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52 52 History of Sixth Regiment, U. S. Marines. of the 1st Battalion at Heilbach; 2nd Battalion at Simmelbaum; Battalion Headquarters and 2 companies of the 3rd Battalion at Plaschied; 2 corn- pan es of the 3rd Battalion at Scheurin; 73rd M.G. Company at Heil- hach. The march was resumed on the morning of December 2nd. Route of march : Waxweiler — Lunebach. The regiment billeted for the night ?s follows : Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Company, Supply Company, 1st Battalion and 73rd M.G. Company at Lunebach; Battalion Headquarters and 2 compan es of the 2nd Battalion at Heilhausen; 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion at Pintesfeld; Battalion Headquarters and 2 companies of the 3rd Battalion at Lambertsburg; I company of the 3rd Battalion at Greimelscheid, I company of the 3rd Battalion at Har- garten. The march was again resumed on the morning of December 3rd. Route of march : Bronsgeld— Prum — Budesheim. Troops of the regi- ment were billeted for the n'glit as follows : Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Supply Company at Rommersheim; Battalion Headquarters and 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion at Gendenbrett; 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion at Waschied; 3rd Battalion at Giesdorf; 1st Battalion and 73r,d M.G. Company at Flormgen. On December 4th the 2nd Division remaned in place and the Regimental Commander, realizing that ihe march for December 5th was to be unusually long one, obtained permission io make the following troop movement in order to shorten the following days march : Regimental Headquarters, Head- quarters Company and Supply Company from Rommersheim to Waller - sheim; Battalion Headquarters and 2 compan es of ihe 2nd Battalion from Gendenbrett to Gondelsheim; 2 companies of the 2nd Battalion from Waschied to Weinsheim; 3rd Battalion from Geisdorf to Duppach 1st Battalion and 73id M.G. Company remained in place at Flenngen. On the morn ng of December 5th this regiment passed through the 5th Regiment and look up the march as advance guard of Column No. 2, 2nd Division. Route of march : Shortest available route. The regiment was billeted for the right as follows : Regimental Headquarters, Supply Company, 2nd Battalion and 3rd Battalion at Hillesheim; Headquarters Company at Wallesdorf, 1 st Battalion at Berndorf; 73rd M.G. Company at Berndorf. The march was again resumed on the morning of December 6th. Route of march : Wiesbaum — Dollendorf — Udelhoven. The regiment was billeted for the night as follows : Regimental Headquarters, Head- quarters Company, Battalion Headquarters and 3 companies of ihe 2nd Battalion and the Supply Company at Dollendorf; battalion Headquar- ters and 3 compan'es of (he 1st Battalion at Leudersdorf; I company of the 1st Battalion and 73rd M.G . Co. at Nieder Hho; Battalion Head- quarters and 2 companies of the 3rd Battalion at Udelhoven, 2 companies