Word: regiments
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Spanish-American war, when he was only 18, he enlisted as a private in the Massachusetts National Guard, and served during the war in Cuba. As a result of this, he was commissioned first lieutenant in the National Guard in 1909, and held that rank until his regiment became part of the regular army in March...
Captain Dunn, then a first lieutenant, was with his regiment all this time, except for one month in which he was sent to the British front near Armentieres. During his last six months in France he was commander of Company M of his regiment. Shortly before his return he was recommended for promotion but he did not actually get his captaincy until he arrived in this country, on July...
...back to where the assistant regimental adjutant was (somewhat behind the lines) after travelling over most of France, and spending a day each at Nancy and Paris. Then I found out that the Regiment was up at the front again, after only about three days of rest. So I started off after them; and finally, after riding all day on food transports, etc., got back to my company. They were camped on the reverse slope of a hill near the Vesle, in a regular inferno of noise, for there were batteries and batteries of guns on all sides as well...
...river, relieving one of our battalions, which had been pretty badly smashed up,--and there we stayed for about three days, when we were relieved by the French and came back here. At present we are occupying some of the towns which were held by our regiment during the Germans' July offensive--but they're more quiet now than then, I assure you. Save for our presence and that of a few civilians who have come back to take up the sorry task of rebuilding and rehabilitating--yes, and save for an occasional air raid--we might as well...
...months of constant jumping. Certainly we need it, as well as the chance to drill our replacements which a trip to rest billets would give, for we've quite a good many new men now--filling the gaps left in our ranks; for since June 1st this regiment has suffered some pretty severe losses--and I believe they're the smallest of any regiment in the division. Yet, as a regiment, we've done ourselves proud--received the Croix de Guerre; slaughtered huge numbers of Boche; stopped their attack across the Marne on the river bank, and only fell back...