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BLANCBLANC MONTMONT , OCTOBER 1-21212-

Order

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MarineMarine superstitionBuperstition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-

MovementMovement of battalion . . . . 44-

LocationLocation of French army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-

LocationLocation of 2d Battalion 6th MarinesMarines.Marines.O-

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ApproachApproach to Somme-PySommePy- RiverRiver.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-

ExactExact location of our battalionbattalion-

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IncreaseIncrease of firefire.. . . . . . . . . . . . 66-

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ActionAction of battalion following . . . . . . . . . . . 77-

BattalionBattalionBatta110n in BoisB01s de Somme-PySommePySomme-Py.Py.- . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-

FrenchFrenchFrenoh troops retreatingretreat1ng.retreat1ngretreating.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-

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M-

atthias

at-

this

M-

atthiasthis time , in the small town of CourtisolCurtis - and we allallk-

new

alk-

anet

allk-

new

alk-

anet

allk-

new

alk-

anetknew thattha.t. we were on our waywa.y. to another fight.fightight.ightbightfight-

.It

fig-ht

f ight-

.It

right-

ist

.

It was with some misgiving that I left mym-

yold

m-

old

m-

yold

m-

old

m-

yold

m-

oldold battalion - the 2d of the 5th Marines - to whichwhich-

I

whic-

hI had been attached since my arrival in France.France. II-

had

J-

ihad

I-

had

J-

ihad

I-

had

J-

ihadhad successively gone through a defensive sector nearnear-

Verdun

ne-ared

near-

Verdun

ne-ared

near-

Verdun

ne-aredVerdun , through the engagements at Bois de BelleauBelle ,

SoissonsOrisons , MarbacheEarache Sector , and St.St. MihielMichel with thisthis-

battalion

this-

battalion

this-

battalionbattalion , and had been with it practicallypra.ctically. entirelyentirely-

sinceentir-

elyentirely-

sinceentir-

elyentirely-

sinceentir-

elysince its initial baptism of fire.fire. All of these batbat-bat-

talions

bat-

talions

bat-

talions

¬-

talionstalons were inclined to be clannish , and any officerofficerc-

omingoffi-

cerofficer-

co

offic-er

officerc-

omingoffi-

cercomingco ingKing from another battalionbittalion to take command of aa-

company

a-

ccompany

a-

company

a-

ccompany

a-

company

a-

ccompanycompany was apt to be looked upon as an intruder.intruderintruder.-

I

intrude-r

.

I knew but one officer already attached toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe company of which I was to assume commandcommand. ,. ,4nd4nd, ndd II-

was

W-

asI-

was

W-

asI-

was

W-

aswas entirely ignorant of the type of men I would find ,

and of their morale , or their manner of responding toto-

my

To-

mmy

to-

my

To-

mmy

to-

my

To-

mmymy orders in battle.battle. The day following my assumingassumingc-

ommand

assu-ming

assumingo-

ommand

assu-ming

assumingc-

ommand

assu-mingcommandoommand - September 29 - an incident was forced uponupon-

me

po-neme which I believe gave me a greater hold on my menme-

nthan

met-

hane

me-

nthan

met-

hane

me-

nthan

met-

hanethan days of drilling and training might have done.donedone.-

Upon

do-ne

done.-

Upon

do-ne

done.-

Upon

do-ne

.

Upon receivingreoeiving the order to "rollroll" packspaokspalookas and stand by"byby"-

to

by-

to

by-

te

by"-

to

by-

to

by-

te

by"-

to

by-

to

by-

te

"

to move closer to the front lines , I proceededprooeeded alonealone-

from

alm-oner

alone-

from

alm-oner

alone-

from

alm-onerfrom my companyoompany officeoffioe to a farm-yardfarmyard- where my companyoompanycompany-

was

oompany-

was

compa-

nywas having itsit.it. evening meal.meal. I had not , until then ,

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IN

such orders so soon.soon. As I turned aroundaroupd the wall ,

which partially inclosedunclosed the farm-yardfarmyard- , I noticed aa-

slightly

s-

lightlya-

slightly

s-

lightlya-

slightly

s-

lightlyslightly intoxicated man , under the carecaxeaxe of several ofof-

his

oa-

fish

of-

his

oa-

fish

of-

his

oa-

fishhis "buddies"buddies" " . He waswa.s. a large individual , and it waswa-

sapparent

wa-

sapparent

wa-

sapparentapparent that it required the efforts of these friendsfriends-

to

frien-dsto keep him in the "chowchow" line"line" . As I came up to thisthis-

group

th-

isthis-

group

th-

isthis-

group

th-

isgroup , I overheard someone say to this man : "PipePipe"Pipe-

downl

Piped-

ownl

Pied-

mont

"Pipe-

down

Piped-

own

Pied-mont

"Pipe-

downs

Piped-

owns

Pied-monts

"

downldowndowns! Here comesconies the new company commander"commander" ; and hishis-

reply

chi-

rpily

his-

reply

chi-

rpily

his-

reply

chi-

rpilyreply was of such forceful vulgarityvulgarivulgarty thattha.t. I was requiredrequired-

to

require-

dto show them all my future policy then'andthenandAthenianthen'

and there.there. II-

walked

W-

alked

I-

walked

W-

alked

I-

walked

W-

alkedwalked over to himhi m , and withoutwi thouttout sayingsa.ying. a word , I hithit-

him

hitc-

hing

hihit-

him

hitc-

hing

tt-him

t-

hinhim on the jaw with my closed fist , knocking him down.downdown-

.I

dow-

n

.

I then ordered his friends to take him to his billet ,

put his pack on him - and return him to me.me. Then ,

after giving the noncommissioned officers their orders ,

I went to my office.office. It may be of some interest toto-

insert

t-oner

to-

insert

t-oner

to-

insert

t-onerinsert here the fact that this same private who I hithit-

ishi-

tshit-

ishi-

tshit-

ishi-

tsis now a lieutenant in the Marines , and has recentlyrecently-

brought

rece-ntly

recently-

brought

rece-ntly

recently-

brought

rece-ntlybrought both to himself , and to the corps , great honorhonor-

through

hor-nwort

honor-

through

hor-nwort

honor-

through

hor-nwortthrough his excellentexoellent work in Nicaragua.NicaraguaNioaragua.NioaraguaNicaragua.-

I

Nioaragua.-

I

Nicaragu-a

.

I have tried so far to show my state of mindmind-

before

inte-

rferemind-

before

inte-

rferemind-

before

inte-

rferebefore going into a fight with a brand-newbrandnew- companyoompany ,

who was as strange to me as I was to them , and we werewere-

to

wher-

eto

were-

to

wher-

eto

were-

to

wher-

etoto have ahead of us a very difficultdifficult few days.days. TheseTheaeTheeThese-

days

Tues-

days

Theae-

days

Head-

way

These-

days

Tues-

daysdays constituted the Battle of BlancBlanoBlanco Mont , which provedproved-

to

prov-

edto be one of the most decisivedeoisive , and trying battles inin-

which

I-

ndic

in-

whioh

in-

which

I-

ndicwhichwhioh the 2d24 Division was engaged.engagedengaged."f-

l"

engaged-

fl

engage-

d

.

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such

2-

such

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

BLANOBLANCBLANCO KONTMONTONTKON-

TOctober

MON-

TOctober

Mo-

nocot"ON-

TOctober

Con-

fectionerOctober 1-2121 - 2 , 19181918-

The

1918-

The

19-18r 1918-

TherThe following order was published to thethe-

several

the-

mselves

the-

several

the-

mselves

the-

several

the-

mselvesseveral units of the 2dZd Division by its commandingconwandingcommandin-

gofficer

comma-nding

conwandin-

gofficer

comma-nding

commandin-

gofficer

comma-ndingofficer on October 1-11-

(1)

1-

11-

(1)

1-

11-

I'M

1-

IM

: -

I'MIM"' (1)1( ) The greatest battles in the world'sworldsworld's-

historyworlds-

historyworl-

dliestworld's-

historyworlds-

historyworl-

dliestworld's-

historyworlds-

historyworl-

dliest'

history are now beingbeinbegin fought.fought. The Allies are attackingattacking-

successfullyatta-

ckingattacking-

successfullyatta-

ckingattacking-

successfullyatta-

ckingsuccessfully on all ffonts.ffontsfonts. The valiant Belgian armyarmy-

has

Ary-

ans

army-

has

Ary-

ans

army-

has

Ary-

anshas surprised and defeated the enemy in Flanders ; thethe-

English

te-

eingthe-

English

te-

eingthe-

English

te-

eingEnglish , who have been attacking the enemy withoutwithout-

ceasingwit-

houtwithout-

ceasingwit-

houtwithout-

ceasingwit-

houtceasing since August 8 , have advanced beyond thethe-

Kindenburg

He-

idelbergthe-

Bindenburg

He-

idelbergthe-

Hindenburg

He-

idelbergKindenburgBindenburgHindenburgHindenberg Line between CambraiCambra.1Cambra1Cambra.iCambrian. and St.St. JuentinQuentinQuenQueen( tin , capcap-cap-

turing

cap-

turing

cap-

turing

¬-

turing thousands of prisoners and hundredshundrdds of cannon ;

the heroic Allied army of the Orient has decisivelydecisively-

defeateddecisi-

velydecisively-

defeateddecisi-

velydecisively-

defeateddecisi-

velydefeated the BulgarsBuglers ; the British have captured 50,0005000050,000-

prisoners

50000-

prisoners

50,000-

prisoners

50000-

prisoners

50,000-

prisoners

50000-

prisoners

,

prisoners in eUestineeBtineP.estinePestineequestrianentwineDestineP$. and have inflicted a mortal blowblow-

on

blo-wnon the Turk ; and our own First Army and the FourthFourth-

FrenchFo-

urthFourth-

FrenchFo-

urthFourth-

FrenchFo-

urthFrench Army have alreadyalrea.dy. gained much success in thethe-

preliminaryt-

hereinthe-

preliminaryt-

hereinthe-

preliminaryt-

hereinpreliminary stages of their attack between the MeuseMuseMeuse-

and

Med-

usa

Meuse-

and

Med-

usa

Meuse-

and

Med-

usaand the SuippeSipped Rivers.Rivers.

