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BibliogrsphyBibliographybiography, . . . . . . . . . i1-ivi1ivii-iviiiiiviv-

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OperationsOperations , September 26 - OotoberOctober 3 . , . . . , 1

Operations , October 4 - 77-

Analysis

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Analysis and criticism . . . 22

Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Questions on the operations . . . . . 27

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phy

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Bach , 0C . A . "TheThe" Fourth DivisionBivision ; its ServicesServices-and

Service-man

Services-and

Service-man

Services-and

Service-manand AcnievementsAchievementsAc.hiAchiChi. evementsrevetments in the WorldA rldld War"-The

War-The

Swa-the

War . "

ThThee CoCountryun try LLifeif e prPresse s s , GGarden8,181," den CityCity-New

Ci-ty ,New York , 1920 .

AcAccuratecur a.tat. e as to datedatess and genergendergenerala.lal. ffactsfacts.-Written

facts-Written

ac t s .

Written for homehorse consumotionconsumptioncons nptionnotion with the ideaidea-of

de-af

idea-of

de-af

idea-of

de-afof extolling the feats of the 4th Division .

Morrow , CrG . L . "TheTheliThe" FiftFifthFifty-eighthFiftyeighthFiftreighthAffrightr-eighthreighth- Infantry in thethe-World

othe-rworldly

the-World

othe-rworldly

the-World

othe-rworldlyWorld War , 1917-1918-1919.11191719181919.11191719181919.111919111917-1918-1919,111919,11191719181919.11T-acoma

191719181919,11T-acoma

1917-1918-1919"T-acoma 191-7 191-8 1919"Tac-oma 1919Taco-ma - - ., "

Tacoma , Washington , 1921 .

AccurateAccura.te. as to dates and factsfa.cts. . AnA-nexcellent

A-ntecedent

A-nexcellent

A-ntecedent

A-nexcellent

A-ntecedentexcellent history of the regiment .

DethlefsDeathless , L . C . "HistoryHistory" 12th .Marine.Ma.cmineMa.cmineMacmineMaineMachine:. GrunGunGrunt BattalionBattalion,-8th

Battalion-8th

,8th Infantry Brigade , 4th DivisionDivision"-Druckerei

DivisionD-ruckerei Divi-sion . "

DruckereiTrucker Hartman , CoblenzCobble .

Sketchy and inaccurateinaccura.te. as to datesda.tes. andand-seQuenc

ad-equacy

and-sequence

can-

descenceand-

seauencecan-

descenceseQuencsequencee of .,eveneventsts .

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OperationsA-mericana

Opera-tions. ., I-

IAmericana

D-

iametricII"

Americana Encyclopedia CorporationCorporationN-ew

Corporati-on

,New York , 1921 .

Reliable but of a general nature .

De ChambrunCha.mbrunChambering., "AmericanAmerican" Army in the EuropeanEuropea-nConflict

Euro-pean Europea-nConflict

Euro-pean Europea-nConflict

Euro-peanConflict . " Macmillan OompanyCompanyOomnany-New

Domina-ncy

,New York , 1919 .

Reliable information of a general naturenature.-b.u.t

natu-re nature-wr.tten

nat-ure nature-.but

nature-but

natu-re. - ,- _. . . . . - . . - . . " " " . -- '- . .. . . . ----.b.u.tbu.t.b.u.tbut- .. - - .- . . .. . writtenwr.ttenwrtten"r.1r.1r1" . . .epep

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., ffrom . .-

thet-

he.

the viewpoint of a partizanpartisan .

G1ehr1JG1ehr1JHermanGlehrlGiehrlGeraldGiver , Herman von "BattleBattle" of the MouseMeuseMuse ArgonneJargoned . " InIn-

theIn-

tecIn-

theIn-

tecIn-

theIn-

tecthe Infantry Journal , Volume 19 .

A good history from the German viewpointviewpoint-but

viewpo-int

,but inaccurate as to positions held byby-

smallab-

ysmallyby-

smallab-

ysmallyby-

smallab-

ysmallysmall units .

" . II" StaffStaff-R1

Staff-Oollege

Staff-Ride

Staf-ford

AmericanAmerioan StaffStaff-OollegeJ

Staff-College

Traf-ficable

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Lig'gettLiggettLeggett' , HunterIIHunterHunter-

Pershing

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AK' reliable account by an eye witness .

PershingPerishing , J . J . "FinalFinal" Report of General John JJ.-Perehing

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pershingperishing , Commander-in-OhiefCommanderinOhiefCommander-in-ChiefChiefOommander-in-Ohief-American Oomma-nder i-n OhiefAme-rican Comma-nder

- - ,AmeriAmericaAmericanCan ExpediExpediteExpeditionarytionaxyTina ForcForceForcesForces"G-overnment

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Government Printing Office , 1920 .,

Accurate both as to dates and eventsevents-involving

events-involving

events-involvinginvolving larger units .

Stars and Stripes-

Van

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Stripes "BitterBitter" Fighting after First RushRush-of

Ru-sh

Rush-of

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Rush-of

Ru-shof ArgonneJargoned Drive . " March Sl21l , 19191919-pages

,pages 1 and 7 .

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Dale "A.B.FAB.FABF"A.E.FAE.FAEFABBFABE" . . . in Battle . " D . Appleton &-

CompanyC-

ompany&

OompanyCompany , New York , 1928 .

Accurate, and detailed as to time and eventsevents-as

even-ts

events-as

even-ts

events-as

even-tsas pertain ,

]' to small units in this operation .

Firstrirstgrist Arm-

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Army "MeuseMeuseMuse" ArgonneJargoned Orders and Reports . "

A reliable sourcesouroe covering events of aa-

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generalg-

eneralgeneral nature .

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OompanyCompany E was deployed on the southern slope of thethe-

hillth-

rillthe-

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part

a-

part

a-

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in .aporoacha.pnroachapnroachapproach. marchwarcharch formation , to Hill 3041270404 , north of-

Esnes

of-

fenses

ofof-

Eanes

of-

fences/'(4)4( ) borrow, orrowborrow , EanesEsnesBeaniesCenses . (4)4( ) In ma.kinmakinmakingmaking. * this moveoveJove , behind the a8saultinassaultinzassaultingassaulting-

trooos

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tes-

sellationth-

eshelltorn

tes-

sellationthe-

shell-tornth-

eshellt-orn t-

hesepo 167-

in

167-troops

167shell-tornshelltorn- battlefieldbattlefiel wawas obtained . For four yearsyears-

the

earth-

enyears-

the

earth-

enyears-

the

earth-

enthe areaa.rea. ., between EsnesCenses and ..' ,.lalancourtlalancourt.a.lancourta.lancourtalancourtbalancer.:.. . had been "nono"no-

man

"no-

man's

"no-

man's

no-

mans

No-

rmans

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manman'smans' E', landla.ndla.ndIland. . \II"\ It is impossible to picture the devasdevas-divasdevdeva-

station

deva-

station

, s-ss-

tation

¬-

tationstation thattha.t. hadha.d. been wrought . No vestige of lifelifer-

emained

lie-geman

lifer-

emained

lie-geman

lifer-

emained

lie-gemanremained. . TheTh.e. ground was completely covered wiwithwith-

shell

with-

heldwith-

shell

with-

heldthth-

shellt-

heseshell holes . Skeletons , bleableakblea.chedbleached. hedheed white , that werewere-

passed

wh-ereas

were-

passed

wh-ereas

were-

passed

wh-ereaspassed on the way , would indicateindica.te. by the remnanremnantren7remnantcantt ofof-

a

sof-

a

of-

a

sof-

aa boot , in one case , thattha.t. a . German soldier hadha.d. lostlost-

his

clo-

ths

lost-

his

clo-

ths

lost-

his

clo-

thshis life there , while in another :; ae , rusty helmet by-

the

b-yte

byby-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-ytethe bones , would show thattha.t. aa.. Frenchman had been killed .

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flowedti-

mes1 me s ,

flowed a ., small stream calledca.lled. the RuisseauRousseau, de ForgesForges.-

Now

ForgesN-

owForesh-

ow

.

Now , due to the constant shellinshellin-shellingshellinthishelianthus;:-' , this stream waswas-

a

as-

a

was-

a

as-

a

was-

a

as-

a

,,

a swamp . Across this stream between EsnesEanesCensesBeanies , Bauco1.a'tBauco1.atBauco1atHaucourtChaucerHaucourt-

and

Chaucer-

ian

, .' ,

andandllvialancourtMalancourtllvialancourtMalnourish , ran a . roadroa.d. which wasWa.eWaeWade. to be dependeddepended-

upon

depen-ded

depended-

upon

depen-ded

depended-

upon

depen-dedupon by the 4th Division for food , ammunition , andand-

evacuation

ad-

vocatingand-

evacuation

ad-

vocating(5)5( )BachpEachpBachEachEach/EachBach , "// evacuation . (5)5( ) This roadroa.d. waswa.s. so completely destroyedestroyeddestroyed-p

destroye-d

destroyed-

thatdestro-

yed

,

p 168-

and

168-

that168

that engineers were digging into the ground at scat-scatscat-

tered

scat-

tered

scatscat-

tered

¬--

teredtermed points trying to locatelooateloathe the road bed . As wew-

epassed

ex-

posed

we'patte-

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engineerstho-

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itbuil-

dbuilA-

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ait up . SicneSignsSince of the impending tie-uptieup- in traffic werewere-

already

wh-

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already

wh-

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noon

after-

noonnoon on the 26th and traffic of all kinds etartedStartedstartedf-

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/ithithvithdithitchEdith/{ iththethitherthe remainderrelnainder ofoftheoften-thethe- 2dZd . BattalionEEltta.lionEElttalionPEttaiionBelittlingPetition) . , E CCo'noa.nyConoa.nyConoanyCrlloanyCortioanyConanCarillonCortisonerlloanyallonym' . waswa-

splaced

W-

allace

wa-

splaced

W-

allaceplaced on road duty to assist the enengineers°ineers7ineersdiners in "- ) ettingbettingetting-

trafficbet-

tingettinpettincetin,;;/"(7)7( ) Morrow' ,.orrowborrow , traffic forwardforwa.rd. .,, and to the rear, . (7)7( ) I took rmynymy-

pm-

pny-

pn-

yp 97-

com197-

company97

com1company;>any to the road . betweenhetween HaucourtChaucer andanc1 I81ancourtMalancourtMalnourishMalancourt.-

Only

Malancourt-

Only

: .

Only a sisnsignsinsi n identified these towns , so badly were theythey-

shot

thr-esh

they-

shot

thr-esh

they-

shot

thr-eshshot up . I revisited this scene in 1927 and the sinssi7nssins-of

sin-s

si7ns-

of

sisins-of

sin-s

;? :-ns-

of

ns-

of

so-

fa

-

of the destruction were still evident . A few newne-

wbuildinzs

ne-

wbuildin7s

ne-

wbuildings

be-

wailingbuildinzsbuildin7sbuildings: markma.rk. the villavi11.avi11avillage. ..;; 'ee' e of :? ';',, 'CalancourtalancouralancourtCleanoutsbalancer: t , whilewhile-

Haucourt

while-

Haucourt

while-

HaucourtHaucourtChaucer no lonlonyloonylon--erlonerlon-"er"er_- y'" - er exists . On arrivinJarrivingarrBarrarriving. ivinJIrvinivinJa.tdivination:, _, ' g.tgta.tat,

. t this scenescene-

I

scen-

e

,

I issued orders to my men thattha.t. in all casesca.ses. when ea?e-

vehicle

v-

ehiclea-

vehicle

v-

ehiclevehicle stalled , exceotinp-exceotinpexceotinpaexceptineexcepting-exceptingexceptionexceptionalexceptingaexcepting.:-- a loadedloa.ded. ambulanceambula.nce. , andand-

could

han-

dhold

and-

could

han-

dhold

and-

could

han-

dholdcould not be moved'L1ovedL1ovedi-tioveditiovedthieved'- under its own power , assisted byby-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-yte

by-

the

b-ytethe detadeltadetaili1 of men at thattha.t. pOinpointpointt , it wawass to be upsetupset-

or

ups-et

upset-

or

ups-etor removedemoved fromfrorafuror the roadroa.d. . This order was carried outout-

to

ott-

oout-

to

ott-

oout-

to

ott-

oto the best &of&ff their ability , but in spite of super-supersuper-

human

super-

human

suoer-h-

uma.n

suoerh-

uma.n

su-oer

hum-a.n

hu-man

superh-

umansu-

per-

human. efforts to keenkeep'.keenkeen. thinthinrsthinsthingsrss movinmovingmoving , vehicles of allall-

kinds

Fal-

klands

all-

kinds

Fal-

klands

all-

kinds

Fal-

klandskinds moved atet, a very slowpaceshowplaceslow Dace"pacepace-pace"- . Ambulances from thethe-

front

the-

reonthe-

front

the-

reonfront , loaded with wounded , in someBomeBiome cases did notnot-

move

out-

mode

not-

move

out-

mode

not-

move

out-

modemove fifty yards in twenty-fourtwentyfour- hoarshourshoards .

