In this video from a 1918 silent movie on the National
In this video from a 1918 silent movie on the National Archives website, Soldiers of the 28th Division's 1st Battalion 112th Infantry Regiment get acquainted with the British Lee-Enfield rifle in May 1918 after... More
Cher Ami, the carrier pigeon which carried a message
Cher Ami, the carrier pigeon which carried a message from the Lost Battalion to the 77th Division on Oct. 4, 1918. The pigeon survived German rifle fire to carry a message callong on American artillery to stop ... More
Soldiers of the 77th Division parade through New York
Soldiers of the 77th Division parade through New York City on Feb. 22, 1918 to mark Washington's Birthday. The division was nicknamed the Metropolitan Division because the bulk of its draftee Soldiers came from... More
A Soldier of the 77th Division, which was manned by
A Soldier of the 77th Division, which was manned by draftees from New York City, stands inside a training trench at Camp Upton near Yaphank, N.Y. sometime in 1917. (Library of Congress)
Noncommissioned officers of the 77th Division's 304th
Noncommissioned officers of the 77th Division's 304th Machine gun battalion receive instruction in operating the Vickers machine gun from British Army Sgt. D. Harris, a member of the 44th Machinegun Company of ... More
Two Soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division. The divison
Two Soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division. The divison was made up of Soldiers drafteed from New York City and was known as the Metropolitan Division. In October 1918 540 of the division's Soldiers were cut of... More
Soldiers of the 77th Division parade the United States
Soldiers of the 77th Division parade the United States flag during a "blessing the colors" ceremony at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York in 1918. The division was composed of draftees recruited mainly from the Ne... More
Soldiers from Company G 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry
Soldiers from Company G 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry Regiment of the 77th Division conduct a practice attack on an enemy trench line during training with the British Army on May 8, 1918 in this still from the ... More
Non-commissioned officers of the 302nd Ammunition Train's
Non-commissioned officers of the 302nd Ammunition Train's Company D pose for a photograph at Camp Upton near Yaphank, New York sometime in 1918. The division trained there before deploying to France. ( Photo f... More
Soldiers of the 77th Division's Company G, 2nd Battalion,
Soldiers of the 77th Division's Company G, 2nd Battalion, 308th Infantry Regiment watch Britsh Army Sgt. Stevens show them the proper way to attack an enemy with their bayonet during training on May 8, 1918, in... More
Capt. Monroe Douglas Robinson, a 1909 Harvard graduate,
Capt. Monroe Douglas Robinson, a 1909 Harvard graduate, was the commander of Company B of the 77th Division's 302nd Ammunition Trains. The U.S.N.A appreviation on the photograph indicates that it was "National ... More
Army Sgt. 1st Class Al H. Pfieffer, a member of the
Army Sgt. 1st Class Al H. Pfieffer, a member of the 77th Division, sends a message on a field phone under the watchfull eye of a British instructor, during training with the British Army in Picardy, France on M... More
Lt. Col. Charles Wittlesey, the New York lawyer originally
Lt. Col. Charles Wittlesey, the New York lawyer originally from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, who led the "Lost Battalion" of the 77th Division in October 1918, receives the Medal of Honor from General Clarence Ed... More
Soldiers of the 77th Division, manned by New York City
Soldiers of the 77th Division, manned by New York City area draftee Soldiers, conduct a review on Feb. 16, 1918 at Camp Upton, Yaphank, N.Y. ( Liibrary olf Congress)
Major George McMurtry, New York lawyer and Spanish
Major George McMurtry, New York lawyer and Spanish American War veteran of the Rough Riders was second in command of the 77th Division Soldiers cut off by German troops and made famous as "The Lost Battalion." ... More
Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment of the 77th
Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment of the 77th Division, a unit made uip of New York City draftees, who had been part of the "Lost Battalion" in October 1918 in Hoboken, New Jersey on April 29, 1919 afte... More