| 310th Infantry, 78th Division, USA 1917 - 1919
We have acquired and scanned a copy of a publication entitled:
A History of the Three Hundred Tenth Infantry
Seventy-Eighth Division
U.S.A
1917 - 1919
The publication contains narratives describing training, various deployments including detailed accounts of battles,
demobilization, unit and individual decorations, and saualty tables. The narratives are generally well written and contain
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| Page # | Contents |
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| Page 1 | Handwritten note inside book stating "property of Pvt Joseph B. Knittel" |
| Page 2 | Portrait of Maj. Gen. James H. McRae and brief summary of the unit |
| Page 3 | Title Page |
| Page 4 | Foreword by Colonel W. C. Babcock |
| Page 5 | Foreword continued |
| Page 6 | Table of Contents |
| Page 7 | Photo: "The Colors" |
| Page 8 | Photo: Col. Walter C. Babcock, D. S. M. |
| Training Period |
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| Page 15 | Narrative |
| Page 16 | Photos of The Regiment and The Camp |
| Page 17 | Narrative |
| Page 18 | Table describing the strength of the regiment |
| Page 19 | Orders detailing assignments: surnames noted - Martin, Warren, Jervey, Pond, Rockefeller, Judd, Douglass, Moore |
| Page 20 | Photos of Officers, The Supply Co., The L Co., Camp Dix |
| Page 21 | Narrative |
| Page 22 | Narrative |
| Page 23 | Roster of Officers upon arrival at Calais, France: Babcock, Pond, Judd, Vanderwerker, King, Mandeville, Douglas, Dyke, Morgan, Hylant, Kulka, Rockwood, Rockefeller, Piester, Kaliska, Case, Knight, Warren, Cory, Flynn, Douglas, Bacon, Lester, Haley, McRae, Robinson, Bretz, Green, Ambler, Leary, Bradley, O'Connor, Ward, Dunn, Harris, Andrews, Cox, McGuire, Busk, McCaffrey, Delavan, Thompson, Donnelly, Lister, Meads, Gosling, Dane, Hamilton, Brockway, Curtis |
| Page 24 | Roster of Officers upon arrival at Calais, France: Volz, Phulps, Garnache, Howe, Ryan, McMillan, McIntyre, Kershaw, Sommers, Dinan, Crouch, Ekman, Seiler, Rogers, Guthrie, Hoge, Ovington, Emmerton, Dahlquist, Vandeventer, Galt, McDermott, Doty, Douglass, Jones, Cramer, Lynch, O'Connor, Crozier, Goodrich, Beale, Hills, Willsey, Donoghue, Card, Kilner, Herrick, Garrett, Beuchat, Greene, Thompson, Mann, Donohue, Dalglish, Morey, Bowerman, Ray, Goldsmith, Locke, Korkus, Sargent, Sherman, Mandeville, Vates, Lotz, Cordes, Van Etten, Jarrell, Flynn, Sherwood |
| Page 25 | Narrative |
| Page 26 | Map showing "The Travels of the 310th |
| Page 27 | Narrative |
| Page 28 | Drawing of Regimental Headquarters at Seninghem |
| Page 29 | Narrative |
| Page 30 | Photos of 310th Machine Gun Co and Instructions under British NCOs |
| Page 31 | Narrative |
| Page 32 | Narrative |
| Page 33 | Narrative |
| The March to the Front Aug 24 to Sep 16, 1918 |
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| Page 37 | Narrative |
| Page 38 | Narrative |
| Page 39 | Field Orders |
| Page 40 | Narrative |
| Page 41 | Narrative |
| Page 42 | Field Orders |
| Page 43 | Narrative |
| Page 44 | Narrative |
| Page 45 | Narrative |
| Page 46 | Narrative |
| Page 47 | Map - The Advance Into St. Mihiel |
| Page 48 | Narrative |
| Page 49 | Narrative |
| Page 50 | Narrative |
| Page 51 | Narrative |
| Page 52 | Field Orders |
| Page 53 | Photo - German Shells Breaking Over Thiaucourt |
| Page 54 | Narrative |
