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
Patton's 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.
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
Patton's 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.
