William Miller's WWI Diary-Part 8

This diary posting William begins in quarantine, experiences more rain, has a visit from General Pershing and ends on the move to a new camp. Grandpa Miller has gone from hauling ammunition to hauling hay, beef and water to now hauling show troops.

William Miller Diary, February 20-April 1, 1919.

Feb. 21 Very nice day Still staying at Y.M.C.A. Infirm.

Feb. 22 Rained some still at Infirmary.

Feb. 23 Sunday Rained quite hard I returned to Co.

Feb. 24 Nice day. I was on as Room Orderly day and at night.

Feb. 25 Quite nice day All took bath and cleaned up.

Feb. 26 Rained some All worked on road. 20 fellows went after trucks

Feb. 27 Quite nice but rained some All worked on road.

Feb. 28 Nice day. All worked on road.

Mar. 1 Very nice day All worked on road.

Mar. 2 Sunday Rained some Drilled most all day

Mar. 3 Quite nice but rained some in P.M. I was on Room Orderly all day and night.

Mar. 4 On Room Orderly untill 6 A.M. off duty during day. Rained quite hard most all day

Mar. 5 Rainy. Went on Guard duty at 3-20 P.M.

Mar. 6 Rained quite hard came of Guard at 3-20 P.M.

Mar. 7 Quite nice day Was on police duty all day.

Mar. 8 Nice day Inspection in A.M. with full packs I was on police detail finished at noon.

Mar. 9 Nice day Sunday Had big Inspection with full packs and laid out equipment on bunks. M’s drilled in P.M. quarentine lifted. I went on Guard at 3-20 P.M.

Mar. 10 Steady rain I was on Guard untill 3-20 P.M.

Mar. 11 Was on as Room Orderly all day and night man

Mar. 12 Quite nice day Was off Duty untill 2 P.M. Went out on G.M.C. truck ambulance with Duff. Took show troop to Laigner [Laignes] had 2 punctures



Mar. 13 Nice day. On truck detail.

Mar. 14 Quite nice day. On truck detail made trip to Les Forges, Sennevay(?) [Sennevoy] and Gigny for Sharpshooter Officers and took Them to Tonnere.

Mar. 15 Nice day. Made trip to Tonnere in P.M. to bring back participants of 1st Army Core Meet and took another load from Ancy-Le-Franc at 9 P.M. had two blowouts.

Mar. 16 Nice day On truck Detail

Mar. 17 Nice day. Made trip to Semur to 78th Div. Hqt. for 29th Div’s show brought them to Ancy-Le-Franc Then took 320th show to Argenteul

Mar. 18 Rainy. Took 320th band to Railhead, then made trip to Les Forges.

Mar. 19 Very Nice day. Truck in for repairs

Mar. 20 Rained some I quit truck detail and went on road work detail

Mar. 21 Rained hard almost all day Was out on road work detail

Mar. 22 Quite nice day. Reg. Sat. Ins. and with full packs Was on Road Detail all day.

Mar. 23 Sunday All went to Delouser at Chassignells Was quite nice day.

Mar. 24 Quite nice day but rainy in P.M. I went on Guard at 4-45 P.M.

Mar. 25 Nice day. Was on Guard

Mar. 26 Rained almost all day All hike to Pimeleu(?) [Pimelles] and were Inspected by Gen. Pershing left at 5-30 A.M. and returned at 4 30 P.M.

Mar. 27 Rained. Twenty men on detail unloading rock from boat.

Mar. 28 On detail tearing down stables and carrying lumber

Mar. 29 Rained hard most all day Cootie Ins. In A.M. I was on detail wrecking stable and carrying lumber

Mar. 30 Sunday. Very disagreeable day snowed and stormed Had Ins. With packs at 10-30. A.M.

Mar. 31 Nice day. All worked all day policeing up and prepareing to break Camp.

Apr. 1 First call at 4-30 A.M. breakfast at 5-30 and policed up around barracks left Cusy at about 9 A.M. hiked to Railhead about 5 kilom’s had dinner at Casual barracks and left at 12-25 P.M. on box cars 37 men on each car.