Of the four thousand replacements received from the 85th Division it was necessary to leave five hundred in hospital at Revigny. The 361st, having taken the Bois de Cierges, gained contact on its left with the 364th; but its right was in the air, the left regiment of the 37th Division being still south of the Bois Emont, although it had been reported that the 37th had taken Cierges at noon that day. On the departure of your organization for the United States the Chief Signal Officer of the American E. F. desires me, in saying farewell to yourself, your officers and your men, for him, to express his deep gratification over the fact that they have conducted themselves at all times while on a foreign soil in a manner true to the traditions of an American organization. The 363rd Infantry, with two companies of the 316th Engineers was directed to pass through the 364th and to cross the open ground north of Bois de Baulny. Airplanes and dirigibles preceded the troopships, scanning the sea for miles for the enemy under-water craft then Operating along the American coast. Please extend to your officers and men my appreciation of their splendid behavior and my hearty congratulations on the brilliant record they have made. : 193rd regiment ohio volunteer infantry. 391.5 RECORDS OF THE INFANTRY 1815-1942 2,286 lin. AIR SEC FLYING SCH-DET MED DEPT, ARMY VET. She did not, however, reach the United States, as she sank off Fire Island Light, near New York, following an explosion, attributed at the time to a mine or a torpedo. Throughout the march of ten to twenty miles for the various units there were no buildings standing; locations of former towns were marked by sign-boards placed by the British, the English signs being very welcome to our troops. One of the officers wounded was liaison officer from the 1st Division. The first bomb dropped in front of the little brick cottage on the hill occupied by the Division Commander. The same orders indicated that the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade which had been fighting in the Meuse-Argonise with the 28th Division, was to move independently by rail, joining the Division in Belgium. Anchor was dropped at 6 oclock in the evening of July 17 off the Liverpool docks. The country was open and German artillery from the hill of Fort Kezel, southeast of Audenarde and across the Scheldt, shelled the entire area throughout the afternoon. To the east of the 91st sector it encircled the fortress of Montfaucon and town of Ivoiry; within our zone of action it protected the towns of Epinonville and Eclisfontaine. The Ammunition Train of the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade was to remain with the First Army Corps and a portion of the Motor Transportation of the 91st Division was to be sent to join the First Corps. CO E - CO B 29TH ENGRS TOP, 29TH ENGR REGT N.A. 3. All officers and men who had ever honorably served with the 91st Division were declared eligible to join. A Medal of Honor was awarded him and delivered to his widow, for his heroic conduct above and beyond duty. Before noon of that memorable September day, contingents of embryo soldiers had reported at Camp Lewis from points in Oregon and Washington. It had come from Russia late in 1917 and had spent the whole winter in a long course of training in open warfare. Mailing Address With France she pays homage to the great Emperor; she has followed his example in checking the barbarians of modern times from across the Rhine and in beating the Huns. Through some mistake by the Artillery Commander, the battalion which had unlimbered and prepared to support the attack of the 181st Brigade was also detailed later to proceed to Very crossroads. To accompany these physical barriers the enemy had developed a remarkably efficient system of ground observation posts, connected by wire with all his battery and most of his machine gun emplacements; he was furthermore provided with balloon and aviation services, which, from the point of view of observation and liaison, left very little to be desired. The men were given complete new outfits, from steel helmets to two new pairs of hobnailed trench shoes. The Group of Armies in Flanders was dissolved. More complete information on this collection and instructions on how to use it can be found in United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters - FamilySearch Historical Records 347TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY D-DET OF PNTS 349TH FA RECRUIT DEPOT. On account of delay in delivery of ammunition, operations foreseen for this morning, November 11, will be postponed until further notice. THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA-SIG SCH DET FT MONMOUTH NJ. The plan was excellent, as it provided that after the Fifth Army Corps reached the corps objective, all three corps were to advance to the American Army objective. The efficient manner in which the casuals who were sent to the