. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... Inxnrious, comfortable ([iiarters, althongh they onlybad a concrete floor for a bed. It became the rendezvous ofall signal corps men passing to and fro, and liad the reputationof never refusing a hand-out as long as there was anythingin the larder or any chance of foraging. Iipon the completion ofthe lead to the water-hole we immediately be-gan the construction o^ asixteen wire Repp con-struction lead from Veryto Ivoiry, which was tofit in with the 1st Corpslead being built from theleft thi-ough (
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... Inxnrious, comfortable ([iiarters, althongh they onlybad a concrete floor for a bed. It became the rendezvous ofall signal corps men passing to and fro, and liad the reputationof never refusing a hand-out as long as there was anythingin the larder or any chance of foraging. Iipon the completion ofthe lead to the water-hole we immediately be-gan the construction o^ asixteen wire Repp con-struction lead from Veryto Ivoiry, which was tofit in with the 1st Corpslead being built from theleft thi-ough ( line was liuilt alongthe side of the ridge ex-tending between the twotowns. The locality Avasyet under observation bythe German balloons andobservation posts a n dthere was almost dailyshell fire, a battery of75s being located atthe foot of one of the hillsin front of Very. It wasAvhile doing this workthat the saddest day ino u r Battalion historycame. While engaged indigging holes for the poleline, Shorty Barker ofour outfit and SergeantSingleton of the 319thField Signal Battalion. V. ••SHOHTV ItAKKKIi Private Class with Company D;Ijronioted to Chauffeur working as aHneman KiUed in action by explosionof German 77 shell October 25, 1918,while engaged in building telephoneline near Very, France, during Meuse-Argonne offensive. Buried in cemeteryneara Cheppy, France, by liis body was removed to militarycemetery near Romagne, France. MErsE-Aia;oxNE in \>li() was attaclud lo iis for duty, were iuslatilly killedby the explosion of a 77 shell. Siioi-ty had eiideai-edhimself to every officer and man in the oruani/at ion by his(|niet, nnassuinin<z- niannei and always eayer williii^iiess to dohis fnll duty no inattei- where it might be. For him to be takenaway from us in this sudden, unexpected nniiinei- was a terribleshock to us all : and yet everyone realized that auy da\- aii\- oneof ns miiiht be called upon to make the same sn[)reme dea
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