Iowa unit in Rainbow Division fought furiously in WWI
The One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry of Iowa, part of the Rainbow division, earned praise for its heavy combat through Champagne Marne Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel campaigns. From 18 months in France it logged 32000 casualties and helped hold the line north of Chalons before returning to the United States.
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Iowa
Champagne
France
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Luneville
Baccarat
Esperance Sonain
Essey-Parnes
United States
Philippines
Fifty-first Iowa Infantry
Fifty-fifth Cavalry
Col. Bennett
Major Conkling
Major Brewer
One Hundred and
Camp Dodge
Germany
Iowa State Fair Grounds
Camp Mills
Ines
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth
Badonvillers
Chateau Thierry
Sergy
Qureq
St. Aiciel
Argonne
Sedan
Army of Occupation
Coblenz
Amerie
Rhine
Marimbois Farm
Rainbow Division honors Iowa unit in war record
Official record praises the One Hundred and Sixty eighth Infantry of the Forty second Division for its fierce defense in Baccarat Suippes and Ourcq sectors, crucial advances at St Mihiel and Argonnes, and final push to Sedan, ending with occupation on the Rhine and victory. Iowa pride noted in the Rainbow division history.
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Flagler
Germany
Hainbow
Miung
Diag
Luneville Settor
Baccarat
Suippes
Gouraud
Uere
Ourcq
Vesle
Sergy
Oureq
One Hundred and
Sixty-eighth
Vesse
Bourmont
Argonne
Sedan
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth
Meuse
Rhine
United States
United States Infantry
Old Third Town Infantry
Iowa
Three Hours Sleep Enough Says Busy Seattle Woman
Mrs MW OE Wishard of Seattle claims three hours of sleep in a 24 hour period suffices, credits her health to minimal caffeine and steady rest. She expanded into hotels, boarding houses, a restaurant, a grocery, and built the halibut schooner Siloam, which paid for itself in its first year before sale.
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Seattle
MW. OE. Wishard
One Third of Rainbow Division Returns Unscathed
The Forty second Rainbow Division sent from Camp Mills New York returned from France with about 36 percent of its personnel intact from the original unit. Most members were wounded or incapacitated during service, while replacement troops numbered roughly 67 000 through the period of fighting. The division repeatedly reconstituted its personnel upon each withdrawal. Romantic West Philadelphia girls wear division insignia tattooed on their nails to show support for their boys.
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Rainbow
France
Camp Mills
N. Y
West Philadelphia
Men of Co B trace Waterloo roots to 1883 unit
The article recalls Co B of the First Infantry Iowa National Guard dating to 1883, with armories on both river banks and regular encampments in Waterloo. It notes participation in Chicago 1892 dedication, mobilization for Spain in 1898, service in Cuba, and later reorganization into the Fifty third Iowa before World War I.
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Co. B
Iowa ‘National Guards
Jesup
Waterloo
Chicago
iSpain
Des Moines
Fair Grounds
Spain
Iowa
Seventh Army Corps
Cuba
United States
Old Morro Castle
Fifty-Third Regiment
Peptiron Promises Relief for Worried and War-Weary
Peptiron combines iron and manganese with wax pepsin and nerve tonics in chocolate-coated pills. Made by C. L Hood Co Lowell Mass. Pleasant to take and prompt in effect for fatigue, worry, and illness lingering after influenza or the grip.
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Chalons
Sixty-ninth
New York
Jows
Ohio
Alabama
Paris
Iowa Boys
William H. Hughes, Jr
General Staff
James I. Thomas
Business
Cambridge
England
Rainbow Division
B. Forty-ninth
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
Third
Iowa National Guards
Fifty-third Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Co. B. Fortyninth Iowa
Savannah
Old Turner Hall
Lafayette
Fifth Streets
C. L Hood CO
Lowell, Mass
ROYAL
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
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