Insignia

[Excerpt from Wyllie, Col. Robert E. "The Romance of Military Insignia."
 The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6. December, 1919. ]

The insignia is an "N. Y." in monogram and the seven principal stars of the constellation Orion, in compliment to the division commander, Maj. Gen. J. F. O’Ryan. A unique feature in connection with this insignia is that only soldiers rated by the company commanders "as first-class soldiers" were permitted to wear it.

Nickname

"New York" Division, as originally constituted from the New York National Guard.

Background

New York National Guard units called into Federal Service on 15 July 1917, redesignated as the 27th Division on 18 July 1917.  Division formed and trained at Camp Wadsworth, SC from 3 August 1917 - 27 April 1918.  Movement overseas completed by 12 July 1918.

Primary Units

53d Infantry Brigade:
105th Infantry Regiment
106th Infantry Regiment
105th Machine Gun Battalion

54th Infantry Brigade:
107th Infantry Regiment
108th Infantry Regiment
106th Machine Gun Battalion

52d Field Artillery Brigade:
104th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
105th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
106th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
102d Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
104th Machine Gun Battalion
102d Engineer Regiment
102d Field Signal Battalion
102d Train Headquarters and MP
102d Ammunition Train
102d Supply Train
102d Engineer Train
102d Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 105, 106, 107, 108)

Product Flyers

DB 27-1: 27th Division, Division Histories, Vol. 1

DB 27-2: 27th Division, Division Histories, Vol. 2

DB 27-3: 27th Division, Division Histories, Vol. 3

DB 27-5: 27th Division, 106th Infantry Regiment

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