Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-10

1t was typically American and it came
from hearts pulsing high with patriot
ism and thanksgiving.
Rode With Pershing.
Accompanying Gen. Pershing at the
head of the division rode Maj. Gen.
Edward F. McGlachlin, commanding.
manders of the LIST. Maj. Gen. William
L. Sibert, who took the troops to
France, and Lieut.. Gen. Robert L..
Billiard. who took them into action
and later relinquished command to
take higher post. With them were
host of other officers, including
Brig. Gen. Frank Parker of Charles
ton. S. c. and other commanders, some
or whom saw their first active service
with the division in France.
Represent Nearly All q. S.
The troops in line represented forty
seven states of the Union and several
of the inSular possessions. and among
the marchers were more than 1000
"old-time" deughboys, whose only
recorded home is the United States
Army Trudging along under the
weight of full combat equipment,
every pack in place, rifles clean and
bayonets cleaning in the sun. the
fighters presented a picture of ag-
SreSSlVeneSS and force.
From 10th street, where the pa
rade started. to the Washington Arch,
where it disbanded, the throngs along
the curbs kept up almost tumultuous
cheering.
The only civilians in the parade were
selected from the uniformed workers of
the Red Cross, Y. NJ. c. A, Knights Of
Columbus and other welfare oreaniza-
lions.
Hail 9Th Field Artillery.
There comes the 9Th Field Artil-
lery" some one shouted. A few
moments later this famous organiza-
ton. Battery c of which on October
%, 1917, fred the first shot at the
Germans. came into sight and was
wildly acclaimed.
Delegations of. home folk from
southern New York. Connecticut, New
Jersey. Delaware and eastern Penn
sylvania, whose 1900 sons or kins-
men were in the LIST Division. were
on hand to do them honor along with
the men from other sections of the
members of the 18th Infantry, wore
the French fourragere. the red-and-
green cord signifying that the croiX
de guerre with palm had been twice
conferred for conspicuous galiantry
in action. The fourragere was be-
Bracquet of the French army while
officers and men were lined up on
the decks of the transport Mobile
just before it sailed from Brest.
Parade First of Kind.
An epitorne of Americas fighting ma
chine in Europe, the 1st Division pre-
first parade of it's kind in the ceuntry's
history. The doughboys were equipped
with rifles, bayonets. packs, helmets.
eanteens, belts and ammunition, and the
divisions artillery was in line, as well
as the ammunition trains. the rolling
kitchens and other paraphernalia of a
modern fighting unit.
However, the camoufiage paint de-
signs were removed to large degree
and gave way to q somber gray. SINH
larly all divisional insignias were erased
according to War Department order.
service and spectators could tell the
rev from the old according to the Serv-
ice stripes on the harness of the old
campaigning mules and horses.
To supply the full regimental quota of
motor equipment. motor transportation
officials had to send to Camp Holabird,
Md, and the engineer supply base at
Schenectady for the missing vehicles, as
part of the lists original rolling trans
portation was not returned.
Guns of Various Types
Machine, guns of various types and
sizes. tanks and mortars and grenade
throwing devices were parts of the pa
rade exhibit and were viewed with
proud wonderment by the crowds. Then
there were the anti-aircraft guns whose
muzZles often pointed SkyWard as ii to
Lring down hostile flyers.
The casualties of the 1st Division
far exceeded it's total personnel, and
there are many wounded of the COM
mand still in hospitals in and around
New York. A large number of these
were escorted to park benches placed
along the 5th avenue curb. Others ac-
cepted seats in windows onered py
patriotic citizens at the request of the
War Camp Community Service. Still
others were assigned to automobiles
in the lire of the parade.
Noted Fighters in Line.
Among the fighters who won dis
tinction Tor gallantry and were pro-
NOTED on the field and who figured
in the parade was Lieut.. Col. Clarence
Heubner of the 2sth, who was q Reg
ular Army sergeant when the war
started He was wounded at Scissors
battle. Another was Supply Sergt.
Powell of Company. NJ. also OF the
oSth, who, despite his non-combatant
duties, frequently volunteered, and in
one engagement gained his objective
after every enlisted man and ranking
officer in his detachment had been
wounded or killed.
The units in the parade. in their
order, besides the division headquar-
ters and headquarters troop. quarter
master and other similar branches.
were the LIST Machine Gun Battalion,
End Field Signal Battalion, LIST En-
gineers and Engineer Train, LIST In
fantry Brigade Headquarters. 18th
and 18th Infantry. End Machine Gun
battalion, Cd Infantry Brigade Head
charters. 26th and 2sth Infantry, 3rd
Machine Gun Battalion, LIST Field Ar
tillery Brigade Headquarters. 9Th. 9Th
and 7th Field Artillery. train head
quarters. 26th and 2Sth Infantry. Sd
tary police, motorized battalion. LIST
Ammunition Train, LIST Supply Train,
sanitary train. field hospital and Mo-
tor Transport Corps.