The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . icated themselves from the horses andguns they were up against the road barriers of the reserve trenchesand could plainly hear the artillery going into action. Kreider andErb managed to connect up with the second section and came homewith them, while to Mr. Wm. Dobbie goes the medal, for the Scotch-man saw a 155 in action, and one place was as good as another tohim. So friend Dobbie carried his 155s right to the men who shippedthem to Fritz. He managed to do this and still beat the rest ofthe detail back to our sta
The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . icated themselves from the horses andguns they were up against the road barriers of the reserve trenchesand could plainly hear the artillery going into action. Kreider andErb managed to connect up with the second section and came homewith them, while to Mr. Wm. Dobbie goes the medal, for the Scotch-man saw a 155 in action, and one place was as good as another tohim. So friend Dobbie carried his 155s right to the men who shippedthem to Fritz. He managed to do this and still beat the rest ofthe detail back to our station by six hours. THE JRGONNE ioy As the time for the opening of the attack approached, the line north fromClermont, planned by Colonel Voris, was started so as to be ready when thedivisions began to advance. Construction on this line, which became familiaras the high line, continued until the Armistice. It was built some two hun-dred meters away from the main highway to safeguard it should the highwaybe shelled. And there seemed every chance that this highway might receive. Shipping Them to Fritz attention from the enemy, as shells were constantly falling around were cut along the edge of the forest and carried across the fields. Themen were kept scattered as much as the work would permit, so as not to at-tract too much notice. All of the men that could be collected were used onthe new line and a plea was sent to the Army that it take over the exchangesin the rear areas to release the men for work on the forward line. But theselittle exchanges were not on the American Army axis of advance and the ArmySignal Officer perferred lending to the 406th a company from the 401stTelegraph Battalion to help with the construction. All of the men of the322d Battalion who were not otherwise engaged were also loaned to LieutenantPrice and the line grew rapidly past Neuvilly and toward the front. When on the afternoon of September 25th a field order was issued whichset the fol
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