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1918
ACTIVE
SERVICE IN FRANCE
THE "WILDCAT'S" WENT OVER THE TOP.
The 321 st Infantry went over the top
To gallantly face the foe.
They had longed for the chance
That had brought them to France,
They were ready and willing to go.
They were keen for the test,
Ev'ry man at his best,
They awaited a whispered command.
There were tears in some eyes,
1919
Tears of gladness, surprise,
There was much in the clasp of a hand.
While the shrapnel o'er-head,
Sighed the dirge of the dead,
And the mist like a dull curtain fell,
Ev'ry bayonet of steel
Voiced a silent appeal:
«Give'em Hell, boys, give'em Hell»,
Then the order came down,
And they crept o'er the ground,
Grim shadows on one purpose bent.
No count for the cost,
No count for the lost,
Just a prayer for some life that was spent.
In pages of History, God grant them a place,
Who will ever forget the day,
Two vict'ries were won,
Two tasks were well done,
All on November the eleventh they say.
Corporal IVAN REID.
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OT CARTE POSTALE
FRANCE
DEAR
The 81st DIVISION better known as
the "WILDCAT'S ", is a
National Army composed of North Carol-
ina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee,
and most States. Arrived in France Aug.
16, 1918. Activities: East of St. Dié and
Raon-l'Etape sector, Vosges Mts. Sept. 18
to Oct. 19 (brigaded with 20th French Divi-
sion); Sommedieue sector between Haudie-
men works and Benzée-en-Woevre Nov.
7-11, Argonne-Meuse drive, north of Verdun.
Insignia: Wildcat of varving color. Se-
lected in the belief that the division could
emulate it in its fighting qualities. Which it
did.
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