Erected by the Memorial Association of the First Division & patriotic friends to the memory of the dead of the division who gave their lives in the world war that the liberty & the ideals of our country might endure.
Sommerviller Oct 20 - Nov 20 1917 Ansauville Jan 16 - April 5 1918 Cantigny April 19 - June 8 1918 Montdidier - Noyen June 9 - 13 1918 Cantigny June 14 - July 8 1918 Soissons - Aisne - Marne July 18 - 23 1918<
The Commander in Chief has noted in this division a special pride of ser vice & a high state of morale never broken by hardship nor battle. [?? G.O. 201 AEP 1918 ??]
The First Infantry Division United States Army To our heroic dead 8 Nov 1942 - 8 May 1945 Algeria Tunisia Sicily Normandy Northern France Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe Erected 1957 by members & loyal friends of the First Infantry Division & the Society of the First Division &
To the soldiers of the First Infantry Division United States Army who made the supreme sacrifice in Vietnam 12 July 1965 - 3 April 1970 Erected 1977 by the Society of the First Division & members & loyal friends of the First Infantry Division