Recollections of a Buck Private

"Somewhere in France"

The War Diary of Clarence L. Richmond

The observations of a young U.S. Marine in France in 1918, during the final months of World War I and the first few months of the Armistice.

Table of Contents

    Introduction
1. University of Tennessee Student Joins MarinesJanuary - June
2. To the FrontEarly June
3. Face to Face with the GermansMid June
4. German Artillery Fire BeginsLate June
5. Fourth Of July In ParisJuly 2-11
6. Long, Tiring March BeginsJuly 12-18
7. Reunited With 43rd, Under German FireJuly 19-21
8. Villages in Ruins, March ContinuesJuly 23-25
9. Soldiers are Homesick; First Paycheck ArrivesJuly 26 - August 4th
10. Troops March Toward LinesAugust 5-7
11. Night Watch Duty; Planes Soar OverheadAugust 8-16
12. Marines Anticipate Front Line Action; Troops MarchAugust 16 - September 11
13. Enemy Firing Lights Up Skies on BattlefrontSeptember 11-18
14. Hiking And Firing ContinuesSeptember 18 - October 1
15. In the Midst of a Fierce BattleOctober 1-6
16. Move Toward Blanc MontOctober 6-12
17. Troops March into Argonne ForestOctober 13-30
18. Fighting Continues: German Shells Fly OverheadOctober 30 - November 3
19. Moving the Front ForwardNovember 3-7
20. Crossing the Meuse in the FogNovember 7-10
21. The Shooting StopsNovember 11-16
22. The Watch on the Rhine November 17 - June 1919
The War Diary of Clarence Richmond
Last Edited April 16, 1997 by Robin Richmond