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Society of the First Division, History of the First Division During the World War (1922), p. 88: the 1st Division's front in June 1918 (3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade). The relief of the French on the nights of June 1-2 and 2-3, the order of the regiments, and the 3d Machine Gun Battalion with the 2d Brigade.

Image · dated 1922 · source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); cu31924027817547.

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The relief of the French was executed on the nights of

June 1st–2d and 2d–3d. In the rearrangement of the sub-

sectors the regiments were placed in the order from right to

left, 26th Infantry, 28th Infantry, 16th Infantry and 18th

Infantry. The 2d Machine Gun Battalion was with the 1st

Brigade and the 3d Machine Gun Battalion was with the 2d

Brigade. The 1st Machine Gun Battalion was disposed over

the Division front.

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