. Lansdowne school and the world war. tary tacticsand engineering. From Meade, he was sent to Hancock about the firstof September, joining the rest of the regiment and remaining there untilsent overseas the beginning of May. He embarked on the Canadianship Megama and was fortunate enough to sight two submarines off theIrish coast and to come off safe after a little scrimmage-Private Stier was overseas from May 19, 1918, until May 1, 1919,and was engaged in the following drives: Chateau Thierry, June 28 toJuly 13, 1919; 5th German offensiv-e, July 14 to 27, 1918; Ourcq andYesle, July 28 to Sept
. Lansdowne school and the world war. tary tacticsand engineering. From Meade, he was sent to Hancock about the firstof September, joining the rest of the regiment and remaining there untilsent overseas the beginning of May. He embarked on the Canadianship Megama and was fortunate enough to sight two submarines off theIrish coast and to come off safe after a little scrimmage-Private Stier was overseas from May 19, 1918, until May 1, 1919,and was engaged in the following drives: Chateau Thierry, June 28 toJuly 13, 1919; 5th German offensiv-e, July 14 to 27, 1918; Ourcq andYesle, July 28 to September 9, 1918; Meuse-Argonne, September 26 toOctober 9, 1918; Thiacourt Sector, October 15 to November 11, 1918-He was not wounded and was discharged from Camp Dix, May 16, the various engagements during his overseas campaign, his workconsisted in digging trenches; putting up barbed wire entanglements;fighting with the infantry; building bridges; destroying German fieldmines; building roads, etc. He was twice over the top. 49. James Eeeves Stokes^ Jr., was a member of Company C, FirstEegiment of the old Pennsylvania X. G., afterward made the 109thInfantry, 28th Division, U. S. A. He enlisted March 29, 1917, the dayfollowing the Presidents order for the mobilization of the National Guard. Company C did guard duty at Schuylkill Arsenal, Philadelphia,and P. R. E. bridge at Grays Ferry, from April 2, 1917 until July 15th,same year, when they w^ere relieved by the New York jST. G. Jnly 25ththey left for Griffith Park, Lansdowne, and stayed there until September11, 1917, when they left for Camp Hancock, Ga. Private Stokes was mademess sergeant August 20, 1917. They reached Camp Hancock September14, 1917. In October he was relieved of his duties as mess sergeant andwent into the line as a corporal. Corporal Stokes received a fractured rib while training and wasmarked for home service. He left Camp Hancock with the RegimentApril 20, 1918 on its way overseas, by way of Camp Upto
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