Combat Patrol, 318th Infantry,
Cross Roads 500 yds. south of CLINTON SCHOOL HOUSE.
No. 3. 9 Jan. 18. 9-45 p. m.
Location of sending detachment means the exact spot upon which sender is located at time of writing.
The date should be given always as above in the sequence, day, month, year. This combination prevents the numerals from being confused. In naming a night both days should be mentioned thus: Night 4/5 Feb. 18.
The time should always have the dash between the hour and minutes.
Messages sent on the same day from the same sending detachment are numbered consecutively. Each day or each mission starts a new series.
If a map referred to is not the one on the reverse side of the message, the sender should designate the name or number of the map used, immediately below the number of the message.
The Body of the message contains the following:
To Whom Sent,
The Body Proper.