The 264th Infantry occupies the section of trenches directly to the East of us and the 266th Infantry occupies the section of trenches directly to the West of us.

2.  This battalion will take up a defensive position in the nearly
completed line of trenches, Sand Road-Target Range Fence, and as
rapidly as possible complete the trench system in the following order
of work: 
   a.  Deepen all trenches to at least three feet.
   b.  Construct latrines.
   c.  Provide cover.
   d.  Revet work previously done.

3. a.  Front lines, i.e., fire, communicating and support trenches:  Company “B” will occupy the East sector, i.e., Sand Road to Belgium Boyau, inclusive, including Slum Boyau and the salient at South end Reserve Trench immediately in rear of East end of Support trench.

Company “C” will occupy the Central sector, i.e., from East sector (Belgium Boyau, exclusive), to Cardona Boyau, inclusive, including Poire Boyau.

Company “A” will occupy the West sector, i.e., from Central sector (Cardona Boyau, exclusive), to and including salient near Southwest corner of Target Range Fence.

b.  Reserve Line:  Company “D” will occupy the line from the Target Range Fence on the West to a point 165 yards East of the Verdun Salient, one-half of the Company occupying the sector, Target Range Fence, to a point 75 yards East of the Rams Horn Boyau, including Rams Horn Boyau, and the other half of the Company occupying the sector from a point 75 yards East of the Rams Horn Boyau to a point 165 yards East of the Verdun Salient.

c.  Machine Guns:  Headquarters, 1st Platoon and 1st Platoon Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company “A,” for assignment to the shell craters (converted) and dugouts (constructed for machine guns), four in all, in the West sector.

Headquarters, 2nd Platoon and Third Section (2nd Platoon) Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company “C,” for assignment to the shell crater (converted), and dugout (constructed for machine gun), two in all, in the Central sector.  Fourth section (2nd Platoon), Machine Gun Company, will report to the Commanding Officer, Company “B,” for assignment to the shell crater (converted), two in all, in the East sector.

d.  Trench Mortars:  Two trench mortars have been assigned to the Central sector and the Commanding officer, Company “C,” is charged with the construction of emplacements therefor and the manning of them.

4. a.  Dressing stations have been established in the Butts of the rifle range and in ravine on O’Connell’s Farm.

b.  Ammunition distributing points are located at Plattsburg Barracks and O’Connell’s Farm.