The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-01-24


%. We were all made to go below
iecS until out of sight Of land. Ev-
erything was crowded and the shin
was heavily loaded. We picked up
a convoy in a few hours of about l6
ships. We landed at Glasgow Scot
land July 10, went right on a train
arrived at Camp Downs, England on
the 18th, went to South HAMPTON.
boarded a ship, crossed the channel
ia.ded at Harve France on the 18th.
lett Have on the 18th, got to La
tourtlne, which is an artillery camp.
on the 18th. | was assigned to bat
terry A $40. heavy field artillery.
When | got there the regiment was
ju>t getting THEN horses and had
just finished target practice on the
range. liked the Captain right away
and every~man in the battery Just
loves him. 1t seems to hurt him to
punish a nan for anything. His name
is I. r. Napp. We stayed there until
the 9th of August. We worked all
night loading our guns and wagons
and horses, and left the next morning.
We had moved Il battery to a little
town and that night | was among
q detail sent back with a wagon to
get some things. We had left the
-a!lrcaC rs We were going with our
wagon loaded about - o'clock at
H!2ht and an acroplane went owe
dropping bombs. three of which hit
right near US. You can guess we
were some scared. Our battery went
into the lire August 18th. about ~
O'Clock at night On the 18th we NOV
ed to a position on the right flank
of St. Micheal Salient. was sent
up as extra command with the guns
on the night of the 18th of Septem-
Der, and we opened fire at | o'clock.
Our guns worked steadily until 9
clock When we ceased fire. About
Daylight the Germans were firing at
i position with the heavy artillery. |
One she'll fell in front of Number |
gun digging a hole 6 feet deep and |
about II feet across. Two fellback
on number / gun and one in front of
all in fifteen or twenty feet of the
gun pits. | vas in the gun pit at
the time and got all covered I'd with
dirt and mud. and you can guess
was scared.
We moved to the Argonne Forest
getting there on the 18th of Septem-
Der. Our orders We're to get there
and get there quick if we killed every
horse we had. We killed a good
many horses and got there too. 1t
the hardest hike | have ever
been on. We hiked all night long [
a little rest in the day. We drew /
up behind the line the night Of the |
drive. We rested for about {
, or III days and went into position
N death valley on October Z. Well
made several more advances and went I
INTO position at dead mans curve. !
lear fluvilie, on the night Of Nov. r {
We opened fire at IL o'clock in the {
asst drive OF the war o the night {
Of the End. We moved up to St. I
George where we fired our last shot I
the Germans. Our battery fired {
about 60 shots at our longest range {
hen we had to quit on O of 4
heir being out of range. We moved i
IN up to Sivery where we STAYED 5 7
Or 6 days as we had been relieved 6
or the first time in 3 months. We {
IRE now at a camp near st. Menhold. &
hope we will soon be on u +
way home. 6
The last letter | received from YOU 6
vas October II. Tell mama | am in 6
hopes of seeing her in a very &
months as am in the first Army Il
5orps and they viii be the first to go S
Jack. We are having a good time 6
low, getting new clothes and haven't
luch to do. We have good barracks q
o sleep in. l did not tell you half IS
f what l will tell you when l get S
ONE, as the last few months have s
cen busy ones for me. G
Except for about ten days we were g
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