East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-03-25
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ioyed three or. four months In some
S. O. s. camp were favored with an
early return home.
sWeli, Dad, I really could not tell
YOU OF all the battles and places we
were in while the war was on. as terel
IL not enough paper IN Germany to
do SO. but will say our first position
was at Willis Sur Marne. on the Cha
teau Thierry. We were in six posi-
Ltions on that drive. going upon thal
other side Of Frere-en- Fardanois. bc-
ing relieved there by the 55th and
seth f. A.
Prom there we went up ON the 81.
Mhiel front going into action Seps,
! 9Th. and on the goth we conveyed TO
the Marne: went into action the 26th,
In front of this position is tho IA
NOUS Dead Mans Hill,' wherc tho
Germans lost so many men trying TO
take verdnn. on Oct. snd (my birth
day) we went to Culzs,
This was an awful place, as, they
sure did shell us something fierce, II
was here we lost our first man. Our
artillery was in direct observation to
the Germany, and they soon got busy
with us, but at that we kept pressing
them back until finally three hun,
dred airplanes went over and put
them out OF business.
October 11th we went to Nantif-
Hos aud / believe this was the worst
position we were ever in during the
war. II was in this place Bud Parks
twas wounded and many other OF our
boys
"our position was up in the thiro
7 ~ -. LII. L.. % slnaA
soldiers laying around. but we soon
opened up with all our guns. there be-
I ing thousands of them. and knocked
the Fermans for a goal as we al.
vanced in our last position. when the
armistice was signed. In the shell
holes could be seen thousands of dead
Germans, the ground was all covered
with big shell holes. II was hor-
rible and sickenlng sight.
/ I'm our last position we weren't
sheiled at all, they dropped an few
bombs around us but did not hurt any
(. one.
/ on the 18th of November we were
tordered ito Germany.
| Following are the names of places.
| and dates. we were on during our
4 time at the front beginning July 9Th:
July 6th-Left Claremont Ferrand
for the front.
July 1Oth--Left Meaux Pos villers-
Sur Marne.
July 12th--Fired first shot on Pr
cardy farm
July 20th--Went through Belleau
Wood. North Chateau Thierry
July 2Sth--Bezard Germain.
August 6th--Loupiege, last position
on Chateau Thierry.
August l2th--I.eft Loupiege, stop
ped at Juvigny near Scissors.
August 20th---Left Villers on con-
voy TO Moptrial. Lizanne, Arcis Sur
Arbe st. Dazier. Barliduh and landed
in Souilly.
August 3Ist-Landed in st. Mihiel
September l2th-Fired first shot on
this front.
September 2Oth--convoyed to
Marne.
September 2sth--went into action
for remainder OF month.
October 2nd---Convoyed to Cuizy.
October l1th-went to Nantiilios.
October 22nd--Left Nantfliios.
November 5th--Arrived at Argonne
Forest.
November eth. went to vnlairs De-
want Dunno.
November 12th--Left Devnnt' |
Dunno for o. O. s. or Blarconrt.
December -2nd-Left Blarcourt,
destination unknown.
December 4th--Arrived at Esch. !
Luxembourg. left Dec. 9Th.
December Sth-Arrived at Bitburg. |
staying three days.
December 16th-Crossed the line in
to Germany.
These are the fronts and the post !
tions we We're on--Chateau Thierry.
st. Mihiel, Argonne forest and Meuse
WAITER r.. BELTS.
Bat. f. 14Gth +. a.
A. T.. f. France.
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