Official History of Thirty-Third Division
The 33rd division under Major General George Bell Jr trained at Logan Texas from Sept 1917 to May 1918. The 108th Engineers led the first unit to France leaving April 23 1918 from Camp Logan for Camp Merritt. The rest sailed in May 1918 through Camp Up ton Yaphank and Brest. In France the division trained near Abbeville and Amiens, fought alongside Australians at Hamel on July 4, and a British-led Allied effort followed. Yanks and Australians clashed in that historic action amid headlines of Lusitania and rough praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bell, Jr
National Guard
Tade
Illinois
Logan Houston
Texas
France
108Th Engineers
Henry A. Allen
Camp Logan
Camp Merritt
Hoboken
Camp Upton
Yaphank
Long Island
Brest
58Th Field Brigade
Henry D. Todd, Jr
Liverpool
England
Happy Area
Abbeville
Hamel
Lusitania
Howiquarters 8rd Division Expeditionary Forces Pamphlet
Diekirch Luxembourg dated March 18 1919 to officers and men of the 83rd Division a compact pamphlet recounting the divisions actions from arrival in France through the November 11 1918 armistice. It praises efficiency gallantry devotion esprit de corps and steadfast duty. The speaker expresses pride in commanding such men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diekirch Luxembourg
83Rd
France
Germany
33rd Division Heroics In Meuse Argonne Campaign Era
The passage details the 33rd Division's pivotal role in World War I. It notes Hamel's influential example and King George's August 12 visit awarding decorations to 33rd officers and men. It covers the Meuse Argonne push, Montfaucon and Bois de Forges, the division’s rapid advance, bridge reconstructions by engineers, and sustained actions through mid October as the pivot of the American corps on the Meuse front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Molliens-au-Boig
Mons
131St
Joseph B. Sanborn
Chipilly Ridge
Greassaure Wood
Toul
Tronvill-en-Barreis
Verdun
Meuse-Argonne
Tiird
Robert L. Bullard
Meuse
Argonne
Montfaucon
Bois de Forges
66Th Infantry
Paul A. Wolf
181St Infantry
132Nd Infantry
Abel Davis
124Th
Floyd F. Putman
33Rd
Bois de la Cote Lemont
Bois de Dannevaux
Boise de Ville
Boise de Forges
65Th
Edward L. King
John V. Clinton
Albert L. Culbertson
Boise de Dannevaux
Boise de la Cote Lemont
John J. Bullington
4Th Division
49Th
66Th Brigdge
Not relieved until the night of October twenty first
The text notes that relief did not occur until the night of October 21st to 22nd, with forty four days elapsing from the entry of the 83rd division. It records a further detail about timing and military movement without naming additional individuals or places.
Verdun Trench Action Noted Into Late October
Fragment from a military dispatch describes trenches at Verdun as the 38th division stood firm from October 8 to October 21 while the front line remained tense as troops drew back.
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Amiens
Quincy
Davis-Cleaver Produce CO
Fourth and
Vermont Sts
D. L. Musselman
V. G. Musselman
T. E. Musselman
17Th Army Corps
Henri Claudel
182Nd Infantry
B. J. Dood
Paul C. Gale
131St Infantry
Hamlet C. Ridgeway
17Th Corps
Brabant
Davis
Bois du Chaume
Sivry-sur- Meuse
Villeneuve Farm
Tranchee du Bable
Bell
Wolf
129Th Infantry
William F. Hemenway
East Bank
J. H. Coady
Francis M. Allen
J. H. Burgheim
Arthur H. Goodson
130Th Infantry
Edward Bittel
Artill
38Rd
Woodruff
Castle
Kentucky ST
Maine Street
Richardson Lubricating Co
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