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The Rainbow Division in the Great War - 1917-1919 (Hardcover, New)
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The Rainbow Division in the Great War - 1917-1919 (Hardcover, New)
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The Rainbow Division (42nd Infantry Division) was the premier
National Guard division to fight on the Western Front in the Great
War. Made up of units from 26 states and the District of Columbia,
the Rainbow was a unique attempt to combine units from every
section of the nation and to get them to France as quickly as
possible. The Rainbow arrived in France in December 1917, and
served in every major battle the AEF (American Expeditionary Force)
participated in. After the end of the war in November 1918, the
Rainbow was selected to serve in the Army of Occupation, remaining
in Germany until the spring of 1919. The division counted in its
leadership Douglas MacArthur, William J. Wild Bill Donovan (later
known for his service as the head of the OSS in World War II and
for founding the CIA), soldier-poet Joyce Kilmer, Father Francis P.
Duffy, plus future secretaries of the Army and the Air Force and
two who would become Army Chiefs of Staff. George S. Patton's tanks
supported The Rainbow Division during the St. Mihiel operations,
the first time the legendary Patton planned for the use of tanks on
the battlefield.
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