The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-09-15

continental railway lines open during
the period of mobilization was APP
parent, so with this in view the great
er part of the regiment was assigned
the duty of guarding bridges. tunnels
and other elements that might be
easily damaged and would interrupt
traffic. Two companies were sta
toned at Butte during the greater
part of the summer while two or
three remained at Fort Harrison
Early in the fall one battalion was
ordered to Camp Green, South Caro-
lima, where the 41st division was
modified, the other two battalions
remaining on duty in Montana until
the first week in October, when the
remaining two entrained for Camp
Mills, Long Island, when they were
Joined by the other battalion. Here
full equipment was issued, sailing
lists made and everything put in
readiness for the trip overseas. On
December l the regiment moved to
Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and on
December IA marched aboard the u.
S. S. Leviathan and departed for the
great adventure; all was suppressed
and eager excitement. Our march
from Camp Merritt to the trains was
through two feet of fresh snow,
while at the station we had to wait
for three hours for the trains that
we're all but blockaded by the snow,
but there was no complaining. I've
often heard the remark, ooh, we'll,
we hired out for tough guys" At the
dock as my old company was going
up the gang plank, two men showed
who had been left in the hospital and
they were broken-hearted when they
turned over to the medical Of
ficers at the dock. On the great ship
there was in addition to the old Sec
ond regiment, now 163rd, which
now numbered over 5000 men, the
164th infantry, 82nd Infantry Brig
ade Headquarters, a detachment of
medical troops and 500 nurses, in all
about 10000 persons in addition to
the crew.
The voyage was u~neventful, and we
at Liverpool December "a,
1917, marching from the ship to the
trains which were waiting for us.
We we're rushed across England to
6lCob NdhlP at ElnSllCOlt1y WhCIC
we spent Christmas day, but began
departing on the last leg of our jour
ney on the following day.
After the stormy trip across the
we landed at LIE Havre and
marched to British Rest Camp No. 2
(so-called) and on December 20, be-
gan our first box car journey to the
French garrison town of La Cour-
line.
This was the last time the regiment
was all together, one battalion under
Williams was sent to Bor-
1eauX, n to Langres and the other
% st. Afghan. About this time we
earned with heavy hearts that the
was to be broken up and
most of its personnel used as replace
In February the dissertation
nearly 5000 men were trans
erred from u regiment to the LIST,
18th, 32nd and 42nd divisions, leav-
ng what was known as a training CO.
erie of so non-coms to each COM
,any.
In March the remnants of the regi-
nent was reassembled in the ST.
district and it's duties as a
eplacement and training unit began.
1ere requirements were received
rom the states; equipped, drilled in
he use of gas masks, bayonet fight
ng, ETC., and sent up to the front.
the summer of 1918, 100000
nen passed through the camp of the
LIST division, and though the men
onged to get to the front and away
rom the heart-breaking work that
hey were called upon to perform,
hey realized that this work was ne
essary and performed it in a name
hat brought them many compliments
those higher up.
The old Second regiment was never
rivileged to meet the enemy in bat
lie as one organization, but the in
ividual officers and men who did
with other units wrote a rec
I'd In history that Montana may we'll
e proud of. Our losses were as fol-
)ws:
Three officers, S8 men, killed in
ction; 35 men died of wounds; %