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ROSTER
of the
Rainbow Division
(Forty-Second)
MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN
COMMANDING

Copyright, 1917

Lieut. Harold Stanley Johnson

151st Field Artillery (1st Minn.)

TO OUR MOST WORTHY AND

EFFICIENT COMMANDER

MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN

Edited and Compiled

BY

LIEUT. HAROLD STANLEY JOHNSON

151st Field Artillery (1st Minn.)

Eaton & Gettinger, Inc.

PRINTERS

263 Ninth Avenue, New York

FOREWORD

Having found, after three weeks in our mobilization camp, that there was a great desire on the part of the officers and men of individual organizations to become acquainted with their co-workers, and realizing the necessity of personal contact for our mutual benefit to secure the co-ordination of each branch of the service into a unit of the highest possible efficiency, I have undertaken to compile this Roster. Any success attained is due to the hearty co-operation of Major-General William A. Mann, Colonel Douglass MacArthur, the Statistical Department and Officers of Division Headquarters.

The Rainbow Division was so christened by Secretary of War Baker when he assembled the official Forty-second because it represented organizations from twenty-six States of the Union, embracing a territory from coast to coast and from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico.

In his selection, only those units which had shown marked ability making them worthy of distinction were chosen, the majority having seen actual service either in the Spanish-American War or during the more recent border troubles. To be among them is an honor of which any man can justly be proud; for being so chosen is significant of the proven ability that our country appreciates. One hundred million people depend upon the Rainbow Division to carry Old Glory to victory on the battlefields of Europe. The division is selected to be among the first to France and to be America’s representatives in the greatest struggle of the ages.

May its career be as brilliant as the rainbow itself.

Lieutenant Harold Stanley Johnson

151st Field Artillery (1st Minnesota)

Camp Mills, Long Island

October 12, 1917

Forty-Second Division
MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN, Commanding

MAJOR-GENERAL. WILLIAM A. MANN
Commanding Rainbow (42nd) Division

Roster of the 42nd Division Headquarters

Maj.-Gen. WILLIAM A. MANNCommanding 42d Division.
Captain JOHN B. COULTERAide-de-Camp.
    San Antonio, Texas.
Colonel DOUGLASS MacARTHURChief of Staff.
Major SAMUEL R. GLEAVESAsst. to C. S.
    Wytheville, Virginia.
Major WM. N. HUGHESAsst. to C. S.
    Kansas City, Mo.
Major FRANCIS W. RALSTONAdjutant-General.
    106 East 85th Street, New York City.
Major MARION S. BATTLEAsst. Adjutant.
    1222 Franklin Road, Roanoke, Va.
Lt.-Col. J. L. DEWITTDiv. Q. M.
Lt.-Col. GEO. F. BALTZELLDiv. Inspector.
    41 Greenville Street, Newman, Ga.
Lt.-Col. BLANTON WINSHIPJudge Ad. Gen.
    376 College Street, Macon, Ga.
Lt.-Col. JOS. W. GRISSINGERDiv. Surgeon.
    U. S. Soldiers’ Home, Washington, D. C.
Major JAS. W. FREWAsst. to Div. Surg.
    732 Franklin Place, Milwaukee, Wis.
Major David S. FAIRCHILD, JR.Asst. to Div. Surg.
Major JAS. K. CRAINDiv. Ord. Off.
Lt.-Col. HANSON B. BLACKDiv. Sig. Officer.
    Hallton, W. Va.
Colonel WM. C. BROWNCavalry.
    875 Marion Street, Denver, Col.
Captain OSCAR W. UNDERWOODCavalry.
    Birmingham, Ala.
Major GEO. F. GRAHAMAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    309 North Rodney Street, Helena, Mont.
Major ALLEN POTTSAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    Westmoreland Club, Richmond, Va.
Captain MARSHALL F. SHARPAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    324 South 49th Street, Omaha, Neb.
Captain GEO. W. McLEANAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    811 North Rockland Street, Calumet, Mich.
2nd Lieut. JAS. S. HARVEYAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    396 Concord Avenue, Belmont, Mass.
2nd Lieut. FRED. O. KLACKERINGAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    5 Hollywood Street, Springfield, Mass.
2nd Lieut. JOHN P. CLARKAsst. to Div. Q. M.
    36 Fairfield Street, Springfield, Mass.
Captain EDW. DU BOISAsst. to Div. Surg.
Captain THOS. A. BURCHMANAsst. to Div. Surg.
    3605 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa.
1st Lieut. M. P. LANEAsst. to Div. Surg.
1st Lieut. WM. F. SATCHELLAsst. to Div. Surg.
1st Lieut. R. McK. McDOWELLAsst. to Div. Surg.
1st Lieut. G. C. VAN SICKLEAsst. to Div. Surg.
1st Lieut. D. J. DOWNEYDiv. Stat. Sec.
    431 West 35th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
2nd Lieut. G. B. NORTONDiv. Stat. Sec.
    R.F.D., Cassapolis, Mich.
2nd Lieut. DON C. SIMSDiv. Stat. Sec.
    710 South Green Street, Crawfordsville, Ind.
1st Lieut. WM. S. MURRAYInterpreter.
2nd Lieut. F. R. WULSONInterpreter.

