An American soldier in the Great War
Subtitle: the World War I diary and letters of Elmer O. Smith : Private First Class, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Division
By: edited by John DellaGiustina
Contributors: DellaGiustina, John, editor
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Hellgate Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Ashland, Oregon
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781555718213
Subjects: Campaigns; World War, 1914-1918; American Personal narratives; Diaries; United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces; Soldiers; United States. Army. Field Artillery, 119th; United States; Biography
Other titles: World War I diary and letters of Elmer O. Smith
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: pre-war life in Michigan; title: Enlistment in Lansing, Michigan; title: Mobilization at Camp Grayling, Michigan; title: Training at Camp MacArthur, Texas; title: Day by day, the 1918 diary; title: Movement to France; title: Coetquidan, artillery training in France; title: Wounded in action; title: Back in the fight at the front, the Aisne-Marne Offensive; title: Fierce combat in the Oise-Aisne Offensive; title: The final push, the Meuse-Argonne Offensive; title: The armistice and duty afterwards; title: Summary of combat service; title: Furlough and final months in France; title: The return home to Michigan; title: Epilogue: a lifetime of service.