Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations (1920) (14581028278)

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Title: Illinois in the World War; an illustrated record prepared with the coöperation and under the direction of the leaders in the state's military and civilian organizations
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: States Publications Society
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Chicago, States Publications Society
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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250 ILLINOIS IN THE WORLD WAR the Meuse are given by reports of officers of the battaHon. The report ofthe commanding officer of Company M, which advanced along the west edgeof the wood, says: The first and third platoons, moving slightly to the right, traversed thewoods until they reached the top of the ridge at the far edge. Small partiesof the enemy had been encountered and from the ridge could be seen largenumbers scurrying in a homegoing direction. Here forty prisoners were taken
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DUGOUTS IN THE BOIS DE CHAUMEThree entrances in a row. This photograph gives an excellent idea of the terrain over which the advance took place. in a single group. It fell to our happy lot while in the woods to rescue a num-ber of the 132nd Infantry who had been wounded the day before. Lieutenant E. W. Kuehne, in command of a platoon of Company K towhich was assigned the task of mopping up the open ground between the eastbank of the Meuse and the woods, says in his report: The battalion had gone to the edge of the Bois de Chaume, when mycompany commander ordered me to take the platoon and mop up the areabetween the Meuse River and Bois de Chaume. We combed the territory THE 131ST INFANTRY 251 thoroughly and at the same time advanced towards the objective. I reachedTranche de IHopital, where I met Captain Stockwell. He had just placed twosquads with Chauchats at the junction of the road with the trench. Apersonal reconnaissance seemed the proper thing, so my runner and I climbedto the