We are a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The alternative is the entrance into THE League of Nations, without reservations, IMMEDIATELY. Mailing Address The 90th Division Association, 1920 Lonnie J. It mostly served alongside the New Zealand Division and the Australian Corps. Efforts are being made to have it adapted by the United States government. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 153. Attended Field Artillery School at Saumur for three months. By order of the Police, Beer and Spirits must not be brought into the Institute.. Your membership lasts for one year. C, 139th Field Artillery, 38th Div., Grant County, Indiana. [30] It was later demobilized on 2 May 1919 in Camp Funston, Kansas. Serious attempts were made to rid the offensive insects. I have seen fellows make speed, but none like I made from this dugout. Sailed from Brest, France December 15, 1918 on the USS George Washington, arrived at Hoboken, New Jersey, December 22, from there to Camp Meredith New Jersey, and then to Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana, were we were demobilize January 15, 1919., Oscar Jesse Hendricks, Private, Field Artillery, Marion County, Indiana, .seen some hard times while in service, Photograph of the 113th Field Artillery Regiment, 30th Division, on March 20, 1919. Ammunition Train in December 1917. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 193. Served with battery the entire period until January 1919 except for three months when he attending the School of Fire at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and six weeks while with the Advance Detachment of the 38th Div. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 76. Commander Battery D, 129th Field Artillery. 20 November 2008. Born at Lafayette, Ind., July 6, 1893, son of Mrs. Nell Wallace Brockenbrough. Major General James A. McRae, commanding; Lieutenant-Colonel Harry N. Cootes, Chief of Staff; Major William T. MacMill, Adjutant General. Organized by Francis N. Bangs. Captain Bangs was in the MP Company, 77th Division, AEF. It served in the Saint-Mihiel offensive, Lorraine offensive, Champagne offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.It was finally demobilized and moved back to the United States on 30 April 1919. Two were wounded, one gassed. Those who had been unable to make cover had flattened themselves on the ground in the fine imitation of the American Pancake. Chief of Third Section up to October 24, 19118 when he was killed in action while his piece was located at the advanced position near Samogneux, France. Organized Co. E, 4th Indiana Infantry starting in April 1917; which Co. left Marion Indiana September 5, 1917, after being in federal service from August 5, 1917 during this first month at National Military Home for D. V. S. Upon being transferred to Heavy Field Artillery on October 1, 1917, was made battery commander of C Battery, 139th Field Artillery, which was a consolidation of E Co. from Marion, Indiana, and F Co. from Bedford, Indiana, 4th Indiana Infantry. He found he was all-alone, all those around him had fallen. Ind., July 9, 1882, son of Mrs. Annie E. McCauley. National Archives Photo, courtesy of Indiana War Memorial Archives. 149th Field Artillery Regiment, 42nd Division | American Battle 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] battery's stop in Bittenburg, "we ran into real German beer, a little watery for the famine in grain." Since writing last I have received seven of your letters, the last dated March 11th. Joined C Battery at Saint-Nazaire while on his way back home. For instance, when can you stand beside a convenience hole (for safety's sake) and watch the various operations and get an impression of how wonderful, and at the same time, how devilish, are the forces of play. The nickname "Rainbow Division" represented the diversity of men grouped into one division as reflected by Chief of Staff Major Douglass Mac Arthur that they "would stretch over the whole country like a rainbow." A graphic illustration of that attack is on exhibition at the Museum. What was your attitude towards military service before the war? They fought at the second battle of the Marne, Luneville Sector, Ourcq River, Chateau-Thierry counteroffensive, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Champagne Woevre, and Meuse-Argonne, suffering heavy losses of more than 12,000 casualties in 264 days of combat operations out of 457 days of service on the front lines. Discharged February 7, 1919, from Camp McClellan as a disabled soldier. [10], Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett took command of I Corps when it was created, almost one year after the Americans entered the war. (Cambridge, Mass., It has notable characteristics. With a helmet full of flour and a little corn syrup any hausfrau could produce an elegant set of waffles. Evidently, the waffles reached such an esteemed place that the very name of eierkuchen was transferred to anything that looked appetizing, especially young women.. 