Entered military service from Vermont.
79th Company, "F", 2nd Battalion, 6th USMC Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, A.E.F.
Stockwell, Emmons J. (2d Lt.)—2 Silver Star Citations, St. Mihiel.
Killed in Action.
Missing In Action.
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Headquarters,
2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment,
U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F.
OPERATION REPORT COVERING PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 12TH TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1918.
At 4:45 A.M., September 12th,1918, after a difficult night march from the BOIS DE LA RAPPE, this battalion was in position to the rear of LIMEY prepared to go forward. Artillery preparation had been in progress since 1:00 A.M. Promptly at 5:00 A.M. the first wave of attack left the parallel of departure followed at intervals of a few minutes by the succeeding waves. — We followed the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment at a distance of one thousand (1000) metres. The advance was steady and rapid with the enemy's artillery feeble. We passed through the BOIS D' EUVEZIN to the left of LOGE MANGIN where, because of the extent of the woods and thickness of the undergrowth, the maintenance of liaison was extremely difficult. Here, for a time, we lost touch with the 78th, 79th and parts of the 96th and 80th Companies. On reaching the northern edge of the BOIS DU BEAU VALLON a halt was made for a few minutes and a wave of attack reorganized, consisting of Battalion Headquarters, and two platoons each of the 96th and 80th Companies. The advance was again resumed and we reached and passed through THIAUCOURT about 4:00 P.M. At this point the battalion was assembled and took up a position on the line of hills north of THIAUCOURT. Our casualties during the day were extremely light, numbering possibly ten (10) in all. — During the night we were subjected to light intermittent fire from the enemy's guns and sustained a few additional casuals.
We occupied this position until the afternoon of September 13th,1918, when we were ordered to relieve, in place, a support battalion of the 23rd Infantry. This relief was effected by infiltration and we were in our new position by 6:00 P.M. In this position we were subjected to harassing fire by the enemy but our casualties amounted to practically nothing.
Here we remained until the afternoon of September 14th,1918, when orders were received from Regimental Headquarters that the 3rd Battalion would take up a position to the right of XAMMES and that we would occupy the position vacated by the 3rd Battalion. A misunderstanding about certain company positions delayed this relief temporarilly but it was finally effected about 9:00 P.M.
At 3:00 A.M. September 15th,1918, the following order was received from Regimental Headquarters, — "To — C.O. 2nd Bn., 6th: You will proceed immediately with your battalion and M.G. Co. north and occupy the line from XAMMES-CHAREY road, eastward across the southern edge of the woods lying between XAMMES and CHAREY along the unimproved road running east and west through the BOIS DE LA MONTAGNE and the X line 244.3 from Hill 231.5." — The Battalion was assembled at once and moved forward in accordance with the order above quoted. The head of the column reached the XAMMES-CHAREY road, at X line 244.3, at 5:00 A.M. The column was as follows:— Intelligence Section, Battalion Headquarters, 80th, 96th, 79th, 78th and 81st M.G. Companies. As we approached the crest of Hill 231.5, to turn off on unimproved road and take up our position a machine gun was heard firing from our right, but apparently not at us, for no losses were sustained. We turned off on unimproved road near crest of Hill 231.5 and encountered about forty (40) of the enemy withdrawing through the brush. They were commanded to halt and surrender by the Adjutant and Sgt. Major and we would have made them all captive had not someone fired into them. They immediately took to their heels, with the Sgt. Major close behind them and he later succeeded in rounding them all up and bringing them in. — It was apparent that Hill 231.5 and the BOIS DE MONTAGNE were held by the enemy, and the companies were brought up and deployed as rapidly as possible. Because of machine guns fire from the left of the XAMMES-CHAREY road, it was necessary to protect this flank, to exceed our sector on the left. Lieutenant Adams with two platoons of the 78th Company and 6 guns from the 81st M.G. Company, was sent over to handle the strip of woods to the left of the road. The battalion Commander gave the order to advance and