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Title: Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" ...
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Moore, Charles H
Subjects: United States. Army. Signal Corps. Telegraph Battalion, 411th World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories United States
Publisher: (s.l. : s.n.) printed by A. Carlisle, Reno, Nev.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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em, and wewere all so happy to be just on the eve of onr departure forthe States, that work, even though dirty, ditl not worry usmuch. After we had received the nsnal and necessary delonsings,re-outfittings of clothing, eqnipment. etc., and received therequisite nnmber of inspections, the day of departure fiiuillyarrived. Onr scant supply of francs and centimes were changedinto good old V. S. dollars and cents and we found ourselveswalking up that gang ))laid\. The T. S. Cruisei- Cliarlestouwas to be our transpoit for return home, and we puUeil up an-chor at 10 A. M., April 10. 191!), steaming slowly out of the l>ar-boi- of Brest. Although our hearts were overHowiuu withgladin:\ss that we were noAV on oui way to the hoiiiehmd, it wasnot withont many pangs of regret and sadness that we stood atthe rail of the ship and watclnnl the shoi-es of Fi-aiu-e graduallynun-ge into the horizon and pass out of sight, i^oi Mu)re thanthirteen mouths we had been practically hei- guests; we had the
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1. Leaving- Camp Mills. 4. Bands farewell concert Montlouis. i!. Tliree new Louies. 5. Meeting- with homefolks at Oakland. 2. Fiist sight of Mi.«s Liheitv. HOMEWAHl) BOIM) 17:-5 oppoitniiities of learning French customs, quite a bit of theirlanguage and their courteous hospitality. AVe had made manyfriends; in fact some of the friendships bordeied on romances:we had experienced with their delightful people many of theirdeep sorrows during the dark days of 1918, and all of their.joys in the victory celebrations following the end of tlu^ wai.In our heart of hearts we knew that our pleasant experiencesand friendships woidd long outlive the memory of oni- discom-forts and disappointments. Our Commanding Officer, Captain A. B. Coates, was thecommanding officer of troops on board, and as the BattalionAvas the only regular organization, the remainder being casuals,it fell to our lot to take care of the supervisory work of hand-ling the berthing, messing, etc., of the officers and men of th(

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