Original U.S. WWI U.S. Army 5th Infantry Division “Red Diamond” Named Wounded in Action Group - PFC William H. Weller

Original Items: Only One Group Available. The Fifth Division (Regular) was organized in December 1917, with headquarters at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas, as a part of the program for the expansion of the armed forces for service in World War 1. No specific date was designated for the division's activation but the initial personnel assigned to the division had a reporting date of December 1. William H. Weller was born on June 15, 1887 and enlisted in the United States Army on September 19, 1917 at 30 years old. Upon completion of his basic training he would soon be assigned to Company G, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, bound for the Western Front. On April 24, 1918, the regiment sailed for France. By May 1918 it joined the 5th Division near Chaumont, France. The 11th then took part in the Vosges Mountains, Saint-Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives. In the second phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the regiment forged a brilliant crossing of the Meuse River. During his ti