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CONTENTS

C H A PT E R TH E FL E E T OF TH E ARMEE AM ERI CAIN E

ARMI S TIC E DA Y IN FRANC E

FROM CH ATE AU - TH I E RRY To SOI S S ON S

HOM E W ARD B OUND

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IN M E MORIAM

“ ” COM P ANY C BACK IN CIVILIAN LIF E

O P E C M ANY ROS T R . LI ST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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’ Sh e s VVO I t h I t CHAPTER I

OR Z TH E GANI ATION OF COM PANY C , S7TH ENGINEERS

H E full credit for the organization Of the s 7th Regiment of Engineers is Of due to Major George Mayo, Corps

Engineers , U . S . A . Major Mayo brought to this work several years of experience in R egular Army organization, and his excellent education and congenial temperament fitted him in every way to create this new unit in the United States Army . The organization of a regiment of inland waterway engineers was conceived in France , and meeting with the approval of General

John J . Pershing, a cablegram was forwarded from France directing that three com panies of boatmen and bargemen be recruited for service on French rivers and canals . The cablegram requesting this new unit did not specify the form or personnel required , nor did it give details of the work to be done with 2 O F CO — T H HI STORY . C S7 EN GIN E E RS the American Expeditionary Forces which would serve as basis for a table of organiza tion . This left the authorities in Washing ton somewhat in the dark as to the personnel fi required , but nally Companies A , B , and C were authorized under Table of Organization

NO . 333, which provided for the following personnel in each company Captain I st Lieutenan ts 2 n d Lieutenants . i Master Engineers , Sen or Grade

Master Engineers , Junior Grade I st Sergean t I st Sergeants , Class Mess Sergeant Supply Sergeant Sergeants Corporals Cooks 1 st Privates , Class Privates

Total Commissioned and En listed Men

This table of organization also specified the experience required by the enlisted per so n n el , but later , when a construction com T H E OF ORGANIZATION CO . C 3

z pany was organi ed , as Company D , the personnel was Changed to conform as Closely as possible to the following

Office Clerks Master Ship Carpenters Marine Gas Engineers Steersmen Ship Carpenters Hoisting Engineers Blacksmiths Riggers Saddlers Teamsters B argemen

Master Electricians . Electricians Boilermakers Machinists Steam Engineers B argemen Cooks

ffi The following o cers , who were in training at the third Engineer Officer ’ s Training Camp Va at Camp Lee , Petersburg, . , were ordered r to Camp Laurel , Laurel , Ma yland , to assist

‘ Colonel James F . Bell in the organization

: . . . of this unit Captains S L Thomsen, S E .

Lawrence and Lieutenants Robert M . Davis and R . H . Davidson . Colonel Bell was soon C - TH 4 HISTORY OF C0 . 57 ENGINE ERS ordered overseas and the work of directing the organiz ation was undertaken by Maj o r

George Mayo, Corps of Engineers . Captain Thomsen was placed in command of Company

A, Captain Lawrence in command of Com su bse pany B , and Lieutenant Davis was quently promoted to the grade of Captain and given command of Company C . A large amount of advertising was done in an endeavor to secure the right men in the regiment , and Captain S . E . Lawrence was sent on a recruiting trip extending from Ohio to Texas . One of the most enthusiastic supporters of the s 7th Engineers was Captain

W . B . Rodgers of Pittsburg who supplied his r p ivate yacht, gratis , for a recruiting trip up the

Monongahela and down the Ohio to Wheeling . Captain Rodgers did not cease in his interest in the s 7th Engineers , and especially Company

C , as is evidenced by the gift of his son ,

. r Lieutenant Philander K Rodgers , to the se vice of the Company, and his generosity in meeting all the expenses for the printing of this history . Companies A and B entrained for Hoboken 2 8 on the evening of June , and on the second day following sailed on the Mon golia for

Brest , France . TH E ORGANIZATION OF C0 . C 5

The organization of Company C pro al gressed rapidly . The men came in from Of r en most every section the country, but pa ti

The Day Yo u Repo rted at Cam p Lau rel larl y from New York, Philadelphia , and the

Great Lakes Region . In course of time the following o flicers were assigned to the Com : I st I st pany Lieutenant Joel Pomerene, 2 n d Lieutenant R . H . Davidson, Lieutenant — TH 6 HI STORY OF CO . C S7 ENGIN E E RS

2 n d c William E . Findlater, Lieutenant Orli 2 n d W . Robinson and Lieutenant Philander

K . Rodgers . Captain Orlando S . Wood ,

Medical Corps , was attached to the Company . Lieutenant Davidson was detached for duty ffi as Regimental Supply O cer, and was later transferred to Company D . Too much praise cannot be given to the energy and enthusiasm Shown by Major George Mayo in the balancing of the personnel of the four companies . Major Mayo spent hours and worked far into the night in an en deav o r to make each company as near a per fi fe et unit as possible . The quali cations of

- every man were card indexed , and these cards were carefully studied befo're the man was assigned to a company . With this intimate acquaintance with the personnel of each com pany, and his natural ability as a leader of men , it was a keen disappointment to the officers and men of the Regiment when it became known that Major Mayo would not a cco m pany them to France . The Camp was located at the far end of the

Laurel Race Track , surrounded by stables .

It seemed many times , especially when one was rather tired after a day in Washington or

Pu d e a e a e a h e a o u n t he t ac at au e i n t o l n y, f i k r k L r l , try g D t r - r d " do a n ght - a bo u t- face 8 TH E F ORGANIZATION O CO . C 9 the men . Saluting was especially hard to remember . When to salute , and when not to t salute is qui e a problem to the raw recruit . “ Spuds ” Guenther wasn ’ t going to make a mistake along that line , so one morning as he w a s coming out of the supply house with about two dozen cans of pork and beans in each was arm he met the Captain . Guenther , of course , on detail and so a salute was not ex “ ” er pe ed , but Spuds believed in playing

S O . safe , he saluted , or at least made the attempt The result was pork and beans all over Camp

Laurel . ’ Marching wasn t SO bad , nor was making “ ” an about face so worse , but when it came to doing everything to a gun but shoot it, the men found they were really and truly raw recruits . Perhaps one of the rawest Stunts r pulled oft during the gun- wielding- training period happened when Lieutenant Rodgers “ ordered Present Arms . One of the boys newly arrived from Philadelphia had the trigger of his gun toward his stomach . The Lieutenant noticing the mistake ordered him t to turn his gun around , and was somewha non- plussed when the budding soldier turned the gun around by pointing the barrel toward C — TH I O HISTORY OF CO . S7 ENGIN E ERS

the ground , and the Stock in the air . That soldier was too much for the s 7th and was transferred to Camp Meade . Another phase of Army life which these recruits soon learned was that “ scrapping ” was not allowed according to the regulations . Some company discipline was generally dealt ff out for such O enses , but it seemed to the Cap ’ P S tain that scrapping by K . . called for a few special remarks . So after sentencing two men to clean the company streets for a week, “ he concluded with the reprimand, And I want you men to understand that we ’ ll have ” no fighting in this army . The men got a ’ week extra for loud laughter . It doesn t

0 . pay to laugh at the C . even if he does make some very peculiar and humorous remarks .

Talking about K . P . brings to mind the dis agreement between two Of the men relative to a letter one of them had written to his sweetheart : “ Wha dday a m ean by writing your girl that " ’ you were C . O . yesterday Weren t you on

K . “ Sure thing, Buddie , same thing . The C .

0 . ffi means Commanding O cer, but it also ‘ ’ ’ ” means Cuisine Operator, and that s me . TH E ORGANIZATION OF CO . C I I It sure did seem at times that the main job around Laurel was playing K . P . Ask one “ ’ ’ Wa dda a 0 so ldierin of the men y think , ” Buddy " and it was ten to one you ’ d get the

The A a u a few o fthe o n eh ea s h a m a e au e wkw rd Sq d , A B d t t d L r l fam o u s fo roth er th in gs besid es h o rse- racin g

fish . reply, Gosh , you poor , I been K P ’ so much I ain t had a Chance to be a soldier ” yet . Probably one of the most memorable events was the Fourth of July celebration in the town of Laurel in which Company C led the parade . 1 2 C - TH R HISTORY OF CO . S7 ENGIN E E S

It was the first public appearance of the Com pany . How little did the men realize that their next public appearance would be in one of the oldest cities of Wales "

' But two other m o st in t erest in g events hap pened on that Fourth of July . First , Mr . J .

H . Rodgers of Pittsburg presented the Com pany with two snare drums , and some young a l dies sent the Company a beautiful , hand a m de American flag . Second, the Company, through a committee of non- commissioned Officers presented Captain Davis with an envelope containing one hundred and fifty dollars with which to buy a new outfit to replace his outfit taken by mistake by Com c pani s A and B , and presented to each of the other officers a fin e Sam Brown belt and ffi holster . The o cers of Company C made some mistakes , for they were but human , but no set of men ever tried harder to give a square deal to their enlisted men . The per sonal appreciation of the brotherly relations between men and officers was always appar ent in our Company even when things Seemed a little unjust on one Side or the other . Had the Company been kept intact when in France there is no doubt that even better — M S OH M u a rd o u n d H . O t w B

— m rans o t Gra nt H o m e a d o u n d U. S . Ar y T p r w r B Ca pta in D a vis Ho lds Do wn Ton s o f B itu m in o u s Co a l a t Vill en eu ve Le Ro i

Cran e No . 5 Un l o adi n g Co a l at Vill en eu ve Le Ro i

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pier all morning, embarking on the British

Transport Orita during the afternoon . Once again our attention was called to the fact that

Company C was there with the goods , for not a Single mistake was found with the em ba rkat io n records , which had been made up by the company clerks prior to departure Orita from Camp Laurel . The sailed at P . M . and was greeted by many cheers as S he pa sed down the Chesapeake Bay and — into the gloom Halifax bound . CHAPTER I I

ON THE ATLANTIC

’ I S Royal Majesty s Steamer Orita

was a ton t win - screw vessel formerly in the service of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company on a run to

I ndia . About American troops were on

board, Company C being the only complete

unit . Captain Robert M . Davis , being the ffi senior o cer aboard , was placed in command

of all the troops , and Lieutenant Pomerene was placed in temporary command of Com

pany C . Lieutenant Rodgers was made Ad jutant , and it was due to his energy in this position that things went so smoothly aboard the Orita . Orita The arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia , 1 on Wednesday July 7th , and anchored in this city for the next three days awaiting the collection Of the convoy . It was while here that we learned that the United States Cruiser New York had been sunk by a German su b 1 5 C - TH 1 6 HI STORY OF CO . S7 ENGIN E ERS marine just outside New York harbor, just one night after the Orita had passed that same point . If we had run across that submarine

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Sergeant Hil fert y To o k a High Dive o n t he Way Over the first night out from Philadelphia this tale ‘ would be quite a diflerent Story . No shore passes were given to anyone while we lay in Halifax Harbor, although the city was especially attractive at just that time due ON TH E ATLANTIC 1 7 to the recent explosion Ofan ammunition Ship which caused havoc to about one third of the city . The troops from the various Ships were given exerci se by rowing in the harbor . The

Ships Slowly accumulated until twenty- two lay in the harbor, waiting the signal to depart . General Evans of the 79t h Division was in command of all the troops in the fleet, esti mated at 2 2 n d On the morning of Saturday, July , f the leet left Halifax, passing out of the harbor file in Single . Once at sea four columns were formed , led by a British battleship , and this

' formation was h eld until we reached Europe . Considerable trouble was experienced with ffi the food served the men . The o cers of the Orita had formerly transported British soldiers only, and were totally unable to comprehend the gastronomic needs of American soldiers . ’ It seemed that the four- O clock tea was con sidered as equivalent to about three square meals in the British Army . At any rate the fish fi was not rst class , and the other food ’ wasn t exactly filling . The enlisted men felt fin e that while His Majesty, King George was a fellow, he was a signal failure when it came to ’ providing for an American soldier s stomach . c — TH I 8 HISTORY OF c o . 57 ENGIN E ERS The daily inspection and boat drills took place with the usual army regularity . No lights were allowed on deck at night , and everyone had his life belt with him at all “ ” times . Jimmie Stack claims to have been

The Spo ilt Fish o n t he Orita

the first man to scrub the decks of R . M . S .

r a t O it . S ack forgot that life belts should be worn and go t a little scrubbing to do as a reminder . Daily formation drills were given by the

‘

fleet at the Signal of the escorting battleship ,

flags being used on Clear days , and a siren on foggy days . Perhaps no man in the Company ON TH E ATLANTIC 1 9 will ever hear a siren as long as he lives but that he will immediately recall those days and nights on the Atlantic . 2 8t h It was on Monday, July , that the word was passed around that an American flotilla of C submarine hasers was approaching, and that “ we were entering the danger zone . We t had high regard for our British escor , but when that bunch of little American submarine Chasers hove into Sight - w e knew we were safe and would reach our destination . The Amer i can flag never looked quite so good as on that day . o t h On Tuesday morning, July 3 , the fleet was attacked by German submarines , and therein Company C experienced a thrill , and observed a sight which only a very few American troops were fortunate enough to — witness a submarine fight at sea . The fact that something was wrong was first called to our attention by a broadside from the British w battleship , and the s ift moving American submarine Chasers . Next we heard the depth bombs begi n to explode The fight took place about two miles to our right and to our rear . The Chasers could be plainly seen cir cling the position above the German su b C - TH 2 0 HISTORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN E ERS

marines , traveling at lightning Speed and dropping depth bombs in their rear . Only one of the submarines was seen , as it sank r ffi in nose fo emost , but o cial messages were t ercept ed stating that four German su bm a rines were sent to the bottom of the ocean that morning . Once again had the Stars and Stripes conquered the despot "

2 2 — TH HISTORY OF CO . C S7 ENGIN E ERS and to the north lay Glamorgan and Mon mouth . The neat English houses and far famed landscape gardening looked like a beau tiful map spread out before us , and the mere name , River Avon , recalled to our memories the name of that greatest of English dram

at ist s . About noon word was received to proceed at once to Swansea , South Wales , and the Orita once again turned her nose seaward and steamed Slowly along the coast of Wales, giv ing the troops a most excellent View of the w Welsh landscape . Passing Ne port we came abreast of Ca rdifl which is one of the finest summer resorts of Wales . Thousands of bathers could be seen on the beach and their calls of welcome could plainly be heard across the waters . All the afternoon we cruised along the shores of Wales , and late in the afternoon passed through the chains gu arding the entrance to Swansea Bay . The tide

rita being out , it was necessary for the O to drop anchor in the bay, and the piers of

Swansea were not reached till night had fallen . Soon after anchoring in the bay a welcoming commit t ee headed by Mayor Ben Jones rep resenting the City o f Swansea and General 2 RECE PTION AT SWANSEA , WALE S 3

Cuthbertson , special representative of King

Orita George , came aboard the and were greeted by Captain Davis . After a few words of welcome aided by refreshments furnished “ ” Orim from the cellars of the good ship , the troops were lined up and were inspected by the

Mayor and General Cuthbertson . The Gen eral won the hearts of the men by his kindly manner, and the many questions he asked i i relative to various ins gn a . The American rifle also was of interest to the General , and the “ ” manner of making up the pack . After the inspection the distinguished guests were con ducted to the bridge , from which the Mayor and General Cuthber t son addressed the troops assembled on the decks below . The good news was received that the city of Swansea was preparing a royal welcome for the Ameri can troops o n the morrow and in response the men awoke the stillness by three lusty cheers for the Mayor (w hom Captain Davis had introduced by mistake as the Lord Mayor) and for General Cuthbertson . After making the necessary arrangements for the celebra tion the committee returned to Swansea , and quiet settled down over the harbor . Near midnight the Orita tied up at the 2 — TH 4 HI STORY o r C0 . C 57 ENGIN E ERS

’ King s pier, and Welsh girls and boys sang songs of welcome till far into the night . Taps

2 . were called at A . M In order that the details of this remarkable welcome may be set down for posterity direct quotations will be made from the Cambria

Da il Lea der y of Thursday afternoon , August

The following letter of welcome from King George was handed to every American soldier landing in England and Wales :

WIN DSOR CASTLE

Soldiers of the United States , the people of the British I sl es welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the Armies of many Nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freedom . The Allies will gain new heart and Spirit in your company . I wish that I could shake the hand of each one of you and bid you God - speed on your mission . E (signed) G ORGE R . I . 1 1 8 April , 9 .