2 Memorial Drive, More items available under broader and related terms at left. With the 2nd American Army from September 22 until the armistice. Awarded Distinguish Service Cross for rescuing a comrade during a heavy bombardment. After the usual military service, his remains were sent to his grief-stricken parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Scott at Fairmont, Indiana. [3], The AEF helped the French Army on the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive (at Chteau-Thierry and Belleau Wood) in June 1918, and fought its major actions in the Saint-Mihiel and MeuseArgonne Offensives in late 1918. About October 1917, I helped organize state militia Co. at Marion, Grant County, Indiana and was made 2nd Lt. Later on, about November 20, 1917, I resigned from the State Militia to aid in the organization of the 2nd Indiana Field artillery, which was a National Guard organization and which the War Department had promised to induct immediately into the federal service. It moved into Germany from 17 November to 17 December 1918, before being demobilized in the Weimar Republic on 11 May 1919. "At about two o'clock in the afternoon, the arrival of the first shell afforded a new sensation, although the explosion itself was no more responsible for the open-mouthed astonishment of the batterymen than the miraculous disappearance of the French. The WWI soldier, with their never-ending wry humor, adopted them and named them cooties. Reconstituted 18 November 1887 in the Missouri National Guard and reorganized at Kansas City as the Kansas City Light Battery. Order of Battle (Unit Structure) American Forces World War I (1998). Chemin-des-Dames, France. Drilled a maneuver round and on the 29th of October 1918, hiked to the front in the Argonne, resting at day, and hiking at night, under shell fire. Was in two major offenses, Champagne Front, St. Mihiel Front, and smaller ones. Was wounded at Verdun Oct. 14, 1918, whenserving with the Infantry, and was removed to Base Hospital No. We trained in Shelby until September 22, 1918. Earl H. Patterson, Grant County, Indiana,Battery E, 44th Field artillery. Mobilized at amp, Wolf, Rushville, Indiana August 5, 1917. 147th Field Artillery Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center 129 th Field Artillery Regiment(Truman's Own) Constituted 22 November 1866 in the Missouri Militia and organized at Kansas City as the Kansas City Guards. 1st Division Major General Charles P. Summerall, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Campbell King, Chief of Staff, Major H. K. Loughry, Adjutant General. 149th Field Artillery Regiment (1st Illinois) 150th Field Artillery Regiment Heavy (1st Indiana) 151st Field Artillery Regiment (1st Minnesota) 117th Trench Mortar Battery (3rd & 4th Co.'s, Maryland C.A.C.) Killed in action near Samogneux, France Octobr 24, 1918. The New York National Guard hadserved in Pershing's Mexican expedition in 1916 and Mac Arthur's vision, evolving from a desperate need for more experienced officers to train the newly drafted army, created the 42nd. [7][N 1] It was subsequently involved in the Occupation of the Rhineland. #78 wrote on May 8, 1919, Hello Rummy: I guess that is a fitting salutation for one who has told me in a - past letter he has started drinking Rum, BEER, Wine & Cognac. (1st and 2d Independent Westmoreland Companies [also known as Wyoming Companies] authorized 23 August 1776 in the Continental Army; organized 26 August-21 September 1776 in Westmoreland County,. I believe in universal military service. 341345. Going on to American Artillery Training Camp, Camp DeMeucore, arriving November 9, 1918. On November 3 was wounded severely by high explosives in the right chest. Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 150th Field Artillery, 42nd Div. Had a nice time on one trip, got shelled and everything, but no one was hurt. Lineage and Honors Information (2013). 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. The 42ndwas created in August 1917 and comprised of mobilized National Guard Units from 26 States and the District of Columbia. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 192. One night I got my nerve up and another fellow and I went to sleep in what had been an old German stable. "An American battery of howitzers ready to fire upon the Huns from the ruins of a town in France. His home is Lafayette. The brewery is still in operation as Tsingtao Beer and is the second largest brewer in China. in moving overseas., William Raymond Harper, Infantry, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Wounded in a shell explosion on October 31, 1917, at the Aberdeen proving ground, Aberdeen, Maryland. 57th Brigade Field Artillery Brigadier General G. LeRoy Irwin. 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. Drilled for the Spanish-American War, in an Indiana Regiment. [26] It then marched into Germany from 17 November 1918 to 2 July 1919. The army had large cement chambers for the soldiers to sit in and steam and scrub themselves clean, the heat required to kill parasites was hard for the soldiers to endure, and they called them Hells kitchens. These troops were organized into the Third Army, which was established by Pershing specifically for the purpose, under the command of Major General Joseph Dickman. EXTRA POSTAGE McRouse and Rev. Argonne Forest: Under shellfire for 108 days. We left for overseas, going to Camp Upton, Long Island. 