=2nd Division= (see composition, p. 12).
Relieved on July 10 by the 26th Division, after fighting a month without
intermission. Lost 1,250 killed, 8,500 wounded, captured Bouresches,
Belleau Wood, Vaux, and 1,400 prisoners belonging to five German
divisions.
Mentioned in the French Army Order of the Day.
=3rd Infantry Brigade=: “_During the operations south of the Marne from
June 1 to July 2, 1918, under the energetic impulse of its commander,
General Lewis, and brilliantly led by its officers, this brigade carried
Vaux village and La Roche Wood, set a fine example of attacking spirit,
abnegation and self-sacrifice, thereby playing an important part in the
victorious offensive, which resulted in the evacuation of French
territory and forced the enemy to sue for an armistice._”
[Illustration: MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES G. HARBORD.
Commanding the 4th Brigade (Marines) in June, and the 2nd Division
during the offensive of July 18.]
=3rd Division= (see composition, p. 13).
Repulsed the “Friedensturm” on the Marne.
Mentioned in the French Army Order of the Day.
=38th Infantry Regiment=: “_This crack regiment, under the able and
energetic command of Colonel Mc. Alexander, displayed indomitable
tenacity during the German attacks of July 15, 1918. Although attacked
in front and outflanked on both sides, succeeded in holding its
positions on the banks of the Marne, driving back an enemy numerically
superior and capturing 200 prisoners._”
=30th Infantry Regiment=: “_Under the energetic and able command of
Colonel E. L. Buth, this old American regiment proved worthy of its
glorious traditions by withstanding the principal onslaught of the
German attack of July 15, 1918, on the front of the Army Corps to which
it was attached. In spite of a very fierce bombardment and heavy losses,
this regiment checked the German thrust and succeeded in recovering the
whole of its positions, capturing over 200 prisoners._”
=26th Division= =Major-General Clarence R. Edwards.=
comprising:
_51st Infantry Brigade_ _Brig.-Gen. Peter E. Traub_
_52nd_ “ “ “ “ _Chas. H. Cole_
_51st Artillery_ “ “ “ _Dwight E. Altman_
[Illustration: MAJOR-GENERAL CLARENCE R. EDWARDS.