Airplanes and dirigibles preceded the troopships, scanning the sea for miles for the enemy under-water craft then Operating along the American coast. Other engineers fell to work on the road from Avocourt across No-mans-land, which had, of course, been pounded out of existence during the past three years. 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. It was very short of company officers, most companies of infantry having not more than two officers per company, although sixty second lieutenants recently commissioned after graduation from corps schools had joined the Division after it left the Meuse-Argonne. About 18 oclock (6 P. M.) twenty-eight German bombing planes made a raid on the Division Headquarters, 58th Artillery Brigade and some engineers in the ravine between Epinonville and Very. 76TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-SICK IN HOSP. This table describes the content of the digital folders of enlisted muster rolls, 1 Jan 1916-31 Dec 1939 in the collection United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939. Later, about 8:30 oclock, message by telephone to the French liaison officer directed that the 91st Division make no offensive this morning. The noise of narrow-gauge railways, motor trucks, the unloading of heavy material, loud cries, sirens and claxons could be heard through the whole night. As a result of this information the resting battalions of the 3d Guard Regiment were brought up to points south of the Very-Montf aucon line. Please contact us at the email or phone number on the left side of this page to schedule an appointment. P.O. While the Division was retiring to Dunkerque, General de Goutte, then commanding the Sixth French Army, ordered the Commanding Generals of the 37th and 91st Divisions, about fifty officers, and all the regimental and national colors of the 37th and 91st Divisions to proceed to Aix-la-Chapelle (called by the Germans Aachen). Firing on them and killing five, he captured a Belgian citizen who was attempting to guide these Germans out of the city without being captured. There was no delay in their movement. The Division reserve, consisting of only the 346th Machine Gun Battalion, was placed on the road toward Seneux Farm to cover the artillery and road to Very, thus assuring the safety of the left flank. The French Army of Belgium, read the field orders of the 30th of October, will attack the enemy and drive him east of the Scheldt River.. Field hospitals were in the neighborhood of Very and east thereof. On the 25th the last orders were issued, designating September 26 as D day and 5:30 as H hour. On the morning of the 28th the advance was renewed; the 181st Brigade attacking with the 361st in front of the 362nd through Epinonville, two battalions of the former in the front line with the remainder of the regiment in support. Fatigued by a weeks combat and forced by the necessities of the situation to re-enter the battle under the staff and with the artillery support of another division, the willingness and energy with which you executed the missions assigned to you are worthy of the best traditions of the service. Irons became Commanding General of the 91st in the absence of General Greene. The other men had been serving in hospitals in the rear and then on guard duty in the service of supplies. The 91st Division contained the 361st, 362nd & 363rd Regiments. Under orders from the First Army, the 91st Division will be relieved from the front line tonight and placed in Corps Reserve. During the day, while the 364th had been pushing to the north, the 363rd had been drawn more and more into a northwesterly course, into the zone of the 35th Division. The country lying between these limits is hilly and broken, and a large part of it is heavily wooded. : 188th regiment ohio volunteer infantry. Although the net result in ground lost and won was small, these hand-to-hand battles in the ravines, underbrush and tangled trenches of the Argonne were not surpassed during the whole war for intensity of fighting. Signal corps lines were well maintained in spite of heavy bombardment, and communication between Division and Corps Headquarters, and between the Division and Brigade Headquarters, was never better. 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY HQ&HQ BTRY & CT 1ST BN-BTRY B 7TH FA, 7TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT DET REPL BN 3-HQ BTRY BN 8TH FA REGT. These men had been exposed to influenza and many were suffering from the disease. October 5 and 6 the Division rested as corps reserve, and arms and other equipment lost in action were largely replaced. 324TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY B-DET#7 325TH FA REGT. 77TH FIELD ARTILLERY BTRY E-80TH FA HQ REGT. Several days were spent here while the men recuperated from their months journey. The 316th Field Signal Battalion was to assure communication. Colonel, Signal Corps,Acting, C.S.O. Colonel D. J. Coman, one sergeant and the records were transferred to Camp Lewis, Washington, as that was the station of the Division Commander. By afternoon of that date the units had been assembled in the woods designated above. As soon as the 361st emerged from the Spitaals Bosschen it inclined. Throughout the service of the 91st Division in France and Belgium, representatives of the Y.M.C.A., American Red Cross, Knights of Columbus, had been with the Division, contributing to the welfare of officers and men. At first, the flow of men was turned directly into the various skeleton organizations; later the increasing flood was directed into the 166th Depot Brigade, from which, as demands required, men were drawn to fill up the various units. October 22 the Division Commander sent forward officers of the 316th Engineers to teconnoiter the roads east of Roulers over which the 91st Division would soon march to relieve certain French units. On December 28 removal by rail from Rousbragge and Rexpoede was commenced. The battered enemy front-line trenches were found with few defenders, scattered with the debris of a hasty evacuation, probably carried out during the evening before. Later in the afternoon the 362nd forced an advance with considerable losses until it reahced the eastern extremity of Spitaals Bosschen. Occasional showers to which the men had been exposed while held in the woods had not dampened, their ardor. On September 7 the Division left the training area for the front.. The 316th Field Signal Battalion, on the record of its task well done, can look with pride on its share in the credit that has been reflected on this Corps. Colonel P.C. It was impossible to use these kitchens in the daytime without exposing the vicinity to heavy shell fire. The lines, however, were continually cut by shells and had to be patrolled and repaired under heavy fire day and night. Some time after his return to his headquarters, he sent the following letter to the Division Commander: AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCESOffice of the Commander-in-ChiefFrance, February 20, 1919.Major General William H. Johnston,Commanding 91st Division, A.E.F. DET ORD DEPT, FT BROWN-DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ, DET ORD DEPT, FT DE LESSEPs, CZ-DET ORD DEPT FT HAYES, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT SAM HOUSTON,- ORD DEPT COAST DEFENCES OF OAHU, ORDNANCE DEPT, FT lawton wash,- ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS, ORD DET,FT MC INTOSH TEXAS ,DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA, DET ORD DEPT FT MONROE VA,-DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER NY, DET ORD DEPT FT PORTER,-DET ORD DEPT FT SCREVEN, DET ORD DEPT, FT SCREVEN-DET ORD DEPT,-DET ORD DEPT STOTSENBURG, DET ORD DEPT, FT STOTSEN-DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN, DET ORD DEPT,FT WORDEN,-DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF, DET ORD DEPT ALCATRAZ CALIF-ORD DET, HARLINGER, TEXAS, DET ORD DEPT hARTFORD WI-ORD DET, MANILA,PI. On September 23 arrived the order from Fifth Corps Headquarters, dated September 21. About this time another high-explosive shell hit the stone ruins in which members of the Headquarters Troop and horses were sheltered, killing seven horses. TIENTSIN CHINA-RCT CASUAL DET VAN COUVER. The Division Commander directed that the 361st cover the line of surveillance in front of its brigade, and the 363rd the line of surveillance in front of its brigade. THE QNC SCH SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL PA-SIG SCH DET FT MONMOUTH NJ. Under the energetic influence of its Commander, Major General Johnston, the 91st American Division reached all its objectives on the 31st October and 1st November, with remarkable dash and energy. During the second and third from positions near Very crossroads and Epinonville, the artillery materially assisted the infantry without being able to push accompanying guns to the front line. This table describes the content of the digital folders of enlisted muster rolls, 1 Jan 1916-31 Dec 1939 in the collection United States, Enlisted and Officer Muster Rolls and Rosters, 1916-1939. In addition to the above major units, prisoners were taken from the following attached and subsidiary groups: 233rd Pioneer Company-attached to 117th Division.Landstrum Battalion, Reutlingen-attached to 117th Division.Landstrum Battalion, Gottingen attached to 117th Division.1st Guard F. A. Regiment attached to 1st Guard Division.Foot Artillery Battery No. In Flanders, however, large numbers of Belgians remained in their homes, even in the zone of operations. These facts were not discovered until the early morning of September 22, during a raid on the 79th Division, Fifth American Corps, a