. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ovemhei lltli, 1!), theentire Battalion was engaged in the eonstiuetion and mainten-ance of main axis of the Army. Rontes of axis: Sonilly, Ville-snr-Consnaces, Reciconrt, Avoeonrt, Ivoiry, Gesnes, (Jeorges, Imecourt, Bayonville, Xonart, Stenay. During thisperiod the advance detachments of this organization Avere fre-quently under fire. 3. The Chief Signal Officer takes this occasion to ex-press his apjn-eciation of the services of the 411th TelegraphBattalion while a part of the forces of
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ovemhei lltli, 1!), theentire Battalion was engaged in the eonstiuetion and mainten-ance of main axis of the Army. Rontes of axis: Sonilly, Ville-snr-Consnaces, Reciconrt, Avoeonrt, Ivoiry, Gesnes, (Jeorges, Imecourt, Bayonville, Xonart, Stenay. During thisperiod the advance detachments of this organization Avere fre-quently under fire. 3. The Chief Signal Officer takes this occasion to ex-press his apjn-eciation of the services of the 411th TelegraphBattalion while a part of the forces of the 1st Army. The un-tiring efforts and constant labor exerted by this organizationadded materially to the success of the 1st Army. (Signed) PARKER IlITT, Colonel, Signal Corps, Chief Signal Officer. A farewell party was given in onr theatre the night beforeleaving Fravaux, and we had as our distinguished guest, .Miss^largaret Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, who enter-tained us with hei songs, and was an interested sped a lor (hir-ing the Ieiiuunder of a very delightful A BLOWOUT* XVMONTLOUIS /^UR uew station Avas ]Montlouis. a small villai>e just outside^^^ of Tours, SOS head(iuarters. Tpon arrival there vve wereinformed that we would be engaged in the repair and recon-struction of the toll lead between Tours and Gievres; uponcompletion of which the same work Avould be done on the leadfrom Tours to St. Xazaire: and then it was hoped that wemight be released for return to the States. Complete new motorand signal corps equipment was issued to us, and all of ourpreparations looked as though we were booked for an indefin-ite stay in France, especially as no other Telegraph Battalionswere being sent home at that time. However, there was a jobto be done, and Avith the same old characteristic -illth Spirit,everybody Avent to it with a liang. The Avork Avas Avell underAvay and nearing comidetion, Avhen. at a meeting called by MajorjMoore on 3Iarch 17th. he informed
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