The march of the American troops to the Guildhall to receive a civic welcome from the

Mayor Ald . Ben Jones , and the burgesses was A T RECE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 2 5 marked by the tremendous enthusiasm with which the townspeople hailed these gallant rep resen t at iv es of our newest Ally . The thous ands of spectators who lined the thorough fares en route to the Guildhall cheered with all their might . And added to these cheers ’ were the shrill sounds of Sirens , works z hooters , bu zers , and the explosion of detona I t was tors . , indeed , an impressive welcome , one which the visitors hugely enjoyed and appreciated . They responded with counter

- lusty cheers and hat waving . “ All the way it was a triumph . The Streets were packed with people . Such crowds have not gathered in Swansea since the visit of

King Edward . And such Cheering has not been heard during the war " Swansea has not forgotten how to cheer " The children con tributed to the success of the event . Their lusty welcome touched the hearts of the

Americans , and indeed touched the hearts of all . Swansea has forged a Strong link in the companionship of the two great peoples . “ A S General Cuthbertson said later in the day, Swansea gave a Royal Welsh welcome to the visitors . “ The Sam mies were early afoot . Among c — TH 2 6 HI STORY OF c o . 57 ENGIN E ERS the first arrivals were General Cuthbertson

(Western Division) and Major Bertie Perkins , Of ffi and a number other o cers , who exhibited the liveliest interest in the event , and were highly pleased with the smart appearance of “ the visitors , who were fully equipped to the last button ” as the saying goes — and

fin e fi . looked a , sturdy lot of ghters “ The band of the Lancashire Fusiliers was in attendance , also a Guard of Honor, com s o f po ed men of the same regiment , all ex p edit io n a ry men who have seen se rv ice in one or the other of the theatres of this great con

fliet . They were in command of Lieutenant

Short , who was accompanied by the Chaplain of the regiment , the Rev . Canon J . Watkins ffi Jones (Christ Church) and other o cers . The men all wore a red and white floral favor in their caps , this being the anniversary of the d Battle of Min en , in which the Lancashire

Fusiliers , of glorious memory, distinguished themselves , as they have in the present war, more Victoria Crosses being awarded to mem bers of this notable regiment than any other unit of the British Army . “ At the appointed time , the military o r ‘ ’ ders were given to the men to form fours , fol A T 2 RE CE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 7

‘ ’ lowed by the prompt command to march , and a start was made for the Guildhall . Headed by mounted police and the band of the Lan c a shire Fusiliers , playing the stirring and ‘ familiar strain of Marching through Geo r ’ gia , the men moved toward the Guildhall . a They were chirpy lot of fellows , and re spo n ded with good nature to the Cheering O re bservations from the spectators . In ply to the s ent imen t of the crowd wishing them ‘ ’ Good luck and a safe return, the Sammies ‘ hu m o redl " smiled good y , and said Sure we Shall be coming down this way again one of these days “ A S the advance to the town was made the crowds along the pathways became more dense , and there was one long vociferous Chorus of Cheering until the Guildhall was reached . “ When the Guildhall was reached, Close on the appointed time , the enthusiasm was mani fest ly on the increase . Crowds were waiting fi to see the troops march in , and as they led in around the yard, facing a specially erected

r . platfo m, they were cheered to the echo “ Among those present were the Mayor,

Ald . Ben Jones , and Mayoress , General Cuth 2 8 co c — TH HISTORY OF . 57 ENGIN E E RS

b r so n N. e t . , Captain Ley, R , Major and

Mrs . Bertie Perkins , Major Harries , Captain

Robert M . Davis (in command of the Ameri can troops) , the Chief Constable (Captain t Alf Thomas) , the Deputy Chief Cons able ,

Col . Alex Sinclair, Mr . A . W . E . Wynne

(chairman Chamber of Commerce) , Mr . H . J .

Marshall (Secretary of the Chamber) , Mr .

P . W . Philips (Harbour Trust) , Mr . Paul

Cocks , Mr . and Mrs . W . W . Holmes , Mr . E .

J . Parker, Mr . W . Owen, Mr . Dan Jones , Mr .

Ivor Gwynne and Mrs . Gwynne , Mr . J . H .

Lee , Mr . A . H . Thomas, Mrs . J . P . Devereux ,

Mrs . Wynne , Mr . and Mrs . Moorehead

(American Consulate) , Mr . Roger Beck, Mrs .

Bertie Perkins , Ald . Dd . Jones , Mrs . Davies , ’ Mr . Watts Jones , Mr . Roderick (Town Clerk s M rs . Roderick, Mr . J . W . Davies

(Markets Manager) , Mr . Heath (Borough

Surveyor) , and many others whose names could not be ascertained . “ Before the actual ceremony began the ‘ ’ Police Band played the Star Spangled Banner, and the Postal Messengers also gave a selection . “ The troops were then told — and they seemed heartily pleased about it — that they could unsling their packs .

The e at en eu e Le ROI H ea u a r e rs o f o m an 0 Bi ll t Vill v , d q t C p y , s7t h E n gm eers

Th e B arrac k s a t V ill en eu ve Le Ro i A T 2 RE CE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 9

The Mayor, who was received with loud cheers — and can ’ t the Americans cheer "said he was very pleased to Welcome to Swan a fin e sea such body of men . (Applause) . ‘ America and Britain were at one at present and he felt sure they would always remain so .

They were all out with one great object , to fi fi ght against the Prussian , to ght for lib ’ e rt y . “ At this juncture the Mayor observed

Colonel Wright coming toward the platform , accompanied by Mrs . Wright , and he paused ‘ saying, Let us get this youngster on the ’ platform , (Laughter and Applause) . After

Colonel Wright and Mrs . Wright had mounted the platform to the accompaniment of loud cheering , the Mayor said Colonel and Mrs . Wright had carried on a hospital of their w o n Since the commencement of the war . “ Three hearty cheers were given by the troops for Colonel and Mrs . Wright . “ Continuing , the Mayor said they in Great Britain owed the Americans a debt of gratitude . (Applause) . America did not come into a thing in a hurry, but once they put their hands to the plough they were de — t erm ined to carry the thing through and they — TH 30 HISTORY OF c o . c S7 ENGIN E E RS would do so with the united efforts of England and the Colonies . He felt sure that when these men got to France they would acquit A themselves with credit to America . ( p plau se) . With the turn in events during the last fortnight he hoped and believed that these new troops would contribute very ma t erially to bring the war to a speedy con i n clu s o . “ He was glad to discover that these Ameri can soldiers had many relatives in Swansea . ‘ r They were also, remarked the Mayor , ve y glad to see Captain Davis with them, a Welsh American (applause) who is in command of ’ the American troops . “ In conclusion the Speaker told the troops that they would fin d Swansea as loyal a town as any they would Visit . From Swansea soldiers had been sent to the front a very good percentage for a small town .

(Applause) . They would not get anywhere a warmer welcome than the people of Swansea gave them, nor would their interest be dearer to any people than to the people of Swansea . ‘ Here you will get a right , royal , Welsh wel ’ come . (Loud applause and ringing Cheers from the troops . ) A T 1 RE CE PTION SWANS EA , WALE S 3

Mr . A . W . E . Wynne (President of the

Swansea Chamber of Commerce) , who was also heartily received — for the Americans are an enthusiastic lot of men — said he welcomed them warmly on behalf of the com mercial com munity of the town . This was a proud day for — Swansea the proudest day in its history .

(Applause) . The British and the French people welcomed them not as cousins now but as brothers . (Applause) . In Swansea Old ‘ Glory and Union Jack flew together . We are proud to welcome you to our town, and I ’ - Wish you God Speed and good luck . (Ap u pla se) . “ The Mayor said America was very proud its of Carnegie , and they in Swansea were also proud of their Carnegie , and he , the Mayor now called on him to speak .

“ '

. was a c Mr Roger Beck, who loudly claimed , said the men did not want to hear ‘ ’ any more chin music . (Laughter) . They see wanted to get about and the town , and he hoped their chins would soon be wagging as a result of the good things provided for their refreshment at the Drill Hall . “ General Cuthbertson, who addressed the ’ men as Comrades of the American Army, said 2 — TH 3 HI STORY OF c o . c 57 ENGINE ERS the British Tommy held out his hands to them in welcome , and as soldiers they were proud to fight side by Side with the Americans .

(Applause) . He congratulated them on their

- magnificent steadiness yesterday and to day . ‘ With you beside us we cannot possibly do ’ anything but W in this war . (Loud cheers) .

- in - On behalf of his Commander Chief, Gen eral Sir William Campbell , he extended to su c them a grateful welcome , and wished them cess and glory on the other side . “ ’ Ald . Dd . Davies said all America s wars — were wars for freedom , and this war the — greatest in the history of the world wa s for the freedom of the nations of the world . Old Glory was going to be invested with a new glory . (Cheers) . Christ died to make men — holy . They were going to fight and die if be— need to make men free . “

. Mr Moorhead , the American consul , said

- to day was the proudest day of his life . He was glad to see the boys coming over for freedom . “ Captain Davis , the American Com mander, received a vociferous welcome on ‘ being called on to speak . He said , When I was coming up the steps of the platform I was e a i t e r an d h o se a m o u s Co a i u e es at en eu e Aft r L tl D ill , T F l Br q tt Vi ll v Le Ro i

The B arra c ks an d Po rt o fVill en eu ve Le Ro i The Gate t o t he B ill et a t Vill en eu ve Le Ro i

Th r e Littl e F en ch M asco t o f Po rt V ill en eu ve Le Ro i

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the boys are very homesick . I thank you on ’ behalf of the American Army . (Loud cheers) . The British National Anthem was then ffi played by the band, the American o cers standing at the salute . “ Packs were adjusted and the troops with smiling faces , marched smartly out from the Of yard to the accompaniment the cheers ,

- flag waving , and Shouts of welcome .

Swansea , on short notice , prepared the warmest welcome for the Americans . The whole route from the Guildhall to the Drill

Hall flared with flags , especially the Stars and

Stripes . Every window was animated color and enthusiasm , and never did the volume of cheers die down until the last man had gone at q uick pace into the Drill Hall . “ First came two mounted policemen, then the the band of South Wales Borderers , after

' u siliers them the Lancashire F , under Captain — . . fin e R E Toms , and then the Americans , ,

- heavy, hard muscled men , upright under their heavy loads , enthusiastic and triumphant . “ In Cambria - place a big detachment of Bluejackets was lined up with Lieutenant Bu ckerid e Commander g in charge , in absence ffi of the senior o cer . A T RECE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 35

The Borderers , the police , and the tele graph men filled the air with martial music and a railway engine made joyful noise . The railway in Harbour Road constituted a fin e a s platform, and the troops swung under the

- bridge and marched up Wind street, toward ’ Ben Evens the roar Of applauding shouts was continuous, and enthusiasm reached its height . “ The salute was taken at the Vivian monu ment by General Cuthbertson supported by

Captain Ley, Commander of the Garrison, and ffi other o cers . The Capital and Counties

Bank had two giant flags , Stars and Stripes im and Union Jack, side by side , and they proved the Shining hour with a big notice , ‘ ’ Dollars exchanged . “ Another giant Stars and Stripes exposed in ’ Ben Evens window, went far toward covering the street . “ s It was a homely ort of march , the Ameri cans recogniz ing the cheers everywhere with

- u . p raised hands , and impromptu greetings Many hands were clasped With those across sea the , the Americans mainly choosing elderly Oc ladies and little children for the honor . ca sio n ally they broke into an American war If G R EN S N E K

h o se Un i o m s e ean Bu rkinshaw Used t o ic H e T f r S rg t St k o n Us. ’ ’ sa id Th ey d Fit bu t H e Did n t Say Who 36 REC E PTION AT SWANSEA , WALE S 37

song . Street hawkers urged the public not to forget the colors . There was no danger

o ft hat . The most thoroughly enthusias tic recep tion accorded to the visiting soldiers on their ‘ march past ’ was that given them by the school children of Swansea in the great open space in front of the Royal Institution, where the scenes and the sounds , the brightness and r the gaiety were almost indescribable . In orde ffi t ffi to avert di cul ies from the tra c , and in order that young Swansea might Witness the type and demeanour of the men who were crossing the Atlantic in hundreds of thousands to help humanity in the great world war, the route of the procession had been diverted , so that the soldiers might march between the ’ Royal Institution and the Sailors Rest , and so that the children grouped on the steps of the massive building and lining the route Should see and hear and give the men from

America their own real reception . From early morning the children had been wending their way to their particular rendez

-0 — the vous , and before although pro cession was n ot expected to pass along until — the Sight from the center of the chil 8 C — TH 3 HI STORY OF CC . S7 ENGINE ERS

’ - dren s meeting place was an inspiring one . Trooping in to Swell the multitude already gathered there came the children , school after school , marching in twos , carrying flags , and wearing expectant smiles and holiday clothing .

These , with little direction except a word or two to the teachers by Mr . Cann, Clerk at the Educa

ffi . tion O ce , took their places in two long rows “ On the roofs of the Ex change and the great offices were boys and women — probably o f fice boys and clerks — the railway bridge para pet was lined W ith railway men ; the telegraph poles held biggish boys who had footed the projecting iron steps to a great height , and as the line wore on, a huge sea of upturned faces and the glint of bright eyes certainly r made the scene an extraordina y one . “ When the Mayor, in his robes , and a party passed through in a motor car, the reception really began , for the delighted youngsters cheered and cheered , to the evident delight of the worthy Welsh Alderman . Then, after fi a lull , the Strains of the rst band were heard , and silence prevailed until it came in Sight , and the British Tommies who followed were given part of the reception which was to come when the Americans Strode into sight . A T RE CE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 39 The children passed remarks about the sons of Amak who led the way with each group , or detachment, but they had no time to talk much , for there was cheering to be

n done , which they did with voice a d heart and soul . It was inspiring, and when a burly American soldier saluted respectfully to the children, there was an outburst that fairly awoke the echoes from sea and S ky . Of course , the enthusiasm caught on among the supposed stoical American s . For in the r next batch of men , there was one who sta ted cheering , in reply to the children , and the soldiers took up his Shout with joy . But it was when an undoubtedly Welshy Welsh Am erican soldier shouted a greeting in his best American that there arose a mighty cheer which showed that the children of Swansea appreciated the counter- enthusiasm of the A merican troops . ’

Yes , the whole march past the children s r section was a wonde ful Sight , which will carry its picture in the minds of the school children of Swansea as long as they live , and will impress American soldiers with the cer tainty that there are no p acifist s among the rising generation of Abertawe . 0 c — TH 4 HISTORY OF co . 57 ENGINE ERS

A fin e incident occurred which will be long remembered by all those who witnessed t h it, when the Company C of the 57 Engi meers was passing in front of the Let richeu x

Buildings , amidst an indescribable roar of

Cheer, making their way through a sea of flags . Out of one of the windows of the firm of I n gra m and Company a young lady threwdown h firm a horseshoe , whic had been kept by the

for years . It fell just in front of Lieutenant

Phil . K . Rodgers . He stooped , picked it up , and smiled when he saw that the emblem of ‘ ’ m a chée luck was made of papier , and a d t clever imitation it was indeed , and no oub the young lady would not have been so eager

to satisfy her patriotism had it been a real one , as it might have Spoiled the fin e complexion ffi of the o cer . But the latter immediately saw the inten tion of good will attached to the deed and gave a smart salute at the window whence

the stroke of luck had come , which drew a

fresh roar of cheers from the crowd , after which the immediate thought of his men came to him , and though the deed was really meant for him , he turned round and handed the horseshoe over to one of the soldiers , who put it to his lips and buried it in his tunic .