member of the attacking party blundered into the French trenches east of Avacourt. General Foltz and staff and the Headquarters Troop and Detachment entrained on June 21, and the remainder of the Division followed as rapidly as possible. AT ELEVEN-THIRTY that night (23/12 oclock) the heavy long range guns of the army artillery opened fire on selected targets in the enemy country. To the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade, under Brigadier General W. G. Price, were attached the 59th and 264th French Field Artillery Regiments. The 63rd Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire" [1]) was an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in Europe during World War II. The German dugouts along the Epinonville-Eclisfontaine road which had been functioning since the night of the 29th of September as First Aid station operated by the 363rd Ambulance Company, were not struck, although plainly exposed to fire from the north. Anchor was dropped at 6 oclock in the evening of July 17 off the Liverpool docks. BN CO C, 308TH F FIELD SIG BN CO C-312TH FLD SIG BN DET, 313TH FIELD SIG BN HQ C-316TH FLD SIG BN CO B, 316TH FIELD SIG BN CO C-321ST FLD SIG BN CO B, 321ST FIELD SIG BN CO C-325TH FLD SIG BN DETS, 325TH FIELD SIG BN CP DETS-7TH TELEG BN CO E, 407TH TELEG BN S.C. CO E-CO E 413TH TELEG BN, SIGNAL CORPS DEPOT CO H-FLD CO I SIG CORPS, DET DEPOT CO L SIG CORPS SAN FRAN-CO M SIG CORPS USAT, USAT SIGNAL CORPS CO M-DET 2 SV SIG CORPS USAT, 3RD SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-CAS DET 4TH SV SIG CORPS USAT, 4TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 5TH SV SIG CORPS, 5TH SERVICE SIGNAL CORPS-DET 6TH SV SIG CORPS. The night of the 26th-27th was spent in ascertaining location of units of the Division and issuing orders to renew the attack. With these officers comprising his immediate official family, General Greene took up the work of organizing an infantry division. The 181st Brigade was to attack in column of regiments, the 362nd following the 361st. The three artillery regiments were the 346th, 347th and 348th, and, with the 316th Trench Mortar Battery, constituted the 166th Field Artillery Brigade, under Brigadier General Edward Burr. The direction of the attack carried the 91st Division north of, through and south of a series of low hills on which there were nurseries and farms but which, according to most of the maps, consisted of a wood called Spitaals Bosschen, thence inclining slightly to the south toward the Scheldt River and the direction of Kleihoek-Audenarde. The dearly won terrain to the north of this line was not, however, entirely given up, as troops still held Grange aux Bois Farm, Bois de Cierges, Bois de Baulny, Tronsol Farm and the country from there south to Seneux Farm. In WW1, there are 4 infantry regiments within a division. The French elements, 41st Division, continued in front of the 182nd Brigade, although they were to be relieved at Audenarde. In order to conceal the fact that many American divisions were forming up in the woods north of the Verdun-Clermont highway, American troops were required to remain on the line of resistance about 800 meters south of the line of surveillance occupied by the French. SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 9340-SIG CORPS NO ROLLS 10461. These two sectors, which lay opposite the 91st Division front, had originally been held by the 53rd and 37th German Divisions. Sign up to receive timely, useful information . To Major General H. A. Greene was delegated the task of forming the 91st Division. 391.5.3 Records of infantry regiments raised for the Mexican War. To that time, trucks and wagons at night were the only transportation for the wounded. Later in the afternoon instructions were received from Headquarters, Fifth Corps, stating that the 91st Division, less the 58th Artillery Brigade, would be relieved by midnight, by an extension of front of the 32nd Division toward the west. 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. Before this message reached Division Headquarters at Chateau-Stuivenberghe orders were received from the Seventh Corps Headquarters that, because other corps to the north were not yet ready to cross the line of the Scheldt, further advance would be suspended, the 9lst Division withdrawn to billets west of the Spitaals Bosschen, and the 41st Division, by extending its front toward its left, would cover the front then occupied by the 91st Division, namely, the city of Audenarde and the line of the river as far as Eyne. Just before news of this success (by runner from Major Bradbury near Gesnes) reached the Division Commander he received report from the 91st Division liaison officer at Headquarters, 35th Division (Cheppy), of the retirement of the 70th Brigade to Baulny, and that the Commanding General of the 35th Division