the schoolschool- fort … · officer at the headhea.d. of hiehishide train was on thethe-alert...

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HISTORYO-

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H I S T O RYRY-

Operations

Pr-

oportionsOperationsOperatioDS of thetbetube Supply CompanyOompany , 9th U.U. 8.8S.S. InfantryInfantry-(3d

Infantry-3d

Infantry-(2d

Infantry-2d(3d3d(2d2d( Division ) during the Meuse-ArgonneMeuseArgonneMuseJargoned- OffensiveOffensive-November

Offe-nsiveOffensive-

NovemberOffe-nsiveOffensive-

NovemberOffe-nsiveNovember 1Novemberl--Novemberl1--November1-- 11 , 1918.1918. Personal ExperienceExperienoeExperience-

ofExperienoe-

ofExperien-

ceof a Supply Officer.OfficerOffioer.OffioerOfficer.jC-

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phy

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phy

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phyCorey , M.MN.N. C.C. "NightNight" march of the 2d DivisionDivision0-52M5C8

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52M508052M5C805214508052M508 throughthrthru ugh German lines south ofof-Beaumont

of-Beaumont

of-BeaumontBeaumont in the first week ofof-November.

c-onvener

of-November.

c-onvener

of-November.

c-onvenerNovember.November. "

This course of information contains onlyonly-a

onl-ya brief account ofo f the Meuse-ArgonneMeuseArgonneMuseJargonedMeuseArgonne-operation.

MeuseArgonne-operation.

MeuseArgonne-operation.

-operation.operation. It is accurateaocurate in its statestate-state-ments

state-ments

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¬-mentsaments but does not include any discussion.discussiond1F.cussion.d1Fcussion.d1Fcussiondiscussion-

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUOTIONINTRODUOTION-

On

INTRODUCTION-

On

Introductio-

nOn 22d October 1918ISl81x18 the 9th InfantryInfentry asas-

parta-

part

as-

parta-

part

as-

parta-

partpart of the 2dad Division was'''asas' relieved from itsits-

tour

vis-

itorits-

tour

vis-

itorits-

tour

vis-

itortour of duty with the Fourth French Army in thethe-

Champagne

the-

Champagne

the-

ChampagneChampagne Sector rithwithRoth orders to join by marchingmarching-

the

marchi-ng(1)1( ) Hq let1st Army , the FiretFirstFret American Army.Army. (1)1(1)-

It1-

It

(1)-A.E.F.Spec1al

1-AEFSpec1al(1)-

A.E.1-

AE( )

A.E.F.SpecialAEFSpecialA.E.F.Spec1alAEF.Spec1alAEFSpec1alAestheticalA.E.F.Special-OrdersA.E.F.Spec1al-OrdersAEFSpec1al-OrdersA.E.AE. . F ., ,., SpecialSpecial-Orders

Speci-alizesOrders No 469 It left its billets at CourtisolsCourtisoleCurtisOutsole andand-

marched

ham-

merhead

and-

marched

ham-

merheadmarched to ValmyBalmyVal proceeding next day to CampCam-

pCabaud

,.

, . . _-my.my,-- , ., . ' " "0_ ' _J1

,0

(2)2( ) Hq 3d Brig.BrigBrig.-F.O

Br-ig. i;' CabaudCabbaged near Islettes.IslettesIelettes.IelettesDiskettesDeletes. (2)2(2)-

On

2-On

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On 25th October the regiment (3)3( ) marchedmarched-

via

march-

ed(3)3( 3)3) HQ 3d Brig.BrigBrig.-

P.O.Br-ig Brig.-

F.O.Br-ig Brig.-

F.C.Br-ig

.P.O.POF.O.FOF.C.FC. . 3939-

See

via CheminOheminSchemingBohemian RemainRomainRomaine TrancheeTrencbeeTraneheeTracheaeTranceTrainee throughtr oughHough the ArgonneJargonedArgonn-

eForest

Jargo-

nedArgonne-

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Forest to the woods just south of ExermontExperiment wherewhere-

the

wher-

eat

where-

the

wher-

eat

where-

See

wher-

easSee positionposition-plottedposi-tion

position-plottedposi-tion

the four Infantry RegimentsRegiment.Regiment. of the Division werewere-

assembled

w-rasse

were-

a98emb

wer-eplotted

dere-gulatedplotted on mapmap-

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assembledassembled.a98emb led.ledled.-

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Regimental Headquarters was at Ohaudron-OhaudronHadrianOhaudron-

Ferme.

Ohaudron-

Ferme.

Ohaudron-

Ferme.

-

Ferme.FermeFemme. From this position the regiment left forfor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtethe operations of the MeuseMuse ArgonneJargoned Battle.Battle. TheThe-

2d

The-

2d

The-

2d2d Division has been used as shock troops alongalong-

the

elong-

ate

along-

the

elong-

ate

along-

the

elong-

atethe different battle sectors , so we left with thethe-

understanding

th-

understhe-

understanding

th-

understhe-

understanding

th-

undersunderstanding that we had another very hard nutnut-

to

mutt-

on

nut-

to

mutt-

on

nut-

to

mutt-

onto crack , as8.B8B. General SummerallBummerallSummerNumeral expressed itit-

during

in-

terring

it-

during

in-

terring

it-e

bit-

ee. during hishiehide conferenceconferenoe with the officers of thethe-

2d

the-

2d

the-

2d2d Division.Division. The march conditionsoonditions were veryvery-

favorable

very-

favorable

very-

May

ve-

ry

favorable to us as the sky was heavy withwith-

drizzling

with-

drizzling

with-

drizzlingdrizzling rain , whichwhichkeptwicket.keptkept., the BocheBroche planes fromfrom-

spying

rom-

pingfrom-

spying

rom-

pingfrom-

spying

rom-

pingspying on usus.us-

.After

u-

nsafe

us-

.After

u-

nsafe

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After dark the night of 30th30tb OctoberOctober.-

found

Octo-ber.. . . . . . " , ' - .,.._.._ ,. ..foundfoundt.oundtoundpound. . .ff,. . and UjGLlnakinUngallantJI , . ..! * * . _ourQ9ur.new9urnew. A, ...

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n fivefiv . .hundred

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yardsyayards-

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Bucca-neersHuza-

nSpecial.& in rear of the jump off place near SommeranceSommereneeSomeplaceSomerset (1)1(1)-

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We had no difficulty in reaching our newnew-

piece

nec-

kpiece

new-

place

nec-

klace

new-

place

nec-

klacepieceplace SB8Sa s the weetherweather weewarW E, dark and drizzlingdrizzling-

raindrizzli-

ngrain still continued.continued. The travel of the trainstrains-was

trai-nswas very slow due to road congestion.congestion. On thiethisthiefthie-

particularthe-

atricalthis-

particularHi-

spanicthis-

particularHi-

spanicparticular move , knowing what we had ahead ofof-

UB

to-

fu

of-

us

fu-

ns\ usUB , I preceded the regiment with the missionm1esionmission-

of

m1esion-

of

missio-

nof locatingloceting our exactex.act. placepla.oeplaoe. in the woods ,

suitable placeple.ceplece. for the trains , etc.etc. DuringDurin-gthis

Duri-ng

Durin-gthis

Duri-ng

Durin-gthis

Duri-ngthis move we received very little shelling fromfrom-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hedthe enemy.enemy. I found the roadsr08.r08. s in many placesple.ceepleceePaleoceneplaces-

badlypla-

cesple.cee-

badly

piece-

meal

places-

badlypla-

ces.

badly shot up by enemy artillery fire , whichwhic-

hnecessitated

whic-

hnecessitated

whic-

hnecessitatednecessitated leaving the road and crossingcrossing-

fields.

cross-ing

crossing-

fields.

cross-ing

crossing-

fields.

cross-ingfields.fields. In the woods the roads being only oneone-

way

som-

eway

one-

way

som-

eway

one-

way

som-

ewayway had to be closely guarded by M.P.'eMPeY.P.'sYPsMopeGypsM.P.MP. . ' s andand-

road

and-

roid

and-

road

and-

roid

and-

road

and-

roidroad engineers.engineers. The regiment finally late atat-

night

to-

night

at-

night

to-

night

at-

night

to-

nightnight moved into its assembly position in thethe-

See

the-

Sethe-

woods

She-

rwood

the-

See

the-

SeSee locationlooationlooation-on

locatio-n woods (2)2( ) and settled down after three daysdays-on

dams-on

days-

maroh.

day-

staron SpecialSpeoialSpecial-Map

Spec-ial

Speoial-Ma.p

Spec-ial

Special-kap

Spec-ialMapMa.pkapknap. 12)12l2)l2(2)2( ) march.marchmaroh.marohmacro. Some went to sleep while others waitedwaited-

forwait-

edwaited-

forwait-

edwaited-

forwait-

edfor the trains to arrive with the possibilitypossibility-

of

possibili-tyof the cooks making coffee.coffee. The trains had toto'to-

be

t-oe

to'-

be

to-

be

to-

eto'-

be

to-

be

to-

e'

be piloted into the woods and placed so thatthat-

should

thre-

sholdthat-

should

thre-

sholdthat-

should

thre-

sholdshould the.enemytheenemyHenleythe.the. enemy planes show up the trains wouldwould-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn'tnot give our position away.away. In fact the enemyenemy-

knew

ene-my

enemy-

knew

ene-my

enemy-

knew

ene-myknew that there were troops in thetbetube woods but diddid-

not

did-

n'tdid-

i

di-di\ not know just how many.many. Here is where the dutiesdutie-

s1

duties-

ofduti-

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I

:'\

,: .f# I, of a guide came in , to wait and wait for thethe-

trains

ter-

rainsthe-

trains

ter-

rainsthe-

trains

ter-

rainstrains to arrivearrive.*. The trains if.possible

. . , . . ,

werewere-

L

wer-

e

were-

w.i.c.- -- ' ' '- --

"

. . . ". ..-w.i.c.-w.i.c.'- ". . ., . ... ., L:.:.:. . ,. . . ,. ,_ w.i.c.tbe.T_ ...IBIB.1..t'1.t1t. ..., '. .-, tfc.c&tom.aftrtfcctomaftrtbe.tbetbe.T-tbe.TtubeTibet* . .-.. &1.Ym'1.Ym1Ym. ' ..3tr4r.3tr4r.3tr4r. : : jfliTfliT. .'1 g . ,:tQ..t.hLtQthL. ... . . qtt.j..QT.\"of.qtt.j..QT."of.ofq.ti.nn.nf.qtinnnf.

. . . .\ . ", , . ., ItIt.Iti.tsitsIt-

.j

I-

t

. *. , , . ., . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .

" // regiment in column , but sometimes , unless thethe-

3

the-

a.

thec-

a

the-

2.0

the-

20

"'. \

.

....\ \

,

,<"

t(.

.\jj\-3-3-a.a.-2.02.0- 3-

See

-.. ..A.-.A..

.A-

.'w.

...-.... . .. . .

'w.w' ...

officer at the headhea.d. of hiehishide train was on thethe-

alert

he-

alerthe-

alert

he-

alerthe-

alert

he-

aleralert , some other outfit , Artillery or French ,

would take advantagee.dvantageedvantage. ofo f any gap and move in ,

which"hiehhiehhide.

" wouldwoulwould. ,. cut the train in two.two. Then again ,

on several occasions when the train would bebe-

halted

bl-

eatedbe-

halted

bl-

eatedbe-

halted

bl-

eatedhalted for some unknown reason ahead , thethe-

drivers

te-

rriersthe-

drivers

te-

rriersthe-

drivers

te-

rriersdrivers would fall asleep and part of the traintrain-

would

rain-

outtrain-

would

rain-

outtrain-

would

rain-

outwould move out leaving-leavingleavingtheleaving- the sleeping driver behindbehind-

and

behindh-

and

behind-

and

behindh-

and

behind-

and

behindh-

andand the rest waiting for the vehicle in front ofof-

them

o-

ften

of-

them

o-

ften

of-

them

o-

ftenthem to move out.out. I had my section chiefs rideride-

up

rid-

eride-

up

rid-

eride-

up

rid-

eup endand down the train and by calling whom theytbeybevythey-

thought

tbey-

thought

bet-hought

they-

thoughtthought would fall asleep kept them awake.awake. TheTh-

edrivers

Te-

rriersTh-

edrivers

Te-

rriersTh-

edrivers

Te-

rriersdrivers as well as the troops did not get muchmuc-

hsleep

Mic-

helle

muc-

hsleep

Mic-

helle

muc-

hsleep

Mic-

hellesleep , as during the day when the troops mightmight-

get

might-

iest

might-

get

might-

iest

might-

get

might-

iestget in a, few winks , the drivers had to take carecare-

of

car-

ecare-

of

car-

ecare-

of

car-

eof their animals and transportation whether theythey-

were

he-wer

they-

were

he-wer

they-

were

he-werwere up all night oro r not.not., I remember on oneone-

occasion

con-

vocation

one-

occasion

con-

vocation

one-

occasion

con-

vocationoccasion when we were going day and night , duringduring-

one

duri-ngone of our long halts at night I sat down alongalong-along-

side

along-

side

along-

side

¬-

side of the field train and before I knew anyany-any-

thing

any-

thing

any-

thing

¬-thing I dozed off still holding onto my mount.mountmount-

.Just

mo-unt

mount-

.Just

mo-unt

mount-

.Just

mo-unt

.

