Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-06-19

the S DIVISION and brief history this organization nasmuh as ma
Richmond county boys belong this DIVISION anything pertaining to is nat
waly Of great interest to people,
The Post Dispatch therefore week reproducing this history and our
readers would do well Even the smallest scrap paper
earning boys will interest years hence you scrapbook
The 23d infantry landed Newport News last Saturday and the 322ud
infantry landed there Wednesday morning Of this week from the Maona with
3z96 aboard sailing from St. Nazae The 324h infantry the 3o6t
train Headquarters the 16l brigade headque park service unit No. All
and several casual companies landed Charleston from the transport Martha
Washington Wednesday, 2S29 board These Camp
Jackson for final discharge which should be accomplished within week.
But back to the history Of the Ss. Read it,
ORGANIZED AT CAMP JACKSON.
The Eghrs division organized Camp Jackson Co.
lunba S. c. August 25 1917 The majority of the officers and
men from the States of North Carolina South Carolina and
Florida AT Camp Jackson large number of the
transferred to other divisions and newly drafted
celved from the Caronas Florida and other Southern
AT Camp SEWER about additional were received
from Alabama and 1900 from New York.
The Eehtyrst division named the Stonewa division but
most people speak of it the Wild Cat DIVISION because of it's
shoulder circle different coors being used designate the
organizations.
On May 16 1913 the division, less the 158h field artillery
gade moved from Camp Jackson to Camp SEWER Greenve
s. c. The division less the artillery brigade began moving July
10 Tor Hoboken N J and this continued until July o. The
first units sailed July 81 and arrived at Liverpool Eng
to France August H. and at Tonnerree onne training
August 49,
The artillery brigade sailed from Hoboen August arrived
at France August 13 and at the Vadahon training August
26 where remained until November 1ss moved to
the vicinity of Chateau-V Villain.
From August II to September II the division attached
the Sixth u September 10 the division less the
artillery brigade occupied front lines the St. Die Vosges)
sector relieving the Niney-second division
From September II to October the division was the Thirty
third French when transferred the Tenth French
corps but from September II to October rs attached
administration to the Seventh u S. army corps Second army
October 31November the division moved by rail to the
of the First army joined the Seventeenth French
corps November 2 to November 7.
On November the division occupied front lines the Some
Dieue sector of the MeuseArgonne fronts relieving the Thirty
fifth division and becoming part of the Second French colonial
This active the division at
lacked and the advance continued against stubborn resistance
until IL o'clock November H. when the amce became effective
The division remained where suspension of hos
tes until November 49, when started march to the twelfth
training arriving there December where the division
maned until February with headquarters Musy
RECEIVES BAPTISM OF FIRE
The division without artillery in the sector St. Die Vos
ges moving from there into the Rambervers Vosges
where remained from October 20 through 81 awaiting trans
ortaton and engaged in training The division enrained be-
tween October 81 and November at Charm aon Chae and
Ramberviers Between November and detraned at Sorcy
erouve Sampgny and Bannoncour the Meue and march
ed into the Sommedeue ecton where relieved Thryth
division taking the line exclusive
length cf line of about "a kometers It necessary place
ell four infantry regiments in the line with two baaons of each
occupying centers of resistance and The Sxe
field artillery brigade of the Thyh division remained the
sector and passed under the command the Eghyrst dson
The division post command moved to Deue November and
Sommeeue November the command of the sector passing
to Major General Bailey at o'clock that datethe relief
having been completed during the previous night
These movements made under great difficulties the
division had only 5 cent of its motor equipment only
40 cent of its authorized draft animals This condition Of
transportation continued to the end of hoses and
great handicap to the efficient movement and operation of the
division The division passed from the Seventeenth French corps
to the Second Colonial French November 1913
The Thryf division had been warned of possible oense
and tentative plans drawn in this division and
her 1913 which distributed that date The troops
going into the sector had been directed to patrol vigorously
to obtain all information possible In addition intelligence memo
randa giving all pertinent data available published
trbuted
AT 1920 O'Clock November orders the Second Colo
nia received to the advance soon as
possible after daylight next morning.
ADVANCE is STARTED.
The ason officer from the division the Eghy-frss left
the Tenth French Colonial division reported with the plan
Of attack of that division which included passage of the
OF the three left ceners of resistance This short
ened the sector of attack about klome leaving frontage
Of about II lomeer which the attack would be made
was necessary to assemble brigade and separate
Continued On pare iour a