The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . ance of all Headquarters telephone equip-ment and, with Captain Glaspey, took care of the constant additions andchanges in the Headquarters telephone system. Captain Wattles took com-mand of the Battalion, and Lieutenant Griest was taken from his Frecourtplatoon to command Company D at Neufchateau. Lieutenant Suddathtook 1!E Company, and Lieutenant Meigs returned to his first love—theSupply Office. Lieutenant Smith, formerly of the Regular Army, who hadrecently joined the Battalion, was made Adjutant. This made the
The First battalion, the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal corps . ance of all Headquarters telephone equip-ment and, with Captain Glaspey, took care of the constant additions andchanges in the Headquarters telephone system. Captain Wattles took com-mand of the Battalion, and Lieutenant Griest was taken from his Frecourtplatoon to command Company D at Neufchateau. Lieutenant Suddathtook 1!E Company, and Lieutenant Meigs returned to his first love—theSupply Office. Lieutenant Smith, formerly of the Regular Army, who hadrecently joined the Battalion, was made Adjutant. This made the official organization as follows: Capt. Wattles—Commanding Supply Medical 1st Lieut. Meigs 1st Lieut. MacfarlanSupply Officer Medical Officer Company E 1st Lieut. Suddath Commanding Headquarters 1st Lieut. Smith Adjutant Company D 1st Lieut. Griest Commanding Those of Company D not engaged on the trunk line were on DivisionalAreas work. American troops were arriving much more rapidly than was atfirst expected. This was fortunate for the situation as a whole, but it kept. The Frecourt Detail and Barracks 84 THE FIRST BATTALION the men of the Battalion on the jump. When the advance details from theDivisions arranged with the Signal Corps for the telephone equipment, it waseasy to obtain comfortable billets for the Signal men but as the signal workneared completion, the warm welcome quickly cooled.
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