History of the 151st field artillery, Rainbow Division, by Louis L. Collins, lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Edited by Wayne E. Stevens, PH. D. Pub. by the Minnesota War records commission.

THE CHAMPAGNE DEFENSIVE

HEADQUARTERS, 42ND DIVISION, A.E.F.
June 20th, 1918.
Secret.
GENERAL ORDERS
No.41.
1. Pursuant to orders from the 8th French Army, the 42nd Division will
proceed Northwest, by rail, in accordance with the entraining tables appended
hereto. The definite destination of the division is unknown.'
2. The Regulating Station through which all trains will pass is understood to be VITRY-LE-FRANCOIS. At the Regulating Station, organization commanders will receive further orders. An advanced Headquarters will be established at this station, in accordance with verbal orders from the Chief of Staff.
3. Truck transportation will proceed overland in accordance with General Orders No.42, from these headquarters.
4. Two days' travel and forage rations will be issued by the Division
Quartermaster, at the entraining point, to each entraining organization, during
its entrainment. For this purpose, organization commanders will submit to the
Division Quartermaster ration returns to cover the issue of these rations before the departure of their respective trains. Rations and forage so issued will
be loaded on the trains by the organization concerned.
5. All commanders of entraining organizations, including regimental and
brigade commanders, will accompany the headquarters of their respective units.
The automobiles assigned these officers will be loaded on the trains carrying
their respective headquarters.
By command of Major General Menoher:
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR,
Colonel, General Staff,
Chief of Staff.
HQ., July 3, 1918.
21ST ARMY CORPS,
STAFF, Secret
3RD BUREAU,
No.2302/3
PREPARATORY ORDER FOR THE MOVEMENT OF
THE 42ND U.S. DIVISION
1. The Infantry units of the 42nd U.S.Division will move during the
night of July 3-4 and will establish themselves in bivouacs in the zone bounded
on the north by the 2nd Position; on the south, by a line passing through Camp
Riberpray, the western Camp of Suippes (inclusive), Suippes, and the Camp of
kilometer 3.5 (inclusive).
ZONE OF MARCH
For the 83rd Infantry Brigade and one Engineer Battalion; zone west of
the main road to Suippes.
1The division detrained not far from Chalons-sur-Marne. The entraining tables
referred to have been omitted.
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