The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . north-east had been the scene of terrific fighting when the Marines began theiradvance. Most of the American soldiers had been buried and each of the 172 THE FIRST BATTALION graves marked by a rifle, with the muzzle stuck in the ground. The mansidentification tag was attached to the stock and the bayonet was fastened nearthe trigger by the cartridge belt, making a cross. The weather was extremelyhot and the unburied Boches and animals were not pleasant company. Where the line ran through the woods there still remai
The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . north-east had been the scene of terrific fighting when the Marines began theiradvance. Most of the American soldiers had been buried and each of the 172 THE FIRST BATTALION graves marked by a rifle, with the muzzle stuck in the ground. The mansidentification tag was attached to the stock and the bayonet was fastened nearthe trigger by the cartridge belt, making a cross. The weather was extremelyhot and the unburied Boches and animals were not pleasant company. Where the line ran through the woods there still remained many of thepoles of an old French civil line which formed good supports for the new after this circuitwas completed, the old line across the fields was abandoned. During these strenuous days there was another call to name men for theCandidates School. This time Lowe and Bruder were sent away. Both ofthese men gave a good account of themselves. Lowe returned to the Stateswith a field Battalion and remained in the Regular Army. Bruder joined the ? ; &<. At Buire 52nd Telegraph Battalion, in which Captain Wattles had been made a Major,and with this Battalion went through the various campaigns of the Third Corps. There was another brief respite and Lieutenant Price remained near Picar-die Farm waiting for the next jump, Lieutenant Foust keeping his finger on theCorps pulse at Buire. Each morning the sections made an early start fromMontreuil and spent the day waiting for a chance to jump ahead from the meantime two new lieutenants, Pearson and Woodward, joined theorganization. These men were sent to Lieutenant Price to obtain experiencein forward work. The 26th was now advancing toward Epieds and the 42nd was orderedto relieve the Yankees who had been carrying on a strenuous and successfuloffensive for nearly ten days. Trugny was selected as the Headquarters ofthe 42nd and about five oclock on of the twenty-fifth LieutenantPrice set out wit
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