' Pa ssi n g Un d er t he Brid ge a t Grign y

A Street in RIs Ora n gis E 1 RECE PTION AT SWAN S A , WALE S 4 Arriving at the Drill Hall the men were called u pon to give three cheers for the

United States and the Allies . Afterward they went into the Vetch Field , where each

' m a n w as given an envelope containing the King ’ s welcome to American troops in South

Wales , and afterward they were se rved with ff sandwiches , mineral waters and co ee . Sev eral thousands of bags of sandwiches were ex edit io u sl p y served to the men . Another in t erest in g feature was the opening of branch banks at the Hotel Metropole and Vetch Field for the change of dollar notes into English S O Treasury notes . great was the volumeof business at the Vetch Field that it took fiv e clerks to carry out the work . “ During the time the Visitors were at the

Vetch Field , and up to the time of their de t par ure for the train , the bands mentioned discoursed music, and the Sammies indulged in the pastime of dancing in the most u p- to date American fashion . Some of the men displayed remarkable grace in their gyrations , and their performance w a s watched by visitors with not a little interest . Pictures were taken of the troops , and will be shown later in the week at the Carlton and picture houses . 2 F C — TH E 4 HISTORY O C0 . S7 ENGINE RS Captain Davis of the American forces thanked Sha kl t o n Mr . e , conductor of the Swansea

Police Band for their music , which he said the boys enjoyed very much . Among those who Visited the Vetch Field were the Mayoress

(Mrs . Benj . Jones) and Miss Jones . “ The officers were entertained at luncheon by the Mayor at the Hotel Metropole on

Thursday afternoon . His Worship presided a n d he was supported by Captain Davis,

General Cuthbertson, Mr . Moorhead , the

American Consul , Major Perkins , Mr . Roger

Beck, Colonel Wright ; and the company, though small , was representative of all the interests of Swansea life . “ The American officers were seated among the general company, and fraternizations were Speedy and hearty . Autographs were n freely excha ged , indeed that awkward pause in most functions known as the breaking of h t e ice did not occur at this function . There was a disposition to make the most of the little time that the Welsh and Americans could

Spend together . “ The toasts of the King and the American ’ t Presiden , were honored and then the Mayor ‘ ’ proposed The American Army, coupling A T RE CE PTION SWAN S EA , WALE S 43

with it the name of Captain Davis . The Mayor said they in Sw ansea were delighted with the Sight they had seen that morning . The Americans could now see for themselves what the people of Swansea thought of them . The bond of friendship between old Abertawe and America had always been close , but now — i it was closer t was unbreakable . They stood united until they saw that menace fi which they united to ght put away forever . “ Captain Davis , who was received with immense cheering, made a response which was well received . He ended his remarks by pro ‘ ’ a posing toast to the Mayor, and the Ameri cans honored it in a distinctive way with cheers which Showed training in this art , and with the singing of :

’

Hail , hail , the gang s all here , What the Hell do we care now "”

General Cuthbertson, who also had a mighty reception , spoke . He hoped the Amer ica n s would win their Spurs in the same won

derfu l way as the 38t h Welsh Div ision . “ All the way from the Drill Hall to the Great Western Station the route was thronged Rai lro ad Station at Ju visy A T RECE PTION SWANSEA , WALE S 45

Packets Of cigarettes were opened and distributed , sweets and chocolate were ex changed , and nothing was left undone to give the Americans just cause to remember their visit to Swansea, Short in point of time as it was . “ ‘ ’ t ff They look pret y sti lads, don t you think "’ asked an old man near the station of his friend . ‘ replied his friend, we have waited some time for America , but now that they are sa the rea l here , they are , as they would y , ’ oods g . “ u n Admiration was undisguised , praise stinted, and many American arms must have ached after all the handshaking that was done as they proceeded to the station . fi . t But that is not all These healthy, — - - for anything, clean limbed young men and their youth was the subject of comm ent made as deep an impression upon the children of Swansea as upon anyone else . The Children were certainly the most rousingly vociferous , the most unblushingly abandon in their spon a n it t e y . One little chap in High Street was unsparing in his contribution to the general

- OH welcom e and the s en d , because at High 6 c — TH E 4 HI STORY OF co . 57 ENGIN E RS

Street the two were combined . From the bottom of the street right up to the station, this joyous youngster ran , Shouting for all he ‘ was worth : Three cheers for the Yanks " ’ Three cheers for the Yanks . Whatever any one else did he was determined to be , in the forefront . He could not be seen at all in the — — crush , but his voice oh his voice is sure to be an abiding memory . “ Spasmodically some Of the troops would — ‘ ’ give vent to hoarse , weird cries war cries a Swansea girl dubbed them —and to the delight of all there were answering Shouts from the multitude . Electric light stands afforded some athletic individuals an excellent fi vantage ground . Traps and cars were lled, and anything which was high enough to give firm u m any View at all , whether it was of or stable foundation, was commandeered . There were men o n top of the station roof who had a fin e sight of all that took place . It has been

- a time of great, warm , large hearted welcomes , and although many people had been crushed u 1 and jostled about in the crowds , Aug st , 1 1 8 9 , is a day that will never be forgotten , because no one desires to forget it . Swansea had read of the Americans before . Now,

8 — TH 4 HISTORY OF co . c 57 ENGINE ERS also an unbounded pleasure for us to make , and our only regret is that opportunity was not given us to do more . Please accept from the people of Swansea and myself every good and fervent wish for your welfare , and kindly also convey this sentiment to your officers and men coupling with it to you all the hope we Shall have the honor and pleasure of again seeing you in

Swansea . Again with every good wish

I am ,

Yours very sincerely, B E N JON ES ,

Mayor of Swansea . The following letter was received from the Commanding Oflicer of the British Troops at Swansea :

Garrison Headquarters ,

Swansea , Wales 8 1 1 8 August , 9 . D E AR CAPTAIN DAVI S ; I desire to express my appreciation of the excellent conduct of the Officers and Men under your Command during the visit of your

Troops to Swansea on Thursday last , August I s t . Their discipline and conduct was excel lent , and I have not received a single com plaint either from my Military o r from the civil Police . A T RECEPTION SWANSEA , WALE S 49 I may add that they created an excellent impression in this Town , and it is the wish of all of us that we shall see you all again here in the near future . I anticipate that the Troops who passed through Swansea are now somewhat scattered , but shall be glad if you will pass on my thanks and appreciation to all ranks concerned .

I remain, dear Captain Davis

Yours faithfully,

A . A . PERKINS ,

Major . Commanding Swansea Garrison and Compe

tent Military Authority . CHAPTE R I V

FROM SWANSEA TO FRANCE

OMPANY C left Swansea on the Great Western Railroad at about ’ P I st o clock . M . August bound

for Winchester, England . A most enjoyable ride was experienced through Wales and Eng

n w land , passi g through the well kno n cities of ff Cardi , Bristol , Westbury , and Salisbury, and

arrivi n g at Winchester at about midnight . A stiff uphill hike was then necessary to reach “ ” the Rest Camp , arriving at about

M . 2 n d . A . , Friday, August This was the ’ Compa n y s first experience at a so - called ” Rest Camp , and it was very Similar to the “ ” I n experiences at other Rest Camps . going over to France it seemed that the “ Rest ” “ Camps were everything but Rest , while a year later on the road back to America these camps had changed their nature , they “ ” were entirely too darn restful . n Only one day was Spent at Wi chester, the FROM SWANSE A TO FRANCE S I

u Company leaving Saturday morning, A gust rd w 3 , for Southampton . Several hours ere spent at this important English port a n d most of the men obtained passes to the city proper . The Company sailed from Southampton at P about . M . of the same day

The English Channel was crossed that night , and some poor deluded individual came pretty close to se n ding the whole outfit to the bot tom of those cold waters . About midnight the “ a n d cry of Ship torpedoed went up , e very o n body was his feet and on deck in an instant . I n the darkn ess there was much confusion but the troops were Soon quieted, and the explanation made that the report came from the dropping of a large piece of iron in the hold ’ of the vessel . At any rate a good night s rest was spoiled . t h Early Sunday morning, August 4 , all hands were peering into the gloom trying to distinguish the outlines of France . Soon we passed the outer seawall and were in the

Harbor of Le Havre , France . Another unit of the American Army had won Over the submarine terror of the German Empire , and were reporting for duty w ith their comrades and the Allied Armies . CHAPTER V

FROM LE HAVR E TO PARIS

0 THI S was France " We marveled a t

the strange Sights, the people , the

quaint houses , the queer language spoken

in France, and the numberless other things

that flashed before our eyes . We disembarked immediately after break

fast and commenced another long fiv e- mile “ u - p hill hike to a Rest Camp , passing along one of the bathing beaches of the city of Le

Havre . We were immediately greeted by

French kiddies , who knew enough of the English language to rob the Troops of their cigarettes, or anything else they might happen to possess which would do as a souvenir . We “ soon learned the meaning of 40 hommes ” “ ” “ ” “ et 8 V in chevaux, billets , blanc , pom “ et mes de terre , and souvenirs pour papa ” mama . The Le Havre Rest Camp wasn ’ t quite as hospitable as the camp at Winchester , for 52 F ROM L E HAVRE TO PARI S 53 we didn ’ t even linger long enough to get a ’ full night s Sleep . But started hiking for the railroad Station at A . M . next morning, leaving Le Havre at A . M . for Paris . Traveling in France wasn’ t exactly like

Fo rty Men o r E ight Ho rses being a passenger on the Twentieth Century w Limited bet een New York and Chicago . t I' OO S Most p traveled in box cars , but Com pany C was lucky enough to enter Paris in third class passenger coaches . On leaving Paris some ten months later box cars served C — TH E 54 HI STORY OF CO . 57 NGINE ERS

our purpose , but any old thing looked good at that time , just so it was headed for a Port of Embarkation : The following orders were laid down for the behavior of troops while traveling : The Commanding Officer of the train will be held responsible that all ranks , before de r pa ture , are made acquainted with the fol lowing orders : ffi 1 . No o cer or man is allowed on top of cars or vehicles . 2 Offi . No cer or man is allowed on the engine or in the compartments set apart for the railroad staff.

3 . No man is allowed to leave the train except at authorized stopping places and then r ffi only on o der of the Commanding O cer .

. r 4 No beer, wine or Spi its will be allowed on the train .

5. Any man left behind at a station will report at once to the R . T . O . or if there is none present to the Commissaire Militaire .

6 . When the train is moving all carriage doors will be kept closed . r 7 . Rese ve rations will not be touched except on order of competent authority .

8 . Under no circumstances will rations be destroyed , thrown away , or given away .

9 . Bottles or other articles are not to be thrown from the window .

CHAPTE R V I

REORGANIZATION OF THE REGI MENT

URING September 1 9 1 8 company form fi of administration was modi ed , and a large portion of the company functions were taken over by the I . W . T . headquarters Offi t ce in Paris, with Cap ain, later Major, fi Carl Ashley in charge . On the rst of Octo ffi ber the s 7th Engineers ceased to exist o cially , being transferred into the s 7th R egiment Transportation Corps and assigned to the r Inland Waterway Transport Se vice for duty, under the command of Colonel L . E . Lyon . In January the Company was made a part of the 1 2 t h Grand Division of the Transporta ffi tion Corps , and Company C became o cially known as the 1 2 4th Company Transportation

Corps . This designation was used till the

Company was discharged from the Army .

It is very doubtful , however, if half of the men in the Company knew that such a company 1 2 ffi as 4 existed . To all the o cers and men these new designations were necessary evils 56 RE ORGANIZATION OF TH E RE GIM ENT 57

which must be endured temporarily, but within themselves the members of the Company recognized only one designation , namely , “ ” n Company C , s 7th E gineers . It is only by that designation do we wish to be remembered by posterity . Much discussion was caused by the dis t h memberment of the 57 Engineers , and transfer of men in and out of each company . Such a condition of affairs was bound to dis rupt the Spirit which made American soldiers such a force with the Allies . Pride of Com pany and fello wship su ch as springs from long contact of man to man was of course im po ssi

. rw ble The I nland Wate ay Regiment, as the 57t h Engineers was designated at the time of organization in America, was a pro a n d visional organization, it was hardly to be expected that such a regiment could remain ffi a separate unit . Our superior O cers in line with their plan of organization of the

A . E . F . thought best to disorganize the regi ment and join it with the Transportation

Corps . As good soldiers the men of Com pany C accepted these decisions with cheer fulness , although with regret that the Regi ment and Company spirit must go . 8 — T H 5 HI STORY OF co . c 57 ENGIN E ERS The commanding officers of the Inland Waterway Regiment were men kindly in

Spirit , and with the wish to do all possible for the comfort of the men commensurate with

My Bo y " REORGANIZATION OF T H E REGIM E NT 59

military rigidity . Colonel L . E . Lyon was a man of large engineering experience in civil life . His d u ties did not bring him much into contact with the men of the Company, but when he did visit the various camps to which men of Company C were detailed he Showed a kindliness of spirit and judgment of engi n eer ing affairs which left a lasting impression on the men . Colonel Lyon , upon the completion of his duties as the Commanding Officer of the Inland Waterway Regiment , successfully passed the examinations for the Corps of E m in eers g in the Regular Army, and upon his return to America was assigned to take charge ffi of the Philadelphia District , with o ces at

n Philadelphia , Pe nsylvania . ’ Major Carl Ashley, Colonel Lyon s able as sist a n t , made himself a real father to the

Regiment . He was directly in charge of the

Paris Headquarters , and superintended all the field work of the Inland Waterway Regi d ment . The manner in which he accomplishe this work will always remain a pleasan t mem ory to the officers and men of the old s 7th

Engineers . Fair and square always , he won the love and respect of all with whom he came in contact . His management of the French 60 c — TH HISTORY o r C0 . 57 ENGINE ERS officials with all their peculiar ways was al ways a source of wonder to the officers of the

Regiment . Major Ashley brought into the service an engineering experience u n su r

in . passed the A . E F and a major portion of the excellent work which our Company and its Sister companies accomplished must be credited to the efficiency Ofthis able officer .

Captain Davis , the Company Commander, made his headquarters at the Port of Ville Su erin neuve Le Roi , where he also acted as p tendent of that Port . When the Port of Vil len eu v e 1 1 Le Roi was closed in March , 9 9, Captain Davis moved his headquarters to the

Port of Grigny, and he was also made Super in t n d n e e t of that Por t .

Company A , Captain S . L . Thomsen in command, made its headquarters at Le Havre .

Company B , Captain S . E . Lawrence in command, made its headquarters at Grigny, until transferred out of the Paris District to

1 1 . I s Nantes in January 9 9 Company D , t

Lieutenant Henry in command , made its headquarters at St . Mammes . Company D was really the only company in the Regiment which was able to keep a fairly close organiz a

t Io n . Al o n g t he river n ea r Ju vi sy

The o co m o e Use fo L tiv d r Switch i n g Cars at Po rt o f Grign y erm an Rem a i n s in ace de la Co n co r e a r s St a t u e t o Cit G Pl d , P i y o fLill e in Left o fPi ct u re

’ ' L Arc dc T i io m li e de l E t OI le wli ei F p , e i a n ce ha s Pl aced H er Un kn o w n Po nlu

c — TH 62 HISTORY o r C0 . 57 ENGIN E ERS large amount of assorted Quartermaster ma t erial was also unloaded and placed on cars for transportation to the front lines of the

American Army .

“ J S A r “im- m {5

Two Mad em o isell es wo rk Sergean t B a llin g fo r his Fo u nta in Pen

The billet was a brick building consist ing of four rooms with concrete floors . Prior to the War it had been a patent medicine factory, and some chemical work had also been done in behalf of the French Army . It is probable that this was the most comfort PORT OF VILLEN EUVE L E ROI 63 able billet in France as far as Shelter and con v en ien ce was concerned .

