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The 33rd Divieion Along the Meuse,
October 1918,
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Study Number 8
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The 33rd Division Along t h e Meuse
October 1918
Prepared b y
Bexmond C o Cochrane, PhaDo
Under Contract DA-18-108-CMt-6214
with
UQSOAmy Chemioal Corps
This i s an accepted draft study on g a s warfare i n World War 1
~r igadier General, USA
Asst CCmlO f o r Planning & Doctrine
Foreword
This is a t e n t a t i v e study of t h e gas experience of
t h e 33rd Division Along t h e Meuse during World W a r I.
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This study i s not presented a s a d e f i n i t i v e and o f f i o i a l
history, but i s reproduced f o r current referenoe use
within t h e Military Establishment pendhg t h e publicat i o n of an approved history.
The author was a s s i s t e d i n h i s research by Mr. Guy
Po Goodfellow and Hrso Charlotte M e Bolino
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Note t o Readers Comments and suggestions r e l a t i v e
t o aoouracy and adequaay of treatment are invited, and
may be transmitted t o t h e Chief, UoSo Army Chemioal Corps
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H i s t o r i c a l Office, Amy Chemical Center, Maryland.
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operation under Colonel Davis had slowed d m , s a i d Lieutenant V&er,-and
on t h e 9 t h a l l t h o s e men who mre thought t o have been gessed rere s e n t t o
t h e a i d s t a t i o n f o r examination.
The Medical Department kept no reoord of
t h e number of t h o s e r h o were evaouated but estimated t h a t it was a t l e a s t
50 percent of t h o s e examined. 78
Reenforcements t o t h e E a s t Bank
Brigadier General Wolf, commander of t h e 66th Brigade, was now
placed i n charge of t r o o p s a c r o s s t h e r i v e r , and on t h e n i g h t of 9 October
reenforcements began pouring over t h e bridges.
A 1 1 t h r e e b a t t a l i o n s of
129th Infantry, t h e 3rd B a t t a l i o n of the. l30th, and t h e
t h e much-gassed
two remaining b a t t a l i o n s of t h e 131st, w i t h f o u r machine gun companies,
were moved a c r o s s during t h e nighte7'
Except f o r t h e b a t t a l i o n of t h e
132nd I n f a n t r y w i t h t h e 4 t h Division i n t h e Bois du Fays, two b a t t a l i o n s
of t h e 130th I n f a n t r y i n f r o n t of B r i e u l l e s , and a s i n g l e machine gun
company i n t h e Bois de Forges, a l l combat u n i t s of t h e 33rd Division were
now on t h e e a s t bank of t h e Meus808 0
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Div)- Hospital
L t r , DGO t o C CKS, 22 Feb, subs Gas Atks (w-33rd
admission lists show 251 gas o a s u a l t i e s and 115 rounded evaouated on 9
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History, I, 116
17. Aotually, t h e 3rd Bn, 129th Inf* orossed on
t h e n i g h t of t h e Qth, t h e o t h e r trro t h e next day (Chron Reo of Events
of 65th Brig, -10 Oot, 33rd Div Box 13, 11.5).
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