[Company M - 142d Infantry, 1918]
Description:
Photograph of Company M. 142nd Infantry at Camp Bowie in Fort Worth, Texas, February 1918. The 142d Infantry came into existence officially on October 15, 1917, at Camp Bowie, Texas, when the 7th Texas and 1st Oklahoma Infantry Regiments were consolidated. Their motto, "I'll Face You!" is based on an incident along the Aisne (Ayn River) in 1918 when a young lieutenant of the 142d under fire refused to turn his back on the enemy as his unit came back across the river after patrolling behind enem…
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Date:
February 1918
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Location:
32.734328 -97.401875
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UNT Libraries Special Collections