moved into the Toul sector in Lorraine and supported the 26th by constructing pillboxes, building strong points, digging trenches, and rebuilding roads. In July, the 101st moved to Château Thierry where it worked despite heavy shelling. For several days, the 2d Battalion, 101st Engineers took the line as infantry. In September, the Corps moved to Saint-Mihiel where it worked nonstop rebuilding roads for the movement of artillery. When the armistice was signed on 11 November the Corps was still hard at work. The 101st Engineers returned to Boston on 5 April 1919, and while preparing for demobilization at Camp Devens, took part in the farewell parade of the 26th Division on 25 April. Four days later the l0lst demobilized and was released from federal service. Four cadets were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second highest award; the l0lst was awarded six campaign streamers for its service in World War I. While the First Corps of Cadets was in the process of reorganizing as a National Guard unit, its sister unit, the First Motor Corps was ordered into active state service in September 1919 acting as police during the Boston Police Strike. The First Motor Corps was released on 6 December and disbanded. The Inter-War Years The First Corps of Cadets was reorganized on 27 July 1921 as the 1st Separate Infantry Battalion. This was a temporary designation until the Massachusetts National Guard received its allotment of units. With this reorganization the Corps was no longer part of the 26th "Yankee" Division. In March 1922, the Corps became the 211th Machinegun Battalion, Coast Artillery Corps but in May 1923 was reorganized again as the 2d Battalion, 211th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps and was federally recognized in April 1924. Alternate names 1741 - Governor's Company of Cadets (Provincial) 1776 - Independent Company (during Revolution) 1786 - Independent Company of Cadets 1799 - Independent Corps of Cadets 1803 - Independent Cadets 1840 - Divisionary Corps of Independent Cadets 1854 - Independent Company of Cadets 1861 - Independent Corps of Cadets 1866 - First Company of Cadets 1874 - First Corps of Cadets See also 211th Military Police Battalion, successor to the 1st Corps of Cadets, est. 1921 Armory of the First Corps of Cadets, Boston Massachusetts Volunteer Militia References Further reading First corps cadets, Massachusetts volunteer militia ...: Standing orders, 1890. N. Sawyer & son, printers, 1890. Google books The one