11(2)112" (3)3( ) Owing to its world-wideworldwide- reputation forfor-

skill

for-

esail

fofo-

skillf-

ossil

for-

skill

for-

esailskill and valor , the SecondSeoond Division was selectedseleoted byby-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-ytethe Commander-in-ChiefCommanderinChief- - of'of'

the Allied armies as hishis-

special

dis-

sociable

his-

special

dis-

sociable

his-

special

dis-

sociablespecial reserve , and has been held in readiness toto-

strike

os-

triches

to-

strike

os-

triches

to-

strike

os-

trichesstrike a swift and powerful blow at the vital point ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe enemy1senemy'senemysenemy' line.line. The hour to move forward has nownow-

come

new-

comer

now-

come

new-

comer

now-

oome

new-

comercomeoomeNome , and I am confidentoonfident that our division will11'11111111' piercepierqepierce-

the

pierqe-

the

pier-ce

perme-

atethe enemy1senemy'senemysenemy' line , and onoeonceone more gloriously defeat thethe-

enemy

He-

nley

thee-

nemy.

He-

nley

thee-

nemy.

He-

nleyenemyenemy.*.

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BLANC

3-

BLANC

-

This was the first inklingintlininline that we had hadhad-

of

hand-

off

had-

of

hand-

off

had-

of

hand-

offof what the coming days might hold for us.us. This orderorder-

servedbor-

dererorder-

servedbor-

dererorder-

servedbor-

dererserved to carry out one of our superstitions peculiarpeculiar-

to

peculi-arto the Marine Brigade ; as we prepared to get into thethe-

camions

the-

rmions

the-

camions

the-

rmions

the-

camions

the-

rmionscamions we noticed that they were "beingbeing" driven byby-

French

B-

yronic

by-

French

B-

yronic

by-

French

B-

yronicFrench Colonials , and it had been our previous experienceexperience-

that

experie-ncethat on each occasion of these men conducting us to thethe-

Front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonFront , it had proved to be always to a very tough sector.sectorsector.-

So

secto-

rs.,

So none ofot utiuBuuui were surprised at the general tone of ourour-

commander's

our-

commanders

our-

commander's

our-

commanders

our-

commander's

our-

commanderscommander'scommanders' order , and the men , in particular , commentedcommented-

on

comment-

edon their "hunch"hunch" " .

On the night of October 1-212- , we moved intointo-

a

int-oa position just south of 8omme-Py8ommePySomme-PySomme- , relieving a battalionbattalion-

of

battalio-nof the 219th French Infantry.Infantry. The relief was completedcompleted-

at

completed-

B.t

complet-

edI\JJ\J-

(2)J-2(2)2( ) SecondSecon-

dDivisionSec-ondedSecon-dDivisionSec-ondedSecon-dDivisionSec-onded

atB.tBt. 3:303303 : 30 AM , OctoberOc toberTiber 2 , 1818.18181918.1918. (2)2( ) ( Special Map No 1)11)-

The

1-

The

1)-

The

1-

The

1)-

The

1-

The

)

DivisionDivision-Vol.

Divisi-on( Vol.VolViol. VII ) The day of October 2 passed very quietly ,

except for intermittent shelling.shelling. It was at this timetime-

that

time-

table

time-

that

time-

table

time-

that

time-

tablethat we learned a little something of the nature ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe sector over which we were to fight ; and we tooktook-

this

toot-

hiest

took-

this

toot-

hiest

took-

this

toot-

hiestthis opportunity to impress upon our men that we mustmus-

tattain

Mu-

stafamus-

tattain

Mu-

stafamus-

tattain

Mu-

stafaattain our objectives no matter what the cost.costoost.oostboostcost.-

"General

cost-

General

co-ngener

oost.-

"Genera

oost-

Genera

obs-

cenercost.-

"General

cost-

General

co-ngener

.

"GeneralGeneral"GeneraGenera" Oouraud'sOouraudsGouraud'sGouraudsGouraud'GouraudGourmandsGourmand' s army had been stoppedstoppeistopplestopped-

juststopp-

edstoppei-

juststop-

plestopped-

juststopp-

edjust north of 8omme-Py.8ommePy.8ommePy.Somme-py.Somme- . In its immediate front werewere-

the

wri-

the

were-

the

wri-

the

were-

the

wri-

thethe last and strongest trenchtrenoh lines of the positionpositiont-

hroughposi-

tionpositiont-

hroughposi-

tionpositiont-

hroughposi-

tionthrough whichwhioh they had been advancingadvanoing , and farther toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe north was the high ground for which the French hadhad-

spent

ha-

ndset

had-

spent

ha-

ndset

had-

spent

ha-

ndsetspent so many lives in 1917.1917. The wooded height , Blanc-BlancBlano-BlanoBlancoBlanc-

Mont

Bla-nco

Blano-

Mont

Abando-

nment

Blanc-

Mont

Bla-nco

-

Mont , just northwest of Somme-PySommePy- , was a part of thatthat-

high

thatc-

hing

that-

high

thatc-

hing

that-

high

thatc-

hinghigh ground and the key to the German defense system.systemIrit.m.Iritmeyitem.eyitemBirgiteyrie. . "

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This

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4-

2

-

At 6:30630: PM on this date the 2d BattalionBa.ttalion. ,

6th Marines had taken position in the trenches SssenIssenEssenAssentIssnLessenSssen-

and

Sassen-

ach

Issen-

and

Disso-

nant(4)4( ) SecondSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-onded

and ElttaElbaEtta, facing north.north. (4)4( ) ( See SpecialSpecial.. Map No 1)11)-

The

1-

The

1)-

The

1-

The

1)-

Division1-

Division)

Division ,( Vol.VolViol. VII ) The weather up to this time had been excellent , andand-

the

anth-

em

and-

the

anth-

em

and-

the

anth-

emthe morale of my companyoompany was very high.high. As in formerformerrformer-

engagements

former-

engagements

formerr-

engagementsengagements , the men were anxious to get into battlebattle-

and

batte-ned

battle-

and

batte-ned

battle-

and

batte-nedand be done with it.it. The food supply was none tootoo-

goodt-

ogtoo-

goodt-

ogtoo-

goodt-

oggood , and before nightfall , we were ordered to fillfill-our

flo-ur

fill-our

flo-ur

fill-our

flo-urour canteens and to conserve this supply as much asa.8a8as-

possible.

a-

ppositea.-

8possible.

a8-

possible

as-

possible.

a-

pposite.

possible.possible.

During the night a few shells fell in ourour-

area

cu-

rare

our-

area

cu-

rare

our-

area

cu-

rarearea ; the sky all along our front was lighted up withwith-

signal

wi-thin

with-

signal

wi-thin

with-

signal

wi-thinsignal rockets , and the occasionalocca.sional. glare of an ammualmnu-almnuammu-ammoalumnusamm-

unition

almn-

unition

amm-

unition

amm-

unition

¬-

nitionnotion dump going up.upup.-

OCTOBER

up.-

OCTOBER

.

OCTOBER 3 , 19181918-

At

1918-

At

1918-

AtAt 5:00500: AM my battalion was ordered to taketake-

position

tran-

sposition

take-

poslta-

ketake-

position

tran-

spositionpositionposlpos tlontalon west of Somme-PySommePy- , south of railroadra.ilroad. tracks ,

being the second battalion in line of the 5th Regiment.Regiment.

