit  all  to  no  avail.  The  enemy  shell  lire  was 
too  heavy. 

By  stringing  the  wire  on  trees  and  poles,  anil  also  by  establishing  relay  stations. 
lines  from  the  Kegmiental  P.  C.  to  the  different  battalions  were  maintained  and  ex- 
tended. These  lines  were  being  constantly  broken  by  shell-lire.  and.  as  the  ni.ghts  were 
intensely  dark,  linemen  going  out  to  patrol  and  repair  the  hues  had  to  run  every  inch 
of  wire  through  their  hands  until  they  found  the  break.  Laying  a  raincoat  on  one  end. 
they  would  star!  out  in  search  of  tlie  other  end  of  the  break,  and  this  would  usually 
be  found  about  .TO  or  -4(1  leet  away,  (lltentimes  this  rejiair  work  had  to  he  done  during 
a  gas  attack. 

The  Regimental  1'.  C.  advanced  on  Xcjvember  9th.  following  the  retreat  of  the 
enemy,  and  was  located  on  the  side  of  a  hill  near  Etraye.  Xew  lines  were  laid  from 
this  position  to  the  various  outposts  and  observation  stations.  The  follow-ing  days 
the  lines  were  extended,  and  it  was  while  directing  one  of  these  extensions  on  the  morn- 
ing of  November  11th  that  the  Regiment  lost  one  of  its  bravest  members.  Sergeant 
Paul   B.  Jenkins,  who  made  the  supreme  sacrifice  in  the  last  lew  minutes  of  hostilities. 

-After  the  armistice,  the  Platoon  rejoined  the  Company  at  Damvillers  and  again 
upheld  its  rei)utation  by  establishing  and  maintaining  a  system  of  telephone  commiuii- 
cation  with  the  surrounding  villages  occupied  by  the  units  of  the  79th  Division.  It 
was  here  that  the  Platoon  was  again  filled  to  its  original  strength  by  drawing  from 
tlie  rifle  companies.  In  a  shtirt  time  tlie  signalmen  were  liard  at  work  constructing  an 
electric  light  sjstem  for  the  shell-wrecked  town  of  Damvillers,  motors,  generators  and 
other  equipment  being  salvaged  from  a  (jerman  camp  nearby. 

W  hen  the  Regiment  moved  to  Chaumont-sur-.-\ire.  the  Signal  Platoon  was  .given 
the  task  of  operating  a  commercial  system  of  telephones.  One  hundred  and  fifty  lines 
were  run  into  a  I'rench-American  switch-board,  thus  making  possible  communication 
with  all  the  principal  cities  in  France.  Radio  communication  w-as  also  used  extensively 
and  met  with  such  success  as  to  receive  commendation  from   I'rigadier  General  Johnson. 

T)ip  Signal  Platoon  continued  its  work  in  the  manner  outlined  right  up  to  the  tinal 
demobilization  of  the  Regiment  at  Camp  Dix  on  June  9th.  1919.  but  let  not  the  reader 
belie\e  that  running  telephone  lines,  constructing  electric  li.gbt  jiosts  and  maintaining 
all  forms  of  communication  w-as  the  only  sort  of  w-ork  that  the  Signal  Platoon  engaged 
in.  Terrain  exercises,  maneuvers,  inspections,  parades  and  scpiads  cast  and  west  all  fell 
to  the  lc)t  of  the  315th  Infantrj-  signalmen,  just  as  they  did  to  all  other  members  in 
the  great  brotherhood  of  American   Doughboj-s. 

THE  TREXXH   MORTAR   Pl.ATOOX 

On  May  5.  1918.  ten  men  from  each  company  in  the  Regnnent  were  transferred  to 
Headquarters  Company  in  order  to  bring  that  organization  to  full  war  strength,  pre- 
parator)'  to  sailing  for  l^'rance.  When  these  men  arrived  and  the  Company  was  at  full 
strength,  the  (|ualification  cards  were  gone  over  and  the  men  organized  into  platoons. 
Thus  the  Trench  Mortar  Platoon  came  into  e.xistence.  The  men  were  carefully  selected 
and  each  was  uttc  or  less  of  a  specialist. 

The  study  of  the  trench  mortar,  or  Stokes  Mortar  as  it  was  called,  was  made  un- 
der the  able  tutelage  of  Lieutenant  Bingman.  who  admitted  that  "S(|uads  east"  and 
"squads  west"  would  not  win  the  war  and  that  each  man  should  train  and  become  a 
specialist.  The  study  of  gun  and  range  estimation  was  foimd  to  be  a  pleasant  task  and 
the  Platoon  developed  rai)idly.  In  the  middle  of  May,  Lieutenant  Maguire  was  assigned 
to  the  Trench  Mortar  Platoon.  Lieutenant  Bingman  taking  charge  of  the  Pioneer  Platoon. 

Finally  came  the  movement  overseas,  and  the  training  area.  Esnonis.  was  reached. 
A  hard  schedule  was  drawn  up,  and  for  five  weeks  the  "Bombers"  went  through  the 
most  rigid  kind  of  training.  On  September  8th.  about  4:(K1  .\.  M..  orders  were  received 
at  the  different  billets  that  all  bedsacks  should  be  emptied,  packs  made  U]).  an<l  every- 
thing made  ready  for  a  cpiick  move.     There  was  great   hustle  and   bustle,  and  in  short 


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and   n;LcirerS\v1er:^V^r'Bif  &a?;el"";:;^rd"  °'  ^'"  P'^r"  "'^-"^  -'"'-'  packs 

of  amnunmjon  an.l  eighteen  (18)  one-pound  sheHs.  to  k4e,7prce  whh     Je  T„  "nt  v     "' 
boys^  co.Ud  not  dislod.e"d;e^  Tnen"/,  X  hld^r  i^'rai' ^^si/i^on^'^^  '^^'^=^"^'-'  •■°""-'^'^- 

a  rest  camp      Tie  Bon     et^ff^^^^^^  ^"^''-^  ^"^"^  "'^''^'''^  '^^'^'^  *« 

three  of  which  resulted  In  deaths  ^  ^  casualt.es  on  the.r  hrst  visit  to  the  front, 

vvher?:  r^Tti,^g7eHo'fVa".t'e;t'd   ^^''='^''"'='-''  '"''   ''""'   "'"'^   '"   Thillomhois. 
the  linfc  "^"""g  period   was  given  and   things  were  put   in   shape   for  the   next  trin   to 

ammunition  thr"uol    Death   Vall^v  w^l  .  of  moving  the  guns  and   1,500  rounds  of 

work   the   Trench  ^}j;^'V^?^l^   ^^  ^v^r'^Sl^^  ^;e  ^\:;:^ri^-'^anlf-:;;j 


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HEADQUARTERS  COMPANY 

detonated  in  a  little  wooden  shack  just  above  Molleville  Farm,  while  enemy  shells 
breaking  all  around  rather  spurred  than  retarded  the  work. 

By  5  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  November  4th,  the  Trench  Mortar  Platoon  had 
accomplished  what  seemed  impossible,  and  on  the  minute  of  five  the  Stokes  barrage 
was  falling  in  the  woods  infested  by  the  Boche.  On  the  entire  battalion  front  the 
Trench  Mortar  Platoon  was  brought  into  play.  The  rapid  movement  of  the  Platoon 
was  greatly  aided  by  carrying  parties  from   the  Third    Battalion. 

The  314th  Infantry  took  over  the  sector  on  November  Sth,  and  the  Trench  Mortar 
Platoon  was  ordered  to  support  the  316th  Infantry,  which  was  receiving  terrihc  losses 
from  enemy  machine  gunners.  Rumors  were  current  that  the  Armistice  would  soon 
be  in  effect,  but  this  in  no  way  interfered  with  the  Bombers,  who  were  functioning 
as  they  never  had  before.  They  arrived  on  the  scene,  and,  as  the}'  had  everything 
in  readiness,  no  time  was  lost  and  the  shells  were  soon  falling  on  the  enemy's  lines, 
the  Boche  grudgmgly  giving  up  ground.  After  its  work  was  accomplished,  the  Platoon 
reported  back  to  the  new  Regimental  P.  C.  which  had  been  established  below   Etraye. 

At  night  the  Supply  Company  brought  up  some  much-needed  trench  mortar  am- 
munition, and  the  men  set  to  work  cleaning  their  guns  and  detonating  the  shells. 
However,  there  was  no  necessity  for  throwing  over  another  barrage,  as  the  memorable 
day  of  Novendier  11th  was  on  hand,  and  with  it  came  the  end  of  the  great  war. 

Following  the  Armistice  the  Platoon  moved  into  the  ruined  town  of  Damvillers. 
There,  all  the  famous  engagements  were  fought  over  again  in  the  form  of 
battalion  and  regimental  maneuvers.  Thus  was  our  time  spent  in  and  around  the  ruins 
of  Damvillers.  Christmas  Day  was  not  like  one  at  home,  but  there  was  a  certain  spirit 
of  good-will  and  cheer  that  helped  to  hll  out  the  program. 

The  next  day  all  moved  out  and  after  a  three  day  hike  settled  down  in  Chaumont- 
sur-Aire.  There  the  Platoon  was  reorganized,  close  order  drill  and  inspections  again 
came  into  vogue,  and  we  were  once  again  in  the  .\rmy.  There  it  was,  also,  that  the 
Platoon  received  trench  mortar  carts  and  the  added  care  of  twelve  (12)  horses.  This 
work  relieved  the  Platoon  of  the  necessity  of  the  scjuad  drill  and  the  manual  of  arms, 
and  all  interest  was  diverted  to  the  care  of  the  carts  and  the  animals.  After  a  three 
months'  stay  at  Chauniont,  the  company  moved  to  Rimaucourt.  where  all  horses,  carts 
and  eciuipment  were  turned  in.  Lieutenant  Borbidge  assumed  charge  of  the  Platoon 
there.  From  Rimaucourt.  the  move  to  Vertou  was  made  and  then  to  the  U.  S.  S.  Saiitii 
Hiixii  at  St.  Nazaire. 

The  trip  across  the  Atlantic  passed  quickly  enough,  and  on  May  30th.  the  Platoon 
arrived  once  more  in  the  old  U.  S.  A.  A  quick  journey  to  Camp  Dix.  a  few  days  hustle 
and  bustle  about  the  discharge  center,  and  at  last  the  long  awaited  day  arrived — on 
June  9,  1919.  the  last  of  the  Bombers  were  discharged  and  tlie  Trench  Mortar  Platoon 
passed  to  its  final  resting  place  in  the  files  of  the  War  Department. 


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Roster  of  Headquarters  Company 

September  1,  1918 


FIRST 
l.i-<llii-    I.    I.auKhli?! 


LIETTRNANTS 

Edward  J\.  Masnire 


CAriATN 

War.)    W.    rii-is 


REGIMENTAL  SERGEANT  MA.IORS 
,^aiiuiel    II.    AdauiK 
Norman  E.  Humphreys 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
.Tr.s4'|»h    R.    Ringman  Joseph   C.    Painter 

Franiis  A.   Chidse.v  Russell  M.  Willard 

BATTALION  SERGEANT  MA.TORS 
Authon.v    I'.    Pavitt 
Raymond    E.    HoUenbaeh 
Russell    M.    McMahou 


FIRST  SERGEANl' 
Aathiiny  S.   T.vliski 


ASSISTANT  BAND  LEADER 
Ralph   I.    Van  Tuyl 


COLOR  SERGRA.VTS 
•Tfilni    .1.    Campbell 
Robert    Simpson 

.Toseph     R.     BrtHiks 
George  E.  S.  Earnest 
.James  J,  Furey 


Albert     v..     Andrews 
Albert    J.    Barnes 
Carl  F.   Bauer 
Vietor  P.   Cook 
.Toliii    P,    Deneen 
John   Dougherty 
Joseph    C.     Friekie 


srpri.Y    SERGEANT 
Beniard    F.    Gallen 


SERGEANT   BCGLER 
William    J.    Lnptou 

MESS  SERtJEANT 
Ge<jrge  H.   Gennett 


SERGEANTS 
Edwaril    P.    Golden  Howard   Le   Quinn 


T.fuiis  S.   Heim 
Paul   B.   Jenkins 


Elwood  3.   McBride 
Evan  J.  Rosser 


CORl'ORALS 


Ralph  Goblwater 
Joel   W.    Greentield 
Raymond    O.   Heist 
Charles  J.    Keller 
John    Lipsett 
William    McCartney 


Joseph    V,    MeNellis 
Carl    R.    Martin 

Elmer   Mo v 

Earnest    N.    Mit<hell 
Charles    B.    Reilly 
Alban  E,   Samuel 


BAND  SERGEANT 
Frank   Reynolds 

STABLE    SERGEANT 
Edmniul   B.    Miller 


Henry  C.  Srharles 
Charles  J.   Weiss 


John  H.   Schaffer 
Edward  J.   Sheridan 
Chance   L.   Spering 
Ra.ymond   A,    Wert 
Harry  G.   C.    AVilliams 
Andrew  WoUersheim 


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HAND  ((IRI'ORAI.S 

I-nzariis   II.    Hniwn 
William   s.    I.it'lxTina 
Hurry  A.   Slmop 
Hut-Ii   J,    Ward 

James  A.  lirci-n 
Harry  C.  (Viopcr 
KImcr   W.   t'ressinaii 


Roster  of  Headquarters  Company-Contim; 


MUSICIANS.    FIRST   CLASS 
LniKi    Sanlosold 
Ji.liii   W.    Slahl 


Ml'SICIANS.    SECOND   CLASS 
Matico  Del   Veci-hii. 
Jucoi)  L'hl 
Walter  E.   Wood 


MrslCIANS. 
diaries    Fensterniaeher 
Harry  J.   V.   Freas 
BdKar  F.    Hand 


THIRD  CLASS 
William   1). 
Tony  S.    Lneera 
Frank    H.    iMerz 


JIars 


Charles    P.    EUv(dI 
Earl  Kirst 
Benjamin   W.   .Mille 


Harry  W.  Hell 
Julius  T.  Bloeh 
Harry    n.    Bolnnd 
Ceorf^e    Bradley 
Norman    Brower 
Charles   Cafanaeli 
Jaeol)  Cohen 
William  J.   Conran 
Antonio    Corosanite 
Matthew    It.    Czarnecki 
John  A.  Eisele 
Earl    F.    Ford 
John   F.    Fo.\ 
Tluunas   J.    (.Jalligan 
John  Garraty 


Manriio  li.   Ahrauis 
Harry    T.    Althofer 
Charles     Balie 
Edward    l!a<'kert 
William    H.    Heeker 
Walter   F.    Hehr 
John    S.    Bellerjeau 
James   E.    Beissel 
William   II.  Bertolet 
.\lhert    H.    liirkenniaier 
Raymond  (i.    Billerheck 
Wesley  G.  Boyd 
Terrente  J.  Bowden 
Thomas  J.   Brannigan 
<:lenn    W.    Brosius 
Frank    llnckley 
Stanley   Bndney 
Horaee   Bnmm 
Clarenee  W.   Carnahau 
I'ietro  Ciavarra 

Anthony    F.    Clapper 

Alexander    D.    Clark 

Joseph    B.    Clarke 

James    C.     Clineff 

John    F.   J.    Conway 

Joseph    F.    Coyne 

Sanniel    .\.    Craig 

Todil  A.   Crofford 

I'eter  Dane 

Frank    Davis 

Robert    II.    Davis 

Frank  H.   DeLori 

John  B.   Dempsey 

Charles    G.    Dewees 

Edward  M.   Donnhoe 

James  Dougherty 

William    J.    DouKherty 

Norman    K.   Esolf 

Sidney   K.    Egolf 

Riehard    R.    Elliott 

John    V.    Ensslen 

Jewel   Fairbaiik 

Chester  Fasiek 

Michael    J.    Fern 

William    ("'.    PMtzgerald 

Robert  J.   Ford 

lliirr.v    Forkner 


William    S.    Burton 
Everett    Griltith 
Earnest  Krallis 

Frank  Augustyn 
Frank  B.  Christensnn 
Frank  I'.  Fehr 
Ord    Fletrher 


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Harry  E.  S<-hroeder 
Harrison  M.  .Snyder 
.Michael  B.  Trodden 


MECHANICS 

Harry    H.    Amnmn 
Howard    K.    Barnes 
Richard  J.    Canavnn 


I'RIVATES.   FIRST  CLASS 


.\iii:nst    W,    Crcl,,. 
John    C.    Grciomc- 
Charles    F.    Orueber 
Rene  Guillard 
George  A.  Guthernian 
J<»hn    Hagan 
Joseph    E.    Ileini 
John    F.    Hines 
Charles  .\.    Keating 
Walter    H.    Kellv 
WaltcT    E.    Latubs 
William   .\.    Lewis 
John  C.    Loeh 
Wilson    .McCancnc'ss 
William  A.   .Mctilynn 


Charles    A.    .Mc-l.anghlin 
August    .\.    Marki-rt 
John    H.    Miller 
William   J.   Mooni^y 
George  V.  M(U-ris " 
John    1'.    Nixon 
Elmer   A.    Norris 
Ralph    Peters 
Frank  Quinn 
John    F.    Qninn 
Edward   M.    Reese 
Arthur  S.   Roberts 
Elton    S.    Ruth 
.John    F.    Sc-hnltz 
Myer    M.    Sehwerin 


John   A.    Fox 

John    L.    Freas 

Joseph    Friday 

Charles    I.    Friednnin 

John   F.   Friel 

John    Gearv 

William   T.    Gilbert 

Charles  W.   Greentrc-e 

Patric-k    Griffin 

Herbert   H.    Grob 

Arthur   (inv 

Cluirles    Ilafner 

Clyde    IT.    Hahn 

Floyd    B.    Hall 

Willian>    A.    Hall 

Rcdand    R.    Hamilton 

Charles    F.    Hardie 

William    A.    Hartranfl 

Fergus   R,    Hassard 
Walter  E.    Heine 
William    J.    HellcT 
Earl,-  R.   Ilit.hner 
William   Ilober 
Wilbur  R.   Iloc-ltzid 
Samuel    Hood 

Ad h   K.   Iloran 

Ahmze  Hotz 
Leonard   R.   Howes 
Wiliain   P.   Hunt 
Edward    Hunter 
Alulrea    Innaurato 
Ro.v    E.   Johnson 
Joseph    B.   Jones 
Charles  J.   KamnuTer 
Charles    Kappel 
Carl    E.    Karris 
John  J.    Keating 
Mark   M.    Kelly 
John   J,    Kenney 
Thomas   F.    Kennev 
Martin    A.    Kilpatriek 
Walter  F.   Klingenhafer 
Frederick    G.    Knott 
Charles   A.    Koenig 
Samuel    Kosniin 
George    E.    Kraeiner 


PRIVATES 


Charles    E.    Kurzc-nknabe 
Paul   R.   Lansing 
Nicholas   N.    Larkins 
A  alentine  A.   Laufer 
William   J.    Lawlcr 
Alvin    Laws 
John   P.    I>eamev 
John   A.    P.    Lear 
Charles  L.  Lefferts 
Louis  Levick 
David    Lindsay 
John    B.    .Mc-Caugbtrv 
Frank    L.    .\tcGralh 
Alfred    G.    Mctjuate 
James   M.    MaeChiy 
Charles    H.    Maier 
Thomas   B.    .Mallov 
Frank   J.    Marchctti 
Frank    X.    Martin 

Abraham   Martwoy 

Morris    B,    Mcuitz 

Thomas   Miecznic-k 

Fred    P.    Morgen 

David    E.    Mover 

Frank  J.   Miilc-uhy 

John    .Mnlcahy 

George   A.    .Miilvey 

George   W'.    Mvers 

Clarence   T.    Nash 

Albert     A.     Neely 

Wilbour   .M.    Nilwuar 

Harry  R.   Noniiemaker 

Thomas  F.    O'Rourke 

Antonio    Palmetista 

Albert    II.    I'fatT 

Wladyslius    Pmkakski 

Thomas   F.   Purcell 

John  A.   Quinn 

Harry   Rabinowitz 

Anthony    J.    Rafferlv 

Thomas  A.   Recdi-r 

Samuel    S.     Revel 

Lennie  Romine 

.VIphons   Rockelmnn 

.\lvin    Rutter 

Frank    W.    Savacool 


Joined  as  Replacements— October  26,  1918 


John    F 
John    M,  Dc-rn 


PRIV.\TES.   FIRST  CLASS 
Kremutes  Carl  J.   McMahon 

Clyde  C.   Tarpine 


PRIVATES 

August    L.    Sand 
Samuel   J.    Sander 
Cecil   R.  stone 


Peter  Hansen 
.\nion    Kalinowski 
Charles  G.    Pappas 


.\Ioysius  P.  Schmidt 
Ralph  R.  Seiberllng 
George   W.   Tholmis 

HORSESIIfJER 
Jacob    Sholderer 


Charles  W.  C.  Smilli 
John   L.    Smith 
Guiseppe  Spadafora 
Earnest   SteacI 
Louis   Stefan 
Elnjer  J.    Sullivan 
William  .M.   Sullivan 
Harry    E.    Tigimr 
John  W.  Townlev 
W'illiam    Wag.in'.r 
Josi.ph   C.    Walsh 
Henry   W.    Whitcouih 
Albert    K.    Wilson 
Harry    R.    Yarnall 


Fred   C.   Schenk 
Albert    F.   Schissler 
John   J.    Schramm 
William    Schwalbe 
.\rtlnir    J.     ScTanfon 
Joseph   A.   Shea 
Samuel    S.    Shore 
Thonms   J.    siwecki 
Daniel    T.    Smeclcly 
George   R.    Sniilh 
Herbert   J.   Smith 
Jciseph    F.    Smith 
Theodore    De    K.    Smith 
W'illiam    M.    Smitli 
Wiliam   J.    Smith 
Louis   Snvder 
Raliih   B.   Sprhiger 
lanl    P..    stabler 
M'illiam    Slappi-n 
William    Stier 
Charles   W.   Stout 
.Andrew   Strang 
Robert    Slrinc-ii 
Anthon.v  J.   Sweeney 
Bernard   F.    Sweene.v 
Thomas  A.    Sweeney 
Richard    A.    Taussig 
John  J.   Telnak 
John    Thompson 
Louis  J.    Trueter 
Leo   J.    \"as    Korlis 
Frank  A.   Walsh 
Edward   T.    Walton 
Edward   L.    Wegst 
Walter  J.    West 
Charles   Wic-ker 
.\IexandcM-  A.    Wiiks 
Robert    C.    Widmver 
.\lfred  M.   Williams 
Howard   L.    Williams 
Wiliam    Wilson 
Ralph  II.   Wire 
Otto  G.   Wolf 
George    Wood 
Stanley    H.    Woodburn 
Ignas   Yanulauge 
Fred    Zilnmerinan 


Perley    E.    Taplev 
Thoiiuis   Walker 


Herman  W.  Wachter 
William  G.  Wachter 
William  F.   Walsh 


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MACHINE  GUN  COMPANY 


The  Machine  Gun  Company,  Ijetter  known  as  the  Suicide  Club,  was  formed 
in  the  dark  and  stormy  days  of  September,  1917,  just  like  any  other  company 
in  the  Regiment,  i.  e.,  by  marching  a  bunch  of  cheerful  young  nuts  holding  the 
lucky  (  ?)  numbers  in  Uncle  Sam's  lottery  into  a  big,  bare,  pine  barracks.  After 
the  usual  inspections,  the  boys  were  each  given  a  hat  and  shirt.  Then  each  one 
was  asked  which  branch  of  the  service  he  preferred.  If  he  were  a  mechanic, 
that  was  just  exactly  what  the  Machine  Gun  Company  needed.  The  same  thing 
applied  to  bartenders,  hotel  clerks,  milk  men  and  chauffeurs  (on  account  of  their 
knowledge  of  mules),  etc. 

The  Company  trained  for  quite  a  while  as  a  rifle  company,  using  some  old 
discarded  blunderbusses  which  had  been  used  by  various  National  Guard  outfits. 
Later  it  received  the  up  to  date  Enfield  Model  Rifle.  The  Company  became  very 
proficient  in  the  Manual  of  Arms,  and  it  was  a  common  sight  to  see  the  men  in 
rifle  companies  hanging  out  of  the  windows  in  their  barracks,  watching  our 
boys  drill. 

.\fter  a  time  we  received  Colt  machine  guns  and  wooden  models  of  the 
\'ickers,  and  the  Company  had  very  strenuous  drill  in  the  art  of  quick  mounting 
and  dismounting  of  the  gun,  replacing  casualties  in  the  gun  team,  camouflaging 
gun  positions,  and  so  forth.  Finally,  these  make  shift  guns  were  all  turned  in, 
and  we  received  the  Browning  machine  guns,  which  made  an  immediate  hit,  and 
which  were  the  guns  we  eventually  used  against  the  Germans. 

The  exciting  time  for  the  Company  came  when  we  received  about  thirty  of 
the  wildest  mules  that  ever  tried  to  kick  their  shoes  off.  There  were  onlv  a  few 
men  in  the  Company  who  had  any  experience  with  animals,  and  every  time  the 
mules  were  gotten  back  safely  into  the  stal)les  after  a  hike  or  parade  everybody 
felt  very  much  relieved.  The  most  serious  mishap  we  had  in  the  stables  was 
during  the  preparations  for  the  famous  Baltimore  hike,  when  one  of  the  "quietest" 
mules  we  had  leaped  into  the  air,  and  on  the  return  trip  tried  to  jump  down  the 
throat  of  Lieutenant  Lucas,  who  lost  several  teeth  in  the  affair. 

Life  at  Camp  Meade  went  on  with  the  usual  happenings  that  you  have  read 
a1)()ut  in  many  stories,  and  in  May,  1918,  the  Company  was  filled  up  to  its  full 
strength,  172  men.  Then  began  the  rush  of  getting  everybody  equipped  and 
things  in  shape  for  the  trip  which  we  knew  was  coming  soon. 

On  July  7th.  we  entrained  and  started  for  Hoboken,  recei^•ing  a  tremendous 
ovation   all   along   the   line,   especially   at    Philadelphia,   the   home   town   of   the 


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MACHINE  GUN  COMPANY 

Regiment.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  our  dejiarture  was  secret,  it  was  remarkable 
how  many  relatives  were  at  the  ditTerent  stations  to  bid  the  boys  farewell.  We 
arrived  at  Jersey  City  that  niglit  and  the  next  morninsj  went  aboard  the  transport 
America. 

( )n  the  morning  of  July  li'~(th.  land  was  sighted  and  we  arrived  at  Mrest  at 
4  1'.  M.  that  date.  With  the  exception  of  a  small  detail,  which  went  ashore 
immediately  to  handle  the  baggage,  the  Com])any  did  not  disembark  until  the 
following  morning,  although  some  of  the  other  companies  in  the  Regiment  landed 
immediately.  We  marched  through  the  back  streets  of  Brest  and  out  into  the 
country  about  six  kilometers,  where  we  were  ushered  into  a  nice  wet  field,  and 
ordered  to  ])itch  tents.  This  was  called  .i  "rest  cam]),"  but  all  we  did  was  carry 
water  and  rations  for  about  a  mile  or  so,  and  hustle  field  ranges,  baggage,  etc., 
etc.  We  left  this  rest  cam|)  on  July  22nd,  bound  for  the  12th  Training  Area, 
but,  like  all  other  orders  in  the  army,  this  was  subject  to  change,  and  was 
changed,  as  we  went  to  the  10th  Area  instead. 

.•\fter  three  wonderful  d;iys  and  nights  on  the  train,  we  were  put  off  at  a 
j)lace  called  \'i\ey-Chalmessin.  Nobody  knew  where  we  were,  or  where  we  were 
going,  so  we  pitched  tents  in  a  neighboring  field,  and  it  was  here  that  we  were 
introduced  to  Vin  Rouge  while  waiting  for  somebody  to  give  an  order.  The 
next  morning  we  started  for  Chatoillenot,  arri\ing  after  a  hike  of  18  kilometers, 
and  there  we  were  billeted. 

The  ne.xt  six  weeks  formed  the  must  strenuous  periotl  in  the  history  of  the 
Com])any,  and  the  drill  was  long  and  tough.  <  )ne  day  we  received  our  horses 
and  carts,  and  those  poor  nags  would  ha\e  made  a  strong  man  weep.  Every 
Sunday  we  buried  a  couple  of  them.  They  had  all  the  diseases  that  a  horse  could 
have,  and  possibly  some  that  horses  never  had  before,  but  our  efficient  stable 
force,  under  the  supervision  of  Sergeant  McCartney,  brought  the  suffering  ani- 
mals around  into  ])retty  fair  shape  liefore  we  started   for  the  front  with  them. 

( )n  .^e])tember  Sth,  we  received  orders  to  get  all  equipment  together,  and 
then  hiked  to  \  aux,  where  we  entrained  and  rode  ;dl  night.     We  <letrained  at 


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Revigny  and  hiked  to  Hairoinille.  a  distance  of  27  kilos,  under  the  most  gruelling 
marching  conditions.  We  left  Haironville  on  the  evening  of  September  12th, 
hiked  a  kilo,  and  boarded  French  auto  trucks,  driven  by  Chinese  drivers.  Morning 
found  us  near  Rampont,  from  which  place  we  hiked  to  Domt)asle.  We  remained 
in  the  vicinity  of  Dombasle  for  two  days,  spending  the  time  in  getting  the  guns 
and  equipment  in  the  best  possible  condition. 

