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matter. (Not to be quoted. Summeral was a great fighter but I think Sibert was a greater general).

   Bullard was generally a good man. I didn't find in him the eagerness of Sibert. Sibert said I want to learn about this war. He went into many details. I didn't find Bullard as eager. I was personally affected by his relief.

    Marshall and I shared the same room at Gondrecourt.

    There were two tendencies in the American army. One was for immediate help to the French troops in whatever form it could be given. The other--the Pershing idea-- was to build a separate American army. Sibert was in favor of immediate support. He went to the point of favoring sending regiments to French units. This idea was opposed by Pershing. Sibert was affected by what he saw and by the reports of French losses. Thinks that diverging opinions on policies hurt Sibert. I felt ties to Sibert and was distressed when he was relieved.

    Under my orders was Jean Hugo. Later on, under Summerall, there was Lt. Gouin [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] and a captain Crochet.

    Recalls that offices were at the Mairie in Gondrecourt.

    Marshall didn't talk much. We worried in a little office--thinks there were only the two of them. He would be writing orders. I was drawing up papers and turning them over to him. We were in the same mess. Marshall spoke little. Everything pertained to his work. He was not nervous, but extremely tense. No time for anything but work. Recalls he chewed gum a lot.

    Speaks of troops at Gondrecourt. They were green troops and green officers. Had to explain what trench warfare meant. Use of wire and grenades. They had to learn what war really was.

    Later they went by battalions into a quiet sector. The Germans soon realized that these were a different kind of troops. They were very aggressive. Presence was revealed quickly.