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| | MECH. ALBERT M. BURMEISTER
Serial No. 2,026,556
Saginaw, Mich.
Burmeister was another of the early members of the outfit, arriving at Custer during September, 1917.
Like his bosom mate, Mech. Maier, he was a carpenter in Saginaw before entering the service of Uncle Sam. To think of one is to think of the other, as at Camp Custer they invariably worked on the same details and in France they both would be found with the Battery supply wagon.
He was slow of movement and speech, but quick to grasp an idea and in short order the work would be done. Our home 1220, at Custer, has many a cupboard, shelves in the supply room, walks about the Battery area, etc., that he helped to build and supervise. But when these were all done, a smile might have been seen on his face when the usual command came at a formation, “Burmeister and Maier Fall Out.”
Always, when we arrived at a new camp, there was abundance of work for the mechanics. The mechanics’ tools were always with us and were carried in the Battery supply wagon. They received many a compliment at inspections on the splendid condition their tools were in.
Burmeister also studied munitions and aided in getting them to the pieces. He will always be remembered for his quiet way of taking the army life without much complaint. |