My Great-grandpa, Jim Dodge, served in the Army in WWI. He served with Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment from November of 1918 until August of 1919. With all of the records that have been published in recent years, I still didn't have the exact dates of his service...until now.
Fold3.com is beginning to publish the Morning Report Summaries for the different Army Units from WWI. The first reports they have just published are those from Co. F, 9th Infantry Regiment. They give the exact dates of service for Grandpa Jim with this unit. He arrived in France on October 7, 1918 aboard the USAT President Grant and was assigned to Co. C, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Depot Division (also known as the 41st Infantry Division) at Contres, Frances and was there throughout October and much of November.
On November 27, 1918 (16 days after the armistice), he and 12 other Privates were given orders to report to Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment. They arrived the next day, November 28th (Thanksgiving Day). Company F, 9th Infantry Regiment was part of the 2nd Infantry Division and was marching to Germany to begin occupation duties. Below are the images from the Morning Report Summaries for November 1918.
These reports also show Grandpa Jim being assigned to Special Duty in December of 1918. Below are the images from December 1918.
These reports also show that he was granted periodic leave during in March, April & May of 1919. In July of 1919, the Regiment received orders for home. They sailed back to the United States aboard the USAT Princess Matoika on July 23, 1919 and arrived at New York on August 1, 1919. Upon arrival, they were temporarily stationed at Camp Merritt, New Jersey. On August 9, 1919, Grandpa Jim, along with more than 160 other troops from this company, were detached to various forts and camps for discharge. Grandpa Jim was discharged at Fort D.A. Russell in Cheyenne, Wyoming on August 16, 1919. Below is the image from August 1919.
With this information, I now have the complete timeline of Grandpa Jim's service from WWI.
1. August 6, 1918: Induction at Salida, Colorado
2. August 7-9, 1918: 19th Recruit Co, General Service Infantry; Fort Logan, Colorado
3. Aug. 11 - Sept. 16, 1918: Co K, 3rd Replacement Battalion; Camp MacArthur, Texas
4. Sept. 17 - Oct. 28, 1918: Camp MacArthur Sept Automatic Replacement Draft Co #16 Infantry
5. Oct. 29 - Nov. 16, 1918: Co C, 162nd Infantry Regiment; 41st Division; Contres, France
6a. Nov. 16 - 27, 1918: 2nd Division
6b. Nov. 28, 1918 - Aug. 9, 1919: Co F, 9th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Division;
- Bendorf, Germany (Nov. 28, 1918 - July 23, 1919)
- USAT Princess Matoika (July 23 - Aug. 1, 1919)
- Camp Merritt, New Jersey (Aug. 1-9, 1919)
7. August 9-16, 1919: Casual Company #6 Detachment
- Discharged from Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming August 16, 1919
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