assaulting troops. Lieutenant Fly himself killed two Germans, but received wounds in this action which
later proved fatal.
The 2d Battalion in support, commanded by Major Birdsall P. Briscoe, also suffered very
heavily. Owing to the severity of the fighting, the men of the 2d and 3d were considerably mixed.
Lieutenant James R. Cunningham, Company E, who was picked off while giving a command to his
platoon, was the first to go. Lieutenant Andrew K. Dunn, of Company C, was killed while passing
through the wire. Captain Clinton C. Mason, Company G, received wounds which resulted in the loss of
his left arm and left eye. Captain William B. Martin, Company H, received mortal wounds.
For four years the Germans had held these substantially built trenches just north of the village
of Fey-en-Haye. The 90th Division, taking part in the assault that closed the salient of St.
Mihiel, captured the trenches by a sudden attack on the morning of September 12, 1918.
Vilcey-sur-Trey
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