100 Years ago the Battle of Croix Rouge Farm commenced in France. The corps took command of US forces training with the French Seventh Army at the same time that IV Corps took command of US forces training with the French Eighth Army. Charles C. Ballou, Charles T. Menoher, and George Bell Jr. all assumed command at some time before the armistice. All for the time so Bye Bye, Reid.. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Cooties can be serious, lice, and the ever-present rats, transmit disease and it is estimated that over 70% of duty time lost was due to disease. Left Hoboken, New Jersey October 6, 1918 on English ship, HMS Cedric and after being torpedoed October 16 and damage slightly, landed at Liverpool, England, October 17, 1918. Volunteered in engineer officers Reserve Corps, April 10, 1917, Washington, DC. First Army. Roast pork! [2], The troop ships used to transport the AEF were, at first, any ships that were available. At Bordeaux, the troops visited the cave and castle of the Black Prince of English History., Drewry Kassebaum, Quartermaster Corps, Marion County, Indiana. Another lieutenant and I walked eight kilometres to investigate - and found that it was all wrong; there wasn't even Pinard! Pinard was a red French table wine. Joined Engineers Corps, August 1917, helping to build Camp Meade. It saw no combat action in World War I. United States Army Field Artillery Regiments, 67th Field Artillery Brigade during World War I, How to create a new for conflict/war periods. On 12 October 1918, General Robert Lee Bullard took command of the Second Army and Heintzelman became his chief-of-staff. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Fires Brigade. The 149th Field Artillery Regiment was assigned to: For more detailed service information about the unit and the personnel who served in the 149th Field Artillery Regiment in specific wars/conflicts, see: For more information on the 149th Field Artillery Regiment See: This page was last modified 07:32, 14 May 2021. Category: 149th Field Artillery Regiment, United States Army - WikiTree I have seen fellows make speed, but none like I made from this dugout. The 148th Field Artillery participated in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, Champagne-Marne Defensive, Aisne-Marne Offensive, St. Mihiel Offensive, Meuse-Argonne Offensive firing a total of 67,590 rounds of ammunition. 153rd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Edward Wittenmayer, 154th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Evan M. Johnson, 152nd Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Thomas H. Reeves, Division Units 77th Division Headquarters Troop; 304th Machine Gun Battalion, 163rd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Marcus D. Cronin, 164th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Julian R. Lindsay, 157th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Charles D. Rhodes, Division Units 319th Machine Gun Battalion, 5th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General F. W. Sladen, 3rd Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General W. M. Cruikshank, Division Units 3rd Division Headquarters Troop; 7th Machine Gun Battalion, 9th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General J. C. Castner, 10th Brigade Infantry Major General W. H. Gordon, 5th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General C. A. F. Flagler, Division Units 5th Division Headquarters Troop; 13th Machine Gun Battalion, 53rd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Alfred W. Bjornstad, 54th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Palmer E. Pierce, 52nd Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General George W. Wingate, Division Units 27th Division Headquarters Troop; 104th Machine Gun Battalion, 65th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Edward L. King, 66th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Paul A. Wolff, 58th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General James A. Shipton, Division Units 33rd Division Headquarters Troop; 112th Machine Gun Battalion, 155th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Mark L. Hersey, 156th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General James T. Dean, 153rd Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Clint C. Hearn, Division Units 78th Division Headquarters Troop; 307th Machine Gun Battalion, 159th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General George H. Jamerson, 160th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Lloyd M. Bratt, 155th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Gordon G. Heiner, Division Units 80th Division Headquarters Troop; 313th Machine Gun Battalion, 57th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Charles W. Barber, 58th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General H. H. Bandholtz, Division Units 29th Division Headquarters Troop; 110th Machine Gun Battalion, 73rd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General C. F. Zimmerman, 74th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General W. P. Jackson, 62nd Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General, Division Units 37th Division Headquarters Troop; 134th Machine Gun Battalion, 165th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Ora E. Hunt, 166th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Malin