C)n  the  evening  of  the  second  day  we  proceeded  to  the  trenches,  guidt'd  by 
French  soldiers.  About  midnight  on  the  14th  we  reached  Sector  304,  where  we 
relieved  the  33,Srd  French  Infantry,  then  occupying  the  sector.  The  First  Platoon, 
under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Wallace,  was  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  sector 
held  by  the  First  Battalion,  315th  Infantry  ;  the  Second  Platoon,  under  Lieutenant 
Delaney,  was  in  the  center,  and  the  Third  Platoon,  under  Lieutenant  McDowell. 
was  on  the  extreme  left.  The  ne.xt  ten  days  were  rather  quiet,  and  the  boys  got 
their  first  real  idea  of  life  in  the  trenches,  of  which  they  had  heard  so  much. 

r)n  the  night  of  the  24th,  we  received  orders  to  pack  up  and  retire  to  P.  C. 
Cannebiere,  being  relieved  by  the  Machine  Gun  Company  of  the  316th  Infantry. 
The  next  day  we  made  final  preparations  for  the  big  jnisb  which  everybody  knew 
was  coming  off,  and  at  11  :30  F'.  M.  on  the  25th  the  artillerv  let  loose  the  biggest 
barrage  that  ever  had  been  put  over  on  either  side.  The  thunder  of  the  guns  lasted 
all  night.  At  5:30  A.  M.  the  next  morning,  the  fire  had  increased  in  intensity, 
until  it  seemed  that  the  lieavens  would  split,  and  the  boys  started  over  the  top. 

The  weather  was  fine,  and  the  advance  was  masked  by  a  big  smoke  screen. 
The  First  Platoon  was  on  the  right  of  the  First  Battalion  following  Company  "D," 
the  Second  Platoon  on  the  left  folloAving  Company  "B,"  and  the  Third  Platoon 
was  in  the  rear  of  the  Battalion,  in  reserve.  The  advance  was  practically  uninter- 
ru[)ted  for  the  first  day.  and  we  sto])ped  for  the  night  just  west  of  Malancourt. 
ha\ing  advanced  about  5  kilos.  (  )n  the  27th.  we  continued  the  advance,  and 
Montfaucon  was  passed  by  noon.  In  the  afternoon,  while  east  of  Montfaucon, 
word  came  that  the  Germans  were  counter  attacking  and  the  guns  were 
mounted  and  everything  put  in  readiness,  but  the  Boche  never  came.  It  was 
here  that  we  suffered  our  first  casualties.  During  the  afternoon.  Lieutenant  Wallace 
was  seriously  wounded  in  both  legs,  being  hit  by  shell  fragments.     The  advance 


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was  continued  until  darkness  and  heav)'  shell  fire  rendered  t'urtlu'r  ])roj4ress  im- 
possible. We  then  dug  in  about  a  kilometer  beyond  Montfaucon,  where  we  spent 
a  terrible  ni<rht,  under  a  jninishing  fire  of  gas,  shrapnel  and  high  explosives. 

rin-  next  day  we  again  advanced,  this  time  with  the  First  Battalion  acting 
as  an  assaulting  unit,  and  assisted  in  the  capture  of  Nantillois,  the  First  an(l 
Second  Platoons  here  getting  their  first  real  "target" — about  a  hundred  of  the 
enemy  retiring  on  our  right — and  they  "layed"  on  them  with  good  results.  We 
continued  on  to  the  Madeleine  I'^arni,  where  we  were  met  by  a  terrific  concen- 
tration (if  artillery  tire,  which  no  living  thing  could  go  through,  and  were  forced 
to  retire  a  short  distance  to  hill  274,  where  the  Infantry  reorganized  and  pushed 
forward  again  under  the  support  of  our  overhead  fire,  a  fire  as  intense  as  we 
could  make  it.  We  dug  in  and  spent  the  night  of  the  2Sth  on  hill  274,  and  on 
the  29th,  with  the  intense  artillery  fire  still  coming  o\er,  we  reorganized  and  took 
up  outpost  ])ositions  along  the  road  lieyond  Nantillois.  it  was  here  that  Captain 
Duncan  was  killed  and  Lieutenant  Delaney  mortally  wounded  l)y  a  high  ex])losi\e 
shell,      ('(jnimand   of  the  com])any   then  passed  to   Lieutenant   Lucas. 

The  morning  of  the  30th  brought  the  news  that  we  were  to  be  relie\ed  by 
the  3rd  Division.  That  afternoon  we  witlidrew,  having  been  relieved  by  the  3rd 
Division,  and  we  hiked  until  dark,  spending  the  night  in  the  open.  ( )n  the 
morning  of  ( )ctober  1st,  we  m.irched  back  to  Sector  304,  where  we  occupied  the 
old  trenches  for  two  days,  diuMng  wliich  time  we  got  a  few  liot  meals  and  remo\ed 
our  week-old  beards. 

(  )n  (  )ctol)er  3rd,  we  mo\ed  out  ;ind  hiked  to  Normandy  woods,  where  we 
stayed  until  night-fall.  We  hikeil  all  that  night,  until  4  o'clock  the  next  monnng, 
when  we  arrived  at  a  woods  just  outside  of  Senoncourt.  At  2  1'.  M.  we  moved 
out  again  and  hiked  until  7:30  I*.  ^L,  when  we  pitched  tents  in  an  open  field  near 
Recourt.  We  left  Recourt  early  in  the  morning  of  the  5th,  and  reached  Lahaymeix 
about  3  V.  \L  I  lere  we  had  five  days  much  needed  rest,  as  the  entire  Company  was 
exhaustetl  and  showed  the  effects  of  the  strain  under  which  it  had  been. 

(  )n  the  10th,  we  set  out  again  and  marched  to  Woimbey,  where  we  were 
held  in  reserve  in  the  Troyon  Sector.  There  we  were  \ery  well  fixed,  as  the 
billets  were  good,  and  the  rations  were  the  best  we  had  h;i(l  in    bTance.     Lieu- 


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tenant  Parker  joined  us  at  Woimbey,  and  it  was  while  we  were  there  that 
Lieutenant  Lucas  recei\e(I  his  commission  as  captain.  ( )n  tlie  night  of  the  21st, 
we  were  called  out  hurriedly  about  S  P.  M.,  and  marched  to  Troyon,  arriving- 
there  at  2  A.  M.,  where  we  lay  until  morning.  We  were  supposed  to  be  bound 
for  the  advanced  positions  to  aid  in  repelling  an  expected  attack,  but  it  proved 
that  the  movement  of  enemy  troops  which  had  been  observed  was  merely  some 
German  divisions  being  relieved,  so  we  turned  around  and  hiked  to  \\'oimbey 
on  the  22nd,  getting  back  about  noon. 

We  remained  there  until  the  24th,  when  we  started  out  again  for  the  front. 
That  night  we  billeted  in  French  barracks  outside  of  Recourt.  During  our  stay 
near  Recourt.  we  received  41  men  to  fill  up  our  depleted  ranks.  The  Company 
was  reorganized.  Lieutenant  McDowell  commanding  the  First  Platoon,  Sergeant 
Borresen  the  Second,  and  Lieutenant  Parker  the  Third.  We  left  Recourt  on 
October  26th,  about  6  P.  M.,  and  marched  until  daylight,  when  we  reached 
Fromereville.  The  evening  of  the  2Sth  w-e  again  started  out  and  hiked  to  the 
Forges  Woods.  About  5  P.  M.,  October  29th,  we  set  out  on  a  heart-breaking 
march,  which  lasted  until  after  day  break  on  the  30th,  at  which  time  we  arri\ed 
in  the  Grande  Montague  Sector,  recently  captured   from  the  Boche. 

In  that  sector,  we  relieved  the  29th  Division  on  the  site  known  as  Death 
Valley,  and  we  were  to  see  the  name  justified  very  shortly.  The  carts  were 
unloaded  and  sent  back  to  Brabant.  The  First  Platoon  was  on  the  right  of  our 
sector,  the  Second  Platoon  in  the  center,  and  the  Third  on  the  left.  We  remained 
there  until  the  <Sth,  simply  holding  on,  while  the  enemy  let  us  have  everything 
he  had  in  the  way  of  shells  and  bullets.  The  great  difficulty  was  in  getting  up 
rations,  as  everything  had  to  be  brought  across  Death  Valley,  and  the  Germans 
bombarded  this  place  continuously  and  mercilesslv.  .\11  this  time  it  rained 
incessantlv,  and  tiie  mud  was  terrible. 


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At  ,3  A.  M..  Xiivcnihcr  Stli,  uc  were  relieved  by  tlu'  .'lltli  Machine  Gun  Battalion, 
as  we  were  to  m"  forward  with  the  attack  planned  for  that  day.  The  l-'irst  Platoon 
and  one  section  of  the  Third  Platoon  were  to  go  forward  in  sui)i)ort  of  Companies  "E" 
and  "F."  the  balance  of  the  Company  remaining  under  tlie  comnian<l  of  Sergeant 
Borresen.  At  11  A.  M..  the  Infantry  started  forward,  covered  by  a  barrage  delixered 
by  the  312th  Machine  Gun  Battalion,  and  advanced  about  3  kilos  to  the  Bois  de  Kcville, 
where  the  I'irst  Platoon  and  the  section  of  the  Third  above  mentioned  immediately 
mounted  their  guns,  awaiting  an  expected  counter  attack,  which  did  not  materialize. 
The  ne.Nt  morning  we  moved  out  through  the  village  of  Etraye,  which  had  been  cap- 
tured by  the  315tli  Infantry.  Just  beyond  litraye.  we  met  strong  opposition  from  the 
enemy  artillery  and  machine  guns  on  Cote  d'  Orne.  and  there  we  were  held  up  all  day. 
.\11  that  night  our  guns  maintained  a  harrassing  tire  into  the  German  advance  positions. 
for  the  benefit  of  their  machine  gunners.  .At  6  .\.  M..  November  10th,  we  laid  down  an 
overhead  barrage  to  aid  the  infantry,  wliicli  again  advanced   slowly  but  surely  all   day. 

On  the  night  of  the  lOth.  the  remainder  of  the  Company,  which  had  been  under 
Sergeant  Borresen,  was  brought  forward,  and  at  5  .\.  M.,  Xovember  11th,  orders  were 
received  to  move  forward  to  the  hill  east  of  W'avrille.  We  moved  on  ahead  of  the  in- 
fantry, took  up  positions,  and  iirepared  to  put  over  a  barrage  on  the  enemy  positions 
on  Cote  de  Morimont.  Our  movements  were  concealed  by  a  heavy  fog,  and  we  got 
close  to  the  enemy  without  being  seen.  At  9  A.  M.,  we  let  go  with  all  12  guns.  The 
Boche  laid  down  a  terrific  barrage,  attempting  to  blow  us  off  the  earth,  but  his  aim  was 
poor  and  we  suffered  no  casualties.  .-\t  10:45  -\.  .M..  the  guns  were  dismounted  and 
taken  into  the  dugouts,  and  at  11  A.  M.  the  Captain  informed  us  that  the  Armistice 
had  been  signed,  an  announcement  which  made  everybody  sore  (?).  On  the  afternoon 
of  the  11th,  Lieutenants  Wintield,  Speed  and  Huckabee  reported  to  the  Company  for 
duty,  the  former  two,  however,  being  evacuated  in  December.  We  spent  two  days  in 
these  dugouts,  and  on  the  afternoon  of  the   13th  moved  back  to  Etraye. 

On  December  8th.  Sergeant  Borresen  received  his  commission  as  second  lieutenant. 
We  remained  in  Etraye  until  December  26th.  beiiig  quartered  in  what  had  once  been 
a  French  town.  We  spent  a  Christmas  there  which  will  live  in  our  memories  for  many 
days.  It  snowed  and  rained  nearly  every  day,  and.  for  some  reason  known  only  to  the 
higher  officers,  we  were  dragged  around  through  the  slush  and  mud  every  day  on 
maneuvers,  so  it  was  with  a  mighty  glad  feeling  that  we  pulled  out  on  the  26th.  and 
started  back  toward  Verdun,  spending  the  night  at  Thicrville.  The  next  day  we  hiked 
to  Souilly,  and  then  went  on  to  Chaumont-sur-.\ire.  wlicre   we  arrived  on  the  28th. 

We  stayed  at  Chaumont-sur-Aire  until  -March  28th.  We  had  pretty  good  billets 
and  a  rather  decent  time,  with  nothing  but  some  drilling  and  guard  duty  to  worry  us 
for  the  three  months.  During  this  time  a  large  number  of  the  men  went  on  leave. 
Our  entries  in  the  Division  Horse  show  beat  all  the  machine  gun  teams  in  the  Division, 
and  they  later  went  to  the  9th  Corps  Show,  from  which  they  also  emerged  victoriously. 
On  March  11th,  we  blew  in  some  of  the  Company  Fund  and  had  our  "First  .-Xunual 
Banquet" — a  very  enjoyable  occasion,  plenty  of  real  eats,  much  music  and  numerous 
speeches. 

On  March  28th,  we  began  the  live  day  hike  to  Rimaucourt.  stop])ing  at  Seigneulles, 
Erize-St.  Dizier,  Ligny.  and  Xoncourt  for  the  nights  on  the  way,  arriving  on  .\pril  1st. 
At  Rimaucourt  we  enjoyed  real  barracks  and  a  big  Red  Cross  hut,  with  movies  every 
night,  and  had  the  best  time  we  had  in  France,  On  .April  28th,  we  left  Rimaucourt  for 
Vertou,  billeting  on  our  arrival  at  La  Gramoire,  where  we  stayed  until  May  !2th,  going 
through  various  inspections  and  getting  ready  for  that  wonderful  trip  HOME.  On 
May  12th.  we  entrained  for  St.  .X'azaire.  and  spent  the  time  from  the  12th  to  the  16th 
being  deloused.  inspected,  and  generally  Ijossed  around  by  a  bunch  of  hard  boiled  cor- 
porals from  the  S.  O.  S.  We  loaded  on  the  U.  S.  S.  t<(iiitii  llnsti  about  7  P.  M.  on  the 
16th,  and  nearly  got  ofT  again,  as  it  seemed  some  one  had  smuggled  a  little  I'rench  boy 
aboard  with  the  intention  of  taking  him  home  for  a  souvenir,  and  the  captain  of  the 
ship  said  we  would  have  to  get  off  if  the  boy  was  not  foun<l  and  i)ut  off.  lie  was  found, 
so  we  stayed  on.  and  set  sail  the  next  morning.  May  17th,  at  5  .-\.  M.  The  trip  home 
was  uneventful.  We  arrived  at  Philadelphia  on  May  30th,  proceeded  at  once  to  Camp 
Dix,  and  by  June  9,  1919,  the  last  member  of  Machine  Gun  Ccmipany,  31.^th  Infantry, 
had  been  demobilized. 


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FIRST    LIEUTENANTS 
FrtHl    H.    Lurio 
David   M.    Wallace 


CAPTAIN 
Joseph  G.  Duncan.  Jr. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
Charles   F.    Baer 
James  P.   Delaney 
John   N.   McDowell 


FIRST  SERGEANT 
Dennis   H.    Cannon 


MESS  SERGEANT 
Clarence   W.    Stocks 


SUPPLY    SERGEANT 
Clarence   H,   Grotefend 


STABLE  SERGEANT 
James    W.    McCartney 


Robert    P.    Black 
M'illiani    Y.    Borreson 
li  \\  ill    Dauzeisen 


SERGEANTS 

William   C.    Elirlng 
Howard   lloesle 


Nathaniel   S.    Little 
Frank    X.    Shive 
George  Stoner 


CORPORALS 


Herbert    F.    Abrams 
Charles   R.    Biirk 
Oscar   Corson 
Michael  J.    Dugau 

COOK 
Wiliam   D.   Hewitt 


Eniil  Golderer 
William   O.   Ornber 
Albert  L.   Haas 


Howard  A.  Miller 
Fri-derick    W.    Negler 
Lmiis    J.    Quallet 


HORSESITOEU 
Hugh    R.    White 


Baron  F.   Keilly 
Robert  S.  Shepphard 
George  F.  Sprechtr 
Lewis  II.   Tilge 

MECHANIC 
Jusepli    H.    Dixon 


SADDLER 

Peter    Alfano 


BUGLER 
Joseph     A.     McFadden 


John  P.    Byrnes 
Jacob    L.    Freedman 
JohTi  A.    Jehle 


PRIVATES.  FIRST  CLASS 

William  A.  Maguire 
Henry  J.   Myeres 


Benjamin    Silver 
George  W.   Sntcliffe 
Rt)ss   D.    Thompsiin 


James  PL    Alcnrn 
George   H.   Arcible 
Courtland    M.    Baker 
George   W.    Baker 
Louis  M.   Barry 
Fred   A.    Bauer 
Oscar  F.   Becker 
Russell  M.   Begley 
Joseph    H.    Bennett 
Frank  Berenato 
George   F.    Bciderwolf 
Walter   S.    Bh.om 
Walter    Bowniiin 
James    E.    Brown 
William   E.    lirown 
Benjamin    Brownlee 
Frank   tJ.    Byrne 
Thomas   W.    Cami'bell 
Henry    L.    Christian 
Charles    P.    Cliupein 
Harry    C.    Clark 
William   F.   ClilTord 
William    N.    Cline 
Caleb  B.    Cope 
John    Crider 
Hamld   Crowe 
Horace   Crowe 
Joseph    Curran 
Eugene    Dear 
Anthony  Deluca 
Frank    A.    Dingenary 
William    N.    Drain 
John    Eckert 


PR  IV, 

George    Edelnian 
William  A.   Elibrlck 
William   J.    Fletcher 
Ross   Forello 
\'incent  A.    Fox 
Frederick    C.    Gebick 
Maurice    J.    Gerber 
Ralph    A.    Gray 
John    Haig 
Fred   C.    Hause 
tiirman    Herb 
Harry    Hertcr 
Joseph     F.     Hewitt 
Edward    Hitn<T 
George   A.    Ho-'hii 
John     F.     Hoffniau 
JauH's    F.    Howard 
Harry    F.    Hubbard 
Walter   T.    .letinings 
Raymond    Kamoe 
.Toscph    Katie 
George  L.    Kelly 
Andrew    E.    K<'rr 
Joshua    C.    Knight 
Henry   Koeltzer 
Leon   J.    Kolankiewicz 
George    Kosier 
Hnrlev   C,    Landing 
Charles   11.    Leib 
Edward    Letniox 
Alfre.i     R.     Little 
George    Lockhart 
Coriu'Iius   J.    McBride 


Fred    C.     M.-Connell 
Johti  J.   MdVak 
Iianiel   MarCoiiachle 
John  J.   Maguire 
Harry    Maliti 
Joseph    Manfre 
George    Manz 
George  W.  Mariner 
Claude  D.   Mason 
Atilbony  R,   Maurer 
William   J.    Merrigan 
Linw'«)d    G.    Merz 
Jolin  A.   Millard 
Harry    W.    .Mitchell 
Charles   J.    .Mononghan 
Edgar    11.    .Morley 
Russell     H.     Mousely 
Arthur  J.   .Miillcr 
William  J.   Mundrich 
L<niie    Murell 
Ludwig  J.   Nacbtmaii 
Adolpb   C.    Nelz 
W'illiam    J.    North 
David   J.    O'Connor 
Joseph    P.    (CConnell 
Thomas  O'Neill 
Percy    F.    Ott 
Frank    F.    Parker 
Randolph    A.     Patterson 
John    Potts 
Edwin    G.    Powell 
W'illiam     Rankin 
William   H.    Rehrer 


Elkt<.n    N.     Heed 
William    B.    Reilly 
Warren    R.    Reminter 
Henry    E.    Ricketls 
Edward    Rock 
Ja<-ob    Riibensteiii 
John    L.    Schilling 
Hurry    W.    Schramm 
Fred    S<liug 
Joseph  Scliaulecki 
Anthony    P.    Shaii.-iban 
John    F.   Sharker' 
William    L.    Shields 
Joseph    P.    Smith 
William    ,\.    Spaulding 
Raymond   J.    Stabile 
Steiibeti   J.   Tassi 
Jacob    Tischbein.    Jr. 
James    L.    Trainer 
John    W.    Trost 
Samuel    K.    Trudell 
Raymotid    O.    Turner 
W'illiam    McK.    Viveii 
Russell    T.    Webster 
Thomiis    n.    Whittle 
I..inwood   Williams 
Joseph    Willmann 
Everett    M.    Wilson 
Soloman    C.    Wraight 
Lh.yd    Yorgey 
Aihdpli  Zeiii 
Jtdm   T.   Zerby 


Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 


Louis   C.   AUgrim 
Victor   Barnes 
Lucius  C.   Barton 
Henry    A.    Br()wn 
Archie   P.ubrer 
Arthur  F.   Ducette 
John    A.    Dreher 
Fred   A.   Drewes 
Frank    R.    Fisher 
Henry   A.   Flanagan 


PRIVATES 


Robert    W.    Flentge 
Siilney   Foster 
Charles    R.    Geiser 
William    J.    Hackler 
Antoiie    P.    Hames 
Walter   Hartstein 
Frederick   E.    Hoffman 
William  N.   Holdner 
Joseph    King 
Fred    W.    Laskmet 


I'arkes    Lonney 
Harold   S.    Loughran 
Charles     B.     McLean 
John    J.    McSorley 
Clerk    Maurer 
Harry  B.   Mason 
Clinton    L.    .Mattingly 
Michael   J.    O'Connor 
George    L.    Reynolds 
James  M.   Roberts 


John  J.    Rvan 
John    Q.     Kobt> 
R.il[di  E.   Sanford 
Frederick   H.   Wilson 
Percy  H.    Wilson 
Eldee  T.    Wood 
Norvil    Whiteman 
Lou  L.    Webber 
John    .M.    Wills 
Isaac  A.    Williams 


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SUPPED  COAPANY 

From  the  inception  of  the  Supply  (,'ompany,  315th  Infantry,  at  Camjj  Meade, 
Maryland,  on  September  17,  1917,  when  Captain  Victor  H.  Moreau  was  assigned 
as  Supply  Officer,  until  the  final  turning  in  of  the  property  in  the  Nantes  area,  the 
organization  was  primarily  a  working  outfit  which  actually  worked,  and,  lest  others 
forget,  we  set  it  down  here  that  the  Supply  Company  worked  hard  and  worked 
well.  Upon  the  assignment  of  Ca])tain  Aloreau  and  the  attachment  of  Lieutenants 
Smith  and  Murray,  the  duties  of  suiJjilying  the  Regiment  were  assumed,  with  prac- 
tically no  enlisted  personnel  yet  assigned  to  the  Company. 

Some  of  the  first  recruits  to  become  Supply  Company  men  were  "Tom" 
Ilaynes,  "Bill"  Curry,  "Qiiif"  Groves,  "Joe"  Harrison  and  "Al"  Turner.  Haynes. 
Curry  and  Groves  became  Regimental  Supply  Sergeants,  but  Groves  was  later 
transferred  to  the  28th  Division.  "Charlie"  Haines  succeeded  him.  Harrison 
became  first  sergeant,  following  Buckley's  transfer,  and  later  received  his  com- 
mission as  a  second  lieutenant  at  the  Officers'  Training  School.  Turner,  the 
first  company  rupply  sergeant,  was  lost  to  the  2Sth  Division.  Following  these 
earliest  rookies  came  "Abe"  Landow,  who  jumped  rapidly  from  company  clerk 
to  the  "top"  sergeancy,  "Tom"  Neeley,  Thomas  Adams.  Harry  Crawford, 
"Paddy"  Delargey,  "Joe"  Manion,  "Rudy"  Hofman,  "Jim"  Shotts,  "Andy" 
Thompson  and  "Herb"  Wheaton.  Neeley,  Manion  and  Delargey  quickly  won 
stable  sergeants'  chevrons,  while  Shotts  and  Thompson  gained  the  grade  of  horse- 
shoer  and  the  others  became  wagoners. 

Within  a  week  after  the  arrival  of  the  rookies  who  were  to  form  the  Regi- 
ment, the  Supply  Company  succeeded  in  equipping  them  with  clothing  and  all 
other  property  then  available.  This  work  was  done  so  speedily  that  upon  several 
occasions  the  men  were  completely  outfitted  at  the  dizzy  rate  of  four  per  minute 
in  a  cram]ied  warehouse.  From  the  time  the  first  assignment  of  men  arri\ed  the 
.Supjjly  Company  was  kept  btisy  all  day,  every  day,  and  upon  one  occasion,  when 
more  than  a  thousand  men  were  transferred  to  the  3rd  and  4th  Divisions,  all  night. 

A.t  Camp  Meade,  the  Company  was  self-sufficient  in  transportation,  hauling 
all  the  rations  and  all  the  property  required  by  the  Regiment.  After  the  remount 
dejrot  had  issued  mules,  it  was  found  that  men  who  could  handle  and  who  cared 
to  handle  animals  were  scarce,  and  many  men  assigned  to  the  Company  were  trans- 
ferred because  of  their  inadaptation  to  the  work.     Within  a  month  after  the  ani- 


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mals  had  Ijccii  refcixed  the  wagoiKTS  were  well  started  on  their  education  as  "nuile- 
skinners"  and  were  fixing  ever)-  promise  of  the  good  work  ihey  were  to  do 
later  on. 

'Ihe  fnia!  rush  from  Camp  Meade  kept  every  meni1)er  of  the  organization 
working  early  and  late.  The  e(|uipmenl  (which  never  returned)  was  carefullv 
packed,  marked  and  rushed  to  the  trains  with  remark:d)le  haste,  considering  the 
newness  of  the  work.  The  paper  work  connected  with  all  this  was  a  tremendously 
important  item  and  a  heavy  portion  of  the  lahor  was  well  horn  hy  a  very  small 
percentage  of  the  Company,  headed  hy  Sergeants  Louis  (iolden  and  Charles  M. 
Haines. 

Upon  arri\ing  at  Brest,  after  an  exciting  suhmarine  dodging  trip,  the  Com- 
pany was  fortunate  enough  to  stay  aboard  the  .liiicrica  o\er-night.  Un  the  morn- 
ing of  the  19th,  a  lighter  transported  the  members  of  the  Company  to  the  shore, 
and  it  was  real,  if  only  temjxirary,  relief  to  set  foot  on  land.  Carrying  rations  for 
miles,  pup-tenting,  going  for  baths  that  were  not  available  and  hiking,  all  in  a 
constant  rain  or  mist  and  in  mud  measured  by  the  feet  rather  than  inches,  were 
some  of  the  memorable  hap])enings  of  the  first  three  days  in  the  A.  E.  F. 

.\t  Chatoillenot,  in  the  Tenth  Training  Area,  the  Company  received  its  initial 
coaching  in  France,  pre])aratory  to  active  service  at  the  front.  Ways  and  means 
of  feeding,  clothing,  ec|uipping  and  supplying  fuel  to  .3,600  odd  men  who  were 
scattered  in  se\en  villages  over  an  area  of  approximately  twenty  square  kil- 
ometers, and  of  doing  this  solely  with  horse-drawn  trans])ortation  were  learned 
quickly.  All  of  these  new  conditions  were  met  and  solved  with  coniparatix  ely  no 
l)ri\ations  or  hardships  resulting  to  the  troops. 

The  easy  part  of  the  first  move  tow-ard  the  front,  that  of  loading  the  trains. 
was  done  by  an  outfit  other  than  the  Supply  Company,  but  the  Company  came  in 
for  the  unloading  at  Re\igny,  an  unforgetable  e\ent  remembered  with  horror. 
The  ni()\ement  fmni  the  Robert  F.spag;ne  .Area  saw  the  field  <and  combat  tr.ain  on 


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the  road  tliat  led  to  action  for  the  first  time.  Three  difficult  night  marches  devel- 
oped veterans  of  green  wagoners  and  the  train  reached  Normandy  Woods  pretty 
much  all  in.  but  still  going  strong. 

In  Normandy  Woods  the  ration  situation  was  the  most  serious  problem,  and, 
because  of  his  knowledge  of  the  situation  and  his  manifest  eagerness  to  do  every- 
thing that  was  possible  to  feed  the  troops.  Lieutenant  Hyde  was  here  taken  from 
the  Company  and  assigned  to  the  158th  Infantry  Brigade  Staff  for  the  sole  inir- 
pose  of  personally  supervising  this  important  proposition. 

Having  learned  one  system  of  supplying  troops  under  billeted  conditions,  it 
now  became  necessary  for  the  Company  to  solve  the  intricacies  of  rationing  and 
munitioning  the  Regiment  in  the  trenches.  The  comical  but  extremely  valuable 
narrow  gauge  (sixty  centimeter)  French  railroad,  with  its  watch  charm  engines 
and  two  by  twice  cars,  carrying  details,  and  the  wagons  were  now  the  main  means 
of  distribution.  Li  taking  Company  property  to  the  First  Battalion  during  this 
time,  tive  drivers  and  their  assistants  of  the  Supply  Company  received  their  bap- 
tismal experience  in  dodging  aerial  bombs,  when  a  playful  night  prowling  Boche 
avion  endeavored  to  drop  three  mementoes  into  Major  Patterson's  Copinard  P.  C. 

