The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-04-23
History Of Corps, lust Issued
Shows That $500 Officers
and Men Were Lost.
1858 DECORATIONS GIVEN
Twelve Thousand Prisoners Were TAX.
en- by Marines During War-cred.
tied With Many Important
Achievements-300o 900 Sent
Overseas

New York.-The United States ma
rne corps was increased from 1928
to 75.1O1 officers and men, including re-
serves lost 1920 officers and men. and
cost the government $39,94S.74S IN pay
and allowances from April 6. 1917. the
day the United States entered the war,
to November II. 1918. the day hos
tilities ceased. according to Il prelim
mary History Of the United States
Marine Corps in the World War;" just
issued. The history is the work Of
Major Edwin y. Mcclellan. officer in
charge of the historical division Of the
marine corps.
Major Mcclellan indicates the tre-
mendous growth of the corps in the
statement that its approximate
strength at the end Of the Civil war
was only 300. and only 1880 at the
conclusion Of the Spanish war. He
emphasizes also the rapidly with
which the marines We're modified for
active overseas service in para
graph to the effect that. although there
We're 1877 officers and 4,5i6 enlisted
men on duty beyond the continental
limits of the United States when this
nation entered the war and 40 officers
and 2.1S7 enlisted men We're serving
on board the cruising vessels Of the
navy. Il took only five weeks to organ
lie and make ready for active serv-
ice the Fifth regiment of marines. con-
sisting of 20 officers and o,6S9 men,
approximately one-six,h of the strength
of the corps.
Sail for France.
The Fifth regiment sailed for
France on the Henderson. De Kalb and
Hancock on June II. 1917. forming
one.tifth of the first expedition Of
American troops for service in France.
The Fifth was Joined soon afterward
by the sixth regiment and the Sixth
machine gun battalion of marines. and
the Fourth brigade Of marines was or
ganiZed. The Fourth brigade. as one
of the two infantry brigades of the
in actual battle. Major Mcclellan says.
in no less than eight distinct opera
tons in France, of which four were
major operations.
OF the recognition accorded the
achievements Of marines, Major Nc
Clellan says:
THE French army recognized the
splendid work of the Fifth and Sixth
regiments of marines 10y citing them
no less than three times in army or.
ders for achievements in the Chateau
Th:erry sector. Since two French
army citations are sufficient to make
an organization eligible for the aware
of the French Fourrasere. the high
standard of the marine units is evi
dent. Information was received II
january. 1920. that the war depart
ment had accepted the award of ths
French fourrasere in the colors of thu
ribbon of the CroiX de Guerre for sew
eral army organizations and tire,
units of the Fourth brigade"
! 10000 Sent Abroad.
| The steady progress of the work o
] sending marines abroad is indicated b,
Major Mcclellan in the statement tina
: within year after the outbreak O
= the war the marine corps had places
. about as many enlisted men in Franc
. as there were in the marine corp
: when the war was declared. Durin
: the period Of the war approximate
> 80. 600 marines were sent overseas I
. !. Join the American expeditionary force
|. and 1900 for naval duty ashore.
During the month Of June, 1913,
= says Major Mcclellan. when the bal
tie deaths around Hill 142. Bouresche.
|. Belleau Wood and Vaux Of American