The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-04
NICHOLAS REED, OF Il NINE
TENTH STREET WRITES IN
rEEEsT1NG LETTER TO BIS
MOTHER.
EcE!ment Was In Many engagements
OF Interest and Came Out WIN
Flying ColorS-


ON" Wh""lin,; hm% at least has thr
honor If being IN tn" American DIVISION
,h,t fired the first shot AT the Germans
ia i'ralI'r ana the division Also ftfS t"e
huunr of capturing the first G"rnhh
prisoner. of lnfIirtinE the lirSt casual
ICES and also uf pulling III other honurS
that had much 10 do with Winning '"c
war.
Ills letter /" his mother IS ms follows:
Somewhere in GrrmaHy.
january 70. 1919.
Dear EuikS:
iuSv SIMPLY cannot let another day
20 lay without at least making an at
Ir,npl at writing ymu folks back nome
nu.. IilIlr word While W" hay" :" III
IT,. :" say nowadays. StIll there Is il
great deal in the comfort ni kn''"lhG
rilc .'"ulnius upon earth in good iiGhtlhE
,nH!Iilm,.
am NOW IN Germany. about ten mics
from the city If tuhlruZ. Arrived her"
december H. after 4 long march from
The .\vEonur front.
/ don't know how long ] will hr her"
hui am Anticipating an being back ~
th. good odd l.. :. y. Ivy summer
rrr"i"rd Il letter from Regina few
DAYS ago, and sure was surprised |"
hear from her.
HAY" Il very full day every day. wit
drif aud inspection and mere dr'll.
.EurS al" very strict. and II seems IKE
the training camp again. am hoping
Tho Y. NJ. {. y. gets its good work
started soon. because IT will afford ShrIc
rrrr'nttun fer US. 1t helps us To while
away the veal hours on til" Rhine.
The wrltn.r here is cold. but :hcIc IS
very little :.l%w.
| am in.tinI you my photograph !
had takcL recent: IN CuhlcuD. rs
poor picture ard also n writ" up II Inc
division. AL in il. so YOU may sc
what wet: through
I will close, hoping to hear from you
soon. Your son
NICK.
r S.-rlcasr don't attempt III rrpsy
me for the delay by withholding your
reply.
Here's what the official government
report has In say in regard 10 tho First
division. that made the biz drive. of
which young Reed is "A member:
First Division.
Regular Army: Division H"ndQuart-
crS arrived III France juno -. 1917. Ac-
livitIca: Snlnmcrvillc sector. ten kilu-
lT'liT SlUlHt'LSL vi MIN y C'tpptl = l
to November 70. l9i1; AnSauvIilc scrtor
January Il 10 April :, 1918: CMtiBny
sector. April 81 To July I tbattlc Of
Cantigny. May IS to 3Hl: scissors optr
alton, Marine commemorative, July is
TO "a; Sazcrais sector. August 10 "A:
81. Mihicf operation. September Il and
"a; Argonnc Mouse offensive. October !
To L.: operations against Mouznn. No
vcmbrr and i: operation south and
southwest Of Sedan. November and S
march un Cubcna bridgchcad. November
II to December Is. 1915
prisoners captured: l61 officers. G.304
men. Total advance against resistance,
II kilomctrrs.
Division lnsignia: Crimson figure 81"
on khaki background. Chosen because
the mineral Il" represents the number
of the division and many Of its sub
Sidiary organizations. Also AZ proudly
claimed. because il wnS the First Divi-
sion i'll France; first in sector: first to
1irc shot at the Germans: first tn at
tack: first to conduct Il raid: first tn be
raided; first TO capture prisoners: iir$t
In inflict casualties: first 10 suffer cas-
ualtics; first TO be cited Singly in Gem
cral Orders: first i'll the number of nivi-
sion. Corps and Army Commanders and
General Staff officers produced from It's
personnel"