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Show Forty-Second Division Added Many Names to Our Roll of Heroes Besides Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who has become one of the outstanding outstand-ing heroes of World War II, the Rainbow division included in its personnel per-sonnel others who were marked for future fame. Among these were Col. William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan, Dono-van, Brig. Gen. Charles P. Summer-all, Summer-all, Father James P. Duffy, chaplain of New York's "Fighting Irish" (the 165th infantry), and Sergt. Joyce Kilmer, Kil-mer, destined to be remembered not so much for his exploits in war as a peacetime accomplishment his writing the poem "Trees." The 42nd division was made up of the following outfits: 83rd infantry brigade; 165th infantry, in-fantry, 166th infantry, 150th machine gun battalion. 84th infantry brigade: 167th infantry, in-fantry, 168th infantry, 151st machine gun battalion. 67th field artillery brigade: 149th field artillery (75' s), 150th field ar tillery (155's), 151st field artillery (75's), 117th trench mortar battery. bat-tery. Divisional troops: 149th machine gun battalion, 117th engineers, 117th field signal battalion, headquarters troop. Trains: 117th train headquarters and military police, 117th ammunition ammuni-tion train, 117th supply train, 117th engineer train, 117th sanitary train (ambulance companies and field hospitals 165-163). |