History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . , 29th Di-vision, now under its own division command, pushed upto the south edge of the Molleville Farm, clearing andconsolidated positions, thence west through the Bois Plat-Chene, which were held until the 15th. Meantime, on October 12, the 57th Brigade, with the114th Infantry on the right and the 113th on the left,endeavored to clear the Bois de la Reine and the BoisdOrmont, in liaison with the 18th Division, but theresistance was very violent, and little progress was made. October 12 will remain in the memory of the troops ofthe 114th
History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917-1918 . , 29th Di-vision, now under its own division command, pushed upto the south edge of the Molleville Farm, clearing andconsolidated positions, thence west through the Bois Plat-Chene, which were held until the 15th. Meantime, on October 12, the 57th Brigade, with the114th Infantry on the right and the 113th on the left,endeavored to clear the Bois de la Reine and the BoisdOrmont, in liaison with the 18th Division, but theresistance was very violent, and little progress was made. October 12 will remain in the memory of the troops ofthe 114th Infantry as long as they live. The 2d Battalion,formerly members of the old 3d Regiment, New JerseyNational Guards, began action without artillery succeeded in advancing 1,000 meters in a sectorwhere the French had tried five times and failed to making the advance named they held on for fivedays, 300 meters in advance of the French they began action on this eventful day they had CAMDEN COUNTY IN THE GREAT WAR. 65. -MAJOR GEORGE L. SELBYCommander of Company G, 114th Infantry; promoted for brery on the field after the famous charge in the ArgonneForest October 12th, 1918 TWENTY-NINTH DIVISION IN FRANCE. 67 one French battery for support and the enemy locatedthis battery and put it out of commission in the earlystages of the battle. The battalion was then dependenton the one pounders of Headquarters Company in com-mand of Lieutenant Albert S. Howard, of Camden,which were blown to atoms. Four hundred and eightymen in the regiment were killed, fifteen hundredwounded and gassed, ninety per cent, of the officers killedor wounded and out of 3,500 men in the 114th Regi-ment, who went into battle, but 681 were fit for qf these men suffered machine gun bullet woundsin the knees and recovered. Captain Williams, of Com-pany E, and Captain Shumacker, of Company F, werekilled. Captain George L. Selby, of Company G, andCaptain Edward B. Stone, of
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