TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

[SOURCES OF THE DELTA.] Page 13

World Events -- The Nucleus -- Declaration of War. U. S. Joins -- Selective Service Plans.

CHAPTER II.

[A CAMP BELCHED FORTH.] Page 15

Selection of Camp Meade Site -- Cantonment Construction Building Progresses -- Home Leaving Preparations.

CHAPTER III.

["YOU'RE IN THE ARMY NOW".] Page 19

Officers at Fort Niagara -- Assignment of Officers Barrack org. -- New Soldiers Arrive.

CHAPTER IV.

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS.] Page 23

Description of Barracks -- A Day's Routine -- Getting Catalogued -- Inoculations and Drills -- Soldiers Arrive and Leave.

CHAPTER V.

[LEARNING TO BE A SOLDIER.] Page 27

First Non-Commissioned Personnel -- Effects of Transfers -- Schools -- Hikes -- Athletics -- Idle Hours.

CHAPTER VI.

[FLEETING HOURS OF LEAVE.] Page 30

Holiday Season Approaches -- Thanksgiving Feast Practice Marches -- Barrack 0103 -- Christmas 1917.

CHAPTER VII.

[WELL GROOMED BY DETAIL.]Page 33

Stable Police -- Inspections -- Staff Changes.

CHAPTER VIII.

[BATTERY PROGRESS.] Page 36

Formal Retreat -- Quarantine -- Celebration -- Rumors. Baltimore Parade -- West Elkridge Hike.

CHAPTER IX.

[FAREWELL TO CAMP MEADE.]Page 40

Getting Ready -- Advance Detail -- Departure.

CHAPTER X.

[ABOARD THE S. S. MORVADA.]Page 44

Set-Sailing -- Coastland Appears -- Halifax Harbor -- Convoy Assembles.

CHAPTER XI.

[DODGING SUBMARINES.] Page 48

Ocean Journey Starts -- Transport Life -- Sub Scares. Destroyers Delayed -- Battle With Subs.

CHAPTER XII.

[A ROYAL WELSH RECEPTION.]Page 54

Barry, South Wales -- Parade -- His Majesty's Letter. English Rail Journey.

CHAPTER XIII.

[A BRITISH REST CAMP.]Page 58

Crowded Tenting -- English Mess -- A Rainy Hike. Off for Southampton -- Flight Across the Channel.

CHAPTER XIV.

["SO THIS IS FRANCE!".] Page 63

Cherbourg -- A Battery Bath -- Side-Door Pullmans. Montmorillon.

CHAPTER XV.

[WHITE TROOPS INVADE MONTMORILLON.]Page 68

Racial Difficulties -- French Billets -- Impressions. The Gartempe.

CHAPTER XVI.

[ACTIVE TRAINING AT LA COURTINE.]Page 75

To La Courtine -- French Artillery Camp -- Russian Revolt -- Life on the Range -- Sickness -- Casualties.

CHAPTER XVII.

[NOVEMBER 11th AT LA COURTINE.]Page 82

November 7th -- November 11th -- Celebration -- Farewell Banquet -- Ville Sous La Ferte -- Fuel Details -- Delayed Departure.

CHAPTER XVIII.

[MUD AND BLANCHEVILLE. ] Page 89

Mud and Rats -- Historic Monteclair -- Thanksgiving 1918 -- Candle Mystery -- Sick Horses Arrive.

CHAPTER XIX.

[AN ADVENTUROUS CONVOY.]Page 93

Belgian Trip Proposed -- 100 Volunteers -- Remount 13 -- Convoying Mules -- Christmas 1918.

CHAPTER XX.

[ON THE ROAD TO BENOITE VAUX.]Page 100

Anxious to Join Division -- First Service Stripe -- A. E. F. Leave Centers -- Mounted Hikes -- Overland to Benoite Vaux.

CHAPTER XXI.

[WAR ORPHANS AND HORSE SHOWS.]Page 104

Two Battery Mascots -- Battalion and Regimental Shows -- Division and Corps Shows -- More Personnel Changes -- Maneuvres -- More Sickness and Casualties.

CHAPTER XXII.

[HOMEWARD BOUND.] Page 111

Boncourt -- Cirey les Mareilles -- Divisional Review. Camp Montoir -- St. Nazaire -- Edward Luckenbach -- New York -- Camp Dix -- Home.

CHAPTER XXIII.

[THE LORRAINE CROSS.] Page 118

Story of the Seventy-Ninth Divisional Insignia.

CHAPTER XXIV.

[BATTERY D HONOR ROLL.] Page 123

Names of Those Who Died and Graves Where Buried.

CHAPTER XXV.

["ONE OF US".]Page 125

Tribute to Private First Class Joseph A. Loughran.

CHAPTER XXVI.

[IN MEMORIAM.] Page 127

In Memory of Departed Comrades.

CHAPTER XXVII.

[FIRST BATTERY D STAFF.]Page 128

First Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Personnel.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

[BATTERY D OFFICERS.]Page 130

Complete List of Officers Associated With the Battery.

CHAPTER XIX.

[ROSTER OF BATTERY D.] Page 131

List of Names That Comprised the Sailing List of the U. S. S. Edward Luckenbach.

CHAPTER XXX.

[RECORD OF BATTERY TRANSFERS.] Page 135

Those Who Gained Commissions--List of Men Transferred to Other Organizations.

CHAPTER XXXI.

[PERSONALITIES.]Page 140

A Few Battery Reflections.

CHAPTER XXXII.

[A FEW GENERAL ORDERS.]Page 142

Messages From Several of the Officers.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

[MEMORABLE DATES.]Page 144

Calendar of Battery's Eventful Dates.