D'Amerikaner zu Lëtzebuerg 1918 1919

D’AMERIKANER ZU LËTZEBUERG

American troops in Luxembourg after World War I 1918 1919

LUXEMBOURG border

18th Infantry marching into Luxembourg Collection: SK

[November 1918]

Private Fred CARNEY 26th Inf., Co G, 1st Div. Artist: Joseph Cummings CHASE Collection: The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian

DUDELANGE Entry of the American troops

Photo: Capellari Collection: SK Source: Tageblatt - 20.11.1918

[21.11.1919]

General John J. PERSHING Diaries; Set 2; 1918

...

From there we went to the Palace. The streets everwhere we went were crowded with people who waved and yelled with an enthusiasm that was very touching.

They had learned to say "Hip, Hip, Hooray", and greeted us lustily with this yel1 from al1 sides.

At the Palace I was taken up first and had a talk with the Grand Duchess and her sister for a few minutes, and then the other officers accompanying me were brought up and presented to her.

I had with me Generals Dickman, Hines, Parker and Preston Brown, and Colonels Boyd, Quakemeyer and Bowditch.

We then went out on the balcony and the 18th Infantry passed in review under the window.

I must say that I was not particularly pleased with the appearance of the 18th. They had a business-like air, but were a little sloppy. It must be said, however, that they had been fighting too much lately to have an opportunity to smarten up.

...

Collection: John J. Pershing Papers, Diaries, Notebooks, and Address Books, 1882-1925

Source: Library of Congress

[January 1919]

General John J.

PERSHING

Artist: Joseph Cummings CHASE Collection: The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian

[21.11.1918] LUXEMBOURG

The Luxembourg Princess, General HINES, General PERSHING, General Preston BROWN and General DICKMAN, reviewing American troops. Photo: Signal Corps - Collection: NARA

LUXEMBOURG General John J. PERSHING and the Grand-Duchess of Luxembourg reviewing first American troops in Luxembourg. Collection: Library of Congress

[23.11.1918]

DUDELANGE

The Americans Collection: SK

[22.11.1918]

BETTEMBOURG L. Perry COOKINGHAM Diary Co. B, 310th F. S. Bn. Collection: Missouri and the Great War, oclc.org

MEDERNACH

5th and 6th Marines, 2nd Division, passing through Medernach, on their way to German frontier.

Photo: Signal Corps - Collection: NARA

[November 1918]

LUXEMBOURG

Sgt James B. LEPLEY, 168th Inf., Co. M, 2nd Division

Artist: Joseph Cummings CHASE

Collection: The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian

[27.11.1918]

MERTERT

Honor men of 16th Regiment Infantry, First Division, who received the D. S. C. for exceptional brayery.

Left to right: Pvt. M. BROCKI, Sergt. S. A. LEWIS, Pvt. A. J. GILLIS, Pvt. J. H. BRACHFIELD, Pvt. Allen FRITZ and Pvt. Emanuel KARCH.

Photo: Signal Corps - Collection: NARA

Distinguished

[27.11.1918]

MERTERT

Maj.

Photo:

Gen. Ed. F. McGLACHLIN, commanding general First Division, congratulating honor men of Sixteenth Regiment Infantry, First Division, after presentation of D. S. C.

Signal Corps - Collection: NARA

Service Cross D. S. C.

GREVENMACHER

Major General W. G. HAAN, commanding 32nd Division Artist: Joseph Cummings CHASE Collection: The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian

[10.12.1918]

LUXEMBOURG Tank Renault model TF17 Collection: SK

Source: Luxemburger Zeitung - 8.12.1918 [10.12.1918]

LUXEMBOURG Collection: SK

Amerikanësch Truppen, déi sougenannten ‘American Expeditionary Forces’, hu Lëtzebuerg nom 1. Weltkrich vun November 1918 bis Juni 1919 besaat. An dësem Band gëtt eng Auswiel vu ronn 600 Fotoë, Postkarten, Bréiwer an aner Dokumenter gewiesen, déi dës Zäit zu Lëtzebuerg dokumentéiert. Dës Editioun weist déi éischt 3 Méint vun der Occupatioun (November 1918 - Januar 1919).