Bisbee daily review., 1919-06-08
SYNOPSIS TELLS
 WHERE AND HOW
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The Eighty ?ninth Division was formed at Camp Funston. Kan, be- ginning September 1, 1917. Drafted men from seven states were sent to it-Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Col orado, New Mexico, South Dakota and Arizona.
 There are over 500 Arizona men with the S9th Division.
 The division was commanded from its beginning by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood formerly chief of staff and at one time ranking officer of the active list of the Uniter States Army. The division was composed of the One Hundred and Seventy-seventh Infan- try Brigade, made up of the Three Hundred and Fifty-third and the Three Hundred and Fifty-fourth h. fantry regiments and the Three Hun dred and Forty-first Machine Gun Battalion; the One Hundred and Sev- enty-eighth Infantry Brigade, made up of the Three Hundred and Fifty-fifth and Three Hundred and Fifty-sixth Infantry regiments and the Three Hundred and Forty-second Machine Gun Battalion; the Three Hundred and Fortieth Machine Gun Battalion; the One Hundred and Sixty-fourth Artillery Brigade, made up of the Three Hundred and Forty-first. and Three Hundred and Forty-second Ar kI,A and Fourteenth Engineers; the Three Hundred and Fourteenth Field Sig nal Battalion; the Three Hundred and Fourteenth Sanitary Train, head quarters troops, trench mortar bat tery, supply train and military police
 Missouri Men Predominate
 Missouri and St. Louis troops pre- dominated in the Three Hundred and Fifty-fourth Infantry, although there were a number of St. Louisons and Missourians in all the other units.
 The division entrained for the east in the week of May 21, 1918, and sail ed for England in the week of June l, 1918, landing from June 10 to 22. Gen. Wood was taken from the di- vision two days before it sailed and Orig. Gen. Frank Vim, who com manded the One Hundred Seventy seventh Infantry Brigade, took com mand of the entire division.
 The division, after four weeks in- tensive training in France moved in- to the Foul sector the night of Au- 1Hn Regnieville to Limey along the south ern side of what was then the St. Mihiel salient
 Didn't Lose Any"
 Here the division repulsed the Ger man raids took prisoners and didn't lose any, and on the morning of Sep tember F went over the top at St. Mihiel. All objectives were gained by noon of the first day. The ad- vance was resumed next day and went to the line Charey, Dommarain, La Chausse, past the Hindenburg line. The division held here until October l, when it moved to Pannes, relieving the Rainbow Division. October 8 the Eighty-ninth began the move toward Verdun and the Argonne. October 19 and 20 the Eighty-ninth relieved the Thirty-second, taking over the front from Bantheville> to Landres et St. Georges, with division headquarters in Gesnes, west of Montfaucon.
 November l the great attack was launched against Kremhilde Stellung, which the Eighty-ninth helped to pierce. The advance continued until the day of the armistice, when the Eighty-ninth was established on both banks of the Mouse river, having eff. fected a crossing at Stenay
 On account of it's splendid achieve ments, the S9th division was made a part of the army of occupation. The division spent ninety days in the line, advanced thirty-six kilometers under fire, captured 5061 prisoners, captured 127 large guns and 445 machine guns. Its casualties were S473 for its entire service. Of forty-seven Compression. al Medals of Honor given to the en. tire American Army of Eighty-ninth got seven, a record only equaled by one other division.