. Lansdowne school and the world war. William A. Brockmeyer enlisted in the N. G. P. February3, 1913. Re-enlisted February 3, 1916. He was with the oldFirst Regiment on the Mexican border, and after their removalto Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., in September, 1917, he becamepart of the Headquarters Company, 109th Infantry, 28th Divi-sion U. S. A He went overseas in May, 1918, and saw servicethere for ten months. He was in the following battles: Meuse-Marne, Vesle, Aisne and Argonne. In the Argonne engagementhe was wounded, and on the night of October 7, 1918, he wasgassed and lay on the battlefie
. Lansdowne school and the world war. William A. Brockmeyer enlisted in the N. G. P. February3, 1913. Re-enlisted February 3, 1916. He was with the oldFirst Regiment on the Mexican border, and after their removalto Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., in September, 1917, he becamepart of the Headquarters Company, 109th Infantry, 28th Divi-sion U. S. A He went overseas in May, 1918, and saw servicethere for ten months. He was in the following battles: Meuse-Marne, Vesle, Aisne and Argonne. In the Argonne engagementhe was wounded, and on the night of October 7, 1918, he wasgassed and lay on the battlefield until the next morning. After spending several months in hospitals, both in Franceand in America, he was discharged July 17, 1919. He receivedthe rank of sergeant major. 34. Thomas Howard Brown enlisted May 31, 1904, same monthand day in 1907, 1910, 1913, 1916. First in the First Pennsyl-vania Infantry, later known as the 109th Infantry, 28th Division,U. S. A. He was encamped about Philadelphia on guard dutyduring the summer of 1917. The first of September he went toCamp Hancock, Ga. From there he came to Camp Upton fordeparture overseas. He was overseas exactly one year, reachingAmerica May 3, 1919. Sergeant Brown was in the following engagements: FifthGerman offensive, July 14, 1918, to July 19, 1918; advance onOurcq and Vesle, July 28, 1918, to September 7, 1918; Meuse-Argonne, September 26, 1918, to October 7, 1918; ThiacourtSector, October 15, 1918, to November 11, 1918. He received hislatest discharge May 7, 1919, but he re-enlisted for one year inthe Regular Army. 35
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