G-3 Memorandum Number 42 from Lieutenant Colonel A. F. McLean

He adquarters 35th Division American Expeditionary Forces se and 12th February, 1919. G-3 "MEMORANDUM NO. 42: 1050. DIVISIONAL REVIEW. 1. A review of the Division by the Command er-in-Chief, - - Ameri- can Expeditionary Forces, accompanied by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, will take place on Friday, 14th Ecbruary, at 13 hours, on the plain east of the MEUSE River, approximately half-way between BONCOURT and VIGNOT. All troops will be in the positions designated by 12 hours 30. 2. EQUIPMF.NT: Full pecks steel helmets and gas masks. Bayo- nets will be fixed. Officers will wear long coats and side arms. Lunches will be carried, but no paper or debris will be thrown on the ground. 3. FORMATION: Line of batbalions in close cozumn of platoons at intervals and distance es todic Redication All com panies and similar organizations will, as far as practicable, be formed into platoons of five squads each. In each regiment the head- quarters company will be attached to the right attalion, the machine gun company to the center battalion, and the supply company to the left battalion for the purposes of the review. They will form in the rear of the battalion to which attached, and will execute all move- ments at the command of the battalion commander. No trains will participate. All other units will adopt infuntry formations, but without arms. The right of each regiment and indep endent battalion column will be marked by flags on the field. Order of organizations from right to left: 69th Infantry Brigade, 70th Infantry Brigade, 128th Machine Gun Bettalion and 110th Field Signal Battalion, 310th Sanit ary Train, 60th Field Artillery Brigade. The 110th Field Signal Battalion will form in the rear of the 128th Machine Gun Battalion as one battalion under the command of Major Halliburton. 4. PRESENT ARMS: At the command "Present arms", given by one Division Commender, the commanding Officer of the right regiment of the 70th Infantry Brigade will present his regiment. The other regiments will be presented successively on both sides from the conter, each regimental commander giving the command "Present arms" as soon as the regiment on its riaht or left has been brought to the "present". As soon as the entire command has been brought to present arms, the band will sound four flourishes followed by the national anthem of Great Britien. Order arms will be similarly exe- cuted successively on both sides from the center regiment. Over)