Just how long I slept I do not know , but my horsehorse-

tryingshoe-

stringhorse-

tryingshoe-

stringhorse-

tryingshoe-

stringtrying and eager toto.. go alongal ng with the rest of thethe-

train

ter-

rainthe-

train

ter-

rainthe-

train

ter-

raintrain woke me up.up. ,

\-YYl\( -'111-1The

C&C-The

T-heThe state of Supply at this datedate.date*.#0*. thethe-

Diary

th-

eirthe-

Combat

the-

ocratthe-

Diary

th-

eirDiary ofof-Author

co-

authorCombat Trains , consisting of one ration cart , oneone-

Authordo-

natoron-

erolling

con-

trolling

one-Author

do-natorAuthor

rolling kitchen and one water cart , filled toto-

oapaoity

to-

r

tor-

e

to-

working

to-

wering. , r{

, capacityoapaoity with rationsratioDsratios andend forage.forage. The cooksoookscooks-v

cook-s

oooks-

working

cook-

sfire

cross-

fire

v, i i,\,

working at the kitchenskitohenBkitchen are now busy trying toto-

oook

to-

t\ 0t(, ) oookcook a hot meal fortortore the troops with as& 8 littlelittle-fire

litt-le

littlec-

apacity

lit-tle

\\

fire astLs.. possiblepo8sible before the jump off ,, which willwill-

3-3-3- 3-

Diary

3-

officer

-

I'II'-I

I-I

'I

. .. . ... ...,. ..- ._ ,

be in a few hours on the morning of November let.let1st.1stlet.E-

NEMY

Le-

nten1st.E-

NEMY

1stE-

NEMY

1st.E-

NEMY

1stE-

NEMY

.

ENEMY LOCATIONLOCATION-

On

Locati-onOn this new front the enemy was holdingholding-

stronghold-

ingsholding-

stronghold-

ingsholding-

stronghold-

ingsstrong positionspoelPoe tionsions with hiehishide line running eastea.st. andand-

west

An-

desand-

west

An-

desand-

west

An-

des(4)4( ) MapMap-F.C.Map-F.Ma-pMap-

F.GM-ap west (4)4( ) about four hundred yardsyexdsexodus south of Landres-LandresLandersLandres-

St.

Laundre-

ss

-F.C.FCF.GFGF.F. 0 . 49Hq49Hq-8d

4.949. , Hqq-

Idq-

uid8dId Div.DivDiv.-Vol

Div.-Vol

Div.-Vol

. St.St. George.George. Previous attempts to take thiethisthief positionposition-

had

positi-on

VolViol Ihad been unsuccessful.unsuccessfulunsuocessfUl.unsuocessfUlunsuccessful.O-

wn

unsuocessfUl.-

Own

unsuccess-

ful

.

Own SupportingSupportinpportingporting TroopsTrooDsRooDs ( DivDlvDl )

,//(5)5( ) Hq 3dad2d Div.DivDiv.-

F.O.Div.-

F.O.Div.-

F.O.. See attached overlay.overlay. 15)15(5)515-

)Trains

15-

Trains

(5-

)ins

5-

ins

( 5)55)-

Trains

5-

Trains

)

F.O.FO. . 4949-

Vol49-

Vol49-

VolVolViol ITrainsTrains-

The

Trai-ns

Trains-

The

Trai-ns

Trains-

The

Trai-ns

insThe regimental combat and field trainstrains-

aretrai-

nsare both in the woods in bivouac one thousandthousand-

yardsthous-

andthousand-

yardsthous-

andthousand-

yardsthous-

andyards south of SommeraneeSommeranoeSommeranceSomeoneSomeplace , placedplaced. . with wagons andand-

kitchens

san-

dwiches

and-

kitchens

san-

dwiches

and-

kitchens

san-

dwicheskitchens under the trees.trees. The animals are tiedtied-

up

tie-

dtied-

up

tie-

dtied-

up

tie-

dup with short picket lines here and there in smallsmall-

groups

mail-

grams

small-

groups

mail-

grams

small-

groups

mail-

gramsgroups , keeping the teams together for purpose ofof-

7ft'Tof-

7ftTof-

1hof-

control

c-

oconut 7ft'T7ftT1h1ht-tt*- ',''ff' }

control and near tiefl battalion.SbattalionSbatt811on.Sbatt811onSbattalion.:S ,.

(6)6( ) EquipmentEquipment-JenEquipment-Jen.Equipm-ent

Organization of , the Supply Company (6)6(6)-

The

6T-

he

(6)-

The

6T-

he

(6)-Jan.

6J-an

( )

JenJen.Jan.JanJean*. 14 ,19181818 The organization of the Supply CompanyCompan-

yin

Companyi-

ngin an InfantryIntentryIntently Regiment waswa.ewaewade. as follows :

4. OfficersOffioers ( commissioned )

156 Enlisted menmen-S

mea-ns9S Horses , Riding

275275lIesMule6\lIeslIesMules)(\ , Draft. . ' . . .

7 MulesMule8 , RidingRidinRidingRidin-"r

Ridi-nr

Ridi-ng

-: "rr"'i.eut"ieutViet'*: *.°0atQ *tFaFa">

,, {( RatioaJRatio!.,±tWA.tWAWAoar.oar..} ( ?:>," , .mlejmlejMlle.rr.'t'IlJ.tIlJtail' ' . . J.J,). withh Co HqHq-

aH-

a2a CarteOartsCartsArts ( Ration ) (33(22( mule )} '. wfiviwftlTHfl\ ff"ff'""1I14{ Co00 Mw. hh1\t1t\ Vi .MirMir_. .. . . " __ '''' ,

1 CartOartArt ( Ration ) (33(22( malemule ) with eacheaohLeaheach-Machine

sac-charine

eaoh-Machine

each-Machine

sac-charineMachine GunG CompanyCompa-

ny40artsRation4OartsRation40artsRationForestation( ) (33l2(22( mule ) with eacheach-Battalion

Bac-chanalian

each-Battalion

Bac-chanalian

each-Battalion

Bac-chanalianBattalionBattalio-

n'T"OBattalio-nTO Batta-lion'T"O'16"Totaltaltail

1 CartOartArt ( water ) with Oo00Co HqHq-a

H-a3a2 CarteOartsCartsArts ( water ) with Hq Oo00Co1 CartOartArt ( water ) with eacheaohLeah MachineKaobineKaolin Gun Oo00Co4 CarteOarteOrate ( water ) with each battalionbattalion-

"EProtalbattalio-

nEProtal batt-alion"""EProtalEProtalPortal1516 Total.

-4-4- 4-

I'

4-

I

4-

(4)

4-

4

-

. " .. . . . -- .. - ._ " .. . " . . ' " "

1 Rolling Kitchen with Co Hq2 Rolling Kitchens withithitch Hq CoCo-

ICI-

O1I Rolling Kitchen withithitch each MachineMachine-Gun

Machi-neM chinechine-

Gunchi-neGun Company

4 Rolling KitchenstchensAthensKi withwi th eachee.cbeecbeec. battalionbe.ttalionbettalionbattalion-T5

be.ttalion-rsTo

battalion-Total

battal-ion.

-rs-TorsTo-=T5-Totaltaltail

3 wagons Combat Limbered CaissonCpiseonPoison , ammunitionammunition-type

ammunit-ion

ammunition-type

ammunit-ion

ammunition-type

ammunit-iontype , Hq Co (44( mule )

2 WagoneWagonsWagoner , Combat Limbered CaissonCaiCain BBonBon , eachea.cheach-Machine

sac-charine

ea.ch-M

eac-h

each-Machine

sac-charine

.

MachineM chine Gun Company4 WagonsWegoneWagoner , Combat Limbered Caisson , eacheac-

hbattalionBac-

chanalianeac-

hbattalionBac-

chanalianeac-

hbattalionBac-

chanalianbattalionbattalion-"TTTotal

battalion-TTTotal

battalio-nlrTobattal-ion"TTTotalTTTotallrToalto17" Totalt al

6 Wagons , R & B QMCQCMC (44( mule ) Co Hq , 55-

Forage5-

Forage5-

ForageForage Wagons1 Wagon , R & B , Reg.RegGreg. Hq2 Wagons , R & B , Hq Co1 Wagon , R A& B , each Machine Gun Company4 Wagons ,, R A& B , eacheaohLeah battalionbattalion"-

TSTTotalbattalion-

TSTTotal batta-lions battalion-a2Total

battalion-Total

battal-ion"TSTTotalTSTTotal-a-2Totala2Total"TSTTotal-

A

TSTTotal-

A

a2Total-A

"-=-

TotalTotal-

A

Tota-

lA total of 86 vehicles.vehiclesvehicles.-

MY

vehicl-

es

.

MY JOBJOBMISSIONOBSESSIONMISSION-MISSION- MISSION-

My

Missi-on

;

My job was to keep ini touch with all thethe-

movements

twe-

lvemonths

the-

movements

twe-

lvemonths

the-

movements

twe-

lvemonthsmovements of the regiment , get in touch withwith-

Regimental

inte-

rregionalwith-

Regimental

inte-

rregionalwith-

Regimental

inte-

rregionalRegimental HeadquartersHea.dquarters. each day , locate eacheac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanalian

eac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanalian

eac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanaliani .

battalion kitchen section and see that eacheac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanalian

eac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanalian

eac-

hbattalion

Bac-

chanalianI battalion received its rations andend forage daily.dailydaily.-

System

dial-yses

daily.-

System

dial-yses

daily.-

System

dial-yses

.I

. . ..... .System of Class I SuppliesSupplies-

The

Suppl-estThe systemsyetem of Class I suppliessup lies was handledhandled-

by

handl-edby each companyoompany submitting its daily strengthstrength-

report

strengt-

hener

strength-

report

strengt-

hener

strength-

report

strengt-

henerreport through its battalion to Regimental HeadHead-Hea-

dquarters

Hea-

dquarters

Hea-

dquarters

¬-quarters , where it was collected and sent to thethe-

Personnel

thr-

eesomethe-

Perlonnel

te-nderloin

the-

Personnel

thr-

eesomePersonnelPerlonnel Adjutant in the rear echelon , whowbobo mademade-

up

make-

up

made-

up

make-

up

made-

up

make-

upup a consolidatedoonsolidated regimental strength report andand-

sent

can-

dent

and-

8ent

and-

sent

can-

dentsent8ent it to the division adjutant , furnishingfurn18hing thethe-

Regimental

tem-

peramental

the-

ael1mental

the-

Regimental

tem-

peramentalRegimentalael1mental Supply Officer with a copy.copyoopy.oopyloopy. The regiregi-Regisregi-

mental

regi-

mental

regi-

mental

¬-mental strength formed the basisbalisBali upon whichwhioh thethe-

commander

he-

bdomad

the-

commander

he-

bdomad

the-

commander

he-

bdomadcommander of the field trains made his dailyda1lydailyd-

rawing.

da1ly-

drawing.

da1ly-

drawing

dailyd-

rawing.drawing.drawing. Very seldom did we have to draw direotdirectdireotf-

rom

diestr-

umdireotf-

rom

diestr-

umdirectf-

romdirec-

tionfrom the division railheadrailhead.railhead-

6

railhead.-

5

railhead-

5

*.

-6-6-5-5- 6-

i

5-

1

-

AeAs the Division Trains always had a sectionsection-

of

sectio-

nof truckstruoks go direct to the regimental field traintrain-

bivouac

train-

bivouac

train-

bivouacbivouac , where they were unloaded , apportioned to thethe-

separate

tel-

eportedthe-

separate

tel-

eported.....-- .

separate units by the distribution group and therethere-

reloaded

the-re're

there-

reloaded

the-re're

there-

reloaded

the-re'rereloaded on ration and baggage wagons for transportatransporta-transporttransporta-

tion

¬-

tionion forward to the battalion and separatese arateaerate unitunit-

kitchens.

uns-

titchesunit-

kl

un-it

unit-

kitchens.

uns-

titcheskitchens.kitchenstchens.tchensAthenskl . When the troops were in thetile rest area andand-

the

ant-

hem

and-

the

ant-

hem

and-

the

ant-

hemthe battalions were close to the regimental fieldfield-

trains

filtra-

tionsfield-

trains

filtra-

tionsfield-

trains

filtra-

tionstrains , the battalion supply officers would accompanyaccompan-

ytheir

accomp-any

accompan-

ytheir

accomp-any

accompan-

ytheir

accomp-anytheir own battalion trains endand draw their battalion'sbattalionsbattelion'battelion'battalionbattalion's-

rations

battalionsr-

ationsbattali-

onsbattalion's-

rations

battalionsr-

ationsbattali-

ons' ss-

rations

r-

ationsrations and forageforage.forage.-

Zone

fora-ge

forage.-

Zone

fora-ge

*.

Zone of SupplySUPDlyStupidlyupnlupon,

ResponsibilityResponsibility-

The

Responsibil-ityThe zone of the Supply CompanyOompany responsiresponsi-responserespons-

ibility

respons-

ibility

respons-

ibility

¬-

bilityability began at the time when the regiment receivedreceived-

itsreceiv-

edits supplies from the Division , and ended when itit-

placed

in-

terlaced

it-

placed

in-

terlaced

it-

placed

in-

terlacedplaced the supplies in proper quarters at thethe-

control

hec-

tometer

the-

control

hec-

tometer

the-

control

hec-

tometercontrol of the battalion service.service. In every case II-

always

A-

lways

I-

always

A-

lways

I-

always

A-

lwaysalways found each battalion supplyBupply officer tryingtrying-

to

tryin-gto furnish his battalionbatta.1ionbatta1ion. with hot food.food. This hothot-

meal

oat-

meal

hot-

meal

oat-

meal

hot-

meal

oat-

mealmeal was most generally sent up to the troops eithereither-

ontfcfckitcheskitselfeithe-

ritselfeit-

her... . . '. . . . . . . . " . : . . . - . . . . . . - - - . ..cm--t.cmt.on-tfcfc-kitcheski-tselfontfcfckitcheskitselfFCCkitchensitself- - , 9-k19k1- t.ohtohoh,. . n.n. .. .itititself. - self ozveentor.-sentor.sent.-CoventO :!'... . eenen t in MarmiteMarmiMari te cans.cans. InIn-

most

In-

most

In-

mostmost casesoases , especially on this front , the kitchenskitchens-

ould

kitch-ens

kitchens-

Y

kitchen-

sY*, %ouldVouldGouldCould be brought up very closeolosefoliose ini n the woods and thethe-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

memen fed from the kitchens.kitchenskitohens.kitohens. In the Champagne Sector ,

when the regiment was in the vicinityvioinity of MedeanMedeahMedianMeadeMedean-

Farm

Med-ian

Medeah-

Farm. " 1I ' Farm , the troops were fed from Marmite cans.cansoans.oansloanscans.-

OPERATIONS

con-

siderations

.1

>

rr-I'

r-

I

, J.

