WWI Experience of Guy S. Conrad
11/10/1918
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In this World War I account, Guy S. Conrad describes his first-hand experience of the Battle of Argonne Forest:
After holding our position till the evening of Oct. 10, we went over the top again it was there the enemy sent over a gas barrage some of our boys got gassed and went from there to hospitals.This document comes from a collection of "Personal War Experiences" that WWI servicemen were asked to write after their return from the front during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The men were personnel of the 36th Division – known as the Lone Star Division, formed from the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard – of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).
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Nov 10 - 1918Battle of Arigon Forest
On the night of Oct 7th B. Co 132nd MG. received orders to advance to the Front. So after disposing of all our extry equipment by a small bunch of trees in a salvage dump we started for the Bash.
We were all heavy loaded with extry amunition and our M.G. equiptment but after we finally arived to the point where we were to be on the morning of Oct. 8. We rested for several minuts for further orders. It was there where I seen my first man wounded. Pvt. Gary
We were all laying on top of the ground by a small railroad, when Capton Towery gave orders to move forward. We gathered our equiptment and started, did not go far till the Capton got shot. The rest kept on going. Lt. Hudson took charge we advanced to a cluster of trees took shelling for a fue minuts then advanced father it was there where the Bash gave us Hell. Snipers M.G. and artilery Batterys were all working together in the mean time a group of French tanks,
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were working on our front. The heavy fighting did not last over three hours it was there where several of our boys got wounded. and some killed.
After the battle there was a constance flight of enemy air planes flying over our lines at different times.
After holding our possition till the evening of Oct 10 we went over the top again it was there the enemy sent over a gass barrage some of our boys got gassed and went from there
to hospitals. After holding that possition till the evening of Oct the 12th we made an advance of several Kilometers where we were in reserve for a fue days then advanced up in suport for one evening. it was there were were relieved back to [struck through word] reserve for something like a week. From there we advance to the front and on the evening of 26th we put down a M.G. barrage on the enemy, at that time the infantry boys
advanced over the top asted by our M.G. sectons they were successfully in taking quite a number of prisoners. at this time both The French and enemy aritilery were exchanging shells but fortunately no one was hurt out of our Co and the French relieved us on the night of Oct 27th.
Guy S. Conrad
O.K.
Jnh R Smith
1st Lieut
This primary source comes from the Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I).
National Archives Identifier: 77416855
Full Citation: Personal Experience of the Battle of Argonne Forest from Guy S. Conrad; 11/10/1918; Conrad, Guy S. [Rank Unknown] 132nd M.G. Bn. Co. B 36th Division 1918, 236.33.61; Records of Divisions, 1917 - 1920; Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I), Record Group 120; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/battle-argonne-forest, March 26, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
