331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . At Last Two miserable welcome t days were spent at Camp Knotty Ash, during which time,anged our previousideas of rest camps. On October 2nd there cameg order to move, and the battery dragged through the streets of Liver-poo! to a neatly whitewashed cattle pen, where they boarded a south-bound tramto the tune of a British band. This time five men, R. Johnson, Hangaard, Otto,Halleckson. and Stickelmaier had to be left behind victims of the flu. _ heall dav ride to Romsey with a chance to detrain at Birmingham, was very mter-• Everyone notice
331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . At Last Two miserable welcome t days were spent at Camp Knotty Ash, during which time,anged our previousideas of rest camps. On October 2nd there cameg order to move, and the battery dragged through the streets of Liver-poo! to a neatly whitewashed cattle pen, where they boarded a south-bound tramto the tune of a British band. This time five men, R. Johnson, Hangaard, Otto,Halleckson. and Stickelmaier had to be left behind victims of the flu. _ heall dav ride to Romsey with a chance to detrain at Birmingham, was very mter-• Everyone noticed the absence of wooden buildings and the ofoud in their scorn of the primitive methods oi cuitiva-unpton was passed in the evening, where there was a glimpse ,It was dark when the in reached Romsey, and the shaving, and baseball. Manska,ind was left behind. On. esting Minnesota farmers weretion. group of German prisoners. battery marched by starlight to Camp third was spent at Romsey in bathing,ex-coal heaver and swing driver, gave out at this pon:the followine dav there was an eleven mile hike to the docks at B and Supply were separated from the regiment and boarded thePrince George at seven in the evening. At eleven oclock the ship sailed torFrance but shortly changed her mind and was found tossing in Southampton harbor when day dawned. 1 his tactgave rise to hair-raising stories, withwhich the battery was forced to enter-tain itself as it loafed about the docksand ship throughout the day. Thatevening another start was made, andall hands were treated to a channelcrossing in all its glory. It was Labelle France that greeted their eyeson the morning of the 6th, and weakbut eager, they stumbled out on to dry land. A chilly rain effectively dampenedall enthusiasm and after a soggy hike which made one think grim
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