COL. DOUGLASS MacARTHUR
Chief of Staff, Rainbow (42nd) Division

SUMMERHAYS, BENJAMIN J., Reg. Sgt. Maj.Adjutant Gen. Off.
    2280 Lake Street, Salt Lake City, Utah.
DAVIS, WALTER S., Regt. Sgt. Maj.Adjutant Gen. Off.
    1349 Q Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
HAMMER, FRED. G., Bn. Sgt. Maj.Adjutant Gen. Off.
    1757 Columbia Road N. W., Washington, D. C.
WEBB, VANDERBILT, Bn. Sgt. Maj.Adjutant Gen. Off.
    Garrison, N. Y.
FRERES, HENRY, JR., Bn. Sgt. Maj.Adjutant Gen. Off.
    499 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City, N. J.
BROWN, A. G., Bn. Sgt. Maj.Div. Inspect. Off.
    717 Princeton Street, Ottawa, Kan.
EDMISTON, WM. H., Ordnance Sgt.Div. Ord. Off.
    Newburn, Tenn.
STRAUSS, JULIUS, Master Hosp. Sgt.Div. Surg. Off.
    36 Parkin Street, Baltimore, Md.
PRICE, J. J., Sgt., 1st ClassDiv. Sig. Office.
    565 West 162nd Street, New York City.
MEAGHER, T. J., Sgt., 1st ClassDiv. Sign. Off.
    U. S. Army.
BEECHMANS, EMIL, Sgt. S. C.Div. Sig. Office.
    242 West 52nd Street, New York City.
AMACKER, DAVID M., Sgt. Int. Cps.Div. Adjt. Off.
    Lake Providence, La.
ADAMS, NICHOLSON B., Sgt. Int. Cps.Div. Adjt. Off.
    1500 Main Street, Fredericksburg, Va.
MULVANEY, GEO. E., PrivateDiv. Ord. Off.
    2025 Freeland Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WELLER, HARRY A., PrivateDiv. Sig. Off.
    157 West 20th Street, New York City.
DONNELLY, C. D., PrivateDiv. Sig. Off.
    Cliff Street, Hohokus, N. J.
KLEIN, SAMUEL, PrivateDiv. Sig. Off.
    449 East 137th Street, New York City.
HATFIELD, EDOUARD L., Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    51 De Kalb Avenue, White Plains, N. Y.
JOHNSON, HAROLD D., Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    216 West Wyoming Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
DOTY, RALPH Z., Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    417 Riverside Drive, New York City.
ABBOTT, TIMOTHY C., Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    2023 Park Road, Washington, D. C.
TYRRELL, CLIFFORD J., Sgt. 1st Cl., Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    Yardley, Pa.
LICHTER, JACOB, Sgt. Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    116 East 59th Street, New York City.
COUGHLIN, FRANK J., Sgt. Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    63 Normandy Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.
VAN PELT, FRANK C., Sgt. Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    817 West 36th Street, Baltimore, Md.
ZUKSCHWERDT, CHAS. W., Sgt. Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    2170 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City.
GOSTELY, WALTER N., Sgt. Q. M. C.Div. Q. M. Off.
    233 West 68th Street, New York City.

MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A MANN AND STAFF, Commanding the Rainbow (42nd) Division

PRAGER, LESTER S.Army Fld. Clerk.
    1707 South Burlington Avenue, Los Angeles, Cal.
MARCUS, M. MANNINGArmy Fld. Clerk.
    1330 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. C.
ROBINSON, PATRICK J.Army Fld. Clerk.
    3251 Osage Street, Denver, Col.
NEAGLE, ELMERArmy Fld. Clerk.
    44 Quincy Place, Washington, D. C.
WHORRALL, CHAS. H.Army Fld. Clerk.
    489 North Harrison Avenue, Kankakee, Ill.
ADAMS, GEO. W., Private.
    Summer Street, Holbrook, Mass.
KNAPP, JAS. W., Private.
    113 Hill Street, Hornell, N. Y.
PALSHAW, FRANCIS L., Private.
    Box 428, Stafford Springs, Conn.
DU MESNIL, HERBERT E., Private.
    62 Plain Street, Lowell, Mass.
GARDNER, W. PERRY, Private.
    Assonet, Mass.
UNANGST HARRY I., Private 1st Class.
    Cochranton, Pa.