Lieutenant Philander K . Rodgers was placed r o in charge of this camp , repo ting t Captain Davis who continued to maintain the Com pany headquarters at Port Grigny during

August . Lieut . Rodgers , although the most ffi r recently appointed o ce in the Company, had Show n unusual ability from his entra n ce into the Company . He had attended training camp , been promoted through all the non fi commissioned posts , and nally received the commission as a Second Lieutenant of E n

in w a s g eers . There no man in the Company w ith a better background , both for military command and for superintending the field oper i n s a t o . of an unloading port A hard worker , d strict disciplinarian, but of most amiable ispo sit io n , Lieutenant Rodgers won the respect and friendship of eve ry officer and man in the Com pany . He truly represented the highest type of ffi w a s American o cer . Lieutenant Rodgers rec o m m en ded for promotion just prior to the Sign ing of the Armistice and the recommendation was approved by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment , but subsequent to the Armis tice all recommendations for promotions were 6 c — TH E E 4 HISTORY o r c o . 57 NGIN E RS

refused at General Headquarters , and Lieu tenant Rodgers returned to America in the same grade as he went over . Lieutenant Rodgers immediately abolished “ ” the regular army regime of day guards, billet guard , night guard , switch tender and “ - Old water boy, and the time army gait , dead

Slow and stop . Every man was put to work, “ with emphasis on the word work . Some comment was caused of course , but the soldier of the A . E . F . like his brothers of the sea “ had one privilege at least , growl you may, ” but work you must . The men of Company C who were located at Villeneuve Le Roi did just about every r thing but pull the barges out on d y land . Bu t the most remarkable feat will always be remembered as the “ Battle of the Charbon ” fi Pile , and it was here that the ghting s 7th had most of its casualties . When the company commenced unload ing coal at this Port they were Shown a small triangular tract of land on which to dump the coal . Some argument was held as to the probability of the tract being too small , upon which one of t hewisero n es of the men remarked “ ’ does the Capt . think he s going to Store all

The B arrac ks D u ri n g t he Fl oo d

— Le Qiia ide Sei n e S :iin t M a m m es PORT OF VI LLEN EUV E LE ROI 65 the coal in France "” That man lived to see that triangular tract covered with a pile of bituminous coal more than thirty feet in depth , and two other equally large piles of coal in other parts of the Port . Narrow gage tracks connected the coal dock with the coal dump . Our rolling Stock consisted of Steel hand cars fitted with hopper bottoms , capacity per car about eight hun dred pounds . The motor power per car was a yoke of buck privates . During the War three shifts of eight hours each were worked , and even after the Armistice two shifts were quite common . The manner in which the men of Company n u C accomplished that job of hard , dirty, heralded service for their country is one of the sweetest memories in the war picture ffi gallery of their o cers and fellow men . To do a brilliant thing within earshot of the applaud of fair women, or to surmount the impossible under the Strain of intense excite ment is to do but the expected . But to do what these men did , away from the glare of all ’ r incentive but their count y s need, and to do it willingly, gladly, is one of the greatest examples of heroism recorded in the great World War . 66 c — TH HI STORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN E E RS In the nine months at Villeneuve Le Roi these men of Company C unloaded and piled

more than tons of coal . But unload ing of coal was not by any means the only

work accomplished at this Port . Over

tons of beans , soap , milk, chocolate , canned

beef, hay, oats , cement, etc . , were unloaded from the barges and onto the dinky little French box cars for transportation to the n fro t . And about tons of steel beams and o ther steel and Sheet iron were sent to the “ boys further up . One of the most difficult things encountered at these unloading ports was not the u nloading

of the barges, but the securing of cars for the

materials . It seemed at times as if the rail road company officials enjoyed keeping cars away from the Ports which were being oper

ated by the American troops . Sometimes a whole week would pass without so much as a wa s single car being left on the Siding . It exasperating to see train loads of empties fin d go past the billet , and also to strings of empties on the sidings at the next railroad

Station which had lain there for several days . If transportation facilities could have been is t obtained when needed , there no doub

68 c — TH HI STORY o r C0 . 57 ENGIN E ERS that the coal pile would catch on fire from combustion . This coal was all from England , and for the most part was fin e bituminous . d To etect any unusual heat , iron rods were run down in the coal at intervals and the fire temperature taken . One did break out in the large coal pile , but fortunately the fire started near the edge of the pile and the entire com pany of colored troops were able to separate that portion from the main pile and to put the fire out before much damage had been done . That a real serious fire did not occur is one of the lucky things that happened to the Company . The coal pile was a great temptation to the people of the town of Villeneuve Le Roi . Coal was worth abou t $60 per ton at retail in France , and the poorer classes of course could not afford to pay such a price even had the coal been available . A guard was, there a t fore , necessary all times to keep the pile from dwindling at no small rate . Some of the stories which were told to the Captain were very amusing . Eve ry excuse imaginable was brought forth to get a sack or a load of coal for domestic use . Even the Mayor of the town made a special effort to secure coal for PORT o r VILLENE UVE LE ROI 69

his personal use , but to no avail . The coal was the property of the Quartermaster De pa rt m en t and Company C had no right to give away or lend one chunk of it . The towns people never did understand our attitude . The people who housed the Officers were a little more lucky The Oflicers were allowed to take enough coal to heat the houses in which they lived , and of course the owners of fi the houses bene ted thereby . But while it was impossible to give coal away, the Company itself had all the heat they needed . Large stoves were set up in all the barracks and the billet, and the bath house had hot Showers and wa ter for washing clothes at all hours . No computation was ever made of the amount of coal used by the men at Villeneuve Le Roi during the winter 1 1 8—1 1 of 9 9 9 , but it was considerable . The men at the Port of Villeneuve Le Roi “ ” ’ were brave men, and nerves wasn t ex a ctl y one of their diseases, and yet one of the strongest and steadiest of our men lost com let e p control of himself one day, and it was only after months of rest that he appeared norm al . On being questioned closely by Captain Wood as to the cause for this appar c — TH E E 70 HI STORY OF c o . 57 ENGIN RS

ent break down in his nervous system , he told of spending the previous S ix months watching fi some Ftench shermen on the river, and one fi day he had actually seen one catch a sh. The shock had completely unnerv ed him and had brought on the present collapse . Mention Should be made of those who as sisted us in our work at Villeneuve Le Roi . The colored troops of the 864t h Company of Transportation Corps were with us for abou t four months . These troops relieved the men of Company C of much hard labor, but not until most of the real hard work had been ac

complished . Great credit is due to Captain Harrison and Lieutenant Joe Duncan of that Company for the excellent behavior of these colored troops . Practically no friction was w reported between the hite and colored men , although they were thrown together at all

times . Corporal Jimmie Stack could tell of a n

other group o frather slow - moving assistants to s Company C . A dozen or o Chinese were

hired from the French contractor, and were put under charge of Corporal Stack for duty

loading iron and boxes . Stack made quite “ ” “ ” a hit with the chinks , and Claims to

2 c — TH 7 HI STORY OF co . 57 ENGINE ERS

liable to jump the track . The bearings are ” also wearing from such speed . Let anyone few ask Sergeant Hicks , and a others of the boys who served on the floating cranes if such remarks are n o t a letter of recommendation and a proof of the record - making qualities

t h . of Company C , 57 Engineers Needless to say, the boys put just a little more speed into those cranes , just to see how fast the old rattletraps could run . The excessive rental of $ 1 2 5 per day for each crane compensated the con tractor for any wear and tear . Aside from the hard work at Ville n euve Le Roi several more personal things will always remain in the memories of the men . Mention must be made Of the continual watchful n ess Of Captain Orlando S . Wood of the Medical

Corps and his able assistants , Sergeant Breese McNa tt and the two brothers , Jesse and Maxie . Not a single life was lost when Captain

Wood was on the job . But special mention McNat t must be made of Maxie who, without the aid of a doctor, cared for the boys at this “ ” Port during the flu epidemic . This man was in cons tant attendance on the thirteen his v i i men who were Stricken , and through g lance every man recovered . Every man had Co m i n g Ou t o ft he Lo c ks

A Fleet o fFren c h B arges Go m g Do wn t he Sei n e

B arges o n t he Sei ne a t Sa i nt M a m m es

— . O O F T H E R 74 HI ST RY CO . C S7 NGIN E E S readiness in hopes that some German man

- bird might fly within gun Shot . Eve ry effort was made to keep the men in

t erest ed . , especially after the war Books ,

candy, chocolate , and cigarettes were sold

at cost , and a billiard table was bought and

installed in the billet . One of the barracks was turned over to the

recreation of the troops . Here was installed a canteen which sold almost everything an

. . . . in army man needed The Y M C A . stalled a mov ing picture machine and movies

were held three times a week . Charlie Chap — lin , Bill Hart , Theda Bara they were all there in as gay trim as though being shown 2 n d at 4 and Broadway . The French people be took great interest in these shows , and it came necessary after a while to limit the b o f num er French children to each Show . Otherwise the American troops couldn ’ t have found any room in the building . Lectures were held at intervals , and on Sunday a Y .

M . C . A . Speaker generally led in a religious service . Although it was necessary to hold ff t weekly inspection on Sunday , every e or was made by the Commanding Officer not to inter fere with the religious activities of any man . PORT OF VILLENEUVE L E R0 1 75 The Company had a Company Fund of over francs which it was almost im possible to spend for the benefit of its own men . Had the men been at one central ff point this would have been di erent . But widely separated as they were , they never really got any good out of this Company

Fund . It would be highly improper to close the

Who Was L ate at I n spection history of Villeneuve Le Roi without men “ ” t io n in g that darn third rail , which had to be straddled every time one passed from the

billet to the works . Every man but one learned to jump ” that live third rail with

out much trouble . But perhaps the man who will longest remember that third rail of the electric railway is Charles (Murphy) “ ” Za do ff. Murphy always seemed to for get that a third rail was very much alive , ' 6 — T 7 HISTORY OF c o . c 57 H ENGIN E ERS but he was at last forced to admit that steel rails running alongside of electric railway tracks are not things to forget or fool with especially on rainy days "

" “ — Th at First Affa ir Vo u lo u z vo u s h ave a beer"

The Port of Villeneuve Le Roi was closed in April 1 9 1 9 . At last reports the billet is now a macaroni factory, and , wonder of won disa ders , the big ton coal piles have p

ared . O pe , and there is not a cinder left nly one concrete remembrance of Company C

The Am er c a n Ce m et e rv a t S u resn es Nea r a r s i ,: P i

’ c r_ - ’ I n ll a u u 'n u t r z l A ilw u f , ] I l l l V u I‘ I f NI PORT OF VILLENE UV E LE ROI 77

u remains in this little French village . O r “ ” old cook, Patsy Di Cugno married one of the belles of the town and is still living among ’ his bride s people . Since Villeneuve Le Roi was the hea dqu a r ters of Company C during most of its so journ in France , it is only proper to record at this point that the Comp any adopted a little

French orphan by the name of Jeanne Iselin , paying the sum of fiv e hundred francs to keep the little girl in food and Clothing for one year . Several letters were received by the

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Company from its protegee . Also special mention should be made of the diligence and enthusiasm displayed by McLain Sergeants Linwood F . and William

Paulson , both of whom acted as Top Ser gea n t s of the Company while stationed at

" Villeneuve Le Roi . The loss of Sergeant M Lain r c was ve y keen , but Sergeant Paulson soon showed that he had the highest qualities

- of the leader of the non commissioned officers . The Officers owe much to the faithfulness of these two soldiers . Of t he happenings at Villeneuve Le Roi certainly the one which will remain longest in the minds of Captain Davis and Lieu t en 8 — TH 7 HISTORY OF CO . c 57 ENGIN E E RS

ant Rodgers is that of censoring letters . Th Offi e cers . . . . of the A E F had many duties , t but perhaps the meanes , most despised one was that of reading the letters which were

On t he Co al Pile at Vill en eu ve Le Ro i

written by their men . And yet many amus ing things passed before the eyes of these ffi o cers . One letter or rather set of letters ffi S it was especially interesting, and the o cer ting in his little office at the billet on reading

CHAPTER VIII

PORT OF GRIGNY

large number of Company C men a t spent their entire A . E . F . life

Grigny, and during the last month in France the entire Company was reunited it at that Port . So that was at Grigny that the Company commenced its service in France and it was at Grigny that good bye was said to the A . E . F . in so far as service was concerned . Of The Port Grigny, during the period of intense activity was under the command of

Captain S . E . Lawrence who was also the ffi t h E u commanding o cer of Company B , 57 in rs g ee . Too much praise cannot be ex pressed for the fair treatment which was a c corded Company C men by Captain Law m rence . One or two complaints were ade , but in each instance investigation found that no injustice had been done . Company C men fared equally with Company B men, and

80 PORT OF GRI GNY 8 1 the fellowship between the men was of the

finest . Company C has only the kindest memories of Camp Grigny . Camp Grigny was by far the largest Ameri can unloading Port on the Seine River . Very little coal was unloaded, but tens of thousands

’ He ll m ake so m e wom an a goo d wife

am m u n i of tons of merchandise , cement ,

r . tion, and steel passed through this po t The organization maintained here was perhaps unexcelled by any organization in the A . E . F . Only one serious complaint was ever heard fi against Camp Grigny, which was justi ed . “ ” It was made by Murphy Zado ff of Com pany C on the night the Company first ar ” rived at Grigny . Murphy had evidently 82 — TH HISTORY OF co . C 57 ENGINE ERS come from a home where pillows of the fea t h er n u y and dow y sort were very plentif l , and when he found that there were no pillows in camp all the joy of life was taken away . So far a s army life was concerned it was one long ” failure to Murphy without downy pillows . Camp Grigny was never able t o answer for the failure to have soft pillows for soldier ’ boys heads to res t on "

Lieutenant Orlic W . Robinson was in command of the Company C men stationed n n at Camp Grig y . Lieutena t Robinson made it his special duty to watch out for the wel it fare of Company C men, and was probably due in large part to his high qualities as an officer that Company C men accomplished so th much at e Port of Grigny . A good story is told on one of the Company C men who was located at Grigny and who also hailed from Philadelphia . He had stuck to pretty Close camp prior to the Armistice , m but at last , around Christ as , he concluded he ’ d get a three day lea ve and spend the time f seeing the sights O Paris . Wandering around the city he had dropped into the Y . M . C . A . ’ canteen for something to ea t . There s a waiting line at the egg counter in that can

8 c — TH E 4 HI STORY OF c o . 57 NGINE E RS

’ called , but no Paris Yank is goin to get ahead of me . You can make mine forty fried . Acknowledgment is made to the Com p a n y

B th E n in eers H is tor , 57 g y for the following account of the influenza epidemic at Grigny which resulted in the dea th of two Company

a n d . C men , Charles E . Allie William H Heyser : “ ‘ ’ When the flu hit Grigny t here were approximately 40 0 men in camp with the Medical Officer a n d a Medical Detachmen t ‘ ’ m n of fiv e e . In all the camps the flu was new and misunderstood . In the rush and

t w o x hurry, working shifts , the e citement of n n ew a n d ffi l accomplishi g di cu t tasks , the m en did not spare themselves and worked in rain and shine , in wet or cold , long hours on a n d o n cranes trucks , or on boats or barges . Too frequently a man would not give up until he was seriously affected or ordered to quit . The sanitary condition s in the camp were excellent and favorable facilities were good , a n d the general health was above the average , ‘ ’ but the flu played no favorites , and in a very short time our Medical Staff evidenced PORT OF GRIGNY 85 a helplessness which could not cope with the situation . By the greatest fortune there was in Ris

Orangis the Johnson- Rickets Hospital w ith its wonderful personnel and record for ser vice for the French . The unit was under orders to move to Juilly and was being eva c u a t ed , and the personnel was for the most ’ part to go on a two or three weeks well earn ed fi leave . Application was made to the of cer in charge and the facts in the case stated to him . Immediately two American doctors ,

Captain W . F . Garretson and Lieutenant E .

P . Case , chief nurse Mrs . Gertrude Clapp and

w . . Miss Lyla Co an , Miss E R Lyons , Miss D u in e Muriel Lyall , Miss Mary g , Miss Flo MC rence Dewar, Miss Spence , Miss Elinor a n d Fadden , Miss Currie Miss Bertha Met calf all voluntarily passed up their vacation

n and opportunity to rest a d came to Grigny . With them came the hundred a n d o n e things needed , for Lady Johnson, who was Off visiting the hospital , and Mr . Ricket , ered e veryt hi n g Two tents were erected for p a t ien t s a o n e who needed special c re, and whole barracks in addition to the in firm a ry was soon filled with patients . A Swiss Hut (Cot 86 c — TH HI STO RY OF C O . 57 ENGINE ERS tage Lin gerlo n ger) was erected in a very few hours for the use of the nurses . The change was immediate The worst cases were re moved to the tents a n d Miss Cowan took charge of the night Shift .

H o bert B ergey get s a To o t h P u ll ed Special food was prepared under their direction in the kitche n a n d as much special food as could be purchased was secured . Our French friends earned the undying re spect of the Company by their gifts of frui t

e and flowers , and their sinc re sympathy .