"

...'JJ.,.. .." .- . . . . .

I'I' OPERATIONSQPERATIONS,

, NOVEMBER 1-llth1llthl-11thl11th1-11thlilt1llth-

Itl11th-

It111th-

It-

\\It ie18is now the night of 30th October -

1stlitlot November , and everybody is anxiouslyanx10ullyanxiously-

6

anx10ully-

6-6-6-6-

1

6-

As

-

.

.

waiting for word from our Artillery , which hadhad-

to

hard-

top

had-

to

hard-

top

had-

to

hard-

topto stay back in the Champagne Sector to supportsupport-

the

supp-ortthe Thirty-SixthThirtySixth- Division.Division. Soon we receivedreceived-

the

receiv-edthe good news thatthltthalt the Fifteenth Artillery wasweBwas-

Shtt'rwas-

Shttrash-

trayweB-

rhWeb-

erwas-

moving

abs-

olving

,

Sh-tt'-rShtt'ttrShtt'r-moving

Shttr-moving

Stri-ving-rhrh- 0-( , '-.."

moving into fcfeeWscoffeek s positionSsopositionspoeitionpositionposit ion , S so we all felt betterbetter-

as

bette-rsas the Ninth Infantry waewa.swaswade. alwaysa.lways. supportedsup'ported' byby-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-ytethe Fifteenth Artillery.Artillery. Soon the artilleryartilleryb-

arrageartill-eryartilleryb-

e.rrageartill-eryartilleryb-

arrageartill-erybarragebe.rrageberrage. will start and then the jump offoff.off-

.Operations

_.

(7)7( ) Hq 2d Div , Operationserat1oneO , November 1stlet (7)7(7)-F.O.

7-FO

(7)-

The

7T-

he(7)-

The

7T-

he( )

F.O.FOr.o.ro. . 50 ;Hq 3d BrigBrig.Brig.-F.O.

Br-ig Brig.-F.0.

Brig-F0

,. The Ninth Infantry in column of batta-battabatabattaF-.O.

Ba-ta batta-

lions

batta-

lions

, -F.O.FOF.0.F0.F0. . 42

lions from positions alreadyalree.dyalreedy. described jumpedjumpe-

doff

jump-

edoff in support of the Marine Brigade at eighteight-

hours

light-

house

eight-

hours

light-

house

eight-

hours

light-

househours , 1stlot November 1918 , with one thousandthousand-

yardsthous-

andthousand-

yarde

thous-and

thousand-

yardsthous-

andyardsyardeyarded distance.distancedistanoe.distanoeetanoe.etanoeethanedi . I usually knew what the regiregi-Regisregi-

mental

regi-

mental

regi-

mental

¬-

mental objectives were.were. Sometimes they wouldwould-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d'vehave two or three and it was the duty of thethe-

Supply

ch-

eaplythe-

I

thei-

r

the-

Supply

ch-

eaplySupply Officer to get out andend find the regimentregiment-

and

regime-

ntIregimen-

ted

regim-ent

I

I

,and locate each battalionbe.ttalionbettalion. kitchentchenchenki section.section. ItIt-

wae

V-

itae

It-

was

V-

itaswaewaswade from now on that I had my troubles.troubles. UnknownUnknown-

to

Unkno-wnto the Supply OfficerOffioer , this is what happened.happenedhappened.-

The

happen-

ed.

The regiment following in support of the SixthSixth-

Marines

Sixth-

Marines

Sixth-

MarinesMarines on the left of the Division Sector dugdug-

in

drugg-

ing

dug-

in

drugg-

ing

dug-

in

drugg-

ingin for the night in the same relative position.positionposition.-

When

positi-on

position.-

When

positi-on

position.-

When

positi-on

.

When the attackingattaoking line reached the day'sdays' obob-

jective

ob-obob-

jective

ob-

jective

¬-

jectiveejective considerable artillery fire waswes receivedreceived-

duringrecei-

vedreceived-

duringrecei-

vedreceived-

duringrecei-

vedduring the advanceadvanoe and some casualtiesoasualties were sussus-subssus-

tained

sus-

tained

sus-

tained

¬-

tainedstained due to directdireot observation and systematicsystematiosystematic-

shelling

syste-matic

systematio-

shelling

system-atizes

systematic-

shelling

syste-maticshelling of the anticipated routeroute.*. Supplies forfor-

the

fo-

rte/) thetbetube night had been delivered to the ration cartscarts-

with

ca-rts

carts-

with

ca-rts

) ' " . . . . . . . -- -

with thet .battalionsalionealone previously.previouslypreviously.-

Operationsprevi-

ouslypreviously-

.operationsprevi-

ously._

OperationsOperatioDs.OperatioDs,., November 2dadad-

I

Aud-

i

ad-

On

ad-

orn(8)8( a ) HqBqEq 3d2d DivD iv , .-- On NovemberlovloveNovember.berberbeer. I

2dad , orders (8)8( ) were receivedreceivedF-.O.

receive-d7

receiv-ed

received-F'.0.51

receive-dF051F.O.FOr.oroF'.0.51F0.51F051' . ._ 51 '

-7-7- 7-

(7)

7-

7

7-

waiting

-

Map BuzancyBuoyancyBuzanc-ySpecial

Buzanc-ySpecial

to relieve the Fifth Marines on the right of thethe-

Division

tel-

evision

the-

Division

tel-

evision

the-Special

the-osophicalSpecial304.3-96.8304396.8304.396.8304.396.9304.304304.33043. 3..GS3.GS3GS-.-96.996.9.-. . 8 Division Sector , outDutDeut after the battalionsba.ttalionsbattalions-

were

ba.ttalions-

were

battali-ons

.

were marching to their new position , ordersorders-

were

ord-ers

orders-

were

ord-ers

orders-

were

ord-erswere changed.changed. These new orders were to jumpjum-

poff

ju-mp

jum-

poff

ju-mp

jum-

poff

ju-mpoff ata.t. 5:305305 : 30 AM from the Division ExploitationExploitation-

line.

Exploitat-ion

ExploiExploit ta.tiontationstationta.tion-

line.

statio-

ning

.

line.line. It was found thettheft this line was two oror-

three

nor-

therner

or-

three

nor-

therner

or-

three

nor-

thernerthree kilometers in front of the outpost lineline-

then

line-

men

line-

then

line-

men

line-

then

line-

menthen held by tfcetbetefacetube} Marines.MarinesMarineMarines-

.It

Marin-es

s.s.

It was impossible to jump off in lineline-

of

lin-e

line-

of

lin-e

line-

of

lin-eof battle'battle' from the Marine position and advanceadvanc-

ethat

adva-nce

advanc-

ethat

adva-nce

advanc-

ethat

adva-ncethat distancedistanoe over rough and wooded ground andand-

arrive

ca-

naries

and-

8rr1ve

and-

arrive

ca-

naries(9)9( ) Hq 3d2d Div , arrive8rr1ve at the position ordered (9)9( ) at thethe-

proper

ther-

mosphere

the-

proper

ther-

mosphere

the-

proper

ther-

mosphereF.Q.FQF.O.FOF.F. 0.0. 5352 ;

Hq 3d2d Brig , proper time.time. An advance of the right in columncolumn-

of

colu-mn

F.O.FOF.O-

.MapjRemmeville

. .of squads on the main roadroad.. and with., i th advancead'Y&nceadYncedyne' & guardguard-

was

guardi-

answas then ordered by the Regimental Commander.CommanderCommander-

.In

Commandeer-

ing

.

In conformity with these orders the regiment waswas-

formed.

abs-

orbed

was-

formed.

abs-

orbed

was-

formed.

abs-

orbedformed.formed. First , Second , Third Battalions on thethe-

BayonvilleNonart

the-

BayonvilleNonart

the-

BayonvilleNonart- Bayonville-NonartBayonvilleNonartBaronialNonparty.

- Road , the advance guard clearingclearing-

the

clearin-g4

cleari-ng

. " --44--4-

thethe foremost elements of the Marines1Marines'Marines' front lineline-

thirdlin-

tierline-

thirdlin-

tierline-

thirdlin-

tier1\ 4\4-

MapRemmeville

I1

( third objectiveobjeotive line ) at 18:301830: hours underunder-

cover

under-

cover

under-

covercover of darkness.darkness. Opposition from enemy troopstroops-

was

troo-pswas met along road.road. Artillery fire registeredregisteredu-

ponregiste-

redI

,

"

,, .

.

( " ' '\ ' upon the columncolumn.,. but losses were slightsllgbt.andsllgbtandslightandslightedsllgbt.and-

after

slightand-after

slight-ed

, ._ andand-

after

ma-

ndate.

, \ \: \

\ after someBOMeBiome delay , while flank patrols cleanedoleanedleanedcleaned-

out

oleaned-

out

clean-ed

lean-ed

JJ-

Map

M-

ap

out the surprised enemy posipositpositionstionsions , the battalionsbatte.lionebattelionebattalionbattalions-

arrivedbattal-

ionsbatte.lione-

arrivedbatta-

lionbattalions-

arrivedbattal-

ions.

arrived into position , along the exploitation line ,

MapjRemmevilleMapRemmevilleApprehensibleMap : ReevilleRevile_ about daybreak , and under cover of a heavy fog.fogfog.-

Due

fon-

due

fog.-

Dua

f-og

fog.-

Due

fon-

due

.3045-96.8304596.8304596.8304.5-96.8304.5, *. - . onon-BuzancyNonart

on-BuzancyNonart

on-BuzancyNonartBuzancy-NonartBuzancyNonartBuoyancyNonpartyBuzancyNonart-Road

- DueDuaDual to this change of orders and notnot-

promptly

not-

promptly

not-

promptlyRoad

promptly getting word back to the field trains ,

(:7/ /) I found myselfII11Belf reoonnoiteringreconnoitering routesrouteBroute ahead in-

the

in-

terinin-

the

in-

terin-

the

in-

terthe townto of FosseroslePosserole then occupiedocoupied by the Marines ,

well to the left ofdfo'f' the regimental sector.sectorlector.lector.. IfIf-

8

If-

8-8-8- 8-

Map

8-

Map

-

I remember correctly , this day I moved out soonsoo-

nafter

so-nata

soo-

nafter

so-nata

soo-

nafter

so-nataafter, the jump off and traveling mounted I waswas-

soon

Wa-

tson

was-

soon

Wa-

tson

was-

soon

Wa-

tsonsoon farther to the front than I was supposed toto-

be

t-oe

to-

be.

t-oe

to-

be.

t-oebebe.*. AfterAf er I saw thatthettheft the regiment did not occupyoccupy-

the

occu-py

occupy-

the

occu-py

occupy-

the

occu-pythe sector I was in , I inquired from someBomeBiome MarinesMarine-

sif

Marin-esif they knew just where the Ninth Infantry was.waswas.-

I

wa-

s

.

I was told the Ninth Infantry wase.ses. some where onon-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

onte

on-

J

con-

j

on-

the

M-

ontethe right.right. I immediately started out to findfind-

thefi-

ndfind-

thefi-

ndfind-

thefi-

ndthe regiment and found it in the vicinityvioinity ofof-

Nonert

Lo-

ndoner

of-

Nonart

co-

nnate1 NonartNonertNonpartyMonet, on the right of the sector.sector. Having foundfound-

with

fou-nd

found-

wi

foun-

dfound-

with

fou-ndwithwi th much difficultydifficuldifficult ty each battalionba.tbat. talitai on kitchentchenchenk1 section ,

I returned to field train bivouac to bring up thethe-

field

She-

ffield

the-

field

She-

ffield

the-

field

She-

ffieldfield trains with the rations and forage.forageforage.-

This

fora-ge

forage.-

This

fora-ge

forage.-

This

fora-ge

.

This one incidentinoident did not deprive thethe-

troops

tre-

etopsthe-

troops

tre-

etopsthe-

troops

tre-

etopsJ troops of any rations , as the battalion rationration-s

ration-

cartsrainc-

oatsration-

cartsrainc-

oatsration-

cartsrainc-

oats..Js;

carts were loaded to full capacity of rationsretions, ,

but there was just enough forage for that night.nightnight.-

The

nightt-

ime

night.-

The

nightt-

ime

night.-

The

nightt-

ime

.

The weather at this time was foggy with drizzlingdrizzling-

raindrizzli-

ngrain all the time ; had the troops been waiting forfor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtethe field trains to bring up food they would stillstill-not

sti-ll

still-not

sti-ll

still-not

sti-llnot have gone hungry.hungry. Up to this time we had non-

odifficulty

m-

odifiability

n-

odifficulty

m-

odifiability

n-

odifficulty

m-

odifiabilitydifficulty in supplying the regiment.regiment. In fact ,

the type of ration cartscarte (22( wheel ) would not holdhold-

the

ho-ld

hold-

the

ho-ld

hold-

the

ho-ldthe daily supply ( automatic as it was ) , no allowanceallowance-

s

allowanceJ-

'

allowance-

J

allowanc-

e

allowance-

being

allowa-nce

). '/s )11)J'J' being made for losslOBSlose of strength , more ClassOlassLass II-

supplies

S-

upplies

I-

supplies

S-

upplies' supplies were received than were needed.needed. ThereThere-

were

There-

fore

There-

were

There-

fore

There-

were

There-

forewere timest1mes when the daily strength reports wouldwould-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn'tnot reachreaoh the DivisionDivilion Headquarters before thethe-

liXifiloaJti

the-

egiment

teg-

ument.'

