The Autobiography of a Regiment, a History of the 304Th Field Artillery, in the World War (Classic Reprint)

Officers commissioned A ug. 15 Officers reported to Camp Upton Sept. 2R egiment organized Sept. 5A rrival of first increment of first draft (N. Y. C.) .... Sept. 9A rrival of second draft (N. Y. C.) Oct. 10-12 Arrival of third draft (U p State )D ec. 10-12 1918 Col. Briggs took command of regt A pril ID eparture of Infantry of 77th Div A pril 12 Replacements arrived (I owa and Minn.) A pril 18 Dedication of the colors A pril 18 Departure from Camp Upton A pril 22 Sailed on Leviathan from Hoboken A pril 24 Arrived at Brest May 2T rip to Bordeaux and Camp de Souge May 7-10 Training at Camp de Souge May 10-J uly 1F irst day on range with guns May 27 First road march June 27 Parade in Bordeaux July 4E ntrained at Bonneau for front July 9-11 Arrived at Baccarat July 12-14 First battery in position (B try D) July 12 First shot fired by regt (B try D) July 14 Left Lorraine front A ug. 1st Entrained at Einvaux for Vesle front A ug. 6D etrained at La Ferte Gaucher A ug. 7H ike to Vesle front A ug. 10-12 First battery in position (B try B) A ug. 13 First casualties (B try B) .., A ug. 19 Group of officers transf. for duty in U. S. A A ug. 23 Col. Briggs commissioned Brig. Gen A ug. 25 Lt.-C ol. Mc Cleave assigned Sept. 2A dvance to St. Thibault, Vesle River Sept.
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