LTpon  the  receipt  of  orders  for  the  jump-ofif  on  September  26th,  the  entire 
animal-drawn  transportation  of  the  Division  was  mobilized  in  an  open  field  on  the 
side  of  a  hill  in  rear  of  Normandy  Woods,  where  it  stayed  during  the  opening 
bombardment.  The  following  morning  the  Divisional  trains,  complete,  moved  for- 
ward past  Copinard  P.  C.  along  the  Avocourt-Malancourt-Montfaucon  road.  This 
road  was  in  horrible  shape  and  trafflc  difficulties  were  very  great 

On  the  evening  of  the  27th,  about  dusk,  the  train  arrived  at  the  cross  roads 
south  of  Montfaucon,  but  could  not  establish  liaison  with  Regimental  Headquar- 
ters, and  remained  on  the  road  that  night,  joining  Regimental  Headc|uarters  on  the 
morning  of  the  28th.  At  10  o'clock  that  morning,  the  train  started  forward  through 
Montfaucon,  being  delayed  at  two  points  until  the  engineers  could  clear  the  road. 
The  315th  Infantry  Supply  Company  train  was  the  first  transportation  of  any 
kind  through  Montfaucon  with  one  exception.  That  exception  was  the  car  of  the 
Division  Commander,  bearing  General  Kuhn,  who  passed  the  train  in  Montfaucon, 


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as  it  wailed  for  ihc  road  tu  be  cleared.  Sufficient  engineer  personal  was  not  avail- 
al)le  to  do  this,  so  the  Company  went  to  work  and  cleared  the  road  without  waitinjj 
for  the  engineers.  About  2:30  P.  M.  that  afternoon  the  water  carts  had  arrivecl 
at  the  small  sunken  road  above  Nantillois  where  they  were  parked.  The  remainder 
of  the  train  was  |)arked  on  the  railroad  key  below  Xantillois,  directh'  in  front 
of  Regimental  I'.  C. 

Men  of  tlie  315tli  know  from  tlieir  observation  of  the  Xantillois  road  and  from 
their  personal  experience  there,  what  the  transportation  was  up  asainst  the  afternoon 
and  night  of  the  28th  and  the  morning  of  the  29th.  .\n  attempt  was  made  to  send  water 
and  rations  forward  to  the  troops  by  carriers  supplied  by  the  I'ioneer  Platoon  of  llead- 
(|uarters  Company,  using  such  containers  as  could  be  salvaged  (which  in  this  instance 
hapi)ened  to  be  l-"rcnch  gasolene  cans).  This  effort  was  not  very  successful,  as  the 
men  of  the  ,314th  Infantry  were  between  the  rations  and  our  Regiment  and  they,  also, 
had  had  nothing  to  eat  or  drink.  In  order  to  prevent  further  unnecessary  destruction 
of  the  train  (a  considerable  number  of  animals,  carts  and  wagons  had  been  lost  tluring 
the  night  of  September  28th-29th).  Colonel  Knowles  ordered  its  withdrawal  toward 
Montfaucon  on  the  morning  of  the  29th.  This  took  place  only  after  all  the  rations 
available  had  been  sent  forward  to  the  troops  as  far  as  the  sunken  road  above  Xantillois, 
from  which  point  they  were  carried  by  hand. 

Withdrawing  to  the  former  position  near  ^lontfaucon  on  September  29th,  the 
kitchens  again  prepared  potatoes  and  coffee,  the  only  available  rations  at  the  time. 
These  went  forward  the  following  morning  and  served  a  large  part  of  the  Regiment 
with  the  tirst  hot  food  the  men  had  had  in  the  drive.  .Artillery  tire  forced  the  kitchens 
and  water  carts  off  the  railroad  key  again,  and  again  they  returned.  coiUinuing  to  serve 
any  soldiers  who  were  near  enough  to  reach  them.  At  the  same  time  the  wagons  were 
scouting  toward  Malancourt  for  additional  rations,  a  large  part  of  the  train  was 
evacuating  wounded  from  the  Regimental  first  aid  station  and  from  the  field  hospital 
at  Moiufaucon.  Upon  the  withdrawal  of  the  Regiment  from  the  lines  the  wag<m  train, 
in  several  parts,  which  could  not  be  gotten  together  because  of  road  congestion,  slowly 
made  its  way  back  to  the  original  P.  C.  in  Normandy  Woods.  Captain  Moreau.  who 
had  been  very  sick  during  the  drive,  was  evacuated  with  a  very  severe  case  of  inlluenza. 

The  hike  from  Xormandy  Woods  to  Camp  Gil)raltar  gave  the  personnel  and  ani- 
mals of  the  Company  a  slight  rest,  and,  after   several   days  without  much  duty  in   the 


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new  area,  tlie  Company  was  again  alile  tci  stand  witliont  wobMing.  The  next  move 
was  to  Boquemfnit.  From  tliere  a  portion  of  tlie  Company  accompanied  the  Third 
P.attalion  into  support  in  the  Troyon  Sector.  Considerable  equipment,  mainly  cloth- 
ing, was  distributed  while  the  troops  were  resting  in  this  area.  Enough  animals  were 
received  to  more  than  replace  those  lost,  which  liad  been  about  35  in  all.  in  the  first 
drive,  and  the  Company  was  more  mobile  than  ever  liefore.  When  orders  were  re- 
ceived to  concentrate  near  Recourt,  little  difficulty  was  experienced  in  hiking  and  get- 
ling  into  position  at  Brabant.  The  selection  of  a  parking  field  at  Brabant  was  quite 
fortunate,  as  the   Boche  never  seemed  able  to  land  a   shell  in  that   particular   location. 

The  schedulin.g  of  ration  convoys  to  Regimental  P.  C.  near  MoUeville  Farm  then 
became  the  important  work.  Again  and  again  the  Boche  was  outguessed.  No  trans- 
|)ortation  was  lost  and  only  two  men  were  wounded  of  the  Supply  personnel  in  all 
the  operations  from  October  29th  to  Xovember  11th.  Every  day  of  that  time 
saw  at  least  twenty  wagons  and  carts  move  up  to  the  point  of  distribution.  In 
every  way  the  ration  situation  was  more  satisfactory  in  this  engagement  than  in  the 
first  drive,  the  troops  succeeded  in  getting  more  food  and  getting  it  fairly  regularly, 
due  largely  to  the  admirable  work  of  the  ration  carrying  details  who  had  to  traverse 
dangerous  "Death  Valley"  in  order  to  supply  food  to  their  comrades. 

-^fter  the  troops  advanced  on  November  8th,  the  usual  avenues  of  approach  were 
closed,  as  the  road  from  MoUeville  Farm  to  Etraye  had  lieen  hopelessly  blockaded  to 
wheeled  transportation.  Determined,  however,  that  there  must  be  no  delay  in  getting 
rations  to  the  advancing  troops,  eighteen  pack-mules  were  loaded  to  capacity  by  mem- 
bers of  the  Company',  loaded  so  well  that,  when  the  last  strap  of  the  last  aparahoes  had 
been  fastened,  the  little  burrows  were  tottering  along  under  sufficient  rations  for  1,50(1 
men  for  one  day.  Lieutenant  Trundle  succeeded  in  getting  this  difficult  convoy  over 
and  through  the  obstructions  on  the  road,  although  it  required  five  and  a  half  hours 
to  cover  the  short  distance  between  MoUeville  F'arni  and  Etraye.  It  was  the  first  time 
the  Company  had  been  forced  absolutely  to  use  pack  animals  and  it  is  something  to  be 
proud  of  that,  without  any  previous  experience  whatsoever,  they  were  used  so  suc- 
cessfully.    The  following  day  engineers  opened  the  road  to  the  wagon   train. 

On  the  morning  of  November  9th,  the  Supply  Company  advanced  to  the  Brabant- 
Consenvoye-Etraye  cross-roads,  and  remained  there,  except  for  the  transportation 
sent  forward  to  the  Gibercy  road  fork  and  Re.gimental  P.  C.  with  rations,  until  the  final 
wdiistle  blew  on  the   11th. 


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I'roiii  Giljcrcj'.  the  point  to  which  the  Company  moved  on  Xovember  lllh.  to 
Etraye  and  from  Etraye  to  Courouvre  was  a  succession  of  easy  moves,  yet  they  re- 
(|uired  cjuite  a  bit  of  work;  and  then  there  was  a  continual  dread  of  inspectors,  who  were 
beginning  to  become  lierce  in  the  neighborhood  following  the  silencing  of  the  guns. 
It  was  at  Courouvre  that  the  great  light  against  the  epidemic  of  mange  took  place, 
and  the  Company  is  very  proud  of  its  record  made  in  caring  for  its  animals  so  suc- 
cessfully— most  successfully,  according  to  the  Corps  Veterinarian,  of  all  the  outfits  in 
the  Dixision, 

More  time  had  been  spent  in  Courouvre  than  in  any  other  place  when  anntlu-r  move 
to  the  rear  was  ordered.  It  was  only  natural  that  the  company  sliould  be  joyful  wlien 
the  news  arrived  that  the  Regiment  was  to  start  for  Rimaucourt  on  the  first  leg  of  the 
journey   home. 

On  the  march  to  Rimaucourt.  the  commissary  detail  worked  in  advance  of  the 
Regiment,  keeping  always  a  day  ahead,  so  that  rations  were  in  place  beforehand  and. 
as  the  rolling  kitchens  arrived,  meals  were  immediately  started.  The  weather  was 
anything  but  favorable  during  the  whole  hike;  snow  and  rain  with  high  winds  and 
sometimes  stinging  hailsti)ncs  made  things  very  disagreeable,  but  the  morale  remained 
at  100  per  cent,  plus  because  of  the  one  word  that  was  in  everybody's  mind.  ll-()-.\l-lC. 
The  hike  was  made  in  live  hitches,  so  separated  that  each  day's  march  brought  the 
Company  to  a  village  lor  the  night's  rest. 

.\t  Rimaucourt  the  drudgery,  montonj'  and  worries  of  the  various  departments 
within  the  Company  be.gan  to  lighten  considerably,  due  to  the  turning  in  of  the  ani- 
mals. .V  sincere  sigh  of  relief  went  up  when  the  last  stubborn  mule  bad  Ijeen  roped 
into  its  bo.x  car.  but  a  day  or  two  later  the  men  felt  lost  and  began  to  realize  what 
the  companionship  of  their  animals  had  meant  to  them.  Very  soon  thereafter  the 
Supply  Company  accompanied  the  First  Battalion  on  its  journey  toward  the  coast,  and 
was  liilleted  in  Mandon  in  the  Xantes  .Area.  Tliere.  many  inspections  and  quite  a  bit 
of  drilling  enabled  the  Company  to  snap  into  such  shape  tliat  it  could  not  be  distin- 
guislied   from   a   rifle   company. 

While  in  Mandon  tlie  men  were  well  treated  by  the  very  hospitable  people  of  that 
delightful  village.  It  was  the  first  really  enjoyable  area  in  brance  of  their  ac(|naintance. 
On  May  12th  the  Company  left  Mandon  for  St.  Nazaire.  arriving  the  same  night.  Leav- 
ing the  train,  the  outfit  hiked  to  Casual  Camp  No.  2.  a  distance  of  seven  kilometers, 
and  spent  the  night  there.  The  following  morning  all  men  passed  the  physical  ex- 
amination, and  then  hiked  over  to  Camp  No.  1,  where  equipment  and  men  were  de- 
loused.  Being  then  absolutely  pure,  it  was  necessary  to  billet  in  the  Isolation  cam]) 
until  a  boat  came  in.  On  the  night  of  the  16th  of  May.  1919.  after  being  isolated  for 
three  days,  the  Company  hiked  to  the  docks  of  St.  Nazaire  and  boarded  the  good  ship 
t<iiiilii  I'dxii.  which,  at  five  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  17tli  of  May,  steamed  slowdj- 
out  of  tlie  harbor — Homeward  Bound! 

ASSIGNED  OFFICER  PERSONNEL  OF  COMPANY 

Victor  II.  Moreau.  Captain.  Sei)teniber  17.  1917.  to  October  1.  191S. 


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]S.    1918. 
First  Lieutenant. 
September.   1918. 


J.    Lambert    .Smith.    First    Lieutenant.    -September 
Captain.  October  16.  1918.  to  demobilization. 

Ross    K.    Stickel,    Second    Lieutenant.    July    24.    1"18. 
Lieutenant.  October  16,  1918.  to  demobilization. 

George  II.  Trundle.  Second  Lieutenant,  .\pril.  191S,  i, 
September  1918.  to  November,  1918. 

Charles  Hj'de.  Jr.   (Deceased).   First   Lieutenant.   Marcli.   1918.   to 

John  J.   Borbidge.  F'irst  Lieutenant.  January,  1919.  to  .April,  1919. 

James  FI.  Carpenter.   First  Lieutenant.  October  4.   1918.  to   October  19.   1918. 

Louis  Golden,  Ordnance  Sergeant.  October.  1917.  to  Xovember.  1918.  Second 
Lieutenant.  November.  1918,  to  May,  1919.  hirst  Lieutenant.  .May.  1919.  to  demobiliza- 
tion. 

James  McGee.  Second  Lieutenant.  Noxendjer.  1918.  to  M 
May.  1919.  to  demobilization. 

Charles   i'.    Baer.   Second    Lieutenant.    I'ebruary.    l')l''.    t< 
tenant.  May,  1919.  to  demobilization. 

John   {;.    W.    Dean.   Second    Lieutenant.    December.    1918.   to   F'eliruary. 


y,  1919.  First  Lieutenant. 
May.  1919.  l-'irst  Lien- 
1919. 


ATTACHED   OFFICER   PERSONNEL   OF   COMPANY 

Frank  G.  Moreau.  Captain,  December,  1917.  to  .\])ril.  1918. 
John   V.   Murray.   First   Lieutenant.   Septemlier.   1917. 
Charles  .A.  Henry,  Second  T,ieutenant.  May.  1918.  to  July,  1918. 
-Amos   V.   IIaml)urger,  Second   Lieutenant.   May,  1918.  to  July,   1918. 


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September  1,  1918 

CAPTAIN 

Victor  II.  Moreaii 

FIRST    LIEITENAXTS                                                                    SBCOXD  LIKTTENA.NT 

Clinrlcs    Hyrte.   Jr.                                                                                   Itoss   E.    Stkkel 
J.    LBiiiljirt    Sniilli 

HKCI.ME.NTAI.   sri'l'I.y   SERGEANTS 

WilUaiii  J.   Curry 
Charles   M.    Haines 
Tlionias   C.    Hayiies 

FIRST  SERGEANT                                                    STAI'.I.E  SERGEANT                                                    MESS  SERGEANT 

Abraham    I.Hn<low                                                        .Idsi-ph    T,.     Manidii                                                       Benjamin  Schwartz 

SERGEANTS                                         CORI'OUAI.S                                        COOKS                                          IIORSESIIOERS 

Anllu»ny  Cohen                                George    BurlantI                               VVilliara    F.    Iteclser                       Josepli    Claric 
Tatricli     I>clargey                           Harry  C.   Carroll                             Martino    Diantonio                         Joseph   W.    Knwanls 
Julius   E<lelson                                 Walter  J.   Donalnie                        Charles  J.   Dunn                              James   H.  Shotts 
Nathan    Kalbs                                  Morris  Friel                                      James    E.    Epright                          .Andrew  M.   Thompson 

David    Murdell                                  Rudolph   I..   Hof William    Greib                                 Otto  Von   Ilofen 

Thomas   H.    Ni-eley                                                                                      Franciszek   tlorlewski 

Henry    O'Kane 

SAPDI.ERS                                                                            .MECHANICS 

Leone   Cattalieo                                          .lohn   F.   Dobin                   Carl   A.   Metzradt 
John    Deluise                                           Niehobis  Gallenn            Vineenzo  rerrazziiio 

Joseph  T.  Gavin 

WAGONERS                                                                                                                     i              1  1 

Thomas  J.    .\dams                          Walter   Duekentiehl                        Elmer  Hart                                        Mieha.l  L.    Rowan 
I'eler  J.   .\lles                                  Harry   I..    Kugan                             Frank   J.    Ih.llaiid                          Edward  Saar 
Robert    W.    .Vrnold                         Charles   Eherhard                            Harrv  P.  Johnson                            Th<mias   Shields 
.\le.xander  I).    Hagley                   Christian  J.    Eckert                       Roy  "Kamerzel                                  Arthur   I,.    Sbuster 
James  E.   Holes                               Fred  C.   Essiek                                 Robert   J.    Kane                               Joseph  S.   Sipiniek 
Claude  H.    Brewer                          Thomas  .M.   Evers                           Michael   J.    Kcnney                        Harry  Smith 
James   W.    Brightbill                  Herman  R.   Fetch                        William  E.  Kenney                      Jesse  Soby 
Stanley   Britton                            John   Finegnn                                John  I.avin                                     Frank  J.   Stuskevise 
William   J.    Bruce                          Alexander  J,   Flynn                       Thomas  J.    Logue                           Frank  Tierney 
George   S.    Cannon                          Hugh    I..    Foster                              Andrew  Lndwig                              William   T.    Timlin 
Theodore  Carro                                Francis   Friel                                    Louis  A.   McCann                            Nelscui    Tyler 
Lawrence   A.    Connors                   Jttseph  A.  (iehan                             Frank   Mclli.n;ild                             Cleas  J.    Wade 
Eugene  A.  Corviazier                   John   Gettv                                        James  McGoguigaii                        William    U.    Weckinan 
William  Cotter                                Thomas    11.    Grihbin                      Harrv  McKeevir                             Anthony    Wegscheider 
Joseph  A.   Couglilin                      Benjamin   Grindle                        Bernard   Magce                             Harvey   Weydemeyer 
Charles    Cram                                  John   A.    Gnekin                              Mario   Maggi                                    Herbert    L.    Wheaton 
Harry   L.    Crawford                        Ollie   Gnyton                                     Edward  J.    Moore                           Chester  A.   Wildman 
Frank     M.     Crosley                       Ge(»rge  W.    Haekert                       Chester   Overlander                        Ernest    Wirbatz 
Raymtind  J.    Crosson                     John    .\.    Hancock                           Harrv   Patlden                                  William  F.    Yeager 
Michael   J.    Cumniings                  Francis   A.    Harkins                      Peter  Pahls                                      Joseph  M.  Yurkunis 
Herbert   Ilewees 

PRIVATES.  FIRST  CLASS 

Max    Dickman                                  Philip  B.   Oetzel                              Alfred    Reihl 
Abraham   Kehr                              Ilyman  I'Inkovitz                         .\lfred  S.  Tees 

PRIVATES 

William  .\shton                            Joseph  Bnrgdortf                          William  HofTman                         William  J.    Peck 
Luigi  .\ngelini                                 John   Clendenning                           Leopohl   S.  Jesoloski                     Joseph    Rush 
George   E.   .\ngney                       James  J.  Coyle                             Filipo  Laurello                              Clinton   W.   S<'hrader 
Harry   L.    Bowers                           John  J.    Deacon                               Joseph   P.   Lonergan                      Louis  Simoncelli 
Charles  J.    Brewer                         Rol)ert  W.  Dempster                    John  Mace                                         Leon   W.  Sleifer 
Patrick   Brogan                                Frank   Fisigale                                George  E.   Muffett                         Louis   B.   Staeble 
Frank  J.   Budnick                          William   F.    Graley                        John  Nusbickel                                Frank  S.   Weik 

Joined  as  Replacements— October  9,  1918 

PRIVATES 

Frank    E.    Davis                              John  P.  McDonald                          Neils  A.   Pearson                            George   Szprygada 
.\ndrew   Harry                                 Montie  Means                                  Albert   E.   Prause                            Herman  I.  Vanderboff 
George  J.  Jorgenson 

Enlisted  Ordance  Corps  Attached  to  Supply  Company 

ORDNANCE    SERGEANT                                                 ORDNANCE    CORPORAL 

Louis  Golden                                                                    Ross  0.  Shipe 

PRIVATES,    FIRST    CLASS                                                            PRIVATES 

Joseph    H,    Everett                                                            Francis  J.    Boyce 
Russell  B.   Robiiloux                                                              William    E.    Doyle 

Gustavo   H.   Grube 
John  J.   Meara 

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The  Medical  Detachment  of  the  ,il5th  Infantry  dates  from  August  27.  1917. 
when  Captain  Bulford,  who  had  heen  designated  as  Regimental  Surgeon,  arri\-ed 
at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  with  fourteen  enlisted  men  from  Camp  Greenleaf, 
Fort  (!)glethorpe,  Georgia.  On  September  21.  1917.  the  first  group  of  selected 
men  arrived  from  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  From  a  medical  standpoint  luisi- 
ness  immediately  improved  at  the  infirmary,  which  had  been  established  in  1),ir- 
racks  R-11.  Time  passed.  Men  came  and  went  in  the  Regiment,  and,  all  told, 
about  ten  thousand  victims  were  examined,  vaccinated,  measured,  embarrassed 
and  injected  with  anti-typhoid  serum  during  the  ten  months  the  315th  Infantry 
spent  at  Camp  Meade. 

About  two  weeks  before  sailing  for  France,  the  personnel  of  the  Detach- 
ment was  increased  to  the  authorized  strength  by  increments  from  Camp  Upton. 
New  York,  and  transfers  from  the  line  companies.  Major  Charles  ;\I.  Williams 
was  also  placed  in  command  of  the  Detachment  at  this  time. 

Upon  its  arrival  in  France,  the  Medical  Detachment  was  broken  up  into 
battalion  detachments.  Lieittenant  Ivor  D.  Fenton  commanded  the  First  Battalion 
detachment  and  remained  in  that  command  as  long  as  the  detachment  remained 
a  separate  unit.  Lieutenant  Marvin  V.  Campbell  was  also  attached  to  the  First 
Battalion  detachment.  Captain  Wallace  Bulford  was  placed  in  command  of  the 
Second  Battalion  detachment,  a  command  which  he  held  throughout  the  entire 
])eriod  that  that  battalion  detachment  existed  as  a  separate  unit.  Lieutenant 
William  F.  Craig  was  likewise  assigned  to  this  unit.  Lieutenant  Robert  C.  Van 
Buren  commanded  the  Third  Battalion  detachment  and  the  Regimental  Head- 
quarters detachment  was  placed  in  charge  of  Lieutenant  Ralph  A.  Claridge. 
Lieutenants  Samuel  Friedlander,  George  L.  Drach  and  Norman  E.  Gardner  were 
assigned  to  the  Regiment  as  dental  surgeons. 

In  August,  1918,  Major  Robert  B.  Shackelford  succeeded  Major  Charles 
M.  Williams  as  Regimental  Surgeon,  the  latter  having  been  transferred  to  Division 
Headciuarters.  August  merged  into  Septemljer,  and  the  night  of  September  25th 
found  the  members  of  the  Jtledical  Detachment  all  set  for  the  "big  push"  of  the 
American  Army.  In  the  early  morning  hours  of  September  26,  l9l8,  the  infan- 
try, each  company  provided  with  two  members  of  the  Medical  Detachment,  went 
over  the  top  and  the  drive  was  on.  .Almost  at  the  outset,  the  Second  Battalion 
aid  station,  which  had  been  established  at  Malancourt,  came  under  heavy  enemy 
artillery  fire,  and,  shortly  after  noon  on  the  26th,  Lieutenant  William  F.  Craig  and 


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Private  Ricliard  Dwen  were  killed  by  a  hi^h  explosive  shell  at  the  -Malancourt 
cross-roads. 

Hampered  by  the  lack  of  ambulances  and  by  the  constant  stratiins;  of  the 
Boche  on  all  points  where  the  wounded  were  concentrated,  the  medical  personnel 
of  the  Regiment  worked  heroically  to  treat  and  evacuate  the  entllcss  casualties. 
On  the  night  of  September  27th,  the  First  and  Second  Battalion  detachments 
established  an  aid  station  at  the  crossroads  just  south  of  Montfaucon,  and  the 
Headquarters  and  Third  Battalion  detachments  established  a  station  in  the  woods 
east  of  Montfaucon.    Both  were  under  heavy  enemy  fire. 


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I'^oUowiny;  llu-  rapid  achance  of  the  Regiment,  an  aid  station  was  established 
at  the  southern  edsjc  of  Nantillois  on  the  afternoon  of  Septemljer  2Sth.  At  10:00 
A.  M.  on  the  29th.  a  low-flyinsf  (jerman  plane  drojjped  several  signal  flares  over 
the  aid  station,  and  almost  immediately  enemy  shells  began  breaking  within  the 
area.  The  majority  of  the  wounded  who  at  that  time  occupied  the  aid  station 
were  killed  by  this  tire.  In  the  attempts  to  remove  the  wounded  under  the 
enemy  fire,  two  medical  officers  and  se\eral  men  who  had  been  attached  to  the 
station  were  killed. 

The  period  between  the  Montfaucon  drive  and  the  drive  east  of  the  Meuse 
found  the  Medical  Detachment  fighting  against  influenza  and  enteric  conditions 
which  had  suddenly  broken  out  after  the  exhausting  experiences  in  the  trenches 
and  in  the  drive.  .Approximately  three  hundred  evacuations  were  made  during 
this  period.  ( )n  ( )ctol)er  5.  191S,  Lieutenant  1  larold  E.  Nash,  U.  C,  was  assigned 
to  the  Uelachment. 

(  )n  (Jctober  29th,  the  Detachment  again  moved  u|)  tfi  the  lines  with  the 
Regiment,  and  received  replacements  on  the  way  forward.  .\s  in  the  lirst  drive, 
two  medical  men  were  attached  to  each  infantry  company,  and  to  these,  two 
squads  of  the  comjiany  were  assigned  as  litter  bearers.  The  F"irst  and  Second 
Battalion  detachments  established  a  first  aid  station  near  Alolleville  Farm  in 
MoUeville  Ravine.  This  station  soon  became  a  target  for  continuous  shelling 
by  the  Boche,  because  of  the  conspicuous  streams  of  wounded  ])assing  across 
Death  Valley.  From  this  station,  the  woimded  were  carried  to  the  Regimental 
aid  station  which  was  established  on  the  Brabant-Molleville  I^^arm  road.  The 
Third  Battalion  detachment  established  the  reser\e  aid  station  at  the  southern 
edge  of  the  Bois  de  Consenvoye. 

( )n  November  8th,  the  Regiment  advanced  to  new  positions  beyond  Etraye, 
and  a  first  aid  station  was  established  by  the  First,  Second  and  Third  Battalion 
medical  detachments  just  outside  of  Etraye.  On  No\ember  9th,  while  on  a  tour 
of  inspection  to  the  ad\anced  aid  station.  Major  .Shackelford  was  gassed  and 
evacuated.  JMajor  Williams  assimied  tem])orary  command  of  the  Detachment 
and  was  succeeded  on  No\ember  12th  Iw  Major  John  .\.  McKenna.  .At  this 
time,  Eieutenant  Chandler  M.  Scott,  M.  C,  and  Lieutenant  Leon  E.  Newman, 
D.  C,  were  assigned  to  the  Detachment,  which  also  received  a  number  of  men 
as  replacements. 

After  the  cessation  of  hostilities  and  the  return  from  the  front  line,  the 
Detachment  was  billeted  in  Damvillers  and  Etraye  until  such  time  as  it  should 
start  on  the  homeward  trail.  On  December  26th,  the  Medical  Detachment,  in 
conjunction  with  the  rest  of  the  Regiment,  pulled  stakes  at  Damvillers  antl  Etraye 
and  December  28th  found  it  billeted  in  its  new  home  in  the  .*^ouilly  area.  While 
in  this  area  Captains  Asa  Craves,  M.  C.  and  Robert  H.  Morris,  M.  C,  were 
assigned  to  the  Detachment,  as  were  Captain  Waterman  Lyon,  M.  C,  First 
Lieutenant  Charles  L.  Hardwick,  D.  C,  First  Lieutenant  Francis  G.  Hendricks, 
M.  C,  and  Second  Lieutenant  Carl  C.  Keller,  V.  C. 

The  end  of  February  saw  some  well  deserved  promotions  among  the  officers 
of  the  Detachment.  Major  McKenna  was  promoted  to  a  lieutenant  colonelcy, 
Ca])tain  (iraves  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  major  and  Lieutenants  Fenton  and 
\'an  Buren  to  the  rank  of  captain.  Lieutenant  \'an  Buren  left  for  the  L^iitefl 
States  shortly  after  his  promotion  was  announced.  Lieutenant  Claridge  had  been 
evacuated  to  the  hospital  some  time  prior  to  the  departure  of  Cajjtain  \'an  Buren. 
Just  before  the  move  to  Riniaucourt,  Major  (jraves  was  transferred  to  the  304th 
Engineers,  Lieutenant  Hendricks  to  the  7th  Division,  and  Lieutenant  Albion 
Nyquist,  D.  C,  wdio  had  been  assigned  to  the  Detachment  early  in  the  year, 
to  the  ,il2th  Machine  (urn   Battalion. 