clean the woods of the enemy which was accomplished in good time and without heavy losses, although the position was well organized and heavily defended with machine guns. We were not at first subjected to artillery fire because the enemy did not know the situation of his own troops. Owing to the confusion resulting from the initial surprise and from the difficulty of maintaining contact in the heavily wooded slopes, the units of the command became badly mixed, but the line was finally straightened out along the northern edge of the BOIS DE MONTAGNE and liaison established with the 5th Regiment on the right. Our left flank was in the air, the division to our left not having advanced. The 75th Company, 1st Battalion and two platoons of the 83rd Company, 3rd Battalion, were sent up to reinforce our front at this point. When the enemy, through the withdrawal of his troops, ascertained that we held the BOIS DE MONTAGNE, we were subjected throughout the day to heavy artillery, mortar and machine gun fire. Battalion P.C. was located at 363.6-244.3 on the crest cf Hill 231.5. By 2:00 P.M., in answer to a hurry call, the Regimental Munitions Officer had delivered to us 36,000 rounds of 30 calibre and 16,000 rounds of Hotchkiss ammunition. At 6:00 in the evening and again about dusk the enemy countered. Each time his attacks were preceeded by brief but violent artillery preparations. Each time he was repulsed by rifle and machine gun fire, with losses to himself. During the day the enemy had supremacy of the air. The night was quiet and we were relieved by a Battalion of the 310th Regiment, 78th Division.
Of the officers, Lieutenants Stockwell and Simonds were killed and Captains Minnie, Woodworth and Coffenberg and Lieutenants Kilduff, Erskine and Wert were wounded.
Reports of casualties and captured property are being submitted separately.
The position captured was in the course of strong organization — we found spacious dugouts (concrete) reinforced with steel, a narrow gauge railway, some rolling stock, a cement mixer, large quantities of sand and gravel and big gun pits in the course of construction.
(Sgd) Ernest C. Williams
Ernest C. Williams,
Major, U. S. M. C.
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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79th Company, "F", 2nd Battalion, 6th USMC Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, A.E.F.
Stockwell, Emmons J. (2d Lt.)—2 Silver Star Citations, St. Mihiel.
Killed in Action.
Missing In Action.
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Headquarters,
2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment,
U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F.
OPERATION REPORT COVERING PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 12TH TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1918.
At 4:45 A.M., September 12th,1918, after a difficult night march from the BOIS DE LA RAPPE, this battalion was in position to the rear of LIMEY prepared to go forward. Artillery preparation had been in progress since 1:00 A.M. Promptly at 5:00 A.M. the first wave of attack left the parallel of departure followed at intervals of a few minutes by the succeeding waves. — We followed the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment at a distance of one thousand (1000) metres. The advance was steady and rapid with the enemy's artillery feeble. We passed through the BOIS D' EUVEZIN to the left of LOGE MANGIN where, because of the extent of the woods and thickness of the undergrowth, the maintenance of liaison was extremely difficult. Here, for a time, we lost touch with the 78th, 79th and parts of the 96th and 80th Companies. On reaching the northern edge of the BOIS DU BEAU VALLON a halt was made for a few minutes and a wave of attack reorganized, consisting of Battalion Headquarters, and two platoons each of the 96th and 80th Companies. The advance was again resumed and we reached and passed through THIAUCOURT about 4:00 P.M. At this point the battalion was assembled and took up a position on the line of hills north of THIAUCOURT. Our casualties during the day were extremely light, numbering possibly ten (10) in all. — During the night we were subjected to light intermittent fire from the enemy's guns and sustained a few additional casuals.
We occupied this position until the afternoon of September 13th,1918, when we were ordered to relieve, in place, a support battalion of the 23rd Infantry. This relief was effected by infiltration and we were in our new position by 6:00 P.M. In this position we were subjected to harassing fire by the enemy but our casualties amounted to practically nothing.
