"C" battery book, 306th FA., 77th div., 1917-1919 . C BATTERY HISTORY At times bread was short and jam was always anunknown quantity, but there were a few in the batterywho partook in the parties o-iven by the Mess Serjeantin his barracks where l)eaucoup l)read and jam were inevidence. We were paraded in Bordeaux on July 4lh, and thenwe heard that we were to .^o to the front. Prepara-tions were made and on the ni,L;ht of the 12th, westarted to roll packs and clean up the barracks. \\ ewere up at 3 and went to the kitchen to !.;et breadand coffee into which Gulianti had spilled kerosene a
"C" battery book, 306th FA., 77th div., 1917-1919 . C BATTERY HISTORY At times bread was short and jam was always anunknown quantity, but there were a few in the batterywho partook in the parties o-iven by the Mess Serjeantin his barracks where l)eaucoup l)read and jam were inevidence. We were paraded in Bordeaux on July 4lh, and thenwe heard that we were to .^o to the front. Prepara-tions were made and on the ni,L;ht of the 12th, westarted to roll packs and clean up the barracks. \\ ewere up at 3 and went to the kitchen to !.;et breadand coffee into which Gulianti had spilled kerosene assuciar was scarce. Under way at last, and boarded the cars about noonthe next day. This time we were more comfortable asonly 20 men were in each car and we had our bed-sacks to sleep on. A ride of two days took us to Bac-carat in the Lorraine Sector, where we detrained inthe C-tiLIf+^OUJ)LtTT A^EASUi^IKO T-HE BOY^ f OR HQf^^^S 28 C BATTERY HISTORY POSITIONS AT THE FRONT Lorraine (Les Carrieres)—July 15-Aug. i.\esle (Chery-Chartreuve)—Aug. 14-Sept. (Vauxcere)—Sept. 5-Sept. (Florentj—Sept. 25-27. (La Harazee)—Sept. 28-Oct. i. (Morolager)—Oct. 2-Oct. 10. (Grand Ham)—Oct. 12-Oct. 17. (Pylone near Chatel Chehery)—Oct. 30-Nov. 2. (Raucourt)—Nov. 9-Nov. 12.
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