CHAPTER I "

PORTS OF PARI S

ESIDES the headquart ers office being located in Paris a large number of men from the 57t h Engineers were stationed in that city for work at the several

Ports . The Headquarters Office of the I nland Waterway Transport Corps was at first lo at d El sée c e in the y Palace Hotel , on the ’ d El sée Champs y , and only a block from the Arc de Triomphe where later the body of the unknown French soldier was to rest . Later the Office was moved to a former private resi dence at 35 Rue Vernet , and it is at this lo cation that Company C will remember Head quarters . In this building were the Paris ffi o ces of Colonel L . E . Lyon, Chief of the Inland Waterway Transport Service ; Major C Of Carl Ashley, who had immediate harge all the work performed by the 57t h Engineers ; M u rt ain Captain cC , who was in charge of the 88 PORTS o r PARI S 89

’ O Brien tugs and barges ; Lieutenant , Pro ' t perty Oflicer of the I . W . T . ; and Lieutenan

Fin lat er . William E . , of Company C The troop headquarters were located at the

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Mediterranee Hotel , which had been rented exclusively for this service . This hotel and the work in and around Paris was under the

’ Dream in o fHo m e

Charge of Lieutenant Joel Pomerene of Com pany C . There were three unloading Ports or ” Quais within the limits of Paris . The Port of Javel was purely an unloading and ’ d Au st erlit z loading port . At Quai merchan

z . di e , etc , were unloaded from the barges , and shipped to the St . Denis warehouse . All 0 C — TH E 9 HI STORY OF co . 57 NGIN E ERS the work at the Port of Ivry was done by in machinery, the merchandize being loaded to wagons and hauled to a railway siding some half a mile away . Besides these there were several quais at which coal was unloaded . So that the work at Paris was quite extensive as well as widely separated . Lieutenant Pomerene managed the work at r Paris in a most commendato y manner . A young man, yet he made up for inexperience by the energy which he put into his work . A S at all the other Ports where Company C men worked , enviable records were made . The cuisine at the Medit erra n ée Hotel was far famed, and it was claimed that Charles St eflin s co u ld make salmon and corned ” willie taste like home made chicken . NO wonder the Paris mess always ran behind , it had so many Visitors .

But no matter how good the cook , it just seemed that home cooking was confined to

America . The limited facilities and the at times sameness of the menu often got on the u nerves of the men . At s ch times the poor mess sergeant was the butt for all kinds of remarks . The following is one Of the choice ones heard around the Medit erra n ée :

— TH 92 HISTORY OF C0 . C S7 ENGINE ERS fried eggs or a drink of water " Most Ameri can soldiers found it advantageous to simply indicate to the French waitress one side of “ ” the menu card, and trust to luck . Luck played a large part in the life of the A . E . F “ . , and like Wildcat , Lady Luck sure was on our Side . It was true that one generally got enough grub for ten families by following t such a procedure , and a little of every hing from snails to chicken, topped by a bill for about twelve francs . But nevertheless a square meal was secured , and besides what were a few francs to an American soldier " “ ” The chimera or movies were one form “ ” of entertainment which felt like home, even though one couldn ’ t always make out ’ the titles . But even here one couldn t get away from the French customs , for every Frenchman kept his hat on throughout the performance , and every usher expected a ” sou for showing a man his seat . The mademoiselles of Paris were almost too much for the boys , and several near catastrophes resulted . One of the most trust in was ed sergeants the Company, who lo cat ed in Paris most of the time , could tell of an evening in which he and a distant relative M b a The Old H o m e o f Co m p an y C en o n a Vi si t t o Fo n t am e le u . t he Ki n gs o fFran ce So i so n s as She o o ed in a c h 1 1 s L k M r , 9 9

A S t i eet in Ch at eau Tli ieri y

— TH 94 HISTORY OF CO . C S7 ENGINE ERS

tub safely to shore , but had the boat not been near shore the Company might have had to leave two more of its best men “ under the lilies of France .

Paris was far- famed for the insignia which the men from that District wore on their left shoulder a rm m which of course included all

Company C men . After much deliberation the fleu r- de - lis was chosen as the Sign of a Parisian American soldier This decision caused quite a little amusement among the

fleu r- - wa s French people , for the de lis the emblem of French Royalty, a sect which died during the French Revolution . But above all Paris was the Mecca of the — . . r M P Milita y Police , and these regulators of the law seemed to take special pleasure in catching both officers and men in an instant ’ s forgetfulness on the saluting Regulations . All American o flicers and men were instructed to salute all Allied officers as well as American ffi o cers . Many of the men of Company C “ were strong on discipline , especially the non ” w coms , and so hen in Paris eyes were kept ffi “ ” peeled for foreign o cers . Sergeant Dad “ ” “ Goggin tells how he followed orders . One evening, while promenading along the Bas PORTS o r PARIS 95

tile , whom did I see approaching me but a large magnificent Frenchman with a fiv e foot sword dangling by his side , and his manly breast glittering with gold medals . I drew myself toge ther and gave him a snappy Yank salute . A mademoiselle standing close by ‘ shouted Américaine , Américaine , no soldat , ’ w as no soldat . And the girl right for the gink was only a Parisian police officer . Think " of me , Dad Goggin , saluting a cop I guess I must have been saluting the po st o ffice o ffi cials - ffi , the custom house o cers , and the

- Street car conductors while I was in Paris . It is very probable that every man could tell a similar tale if he would , and the Captain pleads guilty of saluting one of the ushers at the Gaumont Palace Theatre . I n France “ ’ ” all s not gold that glitters , and a sword does not mean that the wearer is more than a gang foreman . CHAPTER "

SHI PYARD AT SAINT MAMMES

OON after the arrival of Company C

at Grigny, a detachment consisting of

B . A . . men from Companies , , and C was sent to establish a shipyard at Saint

Mammes , a small Village on the Seine River

6 . about 5 kilometers from Paris As ever,

Company C men led the attack, and the enemy (exceedingly various and sundry u n dergrowt hs) clung to their position wi th the t he persistence of Prussian veterans . But

Yanks were not to be denied , and before many days a real shipyard was in the mak in g . About the first of Oc tober Company D

. r arrived at St Mammes , but in a sho t time half of that company was transferred to

Epone where another shipyard Wa s located . All Company C men located at the ship yard at St . Mammes around the first of 1 9 1 9 96

8 c — TH S 9 HISTORY OF Co . 57 ENGIN EER ’ ff into the darn . The men s personal e ects were transferred to the only two boats avail six able , and next morning saw the water feet the deep in barracks , a poor place to call ” home . CHAPTER " I

SHI PYAR D AT E PONE

NLY a few Company C men were detailed for duty at the shipyards a l at Epone . The shipyards were ready in operation when the first 57t h E n in eer fi g detachment arrived , about the rst of October, being operated by a New York shipbuilding company . Later this entire yard was turned over to the 57t h Engineers . About the middle of October half of Company D

r . was transfer ed from St Mammes to Epone , and. this company must be credited with the major portion of the work accomplished at du r this shipyard . The camp was flooded

t 1 1 . ing the high wa er of January, 9 9 CHAPT E R " I I PORT OF COR B EIL

EVE RAL of the men of Com pany C

were located at Corbeil , a town of some size about ten miles up the river from the port of Grigny . Despite poor equipment and no yard facilities a very good showing was made by this detachment . Green

re W e e re t is D C d it h r C di u e. We all felt pret ty c h illy t h at raw c o be da bu t a rr n ch m a n had i h h i d O t r y , H y Hi fo res g t en o u g t o b u l a fii e u n d ern eat h his wooden b u n k

I OO

CHAPTER XIII

PORT OF LE HAVRE

OON after the arrival of the three com

a n ies t h p of 57 Engineers at Grigny,

Captain S . L . Thomsen, and a large portion of the men of Company A were transferred to Le Havre at the mouth of the

Seine River . Captain Thomsen was made assistant to the Port Superintendent at Le

Havre , and was given charge of the unloading r co n sid facilities at that Po t , which were of c rable extent . Many Company C men Spent considerable time a t Le Havre either waiting for assignmen t to barges or on detail on the cranes being operated at that Port . Many reports came back to Company Headquarters of the excellent and fair treatment which

Company C received while at Le Havre . Captain Thomsen was one “ of those big hearted men , who win respect in the men fi under him, and whose rst code of honor

I OZ PO RT OF LE HAVRE 1 0 3

‘ Oflicers is the square deal . The and men of Company C will always have a warm place for Captain Thomsen and those serving under him as Company A, s 7th Engineers . CHAPTE R " I V

COMPANY C IN GERMANY

OMPANY C as a uni t did n o t see service in Germany either during the

war or after the Armistice . But sev eral of the men were sent into the advanced areas during the war to bring some small barges through the French canals and down the Seine River The men had some near ” scraps with the Boche , but , so far as known , no Company C men were killed by German “ ” bullets . Nickey Overton relates how, dur ing one of these trips , he and an English bud die were sleeping in their pup tents . They were awakened by the sound of a bunch of ap r p o achin g Boche airplanes . Overton called to his buddie to beat it for cover , but he threw caution to the winds and turned over for a n other snooze . A minute later a bomb called ’ Over ton s buddie to a better world . Soon after the Armistice the Company was l l combed for men who cou d ta k German , 1 0 4

CHA PT E R XV

TH E FLEET OF TH E ARM EE , AM ERICAINE

HERE was probably no band of men

F . be in the A . E . , who while known as longing to a distinct unit of the Ameri

can Army, yet were for a greater portion of the time more divorced from Army discipline

than were the men of Company C . Away from their company for months at a stretch

on barge duty, yet the company records disclose no breech of that soldierly conduct so essential in the makeup of a large army of

men . Such a record is one to be proud of,

for we believe none better can be Shown .

Life on the barges was no vacation , or

pleasure trip . It meant cramped quarters ,

day and night duty, amateur cooking , scar o f city food at times , and always the con t in u a l misunderstandings and bickerings with the French pilots on the river . At times it seemed as if every barge but American were

1 0 6 FLE ET OF ARM EE AM ERICAIN E 1 0 7

always on the move , and that if there were any time left then the American barges were attended to . The tricks worked by some of the American boys to get their barges up and down the river were worthy Of a Congres s n a l io Medal . T I u N0 . I Of the fleet , Armée Américaine , g was perhaps the most famous . And she de served fame . She was an old North Sea trawling tub which drew nine feet of water i rw aft and noth ng fo ard , took the whole

Western Ocean to turn around in , and at her ’ best couldn t pull your hat o ff your head . Some of the other famous battleships of the

Mo n a ch fleet were the , built for logging pur

Tra n s ort A da poses ; the p and the , both

T . loaned by the British I . W . , and it was

B ra n /em ere very easy to tell why ; the , which never made a single trip down the river after once getting up the river ; the Velox a really good tug, but badly wrecked in trying to butt over one of the Paris bridge abutments . The Port of Grigny fell heir to most of these wrecks , and but for the men located at that Port mighty little towing would have been done by the American Army on the Seine

River . C — TH 1 0 8 HISTORY OF c o . S7 ENGINE ERS — As to the barges themselves well , the less ffi sa said the better . Su cient to y that most of them lie deep down in the basin at the

Port of Grigny . As long as strong American arms were present to work the pumps all “ r went well , but just as soon as eve y twenty ” minutes was wine time , those barges began

to sink to their graves . Irwin Latourette gives a very appropriate name to the American fleet of the Seine “ River . He calls it the Sooner Fleet , because

the water had sooner come in than stay out . It cannot be said that life on a barge was ” u one round of pleasure . Tr e , the work and ’ the discipline weren t much to kick about ,

but red- blooded men had to eat three times

a day . Some of the meals that were con co ct ed on those American barges by some of “ ” the so - called cooks were enough to kill any

human but an American soldier . After those

' British fish served on the Ori ta a man could

stand most anything . But more than one “ cook ” was threatened with the dire punish ment of being put on the Villeneuve Le Roi ’ coal pile if he didn t improve instanter- o r “ ” sooner . Threats of the coal pile generally “ reformed the worst of cooks .

The Silen t G u a rd

Once a Ho m e o fHa p pi n ess FLE ET OF ARMEE AMERICAIN E 1 0 9

Earl H . Younglove and his mates could tell an entertaining tale pertaining to the taking of six rudderless barges down the Seine River m fro Paris to Rouen, where they were turned over to the British . Rudderless barges are very much like humans with too much cog n a e aboard — they go everyw here except where they should . On this trip , without steering gear of any kind , attempts were made to move several bridges from their abu t tm en t s , but the French engineers build healthy bridges, and the barges were the only sufferers from the encounters . The point is that Company C men did the job up brown as usual . From the point of View of the French river t h men , the 57 Engineers were pretty poor “ ” rivermen , and too full of toot sweet, and from the View- point of the 57t h Engineers the French rivermen were a little slower than

stop . There is no doubt but that at times the American pep and get - there - at - all

- - so - - - it - d odds just you do quick, was rath er a facer for the naturally slow- going French men . While the Frenchmen were planning how to do a thing, the American boys had turned the trick, many on pure unadulterated c — TH E 1 1 0 HI STORY OF co . 57 ENGINE RS

nerve and good luck . For instance , a French barge was waiting to pass through one of the

. Sain t Denis locks . All at once appears a U n S . barge r u nning light and goi g at a pretty clip after passing through the lock . The waiting Frenchman being within hitting dis tance , the American barge proceeded to strike it a fair blow on the nose as a sort of passing salute . The Frenchman grinned good naturedly and prepared to pass into the lock .

At that instant appeared a second U . S . barge on its way out of the lock, and of course repeated the same Stunt as its predecessor only w ith somewhat more force , since the French barge had moved up a little nearer the entrance “ ” to the lock . This salute called forth a few words of love from the Frenchman and brought n his wife out on deck . A few seco ds later a third “ " America n warship shot out of the lock “ ” - on the double quick, and put on the fin ishin g touch by stoving a good - Sized hole through the forward end of the French “

navy . Both Mr . and Mrs . Frenchman were just about as excited as the Frenchmen sometimes get , and made the surrounding air blue , shouting pet names at our noble

- soldier sailors . That hole cost Uncle Sam

C — TH E E E I I Z HI STO RY O F CO . S7 NGIN RS

was too small for the Channel . It takes a pretty good boat to traverse the English ’ Channel when she s on a rampage , and that launch was far from being termed a good ’ S he w boat . Why didn t sink ill never be at known , but last she passed the breakwater of Le Havre Harbor, and a thankful crew tied up at the American wharf. d It seeme , however, that Sergeant Chan tiny was destined to wear the mark of the war in some way or other , for just before leaving France , while at target practice , a rifle exploded in his hands and a small Shell frag n ment e tered his left eye , making it necessary t la er for him to wear an artificial eye . Had the men of the 57t h Engineers been fi furnished with three or four rst class tugs , and a fleet of con crete or steel barges a great haulage record would undoubtedly have been made . As it was they kept up a continual fi the ght to keep fleet afloat , and accomplished wonders under the circumstances . Company

. . . o n C is proud of her A E F record , both land , and on the River, and only regrets that the material with which she had to work was n o t such as to make possible a greater help to the

Allied Cause . CHAPTER " V I

ARMI STICE DAY IN FRANCE

NLI KE America , France celebrated

Armistice Day only once , but the French and their Allies put enough pep and enthusiasm into that celebration to last a week . In fact in Paris and all towns of any size the parading and joyfulness of the people lasted over several days . Most of the Company was in Paris on the day the

Armistice was signed or on the day following . Up till that evening Paris had been a ve ry dark city at night, street lights being used only at very infrequent intervals , and being covered with blue shades so that the lights could not be seen at night by invading Ger man aeroplanes . But on Armistice night all this was changed , and when the bright lights blazed forth on the Rue de Capucines , the de light of the populace was unbounded . Stu dents traversed the streets in long lines or Indian file ; girls all dolled up in their best — E E I I OF CO . C TH 4. HI STORY S7 NGIN ERS ffi searched the crowds for American O cers , im and when an officer was found , he was m ediately made the cen t er of a ring of girls

and forced to kiss his way out . Bands played ,

horns tooted , buzzers

buzzed , and the populace

yelled . How they were able to keep it up for sev eral days is one of the wonders of the Paris

ian . But the celebration was not confined to Paris

by any means . Every village and hamlet spent “ V in the night drinking A Fro g o n t he D ay After ” Cel ebrati n g Arm i st i ce Day rou g e a n d d a n c i ng . a n d Night The American boys were the center of attraction in every i n stance and but little attention was paid to taps ” during that week . Only one man of the Company came near celebrating too well on Armistice Day . John A .

Buchanan while on the way back to his barge , after a quiet day with the boys , missed his n footing and fell i to the cold Seine River . But for the quick action of his companions John A . fin i might have written to his life right there .

CHAPTER XVII

FROM CHATEAU- THI ERRY TO SOI SSONS

HILE Company C as a unit was not lucky enough to be ordered fi into the ghting lines , yet the men were always ready for the exploit and A S a s envied the men at the front . soon possible after the Armistice , parties of Com pany C men were given passes to visit the fi battle elds of France , and to bring back Ger man helmets and souvenirs for the folks at home . The observations of one of the Com pany are given in the following letter . He was lucky enough to make the trip by auto mobile and was thereby able to see a wide stretch of country.

