Where did the 111th Infantry serve during World War 1?

Answer 1

The 111th Infantry Division went to France.

AnswerThe 111th Infantry, currently part of the 56th SBCT, Pennsylvania Army National Guard earned WWI campaign credit for: Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne Oise-Aisne Meusse-Argonne Champagne Lorraine AnswerI have a photo of my great grandfather (Archie L. Jenkins)taken durning WWI. the sign the soldiers are holding up says "H company, 111th INF AEF. LE MANS France" there are approx 200 soldiers in this photo. the photo is about 1 foot tall and 4 feet wide. my Great Grandfather is in the top row near the center. All of the soldiers in the front row are sitting on the ground and are carrying 1917 enfield rifles, except 1 soldier has a 1903 springfield. AnswerCindy - The 111th Regiment was part of the 28th Infantry Division, in the 56th Brigade with the 112th Infantry Regiment and some smaller units. They first fought on the Marne and then pushed up to the Vesle River at Fismes and then on to the Aisne River.

I am writing a book partially on a very serious battle that the 111th took part in at Fismette, just north of Fismes. I can give you good sources if you wish to study this in detail.

Do you know the company he was in? Then I could tell you more. For example, Co. B went into Fismette 8/25/18 with 120 effectives and 48 hours later they had only 8 effectives left, only one officer, who was gassed and shot.

Consider e-mailing me as I don't see this site often if you have more questions. Bob

AnswerI am looking for information on Private Frank Hughes who served in the 111th infantry, Company G. He was killed in action on Oct 21,1918. I have his picture and plaque with the above information, as a (now closed) VFW hall was named in his honor, in Chicago, Illinois. I would like to know the circumstances of his death and why he was the VFW named a hall after him. Answerbonjour , je vous �crit de France , je viens de trouver 2 plaques d'identit� de soldat US du 111 r�giment dans une f�ret en Lorraine (France)entre Saint Mihel -verdun - et Nancy , si cel� vous interresse donnez moi votre adresse email je vous enverrai photo et plan , amiti� Patrick AnswerI'm not sure whose 111th you mean, but here's what I found on the Pennsylvannia's Nation Guard 1st Batallion 111th Mechanized Infantry.

WORLD WAR I: Champagne-Marne, Alse-Marne, Olse-Alsne, Meuse-Argonne, Champagne 1918, Lorraine 1918

Regarding locations, I don't know if this is of any help to anyone but a relative of mine serving with Company G 111th Infantry died in the Base Hospital, Argonne Forest, France on the 28th September 1918.

Answer 2

In the US Army in WWI, the 56th Infantry REGIMENT was in the 14th Infantry Brigade of the 7th Infantry Division. At that time, US divisions were "square" divisions consisting of two Brigades of two Regiments each.

My grandfather served in the Company L of the 56th Infantry Regiment during WWI.

His Discharge papers show he served in the following Battles, engagements, skirmishes and expeditions:

Premy Ridge

Occupation Prevenelle (?) Sector, West of Moselle (this part of his discharge is handwritten and parts are difficult to decipher)

Second Army Offensive.

Also see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Infantry_Brigade_%28United_States%29

Hope this helps

The 56th was in the 13th brigade of the 7th infantry division, along with the 55th infantry regiment. My grandfather was in company E of the 55th. The handwriting on those old discharge papers is hard to read, so the correct spellings are Preny Ridge, and Puvenelle Sector. The 7th Division fought in the French province of Lorraine, and the Second Army Offensive was part of the Meuse Argonne Offensive, which was the battle being fought when the armistice was signed on November 11th, 1918. Most of the 7th Division sailed to Europe on a ship called the Leviathan, which was a captured German liner, and the largest ship in the world at the time. I've been researching this on and off for years, and I'm glad to share it with another grandchild of a WWI vet! Information on WWI units is hard to find. If anybody knows anything else about the 55th, please post it.

Answer 3

The 3rd Battalion, 111th Infantry, served on Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands (Butaritari); Next they served on Kwajalein Island in the Marshalls; Then Peleliu in the Palau Islands; and finally on Koror in the Palau Islands. Read my book, Common Warfare, published by McFarland and Co.

Answer 4

The 112th Infantry was one of the four infantry regiments in the 28th Infantry Division in WWI. The 28th ID is in peacetime the Pennsylvania National Guard. More than a dozen National Guard Divisions were deployed to France, more than "regular army" or so-called National Army (draftee) divisions. The 28th ID was in the line in several different parts of the western front in France. The division was credited with participation in the Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Aisne, Ypres-Lys and Meuse-Argonne campaigns. During WWI the Division took a total of 14,139 casualties (Kia-2,165 ; WIA-11,974). US WWI divisions were almost twice as big as WWII divisions, A US WWI division had nearly 28,000 men at full strength.

Answer 5

The 56th served as part of the U.S. 6th Infantry Division during WWI. Its primary combat service in France was during the Meuse-Argonne offensive near the end of the war.