Here we remained until the afternoon of September 14th,1918, when orders were received from Regimental Headquarters that the 3rd Battalion would take up a position to the right of XAMMES and that we would occupy the position vacated by the 3rd Battalion. A misunderstanding about certain company positions delayed this relief temporarilly but it was finally effected about 9:00 P.M.
At 3:00 A.M. September 15th,1918, the following order was received from Regimental Headquarters, — "To — C.O. 2nd Bn., 6th: You will proceed immediately with your battalion and M.G. Co. north and occupy the line from XAMMES-CHAREY road, eastward across the southern edge of the woods lying between XAMMES and CHAREY along the unimproved road running east and west through the BOIS DE LA MONTAGNE and the X line 244.3 from Hill 231.5." — The Battalion was assembled at once and moved forward in accordance with the order above quoted. The head of the column reached the XAMMES-CHAREY road, at X line 244.3, at 5:00 A.M. The column was as follows:— Intelligence Section, Battalion Headquarters, 80th, 96th, 79th, 78th and 81st M.G. Companies. As we approached the crest of Hill 231.5, to turn off on unimproved road and take up our position a machine gun was heard firing from our right, but apparently not at us, for no losses were sustained. We turned off on unimproved road near crest of Hill 231.5 and encountered about forty (40) of the enemy withdrawing through the brush. They were commanded to halt and surrender by the Adjutant and Sgt. Major and we would have made them all captive had not someone fired into them. They immediately took to their heels, with the Sgt. Major close behind them and he later succeeded in rounding them all up and bringing them in. — It was apparent that Hill 231.5 and the BOIS DE MONTAGNE were held by the enemy, and the companies were brought up and deployed as rapidly as possible. Because of machine guns fire from the left of the XAMMES-CHAREY road, it was necessary to protect this flank, to exceed our sector on the left. Lieutenant Adams with two platoons of the 78th Company and 6 guns from the 81st M.G. Company, was sent over to handle the strip of woods to the left of the road. The battalion Commander gave the order to advance and clean the woods of the enemy which was accomplished in good time and without heavy losses, although the position was well organized and heavily defended with machine guns. We were not at first subjected to artillery fire because the enemy did not know the situation of his own troops. Owing to the confusion resulting from the initial surprise and from the difficulty of maintaining contact in the heavily wooded slopes, the units of the command became badly mixed, but the line was finally straightened out along the northern edge of the BOIS DE MONTAGNE and liaison established with the 5th Regiment on the right. Our left flank was in the air, the division to our left not having advanced. The 75th Company, 1st Battalion and two platoons of the 83rd Company, 3rd Battalion, were sent up to reinforce our front at this point. When the enemy, through the withdrawal of his troops, ascertained that we held the BOIS DE MONTAGNE, we were subjected throughout the day to heavy artillery, mortar and machine gun fire. Battalion P.C. was located at 363.6-244.3 on the crest cf Hill 231.5. By 2:00 P.M., in answer to a hurry call, the Regimental Munitions Officer had delivered to us 36,000 rounds of 30 calibre and 16,000 rounds of Hotchkiss ammunition. At 6:00 in the evening and again about dusk the enemy countered. Each time his attacks were preceeded by brief but violent artillery preparations. Each time he was repulsed by rifle and machine gun fire, with losses to himself. During the day the enemy had supremacy of the air. The night was quiet and we were relieved by a Battalion of the 310th Regiment, 78th Division.
Of the officers, Lieutenants Stockwell and Simonds were killed and Captains Minnie, Woodworth and Coffenberg and Lieutenants Kilduff, Erskine and Wert were wounded.
Reports of casualties and captured property are being submitted separately.
The position captured was in the course of strong organization — we found spacious dugouts (concrete) reinforced with steel, a narrow gauge railway, some rolling stock, a cement mixer, large quantities of sand and gravel and big gun pits in the course of construction.
(Sgd) Ernest C. Williams
Ernest C. Williams,
Major, U. S. M. C.
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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Entered military service from Vermont.
