Perviance at the Christian Church, after which he was laid to rest in beautiful Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Indiana., Robert S. Middleton, Infantry, Marion County, Indiana. Never ceasing shells, gas and at night we were said to have five or 10 tons of Fritzies bombs, no rest for the wicked, not enough room in the dugout for all to sleep and hardly enough nerve to try it elsewhere. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Major General Edward M. Lewis, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Robert B. McBride, Chief-of-Staff; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis B. Hinkle, Adjutant General. Kansas City, Missouri:The War Society of the 89th Division, 1920. Awarded Distinguish Service Cross for rescuing a comrade during a heavy bombardment. Bayoneted through neck September 12, 1918, and gassed in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne, November 10, 1918. American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front (World War I) order of battle. As I write, I can hear the big guns having a little evening entertainment. It was demobilized on 20 April 1919. Transferred to Embarkation Camp at Bordeaux, France, as a staff officer of the Inspector Generals Dept. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 436. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Learn more in the Online Collections Database. Sailed from Brest, France December 15, 1918 on the USS George Washington, arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey, December 22, from there to Camp Meredith New Jersey, and then to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, were we were demobilize January 15, 1919., Oscar Jesse Hendricks, Private, Field Artillery, Marion County, Indiana, .seen some hard times while in service, Photograph of the 113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Division, on March 20, 1919. Also served with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Was wounded at Verdun Oct. 14, 1918, whenserving with the Infantry, and was removed to Base Hospital No. A graphic illustration of that attack is on exhibition at the Museum. On 12 October 1918, General Robert Lee Bullard took command of the Second Army and Heintzelman became his chief-of-staff. He died at Charpentry in the Argonne in 1918. LoC Class. Wounded by a piece of shrapnel in the right leg, sent to the hospital for treatment. The cliff in the distance was completely fortified with hundreds of machine guns. The only remedy for them is a complete change of underwear. Artillery was Trench Warfare and was a major factor in WW1. Overall of this, one hears various types of planes, with their machine guns cutting in, slashing each other, or darting slivers of death at the carotid trenches below. Because so much has been previously written on the long history of beer, we wanted to instead focus on the personal and official references to beer during World War I, held in the archives of the Museum and Memorial. Disbanded in April 1873 at Kansas City. Joined Engineers Corps, August 1917, helping to build Camp Meade. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), pp. Artillery was Trench Warfare and was a major factor in WW1. I was a member of the National Guard myself, and think the militia should better be trained, organized, and equipped. It moved into Germany from 17 November to 17 December 1918, before being demobilized in the Weimar Republic on 11 May 1919. #78 wrote on May 8, 1919, Hello Rummy: I guess that is a fitting salutation for one who has told me in a - past letter he has started drinking Rum, BEER, Wine & Cognac. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 76. the observers lived on the fat of the land. I have seen fellows make speed, but none like I made from this dugout. His home is Lafayette. 149th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Illinois National Guard) 150th Regiment (155 mm) (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Indiana National Guard) 151st Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Minnesota National Guard) Your membership fee will automatically be charged to a credit card or PayPal account every year. What was your attitude towards military service before the war? Enterprise. We left for overseas, going to Camp Upton, Long Island. The 148th Field Artillery participated in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Champagne-Marne Defensive, Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive, Meuse-Argonne Offensive firing a total of 67,590 rounds of ammunition. Major General Harry F. Hodges, commanding; Major George M. Peek, Adjutant General. [43], IX Corps was organized and activated by Brigadier General William K. Naylor on 16 November 1918, although Major General Adelbert Cronkhite assumed command on 18 November, after which Naylor became his chief-of-staff. The 90th Division Association, 1920 Lonnie J. A History of the 90th Division. Organized about 1884 in the Dakota Militia at Mitchell . The First Army was officially organized and activated by General John J. Pershing on 4 July 1918, although it was technically formed when the United States entered the World War in 1917. Earl H. Patterson, Grant County, Indiana,Battery E, 44th Field artillery. 