Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-29

Fourth Pennsylvania Infantry and
143 men from the One Hundred and
Eleventh Infantry comprise the One
Hundred and Eighth Machine Gun
Battalion.
The ifty-eighth Infantry Brigade
is composed of the One Hundred and
Eleventh and One Hundred and
Twelfth Infantry and One Hundred
and Ninth Machine Cum Battalion.
The One Hundred and Eleventh is
the old Eighteenth and Sixth Penn
sylvania Infantry. commanded by
Colonel Edward c. Shannon. of CO.
lumbia, and the One Hundred and
Twelfth is composed of the Six
| teenth and Eighth Regiments and Is
commanded by Colonel George c.
RIckards, of Oil City. The machine
gun battalion is composed of the ma
chine gun company, Companies G
and D, sanitary detachment, and
part of supply company of old
Fourth Infantry; 165 enlisted men
from One Hundred and Twelfth In
fantry.
The Fifty-third Artillery Brigade
is commanded by Brigadier General
William G. Price. Jr., of Chester, and
comprises the One Hundred and Sew
enth, One Hundred and Eighth and
One Hundred and Ninth Regiments,
the One Hundred and Third Trench
Mortar Battery and One Hundred
and Third Engineers.
The One Hundred and Seventh is
the old First Pennsylvania Artillery
the parent regiment of gunnery in
this state. 1t is commanded by Col
onel William G. Mckee, of Pitts
burgh. The One Hundred and
Eighth is the old Second of Phila-
delphia, now commanded by Regu-
lar Army officers, but formerly in
charge of Colonel Hamilton D. Tur-
ner. The One Hundred and Ninth
is the old Pennsylvania Third Artil-
lery, with detachments from Troops
I, X and L of the First Pennsylva-
mia Cavalry, and is Commanded by
Colonel Asher Miner, of Wilkes
Barre.
The One Hundred and Third
Trench Mortar Battery is made up
of detachments of the old Troops b
and NJ, of the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry. The One Hundred and Third
Engineers are comprised or the First
Pennsylvania Engineers and detach-
ments from headquarters troop, sup
ply train and Troops E, F, I and K
of the old First Pennsylvania Cav
airy.
Troop E will be recognized as the
old First City Troop, which ante
dates the Revolution and is COM
manded by Captain George E. Thay-
er. The One Hundred and Third
Field Signal Battalion is also a part
of this brigade and is the old First
Pennsylvania Battalion.
Colonel Maurice E. Finney, of Har-
r:sburg, is commander of the va
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The One Hundred and Third Head
quarters and Military Police. the One
Hundred and Third Ammunition
Train. the One Hundred and Third
Supply, the One Hundred and Third
Engineers, comprised of one otticer
and sixteen enlisted men from the
First Pennsylvania Engineers. make
up this unit.
The Seventy-ninth Division is a
part of the Fifth Army Corps, COM
manded by Major General Omar
Bundy. The division commander is
Major General Joseph E. Kuhn, who
wears the enviable honor among
military men of having actually fol-
lowed the Kaiser's armies in battle
during this war. He was the mill
tary attache at Berlin when James
w. Gerard was the ambassador, and
as suck watched the Hun in actual
combat.
General Kuhn is a very great
friend of General Pershing and
while he was in command at Meade
received several letters from the
commander of the American forces
broad expressing the hope that
General Kuhn would soon join him
overseas.
Tie division is comprised of the
Three Hundred and Thirteenth,
Three Hundred and Fourteenth,
Three Hundred and Fifteenth and
Three Hundred and Sixteenth In
fantry, the Three Hundred and
Tenth, Three Hundred and Eleventh
and Three Hundred and Twelfth
Field Artillery, the Three Hundred
and Fourth Field Signal Battalion,
the Three Hundred and Fourth En-
giners. the Three Hundred and
Fourth Military Police and the
Three Hundred and Fourth Hospital
aod Ammunition Train