The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . of the men being laid up with the three-day fever, alight form of influenza. The next jump was to Crantenoy from which placethe circuits were continued to Bayon. At Crantenoy tents were pitched in alarge field adjacent to a chateau, the occupants of which claimed to be descen-dants of an ancient King Daglebert and they welcomed the Signal men, enter-taining them royally. Thence the circuits passed through the old cities ofVezelise and Tantonville. The streets in these towns were extremely crookedand all of the wire
The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . of the men being laid up with the three-day fever, alight form of influenza. The next jump was to Crantenoy from which placethe circuits were continued to Bayon. At Crantenoy tents were pitched in alarge field adjacent to a chateau, the occupants of which claimed to be descen-dants of an ancient King Daglebert and they welcomed the Signal men, enter-taining them royally. Thence the circuits passed through the old cities ofVezelise and Tantonville. The streets in these towns were extremely crookedand all of the wire fixtures were placed on the tops of steep roofed buildingswhich slowed up the work. There was in Tantonville one of the largest brew-eries in France and this did not speed the construction. The epidemic of fluhit the camp at Neufcha-teau. It went throughbarracks and tents at-tacking practically everyone. It also caught thedetachments which werebilleted in MadameGarcins garage. Theselatter were cared for mostsolicitously. They were put tO bed and served Taps by Fest and Hale. i co THE FIRST BATTALION Mme. Garcinand Capt. Griest
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