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(  )n  March  28th,  the  Medical  Detachment  started  on  the  second  lap  of  its 
homeward  jonrney  and  arrived  at  Kimauconrt  on  April  1.  1919.  Again  time 
wore  on,  and  the  23rd  of  April  saw  the  Detachment  once  more  on  the  move,  this 
time  headed  for  the  Nantes  area.  In  this  area,  which  w-as  reached  two  days 
Liter,  the  headquarters  of  the  Detachment  were  established  in  \'ertou,  the  bat- 
talion detachments  accompanying  their  respective  battalions  to  the  se\'eral  billeting 
areas  about  Vertou.  While  at  V'ertou,  Lieutenant  Hardwick  was  transferred  to 
the  Army  of  Occupation. 

On  the  12th  of  May,  the  Medical  Detachment  once  more  boarded  the  familiar 
box  cars  with  the  port  of  St.  Nazaire  as  a  destination.  Having  arrived  at  St. 
Nazaire  and  completed  all  necessary  preparations  for  homegoing,  it  was  hoped 
that  the  Detachment  would  embark  as  a  whole  for  the  "States."  On  the  15th, 
however,  orders  were  received  that  the  Third  Battalion  detachment,  under  Captain 
Morris,  would  sail  with  Companies  "L"  and  "M"  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Dakotan  and 
that  the  other  members  of  the  Medical  Detachment  would  accompany  the  re- 
mainder of  the  Regiment  on  the  U.  S.  S.  Santa  Rosa.  Just  prior  to  sailing. 
Captain  Lyon,  First  Lieutenant  Scott  and  Second  Lieutenant  Keller  were  trans- 
ferred to  the  casual  officers  detachment,  which  embarked  for  the  trans-Atlantic 
voyage  at  Brest. 

Following  the  embarkation  at  St.  Nazaire,  the  history  of  the  Medical  Detach- 
ment drew  quickly  to  a  close.  The  Detachment  landed,  according  to  schedule, 
at  the  port  of  Philadelphia,  proceeded  to  Camp  Dix,  and  there  took  the  tinai 
steps  preparatory  to  demobilization.  ( )fi  June  9th,  the  last  member  of  the  detach- 
ment received  his  final  marching  orders  and  the  Medical  Detachment  of  the  315th 
Infantry  formally  passed  out  of  existence. 


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MAJOR.   M.C. 

Robert   B.   Sbackelford 


FIRST    LIEUTENANTS. 
Marvin    V.    Campbell 
Halph   A.    Clarhlge 
AA'illiani    F.    Craig 
Ivor    Ii.    Feiiton 
ICdbei-r  C.   \"an  Buren 

Ot-firKe  N.  ClnirL-liill 
VvU'Y  E.   Cnrdier 
Stuart  iJaniley 


diaries  L.    Rvud 
George  W.  Conners 
David    Durst enf eld 
Herniau  Fiiikelstein 
Francis  V,   Flanagan 
John   J.    Flvnn 
John  J.   Gullasher 
Walter  F.  Gebuian 
Otto  Goodwin 


Mose  Cohen 
Hollis   H.   Douglas 
M.    Cleburn    Fink 
Vertiette  M.  Gaskiiis 


.Tames   Beattie 
John  P.   Bradley 
Arthur    J.    Dacey 
William    D.    Irvin 
Charles    Judge 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 
George  L.   Drach 
Samuel  Friedlander 
Norman    E.   Gardner 


FRIVATES.   FIRST  CLASS 
Elmer   Dem<ind  Jacob  E.   Klein 

Alvab     G.     Jack  Julian    Levy 

Edward  F,  Kane  Herman   A.   Morrill 


CAPTAIN,  M.C. 

Wallace  Bulford 

DC. 


Charles    Hechreiter 
James  L.  Hunter 
Harold  M.   Jacobs 
Jack  Jacobs 
A'iggo  Jorgenson 
Casimer  Jovais 
Alexander    Kellrr 
Walter  F.    Kelly 


FRIVATES 

Charles   E.    Kleiu 
John    F.    Lech  thaler 
William    Lubelsky 
Bernard  J.   Ludwig 
Havdon  O.  Merrilll 
Wilfred   Metty 
Fi-ank    B.    Morrell 
Henry    Nassberg 


Joined  as  Replacements — October  26,  1918 
PRIVATES 


Overton    H.    Hagan 
William    H.    Grotefeld 
Darnell  Lyon 


Paul    Nangle 
William  J.   Pbelan 
Powell  P.  Maxwell 


Joined  as  Replacements — November  12,  1918 

PRIVATES 

J<din   T.   Gallagher  Maurice  Miller 

Joseph   Kern  Joseph    B.   Miller 


George   Klnmpp 
Roswell    Manser 


Roy    Miller 
Isidore  P.   Morris 


SERGEANTS 
William   M.    Boyd 
Everett    B.    Clark 
Marvin     M.     Fain 
Chester   J.    Powell 


Albert  Rebovicb 
Joseph  B.   Sexton 
Harry    C.    Treager 


Nils  P.    Nilson 
Richard  C.  Owen 
John   W.    Parrish 
Anthony    Saccomanno 
Harry   P.    Schenck 
John  J.   Schneider 
Joseph   H.    Thomas 
Robert  J.  Vane 
Abraham  Weiner 


John   L.    Robinson 
William   H.    Sweariiigon 
John  T.  Tlinnipson 
i'lark  Williamson 


Edward  Scbrader 
Ralph   B.   Smith 
Charles    Trozzo 
Charles   Walk 
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INTRODUCTION 

W'lien  the  United  States  declared  war  on  ( ierniany  on  .\pril  6th,  1917.  many 
enormous  problems  presented  themselves,  chief  of  which  was  to  place  in  France 
the  most  number  of  men  possible,  in  the  shortest  space  of  time  possible,  and  in 
the  best  condition  possible.  In  order  to  meet  the  last  of  these  conditions,  namely, 
to  put  the  men  in  the  best  possible  condition,  it  was  realized  that  the  exercise 
and  training  incident  to  a  pure  military  training  would  not  accomplish  this  pur- 
])0se.  Therefore,  the  schedule  of  training  included  the  most  strenuous  kind  of 
physical  training  and  participation  in  all  athletic  games. 

The  men  who  made  up  America's  new  National  army  came  from  every  walk 
and  station  in  life,  and  were  of  various  nationalities.  Some  came  from  the  col- 
leges and  preparatory  schools  and  had  throughout  the  course  of  their  li\es  taken 
part  to  a  greater  or  less  extent  in  athletics.  ( )thers  left  the  fields,  the  factories  and 
the  offices  to  take  up  this  entirely  new  life  so  different  from  all  other  occupations. 
Many,  through  necessity,  had  been  forced  early  in  life  to  earn  their  lixelihood 
antl  had  never  had  a  chance  to  play. 

Therefore,  simultaneously  with  the  training  in  military  science  and  tactics 
came  the  develo])ment  of  the  minds  and  bodies  of  these  new  soldiers.  In  the  first 
instance  it  took  the  simple  form  of  what  is  commonly  known  as  "setting-up  exer- 
cises." These  exercises  de\eloped  not  only  the  muscles  of  the  body,  but  also  the 
sense  of  co-ordination,  and,  as  these  exercises  were  given  by  command,  it  led 
to  quick  thinking  and  ultimately  to  the  accurate  and  speedy  responsiveness  of 
the  body  to  will  of  the  mind.  Later  came  the  athletic  games  and  contests,  which, 
without  doubt,  are  the  best  means  of  bringing  the  human  body  to  the  highest 
point  of  physical  fitness  and  efficiency. 

The  pages  which  follow  contain  an  accoimt  of  these  games  and  contests  in 
the  \arious  sports  jiarticipated  in  by  members  of  the  315th  Infantry  and,  taken 
as  a  whole,  constitute  a  brief  athletic  historv  of  the  Regiment. 


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The  enlisted  personnel  of  the  315th  Infantry  began  ponring  into  Camp 
Meade,  Maryland,  the  latter  part  of  September  and  the  first  part  of  October, 
1917.  At  that  time,  the  football  season  was  in  full  sway  throughout  the  entire 
United  States,  and  naturally  it  was  the  first  of  the  major  sports  which  claimed 
their  attention.  Although  there  were  no  grassy  fields,  nevertheless  after  drill 
hours  in  the  afternoon,  in  fact  at  any  odd  hours  during  the  day,  teams  from 
[iracticallv  every  company  in  the  Regiment  could  be  seen  hard  at  practice. 

Within  a  couple  of  weeks  many  inter-company  games  were  scheduled  and 
played.  It  is  a  lamentable  fact  that  no  regular  Regimental  series  was  played, 
so  it  is  impossible  to  name  here  the  championship  team.  Howexer,  it  is  safe  to 
state  that  Companies  "A,"  "B,"  "D,"  "G,"  "L,"  and  "M"  put  up  the  best 
exhibitions  of  football,  and  of  these  it  might  be  said  that  Company  "D"  had  the 
best  team;  for  "L"  Company  defeated  Companies  "A,"  "(I"  and  "M,"  but  lost 
to  "B"  ;  and  "B"  lost  to  "D."  Had  "D"  played  "L"  and  won,  it  would  have  been 
the  undisputed  champion  :  had  it  lost,  the  honors  would  have  gone  to  "B"  Com- 
pany. The  following  are  the  scores  of  the  games  between  the  above  mentioned 
teams  : 


"L"  Company 
"L"  Company 
"L"  Company 
"L"  Company 
"H"  Company 
"D"  Company 


About  the  middle  of  <  )ctober,  the 


0  "(_i"  Company    -  -         -         -         0 

6  "G"  Company        _  _         -         -     0 

12  "M"  Company  -         -         -         6 
21  "A"  Company       -  -         -         -     0 

6  "L"  Company    -  -         -         -         0 

13  "B"  Company        -  -         -         -     0 

came  for  a  Regimental  football  team 
to  fight  for  the  championship  of  the  Division  and  of  the  cantonment.  The  entire 
schetlule  had  to  be  played  off  by  a  certain  date,  and  our  first  game  with  the  316th 
Infantry  came  so  soon  as  to  allow  us  only  about  a  week  for  organization  and 
practice.  However,  the  call  for  candidates  went  out  and  they  were  subjected  to 
daily  strenuous  work-outs.  Under  the  able  coaching  of  Lieutenant  A.  G.  Harlow, 
formerly  of  Princeton,  and  Lieutenant  Lawson  G.  Bash,  formerly  of  Allegheny, 
an  excellent  team  was  whip[)ed  into  shape. 


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Late  in  t  Jctoher  came  the  game  witli  tlic  M6i\\  Infantry.  It  was  a  l)L-autit'ul 
game  to  watch — a  well  fought  game  from  the  kick-off  until  the  final  whistle. 
Early  in  the  (nrst  quarter,  the  316th  e.xecuted  a  successful  forward  ])ass,  carrying 
the  ball  on  this  play  from  the  center  of  the  held  to  the  fifteen-yard  line.  Their 
attack  became  sudden  and  strong,  and  our  defense  was  unable  to  stop  the  onrush. 
Three  plays  gave  them  first  down  with  the  ball  on  the  three-yard  line,  and  the 
next  two  carried  it  over  for  a  touchdown.  They  failed  to  kick  the  goal.  In  the 
second  quarter,  the  316th  again  scored  by  a  cleverly  executed  drop-kick  from  the 
twenty-five-yard  line.  Our  men  took  the  tield  at  the  beginning  of  the  second  half 
determinetl  to  overcome  the  lead,  but  succeeded  only  in  keeping  the  316th  from 
further  scoring.     The  final  score  of  the  game  was  9  to  0. 

The  315th  Infantry  team  was  composed  of  the  following  men  of  the 
Regiment : 

Right   F.nd 


Right  Tackle 

Right  ("luard 
Center 

Left  ( iuanl 
Left  Tackle 

Left  End 


Quarterback 


— Sergeant  Julius  Tucker  .         .         .         .   M.  G.  Company 

Cook  John  McCauley          .  -         -         -            "D"  Company 

I'rivate  George  Dicttrich  -         -         -         .      "G"  Company 

—  Private  Michael  Mattioni    -  -         -         -        M.  G.  Company 

Private  Edwin  G.   Powell  -         -         -         -    ;m.  G.  Company 

— Sergeant  .\])au  Kau    -----  "E"  Company 

— Cor])oral  .Mberl  M.  Young  -         -         -         -       "B"  Company 

Private  William  C.  Ehring  -         -         -          M.G.  Company 

— Private  Charles  Lotus     -  -         -         -              ;M.G.  Company 

— Pri\ate  Harry  Burch          -  _         -         -           Hqs.  Company 

Corporal  George  Ambacher  -         -         -         -       "C"  Company 

— Cook  Alfred  D.  Carson      -  -         -         -           "M"  Company 

T'ri\ate  Harry  C.  Treager  -         -         -          Med.  Detachment 

Pri\ate  Josejih  Jacobs          -  .         -         -             "B"Com])any 

— First  Sergeant  Joseph  Kilroy  _         -         -       "K"  Comjjany 

Private  William   Reeves      -  -         -         -            "G"  Company 

Right  Halfback — Private  Walter  Keating  -         .         -         -      Hqs.  Company 

Left  Halfl)ack — Sergeant  Harry  Greenwood  -         -         -           "K"  Company 

Fullback  — -First  Sergeant  Theodore  Simendinger    -         -       "L"  Company 

Sergeant  Julius  Cashman    -  -         -         -           '■^^' Company 

Later  in  the  season  one  jiractice  game  was  played  against  "L"  Company, 
resulting  in  a  victory  for  the  Regimental  team  by  the  score  of  10  to  0. 

To  wind  up  the  season,  a  game  was  scheduled  to  be  played  in  Philadelphia 
between  picked  teams  from  Camp  Meade  and  Camp  Dix,  New^  Jersey.  On 
December  1st,  a  large  contingent  from  Camp  Meade  journeyed  to  Philadeliihia 
to  see  the  contest,  which  was  played  the  following  day,  and  which  resulted  in  a 
defeat  for  Camp  Meade  by  the  score  of  14  to  0.  The  representatives  on  this 
team  from  the  313th  Infantrv  were  Lieutenants  Lawson  G.  Bash  and  Raymond 
Lehman. 

The  game  just  mentioned  practically  ended  the  football  career  of  the  315th 
Infantry,  for  during  the  football  season  in  France  we  were  too  busy  driving  the 
Boche  out  of  the  Argonne  forest  and  the  Meuse  valley  to  think  of  football. 
However,  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  every  Dixision  in  France  put  a 
representative  team  in  the  field  to  fight  for  the  supremacy  of  the  A.  E.  F.  The 
79th  Division  football  squad  included  the  following  men  from  the  315th  Infantry: 
Private  Thomas  McHugh,  "F"  Company:  Corporal  Hugh  Robinson,  "A"  Com- 
pany ;  Sergeant  George  Spielberger,  "A"  Company  :  Sergeant  George  Ambacher. 
"C"  Comnaiiv. 


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As  might  well  be  expected,  the  "great  national  game"  was  more  enthusi- 
astically followed  by  a  greater  number  of  men  than  any  other  game.  At  least 
ninety  per  cent,  of  the  male  population  of  the  United  States  have,  at  some  time 
during  their  lives,  participated  in  this  most  popular  of  all  sports.  Therefore,  all 
were  anxious  to  play,  and  throughout  the  months  of  October  and  November, 
1917,  many  inter-company  games  were  witnessed.  But  it  was  not  until  the 
spring  of  1918  that  the  real  baseball  fever  began;  and  then  the  game  reached 
the  high  point  of  its  popularity.  The  largest  sporting  goods  houses  were  taxed 
to  their  utmost  to  provide  a  sufficient  quantity  of  equipment,  and,  without  a 
doubt,  fi\'e  times  as  many  games  were  played  in  the  year  1918  as  ever  before 
in  the  history  of  baseball. 

During  the  month  of  March  the  Regimental  drill  grounds  were  the  scene 
of  many  games  during  the  afternoon  period  devoted  to  athletics.  And  then 
came  the  announcement  from  Division  Headquarters  of  the  various  schedules 
that  were  to  be  played  out  The  most  comprehensive  one  was  the  playing  for 
the  company,  battery  or  similar  unit  championship  of  the  Division  and  of  the 
entire  cantonment.  In  this,  every  company  or  similar  unit  in  the  camp  was  to, 
and  did,  put  a  team  into  the  field.  They  competed  for  their  regimental  or  unit 
chamjjionship,  and  then  the  winner  took  part  in  the  final  series  for  the  champion- 
ship of  the  camp.  The  other  schedule  provided  for  teams  being  picked  from 
each  regiment  or  separate  unit  and  competing,  first,  for  the  Divisional  champion- 
ship; and  second,  for  the  championship  of  the  cantonment. 

It  can  readily  be  seen  that  these  schedules  meant  the  playing  of  hundreds 
of  games,  even  though  the  champions  were  picked  by  the  process  of  elimination; 
that  is,  that  a  team  once  defeated  was  out  of  the  running.  Immediately,  every 
com])any  in  the  Regiment  started  practicing  daily  in  order  to  put  the  winning 
team  in  the  field,  and  the  latter  part  of  April  the  series  started.  Many  of  the 
companies  were  quickly  eliminated,  and  finally  the  title  rested  between  "B"  and 
"L"  Companies.  In  the  play-ofl^,  "L"  Company  easily  won  by  the  score  of  8  to  1, 
the  players  of  "B"  Company  being  unable  to  cope  with  the  speed  and  curves  of 
Seibold,  formerly  of  the  Athletics. 

The  winning  of  this  game  gave  the  Regimental  championship  to  "L"  Com- 
pany, and  put  it  in  the  running  for  Divisional  honors.  In  its  first  outside  game 
it  defeated  the  312th  Machine  Gun  Battalion.  At  the  beginning  of  the  ninth 
inning  the  score  stood  1  to  1.  The  machine  gunners  took  the  field  and  stayed 
there  for  some  time  chasing  the  ball  all  over  the  field.    When  finally  they  came  in 


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chal:^ 'r  "°"  ''°°'  '  ^'^  '•  ""'  "'  '^  '•^"'^""^d  ^-Pi'^  ''--  valiant  effort  to 
"L"   Company's   second  game,   with   "F"   Company  of  the  316th   Infantrv 

T  his  now  made  "L"  Company  the  champion  of  the  158th  Infantrv  Pr,Vn,l. 

or  he"  31  lu;"FiS  tnrr''  ^'^""^"^-  ^'^^  ^^"^>"^  ^--  wUh'Sten'^-T'' 
hi  fdet-e.  for  til'-.  rK  °^;'r'''uP''°^'"^  *°  "^^  'ts  Waterloo:  for  it  re'sulted 
m  a  deteat  for  the     doughboys"  by  the  score  of  4  to  0 

Private  Thomas  C.   Price  -  _  .  . 

Sergeant  Theodore  Simendinger 

Corporal   Richard   L.  LeFevre 

Sergeant  Reed   Barnitz       -  _  . 

Private  Walter  R.  Schoultz     -  .  . 

Corporal  Charles  W.  Staudeiiniayer 

Corporal  John   McMonagle       -  -  .  . 

Corporal  Harry  Hahn 

Corporal   Harry  Seibold 

r„  ,  IT    •,  r.   „  SUBSTITUTES 

Corporal  Ent.l  F.  Beck,  Jr.  Sergeant  David  Levine  Corporal  Charles  Miller 

Before  the  company   schedule   had   been   finished,   the   regimental   schedule 
^vas  well  under  way.    A  great  deal  of  credit  is  due  to  Lieutenant  Srlel  Freld- 


First  Base 

Second   Base 

Third   Base 

-   Short  Stop 

Left  Field 

Center  Field 

Right  Field,  Pitcher 

Catcher 

Pitcher,  Right  Field 


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Short    Stop  - 
Left     I-'ielil    - 

Center   I*'ielil- 


Catcher 
Pitcher 


'■L" 

Company 

"I" 

Company 

••1" 

Company 

■•D" 

Company 

■•A' 

Company 

"L" 

Company 

■■U" 

Company 

••E- 

Company 

"K" 

Company 

"M" 

Company 

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Company 

••M" 

Company 

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Company 

••L" 

Company 

"L" 

Company 

M.  G. 

Company 

"E" 

Company 

lander,  Medical  Detachment,  315th  Infantry,  for  his  untiring  efforts  in  coaching 
the  Regimental  team.  After  about  two  weeks  of  try-outs  he  selected  the  fol- 
lowing men  to  represent  the  Regiment : 

First    Base    — Sergeant  Theodore  Simendinger      -  -  - 

Corporal  Louis  Trappe     -  -  -  - 

Second   Base — Private  James  White  -  -  -  - 

Third    Base  — Sergeant  Robert  Gallien  .  _  .  . 

Sergeant  Robert  A.   Evans  .  -  - 

-Sergeant  Reed   Barnitz     -  -  -  - 

-lUigler  Ottmar  T.   Eppel        -  _  -  - 

Private   Benjamin  Conroy  .  _  _ 

-First  Sergeant  Joseph   Kilroy  -  _  - 

Corporal  James  Ferris      _  -  -  - 

Right    I-'ield — Corporal  Albert  M.   Young 

-Sergeant  Julius  Cashman  _  _  _  . 

Corporal   Edward   Lash  -  -  -  - 

-Corporal  Harry  Seibold  -  -  - 

Corporal  John  McMonagle    -  -  -  - 

Corporal  Joseph   Graham  _  _  . 

Corporal  Apau  Kau    ----- 

This  series,  also,  was  to  be  determined  by  the  process  of  elimination,  and  therefore 
any  team  that  lost  a  game  was  forever  out  of  the  running.  The  competing  teams  were 
divided  into  live  separate  leagues:  the  two  Infantry  Brigades,  the  Artillery  Brigade,  the 
Special  Units  of  the  Division,  and  tlie  Special  Units  of  the  Camp  outside  of  the  Division. 

Our  first  game  was  with  the  316th  Infantry,  after  they  had  already  defeated  the 
312th  Machine  Gun  Battalion,  and  resulted  in  a  victory  for  us  by  the  score  of  9  to  6. 
This  gave  us  the  championship  of  our  separate  league,  the  158th  Brigade.  In  the  mean- 
time the  following  teams  Iiad  won  their  respective  leagues:  the  3(l4th  Ammunition  Train, 
the  313th  Infantry,  and  the  311th  Field  Artillery.  The  154th  Depot  Brigade  had  won 
the  league  composed  of  the  units  outside  of  the  Division,  and  were  waiting  to  play  the 
team  that  should  win  the  Divisional  championship,  in  order  to  determine  the  champion- 
ship of  the  Camp. 

Our  second  game  was  with  the  304th  Ammunition  Train,  wdiile  at  the  same  time 
the  313th  Infantry  played  the  311tli  Field  Artillery.  Our  game  was  easily  won,  the  score 
sheet  showing  a  score  of  16  to  2  at  the  end  of  the  game;  and  313th  Infantry  were  like- 
wise the  victors.  This  left  the  Divisional  championship  to  be  determined  by  the  game 
between  these  two  winning  teams,  and  the  play-off  resulted  in  a  victory  for  us  by  the 
score  of  4  to  2.  It  was  a  well-fought  contest  throughout,  but  Seibold's  pitching  was 
too  much  for  our  opponents. 

We  were  now  Divisional  champions,  but  we  still  had  to  play  the  154tli  Depot  Bri- 
gade to  determine  the  championship  of  the  cantonment.  The  game  took  place  on  a  Sat- 
urday afternoon  under  perfect  weather  conditions,  and  liefore  the  largest  crowd  that 
ever  witnessed  a  ball  game  at  Camp  Meade.  "Johnny"  McMonagle  started  the  game, 
and  pitched  a  steady  and  heady  game  throughout  the  full  nine  innings.  It  was  a  fault- 
less game.  Every  run  that  was  made  was  well  earned  and  it  was  anybody's  game  up  to 
the  very  last  minute  of  play.  However,  sad  to  relate,  the  Regiment  was  doomed  to  lose 
this  all-important  game  by  the  score  of  6  to  4. 

This  ended  our  baseball  season  in  the  States,  as  we  were  extremely  busy  preparing 
for  our  departure  for  France  on  July  9th,  and  the  remainder  of  the  summer  in  France, 
with  our  intensive  training  and  hard  fighting,  left  very  little  time  for  sports.  Nor  were 
we  able  to  play  much  baseball  in  the  spring  of  1919,  as  at  that  time  we  were  busy  pre- 
paring for  our  departure  from  France  on  May  16th.  However,  many  inter-company 
games  were  played  while  in  the  Rimaucourt  and  Nantes  areas.  The  rivalry  was  excep- 
tionally intense  in  the  First  Battalion  in  the  latter  area.  In  this,  the  honors  will  have 
to  lie  given  to  "A"  Company,  which,  in  the  ninth  inning,  nosed  out  a  victory  over  "B" 
Company  by  a  3  to  2  score,  and  then  defeated  "C"  Company,  9  to  1. 

.Also,  while  in  the  Nantes  area,  a  Regimental  team  was  hastily  selected  to  play  the 
cS()9th  Pioneers  (colored),  who  were  stationed  in  Nantes.  The  colored  boys  romped 
liome  with  a  10  to  3  victory,  and,  in  a  second  game  which  was  scheduled,  were  again 
victorious  by  the  score  of  5  to  3.  Further  baseball  was  curtailed  by  our  return  to  the 
United  States  and  demobilization. 


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Within  two  weeks  after  the  arri\al  oi  the  first  units  of  the  Regiment  at  Cam]) 
Aleade  nearly  every  com])any  in  the  Regiment  had  constructed  oijen-air  basketball 
courts  on  the  parade  grounds  in  front  of  their  liarracks.  Comjiany  teams  were 
organized  and  great  rivalry  existed  between  them.  After  numerous  games  had 
been  played,  "C"  and  "B"  Companies  remained  the  only  teams  that  had  not 
been  defeated.  A  game  was  scheduled  betwen  the  two  latter  teams  and.  after 
forty  minutes  of  "rough  and  tumble"  ])Iay.  "B"  Companv  crawled  off  the  field 
the  victors  by  a  14  to  10  score. 

Then  came  the  call  for  candidates  for  two  Regimental  teams — one  com- 
posed of  enlisted  men  and  the  other  of  officers.  These  teams  were  to  re])resent 
the  Regiment  in  the  series  for  the  Divisional  and  cantonment  championshij).  The 
candidates  reported  to  the  Regimental  athletic  officer.  Lieutenant  Orsen  J.  Gra- 
b.ini.  a  former  star  basketball  player  of  .\lleghany  College,  lie  coached  both 
teams  throughout  the  entire  season,  and  at  the  same  time  acted  as  cajjtain  of  the 
officers'  team,  which  had  the  following  personnel : 


Right  Forward — Lieutenant  Russell  ^L  W'illard 
Left    Forward — Captain  Fred  H.  McClintock 
Center  — Lieutenant  Lawson  G.   Bash 

Right  ( iuard    — Lieutenant   Samuel   Friedlander 
Left     (iuard    — Lieutenant  (  )rsen  j.  (iraham 
Substitute         — Lieutenant   I)a\i(l   .M.   Wallace 


"B"  Company 

"B"  Company 

"D"  Com])any 

Medical  Detachment 

"I"  Company 

AL  G.  Company 


The  following  men  represented  the  Regiment  on  the  enlisted  men's  team : 


Right  Forw'ard — Sergeant  Robert  A.  Evans 
Left  Forward — Corporal  .Albert  M.  Young 
Center  — Prixate   Paul  .\.  Deegler 

Right  Guard    — Sergeant  (ieorge  .\mbacher 
Left     Guard    — Corporal  Sinion  A.   Rhoades 
Substitutes       — Corporal  William  Frey 

Private  (  )llie  .\ckroyd      - 
Corporal  John  Fallon 
Corporal  Harold  C.  Marshall 


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"B"  Company 
"C"  Com])any 
"C"  Company 
"B"  Company 
"C"  Company 
"B"  Company 
"G"  Company 
",\r'  Comjiany 


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Both  teams  started  tlie  season  in  whirlwind  forni,  and  defeated  every  team 
that  o])posed  them.  But  the  performance  of  similar  teams  from  tlie  311th  Field 
Artillerv  was  equally  as  good.  Finally  both  championships  rested  between  the 
.Sllth  Field  iVrtillery  and  the  315th  Infantry.  The  teams  we  had  played  and 
defeated  up  to  this  time  were  as  follows; 

Officers 

-  64  316th   Infantry            -          -  -          -      18 
34  304th  Ammunition  Train  -         -         21 

-  36  154th  Depot  Brigade         -  -         -     23 
28  313th  Infantry       -         -  -         -         16 


315th  Infantry 
315th  Infantry 
3 1 5th  Infantry 
315th   Infantry 


315th  Infantry 
315th  Infantry 
315th  Infantry 
315th  Infantry 
315th   Infantry 


Enlisted  Men 

67  313th  Infantry 

35  316th  Infantry 

56  304th  Ammunition  Train 

84  312th  Field  Artillery     - 

48  324th  Signal  Battalion      ■ 


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16 
19 
9 
13 


It  was  arranged  to  play  both  games  oft'  with  the  311th  Field  Artillery  on  the 
same  night  in  the  main  auditorium  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  where  all  the  other 
games  had  been  played.  To  a  man  the  315th  Infantry  turned  out  to  support  its 
teams,  and  the  most  enthusiastic  rooter  of  all  was  Colonel  Rosenbaum.  The 
supporters  of  the  Artillery  were  almost  as  numerous.  The  bands  of  both  units 
were  present. 