Division, upon the eve of its departure, were taken care of, is an example of the service of an organization for the good of others less fortunately situated. Rain fell daily. After moving east about two days the two American divisions stopped and it seems probable that the Commander-in-Chief, American Expeditionary Forces, did not wish them to go farther toward the Rhine. Headquarters had moved to Epionville in the early afternoon and the Division reserve dug itself in at the orchard southwest of Epinonville. PROV MOTORCYCLE CI#1 MOTOR TRANSPORT-10TH MOTOR TRANSPORT . In the British attack of August on the Somme the division had heavy losses, and was withdrawn to Sedan, where it rested and received replacements. It was not until the fourth day that batteries were actually pushed to the front so as to have accompanying, guns with front line battalions. On the right of the 91st sector somewhat the same condition pertained. About March 1, the Division was permitted to select 250 officers and men, most of whom were sent to the University of Beaune, Department of Cote dOr. General Bernheim visited the 91st Division December 17 and decorated 150 members with the Belgian Croix de Guerre. The dangerous passage through these waters was safely made. P. C. was advanced to Cote 290 on September 20, the administrative staff remaining at Vraincourt. 14TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY C-HQ &HQ BTRY 15TH FA REGT. Throughout almost all of the month of December the 91st Division was billeted in very uncomfortable quarters in Belgian and French villages south of Dunkerque. THE events which led up to the Meuse-Argonne offensive must be briefly recounted, in order that the reader may appreciate the importance of the action itself, the difficulties of the terrain, and the role that the district played in the earlier part of the war. November 16, the 91st Division was detached from the Thirtieth French Corps and attached to the Seventh French Corps for the proposed march to the Rhine. The Division Commander and Division Staff left for Belgium October 17. At the time of the attack of October 31 the following enemy units were in line opposite our front (north to south): 98th Regiment, 207th Division209th Reserve Regiment207th Division228th Reserve Regiment49th Reserve Division225th Reserve Regiment49th Reserve Division. From those points, after demobilization was completed, regimental and national colors were sent to the States which had furnished the plurality of enlisted men for the various organizations at the time of the organization of the Division. 9signal-liaison detachments.Starkstrohm Co. No. By evening of October 20 all units of the 91st Division, excepting the motor truck trains, had reached places where they could bivouac just west of Roulers. USMA DET OF ENGRS DEML WEST POINT-USMA DET OF FA WEST POINT. These instructions were due to orders from the Corps Commander that the 91st Division would not advance all of its forces into the valley of the Scheldt that day. This was outside the area of the 91st Division. We had later field orders from the Thirtieth French Corps, dated November 9, directing the 91st Division to relieve also the 12th French Division from railroad junction one kilometer northeast of Bevere of Eyne. Finally in 1914, exactly eleven centuries after the death of Charlemagne, William of Hohenzollern, Emperor of Germany, concentrated his formidable armies in the territory of the Rhine provinces, then Germanized, and violated, in spite of treaties, the neutrality of Belgium. Much attention was paid to washing of clothing, training the men in ceremonies, and in. Troops were still under orders to hold positions awaiting corps orders for attack. The 32nd Division relieved a battalion of the 361st Infantry which had held Grange aux Bois Farm since September 29. By afternoon of that date the units had been assembled in the woods designated above. The Commanding General, 74th Brigade at Ivoiry, to whom the message was shown, said his Brigade had suffered fifty percent loss, and he could not make it go forward. During these early days the Argonne Forest itself had seen little or no fighting, but when the dig-in commenced, the French, seeking every opportunity to pry their opponents loose from their new positions, attempted to advance through the forest and turn the trek of the Germans before Verdun. The first days fighting had broken two German lines, penetrated of the third, and had realized an advance of eight kilometers. Colonel, Thomas A. Driscoll was appointed in charge of Divisional Intelligence, later to become Assistant Chief of Staff (G-2). The journey also gave many citizens, especially in the East, a better conception of the high quality of manhood the West was contributing to the United States Army. POST N.C.S FT WOOD-DET PORT OF ANTWERP, BELGIUM. Further, the railroad line skirting the Argonne to the north, through Moutmedy and Sedan, represented nearly one-half