Chapter C: B. Dougherty,

Major General National Guard of
Pennsylvania, Retired

Contents

PAGE
I
The Voyage 1

II
“Over There” at Last! 11

III
In the Champagne Region 15

IV
Qualifying as a Driver 18

V
“Car No. 13” 21

VI
The “Crusader” 24

VII
“Raising Hell Down at Epernay” 29

VIII
Norton’s Last Ride 35

IX
Bastille Day 40

X
Here Kultur Passed 45

XI
Verdun 49

XII
Awaiting the Big Attack 54

XIII
Under Fire in an Ambulance 56

XIV
The Big Shells Come Over 63

XV
Under the Shell Shower 68

XVI
Aftermath of Battle 72

XVII
In the Valley of the Shadow 76

XVIII
In Paris 81

XIX
Aillianville 90

XX
Vive l’Amérique! Vive la France! 98

XXI
Afterthoughts 102

An American Crusader at Verdun