General Order Number 82 from Major General Peter E. Traub

Headquarters 35th Division American Expeditionary Forces, 14th october 1918. GENERAL ORDER ) 18 No. 82 ) l. It is with great pride and pleasure that I make of record,an publish in General orders, my appreciation of the courage and devotion to duty of the officers and men of themfollowing units under my command during the six days' battle against the picked troops of the enemy, from September 26th to octeber ist,1918. Headquarters 35th Division, Headquarters and Meadquarters Detachment, 69th Infantry Brigade, The 137th Infantry Regiment, The 138th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 70th Infantry Brigade, The 139th Infantry Regiment, The 140th Infantry Regiment, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, soth Field Artillery Brigade, The 128th Field Artillery Regiment, The 129th Field Artillery Regiment, The 130th Field Artillery Regiment, The 128th Machine Cun Battalion, The 129th Machine Gun Battalion, The 130th Machine Gun Battalion, HATIONAL ARCHIVESARD The 110th Regiment of Engineers, RECORDS SERVICE" The 110th Field Signal Battalion, is The 110th Supply Train, The 110th Ammuntion Train, The 110th Sanitary Train, The 110th Trench Mortar Battery, Headquarters Treop 35th Division, 2nd Brigade Tank Corps, Provisional Squadron, 2nd. Cavalry, Troops, B3 D8 Y; and H. 2. The task of making of record the individual acts of courage and devotion to duty in the face of a most deadly artillery and machine gun fire is an impossible one, for many of them will never be known. No greater praise nor commendation to the officers and men of the units mentioned above can be bestowed than to say that they have performed the tasks set for them, in a spirit and manner Worthy of the best ideals and traditions of the Amer- ioan Army. You have met and defeated picked divisions of the enemy. You never failed to respond cheerfully to whatever difficult and dangerous tasks may have been set for yoy to perform. You have accomplished these tasks with a fearlessness, courage and disregard of danger and hardship which fully just- ifies the pride which those at home have in you. VAUQUOIS, BOIS de ROSSIGNOL, OUVRAGE d° ADEN, CHEPPY2 CHARPENTRY, BAULNY, BOIS de MONTREBEAU, EXERMONT, are names that you may take just pride in passing on to your native States as having been the scenes of your feats of arms. 3. The spirits of our dead Comrades are with us to urge us on to greater deeds in our Country's Noble Cause. To their families and friends we extend our heartfelt sympathy. To our wounded we hope for a speedy and safe return to our ranks that they may add their great spunk and enthusiasm to these of their more fortunate brothers in arms. 4. I direct that this General order be read to all units of this command at the first formation at which they are assembled after receipt hereof. PETER E.TRAUB, Major General, U.S.Army, Commanding.