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BEING THE NARRATIVE OF BATTERY A OF THE 101st FIELD ARTILLERY
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Later on we expected our own officers to go to school, while we had "Plattsburgers" for a time. In the middle of January we began again to talk of leaving. About the same time the first of the peace rumors came along. Lastly, on January 24, we suddenly heard that there would be no newspapers for five days on account of Austria's acceptance of peace terms.
After numerous contradictory reports, the orders finally came in for us to leave. We spent January 31 in packing up and cleaning out the barracks. As usual they were left cleaner than we found them. As rolling packs was still a fearsome job, we did them up during the day and slept in our overcoats. The next morning we rose at 5:30 and tore around wildly to harness and hitch.
At 7:45 the Regiment, in battle array with guns, caissons, tin hats, gas masks, (and misgivings) took the road for the front, the entire camp in silence watching us go by;—green with envy, yet very glad of their sure night's sleep.
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SHELL TORN CHURCH AT CHASSEMY IN SOISSONS SECTOR
THE SECOND SECTION GUN PIT ON THE CHEMIN DES DAMES FEBRUARY. 1918 SHOWING SAND BAG WALLS AND I4 INCH CORRUGATED IRON ROOF. THE GUN IS "LAID" ON THE NORMAL BARRAGE
THIRD PIECE AT COETQUIDAN MANNED BY ITS GUN CREW