OCCUPATION OF GERMAN TERRITORY.
Christmas of 1918 saw the regiment settled down to what has proved to be months of
garrison duty in Germany, and with the start of the new year came training schedules requiring
daily drills, broken at frequent periods of organized athletics. Later the day was so divided that
mornings were devoted to drill and afternoons to schools and sports.
Early in 1919 preparations for the brigade, division, corps and army horse shows began to
be made. Animals were given special attention and the regiment’s rolling stock put in excellent
trim. That these preparations were not in vein can be found out from the scores of the various
shows in which the regiment was represented.
The first show was within the brigade and the regiment carried of first place by winning
the blue ribbon in the majority of classes.
The division exhibition came next, and here the 360th performed the surprising feat of
running a close second to an artillery regiment in a show where the greater number of classes
called for what the artillery naturally has most of.
March 29 the prize winners in the division contests were on the field at Wittlich, entrants
in the show of the 7th Corps. Here Colonel Price’s men stood second to no other organization
and assisted materially in carrying away the banner for the division with 65 points against 42 for
the 89th Division and 3 for the corps troops.
The detailed score made by 90th Division organizations was:
360th Infantry, 11 points.
343rd Field Artillery, 11 points.
344th Field Artillery, 11 points.
315 Trains Headquarters, 10 points.
90th Division Hq. Tr., 8 points.
358th Infantry, 5 points.
360th Ambulance Co., 5 points.
344th M. G. Bn., 1 point.
And the 180th Brigade band, conducted by William Bunberry, leader of the 360th
Infantry musicians, won the band contest.
Under the direction first of Captain William H. Klebold and later of Second Lieutenant
Herald W. Barker, athletics within the regiment became exceedingly popular, and the 360th sent
its full share of entrants into every divisional meet. Throughout the winter football kept the men
interested in the afternoon, and with the advent of spring basketball and baseball were quickly
adopted.
In each town within the regimental area theaters were established in recreation halls and
shows given on the average of two nights a week in each place.
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