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HISTORY OF 146TH(CONTINUED FROM KIU8T I*Alt;IE)marching In convoy for the Sr. Mlhlel sector. The regiment arrived at ADcrcuiont on Augun27th, and was at this time notified of Its transfer from Corps artillery to Army artillery of the 1st American army.The operations on the Saint Mlhlel salient were commenced by the regiment on September 12. Upon Completion of the Saint Mihiel offensive the r a 1 ment marched on September1 19th to Hiercourt, a short distance frotu Verdun, the battalions being stationed In tbe Hols de Sivry. Krotu these woods the batteries took up advanced positions and commenced tiring In the artillery preparation for the Meuse-Argonne offensive at lip. m. on September 25. The regiment was in continuous action from this t me until the armistice on November 11th. advancing with our lines, the last firing positions being In the vicinity of Momigny, from which positions much tiring was done on Stenay and other points on the east bank of the Meuse.The regiment crossed the Meuse river at Dun sur-Meuse on the morning of November 11th, the regimental post of command being stationed at Rraodevllle. The regiment being relieved, Its withdrawal from tbe Tront lines was commenced on November 13tb, and It wus again assembled at Hiercourt to be reequipped and pre-pired to march Into Germany with the army of occupation.The march to the Rhine was commenced on December 2nd, tbe 06th Brigade going as army artillery of the Third American army. The 146th Field artillery crossed the French-German frontier on December 11 lb, and after passing thru the Duchy ot Luxemburg, reached Rubeoacb, near Coblenz, Germany, on December 2:'. The regiment crossed to the east buik of the Rhine river on December 31st, occupying tbe towns of Grenz-hausen, Nauort, Slrouiberg. Kuan, Alsbach, Wlrscheld and Sesscnbach, auil poallions were selected for the defense of the Coblenz Rrldgebead in ihe event of further hostilities. Oo January 4lb the 66th Brigade was attached to tbe 3rd Army corps, 3rd Army for administrative purposes.Tbe 165 millimeter G. 1*. F. guo, Is a French long rHuge rifle of comparatively recent Invention, the tlrst one being manufactured In July, 1917. The gun in its traveling position weighs about 14 tons und tires a projectile a little more than six inches iu diameter which weighs about 90pounds. Each gun costs approximately $40,000 and each round of ammunition about $93. The cost of the regimental equipment Is esti mated at $3,000,000. While at the front the regiment tired approximately 70,000 rouods of ammunition, the cost of w hich Is about $6,600,000.The regiment is it motorized uDit, the guns being drawu during tbe service at the Front by a large French rour-wheel drive tractor, which weighs nine tons. Recently the regl-1 merit, hus been equipped with the Ten ton Holt. Caterpillar tractor. The personnel und material are transported In trucks, automobiles and motorcycles. It takes two and one-half hours for the brigade to pass a given point, traveling at a normal speed of ten kilometers an hour. Tbe distance between the front and rear of the regiment when In column on the march is approximately It* kilometers.
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The Rathdrum Tribune
Rathdrum, Idaho, US
Fri, Apr 11, 1919
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