September 11, 1918 – Full diary entry:

“Hiked 5 miles to Maron stayed all day and leave tonight.

Got a letter from Nora.”

For once Robert had a shorter hike than the 140th’s Headquarters company, which had moved further east. From Chaplain Edwards in From Doniphan to Verdun:

After two miserable days, Col. Murphy moved us to Houdemont, a few miles from Nancy. In Nancy we found women running the street cars, and a fare of 20 centimes. Shades of Kansas City? On the 10th we marched out at dusk, retracing our steps past Chaligny, and reached Maron.

Where was Robert today? See the timeline.