I'm trying to find information about my great grandfather, Arthur Studdinger. I've found he was a member of company E, 353rd infantry regiment, 89th division.
I've also found a unit history for the 353rd that includes him in a unit roster. That unit history is actually fairly detailed, but chapters are often broken down into 1st battalion, 2nd battalion, 3rd battalion, and I dont know how to translate his company into what battalion he was a part of. I also dont know how to go about getting any specific further information about Arthur. Date of service, battles participated in, e.t.c.
I realize this may not be the best place to post this, but I dont know where to go next, and i figured this sub could help me get started.
Thank you
Typical WW1 era (1914-1917) organization for a regular army American infantry regiment was as follows:
The first battalion was composed of companies A, B, C, D along with a battalion HQ company
The second battalion was composed of companies E, F, G, H along with a battalion HQ company
The third Battalion was composed of companies I, K, L, M along with a battalion HQ company
US Army Order of Battle https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/U.S._Army_Order_of_Battle
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