79th Company, "F", 2nd Battalion, 6th USMC Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, A.E.F.
Stockwell, Emmons J. (2d Lt.)—2 Silver Star Citations, St. Mihiel.
Killed in Action.
Missing In Action.
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Headquarters,
2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment,
U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F.
OPERATION REPORT COVERING PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 12TH TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1918.
At 4:45 A.M., September 12th,1918, after a difficult night march from the BOIS DE LA RAPPE, this battalion was in position to the rear of LIMEY prepared to go forward. Artillery preparation had been in progress since 1:00 A.M. Promptly at 5:00 A.M. the first wave of attack left the parallel of departure followed at intervals of a few minutes by the succeeding waves. — We followed the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment at a distance of one thousand (1000) metres. The advance was steady and rapid with the enemy's artillery feeble. We passed through the BOIS D' EUVEZIN to the left of LOGE MANGIN where, because of the extent of the woods and thickness of the undergrowth, the maintenance of liaison was extremely difficult. Here, for a time, we lost touch with the 78th, 79th and parts of the 96th and 80th Companies. On reaching the northern edge of the BOIS DU BEAU VALLON a halt was made for a few minutes and a wave of attack reorganized, consisting of Battalion Headquarters, and two platoons each of the 96th and 80th Companies. The advance was again resumed and we reached and passed through THIAUCOURT about 4:00 P.M. At this point the battalion was assembled and took up a position on the line of hills north of THIAUCOURT. Our casualties during the day were extremely light, numbering possibly ten (10) in all. — During the night we were subjected to light intermittent fire from the enemy's guns and sustained a few additional casuals.
We occupied this position until the afternoon of September 13th,1918, when we were ordered to relieve, in place, a support battalion of the 23rd Infantry. This relief was effected by infiltration and we were in our new position by 6:00 P.M. In this position we were subjected to harassing fire by the enemy but our casualties amounted to practically nothing.
Here we remained until the afternoon of September 14th,1918, when orders were received from Regimental Headquarters that the 3rd Battalion would take up a position to the right of XAMMES and that we would occupy the position vacated by the 3rd Battalion. A misunderstanding about certain company positions delayed this relief temporarilly but it was finally effected about 9:00 P.M.
At 3:00 A.M. September 15th,1918, the following order was received from Regimental Headquarters, — "To — C.O. 2nd Bn., 6th: You will proceed immediately with your battalion and M.G. Co. north and occupy the line from XAMMES-CHAREY road, eastward across the southern edge of the woods lying between XAMMES and CHAREY along the unimproved road running east and west through the BOIS DE LA MONTAGNE and the X line 244.3 from Hill 231.5." — The Battalion was assembled at once and moved forward in accordance with the order above quoted. The head of the column reached the XAMMES-CHAREY road, at X line 244.3, at 5:00 A.M. The column was as follows:— Intelligence Section, Battalion Headquarters, 80th, 96th, 79th, 78th and 81st M.G. Companies. As we approached the crest of Hill 231.5, to turn off on unimproved road and take up our position a machine gun was heard firing from our right, but apparently not at us, for no losses were sustained. We turned off on unimproved road near crest of Hill 231.5 and encountered about forty (40) of the enemy withdrawing through the brush. They were commanded to halt and surrender by the Adjutant and Sgt. Major and we would have made them all captive had not someone fired into them. They immediately took to their heels, with the Sgt. Major close behind them and he later succeeded in rounding them all up and bringing them in. — It was apparent that Hill 231.5 and the BOIS DE MONTAGNE were held by the enemy, and the companies were brought up and deployed as rapidly as possible. Because of machine guns fire from the left of the XAMMES-CHAREY road, it was necessary to protect this flank, to exceed our sector on the left. Lieutenant Adams with two platoons of the 78th Company and 6 guns from the 81st M.G. Company, was sent over to handle the strip of woods to the left of the road. The battalion Commander gave the