The company remainedremai-4edremai4edremainremairemain-ed on this duty for twotwo-

days

to-

day

two-

days

to-

day

two-

days

to-

daydays andB.ndBndBand. on the afternoon of SeotemberSeptember 28th waswa.s. de-dede-

tached

de-

tached

dede-

tached

¬-

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receiving

r-

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an officeroffioer from III OorpBOorpsOrbOops Headquarters that afternoonafternoon-

in

afternoo-

nin MontzevilleMontevideo , where I found several hundred prisonersprisoners-

of

prisone-rsof war with no one to guard them . I was informed thatthat-

I

tha-

II would be responsible for them until they were de-ded-

elivered

d-

elivered

dede-

livered

¬-

livered . to the corpsoorpsoops oagespagesages in DombasleDogmas .

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three groupsTOUTSroupsgroups) for the work . One platoonpll.toonplltoonpoltroonpI . , under anan-

officer

n-

ovicean-

officer

n-

ovicean-

officer

n-

oviceofficer , was sent forward to CuisyCushy , with instructionsinstructions-

to

instructio-nsto place, a . souadseuadsquadstead in SextsargesSe-ptsargesSeptsargesSeptsargesSetscrewspotages-) , to escorescortescortt capturcapturecapturedcaptured-

prisonerscapt-

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prisonerscapt-

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prisoners

e-

pisodesprisoners to Montzeville4ontzevilleMontevideo . One niatoonpla.toonplatoonnation. , under aa-

sergeant

s-

ergeant

a-

sergeant

s-

ergeant

a-

sergeant

s-

ergeantsergeant , was desidesdesignatednatedmated to take the prisoners fromfrom-

Montzeville

from-

Montzeville

from-

MontzevilleMontzevilleMontevideo to the corps ccanesca-escaest -.eses:. in Qombaslenomba.slenombasleDomba.sleDombasleCombatsanomaliesDogmas, . . TheTh-

eremainder

Th-

ermionTh-

eremainder

Th-

ermionTh-

eremainder

Th-

ermionremainder of the cOlncoloncoinoanycoinna.nycoinnanyConanCovina")a.nyany.. I planned to use as aauard-for

aardva-

rk. ::=-uard-

for

uard-

for

ard-or

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for

gua-

rdu.ard-

for

gua-

rd. .

for the prisoners in luontzevilleontzevilleiyMontzevilleMontevideo , as they camecane inin-

until

in-

utile,

until a la.relarelargeClarelarlair. :? e enough grouporourhorror:roupcroup) collected to warrantwarra.nt. beingbeing-

Bent

exig-

entbeingbeing-

sentbei-

ngsbeina'-

sent

beina-

sent

Ben-son

'

Bentsent on to DombasleDomba.sleDogmas. . HyMy first problem was to taketake-

careta-

ketake-

careta-

ketake-

careta-

kecare of the three or four hundred already collectedcollected-

in

collecte-

din MontzevilleMontevideo*ontzont evillevilly e . It was late in the afternoon whenwhen-

we

when-

ce

when-

we

when-

ce

when-

we

when-

cewe arrived and I didn'tdidnt' want to send them off forfor-

DOfifuasle

for-

Doiifbasle

for-

Dombasle

fo-

redoomDOfifuasleDoiifbasleDiffuseDividable and havebavebrave them on the road at ni Pubht . II-

therefore

T-

herefore

I-

therefore

T-

herefore

I-

therefore

T-

hereforetherefore placed 9ea ., sta.ndinstandinstandingstandingstandinguardsta.ndinua.rdstanding. gua.rdguard_-uarduard-ua.rdua.rdguard-:- .. , with bayonetsbayonets-

fixed

bayo-nets

bayonets-

fixed

bayo-nets

bayonets-

fixed

bayo-netsfixed , around the prisoners , with sentinels aboutabou-

tfive

abor-

tive

abou-

tfive

abor-

tive

abou-

tfive

abor-

tivefive yardsyaxdsdyads apart . I gave orders , that if any of thethe-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersmanGermans tried to escapeascamsscams , they were to be summarilysummarily-

des.l

summa-rily

summaril-

ydealt

summa-rily

summaril-

ydealt

summa-rilydes.ldesldeldealt. t wiwithth , with the bayonets . It was all unnecessaryunnecessary-

as

unnecessa-ry

,

as the prisoners had no idea of trying to escape andand-

could

han-

dhold

and-

could

han-

dhold

and-

could

han-

dholdcould have caused no damagedanage had they done so . ThruThru-

my

Thru-

m

Thru-

my

Thru-

m

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my

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m fear of something happeninghappenin' I don'tdont' know whatwhat-

I

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I kept most of my company on its feet all night longlong-

with

lon-

gish

,

with the noncommissionednonoommissioned officersoffioersofficer-sofficers,- constantly inspectinspect-inspect-

ing

inspect-

ing

inspect-

ing

¬-

ingKing this human picketpioket fence . I divided the nightnight-

with

eight-

ieth

night-

with

eight-

ieth

night-

with

eight-

iethwith my remaining lieutenant , while the prisonersprisoners-

enjoyed

priso-ners

prisoners-

enjoyed

priso-ners

prisoners-

enjoyed

priso-nersenjoyed the first night'snights' sleep they had had for days .

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per-iod

period-

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period-

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assisted by a French interpreter , questioned someeomeyeomen ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe prisoners , aeas they were brought.

in , with varyingvarying-

degreesvar-

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degreesvar-

yingdegrees of success . A German lieutenant from.thethe-

5th

the-

5th5th FavarFavorBavarianian D1Divisionvi sionscion was broughtbrought in , and upon hishis-

arrival

his-

torical

his-

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his-

torical

his-

arrival

his-

toricalarrival , I conducted hibinhim to the intelliIntelintelligenceintelli/enceintellienceIntelfence/ ; encefence officerofficer.-

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officer-He

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ably

consider-

ably

consider--

a.bly

considera-

.blyconsi-

dera.b-lyabl-y consider-

ably

-

ably. by the French officer , in an effort to obtainobtains-

ome

obta-ins

obtains-

ome

obta-ins

obtains-

ome

obta-inssome inforinforminformationma.tionmationnation. . Thru iitt 811all? 11 , he sateat mute andand-

refused

ad-

dressed

and-

refused

ad-

dressed

and-

refused

ad-

dressedrefused to sayS8y, .anythinga.nythinrianythinri . In disdiedais :;uustbustt the FrenchFrenc-

hofficer

Rec-tifier

Frenc-

hofficer

Rec-tifier

Frenc-

hofficer

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.Valkinn-ValkinnTallinnValkinnback.- back withwith-

him

wit-

hin

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wit-

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wit-

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steaming

kitch-enette

kitchen-

steaming

kitch-enette

tchenchentchen-

stea.ming

chee-

separingstea.mingsteaming. wiwithth hot food . I asked him in rather poorpoor-

German

po-orer

poor-

German

po-orer

poor-

German

po-orerGerman if he was hungry and he replied in the a.ffirma--

tive

a.ffirma-

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maaffir-

mativ-e affirma-

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m ti-ea.ffirma-a.ffirmaaffirma-affirmaaffirma.ffirma-

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affirma-

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affirma-

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tivetie . Wee stoogedstopDedstoppedstooge at the kitchen and obtained a cucupcup-

of

cu-

pCU-

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Cu-

dof coffee anda.ncdancd. some good stew from the cook . SittingSittingd-

ownSitti-

ngSittingd-

ownSitti-

ngSittingd-

ownSitti-

ngdown on the ground3'round3round' , we atea.te. it together , and the GermanGerma-

nthanked

Germ-

antown

Germa-

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Germ-

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much-

he

mulch-

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much-

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mulch-

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very

aa-

very

a-

veryvery friendly chat , in which he told me lots more thanthan-

the

thatc-

hed

than-

the

thatc-

hed

than-

the

thatc-

hedthe intelligence officer had asked him . HavingHaving-

gottenHav-

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gottenHav-

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gottenHav-

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gotten from him the information that, the intelligenceintelligence-

officerintellig-

enceintelligence-

officerintellig-

enceintelligence-

officerintellig-

enceofficer was seek1nBeckingseekingBacking , I carefully kept . it to myselfmy&elfmyelfmyself.a-

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OPEEAOPERAOPERATIONSOPERATIONSOCTOBEROPERATIONS1'I1I' Ol.TSOlTSBolts.

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Attack

4-7-

Attack47A-

ttack.-- ---- - - - --- -- --- - - -

( Attack on Bois-de-FaysBoisdeFays- - )

About 10:301030: FLIPMFL , October 3d , I was called toto-

Headouarters

t-hreadbare

to-

Headquarters

t-hreadbare

to-

Headouarters

t-hreadbareHeadouartersHeadquarters 3d2d BattalionEattalion , 58th158th Infantry , inin-

Septsari-

nsetsin-

Septsari-

nsetsin-

Septsari-

nsetsSeptsarSeptaSeptsarresSetscrews= 'eeee'e8e8resRees' , andRndRand received , in oral form , orders for-

an

or-

an

forfor-

an

or-

an

for-

an

or-

anan .attacka.ttack to take place .ata.t 5:505505:30530: Al/1Al1AilAM/ , October 4th .

These orders were in sub&tancesubtancesubsta.ncesubstance& . as follows :

The line held by the enemy runs from Brieulles-

on

Erieulles-on

Bridle-s

Oriole-s

ErieullesBrieullesOriolesBridleson thettheftthe _!

t..euseeusereuse. River alonoalongalone the southern edreedgeed.eedeerecede,.: of thethe-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

oriesBois de FayFayss and the BoipsBoiABoisBopsBoA de Orions.OrisonsO onscons . Our troops holdhold-

the

ho-ld

hold-

the

ho-ld

hold-

the

ho-ldthe line Bois de BrieullesBridles - NantilloisMantillasNantilloisantilogies' . The attackattack-

willatta-

ckattack-

willatta-

ckattack-

willatta-

ckwill be .alla.ll alongalonalone the line held. by our army . 'VeVeWe' willwill-

be

willa-

ble

will-

be

willa-

ble

will-

be

willa-

blebe supporsupportsupportedted in the advanceadva.nce. by machineI'unmachine nmI'unIun))',un fire from-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hed

fromfrom-

the

frot-

hedthe Bois de BrieullesBridles .anda.nd, artillery fire from allall-

along

all-

aying

all-

along

all-

aying

all-

along

all-

ayingalong our rear .

