The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-20
Morgan City Soldier Re-
turns from Battle
front
Lionel Adams Tells Story of His
Service Since Entering the
Army Gassed in Ar
come Drive

]. Lionel Adams. better known tc
his friends here as Buck. Tr." arrived
thorpe honorably discharged from the
service. Lionel has had many won
! derful experiences since leaving for
the battlefronts in France and the
story he tells is most interesting
Here is his own story story as he
tells it..
when the United States entered
the world war, | was at the time en-
ployed in Memphis, Tenn. l imme-
diately enlisted in Battery \ of the
First Tennessee Field Artillery
This was the first unit Field Artil-
lery in Tennessee's history. In the
physical examination which followed
later, | was rejected on account of a
needed operation. | Immediately had
this yperation performed at the NJ en-
pins Baptist Memorial Hospital. and
one month later was formally re-
eived in Battery A.
This was a National Guard unit
which in July was accepted for SER
vice with the lat F. A. regiment and
together with two other regiments
were distinguished as the IS F. A. We
trained at Camp Sewer at Greenville
S. c. was then transferred to Head
quarters Company of this regiment
which was then organized into the
3Oth Division, known later to the Al
lies as Old Hickory Division.
I'VE sailed in May, 1917 as trained
artillery men, we having trained with
the American three inch field piece
We were then put through a course OF
intensive training at Camp Coetqui
dan, being provided with the French
7s's for a period of six weeks. We
were then sent to defend the Toui
sectorf whef we experienced oul
first baptism of shell fire, The bri.
gade was then transferred to the St
Mihiel sector to becom an auxiliary
of the 8oth Division preparatory tc
the big drive in that sector. The
18th Division was an infantry divi.
sion located to the right of the ia.
nous Rainbow Division. After the
drive we withdrew under heavy
she'll fire and the brigade was CONVEX.
ted into shock artillerymen on &C
count of our excellent fighting re-
cord We then hiked to the Argonnt
Forest, reaching the third line O.
trenches the night of Sept. "a, ane
went over the top behind the 37tl
division the morning of Sept 26tf
at o'clock.
I'VE fought in the Argonne fol-
over two weeks, but were forced tc
withdraw on account of losing Sc
many horses. Our guns were pulled
out with trucks to the sector known
as Verdun "a where we started ;
drive the morning the armistice wa:
signed, supporting the 33rd Division
Infantry. Later we followed tn.
Huns home, and patroled the Ger
man border in Luxembourg, wher,
we were when orders came to re
turn to the states.
Our Infantry was sent to iigh
with the British, and was the frs
to break the Hindenburg line. Or
reaching home, i was placed in tn,
hospital at Chattanooga to. tax,
treatment for gas. You know, l wa.
gassed in the last drive, and it ha.
fplayed the devil with me since then
| My vocal chords were burnt and
), blistered, and it was. long time be.
fore l could talk l had almost for.
gotten to tell you about this. II
happened as we went over the ton
after the Huns A shell exploded
near me and almost got me before
could get my gas mask on. | was
laid up over there for some time,
but it takes an awfully long time to
get over the effects of that gas"
| Asked how he felt about getting
home, Lionel could only smile and
say, Gee. its simply bully to be back
home"
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