was returning to Cheppy. Four infantry regiments were to be made; three regiments of field artillery whipped into shape; trains for a division organized; two companies of military police trained; three machine gun battalions formed; an engineer regiment and a signal corps battalion made into efficient bodies; medical department and ambulance units established, and a hundred and one other preparatory steps taken, with the end in view of making from the material provided by the selective service laws a division destined to engage in battle with honor to itself and the States from which it drew its men. 63rd Infantry Division Campaigns during World War II. Your membership lasts for one year. After all the units had been prepared, and while some of them were being inspected, one thousand additional casuals joined the Division. This liaison force was to neutralize the German machine gun positions on the north slope of Vauquois Hill, covering the left flank of the 182nd Brigade, subsequently advancing in the direction of that brigade. The 117th was rated as the best of the second-class divisions in the German Army. DET ENL MEN OFF CHIEF OF FA-ARMY SERV DET QM DET, USMA DET CAV WEST POINT-USMA DET OF ENGRS WEST POINT. 3. The last few days of July saw them entraining for the interior of France. Blue Cloth. Artillery and machine guns from the hill Anseghem were fired accurately from the right along the flank of the front line of the 362nd, while machine guns from Spitaals Bosschen were fired along the front line from the left. The 96th Infantry Division is a unit of the United States Army that served in World War II . The great nation which holds us as a beloved sister came to help us throw back the German invasion. Each brigade commander detailed one battalion, of infantry with machine gun company attached as his brigade reserve. 9TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN BATRY B-HQ & HQ BATRY 10TH FA BN . Colonel A. D. Cummings, joined October 20 and 21, 1918, and were then for the first time assigned to organizations of the 181st Brigade and other Division units. Both sides were, however, protected by the heavy woods in which their front lines were located and correspondingly handicapped in their observation of one anothers trenches. They are, therefore, unable to advance until the nest has been taken by maneuvering around it. Our interest in them, their past history and their fighting qualities became, therefore, a very lively one. Colonel Brees was shortly afterward detailed as Chief of Staff, Seventh Army Corps. Some of the 364th remained unrelieved at the north edge of Bois de Baulny. This fact was made known to the Division late that day in the memorandum issued by the Division Commander and read to all troops before they marched to their attack positions. When the Division was withdrawn on October 3, the 181st Brigade remained in the battle line until October 12, its units operating with the 32nd and 1st Divisions. The French and German lines were separated by the narrow valley of the Buanthe. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY A- BTRY D. 10TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT BTRY D- 11 TH FA HQ. The attack may extend to our front; consequently, patrols should be send out in the covering zone. 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. Through the Division P. C. there was wire communication with the 18lst Infantry Brigade. 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. They then moved on the Cheppy-Very road to Very. ORD DET SAN JUAN, P.R.-ENG DIV ENL ORD CORPS, CONS DET ENL,Wash DC-DET QMC,SPRINGFIELD, MASS, DET QMC,SPRINGFIELD-HQ ORD DETS,BENICIA, CALIF, HQ ORD DETS,BENICIA, CALIF-ENL ORD, EDGEWOOD, ARS. Colonel, now Colonel, L. C. Bennett succeeded Colonel Coleman as Quartermaster. They included a few men who had formerly served with the Division and had been evacuated to the hospitals in the rear. RENSSELAER POLY TECNIC INST, S.A.T.C SEC A UNIV OF OKLA - S.A.T.C. From that time until 20 oclock hostile artillery was more violent than at any time during the previous engagement. Commencing December 28, the last element of the 91st Division, including the 53rd Field Artillery Brigade, left Belgium January 9. The staff was located in dugouts on the southern slope of the hill. The Foret de Hesse, in which the 91st took up its position for the attack, and the Bois de Cheppy, through which it passed on the first day, are easterly extensions of the Foret dArgonne and like it, are thick, heavily underbrushed and cut by numerous ravines. On request of the Commander of the 182nd Brigade, the 1st Battalion, 316th Engineers, was ordered to join that brigade by 4 oclock, September 29. 