This rea-i.nentreai.nentreai.nentinentre'i.nentrei.nentreinentreinventareaindentregiRegis:'- .. entKent attacks at H hour , moving onon-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

ontethe Bois de Fays . The 3d Battalion , which will leadlead-

the

leat-

her

lead-

the

leat-

her

lead-

the

leat-

herthe attack, , will advance alongalonalone :?; a . thousand meter frontfront-

in

fronti-

ng

front-

in

fronti-

ng

front-

in

fronti-

ngin the direction indicatedindica.ted. by the blue line on youryour-

map

yo-

uryour-

map

yo-

uryour-

map

yo-

urmap . The 3d . Battalion will pass thru the western partpart-

of

pa-rt

part-

of

pa-rt

part-

of

pa-rtof the BoisEoisEloise de FaysFaye , the Bois de MalaumontAllayment , and onon-

reaching

e-

nriching

on-

reaching

e-

nriching

on-

reaching

e-

nrichingreaching the Fond de GunelGunnels , or OunelCunelCounsel Road , will halthalt-

reorganize

,

reorganize , and advance thru the western edge of thetheA-

B

the-

ca

the-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bols

Th-

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

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slope of CoteOoteBooted 299aesaces , with its front extending from thatthat-

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hilltha-

t'llthat-

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the Bois de ForetFloret , the 1st Battalion viillwillvilla execute aara-

column

c-

olumn

a-

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a-

ccount

a-

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c-

olumncolumn rie'btriebtrightrebutrio'htriohtriot' , advance thru the woods , and take upuo aa-

position

a-

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a-

position

a-

pposition

a-

position

a-

ppositionposition on the eastern edreed7eed'reere' of the Bois de ForetFloret .

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in

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. ,

in support , at 1000 meters , 3uidinc: uidin-uidinuidin2guidinguidinonidiom" - on the ri0htrightri0ht-

element

right-

element

eig-hteen

rihte-

lement

reinst-

atement

?

element of that battalion .

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by

mete-rs

meters-

by

mete-rsby E Company , W4W.i4 (55G( anda.nd. F ComoaniesCOil1JaniesCompanies'! following ata.t. the-

same

thre-

esome

thethe-

same

thre-

esome

the-

same

thre-

esomesame ntervalinterval] , in the or6erorderorder named .

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yVJill

Compan-

ywill

Comp-any

Compan-

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ea.stern

tel-

ecaster

the-

eastern

th-

eaterthe-

easternth-

eaterea.sterneastern. edge of the woods .

E CoinpanyCompanyConan will move forward into the Bois dede-

Fa.ys

de-

frays

de-

Fays

de-

frays

de-

Fays

de-

fraysFa.ysFays. until it reaches the CunelCuneICounselCue Road , when it willwill-

turn

wilt-

ingwill-

turn

wilt-

ingwill-

turn

wilt-

ingturn to the rightrirhtri htrht and advance to the eastern edleedgemeddleed 'ee' ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe woods anda.nd. take up position with one platoon toto-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-ote

to-

the

t-otethe north of the CunelCuneICounselCue Road, and one platoon to thethe-

south

T-heo

the-

south

T-heo

the-

south

T-heosouth of it . Its front will be toward the town ofof-

Brieulles

s-

obrieties

of-

Brieulles

s-

obrieties

of-

Brieulles

s-

obrietiesBrieullesBridles .

G-GGCompanyCompany- CompanyCompa.ny. will follow E Company and take upup-

a

p-

a

up-

a

p-

a

up-

a

p-

aa position in support of it , at about 500 metersmeters-

ext

letter-

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Fondnd. de ViIIVilleVileVille-

Aux

Vil-la

Ville-

Aux

Vil-la

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AUX Bois13ois .

F Company will follow G& CompanyOompany and take upup-

position

su-

pposition

up-

position

su-

pposition

up-

position

su-

ppositionposition bnanIn< its right , in support of H Company .

BachEach company will start the attackatta.ck. in thethe-

formation

the-

orization

the-

formation

the-

orization

the-

formation

the-

orizationformation columnoolumn of platoons in line of combatoombat groupegroupsgroupedgroups.-

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groups-

Companies

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A 1st aid stationsta.tion. will be located in thethe-

vicinitythe-

vicinitythe-

vicinityvicinity of Battalion PHeadouartersHeadaua.rterHeadauartereadauartersHeadquartersHeadquarter. s in the Bois de FFaysa.yay. s .

BaBattaliont t8.lt8l. ion C . P . will be at the head of GS-

Company

C-

ompany'

OompanyCompany until the battalionbatta.lion. has reacnedreached tl1thee BoisRoisRios dede-

Fays

de-

frays

de-

Fays

de-

frays

de-

Fays

de-

fraysFays . Thereafter , it will be located on the trailtrailr-

unningtra-

ilertrailr-

unninztra-

ilerrunning northwest-southeastnorthwestsoutheastnorthwest-southea.stnorthwestsouthea.stsouthea.st- . thru the EoisBoisEloise de Fays inin-

the

in-

terin-

the

in-

ter(9)9( )PersonalNotesPersonalitiesPersonal the vicinity of (11.S-83.9)11S83.9(11.S11S83.9)839(11.3-83.9)11383.9(11.3113( . - . ) . (9)9(9)-

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rning

Notes-The

Not- esThe battalion commander then directed eacheach-

of

eac-

heach-

of

eac-

heach-

of

eac-

hof usUB to move our companies to the ump-offumpoffjump-offjump- positionoosition-

priorposit-

ion,

prior to the attack . The position designateddesinateddesi2-nateddesi2natedmated?- forfor-

Company

for-

ewoman

for-

Company

for-

ewoman

for-

ComDany

for-

ewomanCompany E waswa.s. on a hill just southwest of the Bois dede-

Brieulles

de-

regulates

de-

Brieulles

de-

regulates

de-

Brieulles

de-

regulatesBrieullesBridles , about one kilometer east of NantilloisMantillasNantillois.T-

heNantilloisT-

heMantill-

as.

The other companies of the battalionba.ttalion. were to ta.ketaketa.k-

epositions

tran-

spositions

take-

positions

tran-

spositions

take-

positions

tran-

spositions

.positions in the Bois de BrieullesBridles in thattha.t. vicinity .

At/AtAijAiAtthisMatthias// this time I had in my possession a 1/20000120000120000-

map

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map

1/20000-

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/map of this area , on whichwbich had been marked the routeroute-

and

prot-

ean

route-

and

prot-

ean

route-

and

prot-

eanand final objective of each unit of the regimentregiment.-

This

regiment-

This

regim-ent

.

This was invaluable to me as it wasW8.SW8S. pipitchtchetch dark , andand-

no

an-

do

and-

no

an-

do

and-

no

an-

dono opportunity for reconnaissance existed . I lookedlooked-

over

look-

edlooked-

over

look-

edlooked-

over

look-

edover the map and returned to my company which was dugdug-

in

drugg-

ing

dug-

in

drugg-

ing

dug-

in

drugg-

ingin in fox holes about three hundred yardsya.rds. northea.stnortheastnortheast-

of

northea-st

.of 8eptsargesSeptsargesSetscrewsSept sarsari ge s .

At this time two of my platoons were com-comcom-

manded

com-

manded

comcom-

manded

¬-

mandedmended by lieutenants , and the other two by sergeantssergeants.-

The

sergeantsT-

he

sergean-

ts.

The total strength of the company was three officersofficers-

and

office-rs

officers-

and

office-rs(10)10( )

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thatacti-

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AssenblinAssemblinAssembling: ? ' 113-113my'113platoon'- platoon leaders anHHJHndHRHHandHHJche, -chechetheache- FirstFirst-

SergeantFi-

rstsFirst-

SergeantFi-

rstsFirst-

SergeantFi-

rstsSergeant , I gavega.ve. them the instructions I hadhedheed, . receivedreceived-

nnd

receiv-ed

,

andnd desidesdesignatednatedmated the order of platoons . The 1st PlatoonPlatoon-

was

Plato-on

Platoon-

was

Plato-on

platoon-

was

plato-onwas to lead the coinpanycOlnpanycompany in the .advancea.dvance to the jump-offjumpoffuiimp-offuiimpunimpededjumpoff-

position

jjump-of-

fpositionju-mpoffpo-

sitionuiimpof-

fposition

--position and also in triethetribe attack . I instructed themthem-

also

ther-

mals

them-

also

ther-

mals

them-

also

ther-

malsalso that we would move forward to the jump-offjumpoff- posi-posipositposi-

tion

posi-

tion

posipositposi-

tion

¬-

tionion as soon as they nadhadnada their platoons ready to move .

'tVeNe'odeodetV moved forwardforwa.rd. shortly in column of plapla-planpla-

toons

pla-

toons

pla-

toons

-¬.

toonstons , the 1st Platoon in the lead , in rearreaTgreat ofof-

Company

H-

offman

of-

Company

H-

offman

of-

Company

H-

offmanCompany HeadquartersHeadqua.rters. . SachEa.chEachBachSac. platoonpla.toon. marched in columncolumn-

of

colum-

ncolumn-

f

colum-

n

column-

of

colum-

noff twos without interval . About inidniInfinitimidnight:ht , I ha.lhalhaltedhalted-

the

halt-ed

halted-

the

halt-ed

. tedted-

the

tee-

thethe company nearnea.r. the crest of the hill where I hadhad-

been

ha-

dean

had-

been

ha-

dean

had-

been

ha-

deanbeen told to progog'o' . Upon haltinhaltinghaltinghaltint; , I dispatched a runnerrunner-

to

runn-er

runner-

to

runn-er

runner-

to

runn-erto Battalion Headquarters with a messagemessatSemessmate that we werewere-

in

wher-

ein

were-

in

wher-

ein

were-

in

wher-

einin posipositpositiontionion . The men of the company made themselvesthemselves-

as

themselv-es .as comfortablecomforta.ble as possible under the condicondoconditionstionsions , andand-

waited

ma-

ndated

and-

waited

ma-

ndated

and-

waited

ma-

ndatedwaited for zero hour .

After remaining in this position for aboutabout-

an

abo-ut

about-

an

abo-ut

about-

an

abo-utan hour ,. I began tottm wonder whether or not I hadhad-

brought

had-

brought

had-

broughtbrought the company to the right placeplaoe . I began toto-

get

R-

oget

to-

get

R-

oget

to-

get

R-

ogetget anxious about the runner I had sent and . , as hehe-

had

h-

ead

he-

had

h-

ead

he-

had

h-

eadhad not returned , I sent another with the samesame-

message

sam-

enesssame-

message

sam-

enesssajm-

emessage

sam-

enessmessage , and additional instructions tto return with-withwith-

out

with-

out

withwith-

out

¬-

out delaydela.y. . At the end of another hour or so , neneitherneither-

runner

neit-her

neither-

runner

neit-her

i theretherther-

runner

ter-

rinerunner had returned , nor did they rejoin the companycompan-

yuntil

compon-

ential

compan-

yuntil

compon-

ential

compan-

yuntil

compon-

entialuntil daylight . By this time , I was becomingbeoomingbooming quitequite-

worried

quite-

worried

quite-

worriedworried , and decideddeoided to send a nonoommissionednoncommissionednonoommissione-

doffioer

noncommiss-ioned

noncommissione-

dofficer

noncommiss-ioned

noncommissione-

dofficer

noncommiss-ionedoffioerofficer . He disappeared for the night , as did thethe-

others

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About thithinthiss time a runner cameC8me alonalonealong a.askina.skinaskingaskin-

for

aski-ng

skin ._.:'

for the companycompa.ny. commandercomma.nder. of E Company . He WClAwlwaswa-

sdirected

as-

piratedwa-

sdirected

as-

piratedSS-

directed

D-

irecteddirected to me and I .askeda.sked him what he wa-ntedwantedwantedanted- . HeH-

etold

R-

etold

H-

etold

R-

etold

H-

etold

R-

etoldtold me that the battalion commander directedirected thatthat-

we

thaw-

ed

that-

we

thaw-

ed

that-

we

thaw-

edwe fall "backback" to the road and reorganize . I askedasked-

him

ask-ed

asked-

him

ask-ed

asked-

him

ask-edhim what road , and he answered , II""thethethe one about aa-

quarter

q-

uarter.

quarter of a mile to the rear . II" I couldn'tcouldnt' understa.rriunderstarriunderstarrlunderstatingunderstateundersta.rri-

the

undercarri-age

understarrl-

the

underst-ate

understand-

the

understa-nd

.the reason for this and asked him to repeat ap'ainapainagainapian' hishis-

message

ins-

ensatehis-

message

ins-

ensate

his-

message

ins-

ensatemessage , and in asking himhimn , I referred to my ba.t-ba.tbat-batba.-

ttaIion

bat-

talion

bat-

talion

batbat-

talion

. ¬-

taliontaIiontalontradition commander ., MajMaMajoror OookeCooke , by name . He replrepelrepliedreplied-

that

repli-ed

replied-

that

repli-ed

ieddiedied-w.h

di-edw.hwhw.howho. o .tha.tthat. it wasn'twasnt' lAalamaMajorj or OookeCooke &ftft"tftftt'&"tuftftwfc hadha.dhadivenadvent. :

,.-iveniven'ivengiven-' ivenSven him thethe-

order

he-

rderthe-

order

he-

rderorder , but mentioned .anothera.nother major unknown to meme-

.It

me-

Itme-

rit

.

