FOREWORD
We trust that any errors or omissions which may be found in this book will be overlooked, as due to the nature of the subject it was particularly difficult to make a perfect and complete record.
Had it been possible in November, 1917, to have foreseen the futures of all the 5th Company men and published these records at that time, this book would undoubtedly have been of far greater interest than it is at present. We hope, however, that even now it will be of lasting value as a reminder of old friends and stirring times.
Fifth Company Records Committee.
FIFTH COMPANY WAR RECORD
FIFTH COMPANY INSTRUCTORS
AT PLATTSBURG
JAMES P. COLE
| Permanent Address | Omega, Louisiana. |
| Business Address | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| Present Occupation | Assistant Professor of Mathematics. |
| Last heard from | May, 1922. |
As a Captain, Infantry, in the Regular Army detailed to instruct at Plattsburg. Later assigned to 4th Division for duty. Sailed overseas, May 5, on H.M.S. Olympic as major commanding a battalion in one of the 4th Division Infantry regiments. German Submarine U-103 rammed and sunk during this voyage on May 11. Landed, Southampton, May 12. Crossed to France from Dover to Calais. In training behind the British lines about four weeks. Entered front lines for four days with the French at Laferte-Milon. Took part in Aisne-Marne Offensive entering the lines July 29, near Sergy on the Ourcq in command of a front line battalion. Was wounded that afternoon, having left leg shattered above the knee and a small hole in shoulder. Sent to Base Hospital No. 48 near Nevers. Evacuated in November, sailing from Brest, November 19, and arriving Newport News, November 29. Sent to Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, as patient. Retired from active service, October 30, 1919.
OLIVER JAMES SCHOONMAKER
| Permanent Address | Ashburnham, Massachusetts. |
| Business Address | South Ashburnham, Massachusetts. |
| Present Occupation | Chair Manufacturer. |
| Last heard from | May, 1922. |
Attended 1st Plattsburg Training Camp as 1st Lieutenant, Officers Reserve Corps. Commissioned Major, Infantry, U. S. R., August 8, 1917. Duty as instructor 2nd Plattsburg Training Camp until November 27. Commanding Officer, Supply Train, 76th Division, November 27, 1917 to March 28, 1918. Also on detached service during this period at 3rd Officers Training Camps, Camp Devens. Assigned to 303rd Infantry, March 29. Ordered to Field Officers School at Langres, France, June 24. Assigned to 7th Division, November 17, with duty as Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 55th Infantry. Stations in France: Vesnames, Segogne, Villers-sous-Preny, and Andilly. Retains Reserve Commission as Lieutenant-Colonel, Infantry.
ALEXANDER KENDALL
| Permanent Address | 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
| Business Address | 126 State Street, Boston. |
| Present Occupation | Treasurer, Downer, Hunnewell and Company (Importers). |
| Last heard from | May, 1922. |
Commissioned Captain, Infantry, U. S. R., August 15, 1917. Senior Instructor 5th Company, 2nd Plattsburg Training Camp, August 27 to November 27, 1917. Instructor, 1st Company, 3rd and 4th Officers Training Camps, Camp Devens, December 26, 1917 to June 20, 1918. Commanding Officer Company I, 303rd Infantry, at Camp Devens and Uzay-le-Venon, France, until November 11. Promoted to Major and transferred to 356th Infantry, Ehrang, Germany, December 20. Arrived at Camp Upton with this organization, June 1, 1919. Discharged at Camp Devens, July 1, 1919. Retains Reserve Commission as Major, Infantry.
ROBERT H. GEORGE
| Permanent Address | 184 Livingston Street, New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Business Address | Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. |
| Present Occupation | Assistant Professor of History. |
| Last heard from | March, 1922. |
Commissioned Captain, Infantry, U. S. R., August 15, 1917. Instructor 5th Company, 2nd Plattsburg Training Camp, August 27 to November 27. Commander Officer, Company I, 304th Infantry, 76th Division, December 15, 1917. Sailed overseas, July 8, 1918, with same organization. Stationed near Chateauneuf-sur-Cher, July to November, 1918. Attended 3rd Corps School, Clamecy, September to October, 1918. Attached for duty as assistant to Chief of Division of Western Europe, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, January 1, 1919. Returned to the United States, August 1, 1919. Discharged at Hoboken, August 2, 1919.