It is with a sincere regret that the entire 6th Army Corps sees the 42nd Division depart. But the bonds of affectionate comradeship which have been formed here will not be broken; for us, in faithful memory, are united the living and the dead of the Rainbow Division, those who are leaving for hard combats and those who, after having nobly sacrificed their lives on this Eastern Border, now rest there, guarded over piously by France.
These sentiments of warm esteem will be still more deeply affirmed, during the impending struggles where the fate of Free Peoples is to be decided.
May our units, side by side, contribute valiantly to the triumph of Justice and Right:
General Duport.
June 18, 1918.
To: Colonel McCoy,
Commanding 165th Inf. Rgt.
My Dear Colonel McCoy:
I greatly appreciate the kind thought you had in sending me your order No. 10 relating the numerous citations that have been granted to the 165th.
The old New York regiment has a great past of glory. I am sure it will be famous on the battlefields of France as it has been in America.
I also want to thank you for the kind farewell you gave Captain Mercier. I know this Officer feels sad in leaving your regiment. He will keep a precious recollection of the six months he spent with his gallant Irish comrades.