(5)5(55( ) SecondSeoondSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSeoon-dDivisionSecond-DivisionSec-onded

(5)5( ) ( See Special Map No 1)1) We then learned of thethe-

plan

the-

spian

the-

plan

the-

spian

the-

plan

the-

spianDivisionDivision-

Vol.Divisi-on( Vol.VolViol. VII ) plan of attackattaok of the 6th Regiment , its boundariesboundaries-

and

boundar-ies(6)6( ) SecondSecond-

DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-onded

and its objectives.objectives. (6)6( ) ( Special Map No 1)1) . The 6th6th-

Regiment

6th-

Regiment

6th-

RegimentDivisionDivision-

Vol.Divisi-on( Vol.VolViol. VIIVI I ) Regiment was to "JumpJump" off11off"off" at 5:50550: AM , precededpreoeded fivefive-

minutes

five-

minutes

five-

minutesminutes earlier by a barrage , and were to advanceadvanoe atat-

the

ba-

the

at-

the

ba-

the

at-

the

ba-

thethe rate of a hundred metresmetes in four minutes.minutes. TheThe-

2d

The-

2d

The-

2d2d Battalion was to lead , followed by the 1stlot and 3d.3d.

(7)7( 7)7) SecondSeoondSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSeoon-dDivision

(7)7(7)-Division

7D-

ivision( )

DivisionDivisionV-01.

Division-V01

DivisionV-Ol.

Divisi-on( V01.V01VOl.VOlVTOL. VII ) From our positionpOlitionspoliation we couldoouldGould see the 6th6th-

Regiment

6th-

Regiment

6th-

RegimentRegiment advancingadvanoing over a rolling countryoountry , and it waswa-

splain

as-

lantwa-

splain

as-

lantwa-

splain

as-

lantplain to be seenleenlen at the very start they were beingbeingO-

CTOBER

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.= :". .._ .. . _! _ _ . _ , . . .__ . .__

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(4)

5-

4

5-

At

-

Seeing their comrades go down under this fire mademade-

our

Mad-

eira

made-

our

Mad-

eira

made-

our

Mad-

eiraour men all the more eager to be off to help them.themthem-

.After

ther-

eafter

them-

.After

ther-

eafter

them-

.After

ther-

eafter

.

After what seemed ages , our battalion followed thethe-

3d

the-

ad

thre-

ad

the-

2d3dad2d of the 5th Regiment at a distance of five hundredhundred-

yards.

hund-red

hundred-

yards.

hund-red

hundred-

yards.

hund-red(8)8( ) SecondSecond-

DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-onded

yards.yards. (8)8( )


Divisi-on( Vol.VolViol. VII ) As we approached the Py River ( see SpecialSpecial-

Map

Spec-ial

Special-

Map

Spec-ial

Special-

Map

Spec-ialMap No 1)11).o) ,

. I cautioned my platoon leaders to keepkeep-

theirke-ptkeep-

theirke-ptkeep-

theirke-pttheir platoons well in hand , as I had observed thethe-

battalionste-

arstainsthe-

battalionste-

arstainsthe-

battalionste-

arstainsbattalions ahead of me having difficulty in gettinggetting-

over

getti-ngover the foot-bridgesfootbridges- , and we were already under artilartil-artilyartil-lery

artil-lery

artil-lery

¬-leryleery fire.fire. My company was the second in line on the leftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftflank of our battalion , which was likewise the leftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftflank of the 4th Brigade.Brigade. We were to follow a bearingbearing-

of

bearin-gof three hundred and forty-fivefortyfive- degrees , and to keepkeep-

our

kee-

per

keep-

our

kee-

per

keep-

our

kee-

perour left flank on the line from.

point366.9point3669pOintjpOintpoint266.9point2669. - . '

] 266.92669. - 376.73767276..7276.72767276.,7.., ., toto-

point

T-

opcon(9)9( ) SecondSecond-DivisionSec-ondedSecond-DivisionSec-onded

point 365.63656265.62656. - 380.5.3805.3805280.5.2805.2805. . (9)9( ) ( See Special Map No 1)11)-

When

1-

When

1)-

Division1-

Division)


Divisi-on"

. . _ .

( Vol.VolViol. VII ) When the leading battalion of the 5th RegiRegi-RegisRegi-

ment

Regi-

ment

Regi-

ment

¬-

mentmeant came abreast of the placeplaoe where the 6th RegimentRegiment-

had

Regime-

ntal

Regimen-

thad"

Regime-

nthad

Regim-

entalhadhad"had"jumpedjumped" off"off" ( see Map No 1)1) , I1! saw them taketa.ke. up aa-

different

d-

ifferenta-

different

d-

ifferenta-

different

d-

ifferentdifferent formation , and saw that they eased off toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe right.right. By the time that my battalion arrived atat-

this

M-

atthias

at-

this

M-

atthias

at-

this

M-

atthiasthis same placeplaoe we-werewewere.. -. ..rere. subjected to machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- fire ,

and also heavier artillery firing.firing., On my own initiativeinitiative-

I

initiativ-eI deployed my companyoompoomph nyy into section columnsoolumns.oolumns,. and sentsent-

word

sen-

ator

sent-

word

sen-

ator

sent-

word

sen-

atorword to my left flank platoon to try and discoverdisoover fromfrom-

what

flow-

chart

from-

what

flow-

chart

from-

what

flow-

chartwhat spot this machine-gunmachinegunmaohine-gunmaohine- firing was coming.coming. I likelike-like-

wise

like-

wise

like-

wise

¬-

wise gave way to the right , and sent word to my batbat-bat-

talion

bat-

talion

bat-

talion

¬-

taliontalon commanderoommander that the left flank seemed to be "upup"up-

in

up-

in

unp-

in

"up-

in

up-

in

unp-

in

"up-

in

up-

in

unp-

in

"

in the air1airlairNailcairn* , and that I did not believe the FrenchrTenchTrench hadhad'l"-

'r"

had-

lr

handl-

er' " ' "

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dodo-

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It later developed that the battalion followfollow-follow-

ing

follow-

ing

follow-

ing

¬-ingKing us was compelled to send a company over to the spot ,

from which we had been fired on , on our left flankflank-

and

flank-

edflank-

and

flank-

ed<*

and they succeeded in reducing these machine-gunmachinegun- nests ,

and were able to "hookhook" up"up" with the French at that(10)10( ) SecondSecond-

DivisionSec-onded

point.point. (10)10(10)-

Vol

10-Vol

(10)-Division

10-Division

( )


Divisi-on?( VolVol.Viol!. VII ) Upon reaching the Bois de Somme-PySommePy- ( seesee-

Special

se-

epedsee-

Special

se-

epedsee-

Special

se-

epedSpecial Map No 1)1) ,. our battalion halted , due to thethe-

factth-

reat

the-

factth-

reat

the-

factth-

reatfact that the fire on our left flank was becoming soso-

intense

oi-

ntments

so-

intense

oi-

ntments

so-

intense

oi-

ntmentsintense that I thought that an attackatta.ck. fromfrom. . thatthat-

direction

that-

direction

that-

directiondirection might be expected.expected. I faced my companyoompany duedue-

west

de-

wiest

due-

west

de-

wiest

due-

west

de-

wiestwest and "hookedhooked" up"up" with the 55th Company of the 2d2d-

Battalion

2d-

Battalion

2d-

BattalionBattalion who had done likewise.likewise. While in this positionpositions-

ome

positi-onssome French troops came through my lines , retreatingretrea.tingretreatingt-

owardsretrea-

tingretrea.tingt-

owardsretrea-

tingretreatingt-

owardsretrea-

ting.

towards the rear.rear. I had lost contactoontaotonto , by this time ,

with my right flank company , and I decided to go andand-

find

ca-

ndid

and-

find

ca-

ndid

and-

find

ca-

ndidfind Battalion Headquarters to make a report , in person ,

of what I had done - and also to report the fact ofof-

certain

fa-

cetingof-

oertain

co-

operating

of-

certain

fa-

cetingcertainoertainpertain elements of the French coming back through mym-

ylines.

by-

lines

m-

ylines.

by-

lines

m-

ylines.

by-

lineslines.lines.

While wandering through the woods I cameoamefoamedcame-

upon

Cam-

eron

oame-

upon

comeu-

ppance

came-

upon

Cam-

eronupon a German dug-outdugout- , and for no other reason than aa-

"hunch"

a-

hunch

h-

uncha-

"hunoh"

a-

hunoh

h-

uncha-

"hunch"

a-

hunch

h-

unch"hunch"hunch"hunoh"hunoh" " IIdeeDeedecidedidedaided to look into1n t.oto. it.it. About half-wayhalfwayhalfwayd-

ownhalfw-

ay-

down thethe'the-steps-leadingstepsleadingsteps-.l.ead1ngstepsl.ead1ng.l.ead1nglead1ngsteps--beadingbeadingthestepsbeading'- - . .- . into the dug-outdugout- , upon hearinghearing-

a

hearin-ga noise , I stopped and calledoalledcoaled out.out. My)4y4y) "runner"runner" " trhoWhotarotrho-

had

thr-

ead

Wh-

ohad

W-

hoa

Wh-

ohad

W-

hoahad accompaniedaooompanied me , dashed down ahead of me and reapreap-reap-

peared

reap-

peared

reap-

peared

¬-

pearedpearled almost immediately with twatwoWAtw > German soldiers.soldierssoldiers.-

We

soldie-rs

.

