. Lansdowne school and the world war. Paul De Negre enlisted in May, 1917. He was in CompanyH, 316th Regiment, Infantry, 79th Division, U. S. A. At CampMeade he was appointed an artificer of his company. He sailedoverseas in July, 1917. In the last letter his mother receivedfrom him he expressed himself as pleased with conditions, andshowed that he was taking a keen interest in, and making a closeobservation of construction work, comparing American andforeign methods and materials. Before entering the service hewas a teacher of manual training in the Brighton School, Atlan-tic City. Private De
. Lansdowne school and the world war. Paul De Negre enlisted in May, 1917. He was in CompanyH, 316th Regiment, Infantry, 79th Division, U. S. A. At CampMeade he was appointed an artificer of his company. He sailedoverseas in July, 1917. In the last letter his mother receivedfrom him he expressed himself as pleased with conditions, andshowed that he was taking a keen interest in, and making a closeobservation of construction work, comparing American andforeign methods and materials. Before entering the service hewas a teacher of manual training in the Brighton School, Atlan-tic City. Private De Negre died October 15, 1918, of pneumonia,in the hospital at Mesves-Nevers, France. He and LieutenantWunderlich were in the same Division. 65. Arthur Douthwaite enlisted May 28, 1918, in Company A314th Infantry, 79th Division U. S. A. He was stationed atCamp Meade, Md., for training, after which he spent ten monthsoverseas. He was in the following drives: Sector 304 defensive,September 13 to 28, 1918; Meuse-Argonne offensive (Mont-faucon) September 26 to 30 inclusive; Troyon Sector defensive,October 8 to 26 inclusive; Grande Montagne, October 28 toNovember 11, 1918, inclusive. Arthur voices the general senti-ment when he says: When we started for the front things beganto happen, and the first time we were bombed it nearly scared usall to death. Encountering German airplanes, crowding intoshell holes already filled, panics caused by fake cries of Gas,were some of the incidents to prevent life in France from beingdull. He was discharged May 30,1919. 66
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