Milwaukee School of Engineering - EMF Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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f rj sssSSSs THE i92d EMF-5' ................... Oiljp Number “I U$= SSKhM ■w y V The game is to watch the number thirteen and notice how it worked it- self into my army experience. This is all taken from my personal record: Before I was called into the service I was attending the S. O. E. In April, 1918, my number was reached in my district; the number being 858 (13x66). After receiving my notice J at once made arrangements to leave the city, and on the way home 1 crossed Lake Michigan for the 13th time. On April 26th (13x2) 1 became a number, instead of an individual, in the National Army. 1 was sent to Camp Custer, where they assigned me to 13th Co. 160 Depot Brigade. From here to Headquarters Co. 338th (13x13x2) Infantry, which was a part of 169th (13x13) Infantry Brigade. Saturday, July 13th, 1918, the 338th Infantry left Camp Custer. The train that carried the Headquarters Company, as part of its load, contained just 13 cars. I stayed a few days at Camp Mills, Long Island. New York, theA went to the Transport “Orca;” well 1 remember the name. This boat was one of a convoy of 13; sailed from New York harbor just 13 weeks from the time I had become a soldier. The voyage from New York to Liverpool took 13 days. If it was the number 13 that caused the slip and sent me to France in- stead of northern Russia, as had been the plan, I am satisfied. Passing into France, the 338th Infantry took up its headquarters in a little town south of Paris, by the name of Tancere, on the 13th of August. The following day found me in the hospital there; it was a French hotel. My room was No. 12; I was confined there for 13 days. A few days with my company proved that I was too weak to stand the grind, so back I went to the hospital. This time my room was No. 14. There was no No. 13. It is a difficult proposition to find the No. 13 in any French hotel. I was not haunted by this number for some time after that, but was lucky enough to receive my discharge in France, at St. Aignan on May 7th, 1919. From here I went to Paris to live. I made that my home for eleven weeks, through the months of May. June and July. One more week at St. Malo and still another at Brest makes a total of 13 weeks from the time of discharge till I sailed for home on the “U. S. S. Northern Pacific.” I did my final checking out, which made me once more a free man. on August 13th. 1919, just 13 months from the time I left camp for parts, at that time unknown. I returned well and happy, having had a wonderful trip. Can you blame me for betting all I have on No. 13? Yes, I will throw in that other quarter. L. A. E. There was a young man named Dave, Whose face caused the girls to rave; But his baby doll cried : “Go away and hide ; Your mouth is like Mammoth Cave.” Page Seventy-tv. o

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