Headquarters Troop
(2nd Separate Troop, Louisiana Cavalry)

Headquarters Military Police
(Virginia Coast Artillery Corps)

117th Field Battalion Signal Corps
(Missouri)

Headquarters Company

Sanitary Detachment

Supply Detachment

Company A

Company B

Company C

117th Ammunition Train (Kansas)
Headquarters Company

Headquarters Horsed Section

Wagon Company

Caisson Company, No. 1

Caisson Company No. 2

Truck Company No. 1

Truck Company No. 2

Truck Company No. 3

Truck Company No. 4

Headquarters Detachment Motor Section

117th Supply Train (Texas)
Headquarters Company

Motor Truck No. 1

Motor Truck No. 2

Motor Truck No. 3

Motor Truck No. 4

Motor Truck No. 5

Motor Truck No. 6

149th Machine Gun Battalion
(4th Pennsylvania Infantry)

Headquarters Company

Medical Corps

MAJOR QUINTIN O. REITZEL
Commanding 149th Machine Gun Battalion

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

Ordnance Detachment

117th Engineer Regiment
(South Carolina and California)

Regimental Staff and Field Officers

Headquarters Company

Medical Corps

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

117th Engineer Train
(North Carolina)

BRIGADIER-GENERAL CHARLES P. SUMMERALL
Commanding 67th Artillery Brigade

67th Artillery Brigade

BRIG.-GENERAL CHARLES P. SUMMERALL

COMMANDING

.h3

Composed of

149th Regiment Field Artillery

(1st Illinois)

150th Regiment Field Artillery (Heavy)

(1st Indiana)

151st Regiment Field Artillery

(1st Minnesota)

117th Trench Mortar Battery

(3rd & 4th Co’s. Maryland, C. A. C.)

BRIGADIER-GENERAL CHARLES P. SUMMERALL AND STAFF, Commanding 67th Artillery Brigade

67th Artillery Brigade Headquarters

COLONEL HENRY J. REILLY
Commanding 149th Regiment Field Artillery

COLONEL HENRY J. REILLY AND STAFF OFFICERS, 149th REGIMENT FIELD ARTILLERY

149th Regiment (1st Illinois) Field Artillery

Regimental Staff and Field Officers

Medical Corps

Headquarters Company

Supply Company

Battery A

Battery B

Battery C

Battery D

Battery E

Battery F

150th Regiment (1st Indiana)
Field Artillery, Heavy

Regimental Staff and Field Officers

Sanitary Corps

Headquarters Company

Supply Company

Battery A

Battery B

Battery C

Battery D

Battery E

Battery F

COLONEL GEORGE E. LEACH
Commanding 151st Regiment Field Artillery

COLONEL GEORGE E. LEACH AND OFFICERS OF THE 151st FIELD ARTILLERY

151st Regiment, Field Artillery
(1st Minnesota)

Regimental Staff and Officers

Reserve Officers

Medical Corps

Headquarters Company

Supply Company

Battery A

Battery B

Battery C

Battery D

Battery E

Battery F

117th Trench Mortar Battery
(Maryland Coast Artillery Corps)

CAPTAIN ROBERT J. GILL AND OFFICERS
Of 117th Trench Mortar Battery

Sanitary Detachment

BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. J. LENIHAN
Commanding 83rd Infantry Brigade

83rd Infantry Brigade

BRIG.-GENERAL M. J. LENIHAN

COMMANDING

Composed of

165th Regiment Infantry

(69th New York)

166th Regiment Infantry

(4th Ohio)

150th Machine Gun Battalion

(Co.’s E, F, and G, 2nd Wisconsin)

BRIGADIER-GENERAL M. J. LENIHAN AND STAFF, Commanding 83rd Infantry Brigade

Headquarters 83rd Infantry Brigade
RAINBOW (42nd) DIVISION

165th Regiment (69th New York)
Infantry

Regimental Staff and Officers

Sanitary Detachment

COLONEL CHARLES HINE
Commanding 165th Regiment Infantry

Headquarters Company

Machine Gun Company

Supply Company

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

COLONEL BENSON W. HOUGH
Commanding 166th Regiment (4th Ohio) Infantry

COLONEL BENSON W. HOUGH AND OFFICERS OF 166th REGIMENT (4th Ohio) INFANTRY

166th Regiment (4th Ohio) Infantry

Regimental Staff and Officers

Sanitary Corps

Headquarters Company

Supply Company

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

Machine Gun Company

First Sergeant

Supply Sergeant

Mess Sergeant

Stable Sergeant

Sergeants

Corporals

Cooks

Saddler

Mechanics

Horseshoer

Buglers

Privates, 1st class

Privates

150th Machine Gun Battalion
(Companies 1, 2, and 3, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry)

Headquarters Company

Medical Corps

1st Company

2nd Company

3rd Company

84th Infantry Brigade

BRIG.-GENERAL ROBERT A. BROWN

COMMANDING

Composed of

167th Regiment Infantry

(4th Alabama)

