Biggs, Wilbur survey sheet - handwritten     On front (recto) of survey sheet: Date of Enlistment: April 19, 1918 Military Camps to which went: * League Isl[and]. Navy Yard, Phil[adelphia]., Pa. Units to which belonged: * U.S. Navy Date of trip overseas: Left May 26/[19]18 Service there: * Landed in Bordeaux {France] * Sent to Brest [France] * [2 Mo? or Q.M. - quartermaster] Motorcycle despa[t]ch riding, then transferred to * U.S.S. Reid (distroyer [i.e., destroyer]) did convoy duty, wittnessed the U.S.S. Cunington [i.e., Covington] sinking, July 2, 1918 [i.e., July 1, 1918]. Date of return: Dec. 31, 1918 Date of demobilization: Paid off Sept. 3, 1919 Honors received: -- * I have a book printed on our travels over seas, of which we traveled 70,000 miles all illustrated over On back (verso) of survey sheet: If you are interested drop me a line and I would be glad to mail you the same. The Reid boat in the World War. Or 70,000 miles on a Suberine [i.e., Submarine] destroyer. Wilbur Biggs 813 Colorado Ave. Bridgeport, Ct.     NOTES Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard Reid I (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r4/reid-i.htm Covington (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships) http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c14/covington-ii.htm Battey, George Magruder. 70,000 Miles on a Submarine Destroyer; Or, The Reid Boat in the World War. Atlanta, GA: Webb & Vary Co., 1919 (Internet Archive) http://archive.org/details/70000milesonsubm01batt