32nd Division Major General W. G. Haan, commanding; Lieutenant-Colonel Allen L. Briggs, Chief of Staff; Major John H. Howard, Adjutant General. George Coppard, British Machine Gun Corps, after being wounded, October 1916. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 211. Arrived at Camp Shelby, August 22, 1917, and August 1, 1917 the 4th Indiana was reorganized into heavy Field Artillery known as the 139th Field Artillery Motorized, using oversize 155 mm Howitzers. [18], Activated and organized by Lieutenant General William M. Wright under orders by Pershing, its headquarters was formed in Remiremont, France. It held command of the French 15th Colonial Infantry Division for a short period of time in 1918. Enlisted as a Private and was commissioned a Captain in 2nd Indiana Field Artillery on May 6, 1918, and assigned to Battery E. As an officer of the 2nd Indiana Field Artillery, I entered the government artillery school at West Point, Kentucky about June 3, 1918, and remained there until about July 12, 1918. Was one of the 250 men picked for a Presidential Honor Guard in Paris. English. Physically unfit should be trained for home service in an emergency. Was in charge of the experimental work, the first of its kind in the United States, for the production of cannon by casting the metal. Recommended for heroism citation. The first C Batteryman to give his life for the cause. The GCVHF office will be open by appointment only until April 2023. Gassed, August 18, 1918. We trained in Shelby until September 22, 1918. At Bordeaux, the troops visited the cave and castle of the Black Prince of English History., Drewry Kassebaum, Quartermaster Corps, Marion County, Indiana. In August 1918, he was appointed Secretary of the Officers Artillery School at Bordeaux, France, the largest training school for artillery officers in the world. Was in two major offenses, Champagne Front, St. Mihiel Front, and smaller ones. Your membership lasts for one year. Connolly's nearest relatives are therefore his brother, whose address is given. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), p. 235. Field Artillery, 149th -- Regimental histories, Artillery, Field and mountain -- United States, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.html.images, https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33119/33119-h/33119-h.htm, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.epub3.images, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.epub.images, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.epub.noimages, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.kf8.images, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.kindle.images, https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33119.txt.utf-8, Battery E in France: 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division. The boys fired the last shot from a canon outside of Versailles just after the Peace Treaty was signed. This recurring payment can be stopped at the end of any membership year. Adjutant General's Office Call number 6377807 Camera Canon 5D External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1052533690 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier recordofserviceo00unit The Cantigny operation was carried out the morning of May 28th, the division advancing the line three to six hundred yards on a twenty-two-hundred yard front. D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918) Subject. Out of the six months on the front, we were relieved for eleven days; then we remained within hearing distance of heavy guns. Was home on furlough, July 1919, arrived back to Camp Mills, sent from there to Washington, DC, and is now serving with the 63rd Infantry at East Potomac Park, Washington, DC. Left Mehnin today 11AM. You can set up a recurring payment for your membership so you dont have to remember to renew every year. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Fires Brigade. Army War College Historical Publication (1988b), p. 57. When under fire with his squad, he noticed the guns had ceased around him. [10], Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett took command of I Corps when it was created, almost one year after the Americans entered the war. