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BEING THE NARRATIVE OF BATTERY A OF THE 101st FIELD ARTILLERY
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A SUMMARY OF THE BATTERY'S
MOVEMENTS AND INTERESTING EVENTS
July 25, 1917 —April 29, 1919
1917
July 25. Called out. Assembled at the Commonwealth Armory. Boston,Mass.
July 26. Arrived in Boxford, Mass.
July 31. Mustered into Federal Service.
Aug. 5. Drafted into Federal Service.
Sept. 7. Left Boxford.
Sept 8. Arrived in New York and boarded S. S. Adriatic.
Sept. 9. (11 A. M.) Left New York.
Sept. 11. Arrived in Halifax.
Sept. 12. Sailed from Halifax with convoy.
Sept. 20. Picked up Destroyers.
Sept. 23. (8 A. M.) Landed in Liverpool. England.
Sept. 23. (11 P. M.) Arrived in Southampton.
Sept. 24. (6 P. M.) Sailed across English Channel on S. S. Caesare.
Sept. 25. (6 A. M.) Arrived in Havre, France.
Sept. 25. (9 P. M.) Entrained at Havre.
COETQUIDAN
Sept. 27. (3 A. M.) Arrived at Camp Coetquidan, Guer, France.
Oct. 3. The French 75's arrived.
Oct. 24. Fired for the first time.
Nov. 10. The horses arrived.
CHEMIN DES DAMES
1918
Feb. 1. Left Coetquidan for the front.
Feb. 2. Detrained at Soissons.
Feb. 3. Hiked to Echelon at Landry.
Feb. 4. (night) Firing Battery into position north of Ostel.
Feb. 5. Fired the first shot against the Germans.
Feb. 23. Fired our first rolling barrage.
Mar. 19. Left the Chemin Des Dames for the Rest Billets.
Mar. 20. Detrained at Brienne Le Chateau; marched to Radonvillers.
Mar. 24. Road march to La Chaise.
Mar. 25. Road march to Thil.
Mar. 26. Road march to Brachay.
Mar.27. Road march to Signeville (our permanent billets).
Mar. 30. Road march to Neufchateau.
Mar. 31. Road march to Allain.
Apr. 1. Road march to Bois L'Eveque.
Apr. 2. Road march to Bruley.
Apr. 3. Road march to Rangeval.
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