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BEING THE NARRATIVE OF BATTERY A OF THE 101st FIELD ARTILLERY

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SOME NOTEWORTHY FACTS IN THE BATTERY'S RECORD

 

The Battery was the First National Guard Battery to land in Europe (Sept. 23, 1917).

 

The  Battery  fired  the  first  shot  of  the  National  Guard  against  the Germans (Feb. 5, 1918).

 

The Battery fired in the first Rolling Barrage of the American forces against the Germans (Feb. 23, 1918).

 

The  Battery  was  mentioned  in  the  "Stars  and  Stripes,"  the  official A.  E.  F.  paper,  for  its firing while supporting the 42nd Division in the Aisne-Marne Offensive.

 

Thirteen men were killed in action during the war. Thirty-nine men were wounded or gassed.

 

Three men received the Distinguished Service Cross. Eighteen men were cited in Divisional Orders.

 

Since July 25, 1917, 334 men and officers passed through the rolls of the Battery.

 

Between July 25, 1917, and April 29, 1919, 123 days were spent in traveling from one place to another.

 

The Battery spent the night in 86 different places while in France. The Battery occupied 32 different positions on the front.

 

The Battery spent exactly 223 days on the front.

 

The Battery was in foreign service for 18 months and 21 days.

 

The men of the Battery represented 35 different states, including Canada and England.

 

The Battery fired a total of 52,295 rounds, the third section piece alone firing 14,005 rounds.

 

Two  of  the  Battery's  guns  were  destroyed  by  enemy  shell  fire,  and one was blown up. Two guns stayed in service through the whole period of action.

 

 

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