Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-02-27
''BLACK BUFFALOES" OF 368TH
HONORED FOR VIM AND VALOR.
Advanced Six ''Kilos in Four Days Against
Machine Guns, Through Barbed Wire.
Many Decorated for Bravery.

brgaded with the French, like Otr4
selves. They were white troops. They
Immediately turned over their kitch@s
ems to us and gave us food In large
quantities, as we had none. Those
men were as full of comradeship AZ
soldiers could be, and our men appre-
ciated it, too.
The situation which confronted us
when the drive started on the 2eth
was peculiar one We had opposed
to us nests of machine guns In secure
positions concrete generally - and
the observation posts were well look
ed out for. We had to go through
belts of barbed wire. This meant that
we had to divide up into small parties
and try to keep liaison with the troops
on our right as well as among our
various detachments. IS
Our wire cutters could not work
on the German wire. and, as we had no.
artillery preparation or barrage, we
had to climb over the barbed wire and
get at the Germans the best we. could.
1t meant that we could not crawl
over the ground and had to take an
erect position most of the time.
THE Germans. in their security.
were having fine time picking u9 on.
especially as we were fanked on al&
sides.
"Our losses were very heavy because
OF the frontal attacks, but we dreVo
the Germans out and advanced tn G0fff
days distance Of six kilometerss IIiiA
was slow work and costly.
when we were withdrawn for PES
cuperation and rest, October s. we had
lost about $50 men in killed, woundH0
and missing. N
Supply Men Courageous.
zone of the acts of heroism of which
little mention has been made was the
work OF the supply company at Vienne
lie Chateau, when the boche artillery
got their range and fred on them just
as they were passing the col0ne1'6
headquarters Fortunately Col. Bro@n
was away at the time. The fire waa'
very heavy and there was an imp4nd-
ing stampede among the horses, but
the men behaved splendidly and the
company was saved from destruction.
It was magnificent piece of work on
the part Of the whole company
The regiment did not get into nc~
ton again until November we were
sent up then into the Marbache sectaf.
before Metz. This was the first ffian&
that the 92d Division had acted a. e.
unit. 1t was placed in command of
MAJ. Gen. Charles c. Ballou, who was
the officer who trained the colored on
GERS for their commissions at DNe.
Moines, Iowa
we were expected to take a prnzflf-
nent part in the drive on Metz. buf
the war closed just as we were pre-
pairing to go over the top again.
Among the colored regiments which
made great name for themselves
were the boys from the 9Th IilinofM
National Guard forming the 37Otla IN
fantry of the 93d Division. Every ON
Ger. including Col. DennisOn. was Al
negro They fought at Scissors and
gave good account of themselves.
me colonel became sick about this
tlne ana was invalided home. his place
being taken by white officer.
Germans in "Iron Trees
THE Germans had iron trees erecte1
TO deceive u.s. These were split ana
used for observation posts. Their ng1 g
chine gun nests were cleverly cone
trived, too, and when we capfuraa =
position we could not find the gum n
seemed as II they had disappeared III
the earth"
The Sd Battalion, which arrived
first was in command of Maj. Jolln
Francis Ready his adjutant be7n~
Lieut. Foster. Besides Col Brown.
Following were the officers in thM
principal commands while the reRiz
ment was in action Lieut.. Col. III n.
terrell LIST Battalion. Maj. MERRILL
"a Battalion, Maj. Max A. Elser: 81
battalion, Maj. Benjamin F. Morris.
Company A, Capt. Harry Atwoodt
Company b. Capt. Stafford; Compaa3
c. Capt. Elijah Reynolds; Company hi.
Capt. V. II. Marchbanks: COMPANY Is
capt. Westmoreland; Company
Capt. w. Jones. Company g, Cart
Howard Queen; Comany H. Capt. Bob
Thomas. Company /, Capt Walter
Green, Company X, Capt. William u.
Peeks; Company l.. Capt. C.. A. SUM
bridge; Company M. Capt. r. A. VIII.
liza HaadnnIa rfo sSN&
Vance McCrimmen; Supply ConipanT.
Capt Percy Grant, and Machine Gnn
Company, Capt. Joseph Dabney.
The men comprising the Original
companies which left Meade in Juaz
for the other SIDE principally were
from Tennessee. Kentucky, Virginia ana
Maryland and the District Of CoiumSAi&
Requirements came from other eet&iEM$