..- - .. . . . .

. . . . . . .. . . '" , , , . ...-- , ....' . .

.. . lefbM-.leb..leb.bleb. ! "" 0rMBiSHOT'eOTeCote' 1i regimVnt'gIm'ntgImntregimentglinti withw1tb waartwartwaar-

tthey

swa-

rthy

w.. .'Y.Y%' " 1,

, . . ... ._ .

< liXifiloaJti1.t.1..oD..t.Nrt1t1oDt.Nrt1t1oDtNrt1.t.1..oD..t.Nrt.leb.1t1oDtNrtleb. .. - egimentregiment' .&

. .. . . . , . . , . . I , , . . - " ... . . - ... . -

jr.jr.

) theythe1 ( the railhead personnel ) thought we needed ,

basedbaled upon the previous day'sdaysdQ'dQday I' 8s report.reportreport./report.reportreport.Thenreport.I'I//' Then again.againagain.-

9

again-

9

.,

-9-9- 9-

I

9-

I

-

l

the tactical situation following the enemy inin-

pursuit

K-

ippursin-

pursuit

K-

ippursin-

pursuit

K-

ippurspursuit did not allow the troops to have threethree-

meals

ther-mals

three-

meals

ther-mals

three-

meals

ther-malsmeals each day.day. Consequently the rations onon-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

ontethe ration carts would accumulate and were hardhard-

to

hardt-

op

hard-

to

hardt-

opto transport.transport. On many occasions the battalionbattalions-

upplybattal-

ionsbattalions-

upplybattal-

ionsbattalions-

upplybattal-

ionssupply officers would ask me not to bring anyany-

more

any-

more

any-

moremore supplies until they asked for them.them. I hadhad-

thishe-

aths

had-

thishe-

aths

had-

thishe-

aths..

this in mind at all times with the hope of thethe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinregiment staying in one place long enough forfor-

the

fo-rte

for-

the

fo-rte

for-

the

fo-rtethe troops to enjoy three meals each day.day. OnO-

neach

M-

onarch

O-

neach

M-

onarch

O-

neach

M-

onarcheach ration cart you would find sackssackesacked ofo f flourflour-

which

flo-ur

flour-

which

flo-ur

flour-

which

flo-urwhich could not be used under those conditions.conditionsconditions.-

This

conditi-ons

.

This one article was, mentioned to the authoritiesauthorities-

atauthoriti-

es

authoriauthor t ieeIEEEiee-

s.t

fies-

taats.tst. the railheadrailbead , but it seemed they had moremore of ititt-

han

di-

ttany

itt-

han

di-

ttany

itt-

han

di-

ttanythan they could use and were very anxious to passpas-

sit

pos-

itpas-

sit

pos-

it..1'.11'

it1 t along , soonerso onerboner than move it from one railheadre1lhee.dre1lheedrailhead-

to

re1lhee.d-

to

re1lheed-

to

railhea-

d.

to another.another. If we could have had more forage inin-

lieu

in-

line

in-

lieu

in-

line

in-

lieu

in-

line' / lieu of flour , the animals would have been betterbetter-

off.

bett-er

better-

off.

bett-er

better-

off.

bett-eroff.off. I personally gave the Salvation Army sackssacks-

of

sac-ksof flour , ratherretherether, than have it spoiled by the rainrain-

and

rain-

edrain-

and

rain-

edrain-

and

rain-

edand dampness.dampness. I also found that the daily issueissue-

of

issu-

eof bread would soonBoon pile up causing much wastewaste.waste.-

The

was-

tewaste.-

The

was-

te*.

The supply if*,> f rations forward camecam-

edirectly

cam-

edirectly

cam-

edirectlydirectly under meme.*. As soonBoon as I had located onon-

received

un-

relieved

on-

reoeived

un-

relieved

on-

received

un-

relieved\

' . . . "' , . . " . . \ receivedreoeived word just where each battalion kitchenkitchen-

section

kitch-enette

kitchen-

section

kitch-enette

kitchen-

section

kitch-enette

\

section wasWB.SWBSBS. locatedlooatedlooted , and havinghavir.ghavirg. received thethe-

supplies

the-

osophies>;- '

supplies fromtromtromp the division train and distributeddistributed-

accordinglydistri-

butedf.f-

aocordingly

f-

actoringaccordinglyaocordingly , I would start out.out. The roads atat-

this

M-

atthias

at-

this

M-

atthias

at-

this

M-

atthiasthis time were in a very bad condition causedoBUsedBUsedcaused-

by

oBUsed-

by

caus-

ed

buse-

dby the rain , and in some placesplaoes trucks andan-

dartillery

m-

andrillan-

dartillery

m-

andrillan-

dartillery

m-

andrillartillery would be stuck hub deep.deep. On oneone-

10

one-

10-10-10- 10.-

1'

10-

1

10-

the

-

, . . .. . -.. .. - . ...-- .. . . ._ . . . . . .. -

occasion I was, on the road all night , as onceonce-

you

on-ce

once-

you

on-ce

once-

you

on-ceyou got in column you could not pullpulloutout to gogo-

ahead

go-

dhead

go-

ahead

go-

dhead, ahead or turn backbaokbook due to the number of vehiclesvehicles-

on

vehicl-eson the road.road. Trains were not allowed to gogo-

forward

g-

ofergo-

forward

g-

ofergo-

forward

g-

oferforward until properly released by the provostprovost-

Marshal

pro-vost

provost-

Marshal

pro-vost

Provost-

MarshalPro-

vostMarshal oro r G-4.G4.G4.G4-

.Operations

G4-

Operations

G4-

.Operatlons

G4-

Operatlons

G4.-

Qperat

G4-

Qperat

- .

OperationsOperatlonsQperatPeat ions , November 3d3d-

The

3-dww f r

(10)10( ) Hq 3d2d Div , The objective for the attackattaok (10)10( ) Nov-Nov-Nov-F.O.

N-ovNov-

ember

Nov-F.O.

N-ov-

-F.O.F.O.'F.O.FO-', . . 53ember 3d , the heights south of Bois de BelvalB'elvalBevel' ,

was reachedreaohed at 9 hours , 3d November , withoutwithout-

any

witho-

utany stiff resistanceresistance.resistance.-

The

resistan-ce

*.

The day1eday'sdays' attack had been a completecomplete-

success

comp-

letescomplete-

suocess

comp-

letescomplete-

success

comp-

letessuccesssuocess , but the enemy resistance demonstrateddemonstrated-

thatdemonstra-

tedthat he intended to hold the Bois de BelvalBevel , aa-

naturally

n-

aturallya-

naturally

n-

aturallya-

naturally

n-

aturallynaturally strong defensive position with heavyheavy-

woods

heart-

wood

heavy-

woods

heart-

wood

heavy-

woods

heart-

woodwoods , whichwhioh it would have taken daysdayeaye to fightfightt-

hroughfig-

hterfightt-

hroughfig-

hterfightt-

hroughfig-

hterthrough if any resistance were offered.offeredoffered.-

Regimental

offered.-

Regimental

offered.-

Regimental

.

Regimental distributions for rationsrations-

and

ratio-ns

rations-

and

ratio-ns

rations-

and

ratio-nsand forage are at Bayonville.BayonvilleBaronialBayonville-

.It

.

It was at this point that the regimentregiment-

formed

regi-ment

regiment-

formed

regi-ment

regiment-

formed

regi-mentformed again in columnoolumn of twos , at dusk abandonabandon-abandon.abandon-

ing

abandon-

ing

abandon-

.ing

abandon-

ing

¬-.ingKing its line moved out through BelvalBevel to carrycarry-

out

carry-

out

carry-

outout a surprise move of eight kilometers inin-

enemy

in-

aneii-

enemy

e-

nemy

in-

enemy

in-

aneenemy territory , with its combatoombat trainskitchentrainskitohentrainekitchentransittrainskitchen-

treda

trainekitchen-

posts

transluc-

ent

,

. . . . tr-edatredaVedat.t. !'-' .in.in. *.. . . trailing--'freMavavtrailing'freMavavfreMavavfreemantr'a.1i:1.1igfM'3-etra1i1.1igfM3etr'a.1i:1.1igfM'3tra1i11igfM3e'

. : : .-- ' - i! d-0e'Td0e'T0eT- ."" "OeveralSeveral' ra11; eiwchin1ttC'h1r.1ttCh1r.1ttCh1rbewitching' . 'imim' n'n' ". .

posts were taken unawares and either disperseddispersed-

or

dispers-edor captured.captured. German details passing up and downdow-

nthe

don-

ate

dow-

nthe

don-

ate

dow-

nthe

don-

atethe road , seeing that they were in rear of theirtheire-

nemy

terr-ene

theire-

nemy

terr-ene

theire-

nemy

terr-eneenemy line , began to give themselves up to thethe-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

memen marchingmarohing alongside of the combatoombat trainstrains.trains.-

Thi.

trai-ns

trains.-

This

transs-

hips

*.

ThisThi.ThiThai. waswaewade quite a topiotopic for some time among thethe-

11

the-

11-11-11-11-

(10)

1-

110

11-

occasion

-

...

. .. .... .. _ .__ 'ftft' , , ' .. , . . _ .. . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . _. _ _ . _ . . . .. . .. ' . .. ... _ . ' . __. . ' . . , ' . .... . . , . . . . .. _ . _ .

drivers and cooks , as for a minute they thoughtthought-

theythou-

ghtthought-

theythou-

ghtthought-

theythou-

ghtthey were captured themselves.themselves . This move wesweewe-

sthrough

es-

trouswe-

ethrough

we-

athering

we-

ethrough

we-

atheringthrough the enemy line with an objectiveobjeotive in rearrear-

of

re-ar

rear-

of

re-ar

rear-

of

re-arof the front held by an unknown regiment.regimentregiment.-

The

regim-ent

.

The next A.M.AMA.A. M.M. the Supply Company heardheard-

thehea-

rthheard-

thehea-

rth

heard-

thehea-

rththe news and receiving messages to send thethe-

rations

ite-

rations

the-

rations

ite-

rations

the-

rations

ite-

rationsrations forward I started out in broad daylightdaylight-

with

dayli-ght

II with the field traintre.1ntre1n. loaded with the daily supplysupply-

for

supp-

lyfor the regiment.regiment. There was considerable shellingshelling-

alongshell-

ingshelling-

alongshell-

ingshelling-

alongshell-

ingalong the road as the night move of the NinthNinth-

Infantry

Ninth-

Infantry

Ninth-

InfantryInfantry stirred up Fritz so he was sending overove-

rall77-

all7-

allall he had.had. I did not havehsve ae , mapmaporMaori;, r did I knowknow-

where

now-

here

know-

where

now-

here

know-

where

now-

herewhere La TuilerieToiletries Farm was , but I kept on askingasking-

now

aski-ng

. . . . ...- . . . - - . "

, \ now andend then my direction.direction. About noon I reachedreschedreached-

La

resched-

La

reach-ed

resched-

ule

,

/yy/; '

Vi,

\ ./ La TuilerieTui1erieToiletries Farm and found the regiment scatteredscattere-df

scattered-

toscattere-

d. ,

f C' f(.

.

'\',

('.

;,\

:

i uI.I..

.

\ to the right of the road , very much used up fromfrom-

Ofro-

mfrom-

theirfro-

thier

from-

theirfro-

thier""

.'

O\O(' ''\\ , I'

I

v\/; \ V

,

u their night'snights' march.march. ItI t seemed whether they neededneeded-M'v'

neede-dMv

nee-ded

neede-

drations

needl-

ecraftneede-

drations

needl-

ecraft\ \ \ '

M'v'Mv1 I.r.Ir.' \.

'" .-

rations or not , they were anxious to see a newnew-

supply

n-ews

new-

supply

n-ews

\.

j/ \. supply of jam and such articles that only cdmecAmeacmecdme-

in

codei-

ne

cAm-

ein

cabm-

en\

.\II*\ in small quantities.quantities. Whilechile the wagons were beingbeing-

X

bein-g

being-

unloaded

being-

unloaded. X' -

%'

unloaded I went to the farm house where thethe-

Germane

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersmanGermaneGermans were making merry the night before andand-

found

adj-

ourned

and-

found

adj-

ournedii-

I

found Colonel with his staff andand-f

an-d

an-

dsitting

ad-

mitting

Van Horn/ . - -".. . . . .- . . . . . . . . . . . .

lyingI

, ' . f,

\ \ \, \ ' . sitting on the floor.floor. They looked tired andan wornwor-

noutfrom

wo-

rkoutworn-

out"afrom

worn-

outafrom<>

( out"fromoutfromout-fromoutfromout"afromoutafromcourtroomoutfox"-" ploddingp1 ddingding through the mud all night.night. (11(1-

oongratulated

1-

oongratulated

( II-

congratulated

C-

ongratulated

I-

congratulated

C-

ongratulated. congratulatedoongratulated Colonel Van Horn on his wonderfulwonderful-

f

wonderfu-

l

wonderful-

aobievement.

won-derful

wonderful-

achievement.

won-derful

-,f( 'IIII

'

II ) achievement.achievementaobievement.aobievementabridgement. ) He was glad to see the rationsrationsc-

omeratio-

nsrations-

d

ration-s

\ ./ '

........... . . ! . . ' .' .. MlrMr.ETMlrMrET_comeQ t. "< 'uY..1uY.1uY1>' up.upiTVTiTT..;). .OBuu2ltbutaViS.aViS. t. . *

_told, 9U% d! *_meme.me. . .?.. . ._. thattbatuba, t.k.tkVte_Vote .11,..JL

!<fU* . ._.would!. .. . +m ,

<t.,9-t.9t.,9t9w . .o-.o..; .o.77,drawdr4w-. -!.7777. > m .artilleryartillert/ * < V... J* lf!RiJWRIRiJ-

Wfire

Tri-

pwire

U"U* " . . ... . ,, ' , I--II-fireA-

fire_ -- . ..._ . . . .

fire on the farmtam% by bringing four-linefourline- mule teamsteams-

in

teami-

ngin the open , as it were.were. I1 bid them all GoodGood-

Luok

God-

like

Good-

Luok

God-

like

Good-

Luck

God-

likeLuokLuckLook , and moved out down the road at a trot.trottrot.-

12

trot-

12

trot.-

12

trot-

12

trot.-

k

tro-

t

trot.-

12

trot-

12

.

k

-12-12-12-

'II

12-

II

12-

drivers

-

Some shells to the right and left ofo f the roadroad-

but

read-

out

road-

but

read-

out

road-

but

read-

outbut none came near enough to cause any casualties.casualtiescasualties.-

This

casualt-ies

.