of the supply and troop-moving power of the German line of communications. On November 2 the French Army and Corps Commanders visited Division P. C. at Chateau Stuivenberghe and asked if the Division Commander was not discouraged by his heavy losses. The 91st Division contained the 361st, 362nd & 363rd Regiments. By this time the 361st Infantry had lost 36 officers and 793 men. Similarly, the 181st Brigade, advancing with the 362nd on the right and the 361st on the left, was able to cross No-mans-land (the valley of the Buanthe) through this cloud of smoke and mist without suffering casualties. At nightfall this position was being consolidated, and the 361st, less one battalion, was covering the exposed right flank where it was severely pounded by artillery from the northeast. Before leaving St. Nazaire, at which place Division Headquarters remained from April 1 to 6, the Division Commander received the following letter from Major General G. W. Read, commanding the American Embarkation Center: Headquarters,American Embarkation Center,A. Detachments of military police were on duty with each Brigade Headquarters to be used for conducting prisoners to the rear. This accomplished, the attack of the 364th and 363rd pressed on, took the Bois de Baulny, Tronsol Farm and the slope north of the latter. Colonel A. D. Cummings, and a number of second lieutenants recently appointed from the corps schools, besides other officers of the Division, to care for these 4,000 new men. IN EIGHT great Western States, the young men of military age, chosen to represent their respective communities in the first five per cent of the selective draft entrained on September 5,1917, for Camp Lewis, Washington. On the first and second floors, however, 500 men of 91st Division were cared for by a field hospital company, of them afterward being able to join the Division in time for jump-off. Our attack of September 29 netted us prisoners from these two units; we found that they had both been brought in hastily during the two preceding days, the former from Buzancy (where it had been in process of dissolution). THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY(Signed) Dv: GOUTTE. The Commanding General, 1st Division, wishes me to express to you and to the officers and men of your command his appreciation and the appreciation of this division for the services rendered by the 181st Infantry Brigade while attached to the 1st Division during the operations between the Argonne and the Meuse, October, 1918. The Regimental Commander, believing that the secrecy of the movement would be betrayed by throwing bridges after daylight, and being already attacked by German airplanes on the bank of the Scheldt, concealed his regiment as far as practicable and sent report back to Division Headquarters that he believed he could effect the movement better by remaining there throughout the day and crossing after dark that evening. AC DET 4TH COAST ARTILLERY-INACTIVE UNITS 4TH, USDB GOVENORS ISLAND-CAV UNASGD LEAVENWORTH. As shells from distant heavy artillery were falling south of the road and on Epinonyille, the main line for the night was established a little farther to the south, outposts holding practically all the territory gained during the day. The 181st Brigade was then ordered by Division Commander to take Grange aux Bois Farm to cover the right flank of the Division. The advance elements of the 91st Division were four kilometers ahead of the 74th Brigade on their right and about six kilometers ahead of the 70th Brigade on their left. The Eclisfontaine-Varennes road on the other side of the ravine was strongly held by the enemy, and it was some time before it was finally taken and the regiment was enabled to push on into Les Bouleaux Bois. Jeffs Store has some of the texts offered on this website, and several other historic texts, not on the website. DET QM CORPS QMD FT RENO-QM AT LARGE DET CAMP NORMOYLE TX, QMC DET CP NORMOYLE TX-PROV GUARD CO CP CUSTER MICH. PROVOST GUARD CO DEVENS MASS-OFFICE CO B 3D BN US GUARD CP DEVENS MASS. During this advance Colonel W. D. Davis, 361st Infantry, and Captain Hughes, commanding the leading battalion of the 361st, were killed by shrapnel near the village of Mooreghem on the line of observation which had been ordered occupied by the Corps Commander. 