331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . he reservation. On the flanks of the column wouldhover a flock of officially appointed critics from other batteries, watching hawk-eyed for mistakes to report. Soon a messenger from the Special Detail wouldride back to the executive officer with instructions from the battery commander forbringing the battery into position. The chosen place being reached, the guns wouldbe unlimbered, the horses, ammunition train and medical detachment drivento the rear, the guns prepared for action and camouflaged, gun pits dug, tele-phone communication est
331st field artillery, United States army, 1917-1919 . he reservation. On the flanks of the column wouldhover a flock of officially appointed critics from other batteries, watching hawk-eyed for mistakes to report. Soon a messenger from the Special Detail wouldride back to the executive officer with instructions from the battery commander forbringing the battery into position. The chosen place being reached, the guns wouldbe unlimbered, the horses, ammunition train and medical detachment drivento the rear, the guns prepared for action and camouflaged, gun pits dug, tele-phone communication established between the battery and the post of the batterycommander, and then everyone tensely await orders to fire. Soon these wouldcome, and for the next two hours the hills would echo with the constant boom-ing of guns. All officers, other than those on duty with the battery firing oron duty training the men of batteries not firing, observed fiie from a point nearthe Battery Commanders station. A few of these officers in turn would be :? : j|$#y§. Off to the Re THE REGIMENT ^33IS! Field ArtjUeryy^L ttery Commander had finished his. At 2 or I oclock. rews, drivers ^S^wouTd^fheW^Then the return to camp at ! 2The remamder of the afternoon was spent in further training of gun cand the Special Detail. monotonously, until August fired a barn proble General MiBattery bouncing that th^briga^would soon be ordered announcement was rapidly followed by orders to turnment of various sort tt rang? TpoThis demure &*™*(™££ a fever of excitement by most regrettable of Guard Mount and,all—thehorses. This was followed byweeks of strenuous work in out-fitting the men in new uniformsand in getting the organizationrecords into perfect shape. Hopes of getting away roseeven higher when, on August13th, the Advance Party, con-sisting of sixteen officers andtwenty-five enlisted men pul-led out of the Sparta Gaddis and LieutenantPearce were to provide for bil-leting. T
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