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2 met Bn Headquarters, 129th F.A. Amerioan Exped Forces 37 October, 1918. Tield Order ETAIN A 1/20 000 ETAIN B 1/20 000 MAP S CLERMONT B 1/20 No. 15 Vigneulles B 1/20 000 I. On and after 13 hour, 28 October, 1918, the 2nd Battalion, 139th F.A.; will be pr epared to fire upon the following objedtives in the Sector of the 10th Colonial Division: BEZONVAUX DE 48.5-31 to 54-32.5 FOND DU LOUP DE 48.5-26.5 to 53.5-28.5 RAVIN DES HUGUENOTS DE 56-28 to 60-29 II Fire on these objectives will be counter preparation con- si sting of 10 rounds per piece, firing during a period of 10 minutes by two guns of each battery. During the firing the remaining two guns of each battery will be kept laid for normal barrage as follows: Battery D Target #20 Coordinates T.53.0-97.5 to 0.53.0-05.0 Battery E Target #19 T.60.0-87.0 to T.59.0-89.0 and and RECORDS T.58.0-90.0 to 65 T.58.0-93.5 Battery F Target #21 0.57.0-13.0 to 0.55.5-15.0 and 0.55.5-16.5 to 0.55.5-18.5 III. a. This fire will be executed on orders from these Head- quarters or on request by the colonel Commanding the Artillery 10th Colonial Division or the commander of any group of that artillery, made direct to 0.0.129th F.A., or C.O. 2nd Battalion, 139th F.A., b. Upon request the counter-preparation will be repeated at the same rate. BY ORDER OF COLONEL KLEMM N. T . Paterson DECLASSIFIED Captain, 139th F.A. E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 Operations Officer DOD Directive 5100.30, June 13, 1979 By NLT- He HARS, Dat 5.14.t2

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