We took them to the top of the steps and questionedquestionedt-

hem.

questio-nedthem.them. They stated that our artillery barrage had beenbeen-

BO

been'-

M'

been-

M

been-

so

bee-

nBens-

on' . . "

.". " .'. ... .

..

.. .

. :...

. . ,

. .'./'M'-'M'M/.

'. . '_,

,-.- -

. . . .. BOso intense

, . .that. . . . . . , . . . , , .

they. . . .

had.

not.

been able to get backbaokbook--- - " - - ::::::::: =:: : .:.. ,-; ,;, ... .._ .. ._ " " ' " " ' . . '._ _ . ' . . '

. . . , ., .. . _ ,- '-"" "' - 'JJ : ; :: _ . , . . . .

: ;; ;.. . . . . . .

- ' ' ' " ;" - . . . . . ., _.. .. . .MMMMMMMM._ .. _ .*., .__ . _ . . ., . . . . .

OM _. . III" - " ' '' ' "

' .-- '"- ' rbujprrty.hrough-n.hroughnRupertthrough.fhr.ofhrofro.hroughnAndthatgrn1-.lJnths.tgrn1lJnths.tgrn1.lJnths.t- -And-thatAndthat-- affdgaffed;-that. 'our1)ur.1ur.1urnur-nurinurenuraanuran) .- . fttaofc-badfttaofcbadfuttocka# * ml-ml5-55Dad--Dad fonxace2Lf il i 3-33Qt-ttg.Q.- ...g.Q.gQg.Q-

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-7-7- 7-

It

7-

It

-

closely that they had neither time , nor the courage ,

to come out , and that they had been waiting for thethe'the-

darkness

ten-

dernessthe'-

darkness

thed-

arkness

ten-

derness

the-

darkness

ten-

derness

'

darkness to try and return to their own lines.lines. TheyThe-

yfurther

Ste-pfather

The-

yfurther

Ste-pfather

The-

yfurther

Ste-pfatherfurther stated that they had come into the lines thethe-

preceding

he-

npecking

the-

preced1

the-

preceding

he-

npeckingprecedingpreced1 ng night , and that they had no idea of wherewhere-

they

whe-

reat

where-

they

whe-

reat

where-

they

whe-

reatthey were , nor which direction they should take to getget-

back

set-

back

get-

back

set-

back

get-

back

set-

backback to their own outfit.outfit. They were well clothed ,

seemed to be in splendid physical condition and fromfrom-

what

flow-

chart

from-

what

flow-

chart

from-

what

flow-

chartwhat I could gather , they belonged to one of the betterbetterG-

ermanbitt-

ererbetterG-

ermanbitt-

ererbetterG-

ermanbitt-

ererGerman regiments.regiments. I proceeded with them , on toto-

Battalion

to-

Battalion

to-

BattalionBattalion Headquarters tot o make my report , and turnturn-

over

turn-

over

turn-

overover these prisoners.prisoners. My "runner"runner" " had been of muchmuc-

hassistance

muc-

hassistance

muc-

hassistanceassistance , as it was he who had served8erved as interpreterinterpreter-interpreter-

and

interpre-ter

-

and, I give him full creditcredit for the capture of thesethese-

men.

the-se

these-

men.

the-se

these-

men.

the-semen.men. This pleased him , and no doubt gave him a chancechanoecanoechance-

of

chanoe-

of

chan-ce

cano-

eof "soundingsounding". . off"offofflloffal" to his comradescomra.des. , withwi th graphic dede-

scriptions

de-dede-

scriptions

de-

scriptions

¬-

scriptionsascriptions of subduing these Germans in "hand-to-hand""handhandtohand""hand-to-handllhandllHandel"handtohand"c-

ombat.

handtohandc-

ombat

"handtohandllo-

ombat.

handtohandllo-

ombat

" - - "

combat.combatoombat.oombat.

I finally located the Battalion CommanderCommande-

rat

Command-

erat A:93A93: ( see SpecialSpeoial Map No 1)1) ,. and found that thethe-

battalion

te-

arstainthe-

battalion

te-

arstainthe-

battalion

te-

arstainbattalion had become somewhat scattered.scatteredsoattered.soatteredspattered. One companycompany-

was

compa-

nywas facing due east ; one north ; that whichwhioh had startedstarted-

ahead

star-ted

started-

ahead

star-ted

started-

ahead

star-tedahead of me was north , and my own was facingfaoingfavoring due west.west.

(11)11( ) SecondSeoondSeoond-Division

(11)11( ) ( See SketchSketoh No 1)1) These positions had to bebe-

Divisionbe-

devilingbe-

taken

be-

Divisionbe-

devilingDivisionDivision-Vol.

Division-Vol

Divisi-on( Vol.VolViol., V ) taken because ofor the fire on our left flank , and itit-

was

vi-

tas

it-

W&8

it-

W8

i tt-was

w-

aswasW&8W8& impossible1mposs1ble to tell whether or not the GermaneGermans werewer-

etrying

perv-

erting

were-

try1ng

wer-

etrying

perv-

ertingtryingtry1ng to get around and hit us from the rear.rear. WhileWhile-

at

Whi-

leat Battalion Headquarters I was informed that it waswas-

the

wa-

ste

was-

the

wa-

ste

was-

the

wa-

stethe intention to have usuS attackattaok through the 6th8th Regi-RegiRegisRegi.-

7

Regi-

7

Regi.t'-

4"w""K'

Regi-

t4wK

Reg-

ifthe.Re-

gister-

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closely

8-

closely

-

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had attained their objective.objective. ( See Special Map No 1)11)-

We

1-

We

1)-

We

1-

We

1)-

We

1-

We

)

We were at this time about a mile and a quarter fromfrom-

theirfrot-

hierfrom-

theirfrot-

hierfrom-

theirfrot-

hiertheir front lines , and I expressed my doubts to thethe-

battalion

te-

arstainthe-

battalion

te-

arstainthe-

battalion

te-

arstainbattalion commanderoommander as to the advisability of pullingpulling-

our

pulli-ngour Ibat.talionIbattalionbat.talionbattalion. from its present positionposiposit tionion , and increasingincreasing-

theincreasi-

ngthe size of the gap which I knew existed on our leftleftf-

lank.

left-

flle-

ftleftf-

lank.flank.flankfl ankYank .

I went back to my companyoompany and about 6:00600: PMPM-

I

M-

II was ordered to return to BattalionEattalion Headquarters , andand-

there

ad-

hereand-

there

ad-

hereand-

there

ad-

herethere found the regimental commander.commander. The latter inin-

formed

in-inin-

formed

in-

formed

¬-

formed us that we were to move with all possible speedspeed-

to

spee-

doto the rear of the 6th Regiment , and be prepared toto-

"jump

to-

jump

st-

oupto-

"jump

to-

jump

st-

oupto-

"jump

to-

jump

st-

oup"jumpjump" off"off" immediately.immediately. I again voicedvoioed my objectionobjeotion ,

and was backed up in this by the other company com-

manders

comoom-oomcom-boomoom-

manders

com-

manders

com-

manders

¬-

mandersmaunders of my battalion.battalion. We had had a hard enough timetime-

getting

ing-

otingtime-

getting

ing-

otingtime-

getting

ing-

otinggetting this far in the daylight , and it was easy toto-

see

th-

ose

to-

see

th-

ose

to-

see

th-

osesee with darkness coming on , and a woods to go through ,

that it would require infinite care to keep the comoom-oomcom-boomcom-

panies

oo-

mpinles

co-

mpiles

co-

mpnies

com-

panies

¬-

paniespinlespniespansiespilesponies$ , from becomingbeoomingbooming scattered.scatteredscattered.-

We

scattere-

d.

We returned to our companies and started toto-

our

to-

urto-

our

to-

urto-

our

to-

urour positions , whichwhioh were to be just in rear ofot thethe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonfront line battalion of the 6th Regiment.Regiment. I moved mymy-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancy into trench the east of the road thatthat-

runs

tantr-

ums

that-

runs

tantr-

ums

.company a along. . . . . that/thatV..