This road through BelvalBevel , being the only roadroad-

north

road-

worthy

road-

north

road-

worthy

road-

north

road-

worthynorth , was very much torn up by the artilleryartilleryr-

ushingartill-eryartilleryr-

ushingartill-eryartilleryr-

ushingartill-eryrushing-rushingrushingforwardrushing- forward to their new positions.positionspositions.-

Statepositi-

onspositions.-

Statepositi-

onspositions.-

Statepositi-

ons.

State of Supply Combat TrainpTraineTrainsTrainTrained filled toto-

capacity

t-occata

to-

capacity

t-occatar' capacity with troops , rations and forage.forageforage.-

Regimental

forage.-

Regimental

forage.-

Regimental

.

Regimental Field Trains at Bayonville.BayonvilleBayonv111e.Bayonv111eBaronialBayonville.-

The

Bayonv111e.-

The

Bayonv111e-

The

.

The regiment now holds ae , line of defensedefen.se.

300200 meteremetersmetered north of the FermeFemme , extending easteaet-eaeteast-eateast-

ward

eaet-

ward

east-

ward

east-

ward

¬-

ward for five hundred meters from the Belval-BelvalBevelBelval-

Beaumont

Belval-

Beaumont

Belval-

Beaumont

-

Beaumont Road.Road. Outposts established to the frontfront-

and

fron-

ted

front-

and

fron-

ted

front-

and

fron-

tedand flanks.flanks.Operations November 4th4th-

At

4th-

At

4th-

AtAt 9j309:30930: hours , 4th November , the secondsecond-

and

secondh-

and

second-

and

secondh-

and

second-

and

secondh-

andand third battalions attackedattaoked , advancingadvanoing to posi-posipositposi-

(11)

pos-

i11

posi-

tion

posi-

(11)

pos-

i11

-(11)11( ) Hq 2d Div , tioniont ion on ridge (11)11( ) south andanddadd east ofo f BeaumontBeaumont-

P.O.Beaumont-

F.C.Beaum-

ontBeaumon-

taga1nstP.O.POF.O.FOF.C.FC. . 56 ,VolViol I againstaga1nstagainststiffagainst-stiffstiff'stiff-' resistanceresistanoe from machine guns thicklythickly-

plantedthic-

klythickly-

plantedthic-

klythickly-

plantedthic-

klyplanted along this ridge.ridge. The enemy gunners werewer-

eeither

whe-

rewith

Wer-

eeither

Whe-

rewith

wer-

eeither

whe-

rewitheither driven off , killed or captured.capturedoaptured.oaptured. EnemyEnem-

yartillery

InemCinemaEnem-

yartillery

,artilleryertillery, from three sideseideF.eideFelide. shelled the advancingadvancing-

troopsadvan-

cingadvancing-

troopsadvan-

cingadvancing-

troopsadvan-

cingtroops heavily , '- assisteda.aeiatedaaeiatedaerated. by numbers of enemyenem-

yplanes

en-emy

enem-

yplanes

en-emy

enem-

yplanes

en-emyplanes , which directed the fire of theirth r artilleryartillerya-

ccurately.artil-leryartilleryc-

ouratelY.artil-

leryartillerya-

ccurately.artil-leryaccurately.accuratelycouratelY.couratelYcourtly. Throughout the day these enemy planes ,

r-r-

unmolested by our planes , swept the troops withwithm-

&ch1G&

with-

mch1G

with-

chime.

witc-

hlike . . .. . .. . .

. ". . " ,4Kfl4Kfl_,. (* .*..>. . ..*. . v-v... -. , . . . machinem&ch1G&mch1Gchime.chime&chime..firechime: & . . [email protected]@** <.-.fire.firefire"-. .f ire aa&aan.nr .. tf101'Ehoptf101Ehop& " 'droppedroppeddropp'edl-bomb'sdropp'edldroppedlbomb'sbombsdropped; 'e''iei'' -fcomfre-fcomfrebomb-6'bomb6'6comfreyfcomfreORcomforter'- -', OR-OR01\01onORall"ORall01'al101al1ORalon-

battalions

co-

nnotations

\-' -all"all"all'al1al1-' : : " thx-e'S'thxe'S'eStxth -'&'/ '. .JJ' : ' ;rr-

1

battalions with some effect.effecteffeot.effeot. The casualtiesoasualtiescasualties-

duringcasual-

tiesoasualties-

duringcasual-

tiescasualties-

duringcasual-

tiesduring the advanceadvanoe were heavy , includinginoluding animale.animaleanimals.animalsanimal. OnOn-

one

Io-

none

On-

one

Io-

none

On-

one

Io-

noneone occasionoooasion the mules on one of the companyoompany rationration-

cartefracti-

onate

ration-

cartsrainc-

oatsration-

cartsrainc-

oatscartecarts and the driver were killed by shell fire.firefire.,4-

Kfl

fire4-

Kfl

.

-15-15-11-15-

(11)

1-

511

3-33-

r

3-

Some

-

Another driverdriverldrivel, having histisOtis mules killed , wentwen-

tcrazy

entr-

eatywen-

tcrazy

entr-

eatywen-

tcrazy

entr-

eatycrazy and had to be evacuated to the hospital.hospitalhospital.-

The

hospi-tal

.

The road south from Beaumont to BelvalBevel waswa-

sshelled

tas-

seledwa-

sshelled

tas-

seledwa-

sshelled

tas-

seledI ! shelled heavily throughouttbroughout the day.day. ManyMenyMenMan-

ycasualties

Em-

ancipatesMen-

yeasual

Mon-

egasque

Man-

ycasualties

Em-

ancipatescasualtieseasualcasual ties resultedresulresult ted and passage on the road wasweswas-

most

war-

mest

wes-

moet

awe-

some

was-

most

war-

mest

,

mostmoet precarious on accountacoount of the accuracyaecurs.cyaecurscy. ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe German Artillery.Artillery. A German observationobservation-

balloon

observat-ional

observation-

balloon

observat-ional

observation-

balloon

observat-ionalballoon which we could all see very plainlyplainlyc-

ommanded

plains-

womanplainlyc-

ommanded

plains-

womanplainlyc-

ommanded

plains-

womancommanded a view of the entire length.length. RegimentalRegimental-

HeadquartersRegi-

mentalRegimental-

HeadquartersRegi-

mentalRegimental-

HeadquartersRegi-

mentalHeadquarters still remained at La TuilerieToiletries FermeFerme.FemmeFerm-

e.state

Fene-

strate

Ferme-

.State

Fene-

strate

*.

State of Supply Combat Trains filledfilled..tofilledtofilled-tofilledtofilled..to-

capacity

filledtoc-

apacity.

.- toto-

capacity

t-occatacapacity withwith.rationswithrationsiterations., rations and forageforage.forage.-

Regimental

forage.-

Regimental

*.

Regimental Field Train at La Forge FermeFemmeFerme-

loaded

Freel-

oaded

Ferme-

loaded

Freel-

oaded

Ferme-

loaded

Freel-

oaded. . loaded with regimental and company property ,

including two days reserve rations.rationsratione.rationerationedrations.-

Operations

ratione.-

Operations

rations.-

Operations

.

Operations November 4tb-5th4tb5th4th-5th4th4tb5th-

During

4th5th-

During

4th5th-

During

-

During the night 4th-5th4th5th- November thethe-

TwentyThird

the-

TwentyThird

the-

TwentyThird\

\ Twenty-ThirdTwentyThird- Infantry passed throughthrougb our lineslines-

and

lines-

man

lines-

and

lines-

man

lines-

and

lines-

man\

and took up a position some fifteen hundred metersmeters-

to

mete-rsto our front relieving the fire from our lines.lineslines.-

State

ince-ssant

lines-

.state

ince-ssant

lines.-

State

ince-ssant

.

State of Supply CombatOombat Trains filled toto-

capacity

t-occata

to-

oapacity

to-

capacity

t-occatacapacityoapacity with rations and forageforage.forage.-

OperatioDs

forage-

.Operations

*.

OperationsOperatioDs November 5th-6tn5th6tn5th-6th6th5th6tn-

The

5th6th-

The

5th6th-

The

-

The night of 5th-6th5th6th- November , the NinthNinth-

VVHtnfantxy.flgaJJ

NinthV-

I

Ninth-

o

Nint-

h-- " _ . . . . . . . , . , . . .- . , -- . . .VVH-tnfantxy.flgaJJVVHtnfantxy.flgaJJVVVIVItnfViet*),--tnftnftn-- snt.t1sntt1:

.: :, . .IgaJ.L.IgaJLGal. . . iArtedairedt.azttazttat:. ed outjMu0ne..QfoutjMu0ne.QfoutjMu0neQfOl1..t..D.n..one.Ol1tDnone.Ol1tDnoneo--on.tnton.tdon't- . . . ,",. ..nn.oue.nnoueInoue. . . .._. . ._ .o'oof.

'! itiuaight1ti.n1ght1tin1ghtsituatingitiuaight-

marches

1ti.n1ght-

marohes

1tin1ght-

marohes

itp.itpit:..... ,, i.ightiightbighti.ight-

marches

.

marchesmarohes , and with advancedadvanoed guard marchedmarohed throughthrough-

the

thoug-

htthe Twenty-ThirdTwentyThird- InfantryInfentry lineslinealineal and continuedoontinued itsitsf-

orward

mi-

stflower

itsf-

orward

mi-

stflower

itsf-

orward

mi-

stflowerforward movement on main highwayh1ghw8J, northward throughthrough-

Beaumont

thro-ugh

through-

Beaumont

thro-ugh

through-

Beaumont

thro-ughBeaumont and reached a position , without loselOBSloss , onon-

14

on-

14

on-

14-14-14-14-

I

14-

Another

-

,

the west bank of the MeuseMuse shortly after, midnightmidnightlmidnightl-

which

midni-ght

,

which was consolidated.consolidatedconsolidated.-

This

consolidated.-

Map

consolida-ted

.

MapBuzanoyMapBusancyImpuissanceMapBuzano-ySpecialMapMapBusancy-Special

: Bul&ncyBulncyBouncyBul&nc-ySpecial

Bulncy-Special

& This movement preceded a daylight attackattack-

of

attac-

kSpecial at306.6-310.53066310.5306.6310.5306.6310.5-La30663105-La

. - . of the Twenty-SixthTwentySixth- Infantry (1st1st( let Division ) andand-

protectedha-

ndwrote

and-

protectedha-

ndwrote

and-

protectedha-

ndwroteLa SartelleAreoleSartelleF-ermeSatel-lite

SartelleF-ermeSatel-lite

SartelleF-ermeSatel-liteFermeFemme protected their right flank from any attack whichwhich-

theywh-

ichwhich-

theywh-

ichwhich-

theywh-

ichthey mightightbight expect to encounter from the enemy whowho-

had

wh-

oawho-

had

wh-

oawho-

had

wh-

oahad withdrawn across the MeuseMuse river.river. The enemyenem-

yat

ene-maat thistbistbs pointo1nt , although holding the heightsheights-

across

heig-hts

heights-

across

heig-hts

heights-

across

heig-htsacross the river , was very nervousnervoue endand kept upup-

constant

un-

constraint

up-

CODltant

c-upola

up-

constant

un-

constraintconstantCODltantCoolant artillery and machine gun fire.fire. TheThe-

second

Th-

ereon

The-

second

Th-

ereon

The-

second

Th-

ereonsecond battalion in the front line held aboutabou-

tthree

both-

eredabou-

tthree

both-

eredabou-

tthree

both-

eredthree thousandt11QUeand meters of the west bank of thethe-

Meuse.

th-emes

the-

Meuse.

th-emes

the-

Meuse.

th-emesMeuse.MeuseMuse. It was at this time that the Supply comcom-com-

pany

com-

pany

com-

pany

¬-panypanky did not carry out its mission due to thethe-

W

thre-w

the-

following

th-

eologian"... " ,_ ... ._ ' " : ,_ '. . . .. . , . , .._ . ,.. .- . .. .. ,W..*.*.'. . -. im1O\oO1OoO\ *} ', ".. *_.)>

_'iiii'- . . . " . . . \ ', /.--M ., *.n... >. . . . , ."ja0,..*..". -" 'rr' < , .MM. < " . . -...>... . ...* ,. . . . . . %... . !,. .. . . Tr.r. . . t.t.. . . /.. ..' *., .<-...-<* . . . . . . ,. . ..... a.a. . . _ . , -:.

following reasons.reasonsreasons.-

The

reaso-ns

reasons.-

The

reaso-ns

reasons.-

The

reaso-ns

.