It suddenly dawned on mmee thattha.t. he was from a.notheranothera.nother-

regiment

ano-ther

another-

regiment

ano-ther

another-

regiment

ano-ther

.

regiment , and I asked him what organization he be-bebe-

longed

be-

longed

bebe-

longed

¬-

longed to . He gave the numbernwnberinner of an infantry regimentregiment-

in

regimenti-

ng

regiment-

in

regimenti-

ngin the 80th Division , which organization was operatingoperating-

on

operatin-gon the left of my regiment .

This episode did one thing , however ; itit-

convinced

i-

conicit-

convinced

i-

conicit-

convinced

i-

conicconvinced me that I was woefully lost . In a fewfew-

hours

flea-

worts

few-

hours

flea-

worts

few-

hours

flea-

wortshours ' time , without moving at all , my mental con-concon-

dition

con-

dition

concon-

dition

¬-

ditionedition had. changed from one of confidence in myselfmyself-

and

mys-

elf

,

endand a belief that I was where I was supposed to bebe-

to

bet-

tor

,

to a condition of uncertaintyunoertainty and mental &gengenagony&agony.-

Endeavoring

agony-

Endeavoring

, .

Endeavoring to hide my own doubts , I sent out aa-

patrol

a-

pparel

a-

patrol

a-

pparel

a-

patrol

a-

pparelpatrol under a noncommissionednonoomm1esioned, offioerIofficeroffioerandofficeredofficeroffioer I, and , it dis-disdaisdis-

appeared

dis-

appeared

disdaisdis-

appeared

¬-

appeared as did the runners .

I was later told by the battalion commandercommande-

rthat

comman-

dercommande-

rthat

comman-

dercommande-

rthat

comman-

derthat not one of my messengers had reachedreaohed him anand thatthat-

he

thatc-

hed

that-

he

thatc-

hed

that-

he

thatc-

hedhe had endeavoredend'avoredendavored' to looatelocateloathe me with runners , with thethe-

i

thei-

r

the'-

B'ajtne'resuit

the-

Bajtneresuitth-

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The ouestionauestionquestionQueQueen stionscion before me now whatwft'8.twft8.twft8twh-atwhat'-. wl1awhatt to dodo.-

I

do-

I

d-o

.

I didn'tdidnt' know where I was , nor where to goEoo to findfind-

other

dino-

theres

find-

other

dino-

theres

find-

other

dino-

theresother unitsu.71itsu71its. of the regiment . I hadha.d. a . comoasscompasscompacoma. ' 8 with-

me

with-

ed

wiwithwith-

me

with-

ed

thth-

me

thy-

meme and did know the north and south directions . IfIf-

I

I-I

If-

I

I-I

If-

I

I-II moved forwardforwa.rd. to the attackatta.ck. and found thattha.t. I wa.swaswa.-

sout

was-

hout

was-

out

was-

hout

was-

out

was-

hout

.out of myxty$y zone of action , my company mightmight be cutcut-

off

cut-

off

cut-

offoff entirely from the rest of the battalion . If II-

sa.t

S-

atI-

sat

S-

atI-

sat

S-

atsa.tsat. still .anda.nd let the .attacka.ttack go on without meme , II-

certainly

C-

ertainly

I-

certainly

C-

ertainlyI-

certainly

C-

ertainlycertainly would not be carrying out my orders . AsA-

sthese

A-

shesA-

sthese

A-

shesA-

sthese

A-

shesthese thoughts passed thru my m1nmind , zero hourhour-

approached

hour-

approached

hour-

approachedapproached .

Fortunately , the question was decided byby-

another

b-

anterby-

another

b-

anterby-

another

b-

anteranother influence . At 5:25525: AM , just before da.ybrea.kdaybrea.kdaybreakda.ybres.kdaybres.kdaybreskdaybreak-

a

daybrea-

k

.. . ,

a ., battery of artillerya.rtillery. let loose from a few yardsya.rds. inin-

our

In-

oue

in-

our

In-

oue

in-

our

In-

oueour rear , wiwithth all gunsgllnSgumsgallons ," as a part of the shortshort-

preparation

short-

preparation

short-

preparation(11)11( ) MorrowVMorrow//MorrowMorrow ,,'//

preparation for the attack . (11)11( ) My company sprangsprang-

up

spra-ng

sprang-

up

spra-ng

sprang-

up

spra-ng

MorrowpMorrowP 107 ; /,

BachpBachBach ,,, I/I-p,/-

pp/ up asa.s. one man ," and we moved forward . To order anan-

attack

ca-

nastaan-

attack

ca-

nastap 183

attack to start upon the opening of a barrage , whenwhen-

the

whet-

her

when-

the

whet-

her

when-

the

whet-

herthe field artillery is in position close behind thethe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantthe-

infantry

te-

nantinfantry , i81sis an excellent way to iniminiinitiatetia.tetiatetate. 1itt . TheTh-

eresponse

Th-

ereupon

Th-

eresponse

Th-

ereupon

Th-

eresponse

Th-

ereuponresponse by the men to the concussionooncussion of the gunsguns-

nea.r

uns-

narl

guns-

near

gun-

nerguns-

near

gun-

nernea.rnear. them is a sponspoonspontaneoustaneoustangelos one . They unconsoiouslyunconsciouslyunconsciously-

move

unconsoiously-

move

unconsciou-slymove away from it .

In a very few minutes day began to breakbreak.-

A

break-

A

brea-k

.

A heavy fog lay all about , thrutbrubrut whichwhioh one couldoouldGould seesee-

only

sec-

ondly

see-

only

sec-

ondly

see-

only

sec-

ondly(12)12( ) morrow,Morrow , /y-P

only about twenty-fivetwentyfive- to fifty yards . (12)12( ) FeelingFeeling-

that

Feeli-ng

Feeling-

that

Feeli-ng

Feeling-

thatFeeli-

ng.p 107rrorr ;

'

BachpBachBach , //-pp/ that in order to be safe as to my direction forwardforward-

I

forwar-

d

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ow

platoo-

ns,

now in line of squad columnsoolumns or combatoombat groups , totow-

ww

to-

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hundred and fifty yards , we could see the outlineoutline-

of

outlin-e

outline-

of

outlin-e

outline-

of

outlin-eof a . woods on our rihrichri {_ ht.wAthhtwAthhtwtthtowpathtwitcht ., with, men movinmovingmoving forwardforwa.rd. alongalong-

ite

alongs-

ide

along-

itslong-

ish

alon-

ite

aco-

nite

?

iteitsbite edge . I moved forward and inauiredinquired of one of thethe-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

memen what company he was in and . he replied , H CoCowoanyCowponyCo.noany-

,58th

Co.noany-

58th

Conoany-

58th

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J58th

,

58th InfantryInfa.ntry. . To say, that I waswa.s. relieved , is puttingputting-

itputtin-

git mildly . Immediately after this , I met my bat-batbat-

tal

Ba-

tabat-

talionbatbat-

talion

¬-

taliontalontaltail ion commandercomms.ndercommsnder. , who told me he was certainly elcid-

to

elucida-

tor

gladglad-

to

gla-

d:

to see us , and walkingwalkinwalking alonsalongsalons with me he told me that-

he

thatc-

hed

thatthat-

he

thatc-

hed

that-

he

thatc-

hedhe had thought we were lost , and . hahad plannedplsnnerpilsner. to givegive-

my

giv-

en

, ivediveive-

my

giv-

en

ive-

my

giv-

enmy mission to G Company in case we didn'tdidnt' show up .

My company chaJigedchsDgedchangedchugged direction to the leftleft-

oblique

left-

oblique

left-

obliaue

exf-

oliateoblique , and we followed H Company in our properproper-

position

presup-

position

proper-

position

presup-

position

prooer-

position

presup-

positionposition .

The movement forward went along veryvexyvex smoothly-

for

smooth-

lysmoothlysmoothly-

for

smooth-

lysmoothly-

for

smooth-

lyfor several hundred yards . Some firing could be heard-

to

hardt-

op

heardheard-

to

hardt-

op

heard-

to

hardt-

opto the front and left flank , but with the exceptionexception-

of

exceptio-

nof an occasional artillery shell , we encountered non-

odifficulties

m-

odifications

n-

odifficulties

m-

odifications

n-

odifficulties

m-

odificationsdifficulties whatever . AeAs we arrived atBt, a point aboutabout-

one

abo-ut

about-

one

abo-ut

about-

one

abo-utone thousand yards south of the Bois de Fays , the fogfog-

liftedfol-

iatedfog-

liftedfol-

iatedfog-

liftedfol-

iatedlifted a.ndand. visibility becamebeca.me. excellent . Company HH-

in

C-

hin

,

in my front , was immediately stopped by machinemaohine gungu-

nfire

gu-

nfire

gu-

nfirefire from its left front . Soon after , I got a mesAmesmes-

sage

mes-mesAmesmes-

sage

mes-

sage

¬-

sage from the company commanderoommander of that companyoompany , thatthat-

he

thatc-

hed

that-

he

thatc-

hed

that-

he

thatc-

hedhe could not advance until the machinemaohine gunegunsgunned were putput-

out

put-

out

put-

outout of actionaotionabortion , and asking me to assist him in accomaccom-acoom--acoomTacomacomaccom-

plilhing

accom-

plishing

acoomr-

r

come-

r

acco-

mplishing

-¬--

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my

To-

mmy

of-

my

To-

mmy

of-

my

To-

mmymy companyoompany , about two hundred yards northwest of MKH . dede-w

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machine gun fire . Just then a., machine TunStun, un openedo'tenedotened',) upup-

laying

pl-

aying,

laying down ' a band of fire a.. few yardsya.rds. in fronfromfrontt ofof-

me

No-

me

of-

me

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me

of-

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where

ju-st

just-

where

ju-st

just-

where

ju-stwhere , I was unableuna.ble. to see . I called to the com-comcom-

mander

com-

mander

comcom-

mander

¬-

mandermaunder of my leading platoon to come up to where II-

was

W-

asI-

was

W-

asI-

was

W-

aswas , and told him about, the fire againstaga.inst. H OompanyCompanyCompany-

and

Compa-

ny,

and that directly in our front , and directed him toto-

send

to-

ssed

to-

send

to-

ssed

to-

send

to-

ssedsend out a patrolpa.trol. of one automatica.utomatic. rifleman , aa-

carr

P-

accar

a-

carrier

s-

cariera-

carrier

s-

cariercarrcarrierierbier , and two ririflemenflemenlegmen , to locate the ,machinema.chinemachineunmachine. ;gun;-unun- unu-

nfiring

u-

ntiring(13)13( )PersonalNotesPersonalitiesPersonal firing-firingfiringacrossfarinaceous- across our path and put it out of action . (13)13(13)-

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Note-sI could see that &yy&myy moving ; my company about fifty-

yardsfif-tyfifty-

yardsfif-tyfiftyfifty-

yardsfif-tyyards to the right , we could pass around the nosemosemoose ofof-

a

so-

fa

of-

a

so-

fa

of-

a

so-

faa ridge anda.nd. probablyproba.bly. escape these machimachmachinene o-unsounsgunsHuns-un8 ; II-

decided

D-

ecided

I-

decided

D-

ecided

I-

decided

D-

ecideddecided to do this and sent a messagemessage to CaotainCaptainCaptain-

Laxshall

Cap-tain

Captain-

Liar

Capta-

in:

LaxshallClamshell:ar, shall of BN Company, , that I had sent the patrol outout-

and

outl-

and

,

and that I was moving forward around, H Company'sCompanysCompany'' right .

In one way , this maneuver was alright ; , in thatthat-

itth-

at

that-

itth-

at

that-

itth-

atit permitted me to advance directly towards the BoisBois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

se

Bois-

de

Boi-

sede FaysFs.ysFsysSays. . In another sense , however , it proved badbad.-

As

bad-

As

ba-As

.

