Wildsmith, Stanley survey sheet - handwritten Date of Enlistment: June 7, 1918
Military Camps to which went:
* Marine Camp Paris Island, S.C.
* Quantico, Va.
Units to which belonged:
* 97 Co., 6th Regt. U.S. Marine Corps. 2nd Division
Date of trip overseas: Aug. 18, 1918
Service there:
* Participated in Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and in the
* occupation and defense of Bridgehead, Coblenz, Germany
Date of return: Aug. 6, 1919
Date of demobilization: Aug. 13th, 1919
Honors received: -- NOTES Paris Island in the World War (History and Lore of the Old Corps. Marine
Corps in WWI. Parris Island)
http://www.scuttlebuttsmallchow.com/select2.html
History of Marine Corps Base Quantico (U.S. Marine Corps. Base Quantico)
http://www.quantico.marines.mil/About/History.aspx
A short History of 5th and 6th Marine Regiments during World War I in
France (Your Military Story)
http://yourmilitarystory.com/profiles/blogs/a-short-history-of-5th-and-6th-marine-regiments-during-world-war
Path of Fire: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 (FirstWorldWar.com)
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/pathoffire.htm
After the Armistice: Zone of American Occupation, December 21, 1918
http://2nd-engineers.us/2nd-division/div.maps/occupation.htm
The Aftermath of World War I (U.S. Army. Center of Military History)
http://www.history.army.mil/books/Lineage/M-F/chapter4.htm |
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