Lightboxes. Served as an aerial observer. 57th Brigade Field Artillery Brigadier General G. LeRoy Irwin. Corporal James Edward Connolly, should by right to be placed on the Goldstar list, having contracted the ailments which resulted in his death while in service at training camps. Battles: Cantigny, 2nd Battle of the Marne, Toul, St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest, Haueil, Alsace Lorraine Hill #204. Frank Carlton Loring, Captain, Ordnance Department, Officers Reserve Corps, Grant County, Indiana. One U.S. Signal Corps photograph is captioned: American soldiers in a captured German trench drinking beer out of steins and smoking cigars.. 4 November 2011. Real-photo postcard of a photograph of an unidentified U.S. Army soldier with Battery C, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, sitting on the end of the raised-up barrel of an M1918 240mm howitzer gun at Camp Bragg, N.C., taken between 1918 and 1922 [circa 1918-1922]. Our military records specialists are on-site at archival repositories nationwide and can access the WWI military service records or your veteran. WWI Collar Insignia for Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Train Co. Phillip J. McCauley, Captain, Artillery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and Military_and_War. It was officially demobilized on 1 July 1919. Saw service on the Lorraine front for 110 days, and later was moved to the Champaign sector and participated in the offensive from July 15, 1918, to July 18, of the same year. Army War College Historical Section (1988a), p. 271. [29], V Corps was organized over the period 712 July 1918 in France as a Regular Army formation within the American Expeditionary Forces. It moved to the Western Front in February 1918, and served in the Second Battle of the Somme and the Third Battle of Albert. Enlisted and sworn into 2nd Indiana Field Artillery (National Guard), at Indianapolis, Indiana on May 6, 1918. [1], President Woodrow Wilson created the AEF in May 1917, originally appointing Major General John J. Pershing, who was later promoted to general, as commander. Gassed, August 18, 1918. 2 Memorial Drive, 329336. 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). An organized division of all States resolved that issue. Three days later, the formation was designated an administrative organization and tasked with commanding training efforts in the French XXXIII Corps and the French XL Corps areas, relieving V Corps of the command. Later, on 21 June, IV Corps was ordered to replace I Corps in the French VIII Corps area. Is now with the 13th Infantry at Camp Mills, Long Island, New York. U.S. divisions consisted of two large infantry brigades and an artillery brigade. Was transferred from Aberdeen proving grounds, Aberdeen, Maryland to the Construction Department, Quartermaster Corps, Washington, in May 1918. 2FHPMR7 - 149th and 150th field artillery regiment fire in battlefield - 1918. The 1st Artillery Brigade was the only American artillery in action during this period. 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. Adjutant General's Office Call number 6377807 Camera Canon 5D External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1052533690 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier recordofserviceo00unit Major General J. F. ORyan, commanding; Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley H. Ford, Chief-of-Staff; Lieutenant-Colonel Frank W. Ward, Adjutant General. 219221. Kansas City, Missouri:The War Society of the 89th Division, 1920. 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. [observation post] on the high ground south of Xammes. Have received copies of The News and it has our locations pretty close. 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." had returned from overseas duty in Europe during World War I [Photograph by: Holladay, Newport News, Virginia.]. Have never been discharged from the 2nd Indiana Field Artillery and still a member of this unfortunate and mistreated Regiment. Rice size lice have inflicted armies for thousands of years. You can set up a recurring payment for your membership so you dont have to remember to renew every year. Left Mehnin today 11AM. The men all try to impress on the relatives and friends that no news is good news. 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. 32nd Division Major General W. G. Haan, commanding; Lieutenant-Colonel Allen L. Briggs, Chief of Staff; Major John H. Howard, Adjutant General. In addition to the numbered battalions, there were two named battalions. Did all of the preliminary testing of new explosive velocity at Denver, Colorado, the reports, being the first ever made, were submitted to United States government. A fellow soldier was killed by his side, by an exploding shell, at St. Mihiel. Between 12:00 and 14:00, 20 enemy shells, calibre 105, landed about 500 meters to our right.". MacArthur was promoted to Colonel and designated the 42nd first chief of staff. I was a member of the National Guard myself, and think the militia should better be trained, organized, and equipped. Wounded in a shell explosion on October 31, 1917, at the Aberdeen proving ground, Aberdeen, Maryland. 41st Division (Sunset) Major General Robert Alexander, commanding; Colonel Harry H. Tebbetts, Chief of Staff, Major Herbert H. White, Adjutant- General. ", National Archive Photo courtesy of Indiana War Memorial Archives, Chester Elmer Shutz, Sergeant, Co. K. 335th Infantry, 84th Div., Vanderburgh County, Indiana. 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. Kansas City, MO 64108 USA [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. Was in the death ward at Nantes, France for many days. Every shell hole was used for machine-gun emplacements. Or call the 24-hour Joint Base San Antonio SAPR hotline at 210-808-7272. Was in Active Service in Many Big Drives. Edited by John Mark Ockerbloom (onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu)OBP copyrights and licenses. 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. Major General Peter E. Traub, commanding; Colonel Robert McCleave, Chief of Staff; Major J. M. Hobson, Adjutant-General, Major General George B. Duncan, commanding; Major W. N. Haskell, Adjutant-General, Major General W. P. Burnham, commanding; Lieutenant Colonel Royden E. Beebe, Chief of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel John R. Thomas, Adjutant General, Major General William M. Wright, commanding, Major General Joseph T. Dickman, commanding; Colonel Robert H. Kelton, Chief-of- Staff; Captain Frank L. Purdon, Adjutant General, Major General John E. McMahon, commanding; Colonel Ralph E. Ingram, Chief-of- Staff; Major David P. Wood, Adjutant General. 20 November 2008. World War I Activated: October 1917 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida and Georgia). 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. While occupying this O.P. Trained at Camp De Mailly, France from September 14, 1917, until April 12, 1918. Serving as a regular soldier when WW1 broke out, he was deployed from Aldershot with the 149th Battalion 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery to the Western Front with the 1st Division of British Expeditionary Forces under the command of Lt-Colonel Cunliffe-Owen, landing in France on 16th August 1914, where their first encounter with the German . For on November 2nd, Co. K. was the advance guard and pushed into German territory in the front ranks, attacking point being Sedan. It was finally demobilized and moved back to the United States on 30 April 1919. It served through most of the battles that the American Expeditionary Forces fought on the Western Front. Transferred to Camp Mills, N. Y. So far as I know somewhere near Coblenz. [31], VI Corps was activated and organized by Omar Bundy on 26 July 1918. XXI. R. C. Hufford, Sergeant Major, Field Artillery, Jefferson County, Indiana. He was killed by heavy shell fire along with two other drivers on 22nd of October 1918. Later transferred to the cannon section of the Ordnance Department, May 1918, Washington, DC. (Cambridge, Mass., The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) consisted of the United States Armed Forces (mostly the United States Army) that were sent to Europe in World War I to support the Allied cause against the Central Powers. At the Battle of St. Mihiel, France, September 1918, this report of the 353rd Infantry Regiment, 89th Division Intelligence Section related: In the evening of September 13, the Regimental observers established an O.P. A letter from F. Thunhorst of Riemsloh Germany to Carl Rosendahl, June 3, 1915, related that one of their acquaintances Old [illegible] is still the same and he just keeps going. With the 2nd American Army from September 22 until the armistice. 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. This was one of the first United States official photographs of the American advance in the Argonne, a district that is not all forest by any means, but comprises much-cultivated territory and many towns and villages that have been wrecked by ruthless German fire. Title. At Bordeaux, the troops visited the cave and castle of the Black Prince of English History., Drewry Kassebaum, Quartermaster Corps, Marion County, Indiana. Went to hospital on October 20, 1918, but not wounded. While in the battle of Chateau-Thierry, his horse, which he brought from St. Paul, was shot from under him. Williams, 5th Battalion, the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, British Army, after Christmas of 1916. Army War College Historical Section (1988b), p. 339. This list identifies Army units that were awarded assault landing credit for the Normandy invasion, 6 and 7 June 1944. Left South Hampton England for France, October 21, 1918, landing at Cherbourg, October 22, 1918. Enlisted as a Private and was commissioned a Captain in 2nd Indiana Field Artillery on May 6, 1918, and assigned to Battery E. As an officer of the 2nd Indiana Field Artillery, I entered the government artillery school at West Point, Kentucky about June 3, 1918, and remained there until about July 12, 1918. 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. "Catching a little nap under cover of their camouflaged guns, before moving their position under cover of the night, 313th Field Artillery, 155th Brigade. Guard for President Wilson at his Paris Mansion and the Peace Commission, from February 12 to July 8, 1919. These should be handed for safe keeping to the Leader in charge of the Hut. Ha! Two men were killed and one wounded in the last eight minutes of the war.. Have seen many fights, saw raids, and been under shell fire. Frenchmen and American 168th Inf., coming over the top with sacks of Grenades,Badonville, France.