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. Division Units 32nd Headquarters Troops; 119th Machine Gun Battalion. Late in the war American units also fought in Siberia and North Russia. Born at Gaston, Ind., April 16, 1895, son of Emerson McColm. During the Easter Uprising in Dublin of 1916 of Irish citizens against British rule, the British Illustrated War News of May 10, 1916 reported that British troops took cover behind a barricade of beer barrels. All in all, there's something about the artillery game that makes it the most interesting and the most fascinating of all. In the correspondence from the service of Private Walter G. Shaw, 18th Infantry Band, 1st Division, dated Oct. 31, 1917:I like France fairly Well dont think I would like to live here always [sic] they have fine roads here. served in Pershing's Mexican expedition in 1916 and Mac Arthur's vision, evolving from a desperate need for more experienced officers to train the newly drafted army, created the 42nd. Marion F. Patterson, Grant County, Indiana, Battery B, 15th Field Artillery. Record of service of 147th Field Artillery in France to 11th - Archive Fere-en-Tardenois to celebrate the anniversary on July 2018. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States), 150th Machine Gun Battalion (formerly Companies E, F, and G, 2nd Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard), 151st Machine Gun Battalion (formerly Companies B, C, and F, 2nd Infantry, Georgia National Guard), 149th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm) (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Illinois National Guard), 151st Field Artillery Regiment (75mm) (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Minnesota National Guard), 117th Trench Mortar Battery (formerly 3rd and 4th Companies, Coast Artillery, Maryland National Guard), 149th Machine Gun Battalion (formerly 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard), 117th Engineer Regiment (formerly Separate Battalions, Engineers, California and South Carolina National Guards), 117th Field Signal Battalion (formerly 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, Missouri National Guard), Headquarters Troop, 42nd Division (formerly 1st Separate Troop, Cavalry, Louisiana National Guard), 117th Train Headquarters and Military Police (formerly 1st and 2nd Companies, Coast Artillery, Virginia National Guard), 117th Ammunition Train (formerly 1st Ammunition Train, Kansas National Guard), 117th Supply Train (formerly Supply Train, Texas National Guard), 117th Engineer Train (formerly Engineer Train, North Carolina National Guard), 117th Sanitary Train (165th168th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals), 165th Ambulance Company (formerly 1st Ambulance Company, Michigan National Guard), 165th Field Hospital (formerly 1st Field Hospital, Washington, D.C. National Guard), 166th Ambulance Company (formerly 1st Ambulance Company, New Jersey National Guard), 166th Field Hospital (formerly 1st Field Hospital, Nebraska National Guard), 167th Ambulance Company (formerly 1st Ambulance Company, Tennessee National Guard), 167th Field Hospital (formerly 1st Field Hospital, Oregon National Guard), 168th Ambulance Company (formerly 1st Ambulance Company, Oklahoma National Guard), 168th Field Hospital (formerly 1st Field Hospital, Colorado National Guard. George Wythe. Commander of 2nd Bn, 103d FA while C battery was at Verdun; a fearless fighter, devoted to his men and loved by them. General view of the battlefields over which the 27th and 30th Divisions fought in the drive through the Hindenburg line, taken at Le Cateau-Cambrsis, France, on October 19, 1918. AbeBooks.com: C Battery, 149th Field Artillery: Being the Story of a Light Field Artillery Battery From Illinois During the World War: An elaborate illustrated WWI unit history in nice condition with two printed inserts from a later date (the 1950's) referring to men of the unit. Division Units 36th Division Headquarters Troop; 131st Machine Gun Battalion, 151st Brigade Infantry Brigadier General Frank Albright, 152nd Brigade Infantry Brigadier General F. D. Evans, 151st Brigade, Field Artillery Major General William S. McNair, Division Units 76th Division Headquarters Troop; 301st Machine Gun Battalion, 157th Brigade Infantry Brigadier General William L. Nicholson. Just before sailing, he had been operated on for appendicitis at Camp Sherman in July 1918. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. At the start of World War I in 1914, beer was already an ancient beverage made and consumed by most the nations involved in the war. Was one of the 250 men picked for a Presidential Honor Guard in Paris. Awarded the Croix de Guerre for rushing through shell fire and delivering a message, August 18, 1918, by the French. I was amazed to get two bottles of Guiness to drink. George Coppard, British Machine Gun Corps, after being wounded, October 1916. Home of the 149th Fighter Wing - AF Hospitalized at Base Hospital #32, #3, Rated Cross Hospital #1, Field Hospital #29, Base Hospital #6 (very bad). I Corps saw its first major action at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, while seeing its first offensive action several days later at the Second Battle of the Marne. Rice size lice have inflicted armies for thousands of years. [20], III Corps was first organized on 16 May 1918 in Mussy-Ser-Seine, France. Beer was plentiful at 20 to 30 pfennings a glass, but of a poor grade, as was the wine. A printed announcement of a "Reunion and Smoker" party for the 77th Division's MP Company on Oct. 25, 1919 at the 77th Division Association Club House in New York City. Extract General Order No. [citation needed] It went overseas in September 1918. 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. Arrived in the United States on January 31, 1919. Sent to Ft. Sill, Okla., where he acted as an instructor. Near a cemetery site where a single German machine gunner had accounted for nearly two hundred poilus in the battle of the previous October. [2] By June 1917, only 14,000 soldiers had made it to the front lines, but by May 1918 over two million American troops had reached Europe, with around half of them on the front lines. A German/Anglo brewery in Tsingtao, China was in production at the beginning of the war and was there when Japanese forces attacked the German garrison taking control. Connolly's nearest relatives are therefore his brother, whose address is given. Arrived at Camp Pontauezen, December 1, 1918, getting ready to sail for (illegible), Brest, France. Guard for President Wilson at his Paris Mansion and the Peace Commission, from February 12 to July 8, 1919. Broke the German lines on all six fronts, winning our insignia on the battlefields of France, The Arrow Piercing the Line. Men of Batteries A & B, 103rd Field Artillery, formerly 26thDiv., alive after battle of Seichepiey, playing with young lioness mascot. In England in 1918, the Hart Family Brewers produced a commemorative extra pale ale called the Flyer. It was brewed to honor Wellingborough, Englands Own Flying Ace, Major Mick Mannock. Major Mannock was a Victoria Cross recipient for his World War I actions in which he recorded 61 aerial victories with the Royal Flying Corps (later the Royal Air Force). 109th Field Artillery Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center Assigned to the 151st Field Artillery, Battery B, 42nd (Rainbow) Division in January 1918. Pvt. Artillery shells were first used by the Germans in 1915 and soon after adopted by the Allies. Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom ([email protected])OBP copyrights and licenses. Battery E in France: 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division. Married, May 12, 1919. from old catalog, World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Artillery -- 311th Field Artillery, World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Artillery -- 53d field artillery brigade. This Regiment, organized at a great deal of expense to the promoters, who worked for only the deepest patriotic motives, never came nearer to federal service then to secure from the government, permission for its officers to enter into work at the Governments Artillery School at West Point, Kentucky. It held command of the French 15th Colonial Infantry Division for a short period of time in 1918. Gradually the noise dies down, and only the distant intermittent spat of rifle and pistol is heard. A History of the 90th Division. So far as I know somewhere near Coblenz. It attacked in the Lorraine area, and also around Saint-Mihiel, before later recapturing and liberating the Duchy of Luxemburg. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), p. v. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), pp. This is the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front order of battle. Photograph taken just after the 113th F.A. The 149th Field Artillery Regiment was assigned to: For the primary, peacetime category, see: For more information on the 149th Field Artillery Regiment during World War I See: This page was last modified 03:18, 20 June 2021. . He belonged to the Eagle Lodge at Elwood. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 339. Lightboxes. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 211. Field Artillery | World War 1 Veterans, WWVets.org It was finally demobilized on 5 May 1919. We provide digital scans of the original military service records of your WWI veteran and can customize our research process to your specific needs. Left South Hampton England for France, October 21, 1918, landing at Cherbourg, October 22, 1918. Many of the early war photographs show soldiers, especially German, posing for their gone-to-war portraits with beer mugs in hand and often sitting on beer kegs.
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