We left Villeneuve Le Roi at A . M . and passed through Villeneuve St . George while all the inhabitants were still fast asleep . Our road then took us through the quaint

1 1 6 CHATEAU - THIERRY To SOI SSO N S 1 1 7

and walled towns of Bissey St . Bric , Ville

v . neu e St . Denis and Villeneuve Le Comte All these French villages look about the same with their high walls and crooked streets . The name s are also many times much alike so that unless a person knows the whole of the name he is apt to arrive at considerable distance from home . The land through this part of

France is very level and intensively cultivated . fin e r I t is looking count y, but does not seem to be able to produce as in the States . The corn , for instance , does not grow over three Ti eau Créc feet in height . At g and y where we crossed the Morin River we found the in habitants just stirring although it was about ’ seven o clock . The French people like those soft beds of theirs and I can ’ t much blame ffi them . The O cers who were lodged in French families while in France thought several times each morning before they rose for their daily duties . The French like a bottle of wine and a soft bed ; give them these and all the rest of the world can go hang . “ At Pierre - Levés we entered the 1 9 1 4 battle line . The Huns penetrated France t o this town and then were forced to withdraw on account of their defeat at the Marne This C — TH E E 1 1 8 HI STORY OF C O . 57 NGIN E RS town is only twenty- four miles from Paris bu t the Huns got even closer to the Imperial City at Saint Martin- en - Go éle which is only 7 ha d miles from the walls of Paris . Paris a narrow escape in those days . “ But we found no indication of the Hun at this place , and in fact we found no signs of the beast till we reached Mercy on the Marne and no real damage was found until Chateau e Thierry was reached . But on reaching Pi rre

’ Levee one begins to feel the atmosphere , or you might say , to smell the stink of the beast , fin d the Hun . From here on we begin to the w n zigzag trenches , the ire enta glements , and n the dugouts . However, si ce four years have passed since the Hun came this way, very w littl e damage is seen . One simply kno s that w a the beast came this y , but that he was quickly driven back snarling to the lin es

- w e around Chateau Thierry . On all our trip n o t n o t wit h did strike one bad piece of road , sta n ding the fact that the heaviest of trucks had been hauling over these roads for the past

a n d n t four years , that France has o had men

a to spare for repairing ro ds . The Americans , set however, have to work to repair all the n roads in Fra ce , and they are doing a good job .

C — TH E 1 2 0 HI STORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN ERS the real devastation has been long since re paired . “ In this region the Hun himself begins to

A S Show . we passed through the country we could see German prisoners of war working fi in the eld , hoeing, plowing, driving wagons , and carrying burdens . Those we passed on the road spoke to us , using as a rule the phrase ‘ ’ so Hello, Yank . One gets to hate a German badly over here in France that to have one ‘ ’ say Hello , Yank, stirs up all the evil emotions ’ ’ in a good American s breast , and I don t sup pose the expressions o n our faces were very friendly toward the German prisoners . At any rate we always got the same salute , and a l when we looked glum and answered not , ways came the coarse Hun laughter . These men must know how they are hated by the remainder of the civilized world , but they seem to care not , on the contrary , they seem to glory in their acts committed during the war . “ When I came to France I had some sym pathy for the German people . I felt that they had been unwillingly led into this ter rible war by their masters . But eight months of life in the war sector have changed my CHATEAU - THI E RRY T O S O I SSON S I ZI

opinions completely . The German soldier fi glories in his ght , glories in the awful devas t a tio n r he has made , and glories in the mise y he has caused to innocent women and chil dren . Seldom does one see a Hun prisoner of war who has not a sneer on his lips and the

— - devil - may- care - go to Hell expression on his face . If you have a tendency to love the

Hun , come over and have a look at him as a prisoner of war and see some of the fiendish work he has done in this beautiful land of

France . You will go back to America with a more open mind — for if any people should be damned these people certainly sho u ld . “ At Essons—Marne we came to the first real destru ction . About half of this little town is in ruins . The old battle line passed through this Village prior to the taking of Chateau

Thierry by the Americans . “ - And then we came to Chateau Thierry .

- r Chateau Thier y was a disappointment , for it did not receive as rough treatment at the hands of the Germans as we had expected . r Many of the buildings were in uins , but the larger proportion were standing, and practically unharmed . The bridges across the river were blown up as the Huns retreated C — TH E E E 1 2 2 H I ST O RY O F CO . S7 NGIN RS a n d temporary bridges had been constructed

- by the America n troops . Chateau Thierry lies on both ba n ks of the Marne River, the residential section on one side and the busi ness portion on the other . We found only three Americans in the town and these were

n sailors . The prese ce of two members of the

n w in America Military Police , however, ould dicare that American soldiers on pass were

W e w common . arrived at this to n at about ’ n a n d ni e o clock , it is probable that the daily train from Pa ris had n o t arrived . We walked through the tow n a n d Visited a postca rd a n d curiosity shop where we bought ca rds by the wholesale and paid the usual America n price for a polished shell with Chateau - Thierry “ a n d n etched on it , the Germa crown and Gott ” Mit Uns on the circumference . “ ’ We left Chateau - Thierry a t t en o clock heading north for S o issons . After a steep climb of several miles we came to our first pile of German ammunition piled alongside of the road . From this point to Soissons , m a distance of thirty miles , German a m u n i tion made an almost unbroken fence . We stopped to look for souvenirs , but found only two empty shells which we took . The t e

C — TH I 2 4 HISTORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN E ERS cross with the name of the brave man be neath . On the peak of the cross hangs his steel helmet . These helmets are perfectly safe , for no normal man would think twice

Oftaking one . One had as soon rob the grave itself. The presence of so many of the Ameri can helmets made us feel sad . Let us hope that all may be gathered together and taken ’ home to America . They don t seem to feel happy sleeping in a foreign land . I got out of my car and took a picture of the first grave

I saw . It was one of a French aviator . The ’ aviator s graves are marked by the red , white , and blue bull ’ s eye which always appears on the French planes . At times these graves in would be bunches of a dozen or more , but generally they were isolated , just where the soldier had fallen . I only saw one grave marked by a German helmet , and this was in front of a small farm house , just outside the gate leading into the yard . On the cross were these words in ‘ ’ French , the grave of a humane Hun . This German had evidently showed himself a man in some way, and the French farmer had buried him where he fell , had written this epitaph , and had placed his helmet on the az a re Ru m s a t Abl a i n St . N i

‘ The Brid ge at Chzit ea u Th i erry Le h at eau es C , Br t

C — TH E E E 1 2 6 HI STORY OF CO . 57 NGIN RS been a town of about inhabitants prior to the war . Probably people reside there now . Soissons is literally a pile of stones . Sodom and Gomorrah of Bible times could have looked no worse . I saw only one house in a fit condition to shelter humans , a n d that was the hot el at which we ate

ha d . lunch , which been repaired We rode up and down the va rious streets which have bee n cleared of stones , and simply every thing was in ruins . Soissons had two beauti ful churches . All that now Stands of these temples to Almighty God is a portion of each ’ saw o n e of the towers . I in room a baby s t he bed hanging over the wall of house , and my thoughts flew back to my own baby boy and of the thin gs which he might have had to endure if I and my American comrades had not kicked the Hun o ff the face of the earth . The H u n certai n ly did a good job with

. d Soissons The City is literally estroyed , and it will take years to dig the stones out and rebuild . There is really nothing to describe

x about the town , e cept to say that it is a mass ri r of sto es and conc ete . Hell has evidently just moved out . ‘ t We ook lunch at the little hotel , and we CHATEAU - THIE RRY To SOIS SON S 1 2 7 were very agreeably surprised to pay a nom inal price . One gets so used to paying out rageous prices for things in France that when he does get something reasonable it is an event to remember . We paid four francs fi ff fty centimes for sardines , sausage , co ee w ith saccharine instead of sugar, two fresh eggs in form of an omelet , fried potatoes German style , and all the white French bread we wished . I only wish that this hotel was in

Paris . It would be swamped . ’ w e At one o clock started back to camp ,

- a ride of eighty fiv e miles . We did not take the same route as in going , but came back by way of Corey and M eaux . This part of the country had evidently seen some very

fi r in severe ghting , for the shell holes inc eased number and the ever present graves also in

w n creased . All the Villages ere in rui s , and no body was at home . Near Corey we passed a pile of perhaps 0 0 5 German steel helmets , and simply took si our choice . Near Vo t y we passed an aero k plane with its nose stic ing in the ground , the tail in the air, the wings burned , and along side was the grave of the French aviator . One could tell a pretty story of brave ry around 1 2 8 c — T H E E HI STO RY OF CO . 57 NGINE RS

this relic of war . The graves of the French aviators increased greatly in this section . “ Just outside of T ro esu es we passed a life sized image of Christ hanging on the cross , and on either side were the images of the A s thieves also nailed to crosses . exact a reproduction of the ‘ Crime of the Ages ’ as possible . I thought to take a picture of this, but the spot in the midst of the field of battle

so . seemed sacred , and we passed on “ As we travelled further away from Soissons the devastation decreased until at Meaux it vanished entirely and we were once more in the land of peace , and the battle ground was but a dream . “ If you have any love for the Hun , visit

Soissons and see his work . If you think the

Frenchman ungrateful , and not quite up to fi the American type , Visit the battle eld of Soissons and see where for fiv e years he fought like a tiger, and died like a hero . If you think our American boys had a nice trip fi across the seas , visit this battle eld, and re turn with thanksgiving in your breasts for these boys and what they did . “

If you want to see Hell on Earth , Visit Soissons "”

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’

: 0 . Private Well , yes , kind happy “ Captain : What were you happy about " ’

: S ir. Private I don t like to tell , “ : Captain Oh , come on and tell me , I ’ won t mind . : Private Well , sir, I heard they was going to send you back to the States , and I just ’ ’ ” couldn t help feelin happy . : : Captain (to Top Sergeant) Sergeant , ex — ’ cuse this man from i n spection to morrow . He s ” the most honest man in the Company . The Company commenced assembling at fi Port Grigny near the rst of June , and left

2 0 1 1 . Grigny for Le Mans on June , 9 9 At Le n Ma s the usual two weeks of inspections , examinations and cleansing was passed through , and the Company proceeded to

Brest . At Brest Company C found Com n t h n pa y B , 57 E gineers which had left Grigny “ some six months before homeward bound . Several of the m en of Company C had sough t and obtained transfers i n to Company B be cause ir was thought the latter company would reach home much sooner than Com pany C . It was , therefore , very much of a travesty on army life and s u perior knowledge for these men to see their old company pass HOM E WARD BOUN D 1 3 1

ing them , and sailing away for America while they were forced to do duty in Brest . Company C returned to America aboard the United States Transport Gra n t land ing at Boston . From Boston the Company was sent as a unit

to Camp Devens , and thence dis tributed broad cast to various camps over the country for dis

charge . ’ Oh boy, there s n o p l a c e l i k e home "The feat h ers under you u o Th o n i n A e t he as u n e M r g ft r L t Dr k o n and reveille a Fren ch Wm e an d Co gn ac thing of the past ; breakfast in bed if you wanted it , the girls “ ” rea l again, girls ; and chow , the kind of “ chow ” that puts wrinkles across your stomach " Company C had covered half the distance around the world only to fin d that there is no place like home .

But home life , after a year in the army with — 1 2 c T H 3 HI STORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN E E RS

all its rough and ready ways , called not for a small amount of quick wit, and the minding ’ on one s PS and Qs . One of the members of the Company itemizes some of the things which he and his comrades had to watch 1 . In boarding trains don ’ t allow the habit to force

a you into box cars , or 3rd class coaches with

the colored folks . Your motives will almost certainly

be misunderstood . ’ 2 . If you fall ill don t throw the medicine away just because it isn ’ t iodine or CC

pills .

3. If you wish to know — Go n e bu t n o t fo rgotten whether a passerby is an ex

member of the A . E . F . scratch yourself. If he scratches back , shake hands .

4 . Unbutton your coat if you want to . ’ P s The C . . (Civilian Police) will overlook the

Offense . “ co m ree 5. No p is not considered an ex

CHAPTER " I " LA GUERRE FINI E

ND so as America rose in its might ,

conquered , and returned to peaceful be pursuits , so Company C came into did its work, met its obligations with true

Ou r Liberty B o n d t he best co m m a n d o f all — Present Di sch a rges 1 34 “ ” LA GUERRE FINI E 1 35

American hearts , and returned whence it fi came . No ner, truer more loyal band of soldiers were to be found in any unit of the

American Army . Taken almost wholly from civilian life they put their whole being into the work which was designated for them to do .

Such is the typical American , and such is the spirit which will always make the Stars and

Stripes the leader of all mankind . IN M EMORIAM

Hm mnm

To o u rD eparted Co m rad es

CHAPT E R " " I

COM PANY C BACK IN CIVILIAN LI FE

T would be inappropriate to close this story without a glimpse into the civilian

lives of some of the men of Company C .

Our buddies came from all walks of life , and it is but a further proof of their high character that they have again put their Shoulders to the economic wheel , and are doing their share to keep America free from the contamina t ion which besets her on every side .

CA PTAIN R O B E RT M . DAVI S Captain Davis returned ahead of the Com pany and resumed his work as Hydraulic E n gin eer with the United States Geological Sur 1 1 vey in Washington , D . C . In November , 9 9 , he was appointed Statistical Editor of the

McGraw - Electrical World , a Hill publica tion , and is still holding down that position . He is fightin g the Long Island brand of mos quito with his wife and boy who was born just

1 38 COMPANY C I N CIVILIAN LIFE 1 39 seventeen days before the Company sailed for

France .

RL I O O LI EUTENANT O E W . R B INS N

Lieutenant Robinson , the proprietor of the ’ n n Company s ge eral mercha dise department , is treasurer of the West Virginia Mine Supply n Company at Clarksburg, W . Va . Robi son was in the army hospital almost eight months after the return of the Company from France bu t was practically recovered w hen discharged .

LI E UT E NANT PHILA N D E R K . RODGERS

Lieutenan t Rodgers is one of the members ’ n of the Rodgers Sa d Company of Pittsburg ,

Pa . Rodgers became the proud father of a

2 1 1 . boy, Edward Hartje , on October 4, 9 9

E E H B R H . BROOKS

Heber H . Brooks has returned to the dairy business . He is the owner and driver of a

- 3 ton truck, and delivers milk to the city from the surrounding farms . Brooks was 0 1 1 married July 3 , 9 9 , and is now the proud papa of a baby girl . C — TH HI STORY OF CO . S7 ENGINE ERS

PA E S K E WILLIAM C .

Pa eske William C . (Slim) is a wheelman on

r e the Steamer City of Ma qu ett . He expects to take unto himself a wife before the year

1 9 2 1 closes .

VON E E WILLIAM H . S GG RN Perhaps one of the most serious accidents among the Company C men detailed to barge ff work, was when the decks were blown O one of the barges by an explosion of gasoline .

William H . Von Seggern was seriously burned and badly cut about the head and face . He has entirely recovered from this accident .

LAWRE NC E J . WING “ Lawrence J . ( Wingie Wing was mar

0 1 2 1 . ried on March 3 , 9 He is a plumber up in Monroe , Michigan .

RI H TMA N SIMON C . C Perhaps the last man of the Company and Regiment to leave Grigny and France Ri m . . cht an was Sgt Simon C , who 8 1 1 1 . Ri h m an left Grigny on August , 9 9 c t is now manager of the F . C . Fish Company at Fountain City, Wis .

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1 1 2 0 . was married on December 9 , 9 Linsky was another o n e of the Company C men who spent their last days as soldiers with Company

B , and got home after his Company C buddies .

AARON S H P E G E L

Sh e el t he Aaron Shorty p g , second of n 1 8 the Gold Dust Twi s , was married on the th 1 2 0 of April , 9 , and is now the proud father of Sh e el a boy . p g is in charge of the printing department of a manufacturing company in

Philadelphia .

E D WARD E NG L E F R I E D

Edward E n glefried is a tool w maker at the orks of J . Bird Moyer Com pany, Dental Manufacturers in Philadelphia . E n glefried reenlisted for one year upon return to the States , and after winning the sharp shooters ’ medal on the range was discharged as a Corporal .