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 192. 16,000 rounds were fired by our brigade on the Argonne in the last barrage. Independence, VA 24348. Cpl. Going on to American Artillery Training Camp, Camp DeMeucore, arriving November 9, 1918. Division Units 36th Division Headquarters Troop; 131st Machine Gun Battalion, 151st Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Frank Albright, 152nd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General F. D. Evans, 151st Brigade, Field Artillery Major General William S. McNair, Division Units 76th Division Headquarters Troop; 301st Machine Gun Battalion, 157th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General William L. Nicholson. white and red wine can be bought for 1.50F a bottle (30c) some of the soldiers get tanked up on it I dont like it because it is so sour French people have it with every meal. Killed in Action April 20, 1918 at Seichprey. ANNEX 1. Frank Carlton Loring, Captain, Ordnance Department, Officers Reserve Corps, Grant County, Indiana. He found he was all-alone, all those around him had fallen. The Defense of the Realm (Consolidation) Regulations of 1914 specifically prohibited the sale and consumption on weekdays 12 noon to 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays [the same hours].. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), p. 219. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 193. Help with reading books -- Report a bad link -- Suggest a new listing, Home -- Search -- New Listings -- Authors -- Titles -- Subjects -- Serials, Books -- News -- Features -- Archives -- The Inside Story. We provide digital scans of the original military service records of your WWI veteran and can customize our research process to your specific needs. A Nominal Roll usually lists a soldier's Regimental Number . 149th Field Artillery Regiment (1st Illinois) 150th Field Artillery Regiment Heavy (1st Indiana) 151st Field Artillery Regiment (1st Minnesota) 117th Trench Mortar Battery (3rd & 4th Co.'s, Maryland C.A.C.) Light Field Artillery was pulled by horses, Howitzers and heavier guns were moved with tractors. 150th Field Artillery, 42nd (Rainbow) Div.. Death Valley, being about the most thrilling and heart-rendering experience, I might say. Army. Harry A. McColm, 1st Lt., Cavalry, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Box 679 It supervised the activities of formations (such as police duties), due to the armistice, when it was in the area. We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ", US Signal Corps Photo, America's War for Humanity, "Men of the 313th US Field Artillery cleaning and polishing 75-millimeter shells to be sent over to the Huns at night. Major General C. S. Farnsworth, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Dana T. Merrill, Chief of Staff, Major Edward W. Wildrick, Adjutant-General. Snapshot of a large group of covered wheeled field artillery guns parked outside of the laundry building at Camp Jackson, S.C., around 1918 during World War I. Lineage and Honors Information (2013). A German/Anglo brewery in Tsingtao, China was in production at the beginning of the war and was there when Japanese forces attacked the German garrison taking control. Later transferred to the cannon section of the Ordnance Department, May 1918, Washington, DC. He sends his greetings. [Translated from German to English]. Real-photo postcard of a photograph of an unidentified field artillery crew standing around an artillery gun on the firing range at Camp Bragg, N.C., taken between 1918 US Signal Corps photo. It was finally demobilized on 5 May 1919. Was on his way back to join his battery, Nov. 11, 1918, the day of the signing of the armistice. Left Hoboken, New Jersey October 6, 1918 on English ship, HMS Cedric and after being torpedoed October 16 and damage slightly, landed at Liverpool, England, October 17, 1918. Photograph of a large U.S. Army field artillery gun firing at the training area at Fort Bragg, N.C., around the 1920s [circa 1920s]. [19] After the Armistice, II Corps was reassigned to the Third Army's control, before being demobilized on 1 February 1919. 