Craig, 158th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Adrian S. Fleming, Division Units 83rdth Division Headquarters Troop; 332nd Machine Gun Battalion, 177th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Frank L. Winn, 178th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Thomas G. Hanson, 164th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Edward T. Donnelly, Division Units 89th Division Headquarters Troop; 340th Machine Gun Battalion, 179th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General John T. ONeill, 180th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General W. H. Johnston, 165th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Francis C. Marshall, Division Units 90th Division Headquarters Troop; 349th Machine Gun Battalion, 183rd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Malvern H. Barnum, 184th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General W. A. Hay, Division Units 92nd Division Headquarters Troop; 349th Machine Gun Battalion, 11th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General W. R. Dashiell, 12th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General J. Wine or beer purchased in cafes will be used on the premises and not carried away in bottles or other receptables.. Argonne Forest: Under shellfire for 108 days. Battery e in France, 149Th Field Artillery (Classic Reprint) Paperback - July 3, 2012 by Joseph Richard Jacobs (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings Artillery was Trench Warfare and was a major factor in WW1. He sends his greetings. [Translated from German to English]. Received battery citations. Email: research_support@graysonheritage.org
Enlisted April 12, 1917, Trained at Syracuse, New York. They continue today, working with VA hospitals and support groups. Awarded the Croix de Guerre for rushing through shell fire and delivering a message, August 18, 1918, by the French. Battles: Chateau-Thierry, St. Mihiel, Argonne, Served in the Army of Occupation in Germany. Don't know how long we slept, but woke up with a horrible feeling, a G.I. One son is still in the service. D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918) Subject. This will always mark the end of the great world war. As I write, I can hear the big guns having a little evening entertainment. had returned from overseas duty in Europe during World War I [Photograph by: Holladay, Newport News, Virginia.]. 0:25. Independence, VA 24348
[49], These divisions were unassigned to any corps in the AEF during World War I at the time of the Armistice.[18][52]. This is very typical., On a printed card from the YMCA, The Y.M.C.A accepts no responsibility for money or valuables kept by soldiers during the night. American Expeditionary Forces, Infantry, 42nd Division 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Lice were brought from France, India, England, and American and reproduced themselves into a hearty biting menace. Part of his regiment was sent to Guard duty at East St. Louis during the riot there; and about November 1st, 1917 his whole regiment was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, where he was transferred to a first-class Private, Battery C, 123rd Field Artillery. (Cambridge, Mass., Brown, 67th Brigade Field Artillery Brigadier General G. C. Gatley, Signal Troops 117th Field Signal Battalion, Division Units 42nd Division Headquarters Troops; 149th Machine Gun Battalion, 7th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General B. The battle is over, day breaks, and the work of repairing and burial follows., Edward Norman Schwamburger, Corporal, Co. B, 6th Infantry, 5th Div., Vanderburg County, Indiana. I believe in universal military service. The first of July, 1917, his Co. was sent to Belleville, Illinois, to guard Scott's Aviation Field. English. The mural consists of six 7' x 13' murals depicting the accomplishments of General Douglas MacArthur at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 10 May 2007. National Archives Photo 13319 Group 111 Courtesy of Indiana War Memorial. Box 679
World War I Activated: October 1917 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida and Georgia). World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States, World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Artillery -- 103d field artillery. After the armistice they served in the Army of Occupation in Germany. They Battled 40 Days to Keep the Huns from Paris. Was in two major offenses, Champagne Front, St. Mihiel Front, and smaller ones. The 90th Division Association, 1920 Lonnie J. An abandoned German commissary in Xammes furnished bread, honey, butter, jam, gold-tipped cigarettes and cigars from the well-kept German gardens in the vicinity came a variety of vegetables and crowning all, German beer, wine and schnapps were on tap in former Boche (German) bars (for the dry All-Kansas regiment)., During the American occupation of Germany in 1919 when the rules regarding consumption of beer and wine had been unofficially loosened, Charles MacArthur, 149th Field Artillery Regiment, related that in his [cannon] batterys stop in Bittenburg, we ran into real German beer, a little watery for the famine in grain. Another discovery was made in Bittenburg: eierkuchen, or German waffles. 