(Old 69th N. Y.)
Remagen, Germany, March 28, 1919.
GENERAL ORDER.
No. 12
To the Officers and the Men of the 165th Infantry, 42nd Division.
The following extracts from orders and letters commendatory of the 42nd Division and the 165th Infantry issued by our own Army and that of our illustrious Ally the French, indicate a deep appreciation of your worth as soldiers and pay a high tribute to your valorous conduct on the Fields of Battle.
William J. Donovan
John P. Hurley,
Capt. Adj., 165th Infantry.
March 21, 1918.
The Lieut. Colonel Commanding the 13th Group of Chasseurs reports that in the course of the double coup de main executed in the night of the 20-21 March, the conduct of the American detachment of the 165th Regiment has been particularly worthy of commendation, and that Officers and Soldiers have given proof of an enthusiastic bravery.
The General Commanding the 164th Division wishes to make known to all this appreciation, which justifies amply the confidence that we all have in our allies, a confidence doubled by the friendship and by the affectionate sympathy that the common life in the Sector has spontaneously brought into being.