I would like to thank LGS and Janice for their response to my query. I have additional information as to his unit. According to the recorded information he was in Co. A, 320 MG Bn. I assume "MG Bn." stood for "machine gun battalion". This information was contained on a Form No. 724-9, A.G.O which I obtained from the NY State Archives. I realize that a majority of service records had been destroyed in the fire of 1973. Did that include pension records? Can those be obtained from the National Archives or were those also destroyed in the '73 fire? I was able to obtain pension records in the past for Civil War ancestors. Also, are there any written histories of the 82nd during WWI, e.g. web sites? Bob Liddell

Hi Bob/Listers, Perhaps these can help: Go down to the paragraph that begins with "On the 14th of October" as it mentions the 320th MG Btn and the town of St. Juvin. http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~cacunithistories/Pvt_Steenhoek.html http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/upton/map6.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwi/ob/82-ROE-ob.htm http://www.thedigitalbookshelf.com/db_82_2.htm http://www.thedigitalbookshelf.com/db_82_3.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/82abn-history.htm See 14 October: http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/fieldoperations/chapter25.htm More than one entry here for the 320th on 14 October: http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/0_DSC/1_ww1/02_army-infMG-alpha.html Hope this helps, Janice USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rjkalid@aol.com> To: <GREATWAR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 10:11 AM Subject: [GREATWAR] All American Division >I would like to thank LGS and Janice for their response to my query. I have > additional information as to his unit. According to the recorded > information > he was in Co. A, 320 MG Bn. I assume "MG Bn." stood for "machine gun > battalion". This information was contained on a Form No. 724-9, A.G.O > which I obtained > from the NY State Archives. I realize that a majority of service records > had > been destroyed in the fire of 1973. Did that include pension records? Can > those be obtained from the National Archives or were those also destroyed > in > the '73 fire? I was able to obtain pension records in the past for Civil > War > ancestors. Also, are there any written histories of the 82nd during WWI, > e.g. > web sites? > Bob Liddell > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message