Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) [Transcriber's notes: Obvious printer's errors have been corrected (e.g. gunnner for gunner), recurrent misspelling of the author haven't (e.g. Montlucon for Montlucon, canvass for canvases, incidently for incidentally, paraphanelia for paraphernalia, calesthenics for calisthenic, etc...). Chapter III: The word "by" has been changed to "from" (partially sheltered from the Southern sun). Chapter XVII: The spelling of Sommbernont has been changed to Sombernon. Chapter XX: The word casual has been changed to casualty (sent him home as a casualty). Chapter XXV: It is not clear if the printed word is trained or roamed (where he last trained/roamed). Definitions: Cootie: Noun US: a head-louse (Macquarie Online Dictionnary - Book of slang).] THE DELTA OF THE TRIPLE ELEVENS THE HISTORY OF BATTERY D, 311th FIELD ARTILLERY UNITED STATES ARMY, AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES [Illustration] By WILLIAM ELMER BACHMAN Standard-Sentinel Print Hazleton, Pa. 1920 COPYRIGHT 1920 BY WILLIAM ELMER BACHMAN [Illustration: GROUP PHOTO OF BATTERY D. 311th F. A. Taken at Benoite Vaux, France, March 14, 1919. Reproduced from the Official Photo taken by the Photographic Section of the Signal Corps, U. S. A.] To The memory of our pals whom we buried in France This Book Is Dedicated [Illustration: WILLIAM E. BACHMAN ARMY RECORD.