back to Mamey to live with the French for two days, only returning to clean ammunition under cover of darkness. "J Day" was May 22. "Zero hour" was midnight. The French Senegalese were to attack a salient of the enemy trenches known as the "Goose Neck," and A Battery was to fire a neutralizing Are against the German support position in the Camp de Ravin with the object of cutting off the German reserves. For the first ten minutes of the attack we Fired 170 rounds of gas and followed that for forty- two minutes with 447 rounds of High Explosives. The Coup de Main was very successful. A number of prisoners were taken, and much information obtained. The French Infantry Commander was well pleased with our firing and presented each officer of the batteries with a finely engraved placard as a memento of the appreciation of his regiment. After the Mamey expedition, Major Richardson's "Flying Battalion" motored back to the town of Bernecourt, about four miles east of the old "Swamp Position" where it was to help relieve the 228th French Artillery. A's position, situated on the northwestern edge of the town, really consisted of two separate battery emplacements about 200 yards apart. Neither had any protection for its gun pits, but the one nearer the town had some very excellent dugouts. They were not only strong but were also dry and comfort­ able. The second platoon occupied the forward emplacement, and the first platoon, the rear one. Theoretically, the latter was supposed to be silent and unknown to the Boche, while the former was to do all the firing. Actually, however, it didn't seem to make

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