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| Keywords: gustave carlson gustavecarlson private wwi uniform world war i worldwari military portrait soldier u.s. army usarmy 1918 86th infantry division 86thinfantrydivision 343rd infantry regiment 343rdinfantryregiment 309th infantry regiment 309thinfantryregiment 78th infantry division 78thinfantrydivision meuse-argonne meuseargonne infantry A photo of Sherry's Grandfather (1895-1986) at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, before deployment to France in 1918 with the 343rd Infantry Regiment, part of the 86th Infantry Division. The note below the photo was written by Pvt. Carlson's wife, Myrtle, Sherry's grandmother, in her scrapbook. At some point (probably after arrival in France) he was reassigned to 309th Infantry Regiment with the 78th Infantry Division. For his service in France, Pvt. Carlson was awarded the Purple Heart after he suffered from a gas assault. The following information is from Wikipedia: The 78th Infantry Division was transported to France in May and June 1918. In France, during the summer and fall of 1918, it was the "point of the wedge" of the final offensive which knocked out Germany. The 78th was in three major campaigns during World War I – Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, and Lorraine. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers, and was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end. The battle cost the Americans 26,277 killed and 95,786 wounded, including 7,144 casualties in the 309th, making it the largest and bloodiest operation of the war for the American Expeditionary Force. American losses were exacerbated by the inexperience of many of the troops and tactics used during the early phases of the operation. The Meuse-Argonne was the principal engagement of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War. Forces of the German Empire numbered 450,000 personnel and suffered 28,000 dead and 26,000 prisoners. For more on Camp Grant, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Grant_%28Illinois%29 . Also campgrantmuseum.weebly.com/ A photo of Sherry's Grandfather (1895-1986) at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, before deployment to France in 1918 with the 343rd Infantry Regiment, part of the 86th Infantry Division. The note below the photo was written by Pvt. Carlson's wife, Myrtle, Sherry's grandmother, in her scrapbook. At some point (probably after arrival in France) he was reassigned to 309th Infantry Regiment with the 78th Infantry Division. For his service in France, Pvt. Carlson was awarded the Purple Heart after he suffered from a gas assault. The following information is from Wikipedia: The 78th Infantry Division was transported to France in May and June 1918. In France, during the summer and fall of 1918, it was the "point of the wedge" of the final offensive which knocked out Germany. The 78th was in three major campaigns during World War I – Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, and Lorraine. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the largest in United States military history, involving 1.2 million American soldiers, and was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive, which brought the war to an end. The battle cost the Americans 26,277 killed and 95,786 wounded, including 7,144 casualties in the 309th, making it the largest and bloodiest operation of the war for the American Expeditionary Force. American losses were exacerbated by the inexperience of many of the troops and tactics used during the early phases of the operation. The Meuse-Argonne was the principal engagement of the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War. Forces of the German Empire numbered 450,000 personnel and suffered 28,000 dead and 26,000 prisoners. For more on Camp Grant, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Grant_%28Illinois%29 . Also campgrantmuseum.weebly.com/ | ||||