168th Regiment Infantry

(3rd Iowa)

151st Machine Gun Battalion

(Co.’s B, C, and F, 2nd Georgia)

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROBERT A. BROWN
Commanding 84th Infantry Brigade

BRIGADIER-GENERAL ROBERT A. BROWN AND STAFF, Commanding 84th Infantry Brigade

Headquarters 84th Infantry Brigade
RAINBOW (42nd) DIVISION

COLONEL W. P. SCREWS
Commanding 167th Regiment Infantry

COLONEL W. P. SCREWS AND OFFICERS, OF 167th INFANTRY

167th Regiment (4th Alabama) Infantry

Regimental Staff and Field Officers

Medical Corps

Headquarters Company

Machine Gun Company

Supply Company

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

COLONEL E. R. BENNETT
Commanding 168th Regiment Infantry (3rd Iowa)

COLONEL E. R. BENNETT AND OFFICERS OF 168th REGIMENT INFANTRY

168th Regiment (3rd Iowa) Infantry

Regimental Staff and Field Officers

Sanitary Corps

Headquarters Company

Machine Gun Company

Supply Company

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company L

Company M

MAJOR COOPER DAVID WINN AND OFFICERS OF THE 151ST MACHINE GUN BATTALION

151st Machine Gun Battalion
(Companies B, C, and F, 2nd Georgia Infantry)

Headquarters Company

Medical Corps

Company B

Company C

Company F

117th Sanitary Train

Composed of

Ambulance Section

165th Ambulance Co.

(1st New Jersey)

166th Ambulance Co.

(1st Tennessee)

167th Ambulance Co.

(1st Oklahoma)

168th Ambulance Co.

(1st Michigan)

Hospital Section

165th Field Hospital Corps

(1st District of Columbia)

166th Field Hospital Corps

(1st Nebraska)

167th Field Hospital Corps

(1st Oregon)

168th Field Hospital Corps

(1st Colorado)

117th Sanitary Train, Ambulance Section

Headquarters Detachment

165th Ambulance Company
(First Ambulance Company, New Jersey)

166th Ambulance Company
(First Ambulance Company, Tennessee)

167th Ambulance Company
(First Ambulance Company, Oklahoma)

168th Ambulance Company
(First Ambulance Company, Michigan)

117th Sanitary Train, Hospital Section

165th Field Hospital Corps
(First Field Hospital Corps, District of Columbia)

166th Field Hospital Corps
(First Field Hospital Corps, Nebraska)

167th Field Hospital Corps
(First Field Hospital Corps, Oregon)

168th Field Hospital Corps
(First Field Hospital Corps, Colorado)

Bakery Company No. 18

Y. M. C. A. Staff

INDEX

PAGE
Headquarters Division[11]
Headquarters Troop (2nd Louisiana Cavalry)[16]
Headquarters Military Police (Virginia C. A. C.)[18]
117th Field Signal Battalion (Missouri)[21]
117th Ammunition Train (Kansas)[26]
117th Supply Train (Texas)[44]
149th Machine Gun Battalion (4th Pennsylvania)[53]
Ordnance Detachment[68]
117th Engineer Regiment (South Carolina and California)[70]
117th Engineer Train (North Carolina)[100]
67th Artillery Brigade[103]
149th Regiment Field Artillery (1st Illinois)[109]
150th Regiment Field Artillery—Heavy (1st Indiana)[137]
151st Regiment Field Artillery (1st Minnesota)[174]
117th Trench Mortar Battery (3rd and 4th Companies, Maryland C. A. C.)[203]
83rd Infantry Brigade[209]
165th Regiment Infantry (69th New York)[213]
166th Regiment Infantry (4th Ohio)[285]
150th Machine Gun Battalion (Companies 1, 2, and 3, 2nd Wisconsin)[352]
84th Infantry Brigade[363]
167th Regiment Infantry (4th Alabama)[370]
168th Regiment Infantry (3rd Iowa)[437]
151st Machine Gun Battalion (Companies B, C, and F, 2nd Georgia)[505]
117th Sanitary Train[517]
165th Ambulance Co. (1st New Jersey)[519]
166th Ambulance Co. (1st Tennessee)[522]
167th Ambulance Co. (1st Oklahoma)[525]
168th Ambulance Co. (1st Michigan)[528]
165th Field Hospital Corps (1st District of Columbia)[531]
166th Field Hospital Corps (1st Nebraska)[533]
167th Field Hospital Corps (1st Oregon)[535]
168th Field Hospital Corps (1st Colorado)[537]
Bakery Co. No. 18[539]
Y. M. C. A. Staff[541]

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

  1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling.
  2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
  3. Names of people were retained as printed.
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