South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-10
NINTH INFANTRY
ALLOTTED BY WAR
OFFICE TO TEXAS
Organization of A. f. +. Fame
Is Finally Given Perma-
nent Home.

CAMP TRAVIS. Tex. June g.
The ninth United States infantry.
now stationed here. has been aIlot-
ted Texas as It's native state by the
war department. and under the
present Llans OF the department is
expected to recruit It's personnel en-
tirely from the Lone Star state. The
fact that the ninth infantry was sta
toned ia Texas at various places on
the Mexican border prior 10 the
world war Is regarded as one rea-
son why Texas s"as allotted 10 the
regiment as its native heath"
Tho ninth iufantry's record IN the
world war is "a fine one. AS part OF
the second division, the regiment
first went under fire In March. 1913,
when 10 took over from the French
q quite sector" which soon became
a very active sector The Germans
knowing American troops had come
into the front line. welcomed them
with heavy artillery fire. and soon
attempted a surprise attack. More
than 500 Germans attacked at night.
and at first succeeded In breaking
through the American lines. The
ninth infants =. however. came back
strong. and drove the Germans out
with losses more than twice as great
Us the raiding party had inflicted
Heavy Action.
The regiments first heavy nght-
ing came when IL was ordered to
Chateau Thierry district early in
June. 1918. At that time. of course
the German drive toward Paris was
in fuII swing. and many believed il
would succeed American troops,
however. stopped the German ad-
vance IN the Chateau district, and
the ninth infantry took an active
part in this resistance. After about
hre weeks Of lighting, a series OF
cneasements OF varying size and i'm
pOrtance. the regiment was relieved
July 10. II had lost 74O men kill
ed. wounded o. missing. and expect
ed 20 be sent 10 a rest area for some
weeks.
A week later. however. the ninth
was again ordered TO the front, and,
by a forced night march through
rain and mud. reached the vicinity
az scissors In time TO 20 into &C
tion AT dawn. In two days OF ex-
tremely heavy lighting. the ninth
infantry was entirely successful in
driving back the Germans and TAX
ing the detectives assigned 10 IL. 1t
laid dear. however. for it's losses to-
tailed 1855. or more than one man
out Of every three For its work at
SCISSORS the regiment was award
ell the Croix de Guerre with gold
star which now adorns its regimen
tai cOlors.
Many Prisoners Taken.
After a few weeks in a rest area
spent drilling recruits sent 10 re-
place it's losses. the ninth infantry
took part in the St Mihiel drive.
where Il captured 500 prisoners
and large number Of cannon. loco
motives. motor vehicles, and ma
chine guns.
From ST. Mihiel. with little time
10 rest. the regiment was sent TO
Blanc Mont in the Champagne dis
trict OF France. where II was again
victorious, with heavy losses
Thence It went into the Argonne
lighting.
At one time the regiment adj
vanced so far and so fast that there
were Germans rot only in front or
il. but on both sides and behind.
when fighting ended with the
signing OF the armisttce. the regi-
ment haG lost since March more
than its complete quota both Of men
and officers in killed, wounded and
missing. 5S4 killed, 1886 wounded
and f91 missing Hardly "a man or
officer OF the original membership
81 the regiment had escaped un-
scathed-