150169. Hospitalized at Base Hospital #32, #3, Rated Cross Hospital #1, Field Hospital #29, Base Hospital #6 (very bad). This page has been accessed 499 times. There are the infantry and close-up organizations; in back of them, around and behind, are the intermingled flashes and roars of the various size heavy pieces, mixed with these are the whispers of the shells sent Hun-ward, and the growing tone of the arrivals that are bursting everywhere. From U.S. volunteer truck driver, Ned Henschel, Dec. 8, 1918, Verdun, France: a rumour floated around that there was beer to found in a neighboring village. Title. This was one of the first United States official photographs of the American advance in the Argonne, a district that is not all forest by any means, but comprises much-cultivated territory and many towns and villages that have been wrecked by ruthless German fire. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Member of the Carnegie Expedition of 1915-16, circumnavigating the South Pole. During the Easter Uprising in Dublin of 1916 of Irish citizens against British rule, the British Illustrated War News of May 10, 1916 reported that British troops took cover behind a barricade of beer barrels. Wife is Florence King McColm. Ind., July 9, 1882, son of Mrs. Annie E. McCauley. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 339. A good boy, having joined Church three years before entering the service, attending Sunday school regularly. 67th Field Artillery Brigade: 149th Field Artillery (75)(1445) 150th Field Artillery (155)(1767) 151st Field Artillery (75)(1385) 117th Trench Mortar Battery Divisional Troops 149th Machine Gun Battalion (397) 117th Engineers (1484) 117th Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop Train: 117th Train Headquarters & Military Police The explosive is being further perfected and has not yet been adapted for military purpose. EXTRA POSTAGE Goldstar: Died Feb. 25, 1918 of wounds received from accidental causes in the line of Military duty, at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas: Clyde Erasmus Scott, while working at his trade as a bottle blower in Chicago Heights, Illinois, hearing the call of his country, enlisted in Co. M, 6th Illinois Infantry, April 12, 1917 and was sent to Camp Lowden, Springfield, Illinois for training. Left for overseas service in April 1918. November 11, 1918 armistice signed, our guns ceased firing at 10:55 A. M. although the Germans fired for eight minutes after we had received orders to stop. In the 2nd Div. [20], III Corps was first organized on 16 May 1918 in Mussy-Ser-Seine, France. It served through most of the battles that the American Expeditionary Forces fought on the Western Front. Reconstituted 18 November 1887 in the Missouri National Guard and reorganized at Kansas City as the Kansas City Light Battery. [29], V Corps was organized over the period 712 July 1918 in France as a Regular Army formation within the American Expeditionary Forces. "Catching a little nap under cover of their camouflaged guns, before moving their position under cover of the night, 313th Field Artillery, 155th Brigade. C, 123rd Field Artillery, Grant County, Indiana. Entered service in May 1917. I firmly believe that every American young man should have the benefits of military training and should be required to enroll and train with military reserve. This diagram was prepared by Major General Leonard Wood, as chief of staff of the United States army, showing how the field artillery of the United States compares with that of the other great nations. By the end of World War I, the corps had fought in three named campaigns: the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, the MeuseArgonne Offensive, and the Lorraine Campaign. I II 89, I I 92, I V 37, II V 32, II II (CAC, French) 79, II II 33, II II 33, II XVII 33, II IX 33, II VII 33, II VI 33, II II 33, Clyde Erasmus Scott, Batt. Entered service in April 1918. 149th Machine Gun Battalion 117th Engineers 117th Field Signal Battalion HQ Troop Trains 117th Train HQ and Military Police 117th Ammunition Train 117th Supply Train 117th Engineer Train 117th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals 165-168 Unit Histories Harold Stanley Johnson. Major General C. G. Morton, commanding; Colonel George S. Goodale, Chief-of- Staff; Major James A. Ulio, Adjutant-General. Reorganized 1 September 2008 to consist of the 1st Battalion. This page has been accessed 182 times. United States Center of Military History. General view of the battlefields over which the 27th and 30th Divisions fought in the drive through the Hindenburg line, taken at Le Cateau-Cambrsis, France, on October 19, 1918. Sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey, August 18, 1917. I am feeling fine and am in good spirits and having lots of experiences - and also lots of cooties if you dont know what a cootie is I will explain that it is a small animal about the size of two pinheads, usually found in the inside of the undershirt, itchy when you get a good mass of cooties working overtime. President (Wilson) arrived Brest on December 13, the 139th included in the bunch to meet him. Major General C. C. Ballou, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Allen J. Greer, Chief of Staff; Major Sherburne Whipple, Adjutant General. Headquarters, 402d Field Artillery Brigade. 