,,/.'runeruns along the east side of BlarkMont.BlarkMontClaremontBlBlaBlab ( ,)) Mont.Monton . ( See SpecialSpecial-

Map

Spec-ial

Special-

Map

Spec-ial

Special-

Map

Spec-ialMap No II - point N.N. ) I arrived there about 10:00100010 : 00 PMPM-

and

M-

andy

PM-

and

M-

andy

PM-

and

M-

andyand spent the rest of the night running backbaokbook and forthforth-

to

fort-

hto Battalion Headquarters.Headquarters . ( See SpecialSpeoial MapYap No II -

point L.L. ) I have never spent a more miserable nightnight-

in

knighti-

ngin my lifelife.*. WeIe were ooldcoldold and hungry , and there was a

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had

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on a limb.limblimb.II. II" On my last trip to Battalion HeadquartersHeadquarters-

I

Headquarter-

sI had been informed that we would "jumpjumpII" off"offofflloffal" at 6:006006:00A-

M

600A-

M

66:00A-

M

600A-

M

:0000:00-

AM

00A-

M

:

AM , and up until 3:00300: AM our support battalions werewer-

eprettyW-

ernerwer-

eprettyW-

ernerwer-

eprettyW-

ernerpretty well scattered.scattered. The 2d Battalion had one andan-

dthreequarters

an-

dthreequarters

an-

dthreequartersthree-quartersthreequarters- companiesoompanies , and the 1stlstlast Battalion had twotwo-

companies.

w-

oodman

two-

companies.

w-

oodman

two-

companies.

w-

oodmancompanies.companies. As far as I could learn the 6th RegimentRegimen-

tfas

Regime-

ntIRegime-

ntF

Regimen-

tasRegimen-

tals

Regim-ent

Regime-

nts,

.

fas"asasfads"*as scatteredsoasoak ttereduttered all around us.us. The French-hadFrenchhadFrench"'hadFrenchhadFrench -;""hadhad" ' not , as4s4s-

yet

BB-

rt

Ba-

rtrt'('yetyet' et j comeoomeNome up on our left , and if our attack proved toto-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oebe a success we would only be lengthening our leftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftflank ; and it looked like a simple matter , if thethe-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersmanGermans had reserves to throw in , for them to come inin-

on

n-

on

in-

on

n-

on

in-

on

n-

onon our left1 eftdeft and captureoapture the whole Marine Brigade.BrigadeErigade.ErigadeBrigade.O-

CTOBER

Brig-

adeBrigade.O-

CTOBER

Brig-

ade.

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We

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19181918-

We

1918-

We

:..

We "jumpedjumpedII" j umpeump d off"off0 f f II" at 6:00600: AM in the samesam-

eformation

ame-

lioration

Sam-

eformation

Am-

elioration

sam-

eformation

ame-

liorationformation we had used the day before , from in front ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe east and west road running from Blanc Mont toto-

Medeah

t-oned

to-

Medeah

t-oned

to-

Medeah

t-onedMedeahMeade PermeFermePermFemme , with the left flank of my company restingresting-

atrestin-

g. .

1I? at point(265.6point265.6point2656pointi .tt (( 265.62656: . :- 380.7538075280.7528075. ( seeBee SpecialSpeoial Map No II ) ,., andand-

immediately

un-

dimmedand-

immediately

un-

dimmed_ . _

F, immediatelyimmediately cameoamefoamed under heavy machine-gunmachinegun- and artilleryartillery-

fire.artille-

ryfire.fire. We managed to cross the narrow-gaugenarrowgauge- railroad inin-

our

In-

oue

in-

our

In-

oue

in-

our

In-

oueour immediate front ( see SpecialSpeoial Map No III I ) , and finallyfinally-

gainedfina-

llyfinally-

gained

fina-lly

finally-

gained

fina-llygained what I thought was some shelter at point S onon-

Special

un-

specialized

on-

Speoial

to-

nsorial

on-

Special

un-

specializedSpecialSpeoial Map No II , at the right of a road whichwhioh markedmarked-

the

marke-

ted

marked-

the

marke-

ted

marked-

the

marke-

tedthe left flank of my companyoompinycompanyhominy , at a distance of about

800 metresmetes beyond the railroad track.tracktraok.traok. Here we halted ,

and I sent a ""runner11runner11"runner"runner" to Battalion Headquarters toto-

report

to-

rporto-

report

to-

rporto-

report

to-

rporreport my position , and to tell them I had no contactoontaotontocontact-

with

cont-act

oontaot-

with

cont-ort

contact-

with

cont-actwith thetbetube companyoompany on my right , and that I thought thethe-

L"T

the-

LT

Et-

hel

the-

were

he-

wer_: .:;:: .

'

. L"TLT: "-:: '

. J.'UJU:" .'.: " 1: .

r:. _ . __ . _ _ '_ ' ._ . . Jj0flpiK&jrJj0flpiKjr?_Q'Q' &l ," " ' '9te&49te4&&. : : :

' of-2Wjba4-flk3d12Wjba4flk3d1of2Wjba4flk3d1Q -': .

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

were getting heavy fire on our left.left. The Germans , atat-

this

M-

atthias

at-

th18

aa-

this

t-

histhisth18 time , were putting down a very heavy artillery(12)12( ) Otto , barragebarrage.*. (12)12(12)-

p12-

p( )

p'p' 7576'76', - -10-10-10----- 10-

on

10-

l.

10-

l

I - ' - - . . .

l.ll-

.on

l-

on

.

While in this position a machine-gunmachinegun- on ourou-

rleft

ou-

tletou-

rleft

ou-

tletou-

rleft

ou-

tletleft flank had been particularly bothersome , and I sentsent-

Lieutenant

se-ntient

sent-

Lieutenant

se-ntient

sent-

Lieutenant

se-ntientLieutenant MartineauMartina with a couple of men to see if hehe-

could

de-

coupled

he-

could

de-

coupled

he-

could

de-

coupledcould put it out of action.action. He returned sometime later ,

and reported that he had killed two of the crew and thethe-

others

te-

thersthe-

others

te-

thersthe-

others

te-

thersothers had gotten away.away. ( I have neglected to state thatthat-

the

thatc-

hed

that-

the

thatc-

hed

that-

the

thatc-

hedthe original 20th Company had been composed mainly ofof-

University

f-

unniestof-

University

f-

unniestof-

University

f-

unniestUniversity of Minnesota students.students. After the warwa-

rLieutenant

w-

arlikewa-

rLieutenant

w-

arlikewa-

rLieutenant

w-

arlikeLieutenant MartineauMartina returned there , and was laterlater-

selectedafte-

reffectlater-

selectedafte-

reffectlater-

selectedafte-

reffectselected as a member of the AH-AmericanAHAmericanAll-AmericanAll- foot-ballfootball- team.team. )

I alsoa.lso. sawsaw"saw," while in this same position , one of thethe-

greatestth-

ereatthe-

greatestth-

ereatthe-

greatestth-

ereatgreatest demonstrations of the service man'smans' love forfor-

animals.

for-

aminafor-

animals.

for-

aminafor-

animals.

for-

aminaanimals.animals. Out of one of the dug-outsdugouts- our men had capcap-cap-

tured

cap-

tured

cap-

tured

¬-

turedtoured a sheep dog , which had evidently been a pet.pet. II-

looked

L-

ooked

I-

looked

L-

ooked

I-

looked

L-

ookedlooked up to discover they were playing with this dog ,

and throwing sticks for it to bring back , utterly obliobli-obiobli-

vious

obli-

vious

obli-

vious

¬-

viousvinous to all the dangers and horrors of wasWa! being enactedenacted-

around

ena-cted

enacted-

aromd

ena-cted

enacted-

around

ena-ctedaroundaromdcaromed them.them.

N6tN.tNtNbt. being able to advanceadvanoe becausebeoause of the heavyheav-

yfire

hayf-

ieldheav-

yfire

hayf-

ieldheav-

yfire

hayf-

ieldfire from our left , and knowing that the 2d BattalionBattalion-

of

Battalio-

nof my regiment was somewhere to the rear of us - and toto-

save

O-

sage

to-

save

O-

sage

to-

save

O-

sagesave time , too - I sent a "runner11runner11"runner"runner" " to the commandingcommandin-

gofficer

comma-nding

commandin-

goffioer

comma-nding

commandin-

gofficer

comma-ndingofficeroffioer of that battalion requesting that he come upup-

on

up-

on

up-

onon my left flank.flank. He evidently had watchedwatohed my progress ,

and upon receiptreoeipt of my message sentlent a request to thethe-

regimental

tem-

peramental

the-

regimental

tem-

peramental

the-

regimental

tem-

peramentalregimental commanderoommander that our artillery be instructedinstruotedinstructed-

to

instruoted-

to

instructe-

dto play on this point , stating at the same time thatthat-

my

th-at(13)13( ) SecondSeoondSecond-

DivisionSec-onded

my companycompanrcompare waswaaWada held up.up. (13)13( ) HavingHav1ng seenleenlen the companyoompanyoompan-yDivision

compan-yDivision

com-panyDivision" ". . ', ', . . ". ". . ". . . . ..tV.o1--1tV.o11.tV.o1tVo11..(ysibyssi

.--zH), ._..ww. ,... ..,,. ,. ..AA.Jut&4Jut4.8ut\4.8ut4.8ut8ut4,&\4 Of.Of.

me move. totbetoteto

._... .the.

