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Information regarding the Ohio National Guard unit from Marion, Ohio that became Co. D of the 166th Infantry of the 42 Division in 1917.
"Captured German prisoner says the Huns are afraid of only two American divisions, namely, the Rainbow and the Forty-Second". - Ohio Rainbow Reveille, August, 31, 1918 - Personal histories. - Action history. - Any other related information. This work is a collaboration between Paul Wallace and Mark Boyd, grandsons of Sgt. Roy Bailey and Pvt. A.D. Boyd. If you have any information to add, or questions to ask, please e-mail mark@markboyd.info- Paul has put together a CD that combines Roy Bailey's diary, A.D. Boyd's letters and commentary from Ohio In the Rainbow as well as other comments. You can download the CD image here in .zip format. We also have available several books and newspaper articles that we are using as reference. The primary written history of the 166th in WW1 is Ohio In The Rainbow by Robert Cheseldine. Co. D materials available are:Letter's Home by Austin DeWitt "Dusty" BoydDiary of Sgt. Roy Bailey Photos from the 4th Ohio National Guard involvement in Texas in 1916. Rainbow Memories: Character Sketches and History of the First Battalion Ohio Rainbow Reveille - Read what the troops were reading in the trenches (and sending home) 166th Inf Resources:Information on Co. G, largely from Greenfield, OHOther WW1 Resources:An excellent overall history of the 166th Infantry in WW1 is available at the Ohio Historical Society Web site.WW1 Forum Trenches on the Web - A great deal of information about WW1 Diary of Pvt James Bradford, 101st Ammunition train 26th Div. Marion County, Ohio Resources:Marion County History SocietyHuber Museum |
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