163commissary troops.Armierung Battalion No. Without the communication furnished by this Battalion within the Division and communication between the Division and other units, tactical control of unit of the Division would have been very much impaired, if not impracticable. The two infantry battalions, with machine gun companies attached, were stationed between the two infantry brigades, ready to support either. Battalion Morning Reports 362nd Infantry Regiment Morning Reports 363rd Field Artillery Battalion Morning Reports 363rd Infantry Regiment Morning Reports 364th Field Artillery Battalion . By the first day of August the Division was settled in its training area in the Department of Haute Marne. The 2nd Battalion, 361st, followed the 362nd. The evacuation of wounded was reported by all unit commanders as perfect. Unit Rosters and Unit Photographs; About Us; 383rd Infantry Regiment. He later published the following order concerning the service of the 91st Division while attached to the Thirtieth French Corps: Thirtieth Army Corps H. Q. Nov.24, 1918General StaffFrom: The General of Division PEN~T, commanding the Thirtieth Army Corps.To: The Commanding General of the 91st Infantry Division, U.S.A. Many casualties were suffered. On either side of this boundary lay a German divisional sector; the eastern one extending from about the south tip of Cheppy Wood east to Malancourt, and the western taking in the west half of Cheppy Wood, the valley of the Aire and the eastern border of the Forest of Argonne. The Signal Corps established wire communication from Division P. C. to this A. C. I. two days before the attack, and carried forward the wire from this position on the day of attack, and to Very crossroads, following the 182nd Brigade. On October 23, Colonel F. W. Coleman, Assistant Chief of Staff (G-1), was relieved by orders from Headquarters, A. E. F., to proceed to the United States. The complete relief of the 181st, however, was not effected until 9 :30 oclock. Night schools were organized under the Senior chaplain, and 3,600 men of the Division were attending school most of the time from January 1 to March 31. The nature of the terrain could not be surpassed for training troops in the open warfare in which they were to participate later. On February 1, the Second Corps was dissolved, and General Read took command of the American Embarkation Center, head quarters at Le Mans. After assaulting this position it advanced through Very to high ground north of the city, where it dug in for the night. Brigadier General Henry B. Styer commanded the 181st, comprising the 361st and 362nd Infantry Regiments and 347th Machine Gun Battalion; Brigadier General Frederick S. Foltz commanded the 182nd Brigade, comprising the 363rd and 364th Infantry Regiments and 348th Machine Gun Battalion. 325TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGT CP-HQ CO 328TH FA REGT. Colonel, now Colonel H. J. Brees. This is symbolized by the cotises of Infantry blue on each side of a pile to represent the canal. The temporary confusion was quickly corrected and the regiment went forward, reaching shelter from view in Bois de Cheppy. Pleasant weather and plenty of good food made the stop at La Havre rest camp appreciated. The losses of the American divisions were heavier than the French. In order to foster the surprise element it was necessary to maintain the movement of troops as guardedly as possible. The necessity of taking Seneux Farm had inaugurated this movement, and the loss of touch with the 35th Division on the left had made it imperative to hold the ever-lengthening flank exposed by the advance of the 364th. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. The total days advance had reached a line running through Epinonville, Eclisfontaine and Les Bouleaux Bois. This touch was gained by 10 oclock. At 2:30 oclock, all the guns of the corps and divisional artillery, silent up to that moment, went into action together. B. McDonald succeeded Brigadier General Styer as commander of the 181st Brigade on May 6, 1918. SQ AC MAXWELL- 8TH ATTACK GP FORT CROCKETT TEXAS, 8TH ATTACK SQ 3RD ATTACK FT CROCKETT TEX- 90TH ATTACK SQ FT CROCKETT TEX, 90TH ATTACK SQ AC CROCKETT TEX- 1ST BOMB AF MITCHELL FLD. The 362nd Infantry after retiring from Gesnes had held the stone quarry between the 181st and 182nd Brigades and on the line of resistance the Division was ordered to hold. Whenever it became necessary to send officers and men of the 91st into the line to acquaint them with the terrain over which they were shortly to battle, the Americans were garbed in the helmets and overcoats of the French. 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. Acting on the corps order the Commanding General made the following dispositions: The 181st Brigade was to attack with its two regiments side by side; the 182nd Brigade with one regiment infantry in advance and the other 500 meters in rear of first.

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