.

right, .ghtghtht ,! .anljbeingjjssiroussac<i.ii.e.beinge, ng _,,, .,1rouB1rouB, .rousrousrouse. ofof-

maintaining

d-

omination

of-

maint

H-

offman

. " . . . . . ,

.:

. . . . . . ' . . , . . , ":

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

. . . . . . . . . . -- , ' . . .. . . , . . .. . . . . .' ' " ' "-" -' ' " ' "' '' ' ' ' "- ' ' ' ' " ' "'malmalmaintainingmaintmintth1'ng'th1ngth1'ng'conth1ngcon,dYiingdYing contactcointactcon t "tt ,;, "ahdTahdTHDTVana-aaalso'aalsoalsoalsoalso' "to"to"to"gettogetRoget"t'tto 'ggget'tt'tmy'tmytummy"mymy-my'my'my'omyomayocompanyoompRny'oompRnyo mp ri

"' ou'tTdfoutTdfoutou'tTdf-

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out't of'off'ff'-

11

f-

11

'

-11-11-11-

While

11-

While

-

II-

this

T-

histhis field of fire , I followed it - and finally camecame-

to

cam-

eo

Cam-

eto

Cam-

eo

came-

to

cam-

eoto a halt at the point X on Special MapI/lapIlap!/ p No II.II. MyM-

ybattalion

E-

mbattling

M-

ybattalion

E-

mbattling

M-

ybattalion

E-

mbattlingbattalion commander had at this time moved his headhead-head-

quarters

head-

quarters

head-

quarters

¬-

quarters to point H on Special Map No II , and had sentsent"-

back

sent-

back

setb-

acksent-

back

setb-

acksent-

back

setb-

ack"backback" the report that I was on hie.tatahishide. left , the 16th CompanyCompan-

yahead

Comp-any

Compan-

yahead

Comp-any

Compan-

yahead

Comp-anyahead of me , and that all of the companies seemed toto-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oebe losing liaison with each other.otherother.-

Before

there-

tofore

other.-

Before

there-

tofore

other.-

Before

there-

tofore

.

Before leaving point X an enemy plane camecame-

over

chang-

eover

Cam-

eover

Chang-

eover

came-

over

chang-

eoverover , flying quite low and straffingstrafing us with his machinemachine-

gun.

machi-

nemachine-

gun.

machi-

negun.gun. I immediately ordered two of my accompanyingaccompanying-

machine

accompa-nying(14)14(1414(

*) Otto , machine guns set up and we opened fire on him.him. (14)14(14)-

This

14-This

(14)-p

14-p

( )

ppIll111This act nearly proved fatal for me , and did prove soso-

for

sp-

oor

so-

for

sp-

oor

so-

for

sp-

oorfor a number of the machine-gunnersmachinegunners- attached to mymy-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancycompany , as we were not aware , up to that time , of thethe-

presenceT-

heresathe-

presenceT-

heresathe-

presenceT-

heresapresence of a " 77"77" which had evidently beenbeen' ' kept concon-con-

cealed

con-

cealed

con-

cealed

¬-

cealedcalled until such time as it could fire at "point-Blank11"pointpointBlank11"point-1ilank"1ilank"1ilank"point-blank"blank"blank"pointBlank11-

range.

pointBlank11-

range

"point1ilank"r-

ange.

point1ilankr-

ange"pointblank"r-

ange.

pointblankr-

angepointbl-

ank" - "

range.range. Had we had any observation from the aira.ir. theythey-

might

hem-

ming

they-

might

hem-

ming

they-

might

hem-

mingmight possibly have discovered this gun , and informedinformed-

our

inform-

edour artillery of its location.location. Hardly had we startedstarted-

firingstar-

tedstarted-

firingstar-

tedstarted-

firingstar-

tedfiring at this plane when this " 77"77" opened up on usus-

from

sa-

ffron

us-

from

sa-

ffron

us-

from

sa-

ffronfrom our left flank , and scored direct hits on our guns ,

killing and wounding 22 men.men. I then decided to get outout-

of

out-

do

out-

of

out-

do

out-

of

out-

doof the line of sight of this gun , as they were firingfiringf-

romfiri-

ngfiringf-

romfiri-

ngfiringf-

romfiri-

ngfrom the point 0G on Special Map No II and Map F ofof-

Otto.

o-

ft(15)15( ) OttoOtto"Otto"-pOtto-pOtt-o

," Otto.Otto. (15)15( ) I detailed an automatic rifleman to openopen-p

ope-n

open-

up

ope-

np 363138

up on him and endeavor to keep the enemy crew from thethe-

gun

t-he

the-

gun

t-he

the-

gun

t-hegun until we could swingowing around to the right rear ofof-

this

O-

tisof-

thil

lo-

ftily

of-

this

O-

tisthisthilthinly battery.battery. Had we been given an artillery barragebarrag-

ejprle

barr-age

barrage-

Pr

barra-ge

. . . . . . , _ _. , . _ _ . _.

_

, . , . . . . j-prle-jprleprejprletapretax' ''pri-'pripriprig'-PrPr1-1-1- -*.- ta-taTCuJljuggptattaTCuJljuggptat"'40-0.400.400.--. -', " . ,..".i \1o.p\J1.1opJ1.1o.p1opJ1.J1\=: Pt. \n; . . ,J&KJK9f"9f". ..otot& *" thingsthingthingo.thingo. .. . ,wouldouldGould!Q have,,!.uu. beenen

.. ..aa-

great

g-

reata-

great

g-

reat. . ... _ ... ._. . __ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

:; , .. _" - " '

.

'.

. . . . , ' ,," -

. _ . . . . . . _ _ ._ _ . . . _ . . _ . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ . . ._ . . . _ _ . . . .. . . . . . .

' .rr*. * n

.

M* V *

. . . . ." ' - -.-_ - - - - -'grgrgreat.t't. '

dealBoildt, 1 easier.easiereasiee . l r"r"

e.;" " The'TheIheHe', , fightingfighfightfJghting..bpiD&tfJghtingbpiDtfightingt1ng"t1ng

.

".spirtpir4-pir4spiritpir4f&-"w of!?-ff- AmericansLmerlca-LmerlcaLmerlcaeMercianMercedAmericans-

12

er1cB.Ier1cBI.;- e

" . . .n.n. . . . _ . _ . . -- . . . . . . . -1212--11-- t, _

was most aptly demonstrated on this day , because wewe-

knew

we-

akness

we-

knew

we-

akness

we-

knew

we-

aknessknew that the Infantry had to do it all alone.alone. I havehave-

never

Ha-ven

have-

never

Ha-ven

have-

never

Ha-vennever yet had it explained to me why we were forcedforced-

to

force-

dto "jumpjumpIt" off"off" into such a strong German positionposlpos tionion withwith-

no

with-

in

wi thth-

no

eth-

nosno artillery preparation.preparationpreparation.-

I

preparatio-n

.

I then moved into a position as shown onon-

Sketch

o-

nset(16)16( ) Otto , Sketch II - and on Map N of Otto , (16)16( ) and reportedreport-edp

reported-

this

repor-ted

p 89this position to my.yy. battalion commander , who , by thisthis-

time

thir-

stier

this-

time

thir-

stier

this-

time

thir-

stiertime had collected the other companies and had formedformed-

them

form-

edformed-

them

form-

edformed-

them

form-

edthem in line facing north as shown by this sketch.sketch. II-

stillD-

istill

I-

stillD-

istill

I-

stillD-

istillstill marvel at the courage that these men displayeddisplayed-

in

displaye-

din reaching this point.point. Prior to the fight at BoisBois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

sede BelleauEelleauBelleElla the men had received much inspiration fromfrom-

seeing

fore-

seeing

from-

seeing

fore-

seeing

from-

seeing

fore-

seeingseeing the old French peasants coming along the roadroad-

with

roadw-

orthy

road-

with

roadw-

orthy

road-

with

roadw-

orthywith what was left of their worldly possessions inin-

wheellbarrows

p-

inwheelin-

wheelb

pi-

nwheel

in-

wheelItirrows

p-

inwheelwheel-lbarrowswheellbarrowswheel-ItirrowsItirrowsbarrowsIntroswheel-bwheelb- rrowsrows , baby-coachesbabycoaches- or by any other means theythey-

might

hem-

ming

they-

might

hem-

ming

they-

might

hem-

mingmight have - and had been instilled with the desire toto-

give

st-

ogie

to-

give

st-

ogie

to-

give

st-

ogiegive the enemy just retribution - and much more.more. ButBut-

in

Butt-

ing

But-

in

Butt-

ing

But-

in

Butt-

ingin thisthLs instanceinstanoe , at Blanc Mont we found a strikingstriking-

contraststri-

kingstriking-

oontraststri-

kingstriking-

contraststri-

kingcontrastoontrast , as the thrill and novelty of war had wornworn-

down

won-

tonworn-

down

won-

tonworn-

down

won-

tondown , and we were now fighting over a ground that hadhad-

been

ha-

dean

had-

been

ha-

dean

had-

been

ha-

deanbeen previously destroyed and churnedohurned to a great depthdepth-

by

dep-

th

depth-

by

dep-

th

depth-

by

dep-

thby the vast number of exploding shells that had beenbeen-

constantly

been-

oonstantlyBe-

nsonsbeen-

constantlyconstantlyoonstantly fired here for two years.years. The key-pointkeypoint- ,

BlankBlaneBlaine MontKontOnt , for whichwhioh we were fighting , derived itsitsn-

ame

mis-

name

itsn-

ame

mis-

name

itsn-

ame

mis-

namename from the chalky ground of whichwhioh it was composed.composedcomposed.-

The

compos-

ed.

