The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-10-29
362D INFANTRY
@ COMPILED
TRAVELS OF FAMOUS REGIMENT
ARE LISTED 20 YEARS
AFTER WAR
Personnel Made Up of Some 1900
Men, 80 Percent of Whom Were
Montanans; Data Gathered by JO-
seph Gray of Fort Benton.

lay ny udy AlONCAISA1tS "a I'M
362d infantry, numbering around
1900 men, 80 percent of whom
were MOntananS, during the World
war have been compiled and made
public for the first time-nearly
20 years after the soldiers saw
action.
The history of the regiments travel
from the time it was organized and
mustered into service at Camp Lewis
in the state of Washington, Sept. 7.
1917, until it sailed from St. Nazaire,
France. for the homeland and demo-
b~ilization, has been compiled by Joseph
Gray of Fort Benton, with the help OF
war department records.
The regiment was commanded by
Col. "Gatling Gun" Parker. The his
tory of the regiments movements was
made public at the annual dinner OF
the Remnants club. composed of mem
berS Of the 362d infantry, and similar
in plan to the Last Mans club of
Saltwater. Mimi, composed Of veterans
of the Civil war.
Following is the record OF the reg
iment's travels:
Organized and mustered into the
service Sept. 7, 1917. Left Camp Lewis,
American lake, Wash. for overseas
service June "a. 1918. Arrived in Camp
Merritt, June 90. Left July 5. Sailed
July 6, 1918, on board the Empress OF
Russia. Id1lueQ dI baVelPooi' GtiSlaAAo'
July II. Stationed at Camp knotty
Ash, rest camp" July 10 to 20. At
Southampton, July 20.
Sailed for France July 81. Arrived
at LIE Havre rest camp July %. Left
LIE Havre July %.
Train wreck at midnight on July
%. Left train station Andlly and ar
rived at Dammartin, rance July %.
Left Dammartin Sept 4. Arrived. at
Chauffort Sept. 4. Left for Chalindrey
Sept. 6, camped nea station. Left in
trains for Houdelain Court Sept. 7.
Left for WAGON Woods Sept 10. Moved
to Luneville on Sept. II, St. Mihiel
Left in trucks for Rembercourt-Aux-
Pots night of Sept. Is. Left for Jube
Court Sept. 16. Left for Parois Sept.
II. Arrived at Parois Woods Sept: 10.
Cheppy Woods and Hesse Woods Sept.
10 to Sept. Is.
Start on Argonne drive Sept: 2e,
s. battle q; m. Of Sp aGesness Sgt Sc killed IL; s sPd
IS wounded. Moved back to Les Ep-
inettes-Bois at Berry Oct. 4. Started to
billets Oct. 7.
Back to Front
Ordered t O front again and spent
night in Les Boleaux Bots Oct. z. Moved
to Bots de Banlney Oct. 9. Moved to
Hill 288 Oct. II as combat liaison:"
Lett OcL. II LOT AVOCOuTC. LEU Wv.
IS for Dombasken-Argonne Left Oct.
IA for Ippecourt .(barracks). Oct IS
slept in woods after all day march;
Oct. 16 arrived at Ravigney. Oct. II
left for Belgium. Oct. 10 reached
Vlemerdinghe. Oct. 20 moved to Most,
near O~asinienokork. Oct. % moved to
Landelede front near Wortegem.
Bavichove Nov. 3. Moved to Nokere
Nov. g.. Moved Nov. 10 to farm near
Knock and to Beere in evening. Nov.
II (armistice signed while in Vevere,
Belgium. Moved back to Oyoke Nov.
II. Nov. 10 moved to G~rootenburg near
Sottegem: Nov. % moved to Meulebeke.
Dec. 7 Hoaglede. Dec. 8 O~ostleveteren.
Dec. 80 Roosebrugge.
Left for France Dec. 10. Arrived at
La-Ferte-Bernard night Of Jan. l, 1919.
Reached St. Cosme-de-Vair morning
Jan. 2. Left st. Cosme-de-Vair morn
ing March %. Arrived at st. Nazaire.
France, morning of March %.
Sailed for United States $40 p. M,
April 3, or board the Edward Luchen-
bach.