Daily Record of Events- 146th Infantry
This document is an abridged account of the daily events of the 146th Infantry through the course of their involvement in the first World War, ranging from September of 1917 to April of 1919. The document is the eighty-eighth and eighty-ninth pages of the Frank Gerlach file.
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DAILY RECORD OF EVENTS — 146th INFANTRY
September 29, 1917______Entrained at Wooster, Ohio, for Camp Sheridan, Alabama.
October 1, 1927__________Arrived at Camp Sheridan.
May 22, 1918_____________Eeft [sic] Camp Sheridan for Camp Lee, Va.
May 23, 1918____________Arrived at Camp Lee.
June 12, 1918____________Entrained at Camp Lee.
June 13, 1918____________Arrived at Hoboken, N. J. — Embarked on S. S. Leviathan
June 15, 1918____________Sailed for France.
June 22, 1918____________Arrived at Brest Harbor, France.
June 23, 1918____________Debarked — Marched to Pontanezen Barracks.
June 26, 1918____________Entrained at Brest.
June 28, 1918____________Detrained at Bourmont.
June 29, 1918____________Marched to Sommercourt.
June 24, 1918____________Marched to Bourmont and entrained.
June 25, 1918____________Detrained at Moyen p Marched to Rambervillers.
June 31, 1918____________Marched from Rambervillers to Vaqueville.
September 16, 1918_____Relieved by 7th Infantry (French) and marched to Roeville.
September 17, 1918______Marched from Roeville to Baccarat. Entrained.
September 18, 1918_____Detrained at Revigney. Marched to Haironville.
September 20, 1918_____Embussed in French trucks and proceeded to woods near Recicourt.
September 21, 1918______Moved to woods north of Recicourt.
September 28, 1918_____Argonne—Meuse drive.
September 30, 1918_____Relieved by 32nd. Division. American.
October 1, 1918__________Marched from dead mans hill to Recicourt.
October 2, 1918_________Embussed in French trucks and proceeded t[o] woods near Void.
October 3, 1918_________Marched to Juoy.
October 4, 1918_________Marched to Hamonville.
October 6, 1918_________Marched to Beney. Relieved 89th Division from St. Mihiel. Sector.
October 16, 1918________Relieved by 28th Division. Marched to Essey.
October 17, 1918________Entrained on Narrow Guage Railroad and proceeded to Toul.
October 19, 1918________Marched to Dongermain, Entrained.
October 21, 1918________Detrained at Bosinge, Belgium.
October 22, 1918________Marched to Staden, Belgium.
October 23, 1918________Moved to farm two miles outside of Staden.
October 26, 1918________Marched to Lichtervelde.
October 26, 1918________Marched to Thielt.
October 30, 1918________Marched to Oesselghem.
October 31, 1918________First day fo 1st phase, Ypres—Lys Offensive.
November 4, 1918_______Relieved by French troops, Marched to Muelbeke.
November 8, 1918_______Marched to Deynze.
November 9, 1918_______Marched to cross roads, at Voordes.
November 10, 1918______First day 2nd phase, Ypres—Lys Offensive.
November 11, 1918______Armistice effected. at Heuvel—Escaut River, Belgium.
- Marched to Nederzwalm.
November 17, 1918______King Albert visited the regiment.
November 18, 1918______Nederzwalm— to Velsique — Ruddershowe by march.
November 21, 1918______Velsique — to Heeds — Aspers by march.
November 22, 1918______Aspers to Denterghem by march.
November 23, 1918______Denterghem to Lendelede by march.
December 4, 1918_______Lendelede to Sleyhaage by march.
December 5, 1918_______Sleyhaage to Proven by march.
December 7, 1918________Proven to Esquelbecq by march.
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December 17, 1918_______Esquelbecq to Rubrouck by march. Mem [sic] of the regiment awarded Belgium War Crosses at Esquelbecq.
January 12. 1919_________Rubrouck to Esquelbecq by march. Entrained.
January 14, 1919_________Arrived at St. Denis.
February 18, 1919________St. Denis to Vivion by march.
March 2, 1919____________Entrained at Vivion.
March 3, 1919____________Detrained at Brest and marched to Pontanezen Camp.
March 18, 1918___________Marched from Camp Pontanezen to Brest and embarked on S.S. MAUI.
March 31, 1919___________Debarked at Hoboken, N.J. entrained for Cam Dix.
April 3, 1919______________Entrained at Camp Dix.
April 4, 1919______________Arrived at Akron, Ohio.
April 5, 1919______________Paraded at Akron.
April 5, 1919______________Arrive at Canton.
April 6, 1919______________Paraded at Canton.
April 7, 1919______________Arrived at Columbus.
April 7, 1919______________Paraded at Columbus.
April 7, 1919______________Arrived at Camp Sherman, Ohio.
April 13, 1919_____________Regiment discharge from service.