Ramsey C. Henschel Accounts of World War I - ca. September 1918
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[September] 25 thru Neuville 11pm in Argonne. [September] 26 5:30 a.m. jump off; thru Cheppy Slept on Flat beyond Cheppy orders 27 thru Very to south of Charpentry moved all night to 1st Aid Valley [September] 28 10 a.m. formed line So. of Chaudron France. 29th 2:30 pm 1st Counter Attack 4:00 pm 2nd gassed all night 30th 10:00 a.m moved back of wire. fed (5 gal can slum 9 pm along Line Order about 11 pm move out at 2 am [October] 1-2 a.m. passed 1st Div at 1st Aid Valley Metzeral Metlock
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26th 5:30 Fag [ms illegible: 1 wd] Cheppy into Flat 27th 5:00 am [ms illegible: 1 wd] left tools about 1010 a.m. to [ms illegible: 2 wds] Calvary Planes Artillery 2 pm [ms illegible: 3 wds] 630 Supplies 730 thru Charpentry thru 3 [ms illegible: 1 wd] 28th 930 a.m thru Wire all night counter attacks 11 am-to 2 pm 29th [ms illegible: 2 wds] 9:30 [ms illegible: 1 wd] behind W plans Gas all night 30th all day to 2 am. 2 am 1st Div in Valley
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Hobokin (Great Northern) Brest, La Havre, [ms illegible: 1 wd] Coisey, 7 K north of Amiens To Kruth Matlock, Bussat Sam Mills Out Xertigny, Brussels Belgium to Livendon near St. Mihiel Wolls- [ms illegible: 1 wd] to Argonne walked N thru New Villy [September] 25 [ms illegible: 3 wds] 11pm Woods a barrage [September] 26 4:30-5:30 out{Gas Mch gun Road Mine Cheppy about 40 M on the plateu about 7 pm. [September] 27 5:30 am the Very left [ms illegible:] near Charpentry SW at about 90m. Xertigney Epinal District Wessering Kruth-Bussat Mill Savoy of Complete Supply Dept [ms illegible: 1 wd] Verdun [ms illegible: 5 wds] Vaux Le Palemen Lerouville Brest Xmas Commercy Dist. Commercy
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Argonne Offensive Reserves 3rd Corps 33-80-4 3 [September] 28th-[October] 4 5th 70-37-91 32 Patches of woods, [October] 4 1st 35-28-77 92 snipers & continuous lines of MS 1st Army 1-29-82 [October] 10th [ms illegible: 1 wd] cleared 44 Enemy div. [September] 26 & [November] 6 16,059 prisoners 46 guns. 2,5,26,42,78,79,80,89,90 Extra 1, 77, 2, 5, 26, 42, 79, 80, 89, 90 Used twice [November] 18, 1918. 2,035,347 men in Europe (or on way) less losses. 1,338,169 combatants in France. 40 Div. (10 of which the Inf. used as replacements) American Losses- Killed 36,154 Wounded 179,625 Prisoners 2,163 Disease 14,811 Missing 11,660 Unclass 2,204 [Total] 53,169 Captured 44,000 prisoners 1,400 guns, howitzers, & trench mortors.
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Turkey 40th [ms illegible: 1 wd]
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110th Engineers [ms illegible: 2 wds] troops Origin and Exposition W [November] 1 Napoleanic Barracks La Harve Port region {Gas [ms illegible: 1 wd] exchange for Am. E field Rifle Livendun? St. Mihiel Kruth Cable way Brest Metalock thru Souville Pershing
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| Title | Ramsey C. Henschel Accounts of World War I - ca. September 1918 |
| Creator | Henschel, Ramsey C. |
| Source | Henschel, Ramsey C. Accounts of World War I. ca. September 1918. Henschel, Ramsey C. Collection. 82.170. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Short handwritten accounts of World War I according to Ramsey C. Henschel. Details of where he was located during the Argonne offensive as well as how many were killed or wounded. Henschel was a Sergeant of the Kansas National Guard for Company C of the 110th Engineers. |
| Subject LCSH | Argonne; World War, 1914-1918--Casualties |
| Subject Local | World War One; WWI; Campaigns/Battles - Common names [Meuse-Argonne Offensive] |
| Site Accession Number | 82.170 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Rights | The text and images contained in this collection are intended for research and educational use only. Duplication of any of these images for commercial use without express written consent is expressly prohibited. |
| Date Original | 1918 |
| Language | English |