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"Hq" Co., 339th Inf., American E. F., Archangel, Russia."
General Richardson directed an investigation of this matter by the Acting Inspector General, American Forces in North Russia. This officer states the facts to be as follows: "'Company "I", 339th Infantry, was in rest area at Smallney Barracks, in the outskirts of Archangel, Russia, when orders were received to go to the railroad point and relieve another company.
CORP. F. W. WILKIE, "K" Co., 339th Inf. SGT. L. BARTELS, "K" Co., 339th Inf. CORP. J. STEYSKAL, "K" Co., 339th Inf. PVT. E. E. HELMAN, "K" Co., 339th Inf. CORP. WILLIAM C. SHAUGHNESSEY, Signal Platoon, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf. PVT. LOUIS L. HOPKINS, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf. PVT. CHARLES E. GARRETT, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf. PVT. GUY HINMAN, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf. PVT. JAMES R. WAGGENER, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf.
Yes, there was a pretty mess made of the story by our own War Department, too, who first was credulous of this really incredulous affair, tried to explain it in its usually stupid and ignorant way of explaining affairs in North Russia, only made a bad matter worse, and then finally as they should have done at first, gave the American Forces in North Russia a Commanding General, whose report as quoted from the Army and Navy Journal of April 1920, will say: "The incident was greatly exaggerated, but while greatly regretting that any insubordination took place, he praised the general conduct of the 339th Infantry.
MAJOR J. BROOKS NICHOLS, 339th Inf. Commanding officer American and Allied troops, Railway Detachment, fall offensive and winter and spring defensive campaigns of Vologda Force. MAJOR MICHAEL J. DONOGHUE, 339th Inf. Commanding officer American and Allied troops, Kodish offensive in fall and winter defensive campaigns of the Seletskoe Detachment of Vologda Force.
CAPT. JOSEPH ROSENFELD, 337th Amb. SGT. JACOB KANTROWITZ, "M" Co. LIEUT. JOHN J. BAKER, "E" Co., 339th Inf. PVT. CLYDE PETERSON, "K" Co. CORP. THEODORE H. SIELOFF, "I" Co. PVT. RAY LAWRENCE, "M" Co. CAPT. HORATIO G. WINSLOW, "I" Co., 339th Inf. CORP. JOHN C. SMOLINSKI, "I" Co. PVT. JOHN KUKORIS, "I" Co. LIEUT. LEWIS E. JAHNS, "K" Co., 339th Inf.
It made a record which only the testimony of those who were part of the expedition is qualified to estimate. "When the American soldiers of the 339th Infantry landed in Archangel on September 5th, 1918, they found a "Y" in town ahead of them.
The troops now engaged in the defense of this sector were Company "A," 339th Infantry, a platoon of "A" Company, 310th Engineers, Canadian Artillery, English Signal Detachment and several companies of Russians and Cossacks.
CAPT. JOEL R. MOORE, "M" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. J. R. DONOVAN; "M" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. ALBERT M. SMITH, "B" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. GORDON B. REESE, "I" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. HARRY S. STEELE, "C" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. GEORGE W. STONER, "M" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. CLARENCE J. PRIMM, "M" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. F. B. LITTLE, Med. Corps, 339th Inf. LIEUT. W. C. GIFFELLS, "A" Co., 310th Engrs.
This man was Captain Michael Donoghue, commanding officer of "K" Company, 339th Infantry. He afterward was promoted in the field to rank of major and his old outfit of Detroit boys proudly remember that "K" stands for Kodish where they and their commander earned the plaudits of the regiment.
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