The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-01-09
Corpus Christi Doughboy Tells of
Experiences Fighting the Hun


pcrlcnccs OF a doughboy from the time
that be left an Atlantic port up TO thu
present when be ~ "a member Of tho
Army of Occupation. has bcer written
hy IL Corpus Christian. Private Bart g.
Dewitt. ~ u Qntcliigonco division ol
tho 3s7fh lnfantfs. Goth Division
The letter. addressed 20 Private De
Wits mother follows u ful,
'fhc censorship regulations have
boon modified 60 certain cxtont. and
u % therefore possible for me 90 toll
YOU whore an aud some Of the
places have been
we arc now in the town ~ Mar.
viilo. in northern France not fai from
thf folglau boldef and the frontier I'D
the puchy of LuNembure. The Goth
DlNlHion hnH the honor pf having been
deTignntcd na pore 81 the ARMY
of Occupation ana wc gre on our way
90 Germany ! do not know where $50
wiz be- located when We gft there. hut
the Following cities. Cologne Mainz,
thr following citics Coloonne. Maine
tMayenccl or Cohlcnz. ! think an three
Hir in ihe wiley of ihC Rhine WIN
advise you on this point lnlor. go YOU
can look % $50 un tho mHp You 1f0 moi
liir lp have map which show.
MarvIiio WreNent iucHiionl
fcrali iha' SOU wore puzzled over
ihe itct illf 900 l0iinrs were received
Nf nc while was at C4mp Niilf Long
Island Ncw York This 81 cbsiis ea.
planned wr aafVcd there on Juno is
were iasuod equipment on fhe f7ih.
we're Inspected on trio ism Dnd on thf
mnrning ~ the iaih procetded hy vail.
way 20 ihe dfcts at IIoboken. New
Jersey ~ 1ur 0clOrk our battalion
was ou board iho good Ship Delta Of
iho Peninsula a orient steam Nnvi.
cation Company which 800 pcnce tlmrn
piled between Caicuttp aud various
ports lu thc Malay Archipelago Boats
OF fhif company zero mentioned screiui
timcs ln ltiphnr's works Tho uext
morning at NJ o'clock wc sailed The
rnrthnlrs wcro tightly closed and wr
were weil oui u rho hli hor whore we
tools up our position DOB convoy 40
fourteen ships rli loaded with troops
81" were accompanied by % battle
.hip end eight tprnodn. boat dcstfoyr.s
tWn Hr0plinos tnd "a balloon Au ~
Those HHvr ihc hHfflesnin turned back
during 'hr night ! think we sailed on
1hurHdHy Tho acH WIS smnOih and
the weather clear and fof about three
days everyone wn happy
con the following SUNDAY q storm
cfmc un. early boz tho morning The
sailors snid it wis not bad Personal
iy ! thourht it was terrific Tho wind
blew perfect sale and mo waves
we've iihe mountllns. Most Of us hc-
osmo worry tcHslrN : aid not lesvo my
bunk nu dHy in tho afternoon Dc be-
came very fUlsr nud nN three O'Clock
b. WIS pracficlily dark ! DO NOT know
when tho STORM thHtcd hut nest MORN
lng was hrirht aud clear. g. little chli-
ly quite HcH Htill running aud NOT a
alip iH sight 'fnie wa. fstilef aiif.
urlsinr tn uH nceHuFe up unfl Tho
storm came upon us wc had consist
rnth maintained thc same position in
The convoy gince leaving New York
Imrhor Tho hRttleship had bpen n
rnut end thc troop fhlpa rrremhlrd ID
upch of chicks FOLLOW lng their mother
30 eoemH however that dulinr tho
storm oar cargo bad shifted aud bon
some way wo bad soften lost from the
convoy was on acck hv siN o'clorls
which was just boz time 90 iho Delta
shift her coursc from due Enat fo
Northwest Thlt wus MONDAY OF
course. nome nf ihe snihiefa knew where
they wore going hut fho ship confnu.
nllly shifted her course in "a 2lg-2ag
fashion. but stiil holding "a Northwest
oriy course. Excry possible nlecau
ton was tnkon concerning lights at
night. so portfolios wcv allowed 90