As I arrived even wiwithth H Company , the machinema.chine. gun firefire-

which

fi-re

fire-

which

fi-re

fire-

which

fi-rewhich had been'been' holding it up ceasedoeasedeased , and it movedmove-

dforward

over-

flowed

move-

dforward

over-

flowed

move-

dforward

over-

flowedforward towards the woods . Realizing that if bothboth-

companies

.hh . .

- . _ ".. . .. . - . - . . .thatthatifthat._ _

;. . . , . .

oompoomphoampaniescompanies1es entered the woods at the same time , H OompanyCompanyOompany-

would

Comp-any

Company-

would

Comp-any

Company-

would

Comp-anywould have to pass thru my companyoompany , to get to itsits-

objeotive

its-

objective

int-

oxicative

its-

objective

int-

oxicativeobjeotiveobjective in the eastern edge of the woods , I haltedhalted-

E

halted-

Ihalte-

dIE CompanyOompany until H Company had . reachedreaohed the woods . ThisThis-

exposed

This-

exposed

This-

exposedexposed the company to view and possible fire from-

Br1eulles

from-

Brieulles

fromfrom-

BrieullesBrieullesBr1eullesBridles . The enemy took advantage of this and , a-

sthe18t

&asas-i

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as-

the

as-

hen

8II-

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machinem-

achinemachine gun fire began to sweep the trail runningrunning-

along

runn-ing

running-

along

runn-ing

running-

along

runn-ingalong the southern edeed-eedecedeed;- e of the Bois de FaysFa.ys. , acrossacross-

which

cross-

hatch

across-

which

cross-

hatch

across-

which

cross-

hatchwhich we had to pass . This fire seemed to "bebe" comirgcomingcomirg-

from

courtr-

oom

comiccomic-

from

omi-

cron

cominj-

from

comb-

inerfrom the direction of BrieulleeErieullesBrieullesBridleOriolesBridles and it waswa.s. impossiimposesimpossibleimpossible-

to

impossib-

le

impossible-

to

impossib-

le

b- .leb-lea-ble.-

to spot the gunszunsZunisunsHuns . Faced with this situation , we movedmove-

dforward

over-

flowed

move-

dforward

over-

flowed

noved-

forward

over-

flowedforward to within fifty yards of the woods and cro8crossedcrossed-

this

cross-

edcrossed-

this

cross-

ededed-

this

et-

hicsthis fire-sweptfireswept- area. in platoon, rushes . Nearly everyevery-every-

body

every-

body

every-

body

¬-

body seemed to get thru and we ha.lhalhalted. ted for a . minuteminute-

justmin-

uteminute-

justmin-

uteminute-

justmin-

utejust inside the woods to e-eteetoetMoet- et the platoonspla.toons. straightenedstraightened-

out

straighten-ed

straightened-

out

straighten-edout . Here the six stretcher bearers detaileddeta.iled. fromfrom-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hed

from-

the

frot-

hedthe company took up , for the first time , their onerousonerous-

duties

oner-ous

onerous-

duties

oner-ous

onerous-

duties

oner-ousduties .

Up to this time we had been moving in a columncolumn-

of

colum-

ncolumn-

of

colum-

ncolumn-

of

colum-

nof platoonspIa.toonspIatoons. , eachea.ch. platoon in line of squad columnscolumns.-

This

columns-

This

colum-nist

.

This permitted good control , andend presented a poorpoo-

rtarget

por-

tagepoo-

rtarget

por-

tagepoo-

rtarget

por-

tagetarget . As we had encountered no rifle fire , it hadhad-

been

had-

eanhad-

been

had-

eanhad-

been

had-

eanbeen a logical formation . We had now , however , passedpassed-

from

pass-

edpassed-

from

pass-

edpassed-

from

pass-

edfrom open countryoountry into a very thickthiokThiokol woods . The woodswoods-

he.d

woods-

hed

woods-

had

woods-

hed

woods-

had

woods-

hedhe.dhedhadheed. been subjsubsubjectedectedacted to high explosive shell fire fromfrom-

our

frogm-

outh

from-

our

frogm-

outh

from-

our

frogm-

outhour own artillery , prior to the attackattaok , and was nowno-

wreoeiving

no-

wreceiving

no-

wreceivingreoeivingreceiving high explosive , shrapnel , and gas from the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

thethe-

Germans

ste-

ersmanGermans . The density of the woods permitted observa-observaobserveobservaotio-

n

observatio-

n

observa-of

observato-ry

observa-0

observ-

ationonly

observ-

ationally

-o/tionotionionof0/tionJ\onlytionJonlytiononlyiontinnyoftionJonly

\ only 8aa. few feet . Moving forward in the sam-

eformation

ame-

lioration

sam-

eformation

ame-

lioration

samesam-

eformation

ame-

liorationformation we had used , would have meant oonfusionconfusionconfusion-

lossconfus-

ion,

10B8lose of controloontrol ,. and mobility *. PlacingPlaoing the companycompany-

in

companyi-

ng

company-

in

companyi-

ng

company-

in

companyi-

ngin columns of twos or files made it more vulnerablevulnerable-

and

vulnera-ble

vulnerable-

and

vulnera-bleand open to surprise . I decideddeoided on the latter planplan-

however

Pl-ano

,

however , and we started thru the woods by oompaoompasCompaqcompasscompas-

sdirection

com-passed

_R,R-

direction

D-

irectiondireotiondirection in singlelingleingle file . After a few minutes wew-

ecamet

w-

elcome

we-

came

we-

lcome

we'oaa-

e

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The goinZc'oinfcoinfgroincoiff 'oincinc*;: ws.swsswe.sweswaswasps.. so difficult thru the woods , that II-

decided

D-

ecided

I-

decided

D-

ecideddecided to try the trail . Had the enemy planted aa-

machine

m-

achine

a-

machine

m-

achinema.chinemachine. gun at the other end of this trail , thethe-

operations

the-

orizations

the-

operations

the-

orizations

the-

operations

the-

orizationsopera-tionsoperationsoperationsions- of thithinthiss company would have ended therethere-

and

there-

onthere-

and

there-

onand then . But fortuna.telfortunatelfortunatefortunately. y he didn'tdidnt' , and the companycompany-

moved

compan-

ioned

company-

moved

compan-

ioned

company-

moved

compan-

ionedmoved rapidlyra.pidly. thru the woods alonealong: the trail .

Machinea.chineachinel . gunun and rifle fire could be heard to-

our

to-

urtoto-

our

to-

urto-

our

to-

urour fronfromfrontt , and 1lefteftdeft flankflankandflankedflank}, and at some didistancesta.ncstancstance. e onon-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

onte

on-

the

M-

ontethe right . We pushed forward at a. googood! pace withoutwithout-

encountering

without-

encountering

without-

encounteringencountering an enemy sold.isoldisoldsoldiers. er.sers. and B.rriBrriBriearrived. vedvendved8Jtat8Jt thethe-

northeastern

he-

notheisticthe-

northeastern

he-

notheisticthe-

northeastern

he-

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cover-

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and

184-we

184we arrived very shortly at an open space , rectangularrectangular-

in

rectangul-arin shape , alons-alonsalongsalonsalonsthegaloshes- the Fond de VilleVile Aux Bois . I ha1halted-

the

halt-ed

haltedted '-

the

t-

he

'.

the company and went to the edge of the woods , fromfrom-

which

Ro-

maic

from-

which

Ro-

maic

from-

which

Ro-

maicwhich an excellent view to the north and east couldcould-

be

cou-ld

could-

be

cou-ldbe obtained . We had reached and passed the riohtrightriotri ;ht oror-

southernmost

or-

southernmost

or-

southernmostsouthernmost part of our objective ,. AssemblingAssemblingmyAssemblingssemblinassembling mym-

yplatoon

im-

paction

m-

yplatoon

im-

paction

m-

yplatoon

im-

pactionplatoon leaders , I directed the comcommandernderender of the 1st1st-

Platoon

1st-

Platoon

1st-

PlatoonPlatoon to take up a deployed formation and move hishis-

platoon

iso-

lationhis-

platoon

iso-

lationhis-

platoon

iso-

lationplatoon along the eastern edge of the woods in ourou-

rleft

ou-

tletou-

rleft

ou-

tletou-

rleft

ou-

tletleft front , the Bois de MalaumontAllayment , to the CunelOunelCounsel RoadRoad-

and

Broad-

band

Road-

and

Broad-

band

Road-

and

Broad-

bandand , moving east, .alonga.long that road , take up a posipositpositionposition-

along

positi-onal

position-

along

positi-onal

tioniontion-

along

to-nalalong the eastern edge of the woods , the BoieBoisBoise de PeutPutPeut-

de

Pe-te

Peut-

de

Pe-te

Peut-

de

Pe-tede Faux . TheThe 8dad2d PlatoonPlatoon-Platoon.rPlatoonwasPlatoon"- .rr., was.ss. to-take-up-a---defensivetotakeupadefensive-.totakeupadefensive-position

to . takeupadefentfcke-tfcketake-takefickletfckeupa-- . . up-a-defenupadefendeafenup-aupaupadefensive-

poeition

-.-, . .-defensive-

poeition

defensive-

poeitiondefen-

sive- - a1v.ea1vea1v.-

ep08it1on

.

p08it1onposition along the eastern edge of the Bois dede-

Malaumont

e-

molument

de-

Malaumont

e-

molument

de-

Malaumont

e-

molumentMalaumontAllayment and northeastern edge of the Bois de FaysFayeFays-

as

Fa-ys

,

as&8 outlined in the original plan . I was to move thethe-

remainder

th-

ermionthe-

remainder

th-

ermionthe-

remainder

th-

ermionremainder ofot the companyoompany into the BoioSoiaBoisBooSofia de MalaumontKalaumontAllaymentMalaumontrAllaymentMalaumont-

M

Allaymen-

t.--- ' .- - .- . ... . _. . ._ _ ... . . . . .. . . . . . . _ ..

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.

. t on- .jLquthon- jLquthsouthh Oof the' OunelaunelCounselangelaunel-

Road

unl-oad

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the units on its flanks . The frontafrontalfrontagefronta-frontafrontaefrontal- e assinedassianedassignedassiass -nednedTIed- toto-

the

to-

teto-

the

to-

teto-

the

to-

tethe front line platoons was far out of prooortionproportion toto-

what

to-

wboat

to-

what

to-

wboat

to-

what

to-

wboatwhat they shoulshouldshouldd handle , but iitt hadhe.dhedha.dheed. beentivenBeethovenbeen ivennetivennelivenedEtiennetivenliven:; iivengivenvenSven -neneme-,- inin-

the

in-

ter

in-

the

in-

ter

in-

the

in-

terthe battalionbattR1ion order and I felt I shouldshouldcryshoulder-crycrytry- to covercove-

rit

cove-

rtcove-

rit

cove-

rtcove-

rit

cove-

rtit . TisThisOtisT |?is order , ispuediS8uedissueddisputed by me to my platoon leadersleaders-

had

leade-rs

,

had been issued after the most meanermeager reconnaissancereconnaissance-

on

reconnaissan-ceon my partpa.rt. .

The 1st Platoon was forming up preparatory-

to

prepa.ratory-

to

preparato-ry

preparatoryprepa.ratory.to movimoviemovingg out , fhenwhenhenv > the commander of the 1st Ba.ttalionBattalionBa.ttalio-

nI

Battalio-

n

Battalionc-

ameBattali-

onBattalionc-

ameBattali-

on.

came up to me and , seeingseein2' whatwha.t. I was planningpla.nning;. to dodo-

advised

to-

adied,

advised strong-lystronglystrongly- against my moving anya.ny. farther forwardforward.-

He

forward-

He

forward-

ed

.

He informediaformed me that the 3d Battalion had been etooned-

a

stormed-

a

tone-d

storme-

d

stoDpedstormedstoppedstoDped-

a

stoppe-

da few hundred yards to the north of our positionposition.-

Going

position-Going

posit-ing

.

