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Use as a starting point for Eugene Francis Gannon WW1 -- Born

Enlisted 2 March 1914 Corporal

69th New York Infantry (now the 165th? as of a 7 October 1918 letter from Company A---37th Machine Gun Battallion)

Service on the Mexican Border at McAllen, TX 18 July 1916 to 27 February 1917 -->what happened 3/14 --> 8/17?

United States declares war 6 April 1917

Entrained for Camp A.L. Mills, NY 17 August 1917 Left Camp Mills 5 November 1917

On board SS Ascania 6 November 1917 Arrive Liverpool England 30 November 1917

Entrained for and arrive at Camp Winnal Downs 1 Dec 1917 Left Camp Winnal Downs same day

Arrive Southampton 7 December 1917

Embarked for and arrive in LeHarve France at Rest Camp#2 8 Dec 1917 Entrained at Rest Camp #2 8 - 10 Dec 1917

Arrive at San Blinn 13 Dec 1917

Hiked to Aillainville and arrived 13 Dec 1917 Left Aillainville 26 Dec 1917

Arrive Consigny 26 Dec 1917 Left Consigny 27 Dec 1917

Arrive Montigny-le-roy 27 Dec 1917 Left 28 Dec 1917

Arrive Aubigny-le-mont 28 Dec 1917 Left 29 Dec 1917

Arrive Baissey 29 Dec 1917 Left 19 Feb 1918

Arrive Ferme St. George 20 Feb 1918 Left 2 March 1918

Arrive Luneville 2 March 1918 Left 9 March 1918

Arrive Camp New York 9 March 1918 Left 13 March 1918

Arrive Rouge Bouquet Sector 13 March 1918 Left 21 March 1918

Arrive Luneville 21 March 1918 Left 23 March 1918

Arrive Venessey 23 March 1918 Left 29 March 1918

Arrive Xafferviller 29 March 1918 Left 1 April 1918

Arrive Deneuvre 1 April 1918 Left 23 April 1918

Arrive Vaxainviller 23 April 1918 Left 29 April 1918

Arrive Sainte Pole 29 April 1918 Left 1 May 1918

Service Baccarat Sector 1 to 20 May 1918 Left 20 May 1918

Arrive Braiville 21 May 1918 Left 15 June 1918

Arrive Romont 16 June 1918 Left 16 June 1918

Arrive Chatel 19 June 1918

Arrive Sogny-au-Moulins 25 June 1918 Left 28 June 1918

Arrive Ferne de Bwoy(sp?) 29 June 1918 Left 4 July 1918

Arrive Riberpray(sp?) 4 July 1918 Left 4 July 1918

Arrive C.R. Tunis, St Hilaire Sector, Champagne 4 July 1918 Service at St Hilaire Sector 4 to 19 July 1918 in the second battle of the Marne Recieved wrenched back and internal injuries on 16 July 1918 caused by bombing of hospital while being treated for shrapnel wound. Left 4 July 1918

Arrive Vadenay 19 July 1918 Left 22 July 1918

Arrive La Charlmiere, near Chateau Thierry 23 July 1918 Left 24 July 1918

Arrive Chateau Thierry Sector 24 July 1918 Service Chateau Thierry Sector 24 July to 9 August 1918 During advance, the following towns were taken: Epieds 25 July 1918 Courpoil 26 July 1918 Bouvardes 27 July 1918 Villers-sur-Tere 28 July 1918

Rank is First Sergeant, Company L, 165th Infantry, 42nd Division, US Army

Crossed River Ourcq and arrived at Seringes et Nesles 29 July 1918

Left Seringes et Nesles and took Meurcy Farm where command was ordered to halt Left Foret de Nesle 1 August 1918

The following information is from a commemorative placard at Meurcy Farm: "Late in the afternoon of July 26, 1918, units of the American 42nd Rainbow Division attacked heavily defended enemy positions at La Croix Rouge Farm, south of the Ourcq River.  As the enemy retreated to fortifications north of the river, the Rainbow formed up on a 3000 yard front just south of the Ourcq.  Under constant enemy machine gun and artillery fire, the Ourcq was crossed on July 28 and in six days of hand to hand combat, key positions at Hill 212, Sergy, Meurcy Farm, Bois Colas, and Seringes et Nesles were captured.  The Rainbow Division, including attached units, suffered 6459 casualties; 5049 wounded and 1410 killed."

Entered Foret de Nesle 1 August 1918 Left Foret de Nesle 3 August 1918

Arrive Foret de Tere 3 August 1918

Ordered home 9 August 1918 and left Foret de Tere same day

Arrive Paris 10 August 1918 Left Paris 11 August 1918

Arrive Brest 12 August 1918 Embark Brest for USA 13 August 1918 aboard SS Leviathan

Arrive Hoboken NJ 20 August 1918 Proceeded to Camp Merritt, NJ that same day Left Camp Merritt 27 August 1918

7 September 1918, now attached to the 10th Battalion, 153rd Depot Brigade, Camp Dix NJ transfered to 13th Division, Camp Lewis, WA

--> what happened between August 1918 and discharge in March 1919

Discharged 11 March 1919