| Page 55 | Photo - The Bridge Over The Rupt de Mad - Scene of Our First Casualty |
| Page 56 | Photo - The Ruined Church at Thiaucourt |
| Page 57 | Narrative |
| Page 58 | Narrative |
| Page 59 | Narrative and Photo - A Boche "Kodak" of Thiaucourt |
| Page 60 | Roster of Officers in the regiment at the taking over the front line sector near Thiaucourt, Sep 15, 1918: Babcock, Foster, Vanderwerker, Goodwill, Thompson, Dane, Leary, Thompson, Bentley, Emmerton, Beuchat, Donnelly, Dyke, Morgan, Hylant, Kilner, Rockwood, Rockefeller, Piester, Cannaday, Kaliska, Knight, Case, Warren, Cory, Flynn, Bacon, Lester, Beers, Judd, Robinson, Vates, Jarrell, Bacon, Willsey, Wilson, Beers, Bell, Bretz, Greene, O'Connor, Buettner, Busk, Kulka, Jones, McKenzie, Lister |
| Page 61 | Roster cont'd: Ward, Lowman, Scruggs, Smith, Meads, Hamilton, Brockway, Curtis, Volz, Douglass, Robertson, Rogers, Cramer, Dahlquist, Lynch, Garnache, Howe, Kershaw, McIntyre, Sommers, Crouch, Wylie, Seiler, Conklin, Ambler, Hoge, Locke, Marquardt, Irwin, Galt, Doty, Smith, Harris, O'Connor, Herrick, McMillan, Flynn, Sherwood, Sargent, Lester, King, Crozier, Hills, Goodrich, Beale, Donoghue, Haley, Donohue, Mann, Vermillion, Wallace, Card, Garrett, Collins, Phillips, Ray, Korkus, Goldsmith, Ekman, Sherman |
| Limey Sector / Raid on Mon Plaisir Ferme |
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| Page 64 | Narrative |
| Page 65 | Map of Limey Sector |
| Page 66 | Narrative |
| Page 67 | General Orders |
| Page 68 | Narrative |
| Page 69 | Narrative |
| Page 70 | Narrative |
| Page 71 | Narrative |
| Page 72 | Photo of Chaplain James N. King, D.S.C. |
| Page 73 | Orders |
| Page 74 | Narrative |
| Page 75 | Narrative |
| Page 76 | Narrative |
| Page 77 | Narrative |
| Page 78 | Photo - The Main Street of Thiaucourt |
| Page 79 | Narrative |
| Page 80 | Field Orders |
| Page 81 | Narrative |
| Page 82 | Narrative |
| Page 83 | Orders |
| Page 84 | Narrative |
| Page 85 | Orders |
| Page 86 | Orders and Photo - When the Boche Held Thiaucourt |
| Page 87 | Narrative |
| Reports on the Operations of the Supply Co and Medical Detachment |
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| Page 90 | Narrative |
| Page 91 | Narrative |
| Page 92 | Narrative |
| Page 93 | Narrative |
| Page 94 | Photo - The Burning of Thiaucourt |
| Citations and Awards of Military Decorations - St. Mihiel and the Limey Sector |
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| Page 97 | General Orders |
| Page 98 | Distinguished Servise Cross - Chaplain James N. King, 2nd Lt Donald McIntyre |
| Page 99 | 2nd Lt Richard B. Rockwood, Sgt Robert Quiri |
| Page 100 | Sgt James B. Lawless, Pvt Francis A. Duffy |
| Page 101 | Pvt Chester Ray Huff |
| Page 102 | Citations Published in General Orders - 2nd Lt Richard B. Rockwood, Sgt Arthur C. Miller |
| Page 103 | Sgt Alan F. Arnold |
| Page 104 | Cpl George Amling |
| Page 105 | PFC Earl R. Siner, PFC Chester F. Straw |
| The March to Argonne / Thiaucourt to the Aire River |
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| Page 109 | Narrative |
| Page 110 | Narrative |
| Page 111 | Narrative |
| Page 112 | Narrative |
| Page 113 | Narrative |
| Page 114 | Photo - St. Juvin and the Aire River |
| Page 115 | Narrative |
