The sun., 1919-04-27
regiment was cited in orders by the
Commanding General as follow:
9TH Army CoRPs STAFF LIST BUREAU.
No. 32<3-l.
Ho., June IS, 1913.

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No. 32<3-l.
h., June IS. 1913.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 80.
At the moment when the Forty
second u. S. Infantry Division is
leaving the Lorraine front. the Conf
manding General of the Sixth Army
Corps desires TO do homage to the
fine military qualities which II has
continually exhibited. and t the
services which 1t has rendered In the
Baccarat sector.
The offensive ardor. the sense for
the utilization and the organization
of terrain as for the liaison of the
arms, the spirit OF method, the disci-
pline shown by all its officers and
men, the inspiration animating them'
proved that at the first call they can
henceforth take a glorious place IN
the new line Of battle.
The Commanding General OF the
Sixth Army Corps expresses his
deepest gratitude to the Forty
second Division for its precious col
laboration: he particularly thanks
the distinguished commander OF this
Division. Gen. Manoher, the officers
under his orders and his staff so
brilliantly directed by Col. Mac
Arthur.
1t is with a sincere regret that the
entire Sixth Army. Corps secs tho
Forty-second Division depart. But
the bonds Of affectionate comrade-
shin which have been formed here
will not be broken; for US. in faith
full memory, are united the living
and the dead OF the Rainbow DIVE
sion, those who are leaving for nara
conbats and those who. after hay
ct
the land of the east, now rest there'
guarded over piously by France.
These sentiments of warm esteom
will be still more deeply affirmed
during the impending struggles
were the fate OF it's free peoples Is
TO be decided.
Nav our units, side by side. con-
tribute valianuy to the triumph OF
justice and right,
GENERAL DCPoRT,
Commanding the sixth Army Corps
(Signed) DUPoRT.
Enters Army of Man9uvre.
The successes of the German offensiv
in the north made It necessary 70
Marshal Foch 10 concentrate all OF n
available reserves near the threatene
points OF allied resistance. The loot
infantry then became part of the allie
armv OF mannuvre and on July
entered the trenches in the Champaign
sector as part OF the enormous force ina
was being amassed to check the Germa
advance. Upon entering the Champaign
sector an officer Of the regiment wrote
I'VE went into position which ha
been carefully traced out on the groun
BY French engineers The trenches l
the front lines were deep and wide, bt
those in the second position had bee
dug 10 n depth OF only n few inche
We Immediately began to dig trenches
protection deepness In order that on
men might be sheltered from the she
Are which was sure to come when II
German began his drive. Nothing OF In
terest transpired between July and
We we're expecting the German to attac
and were constantly raiding his lines
obtain Information as to when the bio
would fall.
ION the night OF July IL, the da
of French independence, at 10 O'Clock
the evening q prisoner was taken VIII
said that at IL o'clock that night II
great artillery preparation of the Boct
would begin. The alert was immt
diately given and a defensive attitud
assumed, At 11;45 r. NJ, our own Al
tiilery, acting upon the information r,
ceived, began terrific counter prepare
ton. This was the key to our success.
I'VE beat the guns to II by fftee
minutes. We knew that this Germa
offensive. II successful. would open tn
roads TO Chalons and Epernay and I
Paris. II was the supreme German 81
fort the German army was at III
zenith OF its power and had openl
boosted that at o'clock next ever
ing II would establish its headqual
tiers at Chalons. Gen. Gouraud had I,
sued an exhortation TO the French an
American soldiers OF his army.
THE attack he said. will come
stopl - gas and smoke and shell