Coast Artillery Corps
"History of Battery D, 56th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps"
by Corporal Frank H. Kirk, Battery Clerk
https://archive.org/details/historyofbattery00kirk/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
June 29, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau was assigned
command of Battery "D", 56 Artillery, Coast Artillery Corp,
by verbal order of the Regimental Commander. At this time,
Battery "D" had a strength of 228 men.
July 4, 1918: Battery "D", as part of the 56 th Regiment,
paraded at Clermont – Ferrand, Dept. Puy-de-Dome, France.
A second parade, on July 14, commemorated Bastille Day.
Aug. 16, 1918: After weeks of training and drills, Battery "D"
saw their first action on the "firing line" in France. Near the
town of Lhuys, they took their position and were ready to
fire around midnight. 59 Rounds were discharged.
Battery "D" was using the 155 mm G.P.F. (Grande Porteau
Filloux), which was a cannon designed by the French. It had
a maximum range of 18,300 yards (10.4 miles) and weighed
11.5 tons in its firing position.
Sept. 30, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau went on "Detached
Service" to Army Officers School in Langres, France.
Nov. 11, 1918: Armistice was declared, ending W.W. I and
Camille Mazeau returned to civilian life in Jan., 1919.
"History of Battery D, 56th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps"
by Corporal Frank H. Kirk, Battery Clerk
https://archive.org/details/historyofbattery00kirk/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
June 29, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau was assigned
command of Battery "D", 56 Artillery, Coast Artillery Corp,
by verbal order of the Regimental Commander. At this time,
Battery "D" had a strength of 228 men.
July 4, 1918: Battery "D", as part of the 56 th Regiment,
paraded at Clermont – Ferrand, Dept. Puy-de-Dome, France.
A second parade, on July 14, commemorated Bastille Day.
Aug. 16, 1918: After weeks of training and drills, Battery "D"
saw their first action on the "firing line" in France. Near the
town of Lhuys, they took their position and were ready to
fire around midnight. 59 Rounds were discharged.
Battery "D" was using the 155 mm G.P.F. (Grande Porteau
Filloux), which was a cannon designed by the French. It had
a maximum range of 18,300 yards (10.4 miles) and weighed
11.5 tons in its firing position.
Sept. 30, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau went on "Detached
Service" to Army Officers School in Langres, France.
Nov. 11, 1918: Armistice was declared, ending W.W. I and
Camille Mazeau returned to civilian life in Jan., 1919.
Coast Artillery Corps
"History of Battery D, 56th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps"
by Corporal Frank H. Kirk, Battery Clerk
https://archive.org/details/historyofbattery00kirk/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
June 29, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau was assigned
command of Battery "D", 56 Artillery, Coast Artillery Corp,
by verbal order of the Regimental Commander. At this time,
Battery "D" had a strength of 228 men.
July 4, 1918: Battery "D", as part of the 56 th Regiment,
paraded at Clermont – Ferrand, Dept. Puy-de-Dome, France.
A second parade, on July 14, commemorated Bastille Day.
Aug. 16, 1918: After weeks of training and drills, Battery "D"
saw their first action on the "firing line" in France. Near the
town of Lhuys, they took their position and were ready to
fire around midnight. 59 Rounds were discharged.
Battery "D" was using the 155 mm G.P.F. (Grande Porteau
Filloux), which was a cannon designed by the French. It had
a maximum range of 18,300 yards (10.4 miles) and weighed
11.5 tons in its firing position.
Sept. 30, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau went on "Detached
Service" to Army Officers School in Langres, France.
Nov. 11, 1918: Armistice was declared, ending W.W. I and
Camille Mazeau returned to civilian life in Jan., 1919.
"History of Battery D, 56th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps"
by Corporal Frank H. Kirk, Battery Clerk
https://archive.org/details/historyofbattery00kirk/page/n3/mode/2up?view=theater
June 29, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau was assigned
command of Battery "D", 56 Artillery, Coast Artillery Corp,
by verbal order of the Regimental Commander. At this time,
Battery "D" had a strength of 228 men.
July 4, 1918: Battery "D", as part of the 56 th Regiment,
paraded at Clermont – Ferrand, Dept. Puy-de-Dome, France.
A second parade, on July 14, commemorated Bastille Day.
Aug. 16, 1918: After weeks of training and drills, Battery "D"
saw their first action on the "firing line" in France. Near the
town of Lhuys, they took their position and were ready to
fire around midnight. 59 Rounds were discharged.
Battery "D" was using the 155 mm G.P.F. (Grande Porteau
Filloux), which was a cannon designed by the French. It had
a maximum range of 18,300 yards (10.4 miles) and weighed
11.5 tons in its firing position.
Sept. 30, 1918: Capt. Camille Mazeau went on "Detached
Service" to Army Officers School in Langres, France.
Nov. 11, 1918: Armistice was declared, ending W.W. I and
Camille Mazeau returned to civilian life in Jan., 1919.