3. The Civil War Archive section, 63rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 19 September 2012). the typical Infantry Division was formed as a "triangular unit", which meant the division consisted of 3 Regiments. Throughout the past few days the plank road between Very and Epinonville received high-explosive shells frequently, and two companies of engineers were kept busy repairing holes in order that rations and ammunition might go forward at night and the wounded be evacuated to the rear, either by ambulance, truck or wagon. To the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade, under Brigadier General W. G. Price, were attached the 59th and 264th French Field Artillery Regiments. When the convoy put to sea the following morning it was accompanied by a formidable escort. The 91st Division, from September 20 to 25, occupied not only the sector from which it was to attack, but also half of the sector from which the 37th Division, after arrival, was to attack on the right of the 91st. These movements were accomplished during the night of October 7-8. At the beginning of these wars the German invasion was stopped there by the soldiers of France, as it has again been stopped in Champagne. had fought with credit in the successful Carpathian campaign on the eastern front and had particularly distinguished itself it in Italy in October, 1917. Many casualties were suffered. Colonel Dellaleau, French artillery, composed of five batteries of 75s, at disposition of 182nd Infantry Brigade on the north; one of four batteries of 75s supporting the 181st Infantry Bridge on the south; Lieut. When the success of the drive from the south was determined, the Division was moved by truck train during the night to the Vavincourt area, west of St. Mihiel, passing to command of Major General Hirschauer, Second French Army. The 166th Field Artillery Brigade was then in training area in France and did not join the 91st Division. Independence, VA 24348. During the night of October 10-11 the 181st Brigade remained about 400 meters south of the crest of Hill 288. The box cars were stenciled 40 Hommes 8 Chevaux. It was never anticipated the military authorities would have to crowd forty huskies of the 91st into them. In the afternoon Division Headquarters advanced to Audenarde. He served as such for a short time only, being relieved from duty with the Division and transferred to Camp Greene, N. C. Brigadier General Frederick S. Foltz succeeded him, having command of the Division until the return of General Greene in March, 1918. The 91st Division believed that the fighting up to that point had been only preliminary and that the real fight would come on forcing the Scheldt River. Information having been received that in the area of the 37th Division, where the ground was higher and the branches of the Scheldt united into one canal, troops of that division had been able to cross on fallen trees and light footbridges to the east bank of the Scheldt, message was sent to the Commanding General, 37th Division,. The proximity of the enemy, indicated by these raids, had a tonic effect upon the Division, and its morale was of the highest when its units moved up into the attack positions October 30. Orders were being issued almost daily, dealing with the countless details involved in the transportation of the Division and the vast quantities of material across the continent and thence across the Atlantic to the shores of France. One detachment of 250 men for leave area had left by train on the morning of October 15, and some officers and men, hearing that the division was in the neighborhood, escaped from hospitals and rejoined, believing themselves sufficiently recovered from wounds and anxious to avoid being evacuated farther to the rear. Intensively cultivated fields, numerous farmhouses and small hamlets, together with several villages of considerable size, all offered favorable positions for the enemy to place machine guns in concealment. The mopping-up detachment, after severe fighting, forced its way through Spitaals Bosschen was able to occupy the eastern edge thereof by 18 oclock. This move precipitated a series of battles in the Argonne Forest, which lasted during the whole of the autumn of 1914 and most of the winter of 1915; they flared up again in June and July, 1915. It is useless to try to describe that bombardment; those who lay under it during the hours before the jump-off will never forget it. Some additional equipment was received, but the wants of the 181st Infantry Brigade could not be ascertained as they were still three days march from Contrisson. The 363rd Infantry, after making numerous captures in Cheppy, encountered strong resistance on emerging from the Bois de Cheppy from La Neuve Grange Farm. By night the leading elements of the 91st had relieved the 41st French and occupied a line in touch with the Germans running through Noorebeck-Ste. Colonel, A. G., Adjutant. Under orders from the First Army, the 91st Division will be relieved from the front line tonight and placed in Corps Reserve. The mopping up detachment moved forward at the appointed time, 6:50 oclock. At 11 oclock General McDonald received a report from Headquarters, 1st Division, that troops of that division were in liaison with the 32nd Division at La Tuilerie Farm, said to be actually occupied by the 32nd Division. After the 164th French Division had been relieved by the 91st, the Seventh Corps front was held by the 128th Division (French), 91st Division (American), with Escadrille 72 and Ballon 73 attached, and 41st Division (French), in