10 May 2007. 1.The following regulations for the government of troops billeted in Sarrey are hereby published for the guidance of all concerned: (a) Cafes will be open to troops for sale of light wines and beers during the following hours: 1:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. National Archives Photo, courtesy of Indiana War Memorial Archives. It served in the Saint-Mihiel offensive, Lorraine offensive, Champagne offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.It was finally demobilized and moved back to the United States on 30 April 1919. Champagne can be bought for 9.00F a bottle $1.75 this is extra dry costs about $7.00 in the U.S. Beer costs .30 centimes a bottle 10c. [24], It served during the Third Battle of the Aisne, the Aisne-Oise Offensive, the Aisne-Marne offensive,[25] the MeuseArgonne Offensive, and undertook a short time in the defensive sectors of Lorraine and Champagne. (1st and 2d Independent Westmoreland Companies [also known as Wyoming Companies] authorized 23 August 1776 in the Continental Army; organized 26 August-21 September 1776 in Westmoreland County,. Brigadier General James B. Erwin, commanding, Colonel James M. Pickering, Chief- of-Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Knox, Adjutant General. The soldiers disrobed and their clothes were baked in steam and sulfur to cook the bugs. 148, 149, 150 and 151 (Howitzer) Brigades (New Army, CXLVIII to CLI) 152, 160, 175 and 176 (Howitzer) Brigades (New Army) 153, 154 (Howitzer), 172 and 173 Brigades (New Army, 36th Divisional Artillery) 153 and 154 (Howitzer) Brigades (Empire) (New Army, CLIII and CLIV) 155, 161, 164 (Howitzer) and 168 Brigades (New Army, CLV to CLXVIII) Sailed for the United States on January 26, 1919. R. C. Hufford, Sergeant Major, Field Artillery, Jefferson County, Indiana. Married, May 12, 1919. [35], Activated and organized by Major General Henry T. Allen on 18 November 1918, VIII Corps was ordered to train and supervise troops of the First Army that were withdrawing from the Meuse-Argonne theater to American training areas in France. Major General W. R. Smith, commanding; Colonel E. J. Williams, Chief-of-Staff; Major William R. Scott, Adjutant-General. Mobilized at amp, Wolf, Rushville, Indiana August 5, 1917. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 25. (Cambridge, Mass., Born at Lafayette, Ind., July 6, 1893, son of Mrs. Nell Wallace Brockenbrough. [14] It was finally demobilized on 25 March 1919. Was in the Argonne Battle, St. Mihiel, Beanla Woods. Off to the front are flares and searchlights, with darting stars behind and between. One U.S. Signal Corps photograph is captioned: American soldiers in a captured German trench drinking beer out of steins and smoking cigars.. Took active part in the Chateau-Thierry offensive and the St. Mihiel drive, and last at the Verdun sector. They continue today, working with VA hospitals and support groups. Every shell hole was used for machine-gun emplacements. Serving as a regular soldier when WW1 broke out, he was deployed from Aldershot with the 149th Battalion 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery to the Western Front with the 1st Division of British Expeditionary Forces under the command of Lt-Colonel Cunliffe-Owen, landing in France on 16th August 1914, where their first encounter with the German . Army War College Historical Section (1988a), p. 271. [observation post] on the high ground south of Xammes. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 210. Sent to Ft. Sill, Okla., where he acted as an instructor. Was in the death ward at Nantes, France for many days. Absolutely no drinking of other intoxicants will be permitted and all cases of intoxication will be summarily dealt with. Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms. Walter George Sands 149th Brigade, B Bty. Categories: United States Army Field Artillery Regiments. Enlisted in 1916 in 17th Cavalry. Part of his regiment was sent to Guard duty at East St. Louis during the riot there; and about November 1st, 1917 his whole regiment was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, where he was transferred to a first-class Private, Battery C, 123rd Field Artillery. An organized division of all States resolved that issue. It attacked in the Lorraine area, and also around Saint-Mihiel, before later recapturing and liberating the Duchy of Luxemburg. The heavy reliance on artillery fire left the war stalemated in the trenches. Between 12:00 and 14:00, 20 enemy shells, calibre 105, landed about 500 meters to our right.". 