Identifier: lansdowneschoolw00groc (find matches)
Title: Lansdowne school and the world war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Groce, H. Emilie
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: (Philadelphia, Central press co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Arthur Douthwaite enlisted May 28, 1918, in Company A314th Infantry, 79th Division U. S. A. He was stationed atCamp Meade, Md., for training, after which he spent ten monthsoverseas. He was in the following drives: Sector 304 defensive,September 13 to 28, 1918; Meuse-Argonne offensive (Mont-faucon) September 26 to 30 inclusive; Troyon Sector defensive,October 8 to 26 inclusive; Grande Montagne, October 28 toNovember 11, 1918, inclusive. Arthur voices the general senti-ment when he says: When we started for the front things beganto happen, and the first time we were bombed it nearly scared usall to death. Encountering German airplanes, crowding intoshell holes already filled, panics caused by fake cries of Gas,were some of the incidents to prevent life in France from beingdull. He was discharged May 30,1919. 66
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Robert Pusey Garrett enlisted September 18, 1917, in theHeadquarters Troop of the 79th Division, U. S. A. He receivedhis training at Camp Meade, and spent eleven months overseas.He was in the following engagements: Sector 304 (defensive),September 13 to 25, 1918; Meuse-Argonne offensive (Mont-faucon), September 26 to 30, 1918; Troyon Sector (defensive),October 8 to 26, 1918; Grande Montagne, October 28 to Novem-ber 11. He was discharged June 5, 1919. 67

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