. Lansdowne school and the world war. l Meyers Sheppard enlisted June 5, 1917. He was amember of Company C, 103rd Ammunition Train, 28th Division,U. S. A. For training, he was encamped at Allentown, Pa. and atAugusta, Ga. He spent one year overseas and was in the follow-ing drives: Advance on Ourcq and Vesle Rivers, August 9 toSeptember 9, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Forest offensive, September26 to October 23, 1918; Thiacourt Sector, October 25 to Novem-ber 11, 1918. He served with the French Anti-Aircraft Serviceat Vigneulles, France, also in Lorraine, and received Frenchcommendation for said servic
. Lansdowne school and the world war. l Meyers Sheppard enlisted June 5, 1917. He was amember of Company C, 103rd Ammunition Train, 28th Division,U. S. A. For training, he was encamped at Allentown, Pa. and atAugusta, Ga. He spent one year overseas and was in the follow-ing drives: Advance on Ourcq and Vesle Rivers, August 9 toSeptember 9, 1918; Meuse-Argonne Forest offensive, September26 to October 23, 1918; Thiacourt Sector, October 25 to Novem-ber 11, 1918. He served with the French Anti-Aircraft Serviceat Vigneulles, France, also in Lorraine, and received Frenchcommendation for said service, from the commanding officer ofthe trench units of Anti-Aircraft Service. Commendation isdated December 18, 1918. He also boasts a regimental citationfor duties discharged under fire and trying circumstances. Fora time he was attached to the 33rd Division U. S. A. in the Armyof Occupation taking troops through part of Belgium andLuxemburg to the town of Mersch, Luxemburg. He reachedhome unwounded and was discharged May 20, 1919. 47. In August, 1916, Richardson Shoemaker, Jr., enlisted inCompany C, 1st Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guards,then stationed at El Paso, Texas. When the World War wasdeclared in April, 1917, Company C was given guard duty in andabout Philadelphia, encamping most of the summer at GriffithsPark, Lansdowne. In September they were taken to CampHancock, Augusta, Ga., and remained there in training untilApril, 1918. While there, the Pennsylvania National Guardswere made part of the 28th Division of the U. S. A. and the FirstRegiment became the 109th. While at Hancock, private Shoe-maker was made a wagoner in the Supply Company. He em-barked for overseas May 1, 1919, and was in active service duringJune, July, August and September. On the 26th of Septemberin the Argonne he was seriously wounded. He remained inFrance in hospitals until January 10, 1919, when he was senthome. Previous to being wounded he had had seven horseskilled. 48
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