order to advance and clean the woods of the enemy which was accomplished in good time and without heavy losses, although the position was well organized and heavily defended with machine guns. We were not at first subjected to artillery fire because the enemy did not know the situation of his own troops. Owing to the confusion resulting from the initial surprise and from the difficulty of maintaining contact in the heavily wooded slopes, the units of the command became badly mixed, but the line was finally straightened out along the northern edge of the BOIS DE MONTAGNE and liaison established with the 5th Regiment on the right. Our left flank was in the air, the division to our left not having advanced. The 75th Company, 1st Battalion and two platoons of the 83rd Company, 3rd Battalion, were sent up to reinforce our front at this point. When the enemy, through the withdrawal of his troops, ascertained that we held the BOIS DE MONTAGNE, we were subjected throughout the day to heavy artillery, mortar and machine gun fire. Battalion P.C. was located at 363.6-244.3 on the crest cf Hill 231.5. By 2:00 P.M., in answer to a hurry call, the Regimental Munitions Officer had delivered to us 36,000 rounds of 30 calibre and 16,000 rounds of Hotchkiss ammunition. At 6:00 in the evening and again about dusk the enemy countered. Each time his attacks were preceeded by brief but violent artillery preparations. Each time he was repulsed by rifle and machine gun fire, with losses to himself. During the day the enemy had supremacy of the air. The night was quiet and we were relieved by a Battalion of the 310th Regiment, 78th Division.
Of the officers, Lieutenants Stockwell and Simonds were killed and Captains Minnie, Woodworth and Coffenberg and Lieutenants Kilduff, Erskine and Wert were wounded.
Reports of casualties and captured property are being submitted separately.
The position captured was in the course of strong organization — we found spacious dugouts (concrete) reinforced with steel, a narrow gauge railway, some rolling stock, a cement mixer, large quantities of sand and gravel and big gun pits in the course of construction.
(Sgd) Ernest C. Williams
Ernest C. Williams,
Major, U. S. M. C.
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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79th Company, "F", 2nd Battalion, 6th USMC Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, A.E.F.
Stockwell, Emmons J. (2d Lt.)—2 Silver Star Citations, St. Mihiel.
Killed in Action.
Missing In Action.
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Headquarters,
2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment,
U. S. Marine Corps, A. E. F.
OPERATION REPORT COVERING PERIOD FROM
SEPTEMBER 12TH TO SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1918.
At 4:45 A.M., September 12th,1918, after a difficult night march from the BOIS DE LA RAPPE, this battalion was in position to the rear of LIMEY prepared to go forward. Artillery preparation had been in progress since 1:00 A.M. Promptly at 5:00 A.M. the first wave of attack left the parallel of departure followed at intervals of a few minutes by the succeeding waves. — We followed the 3rd Battalion of the 6th Regiment at a distance of one thousand (1000) metres. The advance was steady and rapid with the enemy's artillery feeble. We passed through the BOIS D' EUVEZIN to the left of LOGE MANGIN where, because of the extent of the woods and thickness of the undergrowth, the maintenance of liaison was extremely difficult. Here, for a time, we lost touch with the 78th, 79th and parts of the 96th and 80th Companies. On reaching the northern edge of the BOIS DU BEAU VALLON a halt was made for a few minutes and a wave of attack reorganized, consisting of Battalion Headquarters, and two platoons each of the 96th and 80th Companies. The advance was again resumed and we reached and passed through THIAUCOURT about 4:00 P.M. At this point the battalion was assembled and took up a position on the line of hills north of THIAUCOURT. Our casualties during the day were extremely light, numbering possibly ten (10) in all. — During the night we were subjected to light intermittent fire from the enemy's guns and sustained a few additional casuals.
We occupied this position until the afternoon of September 13th,1918, when we were ordered to relieve, in place, a support battalion of the 23rd Infantry. This relief was effected by infiltration and we were in our new position by 6:00 P.M. In this position we were subjected to harassing fire by the enemy but our casualties amounted to practically nothing.
