The War Diary of Cpl H. Fletcher Davidson, USMC
IN THE ARGONNE FOREST
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Oct 24th - - Hiked to town on Chalons - St. Menehould road. Valmy [22 K]
Oct 25th - - Hiked all day to woods on hill near Les Islettes.
Oct 26th - - Hiked from 2 PM until about 4 AM next morning. Crossed old line and camped on hill near Apermont. (Exermont?)
Oct 28th - - Went over to Company and fixed a broken shaft. Moved HDQ about a kilometer farther east to strip of brush by road.
Oct 29th - - Made a few runs from HDQ to Company and back.
Oct 30th - - Company moved to Exermont. Sgt [Joseph] Wholley and I went over that night.
Oct 31st-Nov 1st - - Went out on Prince with R&B wagon to Division ration dump with Capt. Harvis to draw rations. Had to go cross-country. Stayed at galley that night.
Nov 2nd - - Went with R&B wagon cross-country to ration dump. Spent night at dump.
Nov 3rd - - Left dump early and caught up with galley between Bayonville and Fosse that PM. Returned to Battery HDQ that night.
Nov 5th - - Started for rear, but found wood for cart shafts so returned and fixed two good shafts, Cleaned tools in PM.
Nov 6th - - Left Battalion HDQ and went back to Company property dump.
Nov 7th - - Sam Roberts brought news that an armistice was on, but it proved to be a false report, but we celebrated that night with flares, etc. anyhow.
Nov 8th-10th - - Our little bunch of 10 at Company properties of Battalion had great time doing our own cooking on what we could bum, borrow or steal and scouted around country hunting, salvaging, etc.
Nov 11th - - Armistice went into effect. Our bunch had great time celebrating that night. While we were eating supper the Battalion wagons came in after properties and stayed all night.
Nov 12th - - Packed up early and loaded wagons. Sgt. Welsh, Bill Love, Williams, Shaw and I walked cross-country to Sommerance and caught trucks from there to Buzancy - Stuay road and caught truck into Beaumont ---42 kilometers in all.
Nov 13th-16th - - Stayed in Beaumont. Company turned in Hotchkiss guns and equipment and drew new Brownings. Issued clothes on 16th. Worked two days mending two broken beams in carts.
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