Caption: 111-SC-22470: Battery "C" 6th 1st DIV leapfrogging to a new position in Beaumont, France on 9/12/18. Captain MeLandon commanding. The battery fired the first shot for American troops on the Lorraine Front and defended Soissons. Mont See visible in the distance. (Photographer: Sgt. Marshall) Note: This description was passed by the censor, but the date is not provided.

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