1st Division Major General Charles P. Summerall, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Campbell King, Chief of Staff, Major H. K. Loughry, Adjutant General. Newly developed high explosive shells could be thrown farther and higher than ever before. 68th Field Artillery practicing with gas masks in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Infantry_Division_United_States). With the 2nd American Army from September 22 until the armistice. It was demobilized on 15 April 1919, after the war had ended. It was officially demobilized on 1 July 1919. They Battled 40 Days to Keep the Huns from Paris. McRouse and Rev. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 428. Only fifty-three of these battalions ever reached the front lines. MacArthur was promoted to Colonel and designated the 42nd first chief of staff. Panorama of Battery C, 150th Infantry, 42nd Division. Overseas, Oct. 18th, 1917. They would freeze waiting for their clothes but were bug-free until they retired to their hay or tree branch mattresses in the trenches. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 338. The veterans adopted the name Cootie and formed a reunion group, The Military Order of the Cootie, complete with a uniform of a ruffled shirt, red pants, and a bug emblem on the vest. Wounded in a shell explosion on October 31, 1917, at the Aberdeen proving ground, Aberdeen, Maryland. A kind and loving son and a true friend., Mr. and Mrs. George Catlin, R. R. 1, Atlanta, Indiana, Edward Andrew Snyder, 139th Field Artillery, Decatur County, Indiana, Enlisted in Co. B., 4th Indiana Infantry, June 22, 1917. Was first to advocate the introduction of magnetic analysis into the building of cannons; the methods purpose being the detection of flaws in large, raw pieces of cast steel. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 297. It saw no combat during World War I, as it was formed after the Armistice. The heavy reliance on artillery fire left the war stalemated in the trenches. Choose from a wide range of high quality 4K or HD videos and footage. Is now with the 13th Infantry at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York. When we were over at our first town, every time the air raid signal would start going all of the Frenchies would head for the bomb proofs and the Americans would dash out into the street to see it. This is very typical., On a printed card from the YMCA, The Y.M.C.A accepts no responsibility for money or valuables kept by soldiers during the night. He was covered with earth, rendered unconscious and had to be dug out, but was not injured. A bride and seven-year-old daughter have removed from Ft. Wayne, the wife having remarried, November 1919, John Welty, of Kendallville, Indiana. Indiana War Memorial. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Lice were brought from France, India, England, and American and reproduced themselves into a hearty biting menace. [15], II Corps was organized in January 1918 with its headquarters being located in Montreuil, France. Twenty-six states sent units. The following are the Divisions, Armies, Corps, which this Brigade has been engaged since their arrival at the front. So far as I know somewhere near Coblenz. Adjustment by aerial observation, Adjustment satisfactory up to cessation of fire. Chemin-des-Dames, France. Sent to Camp Greene, N, C., a mobilization camp for the 4th Division. [49], These divisions were unassigned to any corps in the AEF during World War I at the time of the Armistice.[18][52]. At the start of World War I in 1914, beer was already an ancient beverage made and consumed by most the nations involved in the war. Lightboxes. James Edward Connolly, Corporal, FA, RD, Allen County, Indiana. Light Field Artillery was pulled by horses, Howitzers and heavier guns were moved with tractors. Killed in action November 7 as a first-rate Sergeant in the Mouzon engagement on the circle of hills surrounding Sedan. Lineage and Honors Information: I Corps (2009). This will always mark the end of the great world war. Organized Co. E, 4th Indiana Infantry starting in April 1917; which Co. left Marion Indiana September 5, 1917, after being in federal service from August 5, 1917 during this first month at National Military Home for D. V. S. Upon being transferred to Heavy Field Artillery on October 1, 1917, was made battery commander of C Battery, 139th Field Artillery, which was a consolidation of E Co. from Marion, Indiana, and F Co. from Bedford, Indiana, 4th Indiana Infantry.