History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . sions artil-lery regiments. When these gunners reached Le Havreon May 17, 1918, they were sent to Camp De Meuchonfor six weeks training, after which the three regimentswere sent to the Toul sector. They remained in positionfor three weeks, but did not get into action. The 307th, 308th, and 309th Artillery first went intoaction on the morning of September 12 in front of They supported the 90th Division. It was oneoclock in the morning when that sensational artilleryduel opened. The 307th and 308th were termed as LightArtillery an
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . sions artil-lery regiments. When these gunners reached Le Havreon May 17, 1918, they were sent to Camp De Meuchonfor six weeks training, after which the three regimentswere sent to the Toul sector. They remained in positionfor three weeks, but did not get into action. The 307th, 308th, and 309th Artillery first went intoaction on the morning of September 12 in front of They supported the 90th Division. It was oneoclock in the morning when that sensational artilleryduel opened. The 307th and 308th were termed as LightArtillery and they manned the famous French 75s, or 75millimeter guns, while the 309th was designated asheavy artillery and they fired 155 millimeter guns. Itwas one oclock on that famous morning that the wholesector, which prior to that time had been a quiet one forfour years, belched forth the greatest cannonading theworld has ever known. The Lightning Division gun-ners were firing three shells per minute from their pieces. IAMDKN IolNTV IN Tlllv GREAT WAR. 85. —- A 1 SEVENTY-EIGHTH DIVISION. 87 At five oclock they began to pour their shells over at therate of six per minute from each cannon and it seemedas though all of the powers of hell had let loose. And atfive oclock under the cover of this terrible fire the dough-boys, with rifles in hand, went over the top. They werefrom the north, south, east and west. They advancedin skirmish line formation, after the custom of the Amer-ican indians, and in those ranks of freedom were whites,indians, negroes and mongolians. They advanced on and captured it and for two weeks battered theenemy back until they reached a position nine kilometersfrom the supposed impregnable fortress of Metz. The Germans had fortified Metz for years and it wasthe main bulwark against the Rhineland. The Ameri-cans were eager to capture the city and could have doneso but for the strategy of the Germans. All of the Amer-icans taken prisoners by them were gat
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