Capt. Colonna and Lt. Foulkes at Camp Dix, 1918.
THE HISTORY
OF
COMPANY B, 311th INFANTRY
IN THE
WORLD WAR.
Edited by
B. A. Colonna
with contributions by David Gardenier, Charles Peter,
and Tracy S. White.
Statistics compiled by Bert W. Stiles.
FREEHOLD, N. J.
TRANSCRIPT PRINTING HOUSE,
1922
COPYRIGHT, 1922,
BY B. A. COLONNA AND B. W. STILES.
INDEX
| Page | |
| Introduction | 5 |
| Chapter I—Madison Barracks | 6 |
| Chapter II—Camp Dix | 7 |
| Chapter III—The Cruise of the “NESTOR” | 11 |
| Chapter IV—The English Sector | 16 |
| Chapter V—The American Sector | 32 |
| Chapter VI—St. Mihiel and Limey Sector | 40 |
| Chapter VII—Meuse-Argonne | 67 |
| Chapter VIII—Flavigny-sur-Ozerain | 74 |
| Chapter IX—Homeward Bound | 76 |
| Alphabetical Roster of Officers | 81 |
| Alphabetical Roster of Enlisted Men | 83 |
| Classified Rosters | 108 |
| Number of Officers and Men by States | 111 |
| Lists of Casualties | 112 |
| Decorations | 114 |
| Extracts from General Orders No. 6 | 115 |
INTRODUCTION
You, my comrades of the past two years, for whom this history is written,know that I have but small gift of expression at any time, and least of all forthe things closest to my heart. At your request, however, made when we partedfor the last time, I am writing the story of our company. I shall do my best toput down everything as it occurred, so far as my knowledge and memory willserve; and I