Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-07
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1919. on the transport Mt. Vernon, we
-rossed The Atlantic in a convoy of
FIVE TRANSPORTS and guarded by all
sorts of gun boats, submarine chasers,
etc. we landed ut Brest. France on
'ulv 10 We were sent to a rest
'amp. Thew called Il n rest camp but
t was nothinr but a field without
grass on it. and it had been raining
r~cry dav fof cornle of weeks. We
''o'e mt in orr shelter tents (pup)
ltents). We rested for about five DAYS
nd started on our way to the fight
( ing zono. We marched to the railroad
nd we~c ossipnrd c'r Pullman cars.
'e't they were sidedoor Pullmans
N the side was a sign
1Hommes-AO.
Cheauvaux- 8.
We got on and waited for our corn
ed beef and hard bread. Each man
/ sad five days rations. We knew not
where We were going or what we were
going to do when we got there AS
II happened after two days and one
nights ride we rolled into a station |
faUd the order came Everybody out
tide full eouinment" After getting
0ut we discovered the station house
N01 no ton on II, and after making
some irouirv we found It had gotten
TOO friendly with one of the Huns
runs. This rlace was LaFerte on the
'farne rivar. Our officers had made
r mistake md we had TO march about
TX lilou tors. ! think il was sixteen.
When We cot to our camp-which
was another feld--we could see the
A"shes Of the cannon and hear their
-arortS From here we entered the
Chateau Thiorrv drive and went with
Z is far rs Fismes on the Vesle river.
7 was on he battle fields around Fere-
r-Tarienois. Rouchcres and Fismes.
= was near where -Quinten Roosevelt
-ell but did rot have an opportunity
n 20 t. the very spot. Some of the
10 vs. in TIE companv have parts of his
machine IS souvenirs.
From this front we We're sent to the
front west of yerdun. at Blercourt.
, ceptember 25th. the day before the
Nir drive started on this front, we
nulled into bonneville. From here
~ ave went with the. drive through Wig
-'eville. Esnes. Cousy, Cunel The day
the arr,is,ice went into effect we NOV
ID to Dun-sur-Meuse.
The regiment modified at Murvaus
> md we started on our hike to the
Rhine, The trip was about 1e5 miles.
We made it bv wagon train while the
regiment marched. At night we bill
l'eted in the homes, school houses
\ barns, etc. We nassed in about SOC
ards of where Belgium. Luxembourg
nd France come together. had the
opportunity of going back into Bel
-ium a few times. The place where
e are now after crossing the Rhine
5 located on 3S4 foot hill overlook
ng the city of Coblenz, ard the june
ton of the Rhine and Moselle rivers.
/ cannot tell you what l have seer
ror words will not express it. l die
,ot see very much action on the firms
me for the Supply Company stays il
the rear but we would sneak up a
light with supplies and sometimes W.
IN into some pretty warm places.
We are very comfortably located il
German barracks with German bed
| ll,r1-ote Tla II
cry nice. They seem to have ha'
nough of Kaiser Will and the wal
7 learned enough German ut Easter
% be able to say almost anything
! vant to, and can understand almos
overything that is said to me.
We have plenty of entertainment
We have Y. NJ. C. A. theatre in tn
regiment, all sorts of basket bal
-oley ball, base ball and foot ball. tn
Y. NJ. C. A. has canteen and the 4
{ C. has a reading room. With q
\ # it, 1 long for the day when we star
, n ouI. Journey to the U. S.
= don't know that have addresse
you correctly, but you will have
pardon me for I have been too bue
'n- to keep in touch with the school. A
=, present am Supply Sergeant.
nd an what used to be called battalio
nd supply sergeant, but now such ma
In holds the rank of Supply Sergeant.
ed enjoy the work as well as could an
he Mace in the army, but am not :
M Army Man.
- Wishing you success, am very tn