. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... NOlltK I)AMI-:. IXIN THE BATTLE ZONE (CHATEAU-THEIRRY) TT is the i)iii-po8e of the Avriter, in telliniz- this story of oui- or-ganization, to weave in a small portion coverinu- the move-ment of the American Army, that the reader may have, briefly,an idea as to the general plan. It is well to recall at this timetile maniiei- in which a regiment of the 1st Division liad dem-onstratetl its skill and al)ility in taking the town of forty-eight honrs after their snccess, not only the whole2nd Di
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... NOlltK I)AMI-:. IXIN THE BATTLE ZONE (CHATEAU-THEIRRY) TT is the i)iii-po8e of the Avriter, in telliniz- this story of oui- or-ganization, to weave in a small portion coverinu- the move-ment of the American Army, that the reader may have, briefly,an idea as to the general plan. It is well to recall at this timetile maniiei- in which a regiment of the 1st Division liad dem-onstratetl its skill and al)ility in taking the town of forty-eight honrs after their snccess, not only the whole2nd Division, hut tlie Avd Division, had received orders andwere on the way with all possil)le speed to Chateau-Thierry tostem the (lerman tide which was threatening to In-eak acrossthe ]Marne and on to Paris. The first American uint to meetthe German offensive was the 7th ^Machine Gun Battalion ofthe 3rd Division. After being more than twenty-four hours onthe road, two companies of this unit reached Chateau-Thierryon the afternoon of ]\Iay 31st and immediately went into helped the French stop
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