the order named, from left to right, the 91st Division holding a front of about four kilometers, extending from Waereghem (inclusive) to Steenbrugge (exclusive). It was necessary to detail Lieut. POST N.C. STAFF, FT DADE-DET FIN DEPT FT EUSTIS. Field, formerly Division Surgeon, was sent to a hospital in Paris soon after arrival in Belgium, and Major J. G. Strohm acted as Division Surgeon throughout the operations in Belgium. This group of trenches and the small, strongly organized woods in its vicinity constituted a position of the greatest strength. The 364th Infantry, with one company of engineers, then at the eastern edge of Spitaals Bosschen as reserve, was designated for this flank movement and ordered to move at once to the west bank of the Scheldt between Eyne and Heurne. Major Endicott was Division Machine Gun Officer. The woods north of Tronsol Farm were cleaned up and occupied until thee Division was relieved. was moved from Autrecourt to Vraincourt, having been assigned to the Fifth Army Corps, Major General George H. Cameron, U. S. A., then six miles from the front line held by the French. HQ CO PACIFIC SECTOR-HQ MIL POLICE CO PANAMA, DET MED CORPS DORD-DET QM CORPS PIG POINT. So much time was required to receive permission from the 37th Division to make this movement through that area that orders did not reach the 364th until midnight. During these struggles, lasting centuries, imposed by the Germans upon the French, they finally destroyed the Celtic, Gaelic and French population which inhabited the left bank of the Rhine. B. McDonald decorated six officers and men with the Distinguished Service Cross and about 75 with the French Croix de Guerre. After all the units had been prepared, and while some of them were being inspected, one thousand additional casuals joined the Division. Farther to the east was the 450th Regiment of the 117th Division (prisoners from th*t unit were brought to our cage by soldiers of the 37th American Division). This man later died. Everywhere it was greeted with wild enthusiasm. A Company B Company C Company D Company 383rd Infantry Regiment Newspaper. Some of the detached officers and men recommended for these decorations had been detached for service with the Army of Occupation, and several others were posthumous awards. Meanwhile Hill 269 was reconnoitered by patrols and was attacked by the 1st Battalion, 361st Infantry. They have bravely contributed to the liberation of a part of Belgian territory and to the final victory. There were attached also to the Division twenty-five men of the French cavalry. On the night of September 29 a few rolling kitchens per regiment were drawn up into the woods. Orders from the First Army and Fifth Army Corps forbade more than one vehicle. The 63rd Infantry Division was created in 1943 and landed in southern France in December 1944, some six months after the massive Allied invasion of western Europe on D-Day (June 6). The French elements, 41st Division, continued in front of the 182nd Brigade, although they were to be relieved at Audenarde. The first objective passed north and south through the heights of Stuivenherghe, immediately east of the Spitaa1s Bosschen. By noon the traffic was flowing, or rather bumping, over the old No-mans4and and into Cheppy Woodfirst the combat wagons with their ammunition, then the artillery and finally the trucks of the Division supply trains. In order to foster the surprise element it was necessary to maintain the movement of troops as guardedly as possible. During the night of October 11-12 units of the 181st Brigade were relieved by units of the 32nd Division, relief being completed at 9 oclock, October 12. In compliance with orders received from the Seventh Corps, Division orders were issued about midnight that the 128th French Division on our north, instead of falling back into the reserve as originally planned, would continue its attack, on our left, in the direction of Eyne. Late in June the troops began entraining. Instance Label History of the 363d Infantry, : one regiment of the 91st Division in World War II Title Before the armistice, at least one thousand members of the Division formerly sick or wounded in hospitals had reached organizations. 