The Delta of the Triple Elevens - The History of Battery D 311th Field Artillery US Army - American Expeditionary Forces

Bachman William Elmer

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[Transcriber's notes: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected
(e.g. gunnner for gunner), recurrent misspelling of the author haven't
(e.g. Montlucon for Montluçon, canvass for canvases, incidently for
incidentally, paraphanelia for paraphernalia, calesthenics for
calisthenic, etc...).

Chapter III: The word "by" has been changed to "from" (partially sheltered
from the Southern sun).
Chapter XVII: The spelling of Sommbernont has been changed to Sombernon.
Chapter XX: The word casual has been changed to casualty
(sent him home as a casualty).
Chapter XXV: It is not clear if the printed word is trained or roamed
(where he last trained/roamed).

Definitions:
Cootie: Noun US: a head-louse (Macquarie Online Dictionnary - Book
of slang).]




THE DELTA OF THE
TRIPLE ELEVENS



THE HISTORY OF

BATTERY D, 311th FIELD ARTILLERY
UNITED STATES ARMY,
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES


[Illustration]


By

WILLIAM ELMER BACHMAN




Standard-Sentinel Print
Hazleton, Pa.
1920





COPYRIGHT 1920

BY

WILLIAM ELMER BACHMAN




[Illustration: GROUP PHOTO OF BATTERY D. 311th F. A.
Taken at Benoite Vaux, France, March 14, 1919. Reproduced from the
Official Photo taken by the Photographic Section of the Signal Corps,
U. S. A.]




To
The memory of our pals
whom we buried in France
This Book
Is Dedicated




[Illustration: WILLIAM E. BACHMAN

ARMY RECORD.

Inducted into service at Hazleton, Penna., November 1st, 1917. Sent
to Camp Meade, Md., November 2nd, 1917, and assigned as Private to
Battery D, 311th Field Artillery. Received rank of Private First
Class, February 4th, 1918. Placed on detached service, May 18th, 1918,
and assigned as Battery Clerk, First Provisional Battery, Fourth
Officers' Training School, Camp Meade. Rejoined Battery D June 27th,
1918, and accompanied outfit to France. Assigned to attend Camouflage
School at Camp La Courtine, September 30th, 1918, and qualified as
artillery camouflager. On October 3rd, 1918, was registered, through
Major A. L. James. Jr., Chief G-2-D, G. H. Q., A. E. F., with the
American Press Section, 10 Rue St. Anne, Paris, which registration