The field train operating forward fromfrom-

La

fro-m

from-

La.

fro-m

from-

La.

fro-mLaLa. . Forge FermeFemme waswe.ewee. held up by heavy artillerysrtilleryartillery-

firesrtiller-

yfirartille-

ryartillery-

fireartille-

ry,

firefir on the road some little distance south ofof-

Beaumont.

of-

Beaumont.Beaumont.Beaumont. The officer in charge decided thatthat-

to

tatt-oo

that-

to

tatt-oo/; .33?. to go fartherertheretherf ,rtherrather would possibly kill mostmoet ofo f hishis-

animals

his-

tamines

his-

animals

his-

tamines

his-

animals

his-

taminesanimals and men soeo he dumped the rationsrationerationed alongalong-along-

side

along-

side

along-

side

¬-

side of the road , leaving one man to guard thethe-

rations

ite-

rations

th-erations

ite-

rationsrations./rations.rationsrations.Alsorationsrations\.)/ Also senteentevent word to the kitchens in andand-

near

en-

dear

and-

near

en-

dear

and-

near

en-

dearnear Beaumont just where the rations were.were. Well ,

the troops did not come after the rationsrationerationed andand-

they

Ant-

hony

and-

stayed.

ban-

dstand" . . ..........- .- . . , - ..- - - ' , - , . . .

.,. - _ . "- .. . '... . . . . "

theytbq.tbqtb. stayedBtayedstayed.Bayed,. there "aTlaTlaLtall night'nightnight.. "TheThe"

The next mOTtrlngmcr1'ttngmcr1ttngSrliingmottlingSlingm '! ,

we receivedreoeived the following message at the fieldfield-

train

filtra-

tingfield-

train

filtra-

tingfield-

train

filtra-

tingtrain bivouac :

-15-15-15-

the

15-

MapBusancy

-.

AM November 7 , 1918.19181918.-

U.

1918-

U

.

U.U. 3.3S.S. ARMY FIELD MESSAGEMESSA-

GEFrom.Adjutant

MESSA-

GEFrom.Adjutant

MESSA-

GEFrom.AdjutantFrom.AdjutantFromAdjutant;: . , 9th InfantryInfantry-

At

Infantr-yAt ;: BeaumontBeaumont-

Date

Beaum-

ontBeaumont-

Date

Beaum-

ontBeaumont-

Date

Beaum-

ontDate : Nov 7/18718/ , 10:001000: AKAM No -To : SuptSupSupply> ly1y Officer , 9th InfantryInrantryInfantry-

Enclosing

Infant-

rymen

Inrantry-

Enclosing

Infant-

rymen

Infantry-

Enclosing

Infant-

rymenEnclosing copy of Ad.Ad. Memo.Memo. No.No. F 2 ,

No.No. 6/18.618.618.618.-

Dear

618-

Dear

618.-

Dear

618-

Dear

618.-

Dear

618-

Dear

/ .

Dear Mac ;: We are completely out of rations.rationsrations.-

Haven't

rations-

Havent

astonis-

hmentrations.-

Haven't

rations-

Havent

astonis-

hmentrations.-

Haven't

rations-

Havent

astonis-

hment

..

Haven'tHavent' a damn thing.thing. Send up the field rationsra.t1onsrat1onsrationsf-

romratio-

nsra.t1ons-

from

rat1ons-

from

rationsf-

romratio-

ns.

from the train if you have any left.left. Do all youyou-

can

tou-

can

you-

oan

Yo-

onyou-

can

tou-

cancanoanDoan to get something up here.here. Men are all out ofof-

reserve

fr-

esherof-

reserve

fr-

esherof-

reserve

fr-

esherreserve rationsrationerationed andend we have eaten everything wew-

eever

w-

eaver

w-

eever

w-

eaver

w-

eever

w-

eaverever did have.have. Get as muchmu ch coffee , bread , jamjam-

and

Am-

anda

jam-

and

Am-

anda

jam-

and

Am-

andaand other food tha.tthat. you can get up here as soonBoonsoon-

ae

soon-

er

Boon-

as

Boo-

ns

soon-

as

so-nsaeas you possibly can.can. The regiment holds the westwest-

bank

wet-

back

west-

bank

wet-

back

west-

bank

wet-

backbank of the MeuseMuse from Beaumont to Mouzon.MouzonMouton. SendSend-

Sergeant

Sle-

nderest

Send-

Sergeant

Sle-

nderest

Send-

Sergeant

Sle-

nderestSergeant Major AusborneBaseborn and regimental clerk withwith-

records

inte-

rjectors

with-

records

inte-

rjectors

with-

records

inte-

rjectorsrecords of Regimental HeadquartersHeadque.rtersHeadquerters. to BeaumontBeaumon-

tet

Beaumont-

B.t

Beaumon-

tat

Beaumo-

ntetB.tBtat. , the earliest practicable moment.moment. Get ourour-

rations

or-

ationsour-

rations

or-

ationsour-

rations

or-

ationsrations , etc.etcetc.etc.. , up aeas soon aeas you canoanDoan as we expectexpect-

to

expe-

ctto move farther north any minute andend want to givegive-

the

gri-vet

give-

the

gri-vet

give-

the

gri-vetthe men something to eat.eat. I believe we will makemake-

Sedan

ma-

kesmake-

Sedan

ma-

kesmake-

Sedan

ma-

kesSedan .shortly.shortlyshortly..,.

Signed :

0.0o.o. P.PP . Meyer ,CaptainOaptain , 9th Infantry.InfantryInfantry.-

HavingInfa-

ntryInfantry.-

HavingInfa-

ntryInfantry.-

HavingInfa-

ntry.

Having gone to sleep the night beforebefore-

withbef-

orebefore-

withbef-

orebefore-

withbef-

orewith the understandingunder.tandingundertanding. that the troopstroop.troop. receivedreoeivedreceived-

theirrecei-

vedreoeived-

theirrecei-

vedreceived-

theirrecei-

vedtheir rationsratIonerationed , and then to receivereoeive thisth1s messagemessage-

16

message-

18-16-16-18-18- -

led me to ask CaptainCepta1n A just what happened to thethe-

rations.

ite-

rations

the-

rations.

ite-

rations

the-

rations.

ite-

rationsrations.rations. I was informed that he could not getget-

to

ghe-

tto

get-

to

ghe-

tto

get-

to

ghe-

ttoto Beaumont on account of the shelling andand-

J

an-d

and-

thought

sa-

ndhog_'/JJ/ thought that the troopetroopstrope could come that shortshort-

distance

sho-

rtlistshort-

distance

sho-

rtlistshort-

distance

sho-

rtlistdistance andand., . carry the rations.rations. This blunderblunder-

caused

blunder-

busses

blunder-

caused

blunder-

busses

blunder-

caused

blunder-

bussescaused me to hook up the necessarynecessexcess ry transportationtransportation-

and

transportati-onand proceed to point where the rations were left.leftleft.-

I

lef-t

.

I found the rations nicelynioely covered up with aa-

wagon

A-

ragon

a-

wagon

A-

ragon

a-

wagon

A-

ragonwagon sheet with the guard still on post.postpoet.poet. AtA-

tthis

Ma-

tthias

A-

tthis

Ma-

tthias

A-

tthis

Ma-

tthiasthis time and all during the night , the enemyenemy-

was

ene-my

enemy-

was

ene-my

enemy-

was

ene-mywas registering heavy artilleryartillearticle y on the roads andand-

western

An-

dersen

and-

western

An-

dersen

and-

western

An-

dersenwestern bank , causing casualties.casualtiesoasualties.oasualties. My mission waswas-

to

was-

te

was-

to

was-

te

was-

to

was-

teto pick up these rations ajidendandaid deliver them to thethe-

kitchens.

he-

athensthe-

kitchens.

he-

athenskitchens.kitchens. Knowing and feeling that the SupplySupply-

branch

Sup-ply

Supply-

branoh

Sup-ply

Supply-

branch

Sup-plybranchbranoh had fallen down on this particularparticuler, occaOCCa.-OCCa.occa-BocaCAocca-

sion

OCC-

a.sion

OCC-

asion

occa-

sion

.¬-

sionscion I was determined to move in to Beaumont atat-

all

at-

oll

at-

all

at-

oll

at-

all

at-

ollall costs.costs. I started out leaving plenty ofof-

distance

or-

dinance

of-

distance

or-

dinance

of-

distance

or-

dinancedistance between the wagons.wagons. Although the enemyenem-

yartillery

enem-

yartillery

enem-

yartilleryartillery registered in front and in the rear ,

we got through with no lossieslossesglossiesloss, . . .. .,e bjjflrb, ,_ _ .

.1.D1.D1D.ixix.inqpiHjng.-inqpiHjng.inqpiHjng.-

myself

. p,ding.--ding.dingding.-

I

din-

g

"ng.ng" .. ,.. .. . -.- .- .10'10' . _. _ . - . .

, ... . . ....- . . . . , . . - .- - , -- . . . -- ..- . ._ ... . . , ,' , . " , . - ---

\ myself , some ratherr therether scared drivers and mules.mulesmules.-I

mule-s

.1)

II'I0]' /1

I found that the troops had eaten up everythingeverything-

they

everyth-ingthey had or ever had and were then eating greengreen-

cabbage

Gre-nada

green-

oabbage

Gre-nada

green-

cabbage

Gre-nadacabbageoabbage and turnips that they found in thethe-

differenth-

eiferthe-

differenth-

eiferthe-

differenth-

eiferdifferent cellarsoellars and houses in the town.town. TheTh-

erations

Ite-

rations

Th-

eratione

Ite-

rationTh-

erations

Ite-

rationsrationsrationerationed were receivedreoeived with great joy.joy. I movedmoved-

back

mo-ved

moved-

back

mo-ved

moved-

back

mo-vedback to the field train bivouacbivouao asa8 soon as II-

oould

I-

OUI-

oould

I-

OUI-

could

C-

ouldoouldcouldGould because the town was being heavilyheavily-

shelledhea-

vilyheavily-

shelledhea-

vilyheavily-

shelledhea-

vilyshelled by the enemyenemy.enemy-

.Trains

enemy-

.Trains

*.

Trains bivouacbivouao, - ' , .

at"

".

this time La ForgeForge-

Ferme.

For-ever

Forge-

F

Forg-

eFerme.FermeFeme.FemeFemmeF erme.ermeerne.

-17-17- 17-

led

17-

led

-

Statesta.te. of Supply.Supply. Combat Trains empty ,

only daily supply on hand.hand. Field trains , twotwo-

days

to-

daytwo-

days

to-

daytwo-

days

to-

daydays supply.supplysupply.-

In

supplyi-

ng

.

In factfe.ctfectfet. , the rations were only twotw-

okilometers

to-

ilsometw-

okilometers

to-

ilsometw-

okilometers

to-

ilsomekilometers from Beaumont and the kitchens.kitchens. TheTh-

ebattalion

Te-

arstainTh-

ebattalion

Te-

arstainTh-

ebattalion

Te-

arstainbattalion supply officers , expecting the foodfood-

to

foo-

dfood-

to

foo-

dfood-

to

foo-

dto be deliveredde11vered , did not know just where toto-

find

co-

ffined

to-

find

co-

ffined

to-

find

co-

ffinedfind the dump and also on account ofoff the heavyheav-

yshelling

hea-vyset

heav-

yshelling

hea-vyset

heav-

yshelling

hea-vysetshelling on the road were satisfied to eateat-

cabbage

da-

tabase

eat-

cabbage

da-

tabaseI

/ J/ cabbage and turnips.turnips. Proper liaison would havehave-IL

hav-e

have-

avoided

have-

avoided/66/IL . !-< , , kLr:

lv ' /'fv'fvfv/ ''.i,/ If, avoided this incident.incidentincident.-

Operationsinci-

dentincident.-

Opere.tions

incident.-

Operationsinci-

dent.

OperationsOpere.tionsOperetions-Operations- . November 8th8th-

At

8th-

At

8th-

AtAt 16:301630: hours , 8th November , 1918 , K andand-

M

an-

dM Companies occupied VillemontryIlluminator and La FaubourgFabergeFaubourg-

History

Faubourg-

Mouzon

Faubourg-

HistoryHistory ofof-9th

( MouzonMouton ) respectively.respectively. The occupation was carriedcarried-9th

carried-out carri-ed9th InfInfo ,page 33 out with but slight losses.losses. Regimental P.C.PCP.O.POP.C-

.established

P.O-

.established

P.P. C.CC-

.established

C-

entralized

.

established in Beaumont , which wasWa.s. shelled moremor-

eheavily

mor-

eheavily

mor-

eheavilyheavily than the lines , although the town waswa-

sstillBa-

stille

wa-

sstillBa-

stille

wa-

sstillBa-

stillestill occupied by civilians.civilians. At LaLe.Le. FaubourgFaberge thethe-

3d

the-

3d

the-

3d3d Battalion in anticipation of crossing the MeuseMuseMeus-

eat

Medu-

sa. .

