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Updated: June 29, 2025
About this time the plan of the Allied Supreme War Council as already stated was, under strict limitations, acceded to by President Wilson, and the doughboys of the 339th Infantry in July found themselves in England hearing about Archangel and disgustedly exchanging their Enfields for the Russian rifles.
During the latter days of the campaign the field hospital company took over the river front field medical duties so that the medical detachments of the 339th and the detachments of the 337th Ambulance Company could be assembled for evacuation at Archangel. And the 337th Field Hospital Company itself was assembled at Archangel June 13th and sailed June 15th.
What would the first "old man" of the 339th, our beloved Colonel John W. Craig, have said at sight of that confused swarm of soldiers heading straight for the Bolo positions. Lucky for us the Bolo does not hold his fire till we swarm out of the woods.
The second battalion of the 339th under command of Major J. Brooks Nichols disembarked at Smolny Quay at four o'clock of the afternoon of September 4th, the same day the ships dropped anchor in the harbor. A patrol was at once put out under Lieut. Collins of "H" Company. It was well that American troops were landed at once as will prove evident from the following story.
Upon arrival, the battalion was placed under the direction of Lieut.-Col. R. G. S. Stokes, C. R. E., Allied Forces, North Russia, for Engineer operations and distributions of personnel. We remained under command of Col. Stewart, 339th Infantry, senior American officer, for all administrative matters.
MAJOR J. BROOKS NICHOLS, 339th Inf., Commanding officer Allied troops, Railway Detachment. PVT. SAMUEL H. DARRAH, "K" Co. LIEUT. CHARLES B. RYAN, "K" Co., 339th Inf. CORP. FRANK L. O'CONNOR, "M" Co. PVT. OSCAR LIGHTER, "M" Co. PVT. ALFRED STARIKOFF, "M" Co. CORP. ROBERT M. PRATT, "M" Co. PVT. ERNEST P. ROULEAU, "M" Co. CAPT. JOEL R. MOORE, "M" Co., 339th Inf. Distinguished Service Order
CAPTAIN ROBERT P. BOYD, "B" CO., 339th Inf. Commanding officer American and Allied troops left bank of Dvina, fall offensive and winter defensive campaigns of Dvina-Kotlas Force. LIEUT.-COL. P. S. MORRIS, JR., 310th Engineers. Chief Engineer A. E. F., North Russia, during fall offensive and winter and spring campaigns. Military Cross CAPT. OTTO A. ODJARD, Commanding Officer "A" Co., 339th Inf.
After a few days' rest and arranging with engineers to make ambulance sled, started again on tug "Archangel" for Dvina front. Started again at daybreak and stopped at Chamova. "D" Company 339th Infantry at that place with one medical enlisted man, who had taken three years in medicine. The only man with medical knowledge available. He had established an aid station with two stretchers for beds.
In addition to the pieces already mentioned, by the editor, is one of extraordinary excellence the Magic Bridle: his Lines to a Boy plucking Blackberries, are a very pleasing picture of innocence: In the prose department the most striking is the description of Abbotsford, quoted in our 339th number. There is an affecting Tale of the Times of the Martyrs, by the Rev.
CAPT. JOHN J. CONWAY, "G" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. LAWRENCE P. KEITH, "Hq." Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. WESLEY K. WRIGHT, "M" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. JOHN A. COMMONS, "K" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. H. T. KETCHAM, "H" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. HARRY M. DENNIS, "B" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. CHARLES B. RYAN, "K" Co., 339th Inf. LIEUT. H. D. McPHAIL, "A" Co., 339th Inf. CAPT. WILLIAM KNIGHT, 310th Engrs.
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