The men comingoomingbooming out of their fox-holesfoxholes- in the earlyearly-

morning

early-

morning

early-

morningmorning light looked like ghosts.ghostsghosts.-

13

ghosts-

13

.

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

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was

-

This last position we had gained made aa-

perfect

p-

erfecta-

perfect

p-

erfecta-

perfect

p-

erfectperfect target for enemy guns of all kindsandkind.andkindandkindgandkinsmanIndianingrained. , ourou-

rcasualties

ou-

rcasualties

ou-

rcasualtiescasualties were becoming very heavy.heavy. Outlined as wewe-

were

se-

wer

we-

were

se-

wer

we-

were

se-

werwere , the GermansGermane had little difficulty in gettinggetting-

excellentget-

ting(17)17( ) Otto , excellent results from their fire.fire. ( Map J , Otto ) (17)17(17)-pp

17-pp

(17)-

They

17T-

hey(17)-

They

17T-

hey

( )pp 74-797479- They had "beenbeen" putting down an overwhelming artilleryartilleryb-

ombardmentarti-lleryartilleryb-

ombardmentarti-llery(18)18( ) Otto , bombardment in this areaarea. . since 9:00900: AM.AM. (18)18(18-

)p

18-p

(18)-

At

18-At

( )

p 75At this point I sent a message to the BatBat-Ba-

ttalion

Ba-

ttalion

Ba-

ttalion

¬-

taliontalon commander to either eendsendend help or permit us toto-

withdraw

t-witched

to-

withdraw

t-witched

to-

withdraw

t-witchedwithdraw to our "jumpjump" off"offofflloffal" positions , as the companycompany-

ahead

comp-any

company-

ahead

comp-any

company-

ahead

comp-anyahead waswa.s. being'being' forced back on me , and our left flankflank-

was

fla-nk

flank-

was

fla-nk(19)1919)( ) Otto0 t to , was still "upup" in the air.air. " (19)19( ) I was lying on thethe-

Pth-

ethe-

ground

th-

ereon

the-

ground

th-

ereonP 71

ground , in which I took to be the center of my company ,

endeavoring to keep it together as much as possible -

when to my rear someone yelled for me , and withoutwithout-

thinkingwit-

houtwithout-

thinkingwit-

houtwithout-

thinkingwit-

houtthinking , I got upp , and discovered a platoon of thethe-

18th

the-

18th

the-

18th18th Company of the 3dad2d BattalionEattalion coming up to ourour-

assistance.

our-

assistance.

our-

assistance.assistance.assistance . I had by this time managed to get mymy-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancy

my-

company

sy-

cophancycompany moved to the point W.W. ( See Special Map No II )

I pointed to my left flank and calledoalledcoaled to them to taketake-

up

make-

up

take-

up

make-

up

take-

up

make-

upup a position there , at the same time pointing in thethe-

direction

he-

sitationthe-

direction

he-

sitationthe-

direction

he-

sitationdirection I wished them to go with a trenchtrenoh cane heldheld-

in

Sheld-

on

held-

in

Sheld-

on

held-

in

Sheld-

onin my rightr1g.

hand.hand. The next recollection I have is ofof-

lying

fl-

ying

of-

lying

fl-

ying

of-

lying

fl-

yinglying on the ground with the feeling of a broken rightright-

wrist.

right-

wards

right-

wrist.

right-

wards

right-

wrist.

right-

wardswrist.wrist. I called to two of my officers to ofofawloffalawl over toto-

me

to-

me

to-

meme , and they found I had been shot through the rightright-

forearm.

right-

forearm.

right-

dressingstation

fore-arm.forearm.armforearm.IIforearm- . III turned over the command of my companyoompany toto-

my

To-

mmy

to-

my

To-

mmy

to-

my

To-

mmymy second-in-commandsecondincommandseoond-in-oommandseoondoommandseoond-in-command- - , and started to make my way to aa-

dressingstation

a-

ddressinga-

dressingstation

a-

ddressing faithful "runner"runnerurunner"urunnerTurnerurunner"i-p

urunneri-p

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This

-

The first part of this trip was made as fastfast-

as

fas-

tsas I was able to run , under the circumstances.circumstances. II-

evidently

E-

vidently

I-

evidently

E-

vidently

I-

evidently

E-

videntlyevidently afforded the Germans a good targettargetJ, as bulletsbulletsf-

rombull-

etsbulletsf-

rombull-

etsbulletsf-

rombull-

etsfrom three directions started flying about me.me. MyM-

y"runner"

M-

yrunnerM-

arinerM-

y"runneru

M-

yrunneru

M-

arinerM-

y"runner"

M-

yrunnerM-

ariner"runner"runner"runnerurunneru" " and I dropped to the ground just as a machinemachine-

gun

machi-

nemachine-

gun

machi-

nemachine-

gun

machi-

negun opened up on us.us. They probably thought that theythey-

had

th-ey

they-

had

th-ey

they-

had

th-eyhad hit us , aeas in a few moments the intense fire , concon-co-

ncentrated

co-

ncentrated

co-

ncentrated

¬-

centratedentreated over our heads , stopped.stopped. We gradually mademade-

our

Mad-

eira

made-

our

Mad-

eira

made-

our

Mad-

eiraour way , at a slower pace , to where CaptainCapta.in. Larsen ,

our battalion commander waswa.s. located , at point H.H. ( SeeSee-

Special

Sem-

ispherical

See-

Special

Sem-

ispherical

See-

Special

Sem-

isphericalSpecial Map No II ) I gave him my estimate of thethe-

situation

he-

sitationthe-

situation

he-

sitationthe-

situation

he-

sitationsituation which resulted in the following messagej-messagejmessage-messagemessagej1-

1

messageI-

I

messag-e

message-

"From

message-

From

mess-age

: -11II"From"From : C.C. 0.0o.o. 3d Bn.BnBn.-

AT

Bin-

ate

Bn.-

AT

Bin-

ate

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AT : P.P. C.C. RavineRavine-

Date

Rain-

edRavine-

Date

Rain-

edRavine-

Date

Rain-

edDate : 4 Oct.OctOc t . Hour 1:00100: PM.PM. No 3333-

To

33-

ToTo : 0.0o.o. 0.0O.O. 5th Reg't.RegtRetReg't.-

How

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How

RegtH-

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How

RegtH-

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ch' .

How sent -

Runner.RunnerRunner-

.Cannot

Run-ner

Runner.-

Oannot

Run-ner

Runner-

.Cannot

Run-ner

.

CannotOannot hold front line longer : that is , mym-

yposition

im-

position

m-

yposition

im-

position

m-

yfor

ma-

yorposition S.E.SE. . from position as indicatedindioated for 23d Inf.Inf.InfoInf-

.this

Fi-

fths

InInf.-

this

Fif-

ths! .

this morning.morning. Have evacuated 3 companyoompany comnandersoonmanderscommanderscontenders andand-

many

san-

dman

and-

many

san-

dman

and-

many

san-

dmanmany officers.officersoffioers.offioers. Having hard time to hold men together.togethertogether.-

Am

togeth-er

.

Am sending this request to 1stlet and 2d Bn.Bn., to come upup-

and

up-

land

up-

and

up-

land

up-

and

up-

landand help hold.hold. Am being shelled heavilyheavily'heavily'andheavilyandheavily'

and M.G.MG. . firefiref-

rom

fore-

front

firef-

rom

fore-

front

firef-

rom

fore-

frontfrom 2702700° of compass.compasscompas-

s.Situation

compas-

s.Situation

compas-

s.Situation

.

Situation is1s critical.criticaloritical.oritical. I sent word backbaokbook withwith-

your

wit-

hout

with-

your

wit-

hout

with-

your

wit-

houtyour liaison officeroffioer thattbatbat BocheBocbsBrocheBobs was preparing forfor-

counterattack

for-

oounterattaok

for-

counterattackcounterattackoounterattaok fromtromtromp our left front.frontfront.-

Position

.