._-- -- . .. . ..... .- .- . . . . .. .. . -

, ." " " , .,.

at this point reconnoiteredreoonnoitered the passage of thethe-

riverth-

rivethe-

river.

te-

rrierthe-

river.

te-

rrierriverriver.*. The enemy had takente.kentekenteen. a strong defensivedefensive-

positiondefen-

sivedefensive-

positiondefen-

sivedefensive-

positiondefen-

siveposition with machinemaohine guns crossfiringorossf1ringcrosafiringcrossfireconfirming at,t shortshort-

range

shor-

tageshort-

range

shor-

tageshort-

range

shor-

tagerange upon the destroyed bridge.bridge. InvestigationInvestigation-

during

Investiga-tion

Investigation-

during

Investiga-tion

Investigation-

during

Investiga-tionduring daylight was impracticable , asae the oneon-

estreet

hom-

estretch

on-

estreet

hom-

estretch

on-

estreet

hom-

estretchstreet: waswe.swes. under sharp fire from enemy snipers inin-

dominating

in-

seminating

in-

dominating

in-

seminating

in-

dominating

in-

seminatingdominating positions , and the western bank of thethe-

stream

th-

eatrethe-

stream

th-

eatrethe-

stream

th-

eatrestream afforded no cover from the heavy machinemaohinemachine-

gun

maohine-

gun

machi-

negun fire whichwhioh every movement brought forthforth.*. FireFire-

augmented

Fra-

gmented

Fire-

aagaeate4

Fire-

augmented

Fra-

gmentedaugmentedaagaeate4 at night by oil and the whole vicinityvicinity-

a4

vicinity-

saiavicin-

itysaiaIsaiah.a4..*. atas.. bright as daylight.daylight. Despite these diffi-diffid1ffi-d1ffidiffdiffi-

18

d1ffi-

18

-

-18-18-18-

6

18-

i

-, - ; .. \

cultiescruelties , patrols reconnoitered the destroyeddestroyed-

bridgedestro-

yeddestroyed-

bridgedestro-

yedbridge , which had been reported passable onlyonly-

toonl-

yto find two impassable gaps , wire , and locatedlocated-

in

locate-

din the stream with a steep twenty foot bankbank-

to

ban-

kbank-

to

ban-

kbank-

to

ban-

kto scale on the KouzonMouzonOuzoMouton side.side. Patrols attemptingattempting-

to

attemptin-gto cross fell in the water andBndBand, were subjectedsubjected-

to

subjecte-

dto heavyhes"vyhesvy" fire both from machine guns andend, a lineline-

of

lin-e

line-

of

lin-e

line-

of

lin-eof Infantry.Infantry. The enemy was extremely nervousnervous-

at

nervo-saat this point , throwing up flares at every soundsound-

and

soun-

ded

sound-

and

soun-

ded

sound-

and

soun-

dedand firing machine guns at every shadow.shadowshadow-

.State

shad-ows

shadow-

.stateshad-

owsshadow-

.State

shad-ows

.

State of SupplySu-pplySupplyply- CombatColbatCobaltCom? JatAt, Trains , onlyonly-

I

onl-y

only-

daily

pon-

ytailI/ 7/? '

daily issue on hand.handhand-

.Field

han-

dfulhand-

.Field

han-

dfulhand-

.Field

han-

dful.

Field Trains , two days supply on hand.handhand-

.Supply

ha-nds

hand.-

SUpply

ha-nds

hand-

.Supply

ha-nds

.

Supply Officers have requisitioned forfor-

three

fo-

rthfor-

three

fo-

rthfor-

three

fo-

rththree days supply on reserve rations from thethe-

Division

tel-

evision

the-

Di

the-

irthe-

Division

tel-

evision,

: .'/). DivisionDi vi sianAsian railhead , Field TrainsTrainaTrain ata.t. La Forge Ferme.FermeFemmeFerme-

.Operations

Ferme-

.Operations.

Ferme-

.Operations

..

OperationsOperations.., November 10th10th-

At

10th-

At

10th-

AtAt 7 hours , 10th November , Company G andand-

History

au-

ditoryand-

History

au-

ditoryand-

History

au-

ditoryHistory of H assisted the Second Engineers in placing twotwo-

9thtwo-

9thtwo-

9th9th InfInfo} bridges across the MeuseMuse near La SartelleAreole FermeFemme ,

.... . . .-.: . .. . .

. . . " . _ u , . _ , ...., .w.h11J\w.h11J.w.h11Jwh11J.kilA.tlkilAtl.w.h11Jtb.wh11Jtbkilt. .a..trP.ztatrPztrattrap. \ . . :tb.tb? . _..ail3erail3erQ..t1lerQ.t1lerQt1ler. ...:ierbier two-.ctwo.ctro.zaProzactro-.tr-otar-o,two. -z-aza- . - orapaAieeorapaAieeoorphanagerampageousr ra,. AieeAimeeieeIEEE -o-o.ff-.otJiatmotivaten---t---hat.nth-at.h-at),-.!---tJiat.hat.hattit- .-. , . battgt3ionbattgt3ion-

with

bat.batbat-1414bat14e.-;-ee.- ;'? a-nanan-

with

ban-

dwidth

-n

with BBandand C CompaniesCompanies'inCompaniesinCompanies' In conjunction withwith-

attached

with-

attaohed

with-

attachedattachedattaohed machine gun companies assisted thethe-

crossing

che-

ckrowing

the-

crossing

che-

ckrowing

the-

crossing

che-

ckrowingcrossing of two battalions of the Fifth Marines.MarinesMarines.-

By

Marin-es

.

By fire of position upon the eastes.atesateat. bank of thethe-

riverth-

rivethe-

riverth-

rivethe-

riverth-

riveriver at 44:15415;: 15 hourshours.,. November llth11thlilt , the firstfirst-

battalion

first'-

battalionfirst-

battalion

first'-

battalionfirst-

battalionbattalion'battalion' moved out crossingcroBsing the MeuseMuse RiverRiver-

and

Riv-era

River-

and

Riv-era

River-

and

Riv-eraand took up position in support of the FifthFifth-

Marines

Infir-

maries

Fifth-

Marines

Infir-

maries

Fifth-

Marines

Infir-

mariesMarines on the eastern bankbank.*. The enemyenemrender isis-

stillin-

stillis-

stillin-

stilli ss-

stills-

tillstill pounding the roads with heavy artilleryartillery-

fire.artille-

ryfire.fire.

-19-19-19-

culties

19-

culties

-

The Armistice took effect at 1111-

o'clock

1-

1oclock

11-

o'clock

1-

1oclock

11-

o'clock

1-

1oclocko'clockoclock' , llth11thlilt November.November. ThatTha.t. night at dusk thethe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinregiment wasrasGrass relieved by the Twenty-ThirdTwentyThird- InfpntryInfentryInfantryInfpntry-

and

Infentry-

and

Infantry-

man

InfInfo ntryentryntry-

and

entra-

inedand assembled in billets at Beaumont.BeaumontBeaumont.-

The

Beaum-ont

.

The Field Trains are now moving up toto-

join

to-

oling

to-

join

to-

oling

to-

join

to-

olingjoin the regiment in the vicinity of Beaumont.BeaumontBeaumon-

t.Status

Beau-mont

Beaumon-

t.status

Beau-mont

Beaumon-

t.Status

Beau-mont

.

Status of SuoplySupply Combat TrainsTra.ins. , filledfilled-to

fille-dto capacitycapa.cicapacicapacity. ty withwi th trooptroop rationsrs..tirstirustic. . onscons anda.nd. forage.foragefora.ge.forage.C-

OMMENT

for-agefora.ge.C-

OMMEl

for-age

forage.C-

OkMENT

for-age. .

COMMENTCOMMElCOkMENTCommieCOMMEN-

TThis

Commen-

tates

COkMEN-

TThis

Com-eth

TT-

t

T-

i

This action of the FeuseMeuseFuseMuseeusereuse ArgonneJargoned was oneone-

of

ne-

oone-

of

ne-

oone-

of

ne-

oof the most brilliant attacksB.tt8cksBtt8cks. of'theoftheoftenof .thethe'the'. war.warwa.r.wax.wax. . ItIts-

hows

Fis-

hbowls

Its-

hows

Fis-

hbowls

Its-

hows

Fis-

hbowls

ti

\

shows that, the Allies were gaining in strengthstrength-

while

stren-gth

strength-

while

stren-gth

strength-

while

stren-gthwhile the enemy holding out to the last strongstrong-strong-

hold

strong-

hold

strong-

hold

¬-

hold on the Hindenberg line hadhe.dhedheed. to givegi ve up toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe attackers, overwhelming strength of artilleryartillerya-

ndartillery-

manand machine gun fire.firefire-

.It

forf-

eit

fire-

.It

forf-

eit

fire-

.It

forf-

eit

.

It is obvious why he started to fall backback-

on

bac-

onon his reserve positions , also his line of communicommuni-communecommun-

ications.

commun-

ications

commun-

ications.

commun-

ications

commun-

ications.

commun-

ications

¬-

cations.cationscaptions. Too much credit cannot be given thethe-

Ninth

Ath-

enian

the-

Ninth

Ath-

enian

the-

Ninth

Ath-

enianNinth Infantry who succeeded in their mission ofof-

driving

od-

orizing

of-

driving

od-

orizing

of-

driving

od-

orizingdriving through the enemysenemy'senemy*' fortified lines to aa-

depth

d-

eptha-

depth

d-

eptha-

depth

d-

epthdepth of over nine kilometers , seized the heightsheights-

of

heigh-ts

,

J of BayonvilleBayonv111eBaronial , and destroyed the enemy forces ono-

nits

o-

mits

o-

nits

o-

mits

o-

nits

o-

mitsf'

II',

its front.front. Then again , withwi tb grim determinationdeterminati-

onV

determination-

oould

determinati-

onto

determina-

tion

,

\, l r\ I'I \

f!\VV\ "

''A to push on , marohedmarched through the Forest of Belva-

lJ

Bev-el

BelvalBevelBelval-A'

Belval-A

Bev-el

Belval-

underA'A'" *. ' \\. '

}J\J\x <

j-j- under the cover of darkness by a single roadroedrobed, andand-rv

ad-vand-

occupied

ha-

ndcuffedrv-rv: " -

;

. \ , A:)

occupiedoocupied the ridge near Beaumont.Beaumont. It impressesimpreB8e1impreB8e1-

QJ

impresses-

one

impress-

es/ * r'

YKYKMKM\M\M\ MoneMonet\ one with two important tacticaltactioal thoughts.thoughts. FirstFirst-

vFir-

st

,&QJ \ \\'\vv\ AAtAt' the tremendous value of initiative1n1 t1atlve on the part ofof-

A

sof-

aof-

Ai

Sof-

ia

of-

Oolonel

o-

ffline/

. . ..f.vfvf.v.1fv1. a'V'vaVvVv\.1.1\ , .

AAiAif.vWaif y\ v'vv'W\ - '

. \WW\ ColonelOolonelOolong Van HornHorn"," andend second , how the regimentregiment-

could

regim-ent

}) ,

rrv*rvP\

oouldcouldGould have walkedwaltedwaltzed into a trap and cutout off from itsit-

sybi-

tsyits-

30

. . . , .. . . . ._ . 4..M.-----4M.4..M.4M4..M-

.20

4M-

20

.... ... . . . ..... .. ........___ .--- .. . . ... .... -.- . . - . ./-30-3020-20- 30-

f

20-

The

-

f

. , . _. _ . . . . . . . . .. . . . - . - - . . . . . .

line of communicatione.communicationecommunications.communicationscommunication . By this daring featfeat-

offe-

atfeat-

offe-

atfeat-

offe-

atof the Ninth Infantry the flank troopetroopstrope werewere-

able

wear-

able

were-

able

wear-

able

were-

able

wear-

ableable to advancea v ncenice much fester.festerfa.ster.fasterfaster.. . Rain , mud andand-

cover

an-

dover

and-

cover

an-

dover

and-

cover

an-

dover1

cover of darkness affordeda.fforded. the American TroopsTroops-

during

Treas-

uringTroops-

during

Treas-

uringTroops-

during

Treas-

uringduring this move into the assembly position , alsoalso-

the

Leso-

tho

also-

the

Leso-

tho

also-

the

Leso-

thothe ninightht march through the woods.woodswoods-

.For

Woo-

dswoods-

.For

Woo-

dswoods-

.For

Woo-

ds.

For the proper serving of troops in thethe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonfront line , the battalion and company kitchenkitchen-

sectionkitch-

enettekitchen-

sectionkitch-

enettekitchen-

sectionkitch-

enettesection should be so located thptthat the food cancan-

r'ca-

nrcan-

ercan-

be

ca-

ne.'r'r A >"

.$ ', be carried to the men if the situationtup.tiontuptiontuition8i . demandsdema.nds. it.itit.-

By

it-

'd

it.-

By

it-

'd

it.-

By

it-

'd

.\

By proper and constant liaison with P.O.POP.P. C.C. RegimentRegiment-

and

Regimen-

tedand Battalion , the Supply Company can furnish thethe-

requirements})...fi/.fi.requirements.firequirements/. of all concerned.concerned. It is necessarynecessa-ryc

necessary-

thatnecess-

ary.

. . . . .. ... c,<'

that all routes to the front be reconnoiteredreconnoitere-

djreconnoitere-

di

reconnoitered-

by

reconnoiter-ed

j <

i}i/ by a mounted officer or noncommissioned officer.officerofficer.-y

office-r

officer.-

Thisoffi-

cerofficer.-

Thisoffi-

cer.

'

_y/- This was very valuable going through the differentdifferentt-

ownsdiffer-

entdifferentt-

ownsdiffer-

entdifferentt-

ownsdiffer-

enttowns at night , and especially in getting thethe-

rations

ite-

rations

the-

ratione

ite-

rationthe-

rations

ite-

rationsrationsrationerationed forward.forward. At times we were issued too muchmuohmouthmuch-

food

mu-

chmuoh-

food

nonf-

ood

much-

food

mu-

ch. -- . . . . . . . . - . . ..... ,..., . . . . , ." ....... .... .- . _- . _- .. . . , . .. . S.wSw.-. . ..ww. a..w.w-..food-. . ,. ,_ . .. .from. , 4.4..'r.r.rwrw.' ... '. ... '. . .II.

the*_*n-n- *.'*. .

railhead. _.. - . .

,-lala-.. .and

IMrrIMA.IMrrIMAMarimba.*..*., *."

d., .

havingha.v1nghav1ng.

..' .M1wrp_ . ...

no.

placeplaoews.awsaWA_ .. ....\: . .

totoS-.w

to-es

.

carry or store it , we naturally passed it on toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe companies who I knew never ate it all oror-

could

fo-

rceful

or-

could

fo-

rceful

or-

could

fo-

rcefulcould they carry it on the rationra.tion. carts then.thenthen-

.provided

tem-

porized.,.. .

provided for its transportation.transportationtransportation.-

Fresh

transporta-tion

.

