Daily Report of Regimental Air Intelligence Officer from First Lieutenant Frank J. Grunewald

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DAILY REPORT OF REGIMENTAL A. I. 0. 129th Field Artillery 60th F.A .Brigade. Visibility A.M. P.M. Source of Information: Strasburg October 17-18, 1918 No.of HOUR Battery REGION Cal. shells Objective 10:05 to 1 piece East of Moulainville 77 1 Direction of le Basse 64-5-38.5 13:40 to 14:00 1 piece S.E. Moulainville le 105 6 Rear of Stras- Basse burg. 16:50 to 16:55 1 piece N.E.of Eix 105 9 67-38.4 18:40 to 19:00 1 piece E.of Eix 77 13 Rear of Eix 18:45 to 19:00 1 piece N.E.of Eix 105 5 67-38.4 19:15 to 31:10 1 Btry S.F.Moulainville le 77 37 S.W.Moulainville Basse 20:55 to 21:10 1 plèce E.of Aix 77 15 N.W. of Eix 21:25 to 21:30 1 piece E.of Aix 105 a Moulainville 31:50 to 33:30 1 piece N.E.of Eix 77 63 Eix 23:40 to 23:45 1 piece E.of Moulainville le 77 7 Rear of Eix Basse 33:50 to 23:53 1 piede Do 77 180 is 5 23:55 to 24:00 1 piece Do 77 to 5 Eix,rear 01 0:25 to 0:30 1 piece Do 150 +## is 14 Eix 0.40 to 0:45 1 piece Do 150 4 Eix 0:40 to 0:45 1 piece Do 77 11 Eix 0:55 to 1:30 1 piece E.00 Etang de 150 50 Eix Moulin 4:10 to 4:15 1 piece N.E.of Eix 150 7 Eix 4:40 to 4:43 1 piece S.E.of Moulainville 77 3 Eix 6:20 to 1 piece La Petit Barbeau 77 4 Moulainville to TOTAL SHOTS 77 105 150 163 39 75 - total shots--667 Sc. Infantry Activity -- none Own activity Time: Battery No. Objectives Aeronautices None Shots Aeroplane None None Balloons None ovements none Miscellaneous Trains, none General impression of the day At 13:07 could observe heavy smoke at about point 71.7-41.6 Anemy activity: At 14:35 to 15: 45 could see shell Visibility smoke in Moranville At 16:35 to 16:45 oculd see smoke Losses at point 65.9-40 looked like coming from dugouts about 15 miles apart. 2008 Br. A. I. 0 129th F. A.