Smith, Stanley C. letter - handwritten     Date of Enlistment: July 26/[19]16 Military Camps to which went: * Eagle Pass, Texas, Aug. 31/[19]16 to May 19/[19]17 * entrained for Syracuse, N.Y. expansion (regular army) camp, arrived May 25/[19]17 * sailed out of New York-harbor at noon Nov. 21/[19]17, by the way of Half of[f?] to Liverpool, Eng. on the Carpathia (British ship), * arrived at Liverpool Dec. 8/[19]17 * arrived in [Sondercourt] area France, Dec. 13/[19]17 Units to which belonged: * Co. "D', 30th U.S. Infantry * transferred to C. "D", 38th U.S. Infantry June 1/[19]17 * transferred to Mg [machine gun] Co., 16th Infantry, Aug. 14/[19]17, and * sailed over seas in Mg Co. * transferred to Co. "D" 16th Infantry Dec. 14/[19]17. Date of trip overseas: Nov. 21/[19]17 to Dec. 8/[19]17 Service there: * Entered the trenches with (Co. "D" -- 16th U.S. Inf.), Jan. 16/[19]18 at Ansauville sector (Toul), stayed until Mar. 3/[19]18 * entered Montdidier sector April 24/[19]18 until July 8/[19]18 (Cantigny May 28, Montdidier-Noyan) * entered Aisne-Marne (Soissons) July 18/[19]18 to July 23/[19]18 * entered Saizaris sector (Toul) Aug. 4/[19]18 to Aug. 22/[19]18 * entered St. Mihiel opperation [sic] (at fort of Mt. Sec Ansauville sector) Sept. 12/[19]18 until Sept. 20/[19]18 * entered Meuse-Argonne Oct. 4/[19]18 at [Cherpenty] until Oct. 13/[19]18 at Flerille (Hill 272) * entered Meuse-Argonne the second time at Muzon on Meuse R. Nov. 1/[19]18 along R[iver] north to Sedan and on the out skirts with in a thousand yds. of Sedan until Nov. 9/[19]18 at Hill 252 we were released [i.e., relieved] by the French troop[s] so that they could take the city of Sedan. Date of return: * Left Army of Occupation Aug. 15/[19]19 * arrived New York [? ?]