Going with him , we went to the commanding officer of-

the

of-

ten

ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe 3d Battalion , whose 0C . P . was a few yards fartherfarther-

west

farther-

most

farther-

west

farther-

most

farther-

west

farther-

mostwest on the Fond de VilleVile Aux BoieBoisBoise . There I leernedlearnedleeredleerned-

thatleer-

edlearned-

thatlearn-

edlearned-

/

learne-d

learned-

thatlearn-

ed.:

/ that the 3d Battalion hadha.d. . been stopped alonga.1onga1ong. the CunelCuneICounselCueCuneI-

Road

Center-

board(15)15( ) BachBaohBah , IJ Road and was unable to proceed any farther ., (15)15( l5)l5) TheTh-

edivision

Te-

levision

The-p

Th-e

The-p

Th-ep 184-

came

184-

Z

184division on our left hadha.d. not advanced as far as we-

had

w-

eald

we-

had

w-

eald

wewe-

had

w-

ealdhad , and the commanderoommander of the 3d Battalion was con-conco-

nsidering

co-

nsidering

conco-

nsidering

¬-

sideringsideling withdrawing his front line to the Fond dede-

Vi11e

de-

Ville

de-

viled

de-

Ville

de-

viledVi11eVilleVile AuxAwe BoisEoisEloise . He told me it would be useless a.ndanda.n-

dsuicidal

and-

suicidal

and-

suicidal

.

oJ suicidal for me to move my companyoompany any farther forward .

ActingAotingAborting upon their advice , I revoked my previousprevious-

order

previ-ous

previous-

order

previ-ous

previous-

order

previ-ousorder and . issued a new one , placing the 1stlet Pla.toonPlatoonPla.toon-

in

Platoo-

nPlatoon-

in

Platoo-

nPlatoon-

-

Platoo-n

Platoon-

in

Platoo-

n.

- in line along the edge of the woods , with its rightright-

restingbrig-

htening

right'-

2

right-

2Z' / resting in the northeastern edge of the BoisBoieBoise de FaysFaye .,

(16)16( ) Morrow , (16)16( ) The 8d2d Platoon was pl&oedploedplaoedplacedplowed& on the left of thethe-p

th-e

the-

and

thr-

ead

the-p

th-eppl110oo-

division

d-

ivision

. . . ..-. , ...-.. .. .- -_. ... . . __. . .,. ..,. . , __.... . . . _J-JJt- <t ,.attdandbatted

. .

btthbothbathb th platooneplatoonplatoons. werewer.e:. ordered to dig in ., AtA-

tthin

Ba-

thing. .- y-y-

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i

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commanding H Company , camecarne upur> .anda.nd told me he couldcould-

not

coul-dn't

could-

not

coul-dn't

could-

not

coul-dn'tnot possibly hold his longlon frontage in the ea.sterneasternea.stern-

edge

Easter-

nereastern-

edge

easter-ner

eastern-

edge

easter-ner

.

edge of the Bois de Fays , that he had his entireentirec-

ompa.ny

en-tire

entirec-

ompanyen-

tireentirec-

ompanyen-

tirecompa.nycompany. aeoloyeddeployedecology in 1lineinecine wiwithth no suo-oortsuooortsuvportsuoportsumoortsupport- t whe.teverwheteverwhatever.whatever.-

He

whatever-

He

whatev-er

. .

HeFe asked me for assistance in organizing risiisKrisis, is line ofof-

defense

c-

offees

of-

defense

c-

offees

of-

defense

c-

offeesdefense and I agreed to help him . Two plans were openopen-

to

ope-

nopen-

to

ope-

nopen-

to

ope-

nto do this . I could either extend myany line to thethe-

righthe-

ightthe-

righthe-

ightthe-

righthe-

ightright and connect up with his left , or I could givegive-

him

gi-ve

'ive-

him

ive-

him

ve-

in'ivediveive-

him

ve-

inhim a partpa.rt. of my companycampa.nycampany. . He showed.. me on the ma.pmapma.-

pwhere

man-

power

map-

where

man-

power

ma-

rwhere

ma-

rcher

. )

where his line extended . PetweenBetween nishisanis left andend mym-

yright

m-

yrrhm-

yright

m-

yrrhm-

yright

m-

yrrhright was aa/agapagape./ gap of aoouta.boutabout. five hundred yards . TheTh-

edefense

Th-

readfin

Th-

edefense

Th-

readfin

Th-

edefense

Th-

readfindefense of the eastern edge of the woods.andwoodsandwoodsmanwoods ..andand. that ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe northern edge were two separate problems and II-

deoided

D-

ecoded

I-

decided

D-

ecided

I-

decided

D-

ecideddeoideddecided to give, ivedive him one entire platoon to act underunder-

his

under-

bids

under-

his

under-

bidshis comma-ndcommandcommand- . The 3d Platoon was then ordered to reportreport-

to

repo-

rtreport-

to

repo-

rtto CaptainCapta.lnCaptaln. Ma.rsha.llMarsha.llMarshallLiar. shall. and remain under his orders untiluntil-

the

unstil-

ted

until-

the

unstil-

ted

until-

the

unstil-

tedthe attack proceeded , or until the platoon leaderleader-

heard

letter-

head

leader-

heard

letter-

head

leader-

heard

letter-

headheard from me . This platoon remained with H CompanyCompan-

ythruout

Com-pany

Compan-

ythruout

Com-pany

Compan-

ythruout

Com-panythruoutthroat ttoetl e remainder of this action .

The remaining platoon , the 4th , was thenthen-

placed

hen-

pecked

then-

placed

hen-

pecked

then-

placed

hen-

peckedplaced in support in the woods about one hundred yards-

in

yar-ds

yardsyards-

ib

yar-ds

yards-

in

yar-dsibin ' rtearrear' ar of bhethehe CdrDrScb-Pla-toon-ScbPlatoon2d-pla.t.oon2dplat.oon2dpla.t.oonplatoonCdrPlatooScabPlaxtonDropletScbPlatoonAOscillation.PlatooPlatoon-- ;-. . r-.:. . . . . A m.essawa.sm.ei.BE1few.ssmeiBE1few.ssmeiBE1fewssmessages.m.essamessames.semessemesamessed. . ..{,arwesawesa&. -wa.swa.srweswaswes._.- . ,. didispatcheddispatched-

to

dispatche-

dspa.tchedspatchedpatchedspa.tched-

to

patche-

d.

to the battalion commander informing him of my actionsactions-

and

actio-ns

actions-

and

actio-ns

actions-

and

actio-nsand dispositions . In a short time the battalion com-comcom-

mabder

com-

mander

com-

mabder

com-

mander

com--

mabder

c-om

ma-

bderma-

dder-

mabdermadder cameoamefoamed forward , to my position , approved of mym-

ydispositions

m-

ydispositions

m-

ydispositionsdispositions and told me to boldhold my present positionposition-

at

position-

alat all costs . He informed me that the attack wouldwould-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn't

would-

not

woul-

dn'tnot proceedprooeedproofed for the present and that it was essential-

that

essent-ial

essential. . .rrrr.-- .-_-. -. .-_ w-_.. ._.._. __ M_

_._,._ ,.. , _thathetheathatthegenKathleen, , the. _. .menman

._. .dig

.

in for tbothebo.

defense ooff the positionposition-

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Page 23

:MeanwhileIee.nwhileIeenwhile.IeanwhileIeanwhilePiecewise:. . , the enemy wagwas shelling thehe woods severelyseverely-

but

severe-ly

severely-

but

severe-ly

severely-

but

severe-lybut most of the shells were goinsgoinggoings:" over our heads andand-

burstingad-

justingand-

burstinad-

justingand-

burstingad-

justingburstingburstinbursting : further south in the woods .

On inspecting the olatoonsulatoonsplatoons , I directed thatthat-

a

tha-

ta cossack postpoet be pushed out at dark frofro.nfronfrom. each frontfront-

linefront-

linefront-

lineline platoon to points I pointed out about one hundredhundred-

yaxds

hund-red

hundred-

yards

hund-red(17)17( )

PersonalNotesPersonalitiesPersonal, yaxdsyardsdyads in advance of this front . (17)-

During

(17)-

During

(17)17(17)-

During

( )

NotesNotes-

On

Not-

es

Notes-yards

Northea-stwards

During, the afternoon of October 4th , 0C CompanyCompany-

was

Compa-

nyCompany-

was

Compa-

ny'

was moved into position on the left of E Company , andand-

M

an-

d

and-

M

an-

d

and-

M

an-

dM Company was moved in alona.1ona1ona.lonalone.. .: the eastern edge of thethe-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

oriesBois de FaysFa.ys. in the interval between E and H CompaniesCompanies.-

At

Companies-

At

Compani-

es

.

At dark the advanced elements of the 3d Battalion werewere-

IJ

wer-

e

were-

withdrawn

wh-

erewithwere-

withdrawn

wh-

erewithwithdrawn to the Fond de VilleVile Aux Bois , leaving EE-

Company

C-

ompany

E-

Company

C-

ompany

E-

Company

C-

ompany4IJ4-

(18)

IJIIII. Company holding the tip of the salient in the Germa-

nlines

Geral-

dine

GermanGerma-

nlines

Geral-

dine1' /(-

18)(-

18)1-8 /,(18)18( ) Morrow , lines . (18)-

p(18)18( )

plIOpolioplIO-

withdrawn

pMorrowpMorrow110-Just

110 (18)Just

Just at dusk a messenlessenmessencferessenceme&sendermesendermessenger& er came to me from thethe-

1st

the-

1st1st Platoon with information that the enemy were ad-adad-

vancing

ad-

vancing

adad-

vancing

¬-

vancingdancing on our position . I ra.nran. over to the 1st PlatoonPlatoon-

a.nd

Plato-on

Platoon-

and

Plato-on

Platoon-

and

Plato-ona.ndand. the

.-

platoonp-latoon.platoon leader pointed out v/hatvhatwhat/ appeared to bebe-

figures

re-

figures

be-

figures

re-

figures

be-

figures

re-

figuresfigures moving forward out of the southeastern, edgeedge-

of

ed-ge

edge-

of

ed-ge/'(19)19( ) BaohBachBah , of the Bois de PeutPut de Faux . (19)19( ) I cautionedoautioned thethe-

pth-

ethe-

men

the-

meBachpBachp 185185-

1st

185-men

"

men not to fire until we could make sure whowhpwhap they werewere.-

In

were-

In

where-

in

.

In a few minutes what appeared to be a companyoompany ofof-

German

bo-

geyman

of-

German

bo-

geyman

of-

German

bo-

geymanGerman machine gunners cleared the woods and advancedadvanced-

toward

advan-

cedadvanced-

toward

advan-

cedadvanced.-

toward

advanced-

toward

advan-

ced.

toward us in a column of twos . The suspense was tootoo-

great

st-ooge

too-

great

st-ooge

too-

great

st-oogegreat for some of the men and first one and then allall-

of

alo-

of

all-

of

alo-

of

all-

of

alo-

ofof them opened , ffireuonf1refJonireuuonforerunreunion the enemy columnoolumn . The rasulresultresult-

was

res-ult

result-

was

res-ult

tt-

was

w-

aswas remarkable . The OermanGermanBerman companyoompany broke and startedstarted-

ba

starte-

dstarted.b-

aTo

startedb-

aTo

start-ed

.

, . _ . . . .._ . . " .. . . " ._ _ . . ._ . . . . . . .- --"bb"ba oo-

esoaped

e-

scaped

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It was with grepfgreatgriefgr e e t difficultydiffieuldifficult ty that the platoon-

leadersplat-

oonplatoonplatoon-

leadersplat-

oonlea.dersleaders. and I restrained the irenmensiren fromfroalfoal purpourioursuinjpursuinoutrunpursuingsuisuit n : themthem-

as

them-

es

,

as they all wanted to chargecha1ge! .aftera.fter the retrentingretreatingretrentinretrentirretention. g:g-

Germans

G-

ermans:

Germans .

