The history of Company B, 311th Infantry in the World War

The history of Company B, 311th Infantry in the World War

You, my comrades of the past two years, for whom this history is written, know that I have but small gift of expression at any time, and least of all for the things closest to my heart. At your request, however, made when we parted for the last time, I am writing the story of our company. I shall do my best to put down everything as it occurred, so far as my knowledge and memory will serve; and I trust that if the matter is true, you will overlook crudeness in the form. Company B, 311th InfantryOnly a letter and a number? Only one company out of the hundreds in the National Army? Yes, to outsiders; but to me, and I trust and believe to you, Company B was a living and vital being, composed of part of what was best in each of us. Its official life was twenty months; in that time it was born, grew to full strength, was trained, travelled some 7500 miles, fulfilled its destinyfought, suffered, lost; and finally returned to its birthplace and was mustered out. But the spirit of B Company is still with each of us, and not a man but has carried away more than he gave. Relatively, B Company was a very small part of the army. But to us, it was the army; just as we shall always think of the war in terms of St. Mihiel and the Argonne. We have heard of the Marne, Ypres, Verdun, Chateau Thierry; but every man sees the war through his own eyes. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 68333
Author: Gardenier, David
Release Date: Jun 17, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Transcript Printing House
Publication Date: 1922
Publisher Country: United States

Contributors

Editor: Colonna, B. A. (Benjamin Allison)