. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. The celebrated 42nd or Rainbow division of theAmerican arm^^ so called because it was made upof national guard troops from states, was in thefront of the attack of July 18. This division wasdestined to take part in every offensive movementof the Americans till the end of the war and to cover /Zitself with glory. In the July counter offensive the Rainbow divi-sion captured Fere en Tardenois, a large ammuni-tion and supply depot of the enemy, besides win-ning on numerous other hotly contested fields. French, British and other America
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. The celebrated 42nd or Rainbow division of theAmerican arm^^ so called because it was made upof national guard troops from states, was in thefront of the attack of July 18. This division wasdestined to take part in every offensive movementof the Americans till the end of the war and to cover /Zitself with glory. In the July counter offensive the Rainbow divi-sion captured Fere en Tardenois, a large ammuni-tion and supply depot of the enemy, besides win-ning on numerous other hotly contested fields. French, British and other American divisionstook valorous parts in the Allied sweep upon theenemy in the Marne Pocket. From the beginningthe Germans fell back, sometimes faster and some-times more slowly, but never seeking more than todelay the Allied advance. In two weeks the salienthad been wiped out, the foe forced back to a straightline from Soissons, which was recaptured, alongthe Vesle river to Rheims. The Vesle was in floodat this time and swampy on both sides, but the Ger- oOo )^ If.
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