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The
Tacoma Times
7 mai 1918
CAPTURE OF
AMERICANS IS CLAIMED
(United Press Leased Wire)
LONDON, May 7. - Capture of American prisoners in "forefield
engagements" southwest of Blamont, was claimed in
the night official statement of the German war
office.
Blamont is 16 miles due east of Luneville and two
and a half miles southeast of the German border. It
is four miles due north of Ancerviller, where
Americans were encaged a few days ago.
New-York tribune
13 mai 1918
Germans Abandon
Village on Front Facing Americans
Foe Quits Ancerviller, in Luneville Sector, Patrols
Discover
(By The Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Saturday, May 11.-
In the Luneville sector our patrols early this
morning established the fact that the hamlet of
Ancerviller has been abandoned by the enemy. The
Germans had not even attempted to occupy shell holes
in the salient, which recently was torn up by our
artillery.
The
Ogden standard
4 juin 1918
Americans
Surrounded by Overwhelming Numbers Break Through.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Monday. June 3 (By
the Associated Pres.) An American combat patrol
engaged in a desperate light with a large enemy
patrol near Ancerviller, in the Luneville sector
early today. The American losses were slight. The
German casualties are not known.
The Americans discovered the German patrol and
endeavored to surround and capture the enemy. During
the light the Americans found themselves being
surrounded by overwhelming numbers, but managed to
extricate themselves and return, fighting all the
while. It is believed certain that punishment was
inflicted upon the enemy by the grenades and rifle
fire of the Americans.
New-York Tribune Magazine
20 avril 1919
The
Sun
27 avril 1919
HEROIC RECORD OF
165TH; WAS IN FIVE BATTLES
[...]
The 165th Infantry Is New York city's contribution
to that composite National Guard fighting unit known
as the Forty-second or Rainbow Division. The nucleus
of the regiment was at the outbreak of the war the
Sixty-ninth Regiment of New York Infantry. After the
call of the President when the National Guard was
mustered Into the Service Major-Gen. O'Ryan selected
this regiment to represent the State of New York In
the new division which was being formed to represent
the whole United States in the early days of the war.
It Is uniquely a New-York city regiment, being
augmented in its strength to the requirements of the
new tables of organization by drafts of troops sent
from the Seventh. Twelfth, Twenty-third, Fourteenth
and Seventy first regiments of New York Infantry.
It has a record of participation in five major
operations and the defence of four sectors. It has
been In every great battle of the American Army in
France and in one additional great battle with the
French Army.
It was assembled in Camp Mills, L I., in. September,
1917, and after a short period of training there
left for France, It being the third division of
American troops to arrive in France to take their
place by the side of the British and French, where
with a few regiments of regulars and marines It
maintained in Europe the traditions of American arms
while the United States went through its great
period of training and preparation which was to
bring the war to a successful conclusion.
Entered Line In February.
The regiment arrived in France on November 12, 1917,
and immediately was moved to the American training
sector in rear of the Lorraine front, where it went
through a brief period of training in conjunction
with a regiment of French Infantry. It first began
to take part In active operational in February.
1818. when It entered the line near Luneville, In
Lorraine, and assumed the sector Rouge Bouquet. Here
the regiment received Its baptism of fire at the
hands of an enemy anxious to break at the outset the
American morale.
On March 21, while holding the lines at Rouge
Bouquet, the regiment was subjected to a terrific
gas attack, during which It suffered more than 400
casualties This first taste of modern warfare came
in its most cruel and unusual form. The enemy had
received information that the Americana were in
line. On the night of March 21 without warning they
suddenly threw 4,000 gas shells into the regimental
area and immediately followed It up with u strenuous
shrapnel and high explosive bombardment. It was the
most terrific attack the Germans ever made in this
sector and the coolness and bravery with which it
was received by the American troops were highly
commended in orders from the General commanding the
French Seventh Army.
Sent to Relieve French
On March 24 the regiment was relieved In line and
started to move toward the rear for an additional
period of training before again taking up its
position In the trenches, The success of the German
offensive In the north made It necessary, however,
for the regiment to face about and retrace its steps
toward the lines, where it relieved an experienced
division of French Chasseurs -for the more strenuous
campaign in the north.
The second trench sector held by the165th Infantry
was at Ancerviller. Here the training in the
elements of modern warfare was completed and
absolute mastery of "No Man a Land” was maintained
throughout this period. An incident indicative of
the spirit of the regiment at this time occurred
when Lieut. Cassidy with a small patrol penetrated
the German lines at Hamau d'Ancerviller and captured
a German sentry post. The American were very anxious
to take prisoners in order that they might obtain
information of the German Intentions. Lieut. Cassidy
was selected to lead patrol to the German lines, cut
their wire, enter their trenches and take prisoners.
He was ordered not to return until prisoners had
been taken.
Leaving the American lines in the dead of night
Lieut. Cassidy proceeded with a small patrol across
No Man's Land until he was in front of the German
lines. Here he disposed a small reserve of his men
and with the remainder, including Sergeants O'Malley
and Bingham of Company D, he cut the German wire
and entered the German trenches. Approaching a
German strong point within the lines Cassidy
discovered the Germans lounging about the entrance
to a dugout. With a brief hand to hand struggle
these men were captured and rushed between the
openings in the wire where the reserve was disposed.
The Germans, awakening, to their situation, began a
terrific fire of machine guns and high explosive
shells against Cassidy's patrol, despite which he
returned successfully to the American lines.
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