New Britain herald., 1919-02-10

at the suggestion of Col. Charles A.
Meals--"the ace of diamonds"
Seventh Division.
Regular Army: Arrived in France
August II, 1918. Activities: Puve-
nellie sector, Lorraine, October 9 to 20;
Puvenelle sector, extended, October %
to November II, 1918.
Prisoners captured: One officer. IS
men. Guns captured: % machine
guns, Total advance on front line,
Il -kilometer.
Insignia: Two triangles in black on
red base. Design supposed to have
developed out Of the numeral SEVEN"
one mum eral up and the other down
and reversed, making two triangles.
Twenty-Sixth Division.
National Guard of New England:
Arrived in France December 5, 1917.
Activities: Chemin des Danes sector
February to March 81, 1918; La
Refine and Boucq sector, April 8 to
june %; Pas Fini sector northwest
of Chateau-Thierry), July 10 to %
(battle operations July Is to 25);
Rupt and Tryon sector, Septem Der 8
to October (St. Mihiel operation,
September IL to 14); Neptune sector
Vcmber l 4 (Argonne- Meuse offensive)
Prisoners captured: 61 officers
! 3,087 men. Guns captured: 16 pieces
of artillery, 1872 machine guns. Total
advance on front line. 81 klometers.
Insignia: Dark blue "YD" mono
gram superimposed on diamond of
Khaki cloth. The Initials represent the
nickname of the division, which, since
its arrival overseas, has been known
as the yankee Division"
Twenty Seventh Division.
National Guard of New York: Ar
rived in France May 10, 1918. Acti-
vities: East Poperinighe line, Belgium
(four battalions at a time), July to
September 3; Dickebush sector Bel
GUM, August "a to September Cop
Grafton of Vierstrast Ridge, August
81 to September p; Hindenburg line,
France. September "A to October 1
Operation at Canal tunnel, Bellicourt
and east, September 27 to 800; st.
Souplet sector, October IL to 20 (Selle
River, October ~; Jonc de Mer
Bridge, October IS; st. Maurice River,
October 1 9 to II.
Prisoners captured: 2,1S7 officers,
2,292 men. Total advance on front
line, II lSilometers.
Insignia: Black circle with red Dor
der, with monogram "N.Y.D." super
imposed-New York Division-and
seven red stars. The stars represent
the constellation Orion and were
chosen in honor Of Major General
Organ, who has commanded the di-
vision during the last seven years.
Twcnty-Eighth Division.
Arrived in France May IS, 1918. Ac-
tivities: Sector southeast of Chateau
Thierry CORPS reserve), June 80 to
July 81 (battle operations, July Is to
Is and July % to 3O); Nesle sector,
August to September (almost con-
tinuous heavy ftghting); Argonne-
Meuse offensive, September &c to Oc-
tober 8; Thiaucourt sector, October Is
to November II.
Prisoners captured: Ten officers,
Gil men. Guns captured: 16 pieces
OF artillery, 63 machine guns. Total
advance on front line Ten kilom eters.
Insignia: keystone of red cloth.
Twenty Ninth Division.
National Guard of Maryland, New
Jersey, Delaware, Virginia and Dis
trict of Colum bia Arrived in France
June ~, 1918. Activities: center sec
tor Haute Alsace, July 25 to Septem-
Der %; Grand Montague sector, north
of Verdun, October to 80.
Prisoners captured: 2,1S7 officers and
men. Guns captured: p pieces Of ar
tillery and $50 machine guns. Total
advance on front line, seven kilo-
meters
Insignia: Blue and gray; design
copied from the Korean symbol OF
good luck. Colors represent union in |
arms of North and South
Thirtieth Division.
National Guard of North and South !
Carolina and Tennessee: Arrived in
France May "a. 1918. Activities:
Canal sector south of Ypres (brigaded
with British), July 16 to August II;
Canal sector south of Ypres (under
own command), August IT to Septem-
Der 4; Gouy-Nauroy sector, Septem-
Der % to October 2 Obattle opera
tions); Beaurevoir sector, October 3
to IL (nattle operations); LIE Cateau
sector, October 1e to 90 (battle oper-
ations).
Prisoners captured: 90 officers,