337340. Small arms caliber 30 cartridges 2,082,400, With 8th French Army from April 13 - June 30, 1918, With 4th French Army from July 4 - August 13, 1918, With 1st American Army from September 1 21, 1918. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. Guard for President Wilson at his Paris Mansion and the Peace Commission, from February 12 to July 8, 1919. Once medical care has been established, contact the 149th Fight Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) at 925-6098 in office or 210-254-6412 by cell phone. This happened at Baccarat, France, on June 5, 1918. We had our Christmas dinner in Albert, France in an old sewing-machine factory. The following are the Divisions, Armies, Corps, which this Brigade has been engaged since their arrival at the front. This page has been accessed 182 times. American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front (World War I) order of battle. Major General Harry F. Hodges, commanding; Major George M. Peek, Adjutant General. The inscription on the back read: the French people like to have this little beer table outside. Newly developed high explosive shells could be thrown farther and higher than ever before. Entered service in May 1917. Overseas, Oct. 18th, 1917. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 153. from old catalog, World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Artillery -- 306th field artillery. A kind and loving son and a true friend., Mr. and Mrs. George Catlin, R. R. 1, Atlanta, Indiana, Edward Andrew Snyder, 139th Field Artillery, Decatur County, Indiana, Enlisted in Co. B., 4th Indiana Infantry, June 22, 1917. Cruisers, German ships seized by the Navy, ships borrowed from the Allies, and many other ships were used to ship troops to Europe from ports in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. He came home with a health impairment and resumed his employment at the knitting Mills for a few weeks, but soon resigned and sought less confining employment, which he found at the Square Deal Garage as a repairman. A Nominal Roll is a list of the Officers, NCOs and Men who served in a unit of the CEF at a specific point in time. Was in the death ward at Nantes, France for many days. It served in the Saint-Mihiel offensive, Lorraine offensive, Champagne offensive, and the MeuseArgonne Offensive. [30] It was later demobilized on 2 May 1919 in Camp Funston, Kansas. Haven't heard from you for some time and we are expecting to leave Toul for a port of embarkation at any day now, so I thot [sic] I would write you a word so that if I am quite a while.. 139th Artillery, World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories United States Artillery 139th Field Artillery Publisher Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill company Panorama of Battery C, 150th Infantry, 42nd Division. Those who had been unable to make cover had flattened themselves on the ground in the fine imitation of the American Pancake. After the usual military service, his remains were sent to his grief-stricken parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott at Fairmont, Indiana. [10], Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett took command of I Corps when it was created, almost one year after the Americans entered the war. They were often compiled prior to a unit embarking for England and sometimes include embarkation information such as ship name, embarkation port and the date of sailing. Served in France during 1917 with the Ambulance Service attached to the French Army. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Snapshot of two unidentified U.S. Army soldiers sitting outside on a wooden bench, with a large artillery gun behind them, outside at the field artillery training area at Fort Bragg, N.C., around the 1920s [circa 1920s] [Photograph printed by: Finleys Studio, Dalton, Georgia]. A fellow soldier was killed by his side, by an exploding shell, at St. Mihiel. Kansas City, Missouri:The War Society of the 89th Division, 1920. 150169. [20], III Corps was first organized on 16 May 1918 in Mussy-Ser-Seine, France. All the boys in France had a try at the sterilizing, de-verminatizing machine which rid their clothes of cooties. 42nd Division (Rainbow) Major General C. T. Menoher, commanding; Major Walter E. Powers, Adjutant General, Major General Robert Lee Bullard, commanding. Broke the German lines on all six fronts, winning our insignia on the battlefields of France, The Arrow Piercing the Line. Stationed at Ft. Harrison, Ind., where he received a commission in August 1917. The whole time I was in the service, except while in first training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, I was in utility work at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, in charge of operations branch, (light and power, refrigeration, water, sewers, and steam). White. View of French Army soldiers,wearing Adrian helmets, and two unidentified military personnel, standing around a captured, camouflaged German artillery gun, seen on an artillery-damaged hill, north of Pont--Mousson, France (circa 1918) Photograph collected by Henry L. Graves. Messengers are darting hither and dither, linemen are going out, ambulances are pushing forward, trucks are crowding foreword and to the guns with the needed supplies, for communication must be kept, the wounded cared for, the fighter fed, and supplies kept up all the time that the Master Dealer is shuffling the deck and