The History of the 39th U. S, Vol. 30

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Excerpt from The History of the 39th U. S, Vol. 30: Infantry During the World War The Thirty-ninth Regiment of Infantry is not an old organization - its history does not go back to the days of the Civil or Spanish-American Wars. Its fame, glory and reputation was solely made by the officers and men who had been associated with the Regiment since its birth during the World War. In fact the Thirty-ninth Infantry is just a little over two years old, having been officially organized on June 1, 1917, at the State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, New York. In compliance with instructions from the War Department, the Thirtieth U. S. Infantry was divided into three parts, one remaining with the parent organization, and the other two forming skeletons for the Thirty-eighth and the Thirty-ninth Regiments respectively. Colonel A. P. Buffington, of the Thirtieth, retained command of the three organizations until regimental commanders were designated for the two new regiments. In the middle of July Colonel William C. Bennett became Regimental Commander of the Thirty-ninth Infantry. The Regiment was at first comprised of only a few officers and men, consequently its early days were devoted to organization. As recruits arrived, the strength of the Thirty-ninth increased to an average of three officers and sixty men per company, and preliminary training was commenced and continued throughout the summer months. On October 27th, the Regiment entrained for Camp Greene, near Charlotte, N. C., arriving there on October 30th. After getting settled, training was immediately resumed, although the shortage of officers and men retarded the progress materially. At the close of the Second Officers' Training Camps a full quota of officers was assigned to the Regiment, but the enlisted personnel still remained far below the authorized strength. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.