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"Rainbow Division The 42nd came to be known as the "Rainbow Division". When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, it federalized National Guard divisions to quickly build up an Army. In addition, Douglas MacArthur, then a major, suggested to William A. Mann, the head of the Militia Bureau, that he form another division from the non-divisional units of several states. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker approved the proposal, and recalled Douglas MacArthur saying that such an organization would "stretch over the whole country like a rainbow." The division was created using units from 26 states and the District of Columbia. The name stuck, and MacArthur was promoted to colonel as the division chief of staff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42nd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)

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The New-York tribune., May 02, 1919, Page 8 printed this photo with the caption: "Major General C. A. F. Flagler, commanding the 42d (Rainbow) Division in Germany, is in the centre of the front row. At his left is Lieutenant Colonel Stanley M. Rambaugh and at his right Colonel William N. Hughes, jr. Rear, left to right, are Captain James M. Boyd, Major R. H. Bertram, Major Robert J. Gill and Lieutenant H. W. Fletcher. The photograph was taken at Division Headquarters in Ahrweiler." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1919-05-02/ed-...

Clement Alexander Finley Flagler (1867-1922), Major General, United States Army www.arlingtoncemetery.net/caflagler.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_Flagler

Caption from Catalogue of official A.E.F. photographs (1919) provides some different/additional info: "46321. Officers living at commanding general's quarters, Forty-second Division, at Ahrweiler, Germany. Left to right, first row : Col. William N. Hughes, jr. ; Maj. Gen. C. A. F. Flagler, commanding Forty-second Division : Lieut. Col. Stanley M. Rambough. Second row : Capt. James M. Boyd Maj. R. H. Bertram, Maj. Robert J. Gill, Lieut. H. W. Fletcher. Ahrweiler, Germany. January 8, 1919" archive.org/stream/cu31924027944598#page/n507/mode/2up

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