The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-31


division adjutant.
Lieutenant Colonel Ralph e. Her
ring was division ordnance officer,
whose duty was he said. ito supply
the division with everything u3cd in
killing"
Herring was born in Minnesota in
1877. He has been in three wars, vol.
unteering for the Spanish-American
and going to the philippines, and also
taking part in the Mexican trouble.
Lieutenant Colonel Avery d. Cum
Minis division inspector. was born in
Spokane. His grandfather was vet,
eran of the civil war and one of the
first settlers OF Walia Walla. Wash
He was graduated from West Point
in 1905. and had served in Nome.
Alaska the Ute Indian reservation.
a; tie first mobilization at San An
tonic, Texas, and the Pan.,n, cana,
His work was to exercise the over.
sight of the division and officers as
to efficiency. discipline and general
conduct.
Lieutenant Colonel George V.
Strong. division Judge advocate. was
from family that has been repre-
scented in every American war. He
was born in Chicago and graduated
from West Point in 1904. After grad.
uatiOn he was appointed to the Sixth
cavalry and then to the Philippines
He was attache of the Japanese EN-
bassy at Toxic. He served in the
Mexican border troubles and in 1915
was assistant to the Judge advocate
at Fort Leavenworth disciplinary bar.
racks. coming from there to Camp
Lewis August 81. 1917.
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick w.
Coleman was born in Maryland in
1878. He was appointed second lieu
tenant for the Spanish.American war
direct from civil life by the Presi.
dent in 1898. His ancestry is Holland
Dutch. They came to this country
in the Mayfowcr, and were repre-
scented in all American wars Cole
man went to the Philippines for three
years and was captain Gt the Tenth
infantry in 1905. He was on duty in
San Francisco at the time of the
earthquake. He served in Alaska and
Panama. He was a member of the
United States championship rifle team
in 1910. He came to Camp Lewis
May 3. 1917
Hundred and eiehty-second Brigade
Brigader General Foltz was com
mandcr now
Major Gordon VOORHEES,. adjutant.
served in the Spanish-American war
and re-entered for this war.
The brigade when it left here con
tanned two infantry regiments-th
363d and 364th machine gun battaI.
ions-S,21O men 1t is reported that
all three units suffered heavy losses
in France, but no definite figures
have been published
Colonel Harry Lat. Cavanaugh
commanded the 3G3d infantry. He
was a graduate of West Point in tie
class of 1895. He was born in Della
ware. He took part in the United
States punitive expedition into Mex
leo. Until that time he had been
stationed nostly in California and
Utah. His regiment was composed
largely OF Californians. the greater
number OF whom were from San Fran
cisco. The regimental mascot was
an AreGale dog, the gift of Mayor
Jalnes k",ph of San Francisco.
Colonel Cavanaugh took his regi-
ment to France through Canada, and
In Calgary. Alberta, on June %, 1918,
marched there under arms. the first
foreign troops ever to march under
arms in Canada
Colonel George NJ. Weeks. COM
manded the 364th infantry regiment.
This regiment contained mostly men
from Southern California and Wyom.
inr. Colonel Weeks was appointed to
West Point from Arizona. His father
was AZ army officer, and was gradu-
ated from West Point in 1857. Weeks
was N Cuba during the second occu-
patton. at Tientsin. China, and had
been stationed at Fort Leavenworth.
Detroit and many other army posts.
He came to camp as an officer OF
the depot brigade. and started the
third officers training camp. but was
transferred to the 366th
Hunored and Eighty-first Infantry
Brigade
HriGadier General John b. Melon
aid. commander. was born in Ala.
bama in 1859. and was graduated
from West Point in 1881
General McDonald's experience has
been wide and thrilling. Upon grad