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'i77
* ^ v—- -
77
.... r_ 7,
77 , /
"-4
near Havdrey." 23.00 hours: All batteries advised to be ready to leave echelons
about 5.00 hours. 23.45 hours: "Immemorial 1" advises nothing doing for the
night.
November 8: 4.43 hours: "36-2" reports woods in front of position being
shelled by "77 m-m's". 6.15 hours: "35" reports six rounds in front of position.
7.05 hours: Ruby "B" reports that indications are that "Boche" hold Haumont.
Batteries notified. 7.25 hours: French communique looks like peace. Our troops
in Sedan. 9.30 hours: "Immemorial" advises that echelons are to be ready to
move at 17.00 hours. 12.50 hours: Danforth advises that barrage will be
changed as follows: Present left is now right limit, extending thence to lake.
Effective at 13.00 hours. Sectors assigned to batteries. 13.15 hours: Ordered
by "Immemorial" to make reconnaissance of region marked by woods west of
Xammes, 281.7 and cross-roads, 261.1. Made by Swift, Hogan, Kellog and
Jones. 19.00 hours: Fire observed in the direction of Rembercourt. 19.20
hours: Code from Milligan as follows: "Patrolling will take place near Marimbois
Farm and Bois Dommartin between 22.00 and 1.00 hours tonight. Also from
6.00 hours until you are notified." Forwarded to "Immemorial" with request
that all artillery be notified. 21.20 hours: "Immemorial 1" advises that we will
not work during the night. Further orders tomorrow. 23.00 hours: Milligan
advises combat patrol also out. 23.30 hours: Wireless communication established
with "Doughboys". Schweiger advises "Boche" sweeping Beney road to right
of them with "77 m-m s". Mission to "34" and "35" as follows: On line Z8-F4
to Z7-04; rate, "H" to "H" plus 30, one round per piece per minute; "H" plus
30 to end, one-half round per minute. From "H" to "H" plus 20 use high
explosive, thereafter one-half smoke. "H" hour is 5.30 hours.
November 9: 0.00 hours: "Boche" shelling St. Benoit and roads nearby.
0.15 hours: Advised "Immemorial" of "Hun" artillery activity. Advises
activity in rear also. Three large calibre shells near Post Commander. 1.25
hours: "36" will neutralize machine-gun fire at A 9994, beginning at "H" plus
15, one round per piece per minute, ceasing fire on signal, one-star rocket. 2.12
hours: Harassing fire by "77 m-m's" on road near "36". 2.40 hours: Milligan
reports gun firing from railroad, this side of Dampvitoux at 2473. "36" ordered
to fire sixty rounds of gas. Milligan reports gun silenced. 5.30 hours: "34"
and "35" open fire. 5.35 hours: "36" opens fire. 6.45 hours: Knife (Wellman)
reports all clear. Batteries ceased firing, later resumed firing at one-half round
per minute. 8.03 hours: "34" reports one piece out; muzzle cracked. 13.00
hours: Shultz out to plan communication changes. All battery commanders,
locating positions in case of move. 13.05 hours: Milligan reports: Haumont
patrol, nothing to report; no "Boche" found in Marimbois Farm; also none
at Fort Riley; Dampvitoux contains a large number of enemy and guns; Charey
:P* •
- • ^3
Object Description
| Title | Regimental history, Three Hundred and Forty-First Field Artillery : Eighty-Ninth Division of the National Army : organized September, nineteen-seventeen, demobilized June, nineteen-nineteen. |
| Collection Name | World War I Unit Histories |
| Subject.LCSH | United States. -- Army. -- Field Artillery, 341st. -- History; World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States; ; United States. Army. Division, 89th (1917-1942); |
| Subject.Local |
World War I 89th Division 341st Field Artillery |
| Description | World War I account and register of soldiers in the 341st Field Artillery, 89th Division. Includes soldiers' names and addresses, as well as some photographs. |
| Creator | Randel, Harry E. |
| Publisher | Kansas City, Mo. : Printed by Union Bank Note Co., [1920] |
| Date | 1920 |
| Date.Digital | 2012 |
| Type | Books and Pamphlets |
| Format | JPG2000 |
| Accession Number | 80.84.26 |
| Language | eng |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain. |
| Copy Request | Contact National World War I Museum Archivist Jonathan Casey at 816-888-8121 or jcasey@theworldwar.org |
| Note | Some blank pages have not been digitized, resulting in variations in pagination. |
Description
| Title | Page 88 |
| Transcript | 'i77 * ^ v—- - 77 .... r_ 7, 77 , / "-4 near Havdrey." 23.00 hours: All batteries advised to be ready to leave echelons about 5.00 hours. 23.45 hours: "Immemorial 1" advises nothing doing for the night. November 8: 4.43 hours: "36-2" reports woods in front of position being shelled by "77 m-m's". 6.15 hours: "35" reports six rounds in front of position. 7.05 hours: Ruby "B" reports that indications are that "Boche" hold Haumont. Batteries notified. 7.25 hours: French communique looks like peace. Our troops in Sedan. 9.30 hours: "Immemorial" advises that echelons are to be ready to move at 17.00 hours. 12.50 hours: Danforth advises that barrage will be changed as follows: Present left is now right limit, extending thence to lake. Effective at 13.00 hours. Sectors assigned to batteries. 13.15 hours: Ordered by "Immemorial" to make reconnaissance of region marked by woods west of Xammes, 281.7 and cross-roads, 261.1. Made by Swift, Hogan, Kellog and Jones. 19.00 hours: Fire observed in the direction of Rembercourt. 19.20 hours: Code from Milligan as follows: "Patrolling will take place near Marimbois Farm and Bois Dommartin between 22.00 and 1.00 hours tonight. Also from 6.00 hours until you are notified." Forwarded to "Immemorial" with request that all artillery be notified. 21.20 hours: "Immemorial 1" advises that we will not work during the night. Further orders tomorrow. 23.00 hours: Milligan advises combat patrol also out. 23.30 hours: Wireless communication established with "Doughboys". Schweiger advises "Boche" sweeping Beney road to right of them with "77 m-m s". Mission to "34" and "35" as follows: On line Z8-F4 to Z7-04; rate, "H" to "H" plus 30, one round per piece per minute; "H" plus 30 to end, one-half round per minute. From "H" to "H" plus 20 use high explosive, thereafter one-half smoke. "H" hour is 5.30 hours. November 9: 0.00 hours: "Boche" shelling St. Benoit and roads nearby. 0.15 hours: Advised "Immemorial" of "Hun" artillery activity. Advises activity in rear also. Three large calibre shells near Post Commander. 1.25 hours: "36" will neutralize machine-gun fire at A 9994, beginning at "H" plus 15, one round per piece per minute, ceasing fire on signal, one-star rocket. 2.12 hours: Harassing fire by "77 m-m's" on road near "36". 2.40 hours: Milligan reports gun firing from railroad, this side of Dampvitoux at 2473. "36" ordered to fire sixty rounds of gas. Milligan reports gun silenced. 5.30 hours: "34" and "35" open fire. 5.35 hours: "36" opens fire. 6.45 hours: Knife (Wellman) reports all clear. Batteries ceased firing, later resumed firing at one-half round per minute. 8.03 hours: "34" reports one piece out; muzzle cracked. 13.00 hours: Shultz out to plan communication changes. All battery commanders, locating positions in case of move. 13.05 hours: Milligan reports: Haumont patrol, nothing to report; no "Boche" found in Marimbois Farm; also none at Fort Riley; Dampvitoux contains a large number of enemy and guns; Charey :P* • - • ^3 |
| Identifier | RH341FA89_0090.tif |
