Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-07

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Other interesting History Of 28th
me first American unit ORGANIZED
as DIVISION Il the United States anu
suDpor- u French intaur-v.
While n la Reine and 8purc ser
TOR, norm 81 Toul. the 18th DIVISION
engaged n he first TWO battles IN
wtich AMERICANS fought without
support NJ French ntanr-v
The 1o4th infantry (eorrnsrfv mp
ID. 9TH and 6-h Mass. Int.,} ar-er me
battle o. Sols Brute AZ Apre1nunt.
WIS cited N G. Q. No. T:T A, Eos.
ed army Corps, (F-encn} on April
2G, 1918 and had its coiurs decorated
with ne C-olx de Gue--e. The Ip4tn
Infantry IS the only American -aE.-
nenJ II The I. s. A-nv 10 have IT'S
cninrs decorated by foreign govern
nenr.
The 18TH Division -as Been Cited in
American and French Orders ana
Commented IN Letters and Service
Memoranda as Follows:
Cited II z. @. No. :, Hos 11tn
Army Corps. French, March u.
1919: CITED (lo@th Inf in G. Q. No.
49, A Hus. ;2d Airy Corps.
French April &c. 1918: commended.
{1n1si Inf IN Service Memo. HIS.
tn Army Corps. (F-ench). June s.
1918. commended IN Service Memo.
EQs. 8. Army Corps. French June
II. 1918: congratulated n Memo.
Eos. ga Army Corps, (Frencs} June
IS. 1878: cited n G. .. No. 13r aus
2cd army Corps. FRENCH June Is
1913: commended (103d Int. } n letter
rom G. 4. q. a. z. f. June -,
1913: cited N c. G. No. 80. HIS. sd
AIRY Corps. FRENCH June -.
1918; congratulated IN letter. Eus.
9th AIRY, TRENCH July g. 1918:
cited IN G. O.. 9Th Amr (Frencn)
aug. g, 1913: citer IN 9. O.. G. E. g..
4. z. r, aug, 2E. 1918: cited C10.d
Inf II z. Q. No. II, aQs. 9Th Army
Corps. A. z. F.. Sept. Is. 1918: COM
!nended II letter from Eqs. I'd CO.
loniaI Troops. (French1 Oct 5. 1918:
commended n letter from ID Co.
luniai Corps. FRENCH Oc,. :. 1913:
commended IN letter from 18th Arrny
LII ttS- NJ ECuIAg S1&- ~, ~@A0- Suxsl"
nenned (1D4th lnf.l IN letter from
Hus 18th Div. Nov II. 1915; cited
N G. o. No. ~. 6. Il @. A. E. P.
Dec. 10. 1913: citsd in G. O.. No. :sE.
G. Z. O.. A. & r. Dec. 10. 1e1s: cIten
in G. O.. No :sS. G. 81. G., A. z. p.
Dec. c6. 1918.
British G. z. 9. on Oct %. 1913
made puplic the following extract
from a confidential dncumenI cap
rrl,..d from the 18th German Army:
."T,he c6th American Division Is a
fighting division which mas proven ifs
qualities in battles On various parts
OF the front"
The a6th Division il officially known
as the Yankee Division" Dis
tinct;ve insignia worn un the left
sleeve Of uniform by authority Of
General Orders. Hos. lsr Army, Am.
E. 2. monogram I'd IN dark blue ON
diamond shaped fieid Of olive dFab-
citztion Of First Man Asorstsd con.
aresiona Medal Of Hsnpr in 26th
Division
Private First Class George Dilbey
(Deceased) ca h 1Aod Iu1nafry.
For conspicuous Eallautry and in.
t-epitity above and beyond the call uf
duty in action with the enemy On July
Is. 1918 near Bnis de Bellieu, France
After ms platform mad Sainsd its
OH jertive along the raiiruad e1nbank
meu1, Pvt. Diihoy accompanying his
platoon Lender to recunnuiter the
ground beyond. was suddenly ffrnd
upon br an enemy machine gun
from 100 Yards. He, frum standing
position On the railruad track fully
exposed TO view. upened dre at once.
hut failing 10 silence the gun. rushed
forward with his hayonaf 6xno
through a wheat 0a2d toward tn 0u1i