Here we remained until the afternoon of September 14th,1918, when orders were received from Regimental Headquarters that the 3rd Battalion would take up a position to the right of XAMMES and that we would occupy the position vacated by the 3rd Battalion. A misunderstanding about certain company positions delayed this relief temporarilly but it was finally effected about 9:00 P.M.
At 3:00 A.M. September 15th,1918, the following order was received from Regimental Headquarters, — "To — C.O. 2nd Bn., 6th: You will proceed immediately with your battalion and M.G. Co. north and occupy the line from XAMMES-CHAREY road, eastward across the southern edge of the woods lying between XAMMES and CHAREY along the unimproved road running east and west through the BOIS DE LA MONTAGNE and the X line 244.3 from Hill 231.5." — The Battalion was assembled at once and moved forward in accordance with the order above quoted. The head of the column reached the XAMMES-CHAREY road, at X line 244.3, at 5:00 A.M. The column was as follows:— Intelligence Section, Battalion Headquarters, 80th, 96th, 79th, 78th and 81st M.G. Companies. As we approached the crest of Hill 231.5, to turn off on unimproved road and take up our position a machine gun was heard firing from our right, but apparently not at us, for no losses were sustained. We turned off on unimproved road near crest of Hill 231.5 and encountered about forty (40) of the enemy withdrawing through the brush. They were commanded to halt and surrender by the Adjutant and Sgt. Major and we would have made them all captive had not someone fired into them. They immediately took to their heels, with the Sgt. Major close behind them and he later succeeded in rounding them all up and bringing them in. — It was apparent that Hill 231.5 and the BOIS DE MONTAGNE were held by the enemy, and the companies were brought up and deployed as rapidly as possible. Because of machine guns fire from the left of the XAMMES-CHAREY road, it was necessary to protect this flank, to exceed our sector on the left. Lieutenant Adams with two platoons of the 78th Company and 6 guns from the 81st M.G. Company, was sent over to handle the strip of woods to the left of the road. The battalion Commander gave the order to advance and clean the woods of the enemy which was accomplished in good time and without heavy losses, although the position was well organized and heavily defended with machine guns. We were not at first subjected to artillery fire because the enemy did not know the situation of his own troops. Owing to the confusion resulting from the initial surprise and from the difficulty of maintaining contact in the heavily wooded slopes, the units of the command became badly mixed, but the line was finally straightened out along the northern edge of the BOIS DE MONTAGNE and liaison established with the 5th Regiment on the right. Our left flank was in the air, the division to our left not having advanced. The 75th Company, 1st Battalion and two platoons of the 83rd Company, 3rd Battalion, were sent up to reinforce our front at this point. When the enemy, through the withdrawal of his troops, ascertained that we held the BOIS DE MONTAGNE, we were subjected throughout the day to heavy artillery, mortar and machine gun fire. Battalion P.C. was located at 363.6-244.3 on the crest cf Hill 231.5. By 2:00 P.M., in answer to a hurry call, the Regimental Munitions Officer had delivered to us 36,000 rounds of 30 calibre and 16,000 rounds of Hotchkiss ammunition. At 6:00 in the evening and again about dusk the enemy countered. Each time his attacks were preceeded by brief but violent artillery preparations. Each time he was repulsed by rifle and machine gun fire, with losses to himself. During the day the enemy had supremacy of the air. The night was quiet and we were relieved by a Battalion of the 310th Regiment, 78th Division.
Of the officers, Lieutenants Stockwell and Simonds were killed and Captains Minnie, Woodworth and Coffenberg and Lieutenants Kilduff, Erskine and Wert were wounded.
Reports of casualties and captured property are being submitted separately.
The position captured was in the course of strong organization — we found spacious dugouts (concrete) reinforced with steel, a narrow gauge railway, some rolling stock, a cement mixer, large quantities of sand and gravel and big gun pits in the course of construction.
(Sgd) Ernest C. Williams
Ernest C. Williams,
Major, U. S. M. C.
Contributor: MGR (46905687).
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