Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-11
1llTH MAY PARADE
WITH 18TH IN JUNE
intelligence officer, Writing
Here, Believes They'll Get
to March Here
SEEK MONSTER TRANSPORT

The 1l1th Infantry. which is part
Of the Twenty eighth (1ron) Division,
expects to parade in this city on its
return from overseas.
At least, so announces Captain Wal
ter A. Davenport. a newspaper man,
formerly of this city. in a letter re-
ceived today by friends here. lie said
the boys are looking forward with much
interest to "the Philadelphia parade
and that they are all anxious to get
back "and march along Broad street. y
. Captain Davenport is now intelligence
officer of the regiment.
The welcome home committee today
sent to Brigadicr General Andrews.
chief transportation officer at Washing
ton, request that the 11lth Infantry
and the 103d Engineers, both of which
include many Philadelphia soldiers.
be landed in New York as near the
date of the Twenty eighth $ arrival
as possible The object is to have these
two commands join with the lOSth and
Tooth Infantry regiments and the lOSth
Field Artillery in the big parade here.
The regiment according to Captain
Davenport, is preparing to leave +"
Mans. where it is now stationed. about
May 1.
Captain Davenport has recently been
given promotion from first lieutCn-
ancy He went abroad aS sergeant
In June. 1917. and was promoted TO a
SECOND lieutenancy for bravery in ar-
ton. Later. as first lieutenant. he com.
mandcd Company II of the 111th In
fantry in action at the Argonnc Woods.
where he was wounded.
Captain Davenport was commended
for bravery when he and six of his
men captured machine gun nest and
brought back about twenty five Ger
man soldiers.
All Veterans May March
In case only the 1O9th and 10th In
fantry Regiments and the 10Sth Field
artillery should be able to parade here.
1t has been suggested that all philadcl-
phia men who have returned from over
seas service take part in the review of
the Iron Division soldiers.
Evidence of the extent to which the
Iron Division participated in the fight
ing is shown by the 14,41T casualties,
representing virtually 80 per cent of the
divisions S strength. This total is OK
ceeded only by three other divisions. the
Second, First and Third, respectively.
Major General Charles II. Muir as
sumed command of the division Do
cember 10, 1917. The organization was
soon whipped into shape and had its
hrst divisional parade in Augusta, Ga,
February %, 1918.
A Hot Finish
Continuing to live up to record Of
mdomitable courage. borne out by it's
heavy casualty list all through the
earlier fighting, on September the
division crossed the Ncslc on its entire
front, advanced three and half klo-
meters and captured the villages of
Fismette. Courlandon. Baslieux. lie
Grand Hameau, together with prison
ers and machine guns.
This division. in spite of pnfiaGing
fire from its right flank. continued its
advance across the plateau toward the
Aisne river up TO about September I.
The division appeared in line again
in the Argonne during the first week of
October. On October it rcpulsed
heavy counter attacks against its entire
divisional front in the Airc valley. On
October Z it repulsed fresh attempts of
the enemy to cross the Aisne and
Suippe rivers and captured Chatcl-
Chehery.
After a well earned rest the division
entered new sector near La Chausce
lake. about half way between NNrdun
and Metz. where it remained until the
signing of the armistice.