. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ere .iammed with everyimaginable kind of motor vehicle, and the whole train wouldhave to stop frequently owing to a traffic .jam somewhereahead. The first part of tlie journey took us along the recentbattle front and we saw evidences on every hand of the greatstruggle which had been made in driving the Hun from thissalient. In the afternoon we passed through the town ofChalons-sur-Marne and that evening stopped at a small villagecalled ]Marson to eat supper. Here we met a company of Pol-ish soldiers who w
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ere .iammed with everyimaginable kind of motor vehicle, and the whole train wouldhave to stop frequently owing to a traffic .jam somewhereahead. The first part of tlie journey took us along the recentbattle front and we saw evidences on every hand of the greatstruggle which had been made in driving the Hun from thissalient. In the afternoon we passed through the town ofChalons-sur-Marne and that evening stopped at a small villagecalled ]Marson to eat supper. Here we met a company of Pol-ish soldiers who were fighting with the French; they weremostly from America and s{)oke English. They greeted uswith much luippiness and extended an invitation to take coffeeAvith them. Our journey was resumed after supper and wedrove until 11 ) P. il., stop])iMg for Ihe remainder of the nightat a small village called l^ossesse. Tlie next morning we wereon the way shortly after daylight and during the day passedtluough a yevy pretty connti-y—not so many villages, but nian\ 92 MEMORIES OF THE 411TH. C. II. nOOKE CDinmanding- Company D from June , 1917, to shoitly after arrival inFrance when was assig-ned to command Battalion. Transferred from or-ganization just prior to outfit sailing- for U. S. in April. 1919, and as-signed to duty as Chief Signal Officer Base Section No. 9. with head-i|uarters at Ant^verp, Belgium. more farms. Bar-le-Due was i)assed at ten in the morning- anda stop was made at Hondelaiueourt for Inneh; here was ourfirst introduction to a Salvation Army Hut where they wereserving lemonade and hot doughnuts. There was a l)aro-aincounter rush made for the doughnuts; the corned willy whichwas heing served by the mess sergeant went begging. In theaftei-noon we passed througli the little village of Domi-ery,the birthplace of Joan dArc. and that evening arrived at ourdestination ; Company E and Headquarters going into camp ina barracks just outside of Xeufchateau and Company D
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