. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... cally impossible to have taken over the French net andmade it answer the purpose of caring for our addition to all of them being thoroughly trained telephoneoperators, they were all fluent in speaking the French lan-guage, which was of immeasureable and indispensible value. And while speaking of teleplione oi)erators, tluMe is aiu)tliergroup of signal corps men who have sometimes been overlookedwhen achievements have been discussed—the men who acted astelephone operators of small switchb
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... cally impossible to have taken over the French net andmade it answer the purpose of caring for our addition to all of them being thoroughly trained telephoneoperators, they were all fluent in speaking the French lan-guage, which was of immeasureable and indispensible value. And while speaking of teleplione oi)erators, tluMe is aiu)tliergroup of signal corps men who have sometimes been overlookedwhen achievements have been discussed—the men who acted astelephone operators of small switchboards scattered here andthere from the Base Hospital to the front line ticiich. Forcedoftentimes to work under extremely uncomfoitahh sui-roiuid-ings—perhaps in a dugout with just enough room lo nio\-e. amionly candle light to work by—he did his work day in and (la\out with a degiee of efficiency second to inme. ()! course hegrowled about doing giils woi-k as he (•alle<l it, and al-ways seized the first opitortunity to get out of such detail;lUvertheless he did a good jol).. 1. Camp Juvin. 2. Road near where Hicke>- was wounded. o. French artillery nioving- through La Ferte. 4. On guard. .MHrsH-AR(;()XXE 103 Thi .Meiise-Ai^oimc l)attle. fouiiiit hy our Fiisl Ai-iiiy,was the largest battle in American history. It was a part ofthe great allied offensive from the sea to Switzerland whichbegan on the morning of the 26th of September, 1918, Duringthe time from September 13th to about September 21st morethan 300,000 American troops had been moved from the restareas, from the base ports, from St. ]\Iihiel and other places tothe front between Verdun and the western rim of the Argonneforest. These troops were moved for the most part by meansof motor trucks. Unless one has actually M-itnessed a big troopmovement of this kind, little conception can be had of justwhat it means. It reciuires approximately one thousand trucksto move the men of an American Division, allowing twe
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