| Page 116 | Roster of Officers in the regiment at the taking over the front line sector at St. Juvin, Oct 16, 1918 - Babcock, Foster, Vanderwerker, Goodwill, Thompson, Dane, Leary, Thompson, Crouch, Bentley, Beuchat, Donoghue, Donnelly, Dyke, Morgan, Hylant, Piester, Knight, Case, Warren, Irwin, Flynn, Emmerton, Bacon, Lester, Beers, Judd, Robinson, Vates, Bacon, Rockefeller, Willsey, Beers, Bretz, O'Connor, Greene, Scruggs, Smith, Busk, Kulka, Jones, Meads, Hamilton, Brockway |
| Page 117 | Roster cont - Volz, Douglass, Robertson, Rogers, Cramer, Dahlquist, Lynch, Garnache, McIntyre, Kampf, Conklin, Blodgett, Ambler, Hoge, Locke, Marquardt, Galt, Doty, Phulps, Smith, Lynch, O'Connor, McMillan, Lester, Sargent, King, Jarrell, Crozier, Hills, Goodrich, Haley, Card, Garrett, Phillips, Snell, Donohue, Wallace, Ray, Korkus, Goldsmith, Freel |
| Page 118 | Photo - Pylone Cross-Roads |
| Page 119 | Narrative |
| The Meuse-Argonne Offensive - Oct 16 - 31, 1918 |
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| Page 123 | Narrative |
| Page 124 | Photo - "Our Signal Platoon Swam the Aire River ... " |
| Page 125 | Narrative |
| Page 126 | Photo - Regimental HQ at Marcq |
| Page 127 | Map - The Battle-Ground of the 310th |
| Page 128 | Photo - The Bois des Loges |
| Page 129 | Narrative |
| Page 130 | Photo - Funk-Holes in Hillside East of St. Juvin |
| Page 131 | Narrative |
| Page 132 | Photo - The Edge of the Bois des Loges |
| Page 133 | Narrative |
| Page 134 | Narrative |
| Page 135 | Narrative |
| Page 136 | Narrative |
| Page 137 | Photo - Capt. Raymond L. Thompson |
| Page 138 | Narrative |
| Page 139 | Narrative |
| Page 140 | Photo - Position Held by Our Third Battalion Along the St. Juvin-Grandpre Road |
| Page 141 | Orders |
| Page 142 | Photo - Town Square of Marcq |
| Page 143 | Narrative |
| Page 144 | Narrative |
| Page 145 | Narrative |
| Page 146 | Narrative |
| The Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Phase 2) - Nov 1 - 5, 1918 |
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| Page 149 | Narrative |
| Page 150 | Orders |
| Page 151 | Orders |
| Page 152 | Orders |
| Page 153 | Narrative |
| Page 154 | Narrative |
| Page 155 | Image of Leaflet distributed "over the Hun Lines" |
| Page 156 | Narrative |
| Page 157 | Map - The Chase after the Boche |
| Page 158 | Photo - The Crossroads at Authe |
| Page 159 | Narrative |
| Page 160 | Photo - Verrieres |
| Page 161 | Narrative |
| Page 162 | Narrative |
| Page 163 | Orders |
| Page 164 | Narrative |
| Page 165 | Narrative |
| Page 166 | Roster of Officers in the regiment upon relief from the front line near Verrieres, Nov 15, 1918 - Babcock, Foster, Vanderwerker, Dane, Thompson, Vates, Leary, Bentley, Brockway, Beuchat, Donoghue, Dyke, Morgan, Hylant, Crouch, Piester, Warren, Irwin, Emmerton, Bacon, Lester, Beers, Judd, Robinson, Bacon, Willsey, Rockefeller, Jarrell, Beers |
| Page 167 | Roster cont'd - Buettner, Lowman, Busk, Hamilton, Curtis, Douglass, Charlesworth, Rogers, Dahlquist, Lynch, Kershaw, Blodgett, Wood, McMillan, Alway, Norwood, Lester, King, Goldsmith, Mann, Korkus, Freel |
| Reports on the Operations of the Supply Co and Medical Detachment |
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| Page 170 | Narrative |
| Page 171 | Narrative |
| Page 172 | Narrative |
| Page 173 | Narrative |
| Page 174 | Narrative |
| Citations and Awards of Military Decorations (Meuse-Argonne Offensive) |
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| Page 177 | Memorandum |
