Edwards, Harold T. survey sheet - handwritten Date of Enlistment: Aug. 23, 1917
Military Camps to which went:
* Plattsburg Barracks
* Camp Dix
Units to which belonged:
* Co. D, 308[th] Machine Gun Battalion - 2nd and 1st L[ieu]t[enant]. - 78th Division
Date of trip overseas: May 20, 1918
Service there: 3 months British Front - Flanders - St. Mihiel and Argonne-Meuse Battles
Date of return: May 10, 1919
Date of demobilization: May 15, 1919
Honors received: -- NOTES Plattsburg, New York Training Camp, 1917 (Newrivernotes.com)
http://www.newrivernotes.com/old_nrn/ww1/plattsburg.htm
Camp Dix - World War I Cantonment - A.E.F. Training Center - NJ (GG Archives)
http://www.gjenvick.com/Military/ArmyArchives/TrainingCenters/CampDix/index.html#axzz2a5HDA5Ju
78th Division Veterans Association Message Board
http://pub10.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=804890433&frmid=24&msgid=566663 -- Discussed the 308th Machine Gun Battalion
Battle of St. Mihiel (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saint-Mihiel
St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial (American Battle Monuments Commission)
http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/sm.php
Path of Fire: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive of 1918 (firstwordlwar.com)
http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/pathoffire.htm
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial (American Battle Monuments Commission)
http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ma.php
Lost Battalion of World War I
http://prosites-johnrcotter.homestead.com/lost_battalion_heroes.html
Lost Battalion (World War I) (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Battalion_(World_War_I) |