By Colonel Wm. E. Hunt
Commanding the Twenty-Seventh Infantry - The History of the Twenty-Seventh Infantry portrays the military experiences and peacetime activities of a regiment glorious in the performance of military deeds of the past and traditionally stabilized for the present and future needs of our country. It is desired particularly to record, in this permanent form, our veneration of the men whose names appear on the Honor Roll of the Regiment. We do not expect to add to their glory for the sacrifice of their lives in the service of our country; nor do we desire to use their deeds to obtain credit for ourselves; but we do hope that the spirit shown by these men will furnish inspiration to all members of the Twenty-Seventh Infantry of all time, to emulate their valorous conduct.
TRIBUTE FROM GENERAL DRUM
WAR DEPARTMENT
Inspector General's Office
Washington March 2, 1931
Colonel William E. Hunt,
Headquarters, 27th Infantry,
Schofield Barracks, T. H.
Dear Colonel Hunt: Now that the Organization Day of the Twenty-Seventh Infantry is approaching it is a pleasure to send you these few lines.
Naturally my mind turns to the regiment’s service in Mindanao. It was my pleasure to serve as a Lieutenant in the regiment in those days and to participate especially in the Lake Lanao Campaign. This was one of the most interesting of the many campaigns among the Moros, and there is no question that the results were very far-reaching in insuring American control over the interior of the Island.
The Battle of Bayan, which stands as a glorious memory of the regiment, was indeed no small affair. Starting the afternoon of May the 2nd, it lasted through the night until the morning of the 3rd. Many of our fine officers, Vicars and Jossman, and fine enlisted men were killed or wounded in this engagement. It was a hard fight and one of which the regiment can feel very proud. I am glad to be associated in its memories of that day.
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours, Major General Drum
The Inspector General
GREETINGS FROM GENERAL GRAVES Shrewsbury, N. J., March 5th, 1931. To Col. W. B. Hunt,
Schofield Barracks, T. H. My dear Col. Hunt: I am very glad of the opportunity to say a few words relative to the work of the Twenty-Seventh Infantry, while in Siberia.
Those of us in the Army are not privileged to select where we are to serve, and some service is spectacular, and receives the public plaudits and gratitude of our people, while other service, not so well known, is equally deserving of praise and gratitude, when duty is performed faithfully and conscientiously.
The duty performed by the Twenty-Seventh Infantry in Siberia, was arduous, difficult and often very delicate, and in the words of the Chief of Staff of the Army, these duties were performed in a manner “worthy of the best traditions of the Army.”
There were many interested in misrepresenting the activities of the American troops in Siberia, and so far as I am aware, there was not an officer or enlisted man who was swerved from the faithful performance of his duty by these false reports. This is a record of which I shall always be grateful, and I hope the Twenty-Seventh Infantry will cherish, as I do, the memory of the service rendered by their former comrades in Siberia, for this service is worthy of the best traditions of any regiment in the Army.
With best wishes for the continued success and happiness of your regiment, I am, Very sincerely, Major General Graves
U. S. Army, Retired.
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