Crampton, William H.
survey sheet - handwritten

 

 

On from of survey:

Date of Enlistment: May 29, 1918
Military Camps to which went:
* Camp Upton
* Camp Devens
* None Jay, France
Units to which belonged:
* 125 Inf[antry]. {Regiment] untill [sic] Aug. 1918
* The the 107 Eng[inee]r. [Battalion] of the 32 Div[ision].
Date of trip overseas: July 6, 1918
Service there:
* Second Battle of the Marne
* Meuse-Argonne Off[ensive]., Sept. 22-Nov. 11, 1918
* Army of Occupation in Germany. From Dec. 18, 1918 untill [sic] April 30, 1919.
Date of return: May 18, 1919
Date of demobilization: May 30, 1919
Honors received: The Div. were cited for always breaking the [enemy] line therefor[e] she [i.e., it] rec[eive]d arrow with a bar in the center


On reverse of survey:

"Dear Sir
That is the o[n]ly pitcher [i.e., picture] I have at present.
W Crampton
88 Stone Road
Reansburg, N.J."
[Remsenburg, NY?]

 

 

NOTES
S.B. Butler's AEF Scrapbook: Camp Devens, Ayer, MA
http://www.cromwellbutlers.com/AEF/devens1.htm

Historical Brief of the 125th Infantry (VFW)
http://vfw345.com/documents/HistoricalBriefofthe125thInfantry.pdf

The Great War (107th Engineer Battalion Association)
http://www.107thengineers.org/history/combatengineer/greatwar.html

Second Battle of the Marne (Doughboy Center)
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/2marne.htm

HD Stock Footage WWI Meuse-Argonne Offensive, France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ajTafBTFs

Mud, Blood, Concrete and Barbed Wire: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Army Heritage Center Foundation. Educational Materials Index)
http://armyheritage.org/education-and-programs/educational-resources/education-materials-index/50-information/soldier-stories/306-meuseargonne

Zone of American Army of Occupation, December 21, 1918
http://2nd-engineers.us/2nd-division/div.maps/occupation.htm