One Hundred Years Ago at Camp Hancock

October 8, 1917.

"Off Guard"

The men of Company B, 103rd Engineers worked a lot harder at Camp Hancock than they did at Camp Meade. They were training six days a week instead of five. "From reveille to retreat, work was continuous...Bayonet drill...developed many a sore muscle."

You can view an excerpt of Ed Shenton's story, The Lost Sketchbooks: A Young Artist in The Great War, at www.thelostsketchbooks.com