Marion's Own - Co. D,
166th Infanty, 42 Division in World War 1- Members of Co. D
- Sgt. Roy E. Bailey
- Ohio Rainbow Reveille
- Rainbow Reunions In Ohio
- Camp Pershing 1916
- Home on the Leviathan
- The Great War
information regarding the Ohio National Guard unit from Marion, Ohio that became Co. D of the 166th Infantry of the 42 Division in 1917.
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| From Rainbow Memories - Character Sketches and History of the First Battalion 166th Infantry, 42nd Divsion AEF by First Lieutenant Alison Reppy |
"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.
If you have any information to add, or questions to ask, please e-mail himself@markboyd.info-
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