157th DIVISION INFANTRY.
October 8th, 1918.
From: Colonel Quillet, commanding the I. D.
To: Colonel of the 371st U. S.
The Colonel commanding the I. D. has proposed your regiment for a citation to the Army Corps with the following motive.
“Has shown during its first engagement the very best qualities of bravery and audacity, which are the characteristics of shock troops.
“Under the command of Colonel Miles, it launched itself with a superb spirit and admirable disregard of danger at the assault of a position stubbornly defended by the enemy. It took by terrific fighting under exceptionally violent machine-gun fire of the enemy artillery, and its cruel losses, numerous prisoners, and secured cannon, machine guns and important material.”
(Signed) T. C. Quillet,
Commanding the I. D.
The losses of the regiment during its period of service were 8 officers killed and died of wounds, 42 wounded, and 1,055 enlisted men killed and wounded, with a total of 28 missing.
The 372nd Infantry, was organized at Camp Stuart, and landed at St. Nazaire, April 14, 1918. They spent five weeks in training at Conde-en-Barrois, Meuse, as part of the 13th French Army Corps; afterwards became attached to the 63rd French Division, the 35th French Division, and finally on July 2, 1918, became a part of the 157th French Division, to which the 371st Infantry also became attached.