"Have seen dead + wounded until we don’t mind the awful sights any more.” Continue reading...
Month: September 2018
The Third Day
"We have suffered heavy losses in killed and wounded. Men are now at dressing stations that were wounded yesterday. Numbers of men who are wounded have had no attention and are still lying on the ground where they fell." Continue reading...
Days Two and Three
"Carried casualties all day under artillery fire. " Continue reading...
Vauquois Hill
"The big battle is on. Perhaps it will be the biggest of the war!” Continue reading...
Aubréville
“Had two men wounded. I + Cooper took them back to wait for the ambulance." Continue reading...
Litter Bearer
"Sgt. Harper made me a litter bearer.” Continue reading...
Last Day at Camp Marquette
"The men realized that at last they were to meet the acid test. Everywhere men could be seen reading over old letters from their sweethearts, mothers and wives. They wrote letters home, many being left in the Regimental Post office to be mailed only in case they did not return." Continue reading...
Leadership
Less than a week before joining more than a million soldiers in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the 70th Infantry Brigade and its regiments changed out several of its key leadership positions. Continue reading...
Logistics
"Because of the overcrowded condition the transports did not reach us until the 22nd and 23rd. Rations were short. The men were tired, cold, wet, hungry and rations were very short. " Continue reading...
Camp Marquette
"During the night, September 21st, the entire brigade marched northward, directly into the Argonne Forest, keeping carefully hidden from observation." Continue reading...