Two things stand out clearly in my memorymemor-

yabout

mem-ory

memor-

yabout

mem-ory

memor-

yabout

mem-oryabout this counterattackcounteratta.ck. . One was the failure of aa-

oection

a-

vocation

a-

section

s-

ection

a-

section

s-

ectionoectionsection: of machinerrachineRacine gunsvunsvauntsunsHuns , located in ourourr front lines-

to

line-s

lines ,

to open fire . Then'iVheniVhenWhengiven' I calledca.lled. him to task about itit-

the

li-

the

,

the ofofficerfie er in chargeChal'feChalfeChafe,"' ; of them statedsta.ted. thattha.t. helie waswa-

safraid

sas-

safras

wa-

safraid

sas-

safras

wa-

safraid

sas-

safrasafraid of disclosing his position . As a matter ofof-

fact

co-

factor

of-

fact

co-

factor

of-

fact

co-

factorfact they were not needed . , but this officer lost thethe-

OP"9ortunity

the-

opportunity

the-

ODDortunity

T-heodoreOP"9ortunityOP9ortunityopportunity" of a lifetime to fire on the ideal machll'1e-

gun

machine-

gun

machi-

nemachinemachll'1emachll1emachine-

un

machi-ne

'gunun targetta.rget. . Had he opened fire , I don'tdont' believe aa-

sin

b-

asin

a-

single

s-

inglea-

single

s-

inglesinsinglele GrermsnGermanRearms could have escaped .

The other incident pertainedpertair.edpertaired. to ana.n. automatic-

riflemanauto-

matica.utoma.ticautoma.ticautomatica.utoma.ti-

crifleman

auto-matic

automatic-

riflemanauto-

matic. .

rifleman . WeNe were equiequipequippedeauieau ppedpeedpedpeed wiwithth the French Chaucha.tChauchatCha-chaChaucha-

tautomatic

Ohaucha-

tautomatic

.

automatic rifle . Directly in front ofoff me , as thethe-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersman

the-

Germans

ste-

ersmanGermans advanced, , was a.. soldiersoldisold er armed withwi th aa. Chaucha.tChauchatCha-chaOhauchat-

on

Chaucha.t-

on

Chauchat-

on

Coagulati-

on

Causati-

on

.

on the ground in position to fire . Lying beside himhim-

on

Shim-

on

him-

on

Shim-

on

him-

on

Shim-

onon the ground was a German :MauserMaser he had, picked upup-

somewhere

up-

somewhere

urur-

somewhere

>

somewhere duringdurdour ingKing the advanceadvB.nceadvBnce. ,. Whenen I cautionedCB.utiCButiCutie. onedboned the-

men

the-

me

thethe-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

memen not to open fire for the present , he spent hishis-

time

mist-

imed

his-

time

mist-

imed

his-

time

mist-

imedtime improving his firing position . I think it wa.swaswa.-

shis

wars-

hips

wa-

shis

wars-

hips

wa-

shis

wars-

hips

.his squirming around that attracted my attention.-

When

attentionW-

henattenti-

onattention .

VfuenWhenFun the firing started , he slowly squeezed the triggertrigger-

and

trigger-

man

,

and. the gun failed to fire . He cockedoocked , it and triedtried-

again

ridg-

ingtried-

again

ridg-

ingtried-

again

ridg-

ingagain to firef ire it , and a secondseoond , time it failed to-

function

ob-

fuscation

toto-

funotion

ob-

fuscation

to-

function

ob-

fuscationfunotionfunction . JJumpingpSDgSD up he took it by the muzzle andand-

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and-

jrw.pp

and-

jrwpp

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The next twotVIOviol days were snentspentanent in holdinholdinrholdingholdinfholdingholdinthishelianthus_r tnisthisTunistnis-

posi

ten-

sors

this-

position

hair-

splitting

tnis-

positionposipositpositiontionion . loNo; chenchanveschanceschanges, ;es in E COIlCoapanyCompanyCoiLOany'sCoiLOanysColons: pa.nypanypanky. ' 8s disposidisposedispositionsdispositions-

were

dispositi-ons

disoositions-

were

dispositi-ons

tionsionstions-

wece

iron-weedwecewerewee: madeimiadeimides . A regularreularre ,;ularbulbar system of cocOl1unication'::.imunicationimunicationunica.tionunicationimmunizationunction.:[;, . between-

Company

betw-een

betweenbetweenC-

ompa.nybetw-

eenbetween-

Company

betw-eenCompa.nyCompany. Headquarters , which wasWfSWafts.! located in a dugoutdugout-

in

dugo-utin the 2d PlatoonsFlatoons front linelinemdlined, -mdmdnndandnd- BattolionBattalion Bead-BeadPead--PeadPleadBea-

dquarters

Hea-

dquarters

Pead-

quartersHea-

dquarters

Pead-

-quartersP-

eadqu-

artersPl-

ead---

quarters was operated . Each hour during daylightdaylifhtdayliht.;, andand-

every

An-

dover

and-

every

An-

dover

and-

every

An-

doverevery two hourshoul'shoulsghouls' at ni'htnihtnightni ;:'ht , aa . runner wasW8.SW8S. sent toto-

Ba.ttalion

to-

Battalion

to-

BattalionBa.ttalionBattalion. --! HesdouartersI-eadquartersIeadquartersI-eadauarterseadauartersHeadquarters . Usually he carried a., illessa-eillessaeillnessillessae-

thatillne-

ssniessamessaNissanmesa -ee-

that

t-

hate-

that

t-

hatthat theietherethee wasw .: .SS. s nothinrtonothingnothinnothing s: to report . Other iuessen-ereiuessenereNielseniuessenere-

were

!.ieie.nessenNielsen, senere-

were

sonne-

teer

'-_ :; ereere-

were

pee-

weewere dispatched , as well , as emergenciesemerCencieseaieraenciesfaineance; arose .

The enemy attempted at several times toto-

regain

or-

egano

to-

regain

or-

egano

to-

regain

or-

eganoregain a foothold in the Bois de FayeFays . Most of thesethese-

attemptstes-

tatethese-

attemptstes-

tatethese-

attemptstes-

tateattempts were made against the troops farther westwest-

alon0

west-

alone

Wes-

tland

west-

alon

Wes-

tlandalon0alone ' the Fond de V1lVilleVilee Aux BoieBoise . One other countercounter-counter-

attack

counter-

attack

counter-

attack

¬-

attack Wwas.SS. mamadede against the eastern edseeseedceeduceed :'ee' of the woodswoods-

but

wood-

cut

woods-

but

wood-

cut(20)20( ) lMorrow-MorrowMorrowbutMorrowMorroworrowborrow ,/,>/- but it broke up .asa.s soon as fire was opened on it .. (20)20(20)-

Enemy

(20)-

Enemy

20E-

nemy

( )

p 115-

The

115-Enemy

115 "Enemy artillery shelled the Bois de Fays heavily forfor-

the

fo-

rte

for-

the

fo-

rte

for-

the

fo-

rtethe remainder of the time we were in it , inflictinginflicting-

a

inflictin-ga great number of casualtiesoasualties on our troops . AboutAbout-

9:30

Abou-

t9309:30930: AM , October 6th , an enemy circusoircus bombed thethe-

woods

She-

rwood

the-

woods

She-

rwood//(21)21( 21 ) Morrow ,,

woods ,. (21)21( < l1)1) They passed directly over E CompanyCompan-

yflying

Com-pany

},MorrowpMorrowp 115'-

W

115- . flyingflyin juetjustjet above the tree tops .

About noon on the 5th I received , orders fromfrom-

my

roo-

my

from-

my

roo-

my

from-

my

roo-

mymy battalionba.tta.lionbatta.lion.. commanderoommander to be ready to resumereswne thethe-

attack

hea-

rtache

the-

attack

hea-

rtache

the-

attack

hea-

rtacheattack , upon word . from him . The attack against thethe-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

oriesBois de ForetFloret by our regiment was to be resumed., asas-

soon

ba-

ssoon

as-

soon

ba-

ssoon

as-

soon

ba-

ssoonsoon &as8 the 80th Division on the left camsoamefoamed up even-

r

eve-r

eve-

nwithur

sev-

entieth

eveneven-

withc

seve-

ntiethr

.W1th9P.UW1th9PUwithurwitherwithcwitch.ur% front line1ne In the attackattaok they were to make .

.

(22)22( 22)2) MorroMorrowMoro. (3S3S(22)22( a2)a2a2)"I) This"Ihiehi"II!" hiehide. order was revoked late that afternoon andand-

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d

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This wasW8.SW8S. welcowelcomewelcome( e nev\snevsnewsnevi\ as we wereettintweetingwere 6ettin-ettin-ettincetin-; ettin-

prettyretin-

opathy

ettin-

prettyretin-

opathy

',

:_'-

urettyprettysurety well fed . up on the Bois de Fays . Not onlyonly-

had

on-ly

only-

had

on-ly

only-

had

on-lyhad the OermansGermansNormans nade.nademade. it as uncomfortable .asa.sars possiblepossible-

for

possib-

lepossible-

for

possib-

lepossible-

for

possib-

lefor us wiwithth counterattackscountera.tta.ckscounteratta.cks. . , ehellinshellinEchlinshelling ,_ :_' , and bombin--bombinbombingbombin-

the

abomin-

ate

boinbinbonbinbonbonbobbin! :;;-

the woods , outbut we felt the sLortaLorettashortageshort4ae_ e of food and waterwater.-

The

water-

The

waters-

hed

.

The food problem had not becoJecobecome" e serious .asa.s yet , alalthoaltoaltho-

we

altha-

ea

altho-

we

altha-

ea

thothoutho-

we

ho-

wewe LadIJadhadJade had none since OctooerOctober 3d except that whichwhich-

we

whi-ch

which-

we

whi-ch

which-

we

whi-chwe carriedca.rried. wiwithth us . The lack of water , however , wa.swaswa.-

skeenly

wa-

shmen

was-

keenly

w-

akenwas-

keenly

w-

aken.

keenly felfeelfeltt . The only source of waterwO.terwOter. in tha.tthattha.-

tvicinity

thea-

tricality

that-

vicinitytac-

ticianthat-

vicinitytac-

tician.

vicinity was aararGermanbargemana OermanGermanBerman pipe line about one hundredhundred-

yardshund-

redhundred-

yardshund-

redhundred-

yardshund-

redyards in front of our position . We<Ve tried to reach itit-

B.t

it-

at

t-at

it-

at

t-atB.tBtat. nighnightni htt but the enemy had machine ;junsgunsjunksunsHuns trained ono-

nit

o-

mit

o-

nit

o-

mit

o-

nit

o-

mitit , and after losinlosinglosinglosino;', two men this way , I ordered thethe-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

me

the-

men

the-

memen not to try it again . VeWe could see the waterwater-

flowing

wate-

rfowlwater-

flowing

wate-

rfowlflowing from this pipe dduringur i ng the day and that ratherrathera-

ggra.va.ted

rather-

aggravated

rather-

aggravatedaggra.va.tedaggrava.tedaggravated. . our thirst . AfAftert er the ffirstir 8 t day or so80 , II-

obtained

O-

btained

I-

obtained

O-

btained

I-

obtained

O-

btainedobtained water for the men by sending a detail to thethe-

rear

the-

reat

the-

rear

the-

reat

the-

rear

the-

reatrear at night with the empty canteens .

