The History of the 103rd Regiment of the 26th Division of the U.S. Army during World War I |
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APPENDIX HISTORICAL DATA CONCERNING THE 26th DIVISION. AMERICAN EXPENDITIONARY FORCES ORGANIZED on August 22, 1917, in Boston, Massachusetts, from units of National Guard troops of the New England States and a quota of National Army troops frozn Camp Devens, Massachusetts. Trained at the following places:
General Ofiicers Commanding the Divisions while in the States
General Ofiieers Commanding the Division in France
The division remained in Training Area, with Headquarters at Neufchateau, for about four months, during which time details of troops were engaged constructing hospitals, building telephone lines, acting as labor detachments, assisting in organizing sections of the Service of Supplies, and otherwise making preparaions for the Army which began to arrive after January 1, 1918. Successive Periods in Line on the Western Front
Aggregate Time in Line-7 Months or 210 Days NOTE: " Date of Entry" and 'Date Withdrawn," as used above, are the dates on which the command passed to or from the 26th Division. This table does not in reality show the exact time which all units of this division served in line. There were several instances where regiments and brigaders entered the line several days in advance of the passing of command to the division. Also, during the nine months' service from February 6, 1918. the division spent only ten days in a rest area (just prior to the St. Mihiel Offensive), the balance of the time consumed in moving from one sector to another, or in support position awaiting entry into line. Prisoners Captured by the 26th Division Officers, 61; other ranks, 3,088; total, 3,149 Among German Material Captured were the Following 31 pieces Field Artillery 23 pieces Trench Artillery 163 light and heavy machine guns 830 rifles Casualties of the 26th Division in Battle
Enemy Territory Taken in Battle
The 51st Field Artillery Brigade (Divisional Artillery) operated with the 26th Division during all activities. Following relief of division in Aisne and Marne Offensive on July 25, the brigade operated with the 29th, 42nd, and 4th Divisions until relieved on August 4. Important Features of Line in Several Sectors Held CHEMIN DES DAMES SECTOR a. The Chemin des Dames h. Fort de. Malmaison c. Chavignon Valley d. Laffaux Valley e. Pinon Woods f. Cheval Mort Hill g. Aisne River h. Rouge-Maison (Cave) 1. Rochefort (Cave) LA REINE AND BOUCQ (TOUL SECTOR) a. Montsec b. Bois Bride (Apremont Woods) c. Seicheprey (Remiere Woods and Jouy d. Xivray-Marvoision e. Dead Man's Curve AISNE AND MARNE OFFENSIVE a. Bois Belleu b. Hill 190 c. Boureshes Railway Station d. Trugny Woods d. Xivray-Marvoisin e. Dead Man's Curve e. Epieds f. Vesle River (Artillery Brigade) g. Vaux St. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE a. Les Eparges b. Vigneulles c. Hattonclultel d. Dommartin e. Bois de St. Remyz ARGONNE OFFENSIVE a. Marcheville b. Bois Belleu c. Hill 360 d. Bois d'Ormont e. Bois d'Haumont f. Bois d'Etrayes g. Les Houppy Bois Ii. La Wavrille i. Bois de Ville-devant-Chaumont j. Cote-de-Talon Other Interesting History of Ihe 26[11 Division The first American unit organized as a division in the United States and transported complete to France. While in the La Reim and Boucq Sector, north of Toul, the 26th Division engaged in the first two battles in which the Americans fought without the support of French infantry. The 104th Infantry (formerly 2nd, 6th, and 8th Massachusetts Infantry), after the battle in the Bois l3rule at Apremont, was cited in G.O. No. 737 A, Hdqrs., 32nd Army Corps (French), April 26, 1918, and had its colors decorated with the Croix de Guerre. The 104th Infantry is the only American regiment in the United States Army to have its colors decorated by a foreign government. The Division has been Cited in American and French Orders and Commended in Letters and Service Memorandum as Follows Cited in (;..(). No. 7, Hq. 11th Army Corps (French), March 15, 1918. Cited (104th Inf.), in G.O. No, 737 A Hq. 32nd Army Corps (French), April 26, |
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