. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. 484 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR. MAJOR ALBERT L. CULBERTSON Commander of the i2,srd Machine Gun Battal-ion during active operations. from Hoboken on the transport Aga-memnon. The voyage was without inci-dent. The battahon landed at Breston May 24, and remained in bivouacnear Camp Pontanezen for five it moved by train to Oisemont,in the British Somme sector^ and byfoot to Bouillancourt-en-Sery, wherethe men were assig
. Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations. 484 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR. MAJOR ALBERT L. CULBERTSON Commander of the i2,srd Machine Gun Battal-ion during active operations. from Hoboken on the transport Aga-memnon. The voyage was without inci-dent. The battahon landed at Breston May 24, and remained in bivouacnear Camp Pontanezen for five it moved by train to Oisemont,in the British Somme sector^ and byfoot to Bouillancourt-en-Sery, wherethe men were assigned to billets andbegan a final course of training. OnJune 9 the battalion was transferredto Cuverville. There the Americanmachine gun equipment was ex-changed for British outfits, includinganimals, wheel transportation andthe Vickers .303 machine gun. After nearly two weeks of prac-tice with the new equipment the bat-talion left Cuverville, and marchedto Eaucourt, where it arrived on theafternoon of June 21. Intensivetraining, with especial emphasis onrange work, was carried on until July 14, when the unit was ordered to theAustralian Corps sector. Two days of marching carried the battalion to
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