Fresh beef wasWB.SWBSBS. alsoaleoaloe issued when thethe-

troops

tre-

etopsthe-

troops

tre-

etopsthe-

troops

tre-

etopstroops were in the heat of battle.battle. This meatmea.tmeat-

was

man-

tas

mea.t-

wes

ma-

tes

meat-

was

man-

tas

.

waswes, cooked up as soon asB.SBS. possible.possible. Then againaga.inagai-ns

again-

itaga.i-

nit

again-

st

agai-

n.

s

it had to be hauled along the road until aa-

convenient

c-

onvenient

a-

convenient

c-

onvenient

a-

convenient

c-

onvenientconvenient placeplaoe could be found to oookcook same.samesame-

.This

smit-

hies

same-

.This

smit-

hies

same-

.This

smit-

hies

.

This sometimes was not satisfactory for frontfront-

line

front-

line

front-

lineline troops.troops. The Supply Company and rear elementselement-

sM

elements-

had

eleme-nts

M( (-

\ had more freshtrelhTel meat than the men in forward echelon.echeloneohelon.eohelonechelon.-

The

echel-on

., ;( l /AA/A-

n/nn/ 1 r, ) The necessityneoesa1ty of conservingoonserving reservereserveI-

'

reserve-

I

reserv-

e

\ r * Tr /\TheThef\f\k-k11 /\I'I',-k"k.J\j./.Jj."

.if'if\

'

./ ,-'

"

" " " '-' .. _ . . .-n-nn=:::3r----3r3r-

line

--.. -_ -_ -'

on the soldier should be stressed.stressedstressed.-

The

stress-ed

.

The regimental field train shouldhould carryearryGearycarry-

or

earry-

or

carry-

on

err-oror have some quick method of resupplyingreapplying withwith-

reserve

whith-

ersoever

with-

reserve

whith-

ersoever

with-

reserve

whith-

ersoeverreserve rationsra.tions. , as during this period the roadsroads-

in

roa-dsin thetbetube regimental endand Division Sector were atat-

firstat-

hirst

at-

firstat-

hirst

at-

firstat-

hirstfirst impassable and sfterfterAftersifter November 3d werewer-

eentirely

w-eenie

wer-

eentirely

w-eenie

wer-

eentirely

w-eenieentirely impassable.impassableimpB.sseble.impBsseble. . Due to this factfeet, there wasWB.SWBSBSwas-

some

ass-

ume

WB.-

Ssome

was-

some

ass-

ume

.

some shortage of rations for two or three days.daysdays.-v

day-s

days-

.After

days-

.After

..

.v1'] 6.,i

I'

\, . . After the divisionsdlvi sionsscions on our left andend right advanceda.dvanced. ,

the roads through their areas were used for gettinggetting-

up

gettin-gup rations and ammunitions and conditions improved.improvedimproved.-

The

improv-

ed.

The troops went into battle with the full supolysupplysupply-

of

supp-

lyJ-J),

-tftf'tf'-

Jtf-

J'

of ammunition which proved sufficient for allall-

purposes

al-

luresall-

purposes

al-

luresall-

purposes

al-

lurespurposes , but there waswa.ewaewade. a shortage of rationsra.tlonsratlons. forfort-

wofo-

rtfort-

wofo-

rtfort-

wofo-

rttwo or three days and it waswa impossible to supplysupply-

the

supp-

lythe sajnesamesane to the front lines.lines. During this periodperiod-

the

peri-odthe men subsisted on very scant rations and uponupon-

what

up-on

upon-

whsJt

upto-

wns

upon-

what

up-onwhatwhsJtwhist waswa.s. captured from the enemy and taken from thethe-

dead.

thre-

aded

the-

dead.

thre-

aded

the-

dead.

thre-

adeddead.dead. *.

The necessitynecessity'necessity'ofnecessityof' of training men to handlehandle-

animal

had-ean

handle-

animal

had-ean

handle-

animal

had-eananimal or motor drawn transportation for the purposepurpose-

of

purpo-seof handling supplies for combat troops cannot beb-

eYb-

evybe-

stressed

be-

strewed\YY\.,:1 ' stressed too strongly.stronglystrongly.-

I

strongl-y

.

I know that if the Supply Company of thethe-

Ninth

Ath-

enian

the-

Ninth

Ath-

enian. ,

Ninth Infantry was not trained in every detail ofof-

supply

to-

ssupof-

supply

to-

ssupof-

supply

to-

ssupsupply and handling of animal drawn transportation ,

the Ninth Infantry would not have been so fortunatefortunate-

while

fortun-ate

fortunate-

while

fortun-ate

fortunate-

while

fortun-atewhile maneuvering through the battle fields ofof-

France.

of-

fence

of-

Franoe.

co-

fferdam

of-

France.

of-

fenceFrance.FranceFranoe.Franoe. It was a well organized and disciplineddisoiplineddisciplined-

organization.disci-

plineddisoiplined-

organization.

disciplined-

organization.disci-

plinedorganization.organization . The appearanceappearanoe of its train eveneven-

during

even-

tuating

even-

during

even-

tuating

even-

during

even-

tuatingduring combatoombat conditions was excellent.excellentexcellent.-

23

excellent-

23

.

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i

23-

1

23-

on

22-_

LESSONSLESSONS-

The

Lesso-nsThe lessons to be learned may be summarizedsumnarizedsummarized-

as

sumnarized-

as

summariz-

edas, followsllowslowsfo :

1.1. Contact with the enemy is1s most important.importantimnortant.imnortant.f

2.2. The failure of the GermansGermane to maintainmaintain-

contactmain-

tainmaintain-

contactmain-

tainmaintain-

contactmain-

taincontact with the Ninth Infantry in the BelvalBevelBelval-

Forest

Bela-bors

Belval-

Forest

Bela-bors

Belval-

Forest

Bela-borsForest simplified the march through the woods andan-

dtheir

an-

theran-

dtheir

an-

theran-

dtheir

an-

thertheir surprise at La TuilerieTuiler1eToiletries Ferrae.FerraeFerme.FermeFerree.FerreeFerriageFemmeFerretedFerrae-

.Careful

Ferme-

.Careful

Ferree-

.Careful

.

CarefulCarefulplanningCarefulplanning-planning- andend preparationpre-pare.tionprepare.tionparathion-

. PSB toto-

night

to-

night

to-

nightnight marching when the enemy ieis retreating andand-

each

An-

drea

and-

each

An-

drea

and-

each

An-

dreaeach, one being coached in the part he was to playplay-

were

pla-yer

play-

were

pla-yer

play-

were

pla-yerwere a big factor in this successful movement.movementmovement.-

By

moveme-

nt

.

By believing that the troopstrootroop e had plentylentylenityplenty-

of

plen-ty

lenty-

of

lent-o,,

;II of food endand dumping the rations on the side of thethe-

road

He-

rodthe-

road

He-

rodthe-

road

He-

rodroad is1s a mission not fulfilled until the troopstroops-

have

troo-ps

troops-

have

troo-ps

troops-

have

troo-pshave food.food. On this particular rush of the NinthNinth-

Infantry

Ninth-

Infantry

Ninth-

InfantryInfantry through the Forest de BelvalBevel and on toto-

Beaumont

t-ableau

to-

Beaumont

t-ableau

to-

Beaumont

t-ableauBeaumont , the troops lost or cast away most ofo-

ff

of-

their

o-

therof-

their

o-

therf \ their reserve rationsr tionsions , which brings home the factfact-

that

fath-

eadfact-

that

fath-

eadfact-

that

fath-

ead>9. . . .-. . . . . _. . that they must be closely guarded by eacheaohLeah individual.individualindividual.-

Xindividual.'Mf-

WindividualMf-

Windividu-al

.'MfW-/'Mf-WMf-WM-W'MfW46wI.MfW46wI.'../ . .46wI.46wI. .. . . '

rRwtwaerrata....- ...'"

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Then/ { ,,_ .Then again , not to send more food to the""troopsthetroopstreetopsthe""troops-

than

thetroopst-

hantherap-

istthe troopstroops-

than

troo-ps

w

. .. . ...- .

X/ than it can properly handle with its limitedlimite-d4l

limited-

transportation

limited-

transportation4l4l-Vix/j,1'j10-)/0-)00)j-,1'0j-1

'

, )'VixIx, transportation on the march.marchmaroh.marohmacromarch-

.Flour

Ma-rch

maroh-

.Flour

march-

.Flour

Ma-rch

.

Flour was found not suitable as a frontfront-

line' . "/ line rationrat ion and should be held in the largerle.rgerlergerle.rger-

supply

larger-

supply

lag-ers

.

////. .

,..,Kg!

' ') GI

supply depots.depotsdepotdepot-s.'v

depo-tsv dep-ots

s.s. .

' ' /\'v'vv_\ ._ I

Due to the rapid movement of thethe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinthe-

regiment

th-

ereinregiment during this.phasethisphaseshipshapethis.this. phase of operations and thethe-

few

th-

eethe-

few

th-

eeIJ/I-

J23

*

few roads leading north within our sector mademad-

ethe

mad-

dest

mad-

ethe

mad-

dest

mad-

ethe

mad-

destthe roads more congestedoongested with animal and motormotor-

drawn

moto-

rman

motor-

drawn

moto-

rman[ drawn transportation.transportation . ; The rainy weather and thethe-

33

the-

23.

the-

23-33-33-23-23-23.23.-33-

I

23-

f

23-

LESSONS

-..

4.; .

1

type ofo f roads causedcauscauls d manymenymen vehicles to mire upup-

and

up-

land

up-

and

up-

land

up-

and

up-

landand hold the long column for hours.hours. The problemproblem-

was

probl-emwas to get the rations forward to the regiment ,

but no matter how fast or whatever happened thethe-

train

ter-

rainthe-

train

ter-

rainthe-

train

ter-

raintrain could not leaveleevesleeve, the column to go ahead.aheadahead.-

On

ahe-ad

.

On accountB.ccountBccount. of the slow moving-movingmovingfieldmoving- field train it isis-

necessary

in-

tercessory

is-

necess

int-

ercessor

is-

necessary

in-

tercessorynecessarynecessexcess ,ry that the troops be abundantly suppliedsupplied-

with

supplie-

dwisuppl-

iedwithwi th reserve rationsrat1one, and the troperDroperproperDropper> kind ofof-

C

o-

f

of-

vehicle

o-

vernice,

r?( ) CQI{ vehicle to transport same./same.seme./seme.samesemensame.Inseme.Insameseeing. /,/

;

In this way thethe-

combat

the-

ocratthe-

comba.t

the-

ocratthe-

combat

the-

ocratcombatcomba.t. train whichwbich the ration cart is a part ofof-

is

off-

ish

of-

is

off-

ish

of-

i

o-

fisi s up withwi th its company or battalion with enoughenough-

food

enou-

ghenough-

food

enou-

ghenough-

food

enou-

ghfood to forestall any delay on the part of thethe-

field

She-

ffield

the-

field

She-

ffield

the-

field

She-

ffield, .-...",

field train , which is usually far enough to thethe-

rear

the-

reat

the-

rear

the-

reat

the-

rear

the-

reatrear to be mixed up with the other elementselemelemi ntsants onon-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

ontethe road.road.

CONCLUSIONOONCLU8IONCONCLUSION-

The

OONCLU8ION-

The

Conclusi-on

oONCI.OSIONCIOSICONCISION. 0101-

TheThe Germans at the battle of the MeuseMuseMeuse-

Argonne

Meuse-

Argonne

Meuse-

ArgonneArgonneJargoned knew they were beaten when the cuttingcutting-

of

cuttin-gof the Sedan railroad hadha.d. practicallypra.ct1callypract1cally. cut thethe-

German

ste-

ersman

the-

German

ste-

ersman

the-

German

ste-

ersmanGerman Army in two.two. The greater part of it waswa-

snorth

as-

sortwa-

snorth

as-

sortwa-

snorth

as-

sortnorth of Sedan and if it had had any reservesreserves-

they

reser-ves

reserves-

they

reser-ves

reserves-

they

reser-vesthey would have to come only by the round-aboutroundaboutroundabout-

routeroundab-

outroundabout-

routeroundab-

outroundabout-

routeroundab-

out-

\

I

:

/ .,.. , ' route through Belgium.Belgium. On the other hand asas-

our

s-our

as-

our

s-our

as-

our

s-ourS/,,/ our line and the British had approached nearernearer-

each

nea-rer

nearer-

each

nea-rer

nearer-

each

nea-rereach other and the French line getting shortershorter-

in

short-erin between , which would allow more troops forfor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtefor-

the

fo-

rtethe Lorraine front , where Joined with oursours-

alreadyto-

usledours-

alreadyto-

usledours-

alreadyto-

usledalready there they couldoouldGould present an overwhelmingoverwhelming-

foroe

overwhelming-

forceoverwhel-

ming. / "" "" , "

" "" , ., ' ,.' foroeforcefore against the Germans on that frontfront.front.-

The

fro-nt

front.-

The

fro-nt

*.

The ArmisticeArmistioe ventwent into effect just inin-

time

in-

tone

in-

time

in-

tone

in-

time

in-

tonetime to saveeave the GermansGermane from this threatenedthreatened-

24-24-24-2-

4S

24-

type

-

catastrophe.catastrophe. The high commcommandcommendnd of the GermanGerman-

ArmyGran-

aryGerman-

ArmyGran-

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ArmyGran-

aryArmy knew atB.tBt. thisthithin 8 time that conditionscondicondo tionetone backbsckback-

inbsck-

inbacki-

ngbusk-

in,

in Germany were getting worse all the timetime-

and

imp-

endtime-

and

imp-

endtime-

and

imp-

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Hought-

onon German soil.soilBoil.Boilsoil.f-

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