The  enlisted  men's  teams  started  the  evening's  performance  and,  at  the  end 
of  the  hrst  half,  the  "doughboys"  led  with  a  score  of  11  to  7.  Their  defense  had 
been  perfect,  the  Artillery  scoring  all  of  their  points  by  fouls.  Then  the  officers 
played  the  first  half  of  their  game.  But  they  were  not  so  successful,  the  Artillery- 
men ha\ing  a  lead  of  eight  points  at  the  end  of  the  half.  Score  17  to  9.  The 
enlisted  men  then  took  the  floor  to  finish  up  their  game,  thoroughly  refreshed 
after  their  long  rest.  The  game  remained  fairly  close  until  about  the  last  five 
minutes  of  play,  when  the  "doughboys,"  with  a  sudden  and  unexpected  burst 
of  speed,  played  their  opponents  otif  their  feet.  The  game  ended  with  a  score  of 
30  to  20,  and  of  the  20  points  scored  against  us  only  four  were  scored  by  field 
goals,  the  other  sixteen  being  scored  by  Hughes,  left  forward,  who  had  the  habit 
of  never  missing  a  chance  to  shoot  a  foul  goal.  In  fact,  this  same  man  scored 
the  t\yo  field  goals,  thereby  scoring  every  point  that  was  made  by  his  team.  In 
the  second  half,  the  officers  made  a  valiant  attempt  to  overcome  the  lead,  and  in 
the  last  few  minutes  of  play  it  looked  as  though  they  were  going  to  do  so.  But 
the  time  was  not  sufficient,  for  the  whistle  blew  with  the  score  26  to  22  in  favor 
of  the  311th  Field  Artillery.  However,  this  divided  the  honors,  and  all  who  wit- 
nessed the  games  were  satisfied  with  the  result. 

This  was  the  finish  of  basketball  at  Camp  Meade,  but  our  teams  played 
several  post-season  games.  The  officers  played  one  game  against  the  Catholic 
University  of  Washington,  D.  C.  winning  it  in  the  last  few  seconds  of  play  by 


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a  cle\er  shot  hy  Lieutenant  Willard  from  the  center  of  the  floor,  the  final  score 
beins;  22  to  21.  The  enHstccI  men  tried  their  skill  in  three  games;  two  with  St. 
Columbia,  the  American  League  champions,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  other  against 
Alt.  St.  Josejjh  College  of  lunmitslnirgh,  Marylaiul.     All  resulted  in  defeats  for 


us,  but  they  wen 
scores : 

3L^lh   IntaiUry    - 
,S15th   Inl'antry 
315lh   Inlantrv    - 


all  close  and  hard- fought  contests.     The    following  were  tht 


-  29  St.  Columbia     -         -         -         -         -     Z}> 
18             St.  Columbia  -         -         -         -         25 

-  29  Mt.  St.  Joseph  College     -         -         -     31 

The  basketball  season  of  191S-19  found  us  in  the  A.  E.  V .  in  I'rance. 
Shortly  after  we  moved  back  from  the  devastated  region  aroun<l  Danuillers  to 
the  Souilly  area,  the  Division  athletic  officer  announced  that  the  \arious  units 
would  com])ete  for  the  Division  championship :  that  the  winning  team  would 
represent  the  Division  in  the  Corps  series,  and,  if  successful  there,  in  the  .\rm\' 
series,  and  so  on  up  to  the  final  championship  of  the  A.  E.  ]■". 

.\s  a  result  of  this  announcement,  a  call  for  candidates  for  the  Regimental 
team  was  sent  out,  ;uid  when  they  re])orted,  it  was  sur])rising  to  note  how  nianv 
of  the  old-timers  had  departed  from  the  Regiiuent.  We  had  but  three  days  of 
practice  before  the  first  game  was  played,  and  this  practice  was  held  on  a  court 
"B"  Company  had  constructed  in  one  of  its  billets,  a  huge  barn.  However,  a 
team  was  formed  which  finished  the  league  undefeated.  Many  of  the  miits  in 
the  Division  did  not  organize  teams,  so  it  was  only  necessary  for  us  to  plav  three 
games  in  order  to  win  the  Divisional  championship.  The  first  game  was  on 
ALarch  6th,  1919,  and  by  March  11th  we  had  carried  away  the  honors.  The 
following  were  the  teams  jjlayed  and  the  scores : 

315th  Infantrv    -         -         -     41  316th  Infantrv  -         -         .         .       S 

315th  Infantry         -         -         12  312th  Field  Artillery     -         -         -  5 

315th  Infantry    -         -         -     32  304th  Ammunition  Train  -         -     16 

On  the  morning  of  March  12th,  we  left  by  motor-truck  for  (londrecourt, 
where  we  played  the  88th  Division  that  afternoon,  in  the  first  game  of  the  9th 
Corps  series.  Then  and  there  we  realized  that  our  chances  of  winning  this  cham- 
pionship were  small,  for  we  learned  that  all  the  other  teams  in  the  league  were 
composed  of  star  players  picked  from  the  entire  divisions.  Nevertheless,  we 
intended  to  see  it  through,  and  our  opponents  always  knew  that  they  had  been 
playing  basketball  before  the  game  was  over,  even  though  some  of  the  .scores 
made  against  us  were  rather  large.  In  the  game  with  the  88th  Division,  the  score 
stood  26  to  5  at  the  end  of  the  first  half.  However,  we  came  back  with  a  rush 
in  the  second  half,  scoring  21  points  to  their  12,  making  the  final  score  of  the 
game  38-26. 

The  following  day  we  journeyed  to  Foul,  where  we  played  the  35th  and  28th 
Divisions  before  returning  to  our  own  area.     The  scores  were  as   follows: 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division     -         -     22  35th  Division    -         -         -     36 

315th  Infantrv,  79th  Division  -  11  28th  Division         -         -         47 


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On  March  22nd,  we  again  returned  to  Toul  via  motor-truck  to  play  all  the 
remaining  games  on  the  schedule,  as  we  had  no  suitable  place  in  which  to  play 
in  our  area.  We  were  there  until  the  27th,  and  during  that  time  we  played  the 
following  games : 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division     -         -     20  .S8th  Division    -         -         -     59 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division  -  28  35th  Division         -         -         32 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division     -         -     20  2Sth  Division    -         -         -     39 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division  -  39  9th  Corps    -         -         -         13 

315th  Infantry,  79th  Division     -         -       2  9th  Corps  (Forfeit)       0 

In  this  last  game  with  the  35th  Division,  winners  of  the  Corps  championship, 
they  had  attempted  to  start  the  game  with  three  substitute  players :  but  inside 
of  ten  minutes  they  had  all  their  regular  players  in  the  game,  for  by  that  time 
we  had  a  substantial  lead  of  fourteen  points.  As  it  was,  they  just  barely  had 
time  enough  to  recover  and  win  the  game.  In  the  game  with  the  9th  Corps,  it 
was  decided  that  the  losing  team  should  forfeit  the  other  game  which  had  been 
postponed.    By  defeating  them  we  kept  out  of  last  place  in  the  league. 

Upon  our  return  we  found  that  the  Division  was  moving  to  the  Rimaucourt 
area.  We  remained  in  this  latter  area  only  a  short  time,  but  while  there  we 
played  one  game  against  the  Hosjjital  Center  team,  picked  from  the  units  of  Base 
Hospitals  Nos.  58,  59  and  64,  which  were  still  stationed  there.  It  was  an  easy 
victory  for  us  by  a  48  to  10  score. 

We  also  played  one  game  in  our  next  area  around  Nantes,  and  this  proved  to 
be  our  last  one  in  the  A.  E.  F.  It  was  against  the  13th  Marines,  who  were 
stationed  in  Nantes,  and  resulted  in  a  victory  for  us  by  the  score  of  21  to  6. 

The  following  men  represented  the  315th  Infantry  in  basketball  while  in 
the  A.  E.  F. : 

Right  Forward — Private  Frederick  Riesen  -         -         _         -      "M"  Company 

Lieutenant  Russell  M.  Willard   -         -         -  Hqs.  Company 

Private  Robert  H.  Davis  _         _         -         _      Hqs.  Company 

Left    Forward — Captain  Fred  H.  McClintock      -         -         -  "B"  Company 

Sergeant  Daniel  Evans    -----      "D"  Company 

Center  — Sergeant  Robert  A.  Evans  -         _         _  "A"  Company 

Young     -         -         -       "B"  Company 
Sergeant  Harold  C.  Marshall       -         -         -  "M"  Company 

Private  Michael  Donahue  -         -         -         -     Hqs.  Company 

Left     Guard    — Corporal  William  Frey         _         -         -         -  "C"  Company 


Right  Guard    — First  Sergeant  Albert  M 


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AND 

WRESTLING 


Boxing  and  wrestling  were  by  far  the  most  popular  of  all  s])orts  within  the 
Regiment,  as  far  as  spectators  were  concerned.  Interest  was  shown  in  these 
sports,  esjiecially  the  former,  immediately  after  the  arrival  of  the  first  contingent 
of  troops  in  the  Regiment  along  the  latter  ]iart  of  the  month  of  September,  1917. 
By  the  middle  of  (  )ctober,  a  platform  had  been  erected  in  the  center  of  the 
Regimental  block  of  buildings,  and  matches  could  be  seen  as  often  as  three  or 
four  nights  a  week.  I'or  the  most  part  these  bouts  were  between  men  of  the 
Regiment,  but  upon  numerous  occasions  other  units  accepted  our  challenge  and 
sent  over  a  string  of  fighters.  The  visitors  always  returned  to  their  own  outfits 
disap])ointed,  for  we  never  lost  one  of  these  dual  meets. 

These  exhibitions  brought  forth  many  illustrious  fighters,  such  as  "Young 
Johnny  Dundee"  (Saddler  John  DeLuise),  "Joe"  (iavin,  "W'hitcv  Baker"  ( Cor- 
])oral  Walter  F.  Rrzozowski),  "Stanley  Hinkle"  (  Private  Roland  Hamilton),  and 
"Eddie"  Cavanaugh  ;  also  wrestlers  Sergeant  .Stanley  L.  Ilern  and  Private,  first 
class,  Vincent  Mammacari.  .Several  weeks  later  Division  Headc|uarters  exhil)ited 
a  great  interest  in  these  sports,  particularly  boxing,  for  it  developed  the  quickness 
of  the  eye  and  muscles  necessary  to  the  proper  handling  of  the  rifle  in  bayonet 
work.  So  Division  Headquarters  issued  schedules  of  many  matches  to  be  held 
throughout  the  Division.  The  best  of  these  were  held  at  the  Liberty  Theatre, 
and  in  all  of  them  some  of  the  above  mentioned  men  represented  oin*  Regiment 
in  a  very  creditable  style. 

While  en  route  for  France  on  the  U.  S.  .S.  America,  an  interesting  match 
was  held  between  the  Army  and  the  Navy,  which  consistetl  of  four  bouts.  The 
first  went  to  the  Navy,  the  .sailor  having  handled  his  oi)])onent  so  roughly  in  the 
first  round  that  the  fight  had  to  be  stopped.  The  second  was  declared  a  draw, 
and  the  third  a  win  for  (Savin.  In  the  final  bout,  six  rounds,  "Eddie"  Cavanaugh, 
lis  pounds,  held  his  opponent,  1.^8  pounds,  to  a  draw. 

The  ])opularity  of  these  s])orts  nowise  lessened  in  I'rance.  Shortly  after  the 
signing  of  the  armistice,  the  newspapers  were  filled  with  ever  incre;ising  accounts 
of  bouts  taking  place  throughout  the  entire  .A.  E.  F.  When  the  Regiment  arri\ed 
at  the  Souillv  area,  a  Regimental  string  of  boxers  and  wrestlers  was  called 
together,  but  its  ranks  were  sadly  depleted  when  the  call  came  for  material 
for  the  Divisional  team,  leaving  only  five  out  of  an  original  twelve.  They  were 
Corporal  William  McCartney,  Headquarters  Company ;  Private,  first  class.  Albert 
E.  Riley,  "C"  Company:  Private  John  I*".  Monahan.  "V."  Com]jany ;  Private 
Frank  Viviano.  "G"  Company,  and  Corporal  Ceorge  W.  McCool,  "G"  Company. 
Of  these,  McCartney  would  have  made  the  Divisional  team  had  he  not  sustained 


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a  fractured  arm  in  one  of  tlie  Regimental  bouts,  in  which  he  secured  a  "knock- 
out" in  the  first  round  against  a  man  from  the  316th  Infantry. 

From  the  1st  of  February  until  our  departure  for  the  United  States  on 
May  17th,  Lieutenant  Russell  M.  Willard,  Regimental  athletic  officer,  arranged 
at  least  one  boxing  match  a  week  within  the  Regiment  for  the  entertainment  of 
all.  For  the  most  part  these  matches  consisted  of  bouts  between  men  of  the 
Regiment,  but  now  and  then  a  stranger  would  come  over  to  try  his  skill.  In 
meeting  these  outsiders  McCartney  added  further  to  his  laurels  by  getting  a  draw 
with  Kenny,  of  the  Is-sur-tille  Bakery,  and  a  decision  in  four  rounds  from 
Samson  (colored),  of  the  308th  Pioneer  Infantry,  who  at  one  time  had  been 
sparring  partner  to  the  world-famous  "Battling"  Nelson.  Also,  Riley  won  in 
three  rounds  from  an  aspirant  from  the  312th  Field  Artillery,  but  lost  the  de- 
cision to  a  311th  Field  Artilleryman,  after  fighting  an  extra  round.  However, 
he  came  back  strong  while  in  Rimaucourt  by  knocking  out  Corporal  Valento,  of 
the  Is-sur-tille  Bakery,  in  the  first  round. 

It  would  be  impossible  to  follow  the  fighting  careers  of  the  315th  Infantry 
men  on  the  Divisional  team,  otherwise  than  by  the  brief  history  of  each,  which 
follows : 

Private  Roland  Hamilton  (Stanley  Hinkle),  145  lbs. 
Headquarters  Company 
Hinkle  fought  about  twenty  fights  while  at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  some 
of  the  principal  ones  being  with  Kane  of  the  311th  Field  Artillery,  which  he  won 
by  a  knock-out  in  the  first  round;  with  Harry  O'Donnell,  314th  Infantry,  won  by 
a  knock-out  in  the  first  round :  with  "Joe"  O'Neil,  draw,  six  rounds ;  and  with 
"Paddy"  Sylvester,  decision,  six  rounds. 


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Tnf-n;m^''''l'T"'"'"''T^'''%'''    '""-'"    '-'    ''>■='"■    "'^'i    L't-utcnant    Dean     Mnh 
So  ;       •    ,  r        ■",■■'"    ""'  ^"'  '"l^  "^^'^^  *h^  Divisional  boxing  team.    Wh  le  a 

rl-,«^"A^r'"''''n"n"'''''  "".'^  '°"'^  °^  ^'^'^  '^^^^  "^^'t  ^^^"'^e  has  in  the  welterwcicrht 
^n     r.rl"'       ,r'  ^^'t^^y^I^l^t  champion  of  the  French  Army,  lost  to  H   ,kle 

terent  occasion;,.     His  last  match  in  Pans  was  with  Eustache    ex-welterwei-ht 
chami„on  of  Prance,  from  whom  he  won  on  a  decision.  ^^eltcru eight 

CcKPOR.M,  Walter  F.  Bkzozowski    (Whitev  Baker),   142  lbs. 

"F'  Company 
Baker  did  not  do  any  hghting  while  at  Camp  Meade,  except  a  few  exhibition 

pkce'o"'thr7Si,"D"  """'r  "'""-^^  ^'""'^  ™""^"     "°—   »-  e^^il't  1  1 
Cnrn         f  .1  ^^,''\  ^'y.'^'™  '^"^"'S  tcam.     While  at   Souilly  he   fought  a-ainst 

i:67o:\ri  s:'.  !^i:'^'^'"-  ^"^^'"-  ^"^  ^-^^-  -^ «™-  -^  the^nd^:^:^n; 

in  th^f^""'^  ?-\  'f^'T''.  J'"^  '"'"  '"  "^^  liospit'-il.  and  he  did  not  again  appear 
u  r  [•^,""''  ^'^^  ^'^■'^'""  ^^'i^^  i"  'lie  Kimaucourt  area  where  he  f  5 1 
Wilhe  Ritchie"  an  exhibition  bout  " 

Saddler  John  DeLu.se  (Young  Johnny  Dmulee),  128  lbs. 

XT  T^  Supply   Company 

\oung  Dundee's  record  is  a  long  and  clean  one.  While  at  Camp  Meade  he 
fought  at  least  thirty  bouts,  and  never  lost  one.  .Among  his  principal  yktories 
were:  a  decision  against  '•Billy"  Bevens  in  four  rounds  Ta  draw  uX  "  ol  niw" 
Piazzi.  ten  romuls ;  a  win  from  ".Andy"  Burns  in  six  rounds :  Tiul  k  loJk-  t  in 
the  third  round  against  "Patsy"  DeLucco 

4ir."\"^''V'T^'',  ''^''^'""  °"  *''''  Regimental  team  while  at  Chaumont-sur- 
Aire,  where  he  fought  two  exhibition  bouts  against  "\\illie  Ritchie  "He  Z<, 
then  taken  to  Souilly  for  the  Dixisional  team.  ^U.  fought  but  one  tiHit  for  he 
Division   against   Morse  of   the  9th   Corps,   whom   he   stopped   in    four  rounds 

IHs  fir't'l  \';,'.f'  ""'  °^  ''■';  ^,7'  "^  ''''  ^^'^'  "'^i^'^"  '^^"^  to  show  in  pTrl  : 
h.  hrst  bout  there  was  with  JIusson,  the  clever  Frenchman.     The  bout  ended 

o  mee^Hn  ""      ""•'''  '?-f^^"'1^  ^  '"^  '''''  ^^  --«  ^-=i"ed  the  follow  ngTeek 

o  meet  Hus.son  again.    Ihis  battle  was  a  win  for  Dundee.    He  fought  fiv?  other 

bouts  in  Pans  against  clever  Frenchmen,  and  won  them  all:  two  aga    st  Markle 

one  with  Maickle.  and  two  with  Markcourt.  "^  ^uarkie, 

Mecjiamc  Joseph  Gavin.   118  lbs. 

Supply   Company 

nnri  n,!,^  ^T'V^^'"''''^'''  ^^'''''  ^°°^  °"  '"'^  °"^  ^''^'^  ^^■''>^^  anywhere  near  his  weight 

sTth   Tnf  of  the  315th     nfantry,  McArnold,  312th  Field  Artillery,  Brady 

.313th  Infantry,  and  "\oung  Mayo"  of  the  Base  Hospital.  All  of  these  bouts 
were  won  by  the  knock-out  route,  except  the  one  with  Mayo,  who  went  the  wSo  J 
distance  but  ended  on  the  short  end  of  the  decision.  On  board  the  U  ss 
Hirn'.v;  ]^7!-'  '"'^  '''  '''''°''-''^'  ^''.^  "^'"^  °^  ^'"'^^'  ^hom  he  beat  in  six  rounds: 
mrt  of  aS  '"fQiQ'°'i"'f'-°"  '''''^'  '^'-^  =^"">'  ^""■^^'-  ^^=1^^  ^t  Souilly  in  the  early 
part  of  March,  1919.  Fighting  as  a  member  of  the  Divisional  team,  he  met  and 
defeated  Meehan  ot  the  35th  Division,  and  Gallagher  of  the  9th  Corps 


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His  career  in  Paris  in  the  squared  circle  was  one  of  great  success.  There 
he  met  and  defeated  Glace,  the  cle\er  French  bantam,  and  secured  two  draws 
from  Dolet,  another  Frenchman. 

His  last  appearance  in  the  ring  while  in  France  was  at  Nantes,  where  he 
met  "Young  Hartman"  of  the  82nd  Aero  Squadron,  who  had  made  a  great 
reputation  around  Nantes,  winning  from  all  his  opponents.  Gavin  knocked  him 
out  in  the  third  round  of  a  scheduled  six  round  liout. 

Gavin's  ring  career  while  in  the  army  was  a  great  success,  for  in  all  his  fights 
he  never  came  out  on  the  losing  end. 

Private  Edw.xrd  (Eddie)  C.-wanaugh,  118  lbs. 
Company  "B" 

Cavanaugh  fought  many  battles  while  at  Camp  Meade.  Among  these  he 
secured  a  draw  with  "Johnny  Dundee,"  315th  Infantry.  His  biggest  fight  took 
jflace  at  the  Liberty  Theatre  against  "Joe"  McGuirk  of  the  312th  Field  Artillery. 
It  was  a  battle  every  minute  throughout  the  entire  six  rounds  and  ended  in  a 
draw. 

(^)n  the  way  over  seas  he  met  a  sailor  by  the  name  of  Britt,  138  lbs.,  and  in 
a  fast  exhibition  of  boxing  held  him  to  a  draw  for  six  rounds.  While  fighting 
at  Souilly  on  the  Divisional  team  he  met  Corporal  Smith,  of  the  9th  Corps,  and 
Harry  Forbes  of  the  35th  Division,  both  fights  resulting  in  wins  for  him. 

His  Paris  record  was  on  a  par  with  the  other  boxers  from  the  Divisional 
team.  There  he  fought  and  beat  Alec  Pippo,  an  Italian,  in  a  fast  bout.  And 
there  also  he  took  the  decision  from  Faroe,  LeFavre,  and  Ritz,  all  Frenchmen. 
His  last  fight  in  the  A.  E.  F.  was  at  Rimaucourt,  where  he  beat  Lyons  of  the 
36th  E\acuation  Hospital  in  four  rounds. 

Sergeant  Stanley  L.  Hern,  125  lbs. 
Company  "H" 
Hern  did  no  wrestling  while  at  Camp  Meade.  He  commenced  his  army 
career  as  a  wrestler  when  the  Division  was  in  the  Souilly  area,  where  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Divisional  team.  His  first  bout  was  with  DePino  of  the  35th 
Division,  from  whom  he  won  in  1  minute  and  35  seconds.  At  Commercy,  he 
met  Adams  of  the  9th  Corps,  from  whom  he  got  the  decision  after  going  the 
full  period  of  time  and  an  extra  fi\e  minutes.  These  victories  qualified  him  to 
enter  the  2nd  .\rmy  championships,  which  were  held  in  Toul  on  March  17,  1919. 
There  he  met  Nelson,  of  the  5th  Division,  and  lost  after  a  hard  fought  struggle 
lasting  several  minutes. 

Private,  First  Class,  Vincent  Mammacari,  162  lbs. 
Company  "H" 

Mammacari  started  his  career  as  a  wrestler  in  Rome.  Italy,  and  held  his  own 
among  his  countrymen.  On  coming  into  the  army  he  decided  to  win  laurels  from 
his  fellow  soldiers.  While  at  Camp  Meade  he  met  Ziegler,  a  former  New  York 
amateur  champion,  and  stayed  on  the  mat  with  him  for  six  minutes.  Pallnian, 
the  heavyweight,  however,  was  a  stumbling  block  for  him.  Beating  this  big 
fellow  once,  he  lost  out  to  him  at  the  second  meeting  for  the  championship  of 
Camp   Meade. 

While  in  France  in  the  Souilly  area,  he  was  a  successful  competitor  for  the 
Division  wrestling  team.  Representing  the  Division,  he  met  Hanson  of  the  35th 
Division  and  was  defeated  by  breaking  a  toe  after  about  two  minutes  on  the 
mat.  He  was  unable  to  meet  any  one  else  until  after  we  arrived  at  the  Rimau- 
court area,  where  he  met  Olsen,  of  the  Is-sur-tille  Baker\',  whom  he  defeated  in 
six  minutes  of  asjgressive  wrestlinsf. 


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Tlic  game  of  soccer  was  perhaps  played  more  Iiy  llie  various  coinpaiiies  in  the  Retfi- 
inent  tliaii  any  other  Ramc,  princiiially  liccause  it  is  an  excellent  form  of  exercise  and 
a  great  numher  can  take  ])art  in  it;  and  also  hecanse  it  can  he  played  in  almost  any  kind 
of  weather  and  on  almost  any  kind  of  grounds. 

Wliilc  the  Regiment  was  in  the  United  States,  it  was  played  for  the  purpose  of  exer- 
cise only,  hut  in  I'Vance  its  possihilities  as  a  sport  were  developed  to  a  greater  or  less 
extent.  The  full  credit  for  this  develojiment  is  due  to  Mr.  George  II.  Burford.  of  the 
Y.  ]\r.  C.  A.,  wdio  was  assigned  to  the  Regiment  ahout  the  first  of  Fehruary.  1919.  In 
the  States  he  had  heen  actively  engaged  in  this  sport,  having  coached  three  champion- 
ship teams  in  the  New  England  states.  Within  a  few  weeks  he  had  aroused  a  keen 
interest  in  the  game.  and.  when  he  sent  out  a  call  for  candidates  for  a  Regimental  team, 
some  very  i)ronHsing  material  reported  for  practice.  We  were  in  the  Souilly  area  at 
this  time,  and  I'or  the  ])urpose  of  training,  the  candidates  were  called  t<i  Chaumont- 
sur-.\ire  and  hilleted  there.  By  the  tirst  of  March  a  very  crcditahle  team  had  liecn 
whipped  into  shape. 

The  series  for  the  Divisional  championship  was  scheduled  to  start  in  the  very  near 
future  so.  for  the  purpose  of  a  work-out,  a  practice  game  was  arranged  with  the  304th 
Sanitary  Train.  The  residt  of  this  game  was  very  disappointing  and  showed  that  there 
was  need  of  much  hard  work  if  we  were  to  contend  successfully  for  the  Divisional 
honors.  -As  later  results  showed,  however,  our  practice  game  liad  lieen  with  the  very 
hest  team  in  the  Division,  for  they  won  the  championship  without  any  great  difficulty. 
A  9  to  0  score  in  favor  of  the  Sanitary  Train  was  the  result  of  this  game. 

The  second  week  in   Marcli  the   Divisional   scries   started.     In  this  series  our  team 
played  four  games,  winning  two  and  losing  two.     Tlie  fidlowing  were  the  results: 
,315th    Infantry.  2 — .^i6th  Infantry,  0  ,W4th  Sanitarv  Train,  4 — 315tli  Tnfantry.  0 

3I2th   Field  .\rtilery.    7— 315th  Tnfantry.  0  315th    Infantry.  2— 314th  Infantry,  0 

-Mso.  while  in  the  Souilly  area,  inter-company  games  to  decide  the  Regimental 
championship  were  arranged  and  ])layed.  Before  the  championship  could  be  decided. 
we  moved  from  this  area,  and  no  chance  for  playing  off  the  balance  of  the  games  pre- 
sented itself,  as  we  were  too  busy  preparing  for  an  early  return  to  the  United  States, 

LINE-Ur  OF  THE  REGIMENT.\L  TE.\M 
Private  John  Camp.   M.  G.  Comi)any 


Private   Horace  Crawl,  "Si.  G.  Company     - 
Sergeant  W.  J.  Devlin,  "A"  Company 
Sergeant   Robert   .\.   Evans,  "A"  Company 
Corporal  Jciseph   Mulvey,  "C"  Company- 
Private  John   Hoffman,  M.  G.  Company    - 
1st  Sergeant   Karl   Ley.  "L"  Company 
Private   l.inwood   Mers.  M.  G.  Company    - 
Private   Dennis  Gilmore.  "M"  Comjiany 
Private   Frank  Stockdale,  "A"  Company    - 
Private  John   Crawford.  "M"  Company 
Private  John  McLaughlin.  "R"  Company  - 
Private  Joseph  Wolf,   Hqs.  Company    - 
Sergeant  Joseph   Davidson,  "C"  Com])any 
Private  hrank  Schradcr,   Med,  Dct, 


-    Goal 

Goal 

Right  Fullback 

Left  Fullback 

Right   Halfback 

Center   Halfback 

Left   Halfback 

Left   Halfback 

Center  Forward 

Inside   Right 

Inside  Right 

Outside  Right 

Inside   Left 

Inside    Left 

Outside   Left 


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The  first  event  of  any  importance  in  tlie  line  of  field  sports  while  at  Camp  Meade 
was  in  tlie  nature  of  a  field  meet,  and  took  place  on  Liherty  Field  on  Liberty  Day,  a 
day  devoted  to  various  exercises  in  promotion  of  the  Second  Liberty  Loan.  Practically 
every  unit  in  the  Camp  had  entries  in  every  event.  When  all  the  points  scored  by  the 
various  organizations  were  totaled  up  it  was  found  that  the  315th  Infantry  had  won  the 
pennant  by  a  very  substantial  margin. 

Previous  to  the  Liberty  Day  field  meet  there  had  been  a  two  and  a  half  mile  cross- 
country run.  In  this  event  one  hundred  and  twenty-six  men  from  the  various  organi- 
zations started  and  one  hundred  and  six  finished.  There  were  prizes  for  the  first  five 
men  to  finish,  and  also  a  team  prize,  which  was  won  by  the  316th  Infantry.  The  315th 
Infantry  had  several  entries,  but  Thomas  Patterson,  of  "I"  Company,  was  tlie  only 
one  who  came  in  for  a  prize,  finishing  fifth. 

