. 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. IN DEATH VALLEY: THE ENEMY CROCUDILE TRENCHPosition occupied by batteries of the 122nd Field Artillery below Epinonville. THE I22ND FIELD ARTILLERY 551 * *^^.,t_. THE PLANK ROAD IN DEATH VALLEY B; Private Clifford Schaffner, Medical Department; Private Edward , Battery E; and Private Mederic Cagnon of the French Army, attachedto the regiment, were killed in action. Many others were gassed or wounded. In a forward posi
. 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. IN DEATH VALLEY: THE ENEMY CROCUDILE TRENCHPosition occupied by batteries of the 122nd Field Artillery below Epinonville. THE I22ND FIELD ARTILLERY 551 * *^^.,t_. THE PLANK ROAD IN DEATH VALLEY B; Private Clifford Schaffner, Medical Department; Private Edward , Battery E; and Private Mederic Cagnon of the French Army, attachedto the regiment, were killed in action. Many others were gassed or wounded. In a forward position near Epinonville, while serving as artillery ob-server. Lieutenant Latimer Johns of Battery D was killed. The DistinguishedService Cross was awarded to him posthumously for his fearlessness inaction. The fighting became desperate. The enemy was forced to hold at allcosts in order to protect his main line of supplies, running east and west fromMetz to Sedan, and barely twenty miles beyond the advancing Americanline. Each day saw a forward push of a kilometer, sometimes two. OnSeptember 29 the 122nd advanced again, this time to a line just south ofEpinonville. The advance infantry lines were but one and one-half milesahead, below the town of Gesnes. An enemy airplane raid made on the regiments position in DeathValley on O
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