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Roy Bailey Diary - Pages 1-12
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Jack Pridigan
Conto-Buch
Roy Bailey
fur
333 Clarelau Lane
Sgt. Roy Bailey
Co. D 166 inf.
American E F
aPO 7-15
Unkelbach Ger. |
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| Comments: The book is
clearly of German origin, and since the address written here
is "Unkelback Ger." I believe this book was
acquired and the work started in Jan. 1919 when in fact the
166th was in that part of Germany. "Ohio In The
Rainbow" refers to activities in Remagen, Germany on
Jan. 10, 1919. A.D.
Boyd letter home on Jan 17, 1919 states that they are living
in a "big summer hotel on the banks of the Rhine,"
which is where Unkelbach is located. |
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January 1st.
Explosive
1st. safe to handle.
2nd. simple to use
3rd. stand up under service
1st. high explosive 1 to 5000 shock
2nd. low explosive fire propell
3rd. detonator
British
Ammanal. Keep dry sand color
amatal keep dry. Powder
French
Cheddite keep dry.
Gun cotton white
1 wet slab form in Censitine
ship in lead container
keep dry wet.
2 dry sensitive inflammable comes in tub form Allnlose treat
with nitre 30% |
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| Comments: send us an e-mail
if you know what this is about. Small unit tactics of some
kind? Or a recollection of some action? |
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Tues.
Jan. Low explosives
comes in grains. smaller the grain
the more power, large
grains more heat.
Time fuse inder
line gunpowder hemp
tar take gnter mend.
2 feet per minute
Color black or black and grey
instantaneous
fine if match
rubber cover
color orange
rifles 120 feet per sec.
per. test
Cut a peice & burn
Ditnor cord
High exp.
in the metal tube 3000 yards per sec.
splice
notch & taper cut |
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splice
be sure and expose to
powder in the fuse
homemade batterie
Lighter
no electric lighter
detonate to fire
crimp be careful
F no 1 French at.
charge 60 drams of cheddlite
And use a match or alcohol lighter
with time fuse
O. F. French
charge 150 drams
C.F. French 90 drams. 80 drams
per cap Light |
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2. B. Rifle
charge chidelto 60 drams
wright 47 special fuse
French 700 No
German Potatoe
weight 18 lbs Domerate
lipge
Black powder fuse 3-7 ,
Disk
4 drams of Domerite
2 large
R G.
Creapennefer
British
green ammanal
pink ammanitol
Red to E. |
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American gernade
Mark II
Bouchon for all granad
antimony and lead
all case but 1An68
Trojan grenade powder
color gray. Like corn meal.
weight 22 ounse
color gray when loaded
cast iron
Mark III
handy cord forward
4 ounce Trojan powder
grey when loaded
detonator no. 8.
weight 15 ounce
danger 7-5 yd. |
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| For details including photos
of WW1 grenades see http://www.inert-ord.net/usa03a/usa1/index.html |
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Thophoms Mark II
Grey when loaded
line weight 19.11 over PL.
detonator no. 8.
Radius 28 yd. 30,
24 case
Gas Mark II
12 ounce lock
VB.
1 1/2 ounce of Trojan P.
Malleable iron
bullet to be steel
Mark I Extinct |
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| Comments: Could first
line be Phosphorus Mark II"? see the powder is 1 1/2
ounce of Trojan P. - probably phosphorus. See http://www.inert-ord.net/usa03a/usa1/index.html |
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The Captain says that
this gambling has got to
be cut out or he is a Pvt.
and if he is a Pvt. the Hosp.
will be full. About
face forward march.
Roy Bailey
Co. D 166 Inf.
42 Div.
83 Brigade
3 rd Army
4 Army Corps |
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| Comment: This may help us
explain some names and numbers being tallied on later pages. |
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