On  January  1st,  1918,  a  six  and  a  half  mile  cross-country  race  was  held  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  in  which  teams  were  entered  from  Camp  Meade.  Camp  Dix,  the 
Philadeljiliia  Navy  Yard,  and  the  Ambulance  Corps  of  Allentown,  Pennsylvania.  There 
Patterson  further  added  to  his  laurels  by  winning  the  first  military  prize,  for  lie  led  the 
entire  field  at  the  finish.  However,  Camp  Meade  lost  out  for  the  team  prize,  as  it  had 
not  entered  a  full  team.     The  team  prize  went  to  Camp  Dix. 

The  31Sth  Infantry  held  a  big  field  meet  on  Memorial  Day,  May  30,  1918.  Some 
of  the  events  were  the  sack  race,  the  three-legged  race,  the  equipment  race,  the  obstacle 
race,  the  broad  jump,  the  grenade  throw,  and  the  wig-wag  and  semaphore  for  accuracy 
and  speed.  The  winner  of  each  event  got  five  dollars  worth  of  trade  at  the  Regimental 
Exchange,  second  place  received  three  dollars'  worth,  and  third  place  one  dollar's  worth. 
"K"  Company  won  the  meet,  with  "L"  Company  second  and  "I"  Company  third. 

In  France,  shortly  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  plans  were  laid  for  the  great 
Inter-Allied  track  and  field  meet  to  be  held  in  Paris.  In  order  to  bring  fortli  all  of  the 
best  talent  in  the  A.  E.  F.,  track  meets  were  held  in  each  division,  and  the  men  winning- 
first  place  in  any  event  qualified  for  the  preliminary  try-outs  for  the  great  event  in 
Paris.  In  the  79th  Division  meet  held  at  Souilly  on  \larch  26,  1919.  Harry  Rabinowitz, 
Headquarters  Company.  315th  Infantry,  won  the  eight  mile  Marathon  in  53  minutes, 
and  Tliomas  Patterson,  "I"  Company,  finished  third.  Alfred  Carson,  Jr..  got  second  in 
the  broad  jump.  However,  Rabinowitz,  who  had  qualified  for  the  semi-finals  at  Paris 
was  unable  to  compete,  owing  to  the  early  departure  of  79th  Division  for  the  L'nited 
States. 

For  the  purpose  of  developing  the  physical  well-being  of  the  entire  Army.  G.  H.  Q. 
issued  orders  that  every  man  in  the  A,  E.  F.  would  take  part  in  every  event  of  a  Pen- 
tathalon,  which  accompanied  this  order.  So.  while  in  the  Rimaucourt  area,  every  man 
in  the  Re.giment  went  through  the  record  course.  When  the  records  of  the  companies 
were  averaged,  it  was  found  that  "G"  Company  was  the  winning  company  of  the  Regi- 
ment. It  was  planned  that  "G"  Company  should  compete  for  the  Brigade  champion- 
ship, and.  if  successful,  for  the  Divisional  championship  and  soon  up  to  the  A.  E.  F. 
finals,  but  the  return  of  the  Regiment  to  the  United  States  in  May,  1919,  prevented  the 
carrying  out  of  these  plans. 


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THE  CHAPLAIN'S  WORK 

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In  any  history  which  deals  with  welfare  work  in  the  315th  Infantry,  jironii- 
iKiit  mention  must  be  made  of  the  work  of  the  Chaplain,  who  ministered  not 
only  to  till'  spiritual  needs  of  the  Kesiiment  hut  to  its  ])hysieal  needs  as  well.  In 
this  brief  account  of  the  Cha|)lain's  work,  the  term  Chaplain  is  used  in  a  collective 
sense  to  denote  all  the  cha])lains  who  jdanned  and  labored  and  fouj(ht  in  the 
interest  of  the  ,il5th  Infantry;  it  includes  those  who  serxed  with  the  i-iegiment 
tluring  the  days  of  training  in  the  United  States  and  h'rance,  those  who  served 
during  the  period  of  active  operations,  and  those  who  served  during  the  months 
following  the  armistice.  F.ach  in  turn  gave  his  liest  to  the  Regiment,  and  each 
has  taken  his  place  in  the  memory  of  its  members. 

The  position  of  the  C"ha])lain  in  the  Regiment  was  unlike  that  of  anv  of  its 
other  menibers.  Mis  posili(.in  brought  him  iiUo  close  and  frc(|uent  contact  wilii 
officers  and  men.  and  he  came  to  know,  as  no  other  man  possibly  could, 
the  thoughts  and  views  of  both  groups,  .\lthough  commissioned  as  a  first  lieu- 
tenant, the  Chaplain,  in  the  performance  of  his  duties,  was  brought  into  intimate 
association  with  the  men  of  the  Regiment,  and  they  in  turn  felt  a  closer  kinship 
to  him  than  to  any  of  the  regular  line  officers.  In  the  nature  of  things, 
conditions  could  not  be  otherwise.  Thus  the  Chaplain  c.une  to  act  as  an  important 
connecting  link  between  officers  and  men.  enaljling  both  to  gain  a  cle;irer  con- 
ception and  ;ippreciation  of  the  other's  thoughts  and  actions. 

The  Chaplain's  work  was  of  the  most  diverse  and  intricate  nature.  To  the 
mind  of  the  average  layman,  the  work  of  an  army  chaplain  consists  simplv  in 
holding  religious  services  for  the  living  and  burial  services  for  the  dead.  Such 
a  thought  was  not  borne  out  in  actual  practice,  for.  as  a  matter  of  actual  fact. 
such  duties  formed  the  smallest  part  of  the  Chaplain's  work.  In  the  .M.^th 
Infantry  the  Chaplain  wielded  a  ]W)werfu!  influence  in  the  daily  life  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Regiment,  lie  became  their  confidant  in  matters  which  thev  could 
not  discuss  with  others :  he  undertook  missions  and  responsibilities  for  them 
which  they  were  not  able  to  undert.nke  themselves  because  of  the  restrictions 
of  military  training;  he  hel])ed  them  in  an  educational  way:  he  ])rovided  them 
with  entertainment:  through  his  efforts  they  were  enabled  to  secure  m.mv  of  the 
comforts  and  luxuries  of  life  which  otherwise  thev  would  luive  been  forced  to 
forego:  he  directed  their  activities  and  energy  into  channels  which  were  con- 
ducive to  their  best  health  and  interests;  and  last,  but  most  im])ortant  of  .ill.  he 
acted  as  their  religious  adviser  and  brought  to  them  spiritual  aid  and  comfort 
during  the  most  trying  ex])eriences  of  their  lives. 

The  work'  of  the  Clia])l.iin  needs  no  written  ])raise  or  laudation,  for  the 
results  of  his  untiring  and  imseltish  devotion  to  the  cause  of  the  RegimeiU  have 
been  permanently  engraved  on  its  memory.  Ills  work  has  won  for  him  a  ])lace 
in  the  heart  of  every  member  of  the  ,il5lh  Infantry,  and  his  reward  is  to  be 
found  in  the  sense  of  duly  well  done  and  in  the  esteem  and  admiration  which  he 
has  so  worthily  earned. 


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Memorial  Service  for  the  Dead  of  the  315th  Infantry,  November  17,  1918 

An  account  written  hy  Cliaplain  Richard  V.  Lancaster,  3I5th  Infantry 

( )n  the  first  Sunday  after  the  Kcsimi-nl  had  settled  in  the  towns  of  Uamvillers 
and  Etraye  immediately  following  the  armistice,  as  the  Regimental  Chaplain.  I 
called  the  men  together  for  a  memorial  service  in  honor  of  the  men  who  had 
fallen.     The  Damvillers  service  was  attended  hy  memhers  of  Second  Battalion. 

In  Etraye,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Burt  issued  an  order  for  the  assem1)ling  of 
the  h'irst  and  Third  Battalions  in  an  open  field  just  on  the  edge  of  town.  F>riga- 
dier  (ieneral  Johnson,  then  in  command  of  the  Brigade,  with  his  aides,  was  one 
of  the  attendants  at  the  service  and  spoke  hriefly  near  the  close  of  tlie  service 
in  honor  of  the  men.     .My  own  memorial  address  was  as  follows: 

"We  have  come  together  to-day  for  a  doulile  purpose — to  render  homage 
and  honor  to  those  of  our  comrades  who  ha\e  fallen  on  the  field  of  battle,  and 
to  return  our  thanks  to  .Vlmight)-  (iod  for  tlie  \ictt>rious  close  of  tlie  most 
ghastly  w^ar  that  ever  cursed  humanity  with  its  (jresence.  It  is  not  a  time  for 
many  words  to  be  s])oken.  It  is  rather  such  a  time  as  makes  one  wish  to  draw 
aside  to  some  quiet  j)lace  and  bow  his  lu-ad  on  his  breast,  and  in  eager,  l>ate<l 
breath  say,  "( )  God,  1  thank  thee." 

It  will  always  be  a  proud  memory  that  we  fought  up  to  the  minute  of  elex'en 
o'clock,  that  not  one  fibre  of  our  muscle  was  relaxed  by  all  the  rumor  of  peace, 
but  that  with  all  our  energy  and  might  we  gripped  and  clutched  and  fought  in 
hope  that  our  enemy's  position  would  crack,  and  he  be  forced  to  retreat.  It  will 
always  be  a  regretful  memory  that  within  the  last  day,  nay  even  within  the  last 
hour  of  war,  we  were  forced  to  see  comrades  fall  on  the  field  before  us.  Some 
of  you  have  said  over  and  over  again  what  a  j)ity  that  so  and  so  fell  in  the  very 
last  moment.  Yes,  God  knows  a  thousand  pities,  but  their  falling  is  a  challenge 
to  us.  It  is  a  voice  that  calls  us  to  new  duties  and  higher  enter])rise.  We  shall 
soon  be  walking  away  from  the  field  of  battle:  before  many  weeks,  it  may  be,  we 
shall  be  taking  otir  place  again  among  the  friends  and  associates  in  home  and 
business.  To  what  sort  of  life  and  purpose  shall  we  go  back?  With  what  spirit 
shall  we  take  up  the  tools  that  we  ha\e  not  handled  for  many  months?  Men, 
let  us  go  in  the  old  fields  again  with  a  refined  and  new  life.  Let  us  plant  in  those 
fields  the  best  that  service  and  sacrifice  here  had  to  teach  us.  and.  facing  the  future 
with  grim  yet  humane  determination,  let  us  fill  up  the  measure  of  the  sacrifice  of 
those  who  have  given  their  life  for  their  coimtry.  their  hope  and  their  (iod. 

In  these  days  and  experiences  through  which  we  have  passed  we  have  gained 
and  learned  much.  We  have  learned  the  awful  waste  of  needless  strife,  we 
have  seen  the  weakness  of  force  when  it  is  not  in  and  for  the  right,  we  have 
learned  the  power  of  co-operation  and  comradeship,  we  have  come  to  appreciate 
something  of  the  brotherhood  of  man.  We  have  experienced  in  a  signal  way  the 
joy  of  \ictory  and  the  finished  task.  More  than  this  we  have  tried  out  the  reality 
of  ])rayer  and  ha\e  come  to  trust  in  the  goodness  and  mercy  of  (iod.  More  than 
once  we  have  drawn  oursehes  together  and  pressed  on  to  find  that  the  limits  of 
our  endurance  and  strength  were  farther  off  than  we  thought  they  were.  We 
have  taken  a  new  measure  and  appraisement  of  our  manhood.  Let  us  then  go 
back  into  the  life  at  home  and  invest  these  things  which  ex])erience  has  given 
us  here  in  such  a  way  that  men  may  say  of  us  as  they  did  of  (Cromwell's  soldiers 
that  they  not  only  knew  how  to  fight  but  how  to  live.  Let  us  start  going  in  the 
life  of  .-\merica  new  streams  of  clear  living  ideals  and  power,  so  that  in  the 
coming  days  America  shall  be  ushered  forth  into  the  ])urest  light  and  the  noblest 
life  that  she  has  ever  known.  May  (jod  be  with  us  through  each  day  of  what 
now  lies  before  us  here,  watch  over  our  loved  ones  on  the  other  side,  and  bring 
us  to  our  homes  in  peace." 


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There  are  few  persons  who,  unless  they  have  become  acquainted  through 
personal  experience  with  army  life  and  army  conditions,  can  appreciate  at  its  full 
value  the  work  of  those  organizations  which  have  to  do  with  the  welfare  of 
troops  in  camp,  in  the  field  and  in  battle.  As  part  of  America's  great  National 
Army,  the  315th  Infantry  was  afforded  an  opportunity  of  witnessing  at  first 
hand  the  work  of  the  Red  Cross,  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  the 
Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Salvation  Army  and  the  Jewish  Welfare  Board  in 
the  World  War,  and  to  those  organizations  the  Regiment  will  ever  accord  a  full 
measure  of  thanks  and  gratitude  for  the  work  done  in  providing  for  the  comfort 
and  welfare  of  its  members,  a  work  which  jilayed  an  all-important  part  in  main- 
taining and  upbuilding  the  morale  of  the  Regiment  as  a  whole. 

Throughout  the  life  of  the  315th  Infantry  each  of  the  organizations  men- 
tioned played  its  part.  There  is  not  a  man  in  the  Regiment  who  will  fail  to  recall 
the  welfare  work  done  by  the  Red  Cross  at  railroad  centers  and  embarkation 
centers  in  the  United  States  and  in  France,  the  work  done  in  hospital  centers 
at  home  and  abroad,  and  the  work  done  among  the  troops  on  the  line  and  in 
the  billeting  areas.  Recalled  also  will  be  the  comforts  and  recreation  provided  by 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  K.  of  C.  in  Camp  Meade,  in  the  training  areas  in  France, 
in  the  lines,  and  finally  in  the  billeting  areas  which  the  Regiment  occupied  for 
so  many  weary  months  following  the  armistice.  In  the  same  manner,  also,  the 
Salvation  Army  and  the  Jewish  Welfare  Board  helped  brighten  life  in  the  army 
by  their  contributions  of  supplies  and  service. 

(Jf  all  the  organizations  mentioned,  however,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  was  the  only 
one  to  maintain  representatives  who  were  permanently  and  exclusively  attached 
to  the  315th  Infantry,  and,  as  a  result,  the  work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  representa- 
tives attached  to  the  Regiment  becomes  a  logical  part  of  the  history  of  the  315th 
Infantry.  The  history  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work  in  the  315th  Infantry  which 
follows  was  written  by  Judge  Eskil  C.  Carlson,  who  served  with  the  Regiment 
from  the  time  of  its  arrival  in  France  until  its  final  demobilization  at  Camp  Dix, 
New  Jersey.  Under  the  circumstances  no  one  is  better  qualified  to  tell  of 
the  welfare  work  in  the  315th  Infantry  than  is  Judge  Carlson. 

A  BRIEF  HISTORY  (  )F  Tllh:  315T11  INFANTRY  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

This  histiiry  shall  only  attempt  to  relate  lery  generally  the  work  of  the  V.  M.  C.  .\. 
in  the  315th  Infantry  during  the  period  which  the  Regiment  spent  in  h'rance.  The  (irst 
secretaries  assigned  to  the  Regiment  were  assigned  about  .\ugust  1,  1918.  and  included 
the  following:  William  R.  Peoples,  a  minister  from  Georgia;  William  C.  Mitchell,  a 
professor  in  the  Extension  Department  of  Oherlin  College;  and  Eskil  C.  Carlson,  a  mu- 
nicipal judge  from  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  These  three  men  did  their  best  to  bring  to  the 
315th  Infantry  the  greatest  possible  amount  of  canteen  supplies  and  entertainment. 
During  the  Montfaucon  drive  and  the  drive  east  of  the  Meuse,  they  managed  to  get  sup- 
plies of  cholocate  and  cigarettes  through  to  the  men,  thought  not,  of  course,  in  the  cpian- 
tity  that  they  or  the  men  desired.  In  addition  to  securing  supplies,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
representatives  took  over  the  task  of  sending  lumie  money  for  the  ofificers  and  men  who 
desired  to  have  it  forwarded  to  the  United  States. 

Just  ])rior  to  the  occupancy  of  the  Grande  Montague  sector  )iy  the  315th  Infantry, 
Mr.  Mitchell  left  the  Regiment,  having  been  assigned  to  another  organization,  .\fter 
the  armistice,  the  service  of  the  "Y"  was  rendered  in  the  desolate  villages  of  Etraye 
and  Damvillers.  Although  more  than  60  kilometers  distant  from  the  base  of  supplies, 
the  "Y,"  through  the  co-operation  of  the  army's  motor  transport  corps,  was  still  able 
to  furnish  canteen  supplies  to  supplement  the  otherwise  monotonous  army  ration. 


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Slmrtly  alter  its  arrival  in  tlie  Smiilly  area,  three  new  secretaries  joined  tlie  F^e.ifi- 
iiieiit.  These  were  Mr.  George  Burford,  an  atliletic  coach  from  Fitts1)iirs";h.  Pennsyl- 
vania; Miss  Blanche  Evans,  a  school  teacher  from  Pittshnrgh,  Pennsylvania:  and  Miss 
Syhil  Richards,  an  interior  decorator  from  West  Chelmsford,  Massacluisctts.  In  this 
area  the  athletic  work  progressed  rapidly  and  fnll  sniiplics  of  hasehall.  foothall  and 
basketball  materials  were  fnrnislied  and  games  condncted  in  co-operation  vvitli  the  unit 
athletic  oflicers.  Especially  notable  was  the  record  of  the  boxers  trained  and  man- 
aged liy  Mr.  Mnrford.  In  tliis  area.  also,  the  ■■>'"  was  enabled  to  eidargc  and  extend 
its  entertainment  service,  whicli  had  been  maintained  more  or  less  intermittently  since 
the  days  of  the  training  area. 

The  work  of  the  women  secretaries  was  snch  as  to  give  the  men  of  the  Regiment  the 
wholesome  intlnence  of  .American  womanhood.  Men  with  only  men  are  a  sad  group. 
but  the  inHuence  of  .American  girls  on  a  grou])  of  .American  men  brings  with  it  an 
atmosphere  of  home  and  an  environment  that  is  ui)lifting.  The  work  of  the  women  secre- 
taries during  their  stay  with  the  315th  Infantry  received  the  highest  praise  and  com- 
mendation  from  Colonel    Knowles.  the   Regimental   Commander. 

Taken  as  a  whole,  the  work  of  the  "\'.  M.  C.  .\.  in  the  .M5th  Infantry  was  carried 
on  under  the  most  tryin.g  circumstances.  Transjiortation  was  always  a  prime  necessity, 
but  unfortunately  was  most  scarce  in  the  Regiment  and  the  Division  Xevertheless  the 
work  carried  on  is  felt  to  have  been  worth  while,  and  each  secretary  is  more  than 
proud  of  hi.s  connection  with   the  315th   Infantry. 

The  work  of  the  secretaries  would  have  availed  but  little  without  the  co-operation 
of  the  various  unit  commanders.  The  officers  of  the  Regiment  were  at  all  times  more 
than  willing  and  generous  in  their  co-operation,  so  that  whatever  success  was  obtained 
is  due  in  a  considerable  measure  to  those  officers  who  made  it  possible  by  their  spirit, 
help  and   influence. 

In  closing,  I  can  do  no  more  than  quote  from  the  official  inspector's  report  on  the 
V.  M.  C.  -A.  work  in  the  315th  Infantry  which  says  in  part:  "The  work  as  a  whole  was 
one  which  can  best  be  estimated  by  thinking  of  what  would  have  been  the  conditions 
had  there  been  no  such  organization.  *****  fhe  Y.  M.  C.  .A.  has  fulfdled  a 
mission  for  which  every  officer  and  man  wlm  thinks  and  who  analyzes  will  be  eternally 
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THANKSGIVING  DAY  AT  DAMVILLERS 

(Xovemher  2,S.  1918) 

One  of  the  days  in  France  which  we  shall  never  forget  was  our  Thanksgiving  Day 
in  Damvillers.  At  eleven  o'clock  the  Regiment  was  assembled  in  the  Public  Square  for 
a  service  of  Thanksgiving.  A  platform  had  been  constructed  over  against  the  building 
which  was  marked  "Kranken  Sammelpunkt."  On  one  side  the  United  States  flag 
flew  from  its  standard  and  on  the  other  side  were  the  Regimental  colors.  From  this 
stand  the  Thanksgi\ing  Service  was  held.  General  Kubn  and  his  staff  were  our  hon- 
ored guests  for  the  day,  as  well  as  Brigadier  General  Johnson  and  his  aides.  Chaplain 
Willis,  wdio  had  just  come  to  the  Regiment  a  short  time  before,  made  the  opening  ad- 
dress and  sounded  the  note  of  general  thanksgiving.  Chaplain  Lancaster  was  the  ne.xt 
speaker.  Then  in  turn  there  followed  brief  addresses  by  our  Comniandin.g  Officer, 
Colonel  Tvnowles,  by  General  Johnson  and  by  General  Kuhn.  This  service  is  one  that 
will  long  I)e  remembered  by  all  of  our  men,  as  with  full  hearts  we  joined  in  Thanks- 
giving to  God  for  our  deliverance  from  battle  and  the  cessation  of  active  hostilities. 

Immediately  following  the  service  the  Second  Battalion  gave  its  memorable  Victory 
Parade.  We  had  something  of  everything  in  that  parade,  and  it  was  a  scream  from 
beginning  to  end.  Commanding  officers  and  men  alike  laughed  until  the  tears  ran 
down  their  cheeks.  If  some  enterprising  stage  manager  in  America  could  have  repro- 
duced that  parade  at  home  with  all  of  its  spontaneity  and  originality  it  would  have  netted 
him  a  cool  million.     The  following  is  the  order  and  make-up  of  the  parade: 

1.  A  platoon  of  smart,  picked  soldiers  to  represent  the  conciuering  American  .\nny 
on  its  way  to  Berlin. 

2.  The  Band. 

3.  Three  squads  of  men  carrying  full  e<|uipment  and  loaded  with  German  sou- 
venirs to  represent  our  return  home  to   Philatlelphia. 

4.  A  piano  on  a  wagon,  to  play  while  the  band  rests,  and  a  quartet  of  singers. 

5.  The  Kaiser,  seated  on  a  machine  ,gun  cart  bearing  the  sign,  "All  dressed  up 
and  no  place  to  go." 

6.  Two  squads  of  German  prisoners  in  charge  of  two  Doughboys  with  fixed 
bayonets. 


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7.  Voii   I  limlcnliurg,  on  a  beer  cart. 

8.  Twi)  .squads  of  men  to  represent  tlie  M.  P.s. 

9.  .\  (log   hearing  a  large  placard.  "'The   Salvage    llonnd." 

10.  Two   men   loaded   down  with   (jernian   trinkets   which   they   have   collected 
bearing  a  sign,  "1  got  lost  from  my  outlit." 

11.  .X  man  callmg  "I'irst  .Aid,"  and  being  assisted  by  two  other  nu-n  who  are 
ing  him  from  the  battlclield,  followed  by. 


12. 
"Iodine. 
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15. 
16. 


"wo   men   carrying  a   football   each,   one   being   marked   "CC    I'ills,"   the 


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I'Onr  men  bearing  on  a  litter  the  Crown   Prince. 

h'onr  men  bearing  I'^ritz   F.itel. 

.\  wagon  carrying  a  bath  tub  in  which  is  .Max  von  Baden. 

l-dur  men   with   large  sign.  "Onr   .Artillery   is    balling  Short." 
17.     Two  si|uads  drawing  a  one-pomider. 
IS      .\  Ration  Detail.  24  men  carrying  every  conceivable  sort  of  box  and  bucket. 

19.  .\  Rolling  Kitchen,  not  a  real  kitclien  but  some  sort  of  stove  rigged  up  on  one 
of  the  little  carts  used  by  the   Boche  to  carry  their  machine  guns. 

20.  One  man  drawing  an  empty  cart  bearing  a  conspicuous  sign,  "Government 
Issue  of  Chocolate." 

21.  One  man  dressed  to  represent  Von    Ilindenburg  riding  astriile  a  water  cart. 
2Z.     Two    small    men    wearing    the    largest    size    underwear    and    uniform    issued    by 

the   Government  and   bearing  a   sign,  "Perfect   Fits." 

2i.     .\  Can  of  Jam  mounted  on  a  wagon  and  .guardeil  carefully  by  an  armed  escort. 

24.  huelli.gence  Section,  one   man. 

25.  Three   Buglers,  as  prisoners  under  armed  guard 

26.  .\  man  dressed  to  represent  a  can  of  "corned  w'illie." 

n .     l'"our  men  bearing  a  wooden  man,  who  will  be  von  Tirpitz  pelril'ied. 

28.  Joan  of  Arc. 

29.  Statue  of  Liberty. 

,Sl).      .\  man   going  on   furlough. 

.^1.     A   hilarious  group  of  soldiers  just  reaching   hmne. 

.So  impressive  was  the  spectacle  that  a  few  days  later  orders  were  received  at 
Regimental  i  leadqnarters  to  send  the  Second  Battalion  by  truck  to  Toul  to  give  the 
e.xhibit  before  Lieutenant  General  Bullard  and  his  Headquarters  troops.  The  impres- 
sion made  there  seems  to  have  been  every  bit  as  pleasing  as  it  was  in  Damvillers.  and 
the  followin.g  communication  was  subsequently  received  and  published  to  the  command 
by  Colonel    Knowles; 


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American  Expeditionary  Forces 


OFFICE  OF  CHIEF  OF  STAFF 


December  15,  l'M8. 
l-'roni:         Cliief  of  Staff,  Second  .\rniy. 
To:  Commanding  General,  79th  Division. 

Subject:     Parade  in  Toul,  December  4,  1918. 

1.  Tbe  .\rmy  Commander  desires  to  express  liis  tbanlcs  to  you  ami  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion,  315th  Rcsjimeut  Infantry,  fur  the  parade  held  here  iu  Toul  on  De- 
cember 4th. 

2.  Me  particidarly  desires  to  recognize  the  cnerj;}'  of  Chaplain  Richard  V. 
Lancaster  and  .Major  Samuel  \V.  I'leniin.si.  .^15th  Infantry,  in  preparin.tt  such  an 
amusement  which  is  of  great  beuelit  to  all  the  troops  that  take  part  or  who  see  it. 

STU.VRT  HEIXTZF.l.M.W", 

Brig,  General.  G.  S. 

G.\\V-ep 


1st   Ind. 

liq.   79th    Division.    .\in.    E.    F..    France.    17th    December,    1918 — To    Commanding; 
Officer,  315th   Infantry,  through  Commanding  General  158th   Inf.   Bri.gade. 

The  Division  Commander  appreciates  the  success  of  the  undertakin.i;  and  com- 
pliments the  315th   Infantry. 

G.  .v.  WTLDRICK, 
Lt.  Col.,  General  Staff. 
Actg.  Chief  of  Staff. 


2nd   Ind. 

Hq.    ISSih    Infantry    ISrigade.    .\.    F.    F..    17    December.    191S.      To    Commanding 
Officer.  315th   Infantry. 

1.      I-"orwarded;  invitin.g  attention  to  fore.nning.     It  is  suggested   that   this  be 
publisliecl  to  the  Command. 

Bv  command  of  lirigadier  General  Johnson: 

I.EOX.XRD  SULLTV.AlX, 

Captain  U.   S.  .\.. 

.\djutant. 


3rd. 

Ilq.  315th  Infantry.  .\.  F.  F..  21.  Dec.  1918— To  the  C.  O.  2nd  Bn:  315th  Infantry. 
The  Re,gimental  Commander  desires  that  the  Officers  and  men  of  the  2nd  Bn. 
be  apprised  of  the  comjilimentary  remarks  of  higher  commanders.  He  also 
wishes  to  acknowled.ge  the  pleasure  it  gives  him  to  note  the  high  spirit  of  the 
regiment  as  was  in  part  evidenced  by  the  unique  and  entertaining  celebration 
furnishetl  by  the  members  of  the  2nd   Bn. 

This  paper  will  be  returned  through  Chaplain  Lancaster,  whose  energy,  sug- 
gestion and  direction  contributed  much  to  the  success  of  the  Thanksgiving  cele- 
liration   and    the   parade   on    Decenilier   4th. 

D.VVID  !•:.  WILLI. VMS.  JR.. 

Captain,  31Sth    Infantry. 

Adjutant. 


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The  Regimental  Show — "Salvage  and  Souvenir" 

During  the  winter.  (1918-1919).  every  encouragement  was  given  Ijy  the  higher  com- 
mand to  entertainments  and  athletics  of  every  kind  in  the  A.  E.  F.,  and  in  our  Division  it 
was  more  or  less  "put  up  to"  each  of  the  units  to  produce  a  show  of  some  sort.  Few 
things  could  have  Ijeen  more  congenial  to  the  spirit  of  our  Regiment  at  that  time  than 
this  and  one  urging  to  put  something  on  was  sufficient;  so  in  the  latter  part  of  January 
serious  tliought  was  given  to  the  making  of  a  Regimental  play.  Suggestions  were  gath- 
ered from  every  source,  even  Colonel  Knowles  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  McKenna  en- 
tering with  keenest  interest  into  the  discussions  that  took  place  around  the  staff  mess  as 
to  what  form  the  body  of  the  play  should  take.  The  one  on  whom  the  task  of  gathering 
u]}  the  suggestions,  and  of  finally  making  the  book  of  the  play  fell,  was  Chaplain  Lan- 
caster. He  enlisted  with  him  in  the  effort  Sergeant  Jack  Fields  and  Sergeant  Robert 
Trunibauer.  For  two  days  these  three  sat  behind  a  locked  door  in  the  chaplain's  little 
room  in  Chaumont-sur-Aire  and  planned  and  thought  and  chose.  On  the  morning  of 
the  third  day  "Salvage  and  Souvenir."  a  farce  comedy  in  three  acts  with  music,  appeared 
and  was  more  or  less  officially  adopted  as  the  Regimental  prodigy.  We  cannot  .give 
here  the  play  in  full.  As  interesting  as  it  might  be,  it  would  require  too  much  space, 
but  the  following  synopsis  will  serve,  we  trust,  both  to  describe  and  recall. 