E ROB RT F . CHE STNUT

Robert F . Chestnut was another of the men who nearly lost his life by falling into the river . Not being able to swim a stroke he certainly would have drowned but for the COMPANY C I N CIVILIAN LIFE

presence of mind of his buddies , Whitey E nglefried and the timely appearance of the ” Jennie Wren .

FRANK HAHL Frank Hahl is living in Brooklyn and went back to his old work as a machinist after dis charge .

JAME S H . STACK ” m James H . Jim ie ) Stack has forsaken the profession of bossing chinks ” and is an “

U . auto pholsterer in Charlotte , N C . Jim mie ” was married soon after discharge and has “ ” a little boy named Jack running around

his home .

E D E ROS H I A B RNARD L .

“ ” D shi Bernard L . ( Jazz Hound ) ero a is a

painter and carpenter in Sheboygan, Michi

gan . CONRAD P S CH E RT L h Conrad P . Coney S c ert l is working in the Department of Public Works of Brook

lyn . Before the war he drove a beer wagon , but since the prohibition came he has com o n promised a dump wagon . C — TH HI STORY OF CO . S7 ENGIN E ERS

CHARLE S NAEG E L E Charles Naegele was the only one in the

Company, so far as is known, to return with a French girl for a wife . Naegele found his wife in Villeneuve Le Roi .

JOHN A . BUCHANAN fi John A . Buck Buchanan is a reman ,

n third class , servi g in the United States Naval Base at Hampton Roads awaiting orders to go to sea . He is probably the only Company

C man to enlist in the Navy . Buchanan is following in the footsteps of his father who served under Admiral Porter in the Civil

War .

D E E E E AN R W C . W ST RM EY R

” m Andrew C . Wes ty ) Wester eyer was among the few to go into Germany . He was with the Inter Allied Waterways Commission and was stationed at Cologne . Westermeyer was married shortly after his discharge . He is foreman of the stock room in a large auto ignition plant in Meriden, Conn .

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JOSE PH H . CARN EY

“ Joseph H . ( Helpless Carney, who claims to have been the oldest private in the Com pany, is a clerk in the United States Engineer

ffi . . O ce at Wheeling, W Va Carney had considerable trouble with Old Man A . W . O . L .

While in France .

MA COVINGTON

‘ Co v in t o ri Ma g , whose name recalls many kindnesses which only a woman of “ Ma ’ s ” character can Show, is living near Morehouse , s Missouri . She has the toilet et which the men of Compan y C gave her always on ” exhibit . Ma will go down in history as one of the angels of mercy, the presence of whom made a hard life bearable .

E H RB ERT S . HICKS

“ Herbert S . ( Jimmie Hicks , the top Ser geant of the Company for the last two months of its existence , is back on his old job as operator of a floating dredge on land reclama tion work . A good American dredge must be a cinch after some of those French wrecks . COMPANY C I N CIVILIAN LIFE 1 47

CHARLE S R MCA S LA N

“ ’ Mao MCA sla n Charles R . ( couldn t stay way from boat life and so resumed work as a deckhand in and around New York on discharge from the Army .

R H I L L E OD E A C A . B R UR

A r hill c e . A Red Brodeur, who did a lot of unravelling of French lingo for the Com pany while in France , is now working at the carpenter trade .

DOCK NORTH was married in the Spring better girl than I am says

E JAM S J . GOGGIN

“ James J ( Dad Goggin got a fourteen day leave , went to Ireland , fell in love with a pretty Irish colleen , and married her in New

2 1 2 0 . York on May 4, 9 At last reports the ” “ ’ ” family still consisted of us two . Dad s “ name has been Changed to Cupid on ac o f count his excellent shape . 1 8 c — TH 4 HI STORY OF c o . 57 ENGINE ERS

O E EARL H . Y UNGLOV

Earl H . Younglove is a school teacher , having graduated from the Michigan State

Normal School since discharge from the Army .

PAS QUAL E D I CU G NO

Pasquale DiCu gn O one of the most famous cooks of Company C still lives at Villeneuve Le Roi , having married one of the belles of that town during the war period .

O E N RMAN C . H CKM AN

B - en Norman C . y Heck Heckman is in er n H eckm a n g e on the river steamer j oh . 1 1 2 0 Heckman was married on May 9 , 9 .

R D E CLA E NC E H . B RA L Y ” Clarence H . Slim ) Bradley returned to the carpenter trade after discharge . He is married and has two children , a boy and a girl , ’ the girl havi n g been born since Bradley s discharge from the Army .

O JOHN C . M RRILL ” John C . Steve ) Morrill is an engineman or striker out in Arkansas .

C — TH E E I SO HI STORY OF CO . S7 ENGIN RS B r . u t Prese ve he still has his troubles , since he got married soon after discharge from the fi Army . Overton spent six months in a eld hospital with spinal meningitis and has never fully recovered from the a ffiict io n .

O J O S EPH P . J HNSON

“ Joseph P . ( Johnny Johnson is follow ing up his experience on the tug A da by work ing as a stationary engineer . Anyone who could make the A da go when she was needed ought to be able to make a fortune in wages on any ordinary engineering job .

RI E S E M E R HARRY J . G i m . Gr ese er Harry J , the man who is responsible for all the cartoons in this book, is missing his calling if he is not working as a cartoonist . Few men can do better or more

n . origi al work . He was transferred on Nov 1 st a n n to i fantry replacement troop . Later he toured all the cam ps in France as a mem

. w ber of an A E . F . Sho troop .

D E E GAR V . HAWL Y

“ ” Edgar V . ( Joe Joe ) Hawley is an oiler

Ca ill on board the good ship pp , and has made COMPANY C I N CIVILIAN LIFE 1 51

trips to Sweden, Finland , Holland , and Ger many since discharge from the Army .

E WILLIAM T . HOLM S

William T . Holmes is a mate on

- an ocean going vessel . He has Visited Eng land , Spain , Italy, Algeria , France , Japan , and China and was wrecked o ff the Philippine

Islands in a typhoon . Holmes plans one w more trip to Europe , and then ill settle — down with a boat , dog, gun , and horse and maybe a wife .

J OHN P . B RENNAN ” s John P . ( Brick Top ) Brennan is a t illpress operator at the Winchester Arms Company ’ s plant in New Haven, Connecticut .

LAWRENCE O . BATTLE S

Lawrence O . Battles is farming near Ches fi t er eld . , Ohio

CARL A . PAULSON fi Carl A . Paulson is shing and farming in t nor hern Michigan . 1 F C - T H E 52 HI STORY O c o . 57 ENGIN ERS

A D S H E A D H E NRY J .

A dshea d Henry J . who was one of the lucky members of the Company in that he Spent some time on the Rhine as a member of the t Inter Allied Wa erways Commission , is a fore man in the Watertown plant of the Hood 8 1 2 0 Rubber Company . On September , 9 , he was married to Miss Ida Louise Tripp of New

Bedford .

I HA RRY N . H NCHMAN

Harry N . Hinchman is back in the Army . He is a stenographer in the Chief Quarter ’ t ffi a n d mas er s O ce , is stationed at Coblenz ,

Germany . As far as known Hinchman is the only man in the Company who reén list ed in the Army and was sent back to France or

Germany . CHARL E S KA PP E LER Charles Charlo Kappeler is running an auto truck for himself in Brooklyn , N . Y .

WILLIAM PAULSO N

William Bill Paulson , Top Sergeant of the Company after the tra n sfer of Sergeant M La in . c fi Linwood F , is a sherman and farmer at Green Bay, Wisconsin .

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eral a real snappy salute . I n reply the “ ” “ General smiled and said Bon jour, Mon ” sieur . Cook knew right then that he had made a mistake but how serious a mistake ’ “ ” ’

P . S he didn t co m pree until one of the M . told him that the “ general ” was the official undertaker of the district .

THOMAS A . MORROW

Thomas A . Morrow states that his biggest job while in France was dodging fli rs the Company o ce . Dad Claims he never ’ w did a full day s work while across the ater .

He was a full - fledged company commander himself for a few days at Villeneuve Le Roi .

He was the last Yankee to leave that Port .

EDWARD H MA RTz “ Ma rt z e Edward H . ( y Martz is now a gas engine mechanic , which should be tame work after dodging t axis in Paris when travel fi ing fty miles an hour on a motorcycle .

ERN EST L . MARTIN

Ernest L . Martin is making good use of the experience he gained as Company

Clerk, and is at present bookkeeper in one of the largest garages in the South . COMPANY c IN CIVILIAN LIFE 1 55

E CHARL E S J . CRE SW LL

' salesm an in Charles J . Creswell is a Phila delphia .

H A NT I NY FRANK T . C

” Cha n t in Frank T . French ) y was mar t t ried soon af er discharge , and at las reports was the proud dad of a year old boy weighing Chan t in thirty pounds . y is farming up in

Michigan .

CHRI S H . GUENTH ER

” u Chris H . Sp ds ) Guenther was the n o ly man in the Company, and probably the t h r entire 57 Engineers , to actually each Ber t lin . He spent two weeks in that city wi h the t American Mission . Guenther is at presen a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds OITICC in St .

Louis , Missouri .

CLEO MATH EWSON l Cleo Smoke Mathewson , the ittle runt

fire . who used to the cranes for Sgt Hicks , is back on his old job as a fisherman . He claims it is cooler work . c — TH E 1 56 HI STORY OF C O . 57 ENGIN ERS

FR E D LE ROY BARNE S ” Fred L . Belly Robber ) Barnes, the Ser geant who fed the bunch till he was taken Sick and was sent to the hospital , is now employed by the National Tube Company at Mc Kees

Pa . . port , , as a recorder and foreman On Sep 1 6 1 2 0 m tember , 9 , he arried his sweetheart

- an d o ff of pre war days , then took a month “ ” n ro h traveli g on his funny moon . On the t 1 2 1 m of August , 9 , Barnes beca e the proud “ father of a son . Have a heart , Sarge , and give the boy three “ squares ” a day "

ROSTER OF “ ” 57T COMPANY C, H ENGINEERS

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es am o n . . W th pt , N Y Bel er en R m . . , H ry , Cpl ,

- 8 1 2 8 h t . t S o o n . . 4 , Br kly , N Y

e e e E . . u a 1 c l. B q tt , H rry , Pvt , , 8 em 2 2 A e . . u v o s Mo . 9 L p , St L i ,

e e o a M. . 1 cl. B rg y, H b rt , Pvt , , P o m a a . C l r,

C — TH 1 62 HI STORY OF co . 57 ENGINE ERS

l. a so n a n e . . 1 c C rl , D i l J , Pvt , ,

Ba Wis. No . 1 so n R . F . D . , Elli y ,

a n e o se H . . C r y , J ph , Pvt ,

ee n . Va . Y . M . C . A . Bldg . , Wh li g , W

han t in an T . S t . C y , Fr k , g ,

e wo o c . Silv r d , Mi h

an e e E . . Ch y, Alb rt , Pvt ,

Fla . e n Av e. am a 2 1 6 Pen dl to , T p ,

a e a W . . Ch p k , H rry , Pvt , Wi Bo x 6 o n a s. 44 , Alg ,

l. es n u o e F . . c Ch t t , R b rt , Pvt , I , P a 0 o ffm an Av e . a e a . 573 H , Phil d lphi ,

Cho it z u O. . , Arth r , Pvt

- Bo x 1 A en o m n ee c . 9 , M i , Mi h

o en eo o e . C h , Th d r , Pvt ,

N o . . 1 m m n s Av e. ew 3 3 Cri i , Y rk , N Y l T . 1 c . o o S am . C k , , Pvt , ,

- 0 S . St . o n ew ex as 7 7 High , L gvi , T

l. o n n e o . . 1 c C ll , Orl J , Pvt , ,

a o n s c . H rb r Spri g , Mi h

o n e au e C . . C r ll , Cl d , Cpl ,

e o a o Wis. D tr it H rb r,

l. o n e eo n E . . 1 c C r ll , L , Pvt , ,

e o a o Wis. D tr it H rb r,

T . c l. a f c a . Cr ts, Ri h rd , Pvt , I

0 an a an Av e. New o . . 53 M h tt , Y rk , N Y

l. eswe a es . . c Cr ll , Ch rl J , Pvt , I ,

Pa . es es n u Av e. es n u a . W t Ch t t , Ch t t Hill , Phil ,

o u se o m a n L . . 1 c l. Cr , N r , Pvt , ,

en e a e e an e o wn . G r l D liv ry , T yt , Md

l. ea em n . . 1 c D l , Fl i g J , Pvt , ,

h o . 1 6 . 66t ace ca 44 E Pl , Chi g , Ill O F CO . TH 1 6 ROSTER C , S7 ENGINE ERS 3

e an e e H l o e 1 c . D l y, G rg . , Pvt . , ,

2 2 . u o n Av e . a m o e 7 N F lt , B lti r , Md . De hia e ro s n a L . . , B r rd , Pvt ,

. . . NO . 2 e o a n c . R F D , Sh b yg , Mi h

c am es G . S t . 1 c l. Di k , J , g , , 6 2 n e a n Av e. aw u c e . . 3 Mi r l Spri g , P t k t , R I DiCu n O as u a e o o g , P q l , C k ,

en eu e Le Ro i a n ce Vill v , Fr

o u e a en ce A . S t . D vill , Cl r , g ,

B . 1 1 2 6 a n St . een a Wis M i , Gr y , u ff c ae D y, Mi h l J . , Cpl 8 Av e. es a e P 0 0 c s a a . 5 Di k , W t Phil d lphi ,

an o n F . S t . Eg , J h , g ,

2 a n e St . n s o n . . 7 R vi , Ki g t , N Y

sem an e n . Ei , M lvi C Q

1 a m o n t . W . a s n o n 0 S . . . 3 5 F ir t , N , W hi gt , D C E n elf e ri d w a . 1 c l. g , Ed rd , Pvt , ,

8 . a n n t . a e S a Pa . 3 37 N Fr kli , Phil d lphi ,

a e an T . F ll r, Fr k , Pvt . ,

6 o an St . o u s e 97 L g , L i vill , Ky .

an n n o m a s . . F i g , Th J , Pvt , New a e 1 1 am e o n St . n o n n L b rt , H v , C .

a n o n e o . F ri , A g l , Pvt ,

0 u c St . e n a 73 Ch r h , M di , N . Y .

ec en s e n am F . S t . Fl k t i , Ad , g ,

1 o s e Av e. a m o e 35 3 F t r , B lti r , Md .

o n a n e e . . 1 c l. F t i , Alb rt J , Pvt , , k Oa St . e we o , J tt City, C n n . Fo x eo e , G rg J . , Pvt . ,

o m Sr. en e e u a ss a . 34 C l bi , R l r, N Y .

am e n am . . G li , Willi J , Pvt ,

82 o an St . a n e e W M rg , M ri tt , is. O c — TH 1 64 HISTORY OF C . 57 ENGINE ERS

e w a M. . G rrity , Ed rd , Pvt

n e Ru n s an Pa . Big Mi , A hl d ,

e e eo e W. . G tt l , G rg , Pvt ,

No . a o c . R . F . D . B yp rt, Mi h

l. so n e B . . 1 c Gib , Alb rt , Pvt , ,

o wr . L y, Md

e a e A . . Gilb rt , H rv y , Pvt

a as e c . Al b t r, Mi h

Go in am es . gg , J J Sgt

o a o . El D r d , Ark

l. o e n e e . 1 c G ld st i , M y r, Pvt , ,

1 1 0 2 ac Av e. s u a . . H k , A b ry P rk , N J

o m an u en e . . G r , E g J , Pvt , w o . Ne h t . . . 6t S 435 W 3 , Y rk, N Y

eco a a o . 1 cl. Gr , S lv t r , Pvt , ,

1 een wo o Av e . c m o n . . 9 4 Gr d , Ri h d Hill , N Y

Griek e . 1 cl. , Alb rt , Pvt , ,

Oak s a n a o n . . I l d , B byl , N Y

Griesem er a . . , H rry J , Pvt ,

A v e . n a P o n s a . Og tz , Elki P rk , l u en e s H . . 1 c . G th r , Chri , Pvt , ,

