New Britain herald., 1919-09-18

Magson. Charles H. Moore, Joe $. Magson, Arthur V. Newcomb, James T. O'Connor, Henry E. Porter Eugene Parmelee, W. J. Rawlings, Eddy N. Smith, Theodore A. Stanley, A. G. Smith, Paul Vogelgesang, A. E. Wei ant, George G. Ward, Henry J. Wal ter, Harry s. Wetmore, Dr. A. F. Wales, Rollin c. Wooster, Frank M. Zimmerman.
 Griswold Leads Go. I.
 Under the leadership of Captain GrisWold, the junior company in this city. continued to be one of the lead ing outfits of the regiment Captain GriswoId, through his many years in military service, was an excellent of ficer and was very popular with his men. Prior to the outbreak of the Mexican trouble, Captain Griswold was retired on the reserve list and in his place was chosen the late Harry r. Ladbury. Captain Grswold rendered his country valuable service during the period, assisting in the recruit work at Mantle. When after the war had ceased and following the death of Captain Ladbury, Cap tain GriswOld was again placed in command of his old company, and it was under his command that they left this city after President Wilson had issued a call, which spelled the opening of the hostiIites with the Imperial State of Germany and re- suited in the complete downfall of that terrible reign of Prussianism that cast it's glances over Europe, and threatened to blot out civilization. Leaves N. B. on August 5, 1917
 1~F% D~~:l morning of April 5, 1917, for Nor wich, where guard duty was rendered until July 5, 1917, when the com pany moved to South Coventry, the battalion camp, where drilling and hikes constituted the fitting of the men for the days ahead. On July 26, the company moved to Camp Pratt, New Haven, where the company was merged with companies in the First and Second Connecticut Regiment, into the 1O2nd IT. $. infantry.
 The day for the departure from the United States arrived on Septem ; Der IA, 1917, when at o'clock in , the morning the word was given to move, the destination unknown at the time. The destination point proved to be Montreal, St. Lawrence river and Halifax, N. s. The boys who were later to distinguish themselves first placed their feet on European soil. when they landed at Liverpool, England, on October 2, 1917 and Immediately thence to Southampton, where transports were waiting to take them on two days journey across the English channel to La Havre. The chronicle of this trip shows, no deaths, no submarines, but "beacup male de mer"
 The boys remained within the | shelter of those hills that stand out l to the visitor in La Havre one night and then entrained in those dinkey | little 4O-homme affairs known as trains in France. Three days of this uncomfortable kind of travelling, and the boys landed at CatilleuX, in the Vosges sector, near Neufchateau. 10000 Shells in An Hour.
 At this point trench warfare train l Ing was conducted until February 2. ] 1918, when they started for the real ] musslng. Both Co. E and l arrived | at ChenlIn deS Danes sector "Jerry" l evidently knew that his trying days | had arrived with the coming of the 1 26th Division, and one of the heaviest gas attacks the boys ecountered was | sent over, It being estimated that 4O,- l OO0 gas shells were sent over in "A i hours. It was during this time that l Sergeant Clarence Callahan, one of l the most popular of the local service men, received his gas attack that ne nessitated six months treatment in a | hospital, and which threatened for a time to deprive him of his sight. This attack occurred on March 17, 1918,
 and two days later, the local com
 panies started on a six days hike that l took them through the Haute Marne
 sector, finally stopping at Broachain- | vile. Here the boys looked forward 1 to the ever welcome rest period but
 on Easter Monday, two days after
 their arrival at the scene, orders were
 received to relieve the First Division
 in the Foul sector
 Fights At Seicheprey.
 The big offensive started by the l Germans on the ,Somme at this time, 1 made it imperative to call the First | Division to that front. The local com i pantes went into the lines m the 7,oul
 sector on April l. and remained there until June 2S, during which time the
 memorable battle of Seicheprey was
 fought and won on April 20, 1918. To 1 those who were home at this time 1t
 will be renem bered the heart throbs that were suffered when it was defi-
 ntely known that our own New
 Britain boys had participated in the
 battle of Seicheprey; and although the anxiety was great, there was jubila- tion when the result was known
 Relieves Famous Second Division. From this sector the 1O2nd moved on to Chateau -Thierry. where, on July g. 1t relieved the Second Division 1 of Marines, and the 9th and 33rd In
 fantry. Co.," I occupied the town of