Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-29
EVERY SECTION OF STATE IN
TEREsTED IN FAMOUS
FIGHTING REGIMENT.
SAW MORE SERVICE THAN
ANY OTHER REGIMENT
Organization Has History Dating
Back TO Philippine subiugation--
Served on Mexican Border During
Trouhlous Times-Troop Trains
viii Proceed to Camp Dodge.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 29.-The home
folks are anxiously awaiting the re-
turn Of Iowa's great regiment, now
famous thruout the world, the 16Sth of
the Rainbow division. The anxiety FOR
the safety of the men Of this hard
fighting regiment has been dispelled en-
tirely now that the men have safely
landed on American soil. But the de-
sire to see the boys home again. safe
and well, is more keen than ever be-
fore. now that these long deferred
hopes are about to be realized.
Considerable disappointment was
evident here Monday when the news
came that the regiment probably would
not get away from Camp Upton until
Friday Of this week and the home
coming celebrations would therefore
have to be deferred. Great crowds are
planning to welcome the boys at eacn
of the stopping points en- route from
the border Of the state into Des
Moines. Tentative plans for the re-
ceiying Of the troops may have to be
revised bit to meet the time when
the boys arrive.
There Is not hamlet in Iowa but
knows that the 16Sth regiment Of the
Rainbow division saw more actual ser
vice than any other regiment among
the American eXpeditiOnary forces.
Thousands and thousands of Iowa peo-
pie saw this regiment in splendid re-
view ut the Iowa state fair. grounds
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There were $500 men in that regi-
mental review. According to the Of
fetal figures of the war department
the regiment lost 673 men as follows:
Killed in action, 437 died of wounds
49, missing in action, 40; prisoners, ).
Regiment Has Long History.
It is well remembered that this regi-
ment has famous history since the
days of the Spanish American war.
During the Spanish American war it
served in the Philippines as the Forty
/ first Iowa infantry. and was later re-
| organized as the Fifty-frst infantry.
Col. Bennett, Major Conkling and Ma
jor Brewer who have been with the
16Sth overseas, were among those who
differed the Fifty-frst over in the
Philippines.
When the border trouble broke out
on the Mexican border in the summer
Of 1915 this regiment went down to
the border as the Third Iowa. This
| regiment. together with tho First and
SecoEd Iowa, was assembled at Camp
! Dodge July 10, 1917. and in order to
fll up the ranks of the Third to full
| fighting strength of $500 men as re-
quired by the new regulations it was
necessary to fill up the Third with men
selected from the First and Second
Iowa regiments.
An August Is the regiment was mus
tered into the United States service as
the 16Sth infantry and assigned to the
Forty second or Rainbow division
The regiment was sent ito the Iowa
state fair grounds Aug. II, 1917, and
on Sept. 9 and 10 entrained for Camp
Mills. l.. I. A month later the regi-
ment sailed for France.
The first action experienced by the
16Sth was at Badonyillers in March,
1918. 1t was there that Captain Nc
Henry and Corporal Donald MacRae,
of Des Moines, were killed. The first
heavy lighting Of the regiment was in
Sh1htpoShCs ulS ~, IS1o. L TOIIl lfleIS
it went to Chateau Thierry and showed
exceptional valor at Sergy and at the
battle of the Ourcq.
From Chateau Thierry the men were
hurried to the ST. Mihiel salient and
did brilliant fighting there, following
which it was quickly transferred to
the Argonne. There were heavy cas-
ualties in the, awful fighting in the
Argorne. On Nov. II when the armis.-
tice was signed the regiment was near