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[Excerpt from Wyllie, Col. Robert E. "The
Romance of Military Insignia."
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6. December, 1919. ]
The insignia is a six-pointed star in red, and is frequently seen with the figure "6" superimposed on the star, but that was never authorized. This division is reported to have marched more than any other in the A. E. F. and was known as the "Sight-seeing Sixth."
"Sight-seeing Sixth"
Authorized 17 November 1917 from Regular Army units and formed from 26 November 1917 to 27 June 1918. Movement overseas completed 26 July 1918.
11th Infantry Brigade:
51st Infantry Regiment
52d Infantry Regiment
17th Machine Gun Battalion
12th Infantry Brigade:
53d Infantry Regiment
54th Infantry Regiment
18th Machine Gun Battalion
6th Field Artillery Brigade:
3d Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
11th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
78th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
4th Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
16th Machine Gun Battalion
318th Engineers
6th Field Signal Battalion
6th Train Headquarters and MP
6th Ammunition Train
6th Supply Train
318th Engineer Train
6th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 20, 37, 38, 40)
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