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Rainbow division named by General Mann in Navy era
The article explains how General Mann dubbed his troops the Rainbow division after a Washington discussion in which the mix of regional contingents formed a rainbow arc from California to New York. Officers at Camp Mills consider making the nickname official with a rainbow crest on division stationery. The unit is set to sail for France under General Pershing, signaling Allied hopes.
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France
Hindenburg
Verdun
Rainbow Division
Mann
Washington
War Department
Pacific
Atlantic
California
Middle West
Great Lakes
Ohio
New York
General Mann
Camp Mills
Mineola
N. Y
Pershing
Germany
Charles Fletcher
One Hundred and Sixty-seventh
Alabama) Infantry
Hempstead
Chopin
Fletcher
Long Island