(20)20( ) SecondSeoond PositionPoeltionPortion attached.attachedattaohed.attaohed.. (8gd8gd( SgdSd ) Larson.NLarsonNLar.en.LarenLarsen.LarsenLarsoN. . '" (20)20(20)M-

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The

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Our casualties at this time were estimatedestimated-

to

estimate-

dto be sixty per centoentont ; and as I passed the regimentalregimentalc-

ommander

regim-ental

regimentalc-

ommander

regim-ental

regimentalc-

ommander

regim-entalcommander on my way back and he asked me for my opinionopinion-

I

opinio-nI summed it up in the following words-wordswords"ThingswordsThingswordsIIThingsworshipswordsmith: - "ThingsThingsIIThingsItching" upup-

there

po-

thered

up-

there

po-

thered

up-

there

po-

theredthere are in a hell of a mess11mess11-

CRITICISM

mess ! "

CRITICISM AND COMMENTCOMMEN-

TFrom

Comm-

entCOWCOMMEN-

TFrom

Comm-

entNTNT-

From

In-

troFrom the viewpointvlewnointlenient of the writer I considerconsider-

thatconsi-

derconsider-

thatconsi-

derconsider-

thatconsi-

derthat this battle was by far the hardest and most tryingtrying-

that

tryi-ng

trying-

that

tryi-ng

trying-

that

tryi-ngthat the 3dad2d Division encountered during the war.war. ThereThere-

was

Hebr-

ews

There-

was

Hebr-

ews

There-

was

Hebr-

ewswas a difference between our first big fight at BoisBois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

sede BelleauBelle where we met a confident and victoriousvictoriouse-

nemyvictori-

ousvictoriouse-

nemyvictori-

ousvictoriouse-

nemyvictori-

ousenemy , and this enemy at Blanc Mont making its dyingdying-

gasp.

dyi-ng

dying-

gasp.

dyi-ng

dying-

gasp.

dyi-nggasp.gasp. This engagement was entered into with no knowknow-know-

ledge

know-

ledge

know-

ledge

¬-

ledge , at least on my part , of the enemy strength , thethe-

disposition

the-

disposition

the-

dispositiondisposition of hishiehide troops , or of the terrain over whichwhich-

we

whi-chwe were to fight.fight. TfceTijeTieFace only informationinforma.tion. I had of thethe-

situation

he-

sitationthe-

situation

he-

sitationthe-

situation

he-

sitationsituation was of the importance of taking our objectivesobjectives-

which

objectives-

whioh

objecti-veswhichwhioh would relieve the pressure upon RheigisRhei.sRheisRheitsRegainsRegisRefits.; , and alsoalso-

to

als-o

also-

to

als-o

also-

to

als-oto compel the German army at our front to withdraw.withdrawwithdraw.-

More

withdr-aw

withdraw.-

More

withdr-aw

withdraw.-

More

withdr-aw

.

More time should have been given our divisiondivisionc-

ommander

divi-sion

divisionc-

ommander

divi-sion

divisionc-

ommander

divi-sioncommander to acquaintaoquaint his subordinates with the seriousserious-serious-

ness

serious-

ness

serious-

ness

¬-

ness of our mission.mission. The attackingattaoking regiment on OctoberOotober

3 received verbal orders only , and the written ordersorders-

were

ord-ers

orders-

were

ord-ers

orders-

were

ord-erswere not read by the regimental commander until theythey-

reaohedth-

ey're(21)21( ) SecondSeoondSeoon-dJivis1on

reachedreaohed their objective.objective. (21)21(21)-

Division21-

Division(21)-

I

21-

I

(21-)ivision

21i-vision

( )

DivisionJivis1onivisionDivision-Vol.

Jivis1on-Vol.

Jivis1on-Vol

Divisi-on;) ivision-Vol.divisi-on( Vol.VolViol. VII ) I believe that the artillery preparation onon-

October

m-

onotone

on-

Ootober

sn-

ootier

on-

October

m-

onotoneOctoberOotober 3 made it possible for the first day'sdays' objecobjeo-objeoobjec-objectOberonobjec-

tives

objeo-

tives

objec-

tives

objec-

tives

¬-

tivesties to be taken.taken. And had we been given the same helphelp-

on

helpi-

ngon the following day ourour'oasualtiesouroasualties'

casualtiesoasualties would have been less1eS8 ,

. . . . , .. "' .

...., . .,

.. ,,.. .

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Our

-

The attack on October 4 should not have beenbeen-

made

Ben-

niebeen-

made

Ben-

niebeen-

made

Ben-

niemade until the French had come up on our left flank ;

and if the German army had had sufficientsuffioient reserves atat-

hand

N-

athan

at-

hand

N-

athan

at-

hand

N-

athanhand they couldCGuldGould have attacked us on the left , andand-

probably

adv-

erbiallyand-

probably

adv-

erbiallyand-

probably

adv-

erbiallyprobably turned the tide of battle to themselves.themselves . OneOn-

ething

Bon-

neting

On-

ething

Bon-

neting

On-

ething

Bon-

netingthing in our favor was the fact that our enemy had beenbee-

nfighting

ben-

ightedbee-

nfighting

ben-

ightedbee-

nfighting

ben-

ightedfighting four years , and we were comparatively freshfresh-

troops

restr-

oomsfresh-

troops

restr-

oomsfresh-

troops

restr-

oomstroops ; also , the spirit of adventure had not entirelyentirely-

worn

entir-elyworn off from the American soldier.soldiersoldier.-

The

soldi-er

.

The moralemora.le. of troops in a crisis dependsdepends-

upon

depe-nds

depends-

upon

depe-nds

depends-

upon

depe-ndsupon the personality of their leaders and the successsuccess-

of

success-

orof the 3d2d Division reflects the type of leadershipleadership-

with

leaders-hipwith which we were blessed.blessedblessed.-

Laterbles-

sedblessed.-

Laterbles-

sedblessed.-

Laterbles-

sed.

Later , when our division commander , Major-MajorMajor-

General

Maj-

oretteMajor-

General

Maj-

oretteMajor-

General

Maj-

orette-

General LeJeuneKleenex was discussing this battle with GeneralGeneral-

Gouraud

Gene-rator

General-

Gouraud

Gene-rator

General-

Gouraud

Gene-ratorGouraudGourmand he stated he had not wished to make too muchmuch-

of

mu-

ch

much-

of

mu-

ch

much-

of

mu-

chof a salient on the ridges.ridges. The battalion and companycompany-

commanders

comp-

anionatecompany-

commanders

comp-

anionatecompany-

commanders

comp-

anionatecommanders had been of the same opinion , as itit.it'.' appearedappeared-

to

appear-

edto be unsoundWlsoundWilson tactics to force this point so farfax intointo-

the

inst-

ate

into-

the

inst-

ate

into-

the

inst-

atethe German lines , without having first an artilleryartilleryp-

reparationarti-lleryartilleryp-

reparationarti-lleryartilleryp-

reparationarti-llerypreparation , and without having the French division onon-

our

co-

ntour

on-

our

co-

ntour

on-

our

co-

ntourour left flank when we "jumpedjumpedII" off"off" . General GouraudGourmandGourau-

dexplained

Gourau-

dexplained

Gourau-

dexplainedexplained to General LeJeuneKleenex the necessity of pressingpressing-

this

pressi-ngthis attack , inasmuch as our success would force thethe-

retreatth-

ere'rethe-

retreatth-

ere'rethe-

retreatth-

ere'reretreat of the whole German army east of RheimsRheiasReinsRheas , andand-

push

ca-mpus

and-

push

ca-mpus

and-

push

ca-mpuspush them backbaokbook of their last line of resistance.resistanceres1stance.res1stanceresistance.OO-

NOLU8ION

resistanceOO-

NOLU8ION

res1stance.C-

ONCLUSION

res1stanceCO-

NCLUSION

resistance.CO-

NCLUSION

resis-tance

.

OONOLU8IONCONCLUSIONOONOLU8IO-

NIn

CONCLUSION-

In

Conclusi-onIn conclusionoonolusion , I agree with the summings ng upup-

fladebvLt.Colon

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Colonel

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE BATTLE OF BLANO-MDNTBLANOMDNTBLANC-MONTBLANCMONTBLANC-HUNTHUNTBLANCODENT-

1.1. If you were in command of the leading battalionbattalion-

of

battalio-nof the support regiment and were fired upon from your leftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftleft-

flankle-

ftflank , whenyouwhenwhen you arrived abreast of the "jumpjump" off"off" of the leadingleading-

regimentlea-

dingleading-

regimentlea-

dingleading-

regimentlea-

dingregiment , what would you have done ?

Answer!nsweranswer : I would have halted , and faced one companycompany-

in

companyi-

ngin direction of firing , and sent word to the commanding officerofficer-

of

offic-erof the regiment through commanding officer of support battalionsbattalions-

and

battalio-nsand tried to effect liaisonlia.ieonliaieon. with troops that were supposed toto-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oe

to-

be

t-oebe advancing on my left.left.

-nn//'-"

3.32.2. If you were in commandcommend of a support regiment ofof-

a

so-

fa

of-

a

so-

fa

of-

a

so-

faa regiment making an attack , what formation would you take inin-

following

in-

terloping

in-

following

in-

terloping

in-

following

in-

terlopingfollowing the attacking regimentre imentpimento ?

Answer : I would placeplace battalions, in depth , eacheach-

battalion

Bac-

chanalian

each-

batta.lion

Bac-

chanalian

each-

battalion

Bac-

chanalianbattalionbatta.lion. in platoon columns.columnscolumns.-

Z.

column-

s

.

Z.Z3.3. What is the advantage of such a formation ?

Answer : It reduces casualtiescasual tie.tie. , makes employment toto-

flanks

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