391.5.3 Records of infantry regiments raised for the Mexican War. Since the 41st French Division had failed to reduce the strong German position on the hill Anseghem, it was impracticable to cause the 362nd to move any farther. From the Commanding General, 1st Division, was received the following letter in appreciation of the services of the 181st Infantry Brigade: HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISIONAmerican Expeditionary Forces. DET FIN DEPT FT MONMOUTH-ROTC DET COLETHORPE. [1] The division was organized in the First World War "National Army" on 20 October 1918 at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. On the evening of October 16 the 182nd Brigade began to entrain. Another covered the right flank, facing Bois Emont. A combat liaison group from the 182nd Brigade moving with a battalion of the 1st Division suffered heavy losses as it advanced. CO A SEC B WASH NIV ST LOUIS, S.A.T.C SEC B WASH UNIV ST LOUIS - S.A.T.C. My recent library addition is a unit history entitled "History of the 363rd Infantry Regiment" by Strootman. When the leading waves of the 363rd Infantry passed over La Cigalerie Butte, they entered the valley of the Buanthe into a cloud and mist which completely concealed them on Vauquois Hill less than a half-mile to the west. One hundred company officers who had been attending a corps school at Gondrecourt joined the Division on September 24 in time to participate in the attack. Lieutenant Colonel Mudgett, commanding the 364th was severely wounded about noon, Major Gregory succeeding to command. During the morning of the 4th the 3rd Battalion of the 363rd was relieved, and by noon of the 4th the elements of the 363rd Infantry and 348th Machine Gun Battalion still holding the lines of surveillance in front of the Boix de Baulny and at Tronsol Farm were relieved. SQ BASE HQ MARCH FLD- 13 AIR BASE SQ MAXWELL FLD ALA, 13TH A.B. It gives me great pleasure to extend to you and the officers and men of the 91st Division my compliments upon their splendid record in France. The French Commanders stated that German planes would think we were British as the color of the uniform was similar. It also announced that the Third Army Corps (U.S.) on the right attacks from the Meuse (exclusive) to Malancourt (exclusive), protecting the right of the American Army and assisting the advance of the Fifth Army Corps, later advancing in conjunction with the Fifth Army Corps. It announced also that The First Army Corps on the left assists the advance of the Fifth Army Corps, by cutting off hostile artillery fire, and observation from the eastern edge of the Foret dArgonne. 12TH FA 1ST BN BTRY F-13TH FA HQ AND TRAIN. To the east of this point the terrain is comparatively open, in general slopes toward the Scheldt River, and is in most part visible from the heights southeast of Audenarde. Brigadier General Gaucher of that division remained with the 91st Division. The following letter of recognition from the Commanding General of the Fifth Army Corps was received by the Division Commander during the night of October 34, while relief by the 32nd Division was being effected: HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPSAmerican Expeditionary Forces. The Division Commander assigned to the 182nd Brigade zone of action from the southern limit of the 128th French Brigade to include the southern edge of Spitaals Bosschen, Stuivenberghe and Audenarde (exclusive). The 96th Infantry Division is a unit of the United States Army that served in World War II . The French Army of Belgium consisted of three corps, in line from north to south as follows: Thirty-fourth Corps; Thirtieth Corps, Seventh Corps. The situation was reported to Headquarters, Fifth Corps, and permission received to hold any positions deemed suitable which could be held. The 63rd Virginia Infantry Regiment was a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War . This bombardment grew in power and in intensity throughout the night. During the afternoon of this day conditions on the left of the Division were becoming alarming. The 181st Brigade was directed to occupy Audenarde with a strong detachment, making demonstration of purpose to cross machine gun fire at all the broken bridges, and be ready to cross to support the attack of the 364th from the northeast. SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 9340-SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 10461. I concur that it looks like your uniform belonged to a member of Company F of the 316th Engineers. While taking these positions on the night of October 30-31, the area occupied by the Division was subjected to heavy bombardment by hostile artillery. The fighting on this wing kept up all day, our troops endeavoring to get beyond the town, but being driven back again and again. Work Publication. Although the plumbing had been destroyed by the Germans before retreating, it was repaired by the 316th Engineers, and the troops of the 91st Division were marched in turn to Audenarde by battalion, each man getting a hot bath while his clothing was deloused under supervision of the 316th Sanitary Train. Our patrols guarded the country up to Gesnes and the enemy never again re-entered that town in force. It is no reflection upon our air service that such a raid was possible. When the attack moved forward it met an enemy reinforced and strongly located in a multitude of machine gun nests, supported also by a, well-directed and cruel artillery fire that grew in intensity throughout the day. Many civilians remained in the sector during the action and took refuge in cellars and dugouts.
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