This was not permitted-I then ordered the guns turned round and run back into the emplacement and the horses taken on back. I tried to get permission to move my guns on out. my battery was would surely be shelled between 3 and 5, as it had been every morning. The battery hadn't shown up at 2 AM and knowing the road on which My limbers came up about 9:30 and as we had no mission to perform I pulled my guns out and limbered up about ten to await the arrival of the other battery. Relief was to have been made at ten o'clock. Relieved by a battery of the 3rd Field Artillery. Baussont and did quite a bit of firing on Germans. Went into position just north of first one. Fired on a railroad crossing with a main highway and the fire was reported by the aeroplane to have good effect. The alarm proved to be a mistake so we soon unmasked.įired my first shot at the Germans using aeroplane observation. Just before we got into position a gas alarm was given and we had our first experience putting horse masks on and driving in our own. At that time we did not know what they meant and as they lighted the road on which we were very brightly we expected the Germans to fire on us at any moment. Flares sent up by Infantry to signal "all is well" made great impression on us. Position on road from Bernecount to Beaumont. Dug outs across road for some of men but these very bad. Old French position camouflaged but not protected otherwise. Arrived at Toul with my Battery Aug 25-Detrained immediately and pulled out to a wood about ten miles for encampment.Īrrived at 4:30 A.M. About 20 miles from Rennes.Īrrived at Guer and reported to Regiment for course in firing and drill. Clock with dials keeping time of all principal cities of world, tides at principal seaports, complete solar system, resurrection of Christ each day at noon-very wonderful-Īfter finishing 3 weeks of instruction at Valdahon the Advanced Detachment was ordered back to join the Regiment at Camp Coëtquidan, Guer, France. Very old town part of wall built by Caesar still standing.
Had a wonderful automobile trip to Besancon about 18 miles distant at J. Wonderful barracks, fine meals, perfect weather all conducive to work. and Brest at 9:30-Had a beautiful trip for two days and nights on train.Īrrived at Valdahon School of instruction for artillery. Got them placed in tents, drew rations and fed them about 12 m. and marched them straight to Camp Pontonozen arriving about 9 P.M. Had charge of the enlisted men of 30 Div. Sighted one submarine on the morning of May 17th but it submerged and disappeared. about 6000 officers and men aboard-Very uneventful trip over. Went aboard the George Washington at 11:45 A.M. Left Camp Merritt at 7:30 arrived at Hoboken about 10:00 A.M. Put into barracks there and remained until May 7 getting men equipped for the trip. Left at 2 P.M.Īrrived at Camp Merritt N.J. Division composed of 135 officers and 174 enlisted men. Left Camp Sevier with Advanced School Detachment 30. Battery A.įinished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing.
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