division 32

American Expeditionary Forces
	32d "Red Arrow" Division

Product Flyers	Insignia	Nickname
Background	Primary Units	Campaign Participation

Insignia

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

The insignia of an arrow was selected because they "shot through every line the Boche put before them."

[Excerpt from division history]

Composed of Wisconsin and Michigan National Guardsmen; insignia a Red Arrow, signifying that the Division shot through every line the enemy put before it; given the name of "Les Terribles" by the French; commanded in all its actions by Major General Wm. G. Haan and in the Army of Occupation by Major General Wm. Lassiter.

Nickname

"Red Arrow" Division; also know as the "Iron Jaws" Division.

Background

Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard units were called into Federal Service on 15 July 1917 and directed to form the 32d Division on 18 July 1917. Concentration at Camp MacArthur, TX, began on 4 August 1917. Movement overseas began on 2 January 1918 and was completed by 12 March 1918. On 4 February 1918, the division was designated as the Replacement Division for the I Corps, and subsequently transfers many officers and men of the 128th Infantry to the 1st Division. On 10 April 1918, the division is once again designated a combat division and receives replacements to bring it up to full strength.

Primary Units

63d Infantry Brigade:
125th Infantry Regiment
126th Infantry Regiment
120th Machine Gun Battalion

64th Infantry Brigade:
127th Infantry Regiment
128th Infantry Regiment
121st Machine Gun Battalion

57th Field Artillery Brigade:
119th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
120th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
121st Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
107th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
119th Machine Gun Battalion
107th Engineer Regiment
107th Field Signal Battalion
107th Train Headquarters and MP
107th Ammunition Train
107th Supply Train
107th Engineer Train
107th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 125, 126, 127, 128)

Campaign Participation

Campaign Streamers (most units):
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Alsace

64th Infantry Brigade units: above plus Champagne

U. S. Victory Medal Clasps (most units):
Aisne-Marne
Oise-Aisne
Meuse-Argonne
Defensive Sector

Product Flyers

DB 32-1: 32d Division, Division Histories, