Clarence Edwards was the first
commander of the 26th Infantry
Divison and was there when it was
nicknamed Yankee Division by Boston
Globe reporter
Frank Sibley.
He got YD over to France in 1917 as
the first full division,and had them in
the first major campaigns. He was
disliked by the AEF staff , and was
considered having gone native with his
National Guard command.
Due to politics he was relieved two
weeks prior to the end of the war to be
replaced by a Big Red One officer.
commander of the 26th Infantry
Divison and was there when it was
nicknamed Yankee Division by Boston
Globe reporter
Frank Sibley.
He got YD over to France in 1917 as
the first full division,and had them in
the first major campaigns. He was
disliked by the AEF staff , and was
considered having gone native with his
National Guard command.
Due to politics he was relieved two
weeks prior to the end of the war to be
replaced by a Big Red One officer.
Willard Paul was from Worcester and
chose the Army as a career. He was in
command of the 75th Division when he
was offered the chance to command
his home region's National Guard
Division.
He lead the Division through all of
Europe to include the relief of the
101st Airborne during the Battle of the
Bulge as part of Milliken's and Pattons
III Corps of the Third Army.
He went on to become a Lieutenant
General and was responsible for
integrating blacks in the Army in 1947.
chose the Army as a career. He was in
command of the 75th Division when he
was offered the chance to command
his home region's National Guard
Division.
He lead the Division through all of
Europe to include the relief of the
101st Airborne during the Battle of the
Bulge as part of Milliken's and Pattons
III Corps of the Third Army.
He went on to become a Lieutenant
General and was responsible for
integrating blacks in the Army in 1947.