dealing each man his card ~ and to many of each side, he deals the marked card, Death. Frank Carlton Loring, Captain, Ordnance Department, Officers Reserve Corps, Grant County, Indiana. Field Artillery | World War 1 Veterans, WWVets.org Participated in Major offenses at Lorraine Front, Champagne Front, St. Mihiel Front, and numerous smaller engagements both offensive and defensive. Frenchmen and American 168th Inf., coming over the top with sacks of Grenades,Badonville, France. the observers lived on the fat of the land. This regiment (44th) fired more than 5000 tons of channels at the Germans from April until the close of offenses at the front. While General Joffre of France was visited the United States, Clyde's Co., being the best drilled and all the men being near of size, were chosen as General Joffres bodyguards while he was in Springfield and at Lincolns town. President (Wilson) arrived Brest on December 13, the 139th included in the bunch to meet him. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 192. November 11, 1918 armistice signed, our guns ceased firing at 10:55 A. M. although the Germans fired for eight minutes after we had received orders to stop. in moving overseas., William Raymond Harper, Infantry, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Marion F. Patterson, Grant County, Indiana, Battery B, 15th Field Artillery. Major General C. C. Ballou, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Allen J. Greer, Chief of Staff; Major Sherburne Whipple, Adjutant General. His body arrived there March 2 and his funeral was preached Sunday, March 3 by the Rev. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 75. Barely any American troops were sent to Europe in 1917, since Pershing ordered all AEF forces to be well-trained before going overseas. 81149. You are urged to leave no articles of clothing or equipment in the cubicle after dressing or about the Hut at any time. The alternative is the entrance into THE League of Nations, without reservations, IMMEDIATELY. Newly developed high explosive shells could be thrown farther and higher than ever before. Title. [23] It was the third of four newly activated corps of the American Expeditionary Forces, which at that time numbered over 1,000,000 men across 23 divisions. 31st Infantry Division (United States) | Military Wiki | Fandom 61st Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General John A. Stevens. Also served with the Army of Occupation in Germany. Field Artillery - Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History I was amazed to get two bottles of Guiness to drink. George Coppard, British Machine Gun Corps, after being wounded, October 1916. 32, where he was a patient for three weeks. It has notable characteristics. Have received copies of The News and it has our locations pretty close. He was killed by heavy shell fire along with two other drivers on 22nd of October 1918. Myron Rundle Bone, Captain, Field Artillery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Trained at Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Enlisted April 5, 1916, at Columbus, Ohio. Pascal3012 / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M%C3%A9morial_42e_(1).JPG, Excerpt from the "War Story of C Battery, One hundred and third US Field Artillery". It moved into Germany from 17 November to 17 December 1918, before being demobilized in the Weimar Republic on 11 May 1919. The members of the Order of the Cootie would entertain veterans in the hospitals after the war. He has enlisted again and is now going to school. Nominal Rolls of the Canadian Expeditionary Force B. Erwin, 6th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General E. A. Millar, Division Units 6th Division Headquarters Troop; 16th Machine Gun Battalion, 71st Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Henry Hutchings, 72nd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General John A. Hulen. The Digital Bookshelf, American Expeditionary Forces, 39th "Delta" Division, www.thedigitalbookshelf.us/division_39.htm, See Also, Wyllie, Col. Robert E. "The Romance of Military Insignia." After the battle and Chateau-Thierry, in which he participated, he was assigned to Headquarters, 1st Army Corps as an assistant to the Chief of Air Service. 154th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Andrew Hero, Jr. Division Units 79th Division Headquarters Troop; 310th Machine Gun Battalion, 169th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Thomas B. Dugan, 160th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Guy M. Preston, Division Units 85th Division Headquarters Troop; 328th Machine Gun Battalion, 181st Brigade Infantry Brigadier General John B. McDonald, 182nd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Frederick H. Foltz, 166th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Edward Burr, Division Units 91st Division Headquarters Troop; 346th Machine Gun Battalion, 161st Brigade Infantry Brigadier General George W. McIver, 162nd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Monroe McFarland, 156th Brigade, Field Artillery Brigadier General Andrew Moses, Division Units 81st Division Headquarters Troop; 306th Machine Gun Battalion, 186th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General George H. Harries, Division Units 332nd Machine Gun Battalion.
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