Mo . 1 0 u e Av e. . o u s 34 A b rt , St L i ,

a a se am W . . H , Willi , Pvt ,

2 1 8 e Sr. een Ba Wis . Ch rry , Gr y ,

a fe e n a . 1 c l. H rt , B r rd , Pvt , ,

a e s a o Wis . B il y H rb r,

a an . H hl , Fr k , Pvt ,

66 u e t . o n . 1 8 c S o . Bl h r , Br kly , N Y

H ahn ku er aw en c e A . . 1 cl. p , L r , Pvt , ,

No . 1 e . . . o a o Wis R F . D , D tr it H rb r,

an n a o n C. . 1 c l. H , J h , Pvt , ,

1 0 u o n St . o x o o u a e a Pa . 5 D p t , R b r gh , Phil d lphi ,

— TH 1 66 HI STORY OF co . e 57 ENGINE ERS

n c m an a N. . Hi h , H rry , Pvt , ’ u ar e m as e s ffice o en e m an Q t r t r O , C bl z, G r y

c en s am . r. . Hit h , Willi J , J , Pvt , P Mc Kees o rt a . 0 0 u e r. 2 1 H y S , p ,

o e n e a F . . H h , R lph , Pvt ,

ee e e Co . Pa . Gr l y, Sik ,

o m an a e F . H l , W lt r . , Cpl ,

2 1 eo e St . aw u x e . . G rg , P t t, R I

o m es am T . . H l , Willi , Cpl ,

2 o u Sr. New o . . 5 S th , Y rk , N Y

o o e o wa B . . H v r, H rd , Cpl ,

1 61 an so m S t . c a e o f em e c o o 4 S , r T pl S h l ,

a e a Pa . Phil d lphi ,

o n e o n L . . H r y, J h , Pvt ,

a e s aw . H v r tr , N Y .

o o n e R. . H rt , Oliv r , Pvt ,

Bo x 86 New u ffo , S lk , N . Y .

o s a aw en ce S . . 1 cl. H y r dt , L r , Pvt , ,

e St . o n o n n n o . 94 Ch rry , T rri gt , C

aco bo sk o n P . S . J y , J h , gt , Tw Wi o e s s. Riv r ,

ac u es en E . . J q , H ry , Cpl ,

2 e e e e Ave. e o 3 9 B lv d r , D tr it , Mi ch .

a co x A . m e 1 cl. J y , El r , Pvt . , ,

Sin o wa o a o sco o n n y R d , C b , C .

o n so n a e A . . 1 m s cl. J h , J , Pvt , , der l e a sbu r . F g, Md o n so n o se P J h , J ph . , Pvt . ,

2 . a n t . 3 S , s o wn . . 4 S M i Hight t , N J

a e e a es . K pp l r, Ch rl , Pvt ,

1 eec e Sr. o o n . . 733 Bl k r , Br kly , N Y c o C T H 1 6 ROSTE R OF . , 57 ENGINE ERS 7

en wa L Meh. K dig , Ed rd . , ,

6 . W. as n o n . . 1 8 St . 3 Eighth , N , W hi gt , D C

en a M. . K t , Elz , Pvt ,

u eo n B a Wis . St rg y , en Ra K t , y , Pvt . ,

o u an o u c . S th M it , Mi h

n wen . Ki g , O , Pvt ,

Mo . 2 6 2 o ec t . an sa s 4 Pr sp t S , K City,

n au am s . K b , Willi , Pvt , W o u n a n is . F t i City ,

o e e u s E . . K hl r, C rti , Pvt ,

k an s ee c . 1 0 Oa St . 39 , M i t , Mi h h n c ae Ko t c o F . . , Mi h l , Pvt ,

2 1 1 Elm St . an s u e c . , M i tiq , Mi h f P t . 1 cl. a m e M. v Kr t , El r , , , P 2 1 . a s a St . a e a a . 5 4 N M r h l , Phil d lphi ,

en o n M. . Kr tz, J h , Pvt , wo e Wi 1 1 2 2 d Sr. T s s. 7 3 , Riv r ,

K iehn . l. r m C . 1 c , E il , Pvt , ,

Wi . 1 8 sco n s n St . o a s n o n s 3 Wi i , P rt W hi gt , Kro n m an o n as , J , Pvt . ,

f. 2 2 1 8 2 d S t . S an an c sco a 3 , Fr i , C li

an o o n M. . L g hr, Elt , Pvt ,

a m Wis. Ephr i ,

a o e E r. en ea o a u e n E . L t r tt , Irvi , g , Gl h d R d ,

en wo o a n n o n s an . . Gl d L di g, L g I l d , N Y

a er am es . L v ty, J , Pvt ,

t P a . 1 2 a S . a e a 39 D ily , Phil d lphi , Lee e o E . . 1 c l. , R b rt , Pvt , ,

No . 2 o a e e . . a . . . O V s . R F D , Rh d vill P ,

n s wa . Li ky, Ed rd , Cpl , P 1 2 . 8 St . a e a a . 3 5 N th , Phil d lphi , 1 6 c — TH 8 HISTORY OF CO . 57 ENGIN E ERS

o c ew s . 1 cl. L k , L i , Pvt , ,

1 62 0 en u e 1 a es o n Tex . Av , G lv t ,

o n o wa Z. . L g , H rd , Pvt ,

Red Pa . Hill , o e L tt, Fr d , Pvt . ,

I . H ew o e s . . . 1 86 em ro d t . o 7 S , Ridg d H ight , L , N Y

o n s am es . t . Ly , J J , Sg ,

2 6 Van Dam t . New o . . S , Y rk, N Y Mac Ken z ie e e P . . , Ev r tt , Pvt ,

6 1 an co c t . o s o n ass. H k S , B t , M Ma ro t ske am . , Willi C , Pvt

h n s ee . 2 8 1 6t Av e. a c , M i t , Mi h

a n n es L . . M rti , Er t , Cpl , fie a an s L . M ld ,

a n so n o n . M rti , J h , Pvt ,

8 . o n ce o Ave. c a o . 433 N M ti ll , Chi g , Ill

a t M h. wa H . e M r z, Ed rd , ,

. . NO . 1 u m e an . R F . D , C b rl d , Md

a ewso n eo . M th , Cl , Pvt ,

1 2 e c e St . en a c . 7 Fl t h r , Alp , Mi h Mat hia ssen a n . , M rti , Pvt ,

6 8 h t . o t S o n . . 4 49 , Br kly , N Y

a e o A . . M y r, Ad lph , Pvt , h 2 0 8 . 1 1 t Sr. e o an Wis. 3 N , Sh b yg , Maz z u la n o n o . , A t i , Pvt ,

1 8 a es Av e. o o n . . 44 G t , Br kly , N Y M lan As a e R. C s . , Ch rl , Pvt ,

eco n St . een o . . 439 S d , Gr p rt, N Y M cCo es e R. . y , L t r , Pvt ,

I I u n e n Av e. e o c . 4 D di , D tr it , Mi h McDo n o u h an . g , Fr k , Pvt ,

1 0 n e St . o c es e a ss. 3 Ol y , D r h t r, M

1 0 OF o c — TH 7 HI STORY c . 57 ENGINE ERS

l. u n u w C . . 1 c M lli g, L d ig , Pvt , ,

New ean s La . 0 en c m an S t . 1 1 7 Fr h , Orl ,

u o e o . M lr y, Gr g ry, Pvt ,

New o . . 2 ro t h Av e. 44 , Y rk , N Y

ae e e a es . N g l , Ch rl , Cpl ,

I . . 1 2 6 a es Av e . ewo o . . 7 G t , Ridg d , L , N Y

e so n s . N l , Chri t, Pvt ,

1 . t h St . o n o n 0 . 3 1 W 4 , P rt Cli t ,

e so n o n n . N l , J h y F Pvt ,

Ba Wi . 0 . Bo x so n s P . 44, Elli y ,

ewm an a . N , Cl ir, Pvt ,

1 ro t h t . o sm o u 0 . 9 7 S , P rt th ,

sen a n u s . Nil , M g , Pvt ,

h e. o o n 62 0 t Av . . 9 5 , Br kly , N Y

o o c . . N rth , D k Pvt , ff De a s u . V ll Bl , Ark

No sen z o esa e . , C r , Pvt , f n n 1 2 o u t Sr. am o o . C r , St rd , C ’ D O o n n ell . t o m a S . , Th s J , g ,

6 . e t Pa au S . a e n . 95 N L r l , H z lto ,

sen u s a e W. . Ol , G t v , Pvt , 6 d r. 2 S o o n . 45 5 , Br kly , N Y .

sen u . 1 cl. Ol , Sig rd , Pvt , ,

1 0 2 o u u c St . c en ec a . S th Ch r h , S h t dy , N Y .

e o n e L . Pvt . Ov rt , Fr d , ,

as a n Sr. o o o u n E t M i , G d Gr d , N . Y . Pae ke s am C . . , Willi , Pvt , 1 2 0 o u sm an B a W St . een is. D , Gr y ,

a s e a es E . P r l y, Ch rl , Pvt . , o o i e Br kv ll , Md .

au so n a A . S t . 1 c l. P l , C rl , g , ,

. . . No . 1 een B W a is. R F D , Gr y , OF CO . TH ROSTER C , 57 ENGIN E ERS 1 7 1

au so n am 1 st S t . P l , Willi , g ,

. . . N O. 1 een Ba Wis R F D , Gr y, . Perlewit z sw C . a . 1 l. , O ld , Pvt c , o m a Wis Alg , .

e e so n wa . P t r , Ed rd , Pvt ,

e o a o Wi . D tr it H rb r, s

s a . Phillip , E rl, Cpl , o u o sm o u S th P rt th , Ky .

o c n e . P l y , Alb rt , Pvt ,

0 a s St . an s ee c 53 D vi , M i t , Mi h .

Po lo o n . pp , J h , Pvt , 6 o m e St . o o n . . 43 L ri r , Br kly , N Y

o s an . P t, Fr k, Pvt ,

2 d Av e. o o n . . 54 3 , Br kly , N Y

o n V. Pribyl , J h , Pvt . , n Wi a e Du e s. Pr iri Chi ,

an so m e . R , Fr d , Pvt , o ss a e c Cr Vill g , Mi h .

an som a c T . . 1 cl. R , J k , Pvt , ,

o ss a e c . Cr Vill g , Mi h asm u ssen o en R , S r , Pvt . , W en m a is. D rk ,

a M. n o am . R y r, Willi , Pvt ,

Mo n sell ace een o . . Pl , Gr p rt , N Y

e c e Ra R . . 1 c l. R i h rt , y , Pvt , ,

P . 1 es e Av e. a e a a 55 5 Ch t r , Phil d lphi ,

e n o s e B . S t . R y ld , Elb rt , g ,

c a e o f a e wa e . e o c . r St t High y D pt , Littl R k, Ark

c e Ro W. Ri ht r, y , Pvt . , e a W D tro it H rbo r, is. Rich m n t a m o n C. . . G. , Si , M E . J ,

o u n a n Wis. F t i City, 1 2 O OF C — " TH E E 7 HI ST RY CO . S7 ENGIN RS

c e aw en c e K. . Rit hi , L r , Pvt ,

0 . . No . 1 o an R . F . D , P rtl d , l o n so n ffo E . . 1 c . R bi , Cli rd , Pvt , ,

o o m e Wis . Bl r,

l. o e am E . . 1 c R t , Willi , Pvt , ,

am s ea . H p t d , Md

l. S av a st in u k am u e P . . 1 c , S l , Pvt , ,

New o . . 2 . t h St . 53 W 49 , Y rk , N Y w a o Ro R. . S d , y , Pvt , N 2 e o . u ss s Wis . R . F . D . , Br l , h S c ert l o n a P . . , C r d , Pvt ,

1 86 o e St . o o n . . 4 Gr v , Br kly , N Y

hn . cl. Sc der o se F . 1 y , J ph , Pvt , ,

Mo . 60 2 2 es n u St . an sas Ch t t , K City,

l. c w a e am M. . 1 c S h g r, Willi , Pvt , , P a n u Sr. o a es a . W l t , N rth W l ,

c u e o se W . . S dd r, J ph , Pvt ,

a es e . I . . H l it , L , N Y .

c an a es C . . S h tz, Ch rl , Cpl ,

2 1 co Sr. an u s 0 . 4 S tt , S d ky,

l. ea s a n S t . 1 c n C . S r , Fr kli , g , ,

A e. a e o x x o n v c . Di , Ch rl v i , Mi h h e S el a o n . p g , A r , Pvt ,

6t h t . a e a P a 1 2 0 . S . 3 S , Phil d lphi ,

au e ec a E . . Sl ght rb k , E rl , Pvt ,

. . No . 2 o n o n R F . D , P rt Cli t , O .

m o M. m an . S ith , N r , Pvt , Re d Pa . Hill ,

m o m a s F . . 1 cl. S ith , Th , Pvt , ,

d a n t . s e as e o n an S s a o n . . C tl t M i , C tl t , N Y P o e e x . . S p r, F li , Pvt , 6 d A e. o 2 v o n . . 5 3 3 , Br kly , N Y

— TH 1 74 HI STORY O F CO . C S7 ENGIN E ERS h Me . Vo n e e n am H . S gg r , Willi , ,

t New o . . 352 1 44th S ., Y rk, N Y

Mch. a ne u G. W g r, Arth r , ,

a so n Sr. an u s 0 . 51 9 E . M di , S d ky,

a o e . W rd , R b rt , Cpl ,

Mo . em Av e. . o u s 2 71 4 L p , St L i ,

a n e a E . . W r r, R lph , Cpl ,

Mo . u Av e. o n 71 9 M rphy , J pli ,

l. a o w a es . 1 c W sk , Ch rl , Pvt , ,

W . 2 t h r. Two e s is 1 30 5 0 S , Riv r ,

a n en r W. . W tki s, H y , Sgt

Bo x 2 e e o La . 45 , Shr v p rt ,

e o n Mch. W bb , J h , ,

. o u Mo . 2 . 1 8 St . s 435 S th , St L i ,

e e w a H . . W b r, Ed rd , Cpl ,

. n Av e. . o u s Mo . 3544 S Spri g , St L i ,

es e m e e n ew C . . 1 cl. W t r y r, A dr , Pvt , ,

2 ec en e Av e. e en o n n . 1 Br k ridg , M rid , C

c e en R . . Wi h rt, H ry , Pvt ,

1 een Av e. o o n . . 557 Gr , Br kly , N Y h Mc . c e sc a R. Wi k rt, O r , ,

1 r Wi . e S . s o s s 59 Ott r , O hk h ,

cken s c a A . . Wil , Ri h rd , Pvt , N w 0 o o Av e. e o . . 47 Br k , Y rk , N Y

am s Ro G. S t . 1 cl. Willi , y , g , ,

n ce e e c . Pri Fr d ri k , Md

Willim an o se E . . , J ph , Pvt ,

2 o es a e Av e. a e Pa 59 4 T rr d l , Phil d lphi a, .

n aw en ce . . Wi g, L r J , Pvt ,

1 0 . o n o e Sr. o n o e c . 4 N M r , M r , Mi h o iwada n o n o o W , A th y, C k ,

1 a n St . an a u n a e Pa a . 4 53 M i , M y k, Phil d lphi , c o . C TH 1 ROSTER OF , S7 ENGIN E ERS 75

o u n o e a H . Y gl v , E rl , Pvt . ,

ene a e I a e d c . G r l D liv ry, , Mi h ff a Za do es . , Ch rl , Pvt ,

1 . 1 6 Sr. New o 44 E th , Y rk, N . Y .

Zalsm an am . , Willi , Pvt ,

1 es 1 St . o an c 4 W t 4th , H ll d , Mi h . F Z m m e m an en . r. o o i r , H ry , J , C k ,

am es o . I . . J p rt , L , N . Y w Z s n e . . i k , A dr J , Pvt , 62 Ro o i bo r St . an a a 1 x u n a e a P . g , M y k , Phil d lphi , Zu m bau h eo e g , G rg , Sgt

en e a e e a o n s c . G r l D liv ry, H rb r Spri g , Mi h

Zu m bau h a . g , H rry, Cpl ,

a o n s c . H rb r Spri g , Mi h

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eese e e E . S t . Br , H rb rt , g ,

fic e. u Pa . 1 0 . ac Av s 4 S P i , Pitt b rgh ,

McNat t esse . . , J J , Pvt ,

o ce Fla . L y ,

McNat t ax e R. . , M i , Pvt ,

Va . 0 6 o r. c m o n 5 Ohi S , Ri h d ,

sm an e . . O , Alli J , Pvt ,

o u e NO . 1 an u n c o n c . R t , Gr d J ti , Mi h

E . e o se . Whit , J ph , Pvt ,

u n n e o n Fla . D ll ,