On the nightni 'htht' of October 6-767- , E CompanyOompany waswa-

srelieved

w-

arlikewa-

srelieved

w-

arlikewa-

srelieved

w-

arlikerelieved , with the remainder of the regiment , by thethe-

3d

the-

3d

the-

3d3d BattalionEattalion and Machine OunGunNoun Company,132dCompany132d, InfantryInfantry-

(23)

Infantr-y23

./(23)23( ) Morrow , , (23)23( ) Considerable noise was made by the relievingrelieving-

troopsreliev-

ingrelieving-

troopsreliev-

ingrelieving-

troopsreliev-

ingPMorrowPMorrow116 ; /Huidekoper ,/ troops as they cameoamefoamed in andB.ndBndBand. by mimidnightnight , when I startedstarted-

to

starte-

dstarted-

to

starte-

dstarted-

to

starte-

dHuidekoper/pHuidekoperpp 97-

The

97 Jlto the rear with my company , the Germans had begun toto-

shell

R-

oselle

to-

shell

R-

oselle

to-

shell

R-

oselle1fI-1fI-1fI-

This

Yshell the trails leading out of the woods to thethe-

south

T-heo

the-

south

T-heo

the-

south

T-heosouth . As we moved south thru the Bois de FaysFaye , II-

oould

I-

OUI-

could

C-

ould

I-

could

C-

ouldoouldcouldGould hear the shelling at regular intervals . FromFrom-

the

Frot-

hed

From-

the

Frot-

hed

From-

the

Frot-

hedthe sound I oouldGould tell that we had to pass one pOintpOin-

tthat

epit-

hetpoint-

that

epit-

hetpoint-

that

epit-

hetthat he was .ehelUng.hellinghellingshellingKeelingheeling heavily *. JustJUltJUt befbeefbeforere we arrivedarrived-

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at this place , he opened upUD on itizitiit \-ii\vithwithitch-: th a reyularregularreyular-

ba.rrae

regular-

barra.oe

reg-ular

regular-

barrage

reg-ular

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ground

th-

ereonthe-

ground

th-

ereonthe-

ground

th-

ereonground . The shellinshellingshell in/ininstoppedunstopped'/ stopped .asa.s suddenly as itit-

be

bi-

teit-

began

int-

egrand

it-

bepan

Ti-

betanbebegan: an . I yelled back to my men that we would sitsit-

tisht

ski-

ttishsit-

tightski-

ntight

sit-

tisitti-

ngtishttighttwistht until the enemy had shelled it once more and-

as

pan-

das

andand-

as

pan-

das

and-

as

pan-

dasas soon as the shellinshellingshellshellinginrin, stopped we wouldwouldTOwouldr''-TOTO- o DastpastDstDas-

tthat

Ast-

hma

past-

that

post-

haste

oast-

that

asth-

mathat point on the dead, run . Almost immediatelyimmedia.tely. thethe-

shellste-

aselsthe-

shellste-

aselsthe-

shellste-

aselsshells came down againaga.in. and after aa , minute or twotwo-

stopoed

tw-

osome

,

BtopTopstoppeded . I jumped upUT-UTUTwiOutwit-> wiwithth a yell anda.nd. we went DasteastDstDas-

tthat

Ast-

hma

east-

that

aest-

hete

nast-

thatasth-

mathat place as fast asa.s. our leGslepsleaps: would.. carry us . AllAll-

the

Alt-

hea

AlAll-

the

Alt-

hea

] .

the ;men mot"'ofofot' by , but none too soon , for the shellingshelling-

beganshell-

ingshelling-

beganshell-

ingshelling-

beganshell-

ingbegan again as regular a.asa.ss clockwork .

. Just at daybreak , we reached our old positionposition-

near

positio-

ned

position-

near

positio-

ned

position-

near

positio-

nednear SeptsargesSeptsareesSetscrewsSectaries; . Here I encountered sOltlethinssomethingcollectionssometnincsomatic : thatthat-

Wa.s

the-

tasthat-

was

tha-

wsthat-

was

tha-

wsWa.sWas. probably unique in the American army . 'While'NhileNhileNile thethe-

company

Et-

hiopian

the-

company

Et-

hiopian

the-

company

Et-

hiopiancompany had been in the Bois de Fays , a . direct hit-

with

nit-

withithit-

with

nit-

withit-

with

nit-

witwith a highhiohShiloh: explosive shell had destroyed the com-comcomBnYcompanycombcompan-

ykitchen

com-pany

comoan-

ykitchen

->BnYBennyBn-

Ykitchenkitchen , killing two of the cooks . The Mess SergeantSergeant-

had

Serge-ant

Sergeant-

had

Serge-ant

-

had. found out that a German rolling kitchen had beenbeen-

abandoned

been-

abandoned

been-

abandonedabandoned by the enemy , aeas he fell back , had com-comcom-

mandeered

com-

mandeered

comcom-

mandeered

¬-

mandeeredmaunder it , and here it was steaming with stew .

As soon as the men had been fed a check upup-

was

pe-

ws

up-

was

pe-

ws

up-

was

pe-

wswas made showing the casualties for the action in thethe-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

ories

the-

Bois

the-

oriesBois de FaysPays to be : one officer wounded , six enlistedenlisted-

men

enlist-ed

enlisted.-

men

enlisted-

men

enlist-ed

.

(24)24( )PersonalNotesPersonalitiesPersonal men killed , and twenty-ninetwentynine- wounded . (24)-

ANALYSIS

(24)-Notes

(24)24(24)-

ANALYSIS

( )

NotesNotesA-

NALYSISANALYSIS AND CRITICISMORITICISMBRITICISMCRITICISM-

In

ORITICISM-

In

Criticis-m

Briticis-mIn the operations coveredoovered in this narrativenarrative-

three

narrat-ive

,

theethree; incidentsinoidentsinoidenteincident stand out : the movement into thethe-

jumpott

the-

rmostat

the-

jumpoff

the-

jump-off

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advance into the Bois de Fays ; and the defense ofof-

the

of-

ten

of-

the

of-

tenthe northeastern edgeedreere; of the woods .

The first situation represents a mentalmental-

condition

mental-

condition

mental-

conditioncondition which , to someBorne degree , will occur veryvery-

frequently

very-

frequently

very-

frequentlyfrequently in battleba.ttle. , esespeciallyeciallydecimally in nihtnightni -htht- movementsmovements.-

I

movements-

I

movement-

s

.

I think I have shown how easy it is for one to become-

what

beco-me

become ,

wha.twhat. I miyhtmlg'htmlghtmig-htmightmight'- term , mentally lost , as I was , on the-

ni

th-en

thethe-

ni'ht

the-

night

he-

ightni'htnihtnight:;JJ-

pOint

P-

Oint

.''htht' of October 3-4when34when3-434- , when actually , I was .ata.t thethe-

point

the-

spian

the-

point

the-

spianpOint I had been told toroto :ro'o0 to . FortunatelyFortuna.tely. in thisthis-

c

thi-s

this-

case

the-

caethis-

ca.se

this-

case

the-

caeccasea.sas.. e , I do not tbthinkink the feelinfeelin-feelingfeefeelinoffelineI in -,' :; of beinbeiDbeginbiD ?": lost ner-nernearner-

mea

No-

rma

ner-

meated

per-

meated

perper-

meated

¬-

meameatedmatedted to the offofficersicerdicer s or men under {myflY cocommandi1ln8nd: , . Ha.dHadHa.-

dit

Ha-

bit

Ha-

dit

Ha-

iti

Ha-

dit

Ha-

iti

.

it doneJoneJones(!} so , a , badba.d. s1situationtuationtuition rninRankinmirfli ht'ht' have developed .

In the second situation , my decision to movemove-

to

mo-

ve

move-

to

mo-

ve

move-

to

mo-

veto the rirightht of H Company , when that company was held-

up

hold-

up

heldheld-

up

hold-

up

held-

up

hold-

upup by machine gun:'1"Un1Un"n fire just south of the Bois de FaysFays-

isFa-

ys

,

is open to criticism . There1ere is no way of knowingknowing-

whetherkno-

wingknowing-

whetherkno-

wingknowing-

whetherkno-

wingwhether or not this movement caused the machine GArunArumAru-

nfire

Dru-

mfire

un-

fire

gu-

nfire

nn-

fire

f-

irefire , from the direction of BrieullesErieullesBridlesOrioles , to fall acrossacross-

our

acro-

ssacross-

our

acro-

ssacross-

our

acro-ssour path . That we did enter the woods without seriousserious-

mishap

seri-ous

serious-

mishap

seri-ous

serious-

mishap

seri-ousmishap must discount any criticism of that maneuvermaneuver.-

The

maneuver-

The

maneuv-

er.

The formation takenta.ken. up in the woods , asa.s. well as the-

fact

th-

reat

thethe-

fact

th-

reat

the-

fact

th-

reatfact that I chose a trail to follow rather than-

struggle

ham-

strungthanthan-

struggle

ham-

strungthan-

struggle

ham-

strungstruggle thru the thick underbrush , in another situasitua-situsitua-

tion

situa-

tion

situa-

tion

¬-

tionion might have been fatal . In this situation , how-howhow-

ever

how-

ever

howhow-

ever

¬-

ever , I believe it was sound . We arrived at ourour-

objeotive

cor-

roborative

our-

objective

un-

reflective

our-

objective

un-

reflectiveobjeotiveobjective comparativelyoomparatively fresh and without loss of timetime-

which

ti-me

,

which were tt&etetUetrue&. governing factorsfaotors .

The deoisiondecisiondeoidevoiddecisionsionscion to take up a position in thethe-

age

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ftomTafl

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on to the CunelOunelCounsel RoadRoa.d. I think was erroneous , even thothethouthe-

backed

th-

wacked

tho-

backed

th-wackedbacked by the advice of two officers "norenoremore" fa.milia.rfamilia.rfamiliarfa.milfamilfamilyfamiliar-

with

familia-rity

.. ia.riarliaria.r-

with

isar-

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with the aituationsituation81 tuationtuition thantha.n. I waswa.s. at, the tLnetimetelnet . Another-

company

Ano-ther

AnotherAnother-

company

Ano-ther

Another-

company

Ano-thercompany ," thrown inintoto the PoisBoisPoise, de :_ ,

";alumonta.lt.umont"Lalca.unontLalca.unontLalcaunontValmontLacunaa.lal. ?t.umonttumontDumont.. at tha.tthattha-4u-tha4uthantha.t-

time

Ha-

ttietha4-

utime

that-

time

Ha-

ttie

. - -

time ,,, mic'htmichtmightMicahmight' have changedchanzedchancedchin i ed the balance and permittedpermitted-

the

permitt-ed

permitted-

the

permitt-ed

permitted-

the

permitt-edthe 3d BattalionBa.ttalion. to at least retain its hold on thethe-

CuneI

th-ecae

the-

Cunel

th-ecae

the-

Cunel

th-ecaeCuneICunelCueCounsel Road insteadinstea.d. of wiwithdrawithdrawwithdrawingthdrawinthrowing,wincwince

_

' '. to the Fond dede-

Ville

de-

viled

de-

Ville

de-

viled

de-

Ville

de-

viledVilleVile Aux Bois at dark on October 4th as it did.-

The

did-

The

dit-her

did .

The men would have gone:"; one forward had I givenlivenivengiven the wordword-

splendid

swo-

rdsmen

,

splendid chaps that they were . They were formed unun-

ready

un-

ready

un-

readyready to move and althoalto the casualtiesca.sualties. probablyproba.bly. wouldwould-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d'vehave been heavy , I feel thattha.t. our objective wouldwould-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d've

would-

have

woul-

d'vehave been reached .

I cannot end this criticism , however , withoutwithout-

saying

with-out

without-

saying

with-out

without-

sayingwith-

outsaying that this entire regiment with certain troopstroops-

from

troo-ps

troops-

from

troo-ps

troops-

from

troo-psfrom the other regiment of the 8th Brigade , the 59th59th-

Infantry

59th-

Infantry

59th-

InfantryInfantry , was in a pear-shapedpearshaped- salient extending aa-

kilometer

k-

ilometer

a-

kilometer

k-

ilometer

a-

kilometer

k-

ilometerkilometer and a half into the OermanGermanBerman lines ," surroundedsurrounded-

on

surround-

edon three sides by the enemy .

LESSONS-

From

Less-ons

LESSONSLESSONS-

From

Less-onsFrom my personal experience thru participationparticipation-

in

participatio-

nin this operation , and from a studys ld': . . . ofo_ ,the .

operations-

of

operatio-ns

o-peroperoperationsoperations-

of

operatio-ns

- J . . . . _ _

of other organizationsorganizationsJorganizationsenga.gedorganizations, J, engagedenga.ged. in the same offensiveoffensive-

certainoffen-

sive,

oertaincertainpertain lessons have been broughtbrou7ht home ,. to me . II-

would

W-

ould

I-

would

W-

ould

I-

would

W-

ouldwould like to pass them on for what they are worthworth-

to

wor-

th

worth-

to

wor-

th

worth-

to

wor-

thto others .

I1 ,. The enlisted man in our army will always-

be

alwa-ys

alwaysalways-

be

alwa-ys

always-

be

alwa-ysbe better trainedra1ned proport1onproportionallyly than an offioerofficerofficer-

trainedoff-

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