The United States Marine Corps in the World WarUnited States. Marine Corps
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The United States Marine Corps in the World War
United States. Marine Corps
United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
Col. George Van Orden commanded the Eleventh Regiment during its
entire existence.
The Eleventh Regiment was split up, its several units being spread
all over France. Units of this regiment performed duty at various
times at the following places: Brest, Tours, Montierchaume (Indre),
Havre, Gievres (Loire-et-Cher), Marseilles, Toulon (B-du-Rhone),
Miramas (B-du-Rhone), Issoudun (Indre), La Pallice, La Rochelle
(Charante Inferieur), Mehun (Cher), St. Aignan-Noyers, Romorantin
(Loire-et-Cher), Marans, Nevers, Aigrefeuille, Barmant, Somme,
Chateauroux (Indre), Camp Covington (Camp Carret) near Marseilles,
Paris (Headquarters Detachment, American Peace Commission).
The officers and men performed duties of various kinds, among
such being: Post commanders, post and assistant post adjutants,
personnel adjutants, regulating officers, assistant to the depot
engineer, receiving officers, entertainment officers, assistant
post chaplain, police officers, prison officers, camp guards, dock
guards, commanding officers of troops, police sergeants, inspectors
of the guard, district fire marshals, post welfare officers, district
athletic officers, assistant provost marshals, fire patrol officers,
fire marshals, transportation guard service, guard duty over
prisoners, quartermaster property guard, interpreters, etc.
THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.
Col. Smedley D. Butler commanded the Thirteenth Regiment from the
date of its organization until November 19, 1918, on which date
Lieut. Col. Douglas C. McDougal assumed command and remained its
commanding officer until it was demobilized.
Like the Eleventh Regiment, the units of this regiment performed
duty in the various posts in the Services of Supply, among such
places being Brest, Bordeaux, St. Nazaire, La Rochelle, La
Pallice, Rochefort, Montoir, Bassens (Gironde), Sursol (Gironde),
Casino-de-Lilas (Bordeaux), La Teste (Gironde), Beau Desert
(Gironde), Nantes, St. Sulpice (Gironde), Savenay, St. Loubes
(Gironde), Lormont, Carbon Blanc, Grange Neuve, Genicart, Croix
d’Hins, La Baule, Isle of Ste. Anne (Nantes), Pen Houet, Usine Brulee.
The officers and men performed duties of various kinds, among such
being provost guard, hospital center guard, camp guard, railroad
transportation officers, commanding dock guard, dock guard, unloading
ships, erecting tents at Pontanezen Barracks, military police,
warehouse guards, convoying of railroad trains, special guards for
shipments of commissary supplies, assistants to camp commander at
Pontanezen Camp, prison guards, assisting thousands of convalescent
and sick soldiers who disembarked from the _Leviathan_ to get to Camp
Pontanezen, inspector general’s department, base section No. 1,
stockade guard, traffic police, motor transportation convoy guard,
dock guard secret service, segregation camp, and railway patrol.
THE FIFTH BRIGADE MACHINE GUN BATTALION.
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