The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-02-27
CORP. ROY DRAKE HAS
THRILLING WAR RECORD,
Recently Returned Wounded He
70 In Great Drive That Put
Finishing. Touches to
Hunism.

Corporal Roy Drake, who as
MEMBER of the 361st Machin
bun Company in the 91st Divis
pn got into the big fighting il
he Argonne and other hot sec
prs on the battle line in Frame
nd Belgium, and was finally pu
hit of action by a fragment O
hrapnel tearing into his leg, re
klrned to his home near Kamial
hrly in the month and gives {
rief reconning Of his very inter
Sting experiences, as follows:
"On the 18th of June oul
hptain gave us orders to pack
b and be ready to move on short
otice. On the 18th we left
hmp Lewis, and after riding six
ays and nights we landed in
amp Merritt, N. j., where we
bent eight or ten days waiting
br our overseas equipment.
"On the fourth Of July orders
kme in for us to be ready to
ove at any time. We left Camp
[erritt the next morning about
lree O clock; marched a short
Stance to the river and took a
rry boat to Hoboken, N. Y,
here our transport, the good
Iip Korea, awaited u.s. We went
board with several other COM
knies and steamed out into the
Lrbor. About the next thing,
fe-preservers were passed
found with orders to wear them
q the time.
]" On the evening Of the 5th we
eth IA other transports joined
ar convoy of submarine chasers.
Ow we were out of sight of land
hd the waters began to get a |
tile rough. Several of the boys
pt awfully sick, and some thot
ley were going to die and some
6shed they would die. | escap-
Il the sickness entirely. After
B days on the water we sighted
md on the morning of the 18th
nd it surely looked good to me.
Fe landed in Glasgow, Scotland,
lat evening and marched to a
sst camp, where we stayed two
f.three days and then took train
81 Southampton. We crossed
n English Channel one dark
rht and landed at Brest,
lance. From there we took
he-door Pullmans Gas the
inks call them) and after rid
= four days and nights in those
* cars we were glad to get out
"a walk. We marched to a
kench village, where we drilled
several days; then moved to
pther village called Tevay.
Il time was limited and we had
Il of work to do, so we drilled
I'm day light till dark until we !
orders to move up to the
mt lines in the Argonne for
j. which took several days OF
Il hiking and a few nights.
4 EWhen within a short distance ,
The front we landed in a heavy
bd. Here we were in range OF
German artillery, so we had
Keep under cover as much as
Bible to avoid being shelled +
we got ready to go over the !
ION the morning of the 10Th 7
September our artillery put {
d a barrage which lasted SIX :
Eight hours. We waited until {
Hight that morning and went
b. Our company, the 36lst 7
ehine Gun, was in support !
/ day. We went over trench
shell holes and barbed wire :
Rnglements against machine
IS and snipers. !,
That night our company took .
a position on the front line. +
could hear the Huns moving
lr artillery and supplies back:
te we had five days Of hard
hting and the 91st was held
for four days. The divisions c
the right and left of us could |
keep up. On the 9th we were a
eved by the 32nd Division; a
! to be sure we were very glad p
bee them. The Huns put over
parrage that evening just be- a
Z our relief came up, and wei D
>posed they were coming over t
got ready to meet them, but Il
u never came. e
kAfter being relieved we D
tched back seven or eight II
es with high explosive shells q
ing all around us. Harvey u
ROW was wounded at this s'
q, but the rest got back all !.
At. We stopped in a heavy Y
td, stayed there two days and = J,
Ted about four miles further =
e we pitched our tents and
E getting ready for a good