Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-08-06
WARREN BOY IN
CRACK REGIMENT
Hilmer Erickson Selected to Serve With
"Pershing's Own Regiment on
Trip Around The World.

Mrs. John B. Erickson, Of this city.
Hilmer Erickson tells of having been
chosen to serve in crack regiment
known as "Pershings Own and will
participate in great Peace Parades held
In Paris, London, Brussels, Rome, and
possibly Australia and Japan. The fol-
lowing newspaper clipping from the
Paris Edition of the Chicago Tribune
was enclosed in Hilmer's letter to his
parents and tells about this crack regi-
iment:
OF course every one back home
knows now that we possess Crack
Regiment in the A. p. f. In fact there
are whole lot of us who think that
all the regiments that came over seas
were star performers, but, just to show
how good they were, General John
Pershing decided that the crack SOL
diers from the ranks in every division
of the American ARMY of ,Occupat ton
be welded into one prize ton.
It is known as Pershing's Own, and is
made up from units of the first six di-
visions.
We, here in France, who have seen
them drill realize what a treat is in
store for the home folks when they
pull in the gang plank over here and
sail home with General John Pershing
and declare the job finished.
Before they perform these last rites
in France, however, they have we'll
deserved treat in store for them for
they have been chosen to represent the
United States in Paris on the Four
teenth and in London in the Peace
Parade on the 10Th. Rumor well-de-
fined, has it that the regiment will
return to Paris BY the Goth and will
proceed to Brussels for celebration
which takes place there on the 3Oth.
From there they go to Rome.
Not content with that report one
hears on all sides, and the rumor won't
be downed, that the regiment will sail
for Australia shortly, where it will
parade for our colonial cousins and
that Japan is to be given an opportuni-
Ity to look them over before they return
by way Of San Francisco. The big
towns in the United States, will also see
Pershings Own before it makes it's final
appearance in New York.
The minimum height of the boys is
1--we foot ten, The End platoon made
up Of 9th Division men are all feet
tall and over. The regiment is made
up entirely of combat men and large
number Of them have been decorated
for valiant conduct on the field. They
are from every State in the Union !.
We publish portion Of Hilmer's
letter telling about this honor bestowed
upon him which is as follows
r Paris, France, July II, 1919.
Dear Folks:
Well, guess you know by this time
that / amt coming home for a while.
suppose you expected to see me hop
up any time after Arvid got back, but
am still in France and don't see any
chance whatever to get home yet for
a month or two. i am sending you a
clipping Of today's paper so you can
see what we have to do. I don't believe
we will go to Australia and Japan but
things may happen you know. I hope
we don't any way. I would thousand
times rather see the statue Of Liberty
than Australia and Japan. But if Gen
eral Pershing says to go we must and
there is no use of crying about it.
About one thousand men have been
picked from this regiment to parade
here the 18th through the Arch Of
Triumph and other places and I am one
of the thousand. They want tall men
and wasn't lucky enough to be short.
If wasn't any taller than Father ]
could have a day off that day
ALGOT ROSEN BUILDS
A NEW RESIDENCE.
"A new residence Isl being put M by