ACT  1. — Curtain  rises. — Four  girls  are  seen  washing  clothes  at  a  French  lavoir. 
For  two  or  three  moments  nothing  is  heard  except  the  swish  of  the  water  and  the 
slapping  of  the  clothes.  At  front  stage  a  middle-aged  Jew  enters,  reading  out  in  a  low 
voice  tile  purchases  of  junk  and  salvage  that  he  has  made  during  the  day.  Presently 
from  the  other  side  of  the  stage  there  enters  another  Jew  of  about  the  same  age.  The 
two  meet  and  gaze  at  one  another  in  silent  amazement.  After  a  while  they  recognize 
each  other  and  it  is  discovered  that  one  of  them  is  Morris  Salvage  and  the  other  is 
Jacol)  Souvenir.  They  are  both  from  New  York  and  are  now  in  France  for  the  pur- 
pose of  buying  up  war  souvenirs  and  junk  of  all  kinds.  Having  been  in  business  once 
in  New  York  together,  they  decide  now  again  to  become  partners.  They  agree  also  to 
buy  a  horse  which  is  seen  standing  near  the  lavoir,  and  which  evidently  belongs  to 
one  of  tlie  washer-girls.  They  try  to  make  their  wishes  known  in  French  but  fail. 
An  .American  soldier  entering  at  the  moment  offers  to  act  as  an  interpreter  for  them, 
and  the  purchase  of  the  horse  is  made.  Pleasantry  follows  pleasantry  in  the  free  and 
genial  atmosphere  of  the  French  girls'  coquettish  presence  until  all  hands  engage  in  a 
simple  dance.  Presently  the  Angelns  sounds,  and  serves  to  call  the  girls  to  an  attitude 
of  re»  erence  in  which  they  troop  quietly  off  stage.  The  Jews  follow  in  meek  but  ignor- 
ant silence. 

ACT  II. — The  scene  is  a  barn  in  which  -American  soldiers  are  billeted.  .As  the  cur- 
tain begins  to  rise,  call  to  quarters  is  blown  and  a  dozen  soldiers  are  seen  in  charac- 
teristic attitudes  of  repose  and  preparation  for  repose.  A  runner  enters  and  hands 
the  sergeant  in  charge  a  message  from  the  Commanding  Officer.  Reading  first  to  him- 
self and  then  aloud,  the  sergeant  announces  to  the  group  that  the  regiment  must  move 
to  the  Front  that  night  at  11:15.  The  soldiers  decide  then  to  spend  the  intervening 
hours  in  music  and  merriment,  so  song  follows  song  and  dance,  and  the  time  is  passing 
merrily  when  the  two  Jews  enter,  seekin.g  a  "flop"  for  the  night.  The  sergeant  gives 
them  permission  to  occupy  the  billet.  He  then  orders  packs  to  be  made  and  briefly  and 
snappily  tells  his  men  what  there  is  before  them  and  what  he  expects  of  them.  They 
fall  in  and  march,  singing,  out  into  the  night. 

ACT  III. — A  section  of  a  trench. — .\  guard  walks  up  and  down  in  the  traverse.  Sol- 
diers are  lying  here  and  there.  Presently  the  guard  cries,  "Halt,  who  is  there."  The 
two  Jews  answer.  They  have  wandered,  without  knowing  it  into  the  front  lines  and 
are  now  very  much  frightened.  They  are  put  under  guard  and  confined  in  a  nearby 
dugout  as  1)eing  suspicious  characters.  Word  comes  over  the  telephone  to  the  lieu- 
tenant in  cliar.ge  of  the  platoon  that  the  Germans  are  advancing.  All  the  soldiers  leap 
to  position  on  the  firing  step  of  the  trench  and  a  real  skirmish  ensues.  The  firing  in- 
creases in  volume  until  a  real  engagement  is  simulated.  Then  all  is  quiet  for  a  moment. 
.\  runner  enters  bearing  an  important  message,  which  states  that  the  German  Empire 
and  the  .-Mlied  Governments  have  arranged  an  Armistice,  and  that  firing  will  be  sus- 
pended at  11   o'clock.     Soldiers,  hearing  the  message,  cheer  in   instant   realization   that 


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tlie  war  is  over.  There  enters  then  Red  (."rciss  (iirls  and  Army  iinrscs.  One  <il'  the 
girls  turns  out  to  be  the  tiancee  of  the  lieutenant.  The  wounded  soldier  who  was 
lirouglit  in  during  the  action  is  recognized  to  be  tlie  nephew  of  one  of  the  Jews,  and 
the  ])lay  ends  in  liapjiy  reunions  and  high  hopes  of  a  speedy  return  honic. 


Morris  Salvage  - 
Jacob  Souvenir 

I'lanchissense 

Town   Crier 

Xapoleon.  Tlie  Horse 

The  Sergeant 

Soldiers    - 

Red  Cross  Girls 
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CAST  OF  CHARACTERS 


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The  play  was  helped  alnn 
received  a  warm  welcome 

An  Hawaiian   Dance   (Female    Impersonation) 
A  Race  Track  Scene     -  -  -  - 


William    F.lliscu 
.Vndrew  Rodgers 
William  .McDerniott 
Joseph  King 

Salvatorc   I'ercia 
\  Oscar  Wagner 
^Joseph   McFadden 
Thomas  Thring 
Jack  Fields 
Jacob  Mel". wen 
Josejih    I'insman 
Oscar  Wagner 
l-'red   Muench 
\  I'rank  McLaughlin 
"I  John  Ruiz 
_  .\  William  McOerniott 
/  Joseph  King 
\cts  wliich  before  every  audience  always 


S  I'Vank   McLaughlin 
}  John  Ruiz 


George  Gennette 
W  illiam  Conway 
Joseph  King 
Claude  Mason 
John  Schilling 


Lrenzied  Acrobatics 
Jewish  Monologue 


-    John   Ruiz 

-  jJf.cfj.l-'i'^lfls  Andrew  Rodgers 
/  W  illiam  Elliscu  ^ 

-    \\illiam   .Spalding 

-  -  -        Joseph   McFadden 

The  orchestra  that   went   with   the   show   was  everywhere   acclaimed   as   being   one 
of  the  best  organizations  for  its  size  that  had  appeared  with  any  regimental  or  even  divi- 
sional show.     It  was  composed  as  follows: 

Corpora!  Otto  Dahl,   Director  ...__._       Piano 

Sergeant  J.   Roliert  Trumbauer.   Leader  _  .  .  .  .  N'icdin 

Sergeant   Frank   Reynolds  --.....-      Drum 

Sergeant   I'rank   R.  Schultz  ---...-         Clarinet 

Corporal   Frank  Merz    --------  Saxophone 

Private  .Albert  Hall  ---._--_     Trombone 

Private  Charles   F.   Hardie        --------    Cornet 

Private  David  J.  Lewis      --------  Flute 


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An  Account  of  the  Trip  Taken  hy  the  Regimental  Show 
"Salvage  and  Souvenir" 

By  Lieutenant  J.  N.   McDowell,  315th   Infantry 

On  March  9,  1919,  Chaplain  Richartl  V.  Lancaster  desiring-  a  leave  of  absence.  Lieu- 
tenant J.  X,  McDowell,  of  Machine  Gun  Company,  was  detailed  in  charge  of  the  Regi- 
mental show.  Performances  were  given  throughout  the  week  of  March  11th  to  13th. 
inclusive,  for  the  various  companies  of  the  Regiment. 

The  lirst  move  was  made  to  Pierrelitte.  where  the  .312th  Field  .\rtillery  was  billeted. 
.\  theatre  was  constructed  in  an  old  barn  by  Sergeant  Gladfelder  and  Corporal  Barnes. 
and  six  shows,  including  one  matinee  performance,  were  put  on  for  the  Artillery.  After 
covering  the  .'312th  Field  Artillery,  the  Division  entertainment  ofificer  desired  that  the 
Show  should  tour  the  Division.  A  thorough  search  was  made  in  the  towns  occupied 
by  the  re.giments  and  otlier  units  of  the  Division,  but  no  available  places  could  be  found 
in  which  to  stage  the  Show.  So.  on  Marcli  24th.  the  Show  was  turned  over  to  Captain 
David  Fleming,  entertainment  ofificer  of  the  2nd  .A.rm\".  at  Toul. 

Captain  Fleming  billeted  the  troupe  at  Base  Hospital  No.  51  just  outside  tlie  city 
of  Toul.  Here  performances  were  given  for  the  several  Hospitals  of  the  Justice  Group. 
I'or  the  first  time  in  France  there  were  spring  beds  with  clean  sheets  to  sleep  in,  there 
were  light  lunches  served  after  the  evening  performances,  and  most  important  of  all, 
there  were  fair  nurses  to  call  on  and  dance  with.  With  an  absence  of  reveille  and  taps 
and  passes  good  anywhere  in  the  Second  Army  at  any  hour  of  the  day  or  night,  it  con- 
stituted a  "tres  bon"  sector. 

On  March  28th.  we  went  up  to  Camp  Leonval  near  Menil  la  Tour  to  play  for  the 
24th  Engineers.  Hidden  away  off  in  the  woods  we  found  one  of  the  best  appointed 
theatres  of  our  trip.  Arriving  about  noon,  as  we  did,  it  was  an  easy  matter  to  put  on 
a  matinee  show  for  2:30.  The  matinee  was  for  the  24th  Engineers  and  the  evening 
show  was  exclusively  for  the  522nd  (colored)  Pioneers.  Our  Jewish  humor  seemed 
to  go  miles  over  the  heads  of  our  dark  audience,  so  we  played  all  the  slapstick  comedy 
possible  and  the  show  went  in  great  style. 

Owing  to  the  scarcity  of  billetin,g  accommodations  at  the  various  Air  Groups  and 
camps  around  Toul  it  was  necessary  for  us  to  make  our  headquarters  at  the  Justice 
Hospital  Group  and  play  the  one  night  stands  from  there  by  truck.     So,  on  March  29th, 


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we  left  by  truck  for  Lay  St.  Remy  to  play  for  the  138th  Aero  .S<|ua(lron.  Upon  our 
arrival  there  we  found  to  our  surprise  and  satisfaction  a  large  hangar  which  ha<l  been 
converted  into  a  very  fine  theatre  and  gyninasium.  Prior  to  the  performance  the  cast 
played  the  orchestra  a  spirited  game  of  liaskethall  in  wdiich  the  honors  went  to  the 
former  on  account  of  superior  numbers.  Then  came  the  surprise  of  our  Thespian  lives — 
pie  and  ice  cream.  Needless  to  say  the  performance  went  over  like  a  "whizz  bang" 
that  evening.  .After  the  Show  we  were  invited  to  have  some  hot  drinks  and  eats,  and 
altogether  it  was  a  very  pleasurable  trip  to   Lay  St.  Remy. 

-March  ,3l)th  being  a  cold,  blustery  and  snowy  day  we  found  it  inadvisable  tci  move 
our  scenery  for  a  show  at  Pont  a  Mousson,  so  the  day  was  spent  in  reading  and  writ- 
ing, followed  by  a  dance  with  the  nurses. 

The  31st  found  us  moving  bag.  baggage  and  scenery  to  the  25th  Aero  Squadron 
where  we  showed  on  April  1st  and  2nd.  At  a  championship  liasketball  game  on  the 
evening  of  March  31st,  between  the  28th  Division  and  the  2nd  .Army  teams,  some  care- 
less aviator  crushed  our  ever-faithful  "Cheval"  rather  badly. 

We  proceeded  on  .April  3rd  to  Ouresches.  where  the  168th  -\ero  S(iuadron  was 
located.  It  was  here  that  several  of  the  actors  developed  "temperaments"  which  neces- 
sitated the  trans])C)sition  of  several  members  of  the  cast  and  some  slight  disciplinar\' 
action  on  the  i)art  of  the  commanding  officer. 

Everyone  was  in  fine  spirits  when  we  left  on  .April  .Stli  for  Colombey  les  llelles. 
the  I'irst  .Air  Depot  of  the  A.  E.  E.  This  camp  seemed  like  a  reincarnation  of  Cam)) 
Aleade,  and  it  was  the  finest  and  largest  we  struck  on  the  entire  trip.  Our  playhouse 
accommodated  some  2.0(10  men  and  was  built  on  very  modern  lines.  It  might  be  of  in- 
terest to  note  that  this  theatre  was  constructed  by  Bosche  P.  W'.'s.  captured  by  the 
315th  Infantr)'  at  Montfaucon.  The  hospitality  accorded  us  here  was  simply  wonder- 
ful and  all  keenly   regretted  our  departure. 

The  Toul  theatre  was  our  next  stop.  Here  we  played  for  four  niglits.  Our  au- 
diences comprised  all  branches  of  tlie  service  and  everyone  did  his  very  best  to  i)ut  tlie 
show  across  in  good  style.  Pf)ssibly  being  paid,  through  the  efforts  of  Cor])oral  Dahl 
and  Lieutenant  .McDowell,  had  something  to  do  with  the  stimulated  morale.  This  fin- 
ished our  tour  of  the  2nd  .Army  Circuit,  so  on  April  11th  we  piled  in  trucks  for  the  long 
trip  to  Base  Hospital  No.  91  at  Commercy,  where  we  met  many  a  comrade  from  the 
good  old  Regiment.  .After  the  first  evening's  performance,  we  were  invited  to  a  dance 
given  by  the  nurses  for  the  enlisted  men.  Needless  to  say  "a  good  time  was  had  by  all." 
The  next  day  being  a  rainy  one,  several  of  the  "stars"  varied  the  ennui  by  calling  on  the 
nurses.  This  being  a  privilege  accorded  only  to  officers,  some  ingenuity  was  recpiired, 
and  it  must  be  said  that  there  was  no  orchestra  rehearsal  as  scheduled  that  afternoon. 

Leaving  Commercy,  we  went  to  Camp  Girard  near  Lerouville,  where  we  ])layed  on 
.April  13th  and  14th  before  leaving  for  Alars  la  Tour  (.Alsace).  Beans  were  served 
'  *'     '  '        ''        ■'  '  "Pas   Electrique"   for   three   nights   compelled    us   to 

except    a    "hoky   poky"    show    the    first    evening   at 


there  thrice  a  day  for  three  days, 
leave   without   putting  on   any   show 
Conflans. 

We  left  on  the  18th  for  Verdun,  where  we  were  accorded  a  great  reception  by  the 
274th  M.  P.  Company,  many  of  whom  were  ex-members  of  the  3lSth.  Due  to  lack  of 
electricity,  our  audience  was  kept  waiting  until  nine  o'clock  before  the  show  could  be 
put  on  by  candle  li.ght.  The  second  evening  went  even  better  than  the  first  and  the 
daytime  was  spent  by  all  in  taking  in  tlie  Citadel  and  the  other  si.ghts  of  the  famous 
devastated   city. 

While  at  Verdun,  word  was  received  by  Lieutenant  .McDowell  thai  the  79th  Divi 
sion  was  leisurely  moving  towards  the  lunbarkation  Port  of  .St.  Nazaire.  -As  no  real 
show  e\er  t<uired  the  .A.  E.  E.  without  playing  Paris,  or  at  least  seeing  Paris,  all  efforts 
were  immediately  directed  towards  Paris  as  our  I'irst  objective.  The  troupe  movement 
was  successfully  accomplished,  and  witliout  casualties  of  players  or  losses  of  baggage 
or  scenery  we  landed  in  Paris  on  .April  21st,  without  orders,  permission  or  authority. 
The  troupe  was  left  at  the  Gare  I'  Est,  under  the  watchful  eyes  of  the  M.  P.'s,  while 
the  First  and  Second  in  Command  went  to  10  Rue  St.  Anee  to  exjjlain  things  to  the 
A.  P.  M.  It  might  be  said  in  passing  that  the  mend)ers  of  the  troupe  left  at  the  station 
were  permitted  to  go  out  for  lunch  without  a  guard,  the  first  and  only  time  such  a  jirivi- 
Ic.ge  was  granted  to  a  detained  body  of  troops.  This  spoke  well  for  the  conduct  and 
soldierly  appearance  of  the  men. 

Explanations  were  so  very  satisfactory  to  the  .A.  P.  M.  that  he  gave  us  passes  .good 
for  72  hours  in  Paris.  Upon  arranging  with  the  V.  M.  C.  .A.  Entertainment  Officer,  Dis- 
trict of  Paris,  for  two  performances  to  he  given  on  the  23rd  and  24th,  respectively,  at 
the  Palais  de  Glace,  it  was  an  easy  matter  to  secure  an  extension  of  48  hours  more  on 
our  passes.  During  our  \'\ve  days  in  Paris  all  of  us  were  billeted  in  a  large  Red  Cross 
Camp  at  Champs  les  -Mars  near  the  Eiffel  Tower.     The  days  were  spent  in  sight  seeing. 


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for  vvliich  the  tive  days  were  all  too  short,  and  that  time  was  the  most  delightful  of  our 
stay  in  France. 

Having  gotten  into  Paris  without  orders,  the  authorities  were  inclined  to  let  us  get 
out  by  the  same  means,  but  this  proved  to  be  somewhat  difficult.  However,  after  much 
frenzied  running  around  on  the  part  of  Lieutenant  McDowell  and  First  Sergeant  Glad- 
felder,  orders  were  obtained  authorizing  us  to  leave  on  the  25th  of  April  for  Xantes, 
near  which  city  the  315th  was  now  located.  On  April  26th  we  landed  intact  at  Xantes 
and  found  our  Regimental  Headquarters  at  Vertou,  from  which  place  we  reported  back 
to  our  respective  organizations. 

Though  subject  to  the  discomforts  of  travel  during  inclement  weather  at  times, 
on  the  whole,  the  trip  was  most  enjoyable  for  all  concerned,  with  a  live-day  stay  in 
Paris  as  a  most  fitting  climax. 

Lieutenant  McDowell,  as  officer  in  charge,  wishes  to  express  his  appreciation  of 
the  earnest  and  whole-hearted  efforts  on  the  part  of  all  the  members  of  the  troupe. 
Corporal  Dahl  was  not  only  to  be  congratulated  on  the  success  of  his  orchestra  but 
also  on  his  cornposition  of  the  music  for  "Little  Girl  Are  You  Just  the  Same"  and 
"Good-Bye,  Boys,  Until  We  Meet  in  the  Good  Old  U.  S.  A.,"  both  of  which  pieces 
made  decided  hits.  Many  times,  on  account  of  lack  of  facilities,  it  would  have  been 
impossible  to  have  played  but  for  the  untiring  efforts  and  work  of  Sergeant  Gladfelder, 
"A"  Company,  Corporal  Barnes,  Headquarters  Company,  and  others  of  the  stage  force. 


The  Third  Battalion  Show — "The  Crooks' 


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As  a  result  of  the  impetus  given  to  theatricals  by  the  Regimental  Show.  "Salvage 
and  Souvenir,"  the  suggestion  of  Major  Lloyd  that  the  companies  of  the  Third  Bat- 
talion each  give  a  one  hour  production  was  eagerly  seized  upon.  Such  was  the  success 
of  these  one-act  performances  that  the  idea  of  a  battalion  performance  was  a  natural 
se(iuence.  although  much  of  the  talent  for  the  Regimental  show  had  already  been 
drawn  from  the  Battalion.  There  still  remained,  however,  a  number  of  men  of  ability, 
and  early  in  March  a  rough  outline  of  the  Battalion  show  was  staged.  Persistent 
rumors  that  the  Division  was  on  the  point  of  leaving  the  Souilly  area  rendered  it  im- 
possible to  write,  learn  and  rehearse  an  absolutely  new  play  so  an  effort  was  made  to 
combine  the  one-act  performances  of  the  companies.  It  appears  that  early  in  March 
there  was  a  large  demand  for  more  plays  for  Divisional  and  Corps  circuits,  and  Major 
Monaghan  and  Lieutenant  Scudder,  of  the  Division  entertainment  office,  hearing  that 
the  Third  Battalion  had  staged  a  show,  asked  that  a  special  performance  be  given  that 
they  might  judge  of  its  availability  for  an  extended  tour.  At  this  performance,  our 
Commanding  Officer,  Miss  Richards,  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  (attached  to  Regimental 
Headquarters),  Major  Monaghan  and  Lieutenant  Scudder  were  present.  The  men  of 
the  Third  Battalion  were  also  present  in  force,  and  local  color  was  added  by  the  pres- 
ence in  large  numbers  of  the  natives  of  Courouvre  to  whom  an  invitation  had  been  ex- 
tended en  masse.  Although  Lieutenant  Scudder,  who  made  the  critique  of  the  per- 
formance, found  many  places  where  the  Show  could  be  improved,  those  interested  in 
the  play  were  deeply  gratified  at  his  assertion  that  just  as  it  was  the  performance  was 
better  than  nine-tenths  of  those  alreadj'  on  the  circuit.  In  other  words  the  play  was 
acceptable  in  its  present  form  and  the  next  day  the  entire  east,  with  Lieutenant  Bing- 
man  in  charge,  left  Courouvre  to  tour  various  towns  in  the  Divisional  area.  On  leav- 
ing Courouvre,  Mr.  Nash,  an  actor  by  profession  and  in  charge  of  coaching  shows  in 
tlie  area,  took  a  strong  personal  interest  in  the  performance  and  introduced  a  one-act 
playlet  of  a  robbery  in  fashionable  New  York  termed  "The  Crooks."  This  skit,  based 
on  a  short  story  by  Richard  Harding  Davis,  was  sufficiently  prominent  to  suggest  that 
title  for  the  entire  performance,  and  therefore  "The  Crooks  by  Lloyd's  Boys"  became 
the  title  by  wdiich  the  performance  was  known.  Before  leaving  the  Souilly  area  the 
play  was  staged  at  Division  Headquarters  before  a  large  representative  and  critical 
audience  that  had  seen  all  of  the  best  shows  from  both  Corps  and  Divisions,  and  the 
manner  in  which  the  performance  was  received  by  all  present  bore  eloquent  testimony 
to  the  fact  that  it  was  considered  a  great  success.  In  addition  to  coaching  the  players, 
Mr.  Nash  took  a  personal  interest  in  staging  the  performance,  and  at  considerable  ex- 
pense much  new  scenery  and  many  elaborate  female  costumes  were  procured.  The 
members  of  the  cast  preceded  the  Regiment  to  the  Rimaucourt  area,  and  when  the  Regi- 
ment arrived  at  Rimaucourt  it  was  an  entirely  different  and  much  improved  perform- 
ance that  greeted  their  eyes.  The  performance,  beginning  as  a  local  amateur  hit,  had 
developed  into  a  clever,  well  balanced,  amusing  and  varied  vaudeville  entertainment. 
The  program  of  the  play  as  finally  staged  follows: 


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Captain     - 

Cut-Off.  Orderly 

Stupid,  Company  Clerk 

Corporal   Kiiiiior 

Private   Never   IJress 

Top   Kicker    - 

Private  Always  Tired    - 

Private   Flitter 

Marie.  Sister  of  Xever   Uress 

Miss   Pills,  Red  Cross  Nurse 

Little   Egypt 


■L" 


ACT  I— A  COMrA.W  OKDKIJLV  KOO.M 

Sergeant  Thomas   !•".  Sheridan,  Company 

Private    Ivlwood    Hatner,  Company 

Sergeant   Joseph    Keenan.  Company  "L" 

Corporal   Earle  R.  Hitchner,  Company  "L" 

Private    Charles    Ripa.  Comi>any  "L" 

Corporal    Murray.  Company  "L" 

Corporal   William    Mullen, 

-    Private    Harry    Mittcr. 

Private  .Agostino   Mellace, 

Private  Josepli  Thomas,  Med,  Det. 
Sergeant  Edward  (iallagher.  Company  "M" 
lindustan,"'  "Oh    How    1    Hate  to  Get  Up   in 


c 

impany 

„[.. 

c 

mpany 

•K" 

Cc 

impany 

•■L" 

Songs:     "Hello,  General   Pershing, 
the   Morning." 

Olio:     Quartette — Corporal   Mullen,  First  Tenor;  Cook   I'redericks,  Second  Tenor; 
Private   Flitter,   l'"irst   Bass,  and  Sergeant  Storck,  Second   liass. 

Songs:     "Kentucky   Babe."  "Medley  of   Popular  Songs," 

Solo:     "My  Belgian  Rose,"  hy  Private  Charles  M.  I.ydon.  Comi>any  "M." 

ACT  II— THE  CROOKS 

First   Sergeant  Jnhn 
Sergeant    Thomas    !•' 
Man 


Losner's  Son 
a    Second    Story 
j;an':    ^ 


Duf. 


Pal 


Mr.   Losner 
Thomas,  Mr. 
Billy    Dugan. 
F'lapper  Jack 
Policeman 
Jim   the    Dip    - 

Place:     Lihrary  of 

Time:     Two  .\.  .M. 

Olio:      Moiudoguc 
Private  Thomas. 

Songs:     "Rose  of  No  Man's  Land, 


"M" 
,.,  ,. 

"K" 


!■'.  O'Day.  Company 
Sheridan,   Company 
Cook    Constant     h'redericks,   Comi)any 
Corporal  Earle  K.  Hitchner.  Company  "L" 
Sergeant  Joseph  .V.   Keenan.  Company  "L" 
Sergeant   Charles   H.   Peck,  Company  "T" 
Home.   Fifth  .\ve..   New   York. 


Mr.   Losner's 

hy   Sergeant   Charles    H.    Peck,  Songs   hy   Corporal 
"1    -Xever  Knew  Aliout  You.   Dear 


Mull 


Professor   Bone 

Buttons 

Snowball 

Sam 

Iky  Cohen 

Tough  Guy     - 

Dunce 

Secretary 

Pupils 

Scene   Painter 
Property  Men     - 
Stage  Carpenter 
Musical   Director 
Coach    - 


ACT  III— BONEHEAD  UNIVERSITY 

First  Sergeant  John   F.  O'Day,  Company 

Sergeant  William  Gallagher.  Company 

Corporal  Holland.  Company  "M"  and   Private  Goodman.  Company 

Corporal   Thomas   Maher.  Company 
Bugler   Edward    Paul.  Coiujiany 


".\1" 
"M" 
"K" 
"M" 
I" 


Corporal    Raymond,  Company  "M" 

Sergeant  Joseph  .A.  Vanarsdale,  Company  "M" 

Sergeant    Frank  J,   Lister.  Company  "L" 

\  Corporal    William    Mullen.  Company  "1" 

')  Private   Charles    Lydon,    Company    "M" 

-  -  -  -       Private  Gabriel  Yenny 
Sergeant  Vanarsdale  and  Corporal   Raymond 

-  -  -  Sergeant   Elvin   M.    Baker 

Corporal   William   I-".   Mullen 
Mr.    Nash 


While  at  Rimaucourt,  the  performance  was  staged 
the  following  organizations  at  the  places  enumerated: 
.April  7th  at  Rimaucourt  -  -  -  - 

.April  Sth  at  Lififol  la   Petite  -  .  -  . 

April  9th  at  Chambroncourt    -  -  -  - 

April   Kith  at   Pirechainville  -  -  .  . 

.April   11th  at   Liffol  la  Grande  _  .  - 

April   12th  at  Chalvraines    -  -  -  - 

April   14th  at  Rimaucourt  -  _  -  - 

April  16th  at  Signeville 


on  eight  different  occasions  for 


-  315th    Infantry 

-  26th    Balloon   Companv 
3rd   Bn.,  316th   Infantry 

Div.   Centre  of   Instruction 
3I0th   M.   G.    Bn.   &  88th    Divi. 

-  2nd    Bn.,  314th    Infantry 
315th  Inf„  and  304th  San.  Train 

154th  F".  A,   Brigade 

The  success  of  the  performance  may  be  attributed  to  two  factors:  the  personal  in- 
terest and  excellent  coaching  of  Mr.  Nash  and  the  attitude  of  the  players  themselves. 
The  feeling  was  ever  present  with  tlie  latter  that  they  re|)resented  the  Third  Battalion, 
315th  Infantry,  and  must  do  their  utmost  to  represent  it  worthily,  They  were  also 
keeidy  desirous  of  proving  to  audiences  wherever  they  went  that,  although  they  had 
but  a  Battalion  to  draw  from,  they  were  capable  of  staging  a  performance  as  amusing 
and  entertaining  as  those  given  by  casts  representing  much  larger  or.ganizations.  That 
they  succeeded  in  so  doing  is  the  universal  opinion  of  persons  who  were  afforded  an 
opportunity  to  witness  their  performance. 


