The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-01
.ll7th Typical East
Tennessee Unit

itself on the battlefolds of Earop
under command of Colonel Cary F
Spence of Knoxville.
As it went into federal service, tn,
units of the 117th were recruited prir
cipally at the Faces mentioned
Headquarters company, machine CUR
company and supply company, al
Knoxville; Co. A, Knoxville and Cop.
perhill; Co. B, Maryv:lle; Co. C, Knox
vile; Go. d, Knoxville and Morris
town; Co. E, Hampton; Co. F, John
son City; Co. G, Elizabethton; C. H,
Bristol; Co. |, Athens; Co. X, Chat.
rflGw-pdu.s-F ,PH1tL
tanooga; Co. l.. Etowah; Co. NJ, Tel
lico Plains.
Returning from some months SER
vice on the Mexican border, it was not
long until the Third Tennessee was
recalled into federal service and sent
to Camp Sewer where it became the
ll7th infantry of the T'1irtieth divis
on, one of the two regiments of the
59th infantry brigade, which was
commanded by Brigade" General
Lawrence D. Tyson, of Knoxville.
In its battle across the Hindenburg
line, the 117h encountered 81 German
divisions, advanced II and 2-3 miles:
captured 40 field pieces, 206 machine
guns and other material and 1853
German prisoners. Casualties ran all
told more than one-half of the total
strength of the regiment and out of
80 officers who went into the line, 80
became casualties.
The following information is from
report compiled and. published on
February s.
of the il7h Infantry in
Belgium and France, 1918.
|. The following report, which | |
believe is fairly accurate, is published
for the information of this command:
Casualty Report.
Ypres periods officers and SO
enlisted men.
Hindenburg Line-25 officers and
366 enlisted men.
Oct. 7th-18th-30 officers and L.
)61 enlisted men.
Oct. lsth-2Oth-16 officers and
267 enlisted men.
Killed and Died of Wounds 18 of
icers and 1921 enlisted men.
Missing in actions.
Died in United States-Offcers |
and enlisted men 80
Total asLalties-Officers 81, en-
listed men 1892.
Out of 80 officers, including the
colonel and his taft, and the majors
md their stats, that went into the
inc, 80 were casualties.
Captured Trophies.
Sept. 29th--Field pieces 3, ma
,hne guns 81, anti-tank rifles g., small |
lrms 287.
Oct. 7-8-9-Field pieces 90, anti
ank rifles 2, machine guns 115, small
rms 907.
Oct. 17th-Field pieces 9, ma
hine guns So, anti-tank rifles 8, small
rms &c.
Total trophies captured - Field
pieces 40, machine guns 2O6, anti
ank rifles 8, small arms 1890.
Prisoners Captured.
Sept, 20 SOP, Oct. 7 106, Oct. 8
7O3, Oct. 9 SO, Oct. II 1896. Total
1883.
Taken prisoners by the Germans
10.
2. The operations of this regiment
we're as follows:
Defensive Warfare.
Ypres Sector, Belgium-July II to
8, 1918.
Battles and Engagements.
Hnidenburg Line, st. Quentin Ca
nal, Bel!icourt and Nauroy, France,
20 and 80, 1918.
Foncheaux and Geneve, October
18th
Fremont, October 9Th.
Dusigny, October 9th.
Nolan and Riboesville, October
18th, 18th, 10Th and goth.
81 German divisions were identi-
led by captured prisoners.
An advance Of Ill 2-3 miles was
made by the 1l7th infantry The
fitting GCth was mentioned ten fl0)
times in messages and orders.
The regimental commander wishes
20 congratulate the l17th infantry
lpon its glorious record in all its OPP
,rations, and to express appreciation
of the courage, fortitude and devo-
ton displayed by its personnel.
CARY F. SPENCE,
Colonel, 117th Infantry.
ROSS-BAILEY