May 7, 1917: Enlisted in the Navy as Lds. Yeo.

May 12, 1917: Left Dallas for St. Louis and arrived on Monday, May 13, 1917.

May 13, 1917: Left for New York City, New York.

May 14, 1917: Arrived in New York City, New York.

May 15, 1917: Arrived in Newport, Rhode Island. I was examined and initiated in a “Rookies” life.

August 6, 1917: Passed all exams and was given my appointment.

August 9, 1917: Arrived back in Dallas, Texas.

August 15, 1917: Left Dallas, Texas for Norfolk, Virginia.

September 7, 1917: Drafted out to the USS Nero.

September 25, 1917: Arrived Ponta Delgada, Azores (Portugal).

October 7, 1917: Headed for Queenstown, Ireland.

October 13, 1917: Arrived at Queenstown, Ireland, then left for Cardiff, Wales.

October 14, 1917: Arrived in Cardiff, South Wales. Met Mrs. M. Millett and Miss Eileen Barry.

November 4, 1917: Left for France, laid too in Penzance, England for the day.

November 7, 1917: Arrived at Brest, France.

November 10, 1917: Arrived at Saint-Nazaire, France.

November 16, 1917: Left for Nantes, France.

November 17, 1917: Arrived in Nantes, France.

November 18, 1917: Went ashore in Nantes, France.

November 24, 1917: Departed for Saint-Nazaire, France.

November 25, 1917: Arrived at Brest, France.

November 29, 1917: Arrived at Cardiff, Wales.

December 9, 1917: Left Cardiff, Wales for Nantes, France.

December 14, 1917: Arrived at Nantes, France

December 22, 1917: Left Nantes, France.

December 24, 1917: Arrived in Brest, France. Worked all day loading stores.

December 25, 1917: Left Brest, France for Cardiff, Wales.

December 27, 1917: Arrived in Cardiff, Wales. Expecting lots of mail and didn’t get any.

January 1, 1918: Rated Yeo 2 el. Received Christmas mail from home.

January 5, 1918: Left Cardiff, Wales.

January 6, 1918: Arrived in Penzance, England, then left for France.

January 7, 1918: Arrived in Brest, France.

January 10, 1918: Arrived in Quiberon Bay, France, then left for Bordeaux France.

January 12, 1918: Arrived at Bordeaux, France.

January 19, 1918: Left Bordeaux, France.

January 20, 1918: Started across the Bay of Biscay, headed for Quiberon Bay.

January 24, 1918: Took on stores and left for Penzance, England.

January 25, 1918: Arrived in Penance, England then left for Cardiff, Wales.

January 27, 1918: Arrived in Cardiff, Wales.

January 28, 1918

February 8, 1918: Left for Penzance, England.

February 9, 1918: Arrived in Penzance, England.

February 11, 1918: Arrived in Brest, France.

February 12, 1918: Left for Quiberon Bay, France.

February 13, 1918: Arrived at Nantes, France.

February 23, 1918: Left Nantes, France for Quiberon Bay, France.

February 25, 1918: Left for Brest, France.

February 26, 1918: Arrived in Brest, France, then left for Penzance, England.

February 27, 1918: Arrived in Penzance, England.

March 1, 1918: Left Penzance, England for Barry, Wales.

March 2, 1918: Arrived in Barry, Wales. Went ashore three or four times during the next week.

March 12, 1918: Left Barry, Wales for Penzance, England.

March 13, 1918: Arrived Penzance, England, then left for Brest, France.

March 14, 1918: Arrived in Brest, France.

March 16, 1918: Left Brest, France for Quiberon Bay, France.

March 17, 1918: Left for Bordeaux, France and arrived at the mouth of the Gironde River, France.

March 18, 1918: Moved on up to Pauillac, France and started unloading. Played a game of ball.

March 25, 1918: Left for Bordeaux, France and arrived the same day.

March 30, 1918: Left Bordeaux, France and dropped anchor at the mouth of the Pauillac, France River.

April 1, 1918: Left for Quiberon Bay, France and arrived the same day.

April 2, 1918: Left for Brest, France and arrived the same day.

April 4, 1918: Left for Penzance, England.

April 6, 1918: Arrived Barry, Wales.

April 16, 1918: Left Barry, Wales for Penzance, England.

April 17, 1918: Arrived at Penzance, England.

April 18, 1918: Sailed for Brest, France.

April 19, 1918: Arrived at Brest, France.

April 20, 1918: Arrived at Quiberon Bay, France.

April 21, 1918: Left for La Pallice, France.

April 22, 1918: Left for Bordeaux, France.

April 25, 1918: Arrived Bordeaux, France.

NO MORE ENTRIES IN HIS DIARY.

Fred McDowell (1894)