Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-01-02

and locate points OF importance for
guards. In that way I was the first
American to enter q number Of towns
since the war started. The people
had been prisoners for over four
years and Twas the first allied soldier
they had seen. If Ishould tell you the
number of times l have been hastily
wined and dined by mayors, etc., or
the number of times / have been en-
braced by maidens old and young, you
would not believe me. A number of
towns l entered were still occupied
by the Germans and while the French
gathered around us shouting 'Vive
LAmerique, etc., the Germans would
look sullenly on or stink off around
some corne Things have quoted
down wonderfully. In one town l
saw the Germans march out under the
Tri. Color of France. I passed them
later on the road and they were act
ing Ikea bunch of school kids"
Harry Kendall writes from st.
Dizier, France: "The censorship
rules are lifted to some extent and
| will start at the first and give you
a brief outline of my activities since |
left the United States, December 3,
1917. We landed at Brest, France, af.
ter being % days on the ship. Went
from Brest to Neuf Chateau, where
we Joined the 26th New England,
Division. We stsid at Neuf Chateau
about three weeks and then the di-
vision went to Scissors and into the
trenches in the Chemin de Danes or
the 9th of February. We were in the
trenches until the 21st of March, an6
were then sent to Manois for a res
and furlough. Staid in Manois three
days, then we were called one morn
ing at five O'Clock and loaded into
trucks and sent back to the trenches
This time we were northwest of Tou
around Apremont, Xivray, Seichpray
etc. Had a scrap at each one of the
places. W. went from there to thu
Belleau Woods, where we relieved tn,
Marines on July 4th. We advanced
something like seventeen kilometerl
in two days. 1t was a fight every
step of the way. had my first ex
perience in going over the top here
The fighting was so stiff that we coult
not keep up any lines of communica
ton, which is the signal corps work
SO two other fellows and myself join
ed the infantry. This drive will g
down in history as the Chateau
Thierry drive. The 26th was now re
lieved and were to have a rest an,
furlough, but we were sent back te
the lines soon to take part in the re-
duction of the San Mihiel salient. TIL,
details of that will have to wait unit
| get home. That is the big thing or
every ones mind now, when Do WI
90 Home?'n
Walter Fisher, M. T. 9. Unit, 80
Jesup, Atlanta, Ca, has been hom
for Christmas on furlough. He say
Camp Jesup has been made a perma
nent camp, and they expect soon t.
have it filed with regulars. The one
there now hope then to be discharged
1t is a large repair shop for trucks
and during the wal was the last place
many would go before starting across
The shops will remain and be used il
the future for the same purpose. Wal
ter has been in the Post Exchang'
most of the time, and has had a yer,
agreeable position. Says they hav'
had lots of rain down there, but TIN
temperature has been mild"
Fred Dyke is now in Red Gross Hos
pital at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and hi
wound is doing all right. He wa
wounded in the hand on Novembe
4th. He hopes to get home befor'
long.
Walter Keathley and Oscar Hart
wick have both been home on a fur
Tough from Camp Funston. The 10tl
Division at Funston was a complete
Division, all trained for service, whel
the armistice was signed, SO will b
one of the last to be demobilized.
George Evans of the Aero Servic
is now at home to stay, as is ais
Harvey Imboden, who belonged t,
Co. F, 161st Depot Brigade, from
Camp Grant.
The editor of this column will b
deeply grateful if some of. you Wi
look through the old copies of tn
REGISTER and find a copy of July q
My file will then be complete. Ihav
all the notes of the boys arranged IN
der their dates, and each name in o.
alphabetically arranged index, AM
perhaps some time in the future ma,
be able to easily find an item and dat
which some n will want.
Private Lindsay A. Crocker, 90. c
ITO Field Signal Bn., France, write