. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. eached Death V^alley, justsouth of Epinonville. At this place,on the evening of October 2, while;he men were at mess, protectedfrom the enemys machine gun andirtillery fire by high hills, the Ger-mans, swooping over them withbombing planes, showered them withdeadly missiles, causing a death listof seventeen and, in wounded, sixty-three litter cases. Five of the killedand nine of the wounded were from Company E, ic8th Ammunit
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. eached Death V^alley, justsouth of Epinonville. At this place,on the evening of October 2, while;he men were at mess, protectedfrom the enemys machine gun andirtillery fire by high hills, the Ger-mans, swooping over them withbombing planes, showered them withdeadly missiles, causing a death listof seventeen and, in wounded, sixty-three litter cases. Five of the killedand nine of the wounded were from Company E, ic8th Ammunition Train,and about thirty of that companys horses were killed. Six days later, in thesame vicinity, the enemy dropped one of his largest shells into the positionof the headquarters of the horse battalion, stationed on the Avocourt-Veryroad, just back of Very. Three men were killed and several were wounded,some seriously, by this shell. As the drive progressed the train continued to lose men in killed andwounded. There was no work more dangerous than that of getting up theammunition. But regardless of the casualties, the work of rushing shellsforward did not THE RUINS OF AVOCOURT
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