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Bridgehead Sentinel
Society of the [[image]] symbol of the first division [[/image]]First Division 

G.O. 201, 1918 - Hq. A.E.F. - "The Commander in Chief has noted in this Division a special pride of service, and a high state of morale, never broken by hardship nor battle."

VOL. VII-No.47  FAYETTEVILLE N.C., OCTOBER 10, 1944

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

The following amendment to the Constitution and By-laws of the Society of the First Division, A.E.F., will be submitted to the members of the Society for action at the annual meeting to be held in Chicago, Illinois:

"3. THE MEMBERSHIP in the Society shall be as follows:

(a) ACTIVE MEMBERS. All individuals who at any time served in the First Division A.E.F. in Europe in the First World War and all individuals who served in the First Infantry Division, A.E.F., in the Second World War outside the continental limits of the United States and who subscribe to this constitution and by-laws (except those excluded in "e") shall be eligible to active membership in the Society."

YOUR FIRST DIVISION INSIGNIA

It consists of a red number 1 on khaki colored, straight sided shield surrounded by a green victory wreath. The number one signifies the First Division, U.S.A. Its color, red, was derived from the account of an infantry soldier who at the battle of Soissons told how he took the red band from a 


FIRST DIVISION SCHOLARSHIPS

In 1932, Colonel Clark Williams, one of the most devoted members of the First Division, established five full paid scholarships at the Citadel, designated as the First Division Scholarships. This number was later increased to eleven. They were selected by the Branch Societies throughout the country. The total number sent to the college up to 1943 was twenty-one. At the end of the term in 1943, the last of the cadets holding the scholarships were called to the service. Some of these chose the Marines and the others are in the various branches of the Army. All have borne themselves as cadets and officers in a manner worthy of the First Division. Colonel Williams suffered a stroke of paralysis in December of 1942 and has been unable to attend to his affairs. No more appointments were made and the scholarships have ceased. 

Since 1934, Colonel Robert R. McCormick, who commanded a battalion in the 5th Field Artillery, has maintained two scholarships at the Citadel from Illinois, known as the First Field Artillery Brigade Scholarship and the Fifth Field Artillery Scholarship. These young men have been a credit to the organizations which they represented and two of them are now cadets. All have become or will become officers. 

Thus, the standards of the First Division have been imparted to young men who, in their turn, will transmit them wherever they may be.

(Signed) C.P. Summerall.

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