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 More diary entries - September 30, 1918, Mon., Rain in a.m. Clear p.m. Fired rifle grenades in a.m. - to Langres at 10:00 - 5 of us - to be "de-cootieized" again. Had excellent dinner, long bath, shave, clothes pressed & cleaned - back at 3:20 for a map conference. Study & lecture in evening. Very cold. Am feeling more fit today than ever before. This stuff is great! Bed at taps. October 1, 1918, Tues., Cold day. Had offensive formations & maps in a.m. and bayonet & messages in p.m. Studt 7 - 9. Stiff stuff. We hear our Reg't. is in Cambrai. Oh! to be with them! No mail. October 2, 1918, Wed., Cold. Fair. Had bayonet & lecture on Infantry weapons, lecture on Field Fortifications & in p.m. 2 hrs. of formations for combat & a lecture on the organization of terrain. Study 7 - 9 in p.m. Very good news in the papers today. Wrote notes 9 - 10. Cold night. October 3, 1918, Thurs.. Fair. Warmed up in p.m. We had C. O. drill,bomb throwing (live) & ...

 More diary entries - September 21, 1918, Sat. Up 5:45. Cold night. Clear, cool day. Had rifle & bunk inspection in a.m. - C.O. drill, games, bombing & saluting lecture. A small detail in p.m. Sewed on Candidate stripes, diagonal black ribbon - wrote a few letters, cleaned up, etc. Sewed, wrote & went to movies in evening & studied. September 22, 1918, Sun. Cold day - cloudy - some rain. Wrote letters, cleaned all equipment, fixed my Chauchat, studied, talked with several graduates of last class, must go like hell if I get through, I can see that. All a gamble! Studied in evening - bed early. September 23, 1918, Monday. Rain. Very cool. Had C.O. drill, a hike, a lecture on bombs & an autorifle class in a.m. Had an exercise, a wig-way and a lecture on musketry. Good meals. Lots of mud everwheres. Study 7 - 9 p.m. Bed at taps. No mail since leaving Co. Have written Dad to cable $400.00. September 24, 1918, Tues. Had C.O. drill, lectures on grenades this a.m. Auto ...

 More diary entries - September 13, 1918, Frid. Looks like a better day. Stood reveille. Camp a mass of mud. Sent packs to Doullens at 11. Bill McGuire & I went to the luncheon after a grand farewell to all the boys. Left Doullens at 7 p.m. - in a box car - reaching Abbeville about 12 p.m. - where we staid for the night. 32 of us picked from 107th. Golding of L Co. and Al MacBurney among them. September 14, 1918, Sat. Awoke in Abbeville yards. Bkfst. at YMCA. Up town at 11 a.m. Fine 17 franc luncheon and a 20 franc mademoiselle by name of Mignonette! Ha!Ha! Left at 6:45 - in a box car. Rode nearly all night. Crowded. Cold. September 15, 1918, Sunday. Awoke - nearly froze - in city of Rouen at 7:30. Put away packs - had good breakfast. Then saw this beautiful city on the Seine. Wonderful town. Saw many Boche prisoners during past 3 days. Left for Paris at 7:30 p.m. September 16, 1918, Monday. 23 years old today! Begun my birthday by waking in the Paris yards during an air raid -...

 More diary entries - August 25, 1918, Sun. Fair. Warm Up at 6 - washed - reveille - good breakfast - wrote letters in a.m. Hiked 3 or 4 miles to a bath house in p.m.  Had a good feed at night - rain in evening. Jerry shelled Watou during evening with long range guns. Bed early. August 26, 1918, Mon. Rain most of day. Took my laundry out & had a feed in a.m. and went to town with Harold MacIntyre in p.m. Mac & I talked all evening. Jeal made Battalion observer. Bed about 10:30. August 27, 1918, Tues., Rain some. Had sitting up exercises and a bit of drill in a.m. - and an inspection, drill and retreat in p.m. Ray & I went to town for a brush, candy, vin, etc. in evening. Bed rather early. August 28, 1918, Wed. Rain most of day - cool. Maj. Gen. O'Ryan inspected us in a.m. and raised particular hell with the C. O. about things in general. C. O. takes it all out on us Sergts! Ha!Ha! Loafed most of p.m. Wrote Peggy in evening - bed at 10:00. August 29, 1918, Thur. Up ...