Field Order Number 8 from Captain Newell T. Paterson

DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 Headquarters, 239th F.A. Amerioan Exped Forces DOD Directive 5100.30, June 18, 1979 16 October, 1918 By NLT- We NARS, Date 5-16-62 for G E C R E FIELD ORDER No. 8 He I The 139th Field Artillery, less Batteries E and F, will occupy positions in the support of the Sector known as the SOMMEDIEUE Sector on the night of October 16-17, 1918. II Firing Batteries A, ,B,C and D, with forage and ration wágons, together with lst Battalion detail wagons, will leave RUPT at 5600 hour and proceed to Battery Positions selected. Co-ordinates A T- 74-06 B T- 58.5-18 e T- 54.5-30.5 D T- 51-41 ist Bn.P. 0. T. T- 55.5-19 III Commanding Officer lst Battalion, Batteries A,B,C and D, with details, will leave RUPT at 12;00 hour, October 16,1918,and will make a reconnoisance of the above pesitions. b. The Battalion Details, under command of their respective officers, will move to Battalion P.C. and set up their respective stations. o. The Supply Company, Headquarters Company, Medical De- tachment and balance of men and rations not taken with firing bat- teries will remain at RUPT until further orders. d. The commanding Officer lst Battalion will notify these Headquarters by runner as soon as the batteries have occupied their positions. IV a. All ammunition and material at the Battery emplacements will be carefully checked and report made to these Headquarters &8 soon as possible 8.8 to the amount, kind and conditions. b. Horse line will be at CLAIRE COTE Co-ordinates T-49-23 V Regimental P.C. will be at P.C.Moscou Co-ordinates T-53-41.5 BY ORDER LIEUT.COLONEL ELLIOTT N. T. Paterson Captain, 129th F.A. Operations Officer. C All Organ. Bns. Regt.Details