Pacific service magazine . kingdomall your own and I assureyou I enjoy the work. The engineer train tookpart in three major operations, St. Mihiel,Meuse-Argonne and Lys-Scheldt, losingonly five men wounded and over one hun-dred horses killed. The men have sincebeen returned from the hospital and Iexpect that we will return to the U. S. full strength with every man who cameto this side with us in the ranks. You probably wish to know how I per-sonally fared in the matter. The onlytime I had a shot at Fritz was duringan air raid in the Meuse-Argonne lay on my back on the ground with
Pacific service magazine . kingdomall your own and I assureyou I enjoy the work. The engineer train tookpart in three major operations, St. Mihiel,Meuse-Argonne and Lys-Scheldt, losingonly five men wounded and over one hun-dred horses killed. The men have sincebeen returned from the hospital and Iexpect that we will return to the U. S. full strength with every man who cameto this side with us in the ranks. You probably wish to know how I per-sonally fared in the matter. The onlytime I had a shot at Fritz was duringan air raid in the Meuse-Argonne lay on my back on the ground with anautomatic rifle and poured lead into himas he went over as fast as the rifle couldspit. He was forced to land by someobscure trouble with the engine aboutthree hundred yards from where we wereat the time and was captured and is nowprobably doing duty under some French private in one of the ruined villages ofFrance. The division is being rapidly re-equipped with clothing and we expect tobe on the water early in Februar5\. Ray E. Curtis, 335th Aero Squadron, A. E. F. (Formerly of Chico District.) Private P. H. Manchester, formerly ofContra Costa District and now with Com-pany A, First Battalion, 37th Engineers,writes from Cochem, Germany, underdate of December 26th. He landed in Franch May 18th, havingbeen carried across the pond on the goodAmerican ship George Washington, whichour President has so highh of the time he was stationed on theMetz front and after thesigning of the armistice wasincluded in the Army ofOccupation, he and anothermember of his companyhaving been first attachedto the staff headquarters ofthe Fourth Division, butnow with the army head-quarters of the battalion atCochem. Germany is proving veryinteresting to him, the peo-ple themselves being, ofcourse, the principal objectof interest. He observesthat they seem to be almoststarved and that possiblythis is the reason that theyshowed the white flag. Heis camped on the left bankof the river Mosell
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