History and genealogy of the Stackpole family . hich that Regt. was almost annihilated. He was trans-ferred to the Canadian Scottish Regt. and served in Franceand Belgium. While in the trench on duty he was wounded,29 Aug. 1915, by the explosion of a shell that struck six feetfrom him. His nerves were so shattered that after linger-ing some months in hospitals and on furlough he was hon-orably discharged for disability. He went to the trainingcamp at Plattsburg and was commissioned First Lieut. Heserved as Assistant Adjutant for the second officers train-ing camp. At his request he was then tr
History and genealogy of the Stackpole family . hich that Regt. was almost annihilated. He was trans-ferred to the Canadian Scottish Regt. and served in Franceand Belgium. While in the trench on duty he was wounded,29 Aug. 1915, by the explosion of a shell that struck six feetfrom him. His nerves were so shattered that after linger-ing some months in hospitals and on furlough he was hon-orably discharged for disability. He went to the trainingcamp at Plattsburg and was commissioned First Lieut. Heserved as Assistant Adjutant for the second officers train-ing camp. At his request he was then transferred to beFirst Lieut, of Infantry, Intelligence Section, in the Na-tional Army. After three weeks of instruction at Wash-ington he was sent to France, where he served till the endof the war, having been promoted to the rank of Captain. Edward James Stackpole Jr. attended PlattsburgArmy Training Camp, July 1915, as corporal, andJuly 1916 as platoon sergeant. Commissioned 2nd Lieu-tenant Infantry, in the Officers Reserve Corps, after exam-. CAPT. EVERETT BIRNEY STACKPOLE. MILITARY RECORD 329 ination at Governors Island, Dec. 1916. Ordered to activeduty as commissioned officer and assistant instructor at 1stOfficers Training Camp, Madison Barracks, New York, 8May 1917. Commissioned Captain of Infantry after threemonths training, 15 Aug. 1917. Ordered to duty at CampDix, N. J., but transferred immediately to Pennsylvaniatroops at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. Assigned to FourthInfantry before the 28th Division was reorganized. Ap-pointed Brigade and later 28th Division Bayonet Instructor,which work he continued until the Division was orderedover seas, when he was transferred to command of Com-pany M. 110th Infantry. Sailed from Hoboken, N. J., 3May 1918, for Calais, France, via Liverpool, Eng. In train-ing with British until end of June 1918. In action secondbattle of Marne from July 14 to September 5, when he wasseverely wounded and sent to hospital at Chateau Thierryand later
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