| Page 178 | General Orders |
| Page 179 | General Orders |
| Page 180 | Distinguished Service Crosses: 2nd Lt Matthew E. Conklin, Sgt John H. Secor, PFC Anthony Buonomo |
| Page 181 | Sgt Lewis E. Whitehead, Cpl Julius A. Piazzani |
| Page 182 | PFC Esric C. Gumbs, Pvt Frank J. Semple |
| Page 183 | Distinguished Service Medal: Col. Walter C. Babcock |
| Page 184 | Officers and Enlisted Men Officially Cited For Gallantry In Action: Sgt Alan F. Arnold, Cpl George Conroy, 2Lt Ralph A. Freel, Sgt James J. Johnson, 1Lt Edwin F. Korkus, 2Lt Dudley G. Lester |
| Page 185 | Maj Wood L. Ray, 1Lt Harry J. Sargent, Sgt George E. Sessions, PFC Chester F. Straw, 1Sgt Eugene F. Hourihan, Cpl William F. Klatte |
| Page 186 | Officers and Enlisted Men Officially Cited and Recommended by the regimental Commander for Decoration: Cpt Charles W. Vates, 1Lt Kenneth F. Cramer |
| Page 187 | 1Sgt Eugene F. Hourihan, Cpl George Conroy, Cpl Francis O. Nugent |
| Page 188 | Cpl Carl O'Neil |
| Page 189 | Citations Published in General Orders: Col Walter C. Babcock, Maj Wood L. Ray, Cap Raymond L. Thompson |
| Page 190 | 1Lt Walter Jones, 1Lt Dudley G. Lester, 1Lt Harry J. Sargent |
| Page 191 | 1Lt Edwin F. Korkus, 2Lt Ralph A. Freel |
| Page 192 | 1Sgt Paul Zilik, Sgt James J. Johnson, Sgt George E. Sessions |
| Page 193 | Cpl William F. Klatte, 1Sgt Antonio G. Waldo, Mess Sgt Patrick H. Gilleran |
| Page 194 | Foreign Citations - Croix de Guerre: 2Lt Forrest A. Smith, 2Lt Matthew E. Conklin, Sgt Lewis E. Whitehead, PFC Esric C. Gumbs |
| Page 195 | Pvt Francis A. Duffy Croce Al Merito di Guerra: Cpl Julius A. Piazzani, PFC Anthony Buonomo |
| Page 196 | Order de la Couronne: 2Lt Richard B. Rockwood, 2Lt Ralph A. Freel |
| Communications Units |
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| Page 197 | Narrative |
| Page 198 | Narrative |
| Page 199 | Narrative |
| The 21st Training Area and Demobilization, Nov 6 to Jun 5, 1919 |
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| Page 203 | Narrative |
| Page 204 | Narrative |
| Page 205 | Narrative |
| Page 206 | Map - The Peace Sector |
| Page 207 | Narrative |
| Page 208 | Narrative |
| Page 209 | Photos - Marching, Parading and the Division Boxing Team |
| Page 210 | Narrative |
| Page 211 | Narrative |
| Page 212 | Narrative |
| Page 213 | Photos |
| Page 214 | Orders |
| Page 215 | Narrative |
| Page 216 | Roster of Officers in the regiment upon arrival at Bordeaux: Babcock, Foster, Vanderwerker, Mandeville, Thompson, Dane, Emmerton, Dyke, Hylant, Crouch, Woodcock, West, Richmond, Flynn, Warren, Lester, Beers, Conklin, Dahlquist, Clark, Judd, Robinson, Jarrell, King, Charlesworth, Willsey, Bretz, Green, Gosline, Plank, Leary, Rockefeller, O'Connor, Craik, Skeels, Busk, Jamieson, Bullock, Morey, O'Keefe, Meads, Hamilton, Kelly, Brockway, Thomas |
| Page 217 | Roster cont'd: Lynch, Douglass, Cramer, Bowen, Wurtzel, Gallup, Higgins, Howe, McClellan, Kulka, Ovington, Turner, Hoff, Sommers, Dinan, Heenahan, Kampff, Sessions, Hoge, Howlett, Deroche, Galt, Jones, Rowe, Maguire, Smith, Bloch, Ward, Sherman, Vates, Travilla, MacMillan, Alway, Lynch, Callahan, Meharg, Lewis, Graham, Sargent, Phillips, Hitchcock, Thompson, Mann, Pillman, Korkus, Pierce, Parker |
| Page 218 | "The Flash" |
| Page 219 | Narrative |
| Page 220 | Photos |
| Page 221 | Final Orders |
| Casualty Lists | |
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