New-York tribune., 1919-03-13
II Company Of The IO8tka
Led DiU5siOn i1 Casualties

CAMP MERRITT, March L. From
September 30 to October 16 II company
Of The lOSth Infantry drove through
the German lines in Flanders II had
moro than 200 mon. By nightfall of
October 16 II company had disappeared
completely. Every man in it was put
out Of action.
G company or the l0Sth went for
ward with II company. 1t hnd only
three uninjurcd men left that night.
"Of course there was II gap" said
Sergcnnt Edward Randall. Of II com
pany to day, "but there was no danger.
Jerry was chiefly concerned in gotting
back 10 Germany IA quickly ma no
could
II Company was the only ono in tho
9th Division completely deprived OF
it's man power Thirteen mon wcrc
combatnnts until the night Of October
l6, but they were gasscd.
awe wcrc over Two hundred strong
whcn we climbed over the top on Sep
tcmbor -. Twenty yennc men were
killed outright and nll but fifty wcro
put out OF action" gaid Sergeant Ran
dal "lly taking every nvnllnblc man
from Nil details kitchon police, acouta
and others we managed TO gather to
gether il force Of acycnty Eve.
"Ihcn came ii Acrica Of ruahcs along
with the AustralianA. II and G com
panics were IN front and leading was
costly business. On October rs, fac
ing san Couplct, we had thirteen mon
left.
"The air WAS very misty and the gas
bottom Of the gully. We were going
fast The sun came out for the hrst
time in days. 1t shonc brightly and
cvapor;tcd the gas in the wood.
"H Comm Y men, intending to dig
in for night raid on Jerry. reached
the gully. 1t was thick and heavy
with the gas fumes. One after another
the thirteen men collapsed, most of
them completely blinded. Four did not
regain their sight for almost week
Mustard gas burns wore numerous and
no man of II Company came out on his
Ecct.'
Sergeant Smith, Of G Company, has
been a ardcd the p. S. c. and tho
BRUSH Military medal. On September
%, n Inc STORM G Of the nindenburg
line, ScrrcAnt Slait', loading the com
pany, h4arall' wH5 blown up by a
bursting grenade. machine gun
bullet drilled h.m. But he pushed on
ard found Il place where he could
operate trench mortar.
Members OF Che 1O2rd ammurition
'I'iii'' VIZ 'D-iiu supply Ni~.l.l H4N lUZnd
si10i,alJ train went to bed here at I /
o'clock last night for thcir first sleep
ashore in America. From 1890 yes-
icrday morning until q il thc even
ing they came to camp in details from
the Crcskill station Of the Erie Rail
road.
A'tcr eating and being assigned to
temporary quarters they were marched
to "Dc Louscr," whore they passed
through in batchcS of three hundred
Fifty per cent of the men were given
leaves at noon to-day Others Will be
given passes tomorrow.
Minor preparations for tho parade
ana incidental events arc being made.
Ncbnails and iron rims arc being cx-
tracted from hiking shoes.
Nothing is known hero officially con
corning the line Of march, but the men
OF l. Company, l0Sth Infantry, hopa 20
be chos Il TO head the procession. They
were selected to Represent the division
in a parade before King George of
England 1T Ondcr1clla III .Aucust
Private Isador Schrader, # 81 Jarcr-
son Street, Manhattan, National Army
man who joined The 27th in Spartan
burg just before the division sailed