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Deing  a 


THE  LORRAINE  CROSS 

Brief  Account  of  the  Official  Emblem  of  the  Seventy-Ninth  Division 


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During  the  fall  of  1918,  ( ieiieral  Headquarters  of  the  American  Expedition- 
ary Forces  spent  much  time  in  studying  the  question  of  the  identification  of 
troops  in  battle  and  of  assembling  them  during  the  heat  of  action  with  its  at- 
tendant confusion  and  dispersal  of  units. 

Finally,  as  a  solution  of  the  question,  the  idea  of  selecting  distinctive  in- 
signia for  each  division  was  adopted,  the  insignia  to  be  worn  by  each  member 
of  the  division  on  the  upper  left  arm  near  the  shoulder.  This  idea  was  imme- 
diately acted  upon,  and  the  commanding  generals  of  all  combat  divisions  were 
instructed  to  select  insignia  for  their  divisions  and  to  submit  them  for  approval 
to  (jeneral  Headquarters.  One  by  one  the  combat  divisions  adopted  their  insignia, 
following  official  approval,  and  the  plan,  once  in  operation,  proved  to  be  so  suc- 
cessful and  of  such  an  aid  in  stimulating  the  morale  of  the  troops  that  it  was 
later  extended  to  include  all  organizations  in  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces. 

The  official  insignia  for  the  Seventy-Ninth  division  was  selected  and  approved 
shortly  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  while  the  315th  Infantry  still  held  its 
jjosition  in  the  >hell-torn  villages  of  Etraye  and  Damvillers  northeast  of  X'erdun. 
The  insignia  adopted  by  Major  General  Joseph  E.  Kuhn  and  his  stafl:"  as  best 
symbolizing  the  history  and  spirit  of  the  Seventy-Ninth  Dixision  proved  to  be 
none  other  than  the  Lorraine  Cross,  that  ancient  emblem  of  victory  which  was 
ado])ted  in  the  15th  century  by  the  House  of  Anjou  as  a  symbol  of  trium])h 
following  the  defeat  of  Charles  the  Bold,  Duke  of  Burgundy,  in  the  Battle  of 
Nancy.  For  over  five  hundred  years  the  double  traverse  Cross  of  Lorraine 
had  served  as  an  emblem  of  victory  and  freedom  for  the  brave,  liberty-loving 
])eo]jle  of  Lorraine  and  certainly  no  other  emblem  could  have  better  represented 
the  historx'  and  traditions  of  the  Seventy-Ninth  Division. 

The  historical  background  for  the  adoption  of  the  Lorraine  Cross  as  the 
official  emblem  of  the  Seventy-Ninth  Dix'ision  is  to  be  found  in,  first,  the  fact 
that  during  its  period  of  training  in  America  the  Seventy-Ninth  Division  was 
popularly  known  as  the  "Liberty  Division"  ;  second,  the  fact  that  during  all  the 
period  of  its  operations  in  the  World  War  the  Division  faced  the  enemy  in 
Lorraine,  the  province  which  the  Lhiited  States  was  pledged  to  win  back  in  its 
entirety  for  France ;  and  third,  the  fact  that  victory  finally  crowned  the  efforts  of 
the  Seventy-Ninth  Division  in  face  of  the  most  desperate  opposition. 

The  insignia  of  the  Seventy-Ninth  Division,  as  officially  adopted,  consists  of 
a  gray  Lorraine  Cross  on  a  blue  shield  with  a  gray  border.  In  the  passing  of 
time,  a  slight  modification  has  been  made  in  the  insignia  as  worn  by  officers,  with 
whom  it  has  become  customary  to  wear  as  the  official  insignia  a  silver  Lorraine 
Crcjss  on  a  blue  shield  with  a  silver  border. 

In  its  hues  of  silver  and  gray  and  blue,  the  insignia  of  the  Seventy-Ninth 
Division  has  become  dear  to  the  hearts  of  thousands  of  the  best  of  America's 
manhood,  and  it  is  with  a  sense  of  high  honor  and  pride  that  the  members  of  the 
.il5th  Infantry,  as  part  of  that  larger  organization,  the  Division,  recognize  as 
their  military  emblem  the  Lorraine  Cross,  an  outward  symbol  wherein  is  centered 
a  fervent  and  undying  love  for  liberty,  justice  and  freedom. 


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Xd  liistory  of  an  American  rcs,nnicnt  would  lie 
complete  that  did  not  include  somewhere  within  its 
])af;es  a  record  of  the  wit  anrl  humor  that  ,<,'ocs  with 
life  in  the  army.  War,  at  its  best,  is  a  hard,  grinding;, 
melancholy  task,  but  here  and  there  the  grev  cloud  of 
grim  seriousness  which  envelops  the  military  estab- 
lishment in  tim?  of  war  is  shot  with  tiie  gleam  of 
soldier  humor  and  soldier  gaiety.  This  fact  holds 
particularly  true  for  the  American  soldier,  who  from 
time  immemorial  has  possessed  to  a  remarkable  degree 
the  faculty  of  seeing  humor  in  the  most  serious  situa- 
ticjus  and  untler  the  most  trying  circumstances. 

In  the  pages  which  follow,  an  attempt  has  been 
made  to  i)resent,  by  means  of  sketches  and  cartoons, 
the  lighter  side  of  army  life  as  it  e.xisted  for  the  mem- 
bers of  the  .51 5th  Infantry  in  field,  in  camp  and  in 
billet.  Soldier  humor  is  here  presented  e.xactlv  as  it 
existed.  None  of  the  rough  edges  ha\e  been  smoothed 
off,  nor  has  any  attemin  l)een  made  to  i)resent  a  mild 
and  colorless  substitute  for  the  vibrant,  rough-and- 
ready  humor  of  the  American  "dou'dibov." 


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THE  DAMVILLER'S  ELECTION 

(A  Soldier  Mayor  tor  a  French  Town) 

It  is  reL'orded  in  the  <  )thcials  Annals  of  the  CSreat  War  that  the  Allied  forces 
took  the  town  of  Damvillers.  It  is  one  thing  to  take  a  town — it  is  quite  another  to 
occupy  and  take  complete  possession  of  it.  It  should  be  added  to  the  Official 
Annals  of  the  War,  that  this  is  what  the  Second  Battalion  and  Headquarters 
Company  of  the  315th  Infantry  did  for  the  modest  city  of  Damvillers. 

We  had  been  in  it  only  a  few  days  when  it  was  decided  that  we  should  elect 
a  Mayor  for  this  new  American  town,  after  the  fashion  of  the  political  traditions 
of  the  noble  old  city  of  Philadelphia.  To  inaugurate  this  campaign  the  following 
bulletin  was  posted  and  the  holding  of  caucuses  and  conventions  was  prepared 
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PATRIOTS  ATTENTION ! 

The  time  has  now  come  when  it  is  manifest  to  all  and  extremely  necessary 
that  there  should  be  elected  from  the  soldier  population  of  Damvillers  a  Mayor 
to  rule  and  go\ern  the  city. 

1.  The  population  of  the  city  is  rapidly  increasing  with  the  influx 
daily  of  new  inhaliitants. 

2.  Women   (both  of  them)  are  roaming  our  streets  at  will. 

3.  The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  now  has  l)oth  a  piano  and  an  organ,  but  no  cakes 
or  other  edibles. 

4.  The  saloons  and  other  questionable  houses  are  failing  to  obser\e  the 
proper  hours  for  closing  so  that  without  candles  or  other  light  the  nights 
are  made  hideous  with  noise  and  disorder. 

5.  Lawlessness  and  discontent  among  the  lal)oring  classes  ( the  K.  P.'s 
and  the  S.  O.  L.  details)  are  daily  increasing  in  our  midst. 

6.  Ruthless  enemy  jirojiagandists  are  secretly  covering  the  walls  of  our 
buildings  with  subtle  ( lerman  signs  as,  "Sammelpunkt,  Entlausung 
Anstalt,  (  )rtskommandantur,  etc." 


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SOMETHING  MUST   BE  DONE! 

THE  ONLY  SOLL'TIOX  LIES  IN  ELECTING  FROM  THE 
SECOND  BATTALION  OR  HEADQUARTERS  COMPANY 
ONE  TO  BE  THE  MAYOR  OF  DAMX'ILLERS. 

A  pulilif  election  must  he  held,  and  every  a\ailahle  citizen  of  the  town  must 
express  at  the  ])olls  his  choice  of  a  suitahle  and  responsible  candidate  for  this 
hi,s;h  office. 

In  order  to  hrinq;  out  the  best  a\-ailable  candidates  two  political  parties 
must  be  organized,  on  the  basis  of  \ital  and  pressing  issues. 

The  two  parties  that  are  now  ready  to  declare  themselves  and  to  call  upon 
the  soldier  population   for  their  earnest  support  are: 

THE  POMMES 

AND 
THE  JAMBONS. 


The  party  of  the  Ponimes  have  declared  themseKes  unreservedlv  in  favor  of 
the  following  well-defined  issues,  and  proclaim  them  to  you  as  the  jjlatform  on 
which  their  candidate  will  conduct  his  campaign  for  election: 

1.  Beans,  when  they  are  to  be  served  for  breakfast,  should  be  ])Ut  on  at 
2:00  A.  M..  instead  of  5:00  o'clock  as  is  the  usual  case. 

2.  The  .^l.Mh   Infantry  should  not  be  taken  lionie  until   we  ha\e  seen 
( lermany. 

3.  The  Y.  M.  C.  .\.  ought  to  issue  free  to  each  man  daily  one  bar  of 
chocolate  and  one  package  of  cigarettes. 

4.  We  arc  in  favor  of  keeping  cows  outside  the  city  limits. 

5.  To  a  really  good  soldier  it  m.akes  no  difference  whether  his  under- 
wear fits  or  not. 

6.  It  is  better  not  to  ha\e  any  jam  at  all  than  to  have  onlv  one  can  for 
a  company. 

7.  J{\ery  saloon  in  Dani\illers  must  be  closed  at  8:00  1'.   M. 

8.  No  mess  sergeant  has  a  right  to  keep  a  whole  can  of  condensed  milk 
for  his  own  use  when  only  two  cans  have  been  issued  to  the  company. 


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Till'",  JAAIBONS,  who  may  be  described  as  the  party  of  the  Liljerals,  are 
opposed  to  these  issues,  and  appeal  to  your  support  on  the  ground  of  their  denial 
and  negation.  A  caucus  of  the  POMMES  will  be  held  on  Friday  night,  Decem- 
ber L),  at  7:00  o'clock  in  the  Soldiers'  Club  for  the  purpose  of  naming  a  candidate 
for  Mayor.  Each  company  is  expected  to  name  three  men  to  represent  it  in 
this  caucus. 

The  JAMBONS  will  hold  their  caucus  in  the  same  room  and  at  the  same 
hour  on  Saturday  night,  Decemlier  14,  There  will  be  seated  as  members  of  this 
caucus  men  from  each  unit  as  in  the  case  of  the  POMMES. 

IT  IS  THE  PATRKJTIC  DUTY  (JF  EVERY  MAN  Tu  TlliXK 
THROUGH  THESE  ISSUES  AND  DECIDE  TO  WHICH 
PARTY  HE  WILL  ATTACH  HIMSELF.  THE  CITY  HAS 
NEED  OF  OUR  BEST! 

In  an  office  of  such  dignity  and  honor  as  the  Mayoralty  of  the  City  of 
Dam\illers  the  thought  or  question  of  money  remuneration  does  not,  of  course, 
enter.  But  it  may  be  said  that  a  prize  bonus  of  100  francs  will  be  presented  to 
the  successsful  candidate  immediately  upon  his  election. 

The  two  caucuses  will  decide  upon  the  dates  for  the  Nominating  Conventions 
and  the  Elections. 

OFFICERS  NOT  ELIGIBLE 


Not  satisfied  with  the  platform  of  the  Pommes  and  Jambons  a  third  political 
party  sprang  into  existence  with  the  following  jironouncement : 

"VOTE  THE  \\'OOF  WOOF  TICKET" 
THE  TIME  HAS  COME  WHEN  IT  IS  MANIFEST  TO  ALL  AND 
EXTREMELY    NECESSARY    THAT   THERE    SHOULD    BE    ELECTED 
FROM   THE  SOLDIER  POPULATION   OF   DAMVILLERS   A  MAY'OR 
TO  RULE  AND  GOVERN  THE  CITY. 


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"THE  WOOF  WOOF  TICKET" 
HAS  DECLARED  ITSELF  UNRESERVEDLY  IN  FAVOR  OF  THE  FOL- 
LOWING WELL  DEFINED  ISSUES  AND  PROCLAIM  THEM  TO  Y(JU 
AS  THE  PLATFORM  ON  WHICH  OUR  CANDIDATE  WILL  CONDUCT 
HIS  CAMPAIGN  FOR  ELECTION: 


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1.  What   \vc  want   is  plenty  to  eat.     For  instance   I  lam  and   F.ggs   for 
Breakfast,  not  beans  wlietlier  they  l)e  soft  or  not. 

2.  Tlie  Y.  M.  C.  A.  has  $200,000,000  to  spend.     But,  it  can't  jrei  ihe 
Trans])ortation. 

\\  hat   we  want  is  tlie  transportation.     Xot   the  ^'.   M. 

,^.      (  hir  I  )pp(_inents  sa\'  the  saloons  should  close  at  eight  o'clock.     \\  hat 
\\x'  want  are  a   few  to  o])en. 

4.  We  want  a  better  illuuiin.ated  city.      Three  candles  are  not  enough. 

5.  The  Mess  Sergeants  must  stop  using  Coal  Oil  for  seasoning.     W'li.at 
we  want  is  the  good  old  a  la  .\merican  style. 

6.  We  must  offer  some  incenti\e  to  the  fair  maidens  of  France  to  settle 
here  in  Damvillers. 

7.  What  we  consider  the  most  vital   issue  of  all  is  to  get  oiU  of  this 
DAM-VILLAGE  and  go  home. 

BE  A  "WOOF  WOOF" 
AND  BITE. 


]"".\ery  (jne  talked  politics  and  worked  ])oIitics  with  enthusiasm.  liosses 
sprang  into  existence  over  night,  and  if  one  ])roved  inefficient  in  swinging  his 
group  another  was  promptly  put  in  his  place.  The  election  passed  off  in  the  most 
apjiroved  jiolitical  style.  When  the  ballots  were  finally  counted  it  was  ascertained 
that  Sergeant  John  Green  of  Company  "F""  had  been  elected  ALayor  of  the  city 
bv  a  large  majority.  This  result  was  largely  due  to  Sergeant  Green's  personal 
]iopularit\-  among  all  the  men  of  the  liatlalion,  but  jiart  of  the  credit  for  the 
victory  should  go  to  his  Company  Commander,  Captain  "Bill"  Murrell,  who 
introduced  into  the  campaign  some  characteristic  features  of  Lynchburg  (\'a.l 
politics.  Immediately  following  the  election  a  large  convention  was  held  in  the 
I  )am\  illers'  theatre,  ;it  w  hich  .Sergeant  ( ireen  was  publiclv  inducted  into  office 
and  given  the  reward  of   100  francs  Ijv  Colonel  .\lden  C.  Knowles. 


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THE  PEEP  SEA  BUGLE. 
At  sea  Bomewhero  near 
Wednesday  May  21st  1919. 


Bestofall. 


ciPTfPTAT     TTXTRA  .  WARUING 

bi'JiOiAL  AAiKA  „„„„„„  The   supply  Officer  lias  made 

Any   doubts   as   to   the    success  .,  .    i.v,    i.      Tit.        -n      

of  our  attempts   at   journalism  ^^^''T^^      that   all   Sam  Bromie 

have  teen  entirely   dispelled  =«"«  ^^  t"^"^^  ^"  *=  ^^^  "°t 

by  recent   developments.      This  lfj«^  ^}}^\^  P-™'    *\^\n"^/^' 

morning  we  were  approached  by  A^SO   -  To  be  ever  watchful  for 

our  principal  rival,    the  pro-  ^^^  sight  of  land  because  a 

moter   of  the   "Tripacross"   with  ^^"^''«,,*°  have   the  Barracks 

a  proposition  to   dispose   of  "^^p   in   the   alert   position  would 

his   entire  interest,    good  will  '^^  a  breach  of  Army   discipline 

and    stock   om  hand.The  promoter  °"  ^^il  memorable   occasion  and 

has  lost  interest  because  his  ^^^  offender  would  instantly  be- 

ideas  are  exhausted.     The  trip  °°"'^   subject  to  Court-Martial. 
is  too   long.     His  only  previous 

experience  was   in  coming  across  ad'V 

llLt''T^,V'ilL^trZl   f!r  ^nd  Wear'paris  Garters  -  No  metal 

never  paid  ^ood  money   for  good  ^^  ^^^^^ 

will.     We  have  plenty  of  both  r,^^-  ^  j.i,      T.i:ii, 

and  always   expect  to  have.  ^l^  °r'f!"  °^  ^^^  ^"*^  "°f! 

It  has  been  learned  that  an  *^«?  i"  *^«  ^^""^^  Z  "f"''!  ^^^ 

attempt   to   save  the  life  of  our  number  on  board  the   Santa  Rolla. 
rival  was  made  by  calling  in 

Cap't.   Brown   to   write   editorials  ,  .      ^      „    .    ^ 

for  the  paper. This  heroic  treat-  Lieut.   Painter  sure  did  put   one 

ment  has  failed  for  the  promoter,  across  this  afternoon  -  The  band 

after  looking  over  the  copy,    has  played  in  great   style  before  a 

refused  to   change  his   statement  pleased  audience   for  a   full  two 

that  no  ideas  were  available.  ^°'^s  and  never  did  we  hear  such 

soul   inspiring  music.      Keep   it   up   - 

WEATHER  FOR  TODAY  AND  TOMORROW.  ^*  helps   so  much  to   wile  away   these 
P^j^P^  dreary  hours   and   also   keeps   our 
1 minds   off  our  work. 

We  are  still  on  our  course  and 

making  excellent   time  considering  I*   really   did   seem  too  good 

circumstances.      So   far  today  we  ^°  ^^  true.     The  Lieuts  didn't 

have  averaged  12  Knots  an  hour.  have   a   thing   to   do   and  v*iile 

gloating  over  the  fact  a  little 

Prom  noon  Tuesday  until  noon  memo,  came  to  them  all  giving  them 

Wednesday  260  miles  have  bean  something  to  do  until  the  28th. 

covered,  making  a  grand  total  of  Who'll  be  IT.  after  the  28th, Dave? 

933  miles  to  date.  — 

NOTICE. 

A  stranger  was  seen  on  the  upper  ■, 

deck  this  morning.        After  much  T'^^^  night's  game  turned  out   to 

questioning, however,  it   turned  out  °^  quite  a  Bucceas  and  there  were 

to  be  our  old   friend  George  Freeman    ^°''^  °f  customers  present   to  help 

in   disguise.    He  has   shaved   off  the  make   things   look  kind   of  glum   for 

moustache  in  a  vain  effort  to  win  the  bankers. 

the  girl's  heart  he   left  behind.  Tonight's  game  may  prove   just 

a  wee  bit  more  exciting  because 

By   the  way   -  Has  anyone   seen  Geo.  Cap't.    Lucas   thinks   it    such  a 

Barker  lately.     He  seems  to  have  financial  boost  that  he  has  given 

dropped  completely  out  of  eight.  ^^  j.^^  consent  to  bank  it.. 

Clicot  Club  Ginger  Ale   sold  at  the  Officer's  Canteen  any  time  that 
it   is  open.        So  are  those  Chocolates. 

HAVE   JUST   RECEI-/ED  WORD  THAT   THE   "TRIPACROSS"    IS   IN  THE  HANDS   OF  THE 
5?,SS^Y^?S5;         WiAT  ELSE  COULD  HAVE  BEEN  EXPECTED  WHEN   IT    TRIED  TO  BUry 
SUCH  A  WELL  KNOWN  PAPER  AS    "THE  DEEP    SEABUGLE"? 

A  Facsimile  RErRODUCTiox  of  an  Issue  of  the  31oth  Infantrv  Newspaper  Published 
Aboard  the  U.  S.  S.  "Santa  Rosa." 


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"Sergeant,  ha\e  we  an\-  good  artists  in  the  company?" 

"Yes,  sir,  one  graduate  of  the  Academy  of  Fine  Arts  and  anotiicr  ciiap  \\h 
won  last  year's  gold  medal." 

"(iood.     lla\e  'em  report  to  Sergeant  Jazz  to  letter  those  water  carts.'' 


Vaxk — "Sir,  I'rixalc  Smith,  ,il5tli   Infantry,  reports  as  Angel." 

St.  Pete — "Well,  what  did  yon  c\cr  do  to  rate  wings." 

Y.\NK — "Served  a  year  ;nid  nine  months  in  the  Armv  .and  never  once  cussed 


St.  Pete — "Ontrav,  sold.-a,  ontrav  toot  sweet. 


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Excited  Rookie  (first  time  up) — "There's  that  sniper.     Shall  I  shoot  "im?" 
Old  Timer  Sergeant — "No,  vou  damn  fool,  send  'im  a  valentine." 


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"Non,  Alolionse,  That  is  not  le  Diable  but   Alonsieur  le  Aniericain   in   his 


gas  mask." 


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li'her  sochers  ar« 
mil  oin-  front  line." 


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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 


In  concluding  this  history  of  the  31Sth  Infantry,  U.  S.  A.,  its  authors  beg  to  ofifer 
grateful  acknowledgment  as  hereinafter  indicated  to  those  who  have  so  generously 
assisted  them  in  its  compilation  and  publication: 

Manuscript 

To  Colonel  Alden  C.  Knowles,  315th  Infantry,  the  authors  wish  to  express  their 
sincere  appreciation  for  his  many  helpful  suggestions  and  his  invaluable  assistance  in 
the  preparation  and  final  correction  of  the  manuscript.  To  him  also  is  accorded  a 
large  measure  of  thanks  for  articles  contributed.  To  Major  General  Joseph  E.  Kuhn, 
79th  Division,  Brigadier  General  Evan  j\l.  Johnson,  ISSth  Infantry  Brigade,  Colonel 
Otho  B.  Rosenbaum,  315th  Infantry,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Charles  E.  Morton,  315th 
Infantry,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Noble  J.  Wiley,  315th  Infantry,  and  Judge  Eskil  C. 
Carlson,  formerly  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Secretary  attached  to  the  315th  Infantry,  the  authors 
likewise  wish  to  extend  their  thanks  for  manuscript  submitted. 

Photogr.^phs 

For  photographs  showing  scenes  in  action,  the  authors  are  deeply  indebted  to  the 
Photographic  Section,  Signal  Corps,  United  States  Army,  and  for  all  Camp  Meade 
scenes,  with  few  exceptions,  to  Mr.  Abe  Weintraub.  official  photographer  for  the  315th 
Infantry  during  its  stay  at  Camp  Meade.  The  photographs  showing  Camp  Meade  in 
the  making  and  the  review  of  the  Division  by  President  Wilson  at  Baltimore  were 
supplied  by  the  James  F.   Hughes  Company,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

To  the  Topographical  Section,  304th  Engineers,  the  authors  extend  their  thanks  for 
certain  photographs  showing  Camp  Meade  scenes  and  scenes  in  France,  notably  those 
recording  the  decoration  of  members  of  the  79th  Division  by  General  Pershing  at 
Orquevaux  and  by  General  Kuhn  at  Rimaucourt.  To  Regimental  Supply  Sergeant 
\\'illiam  J.  Curry,  Supply  Company,  31Sth  Infantry,  is  extended  thanks  for  photographs 
submitted  showing  scenes  in  France.  The  authors  also  wish  to  accord  full  measure  of 
thanks  to  Bachracli,  of  Baltimore,  Harris  &  Ewing,  of  Washington,  Marceau,  of  New 
York,  and  Phillips,  of  Philadelphia,  all  of  whom  aided  without  reserve  in  supplying 
the   individual   photographs  requested. 

Illustr.^tions 

To  Private,  First  Class,  Hyman  Pinkovitz.  Supply  Company,  315th  Infantry,  the 
authors  wish  to  extend  special  thanks  for  his  whole-hearted  assistance  in  illustrating 
this  history.  The  cover  design  is  his,  as  are  all  tlie  drawings  in  color  and  the  majority 
of  the  l)lack  and  white  sketches.  Much  of  his  work  was  done  following  the  demobiliza- 
tion of  the  Regiment,  and  upon  all  occasions  his  time  and  efforts  were  given  without 
question  and  without  reserve.  To  Private.  First  Class.  Arthur  S.  Roberts,  Headquar- 
ters Company,  315th  Infantry,  and  to  Private  W.  F.  Kunz.  Company  I,  31Sth  Infantry, 
the  authors  likewise  extend  their  thanks  for  black  and  white  sketches  and  cartoons. 

Maps 

For  maps  the  authors  are  indebted  to  G-2  Section.  79th  Division  Headquarters,  the 
Topographical  Section,  304th  Engineers,  and  the  Intelligence  Section,  315th  Infantry. 
To  Private  W.  F.  Kunz,  Company  I,  315th  Infantry,  the  authors  desire  to  express  their 
appreciation  for  his  generous  assistance,  following  the  demobilization  of  the  Regiment, 
in  the  preparation  of  various  maps  used  in  connection  with  the  te.xt. 

References 

For  certain  of  the  information  contained  in  the  text,  the  authors  beg  to  acknowl- 
edge their  indebtedness  to  the  following  reports  and  publications:  The  Report  of 
General  John  J.  Pershing,  LI.  S.  A.,  as  cabled  to  the  Secretary  of  War:  the  Official 
Operations  Report  of  the  79th  Division  as  submitted  to  General  Head(|uarters  imme- 
diately following  the  signing  of  the  armistice;  the  Casualty  Reports.  Personnel  De- 
partment. 315tli  Infantry:  the  ".Army  Gazette";  and  the  "Stars  and  Stripes,"  the  official 
news  organ  of  the  American  Expeditionary  Forces. 

Printing  and  Binding 

Finally,  to  the  Grit  Publishing  Company,  of  Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  for  its 
courteous  service,  painstaking  efforts,  and  hearty  co-operation  in  tlie  printing  and 
binding  of  this  volume,  the  authors  wish  to  express  their  last  words  of  thanks  and 
appreciation. 


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INDEX 


A  Page 

"A"  Company  History 152-163 

Acknowledgments    382 

"After  tlie  Armistice" 101-144 

Athletics    337-352 

Awartls    142 


K 


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"K"  Company  History 260-271 

Knig^lits  of  Columbus 356 

Kmnvles.  Col.  Alden  C 12,  13,  14,  15 

Kulin,  Maj.  Gen.  Joseph  E 8 


"B"  Company  History 164-175 

Basel)aII    340-342 

Basketliall    343-346 

Battalion  and  Company 145-336 

Boxing  347-350 

Burt,  Lt.  Col.  Franklin  T 14,    15 


"C"  Company  History 176-185 

Cartoons    375-381 

Casualty    Lists 128-139 

Casualty    Statistics 140-141 

Chaplain's  Work,  The 353 

Citations,    Divisional 143 

Citations.  G.  H.  Q 142 

Contents.  Table  of 7 

"Crooks."  The  366-367 


"D"  Coniiiany  History 186-194 

Dann  iller's    Election 370-373 

Damviller's   Parade 358-359 

Decorations    142 

Dedication    5 

"Deep  Sea  Bugle."  The 374 

E 
"E"  Company   History 198-209 


"L"  Company  History 272-283 

Lorraine    Cross,   Historv   of 368 


M 

"M"  Company  History 284-292 

McKenna,  Lt.  Col.  John  A. 14.     IS 

Machine  Gun  Company  History .  .316-323 

Medical   Detachment   History 332-3.36 

M  emorial  Service 355 

Morton.  Lt.  Col.  Charles  E 14,     15 


N 

Nicholson,  Brig.  Gen.  \\  illiam  J. 
Noble,  Brig.  Gen.  Robert  H 


"On  the  Western  Front" 43-100 

Organization     and      Training     of 

Regiment   17-42 


P.  Q 

Pershin.a;,  General  Jolm  J. 


118 


Red   Cross    356 

Regiment,   The 17-144 

Regimental    Headquarters 145-148 

Rosenbaum,  Col.  Otho  B....in.  11,  14.  15 


"F"  Company   History 210-221 

Field  and  Track 352 

First    Battalion    History 149-194 

Flares  and  Duds .369-380 

Football    338-339 

Foreword    6 


"G"  Company  History 222-233 

H 

"H"  f ompany  History 234-244 

Hatch.  Brig.  Gen.  Everard   !•' 8 

HeaiUiuarters  Company  History .  .294-315 
Historical    Board 16 


"I"  Companv  Historv 248-259 

Index   . ■ 383 

In  Memoriam 127 


Jewish   Welfare   Board 356 

Johnson,  Brig.  Gen.  Evan  M 8 


"Salvage  and  Souvenir" 362-.36S 

Salvation   .Army 356 

Second    Battalion   History 195-244 

Shows   362-367 

Soccer    351 

Special  Unit  Histories 293-336 

Supply  Company  History 324-331 


Table  f)f  Contents 7 

Thanksgiving  Day  Celebration  ...  .358-361 
Third    Battalion    History 245-292 

U,  V 

Victory   Parade    358-361 

W 

Welfare    353-368 

Welfare  Organizations 356-357 

Wiley,  Lt.  Col.  Noble  J 14.     15 

X,  Y.  Z 

V.  M.  C.  A 356-357 


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