Word: coast
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...draft registrants, except Class 1 men who are qualified for general military service, and who registered before September 12, are now eligible for special induction into the coast artillery...
...take the course of study at Fort Monroe, there are also needed draftsmen, mechanics of all kinds, chauffeurs, electricians, cooks, bandsmen, and privates, and a good opportunity for advancement is open to all. Applicants for all grades should apply in person or by mail to the headquarters, North Atlantic coast artillery district, 99 Chauncey street, Boston, Mass, or to the headquarters of the coast defences nearest to their homes...
...Ph.D., Sturgis-Hooper Professor of Geology, Emeritus, will give explanations of the present situations of the battle fronts to all who wish to attend. These talks are given before the war maps on the main stair case of Widener. The maps show in detail all territory from the Belgian coast to the Rhine, and give the present fighting lines, the lines of the farthest advance of the Germans in 1914, and the lines in March and July of the present year...
Those entering the coast artillery: W. P. Belknap '20, E. W. Crane, A. P. Dean, J. M. O'Donnaghue, E. C. Fitchner '20, E. R. Gay '19, J. L. Tildsley '19, J. Watson...
Shortly after entering the Coast Artillery in 1908, he was sent to the Philippines, being stationed at Fort Mill, Corregidor Island, the main defense of Manila Bay, the scene of Admiral Dewy's famous victory. Returning to the United, States, he was assigned to Fort Andrews and Fort Strong in Boston Harbor, during...