New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
City Thrilled
At Nezi,s of
Upton Army
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when those barracks, which had taken
eight minutes for assembling, were at
testing to their speedy construction.
Division pride, kind Of college spirit,
began suffusing the fast toughening,
former city -softened Soldiers Of Free
dom.
let's go!" were their slogans They
were told that it was a national race of
National Army men to reach the fight
ing front first. They accepted the chal-
lenge. General March, through his an
nouncement of yesterday, proclaims
them victorious.
By glimpses of bronzed, sturdy
young men with the "U. S. N. A." on
their collar, New York City began to
realize that the National Army expert
ment was successful beyond all ex-
pectations. When the 308th Infantry,
under Colonel Averill, marched down
Fifth Avenue, early in February, and
the military precision of the men was
observed, the city swelled near to
bursting with pride.
But the greatest triumph was staged
on Fifth Avenue on Washington s
Birthday, when, through the driving
snow, ten thousand seemingly meta
morphosed men, shoulders thrown
back, muskets at the correct angle,
chins high, bade a marching farewell
to their loved ones lining the street.
Those are the men who entered the
trenches last week.
The seventy-seventh division is COM
posed of four infantry regiments, three
artillery regiments and one battalion
each of the signal corps and engineers
and the rest of the miscellaneous COM
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modern American division. The in
fantry regiments are the 3O5th, 306th.
307th and 30Sth. The artillery regi-
ments are the 304th and 305th light and
306th heavy. The 302d Field Signal
Battalion, commanded by Major Charles
R. Milliken, who was elevated at Camp
Upton, is composed of members of the
national army and the telephone re-
serve. Colonel w. A. Sheriff. COM
mands the 302d Engineers.
The divisional medical commander is
Lieutenant Colonel John R. Reynolds.
Colonels c. H. Vidmer, Isaac Irwin and
Averill command the 306th, 307th and
308 infantry regiments respectively.
intelligence Office, with Captain S. S.
Richardson, a former New York City
newspaper man, in charge. Prominent
among the aids in the administration
of the divisions affairs are Major Lloyd
Griscom, former American Ambassador
to Italy; Major (now Lieutenant Colo
neD William H. Haskell, the adjutant
general, and Major Cassatt, we'll known
in banking and turf circles, the inspec-
tor general.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Slim
son, of the 305th Artillery Regiment,
was Secretary of War under President
Roosevelt and candidate for Gov
ernor in 1912. Some of the other we'll
known New Workers among the officers
of the division are Major Bozeman
Bulger, former sporting writer in this
city; Captain Moses King, a we'll
known publisher; Lieutenant James S.
O'Neale, former sporting writer on The
Tribune; Captain Eddie Grant, former
ly of the New York baseball club; Cap
tain F. S. Greene, engineer and author;
Captain Auchncloss, of the banking
family; Lieutenant James Loughbor-
ough, former New York newspaper
man.; Captain William Harrigan, of
theatrical fame; Captain Robert Ait
ken, sculptor; Captain James D. Roose-
velt, a nephew of Colonel Roosevelt,
and Captain Blanton Barrett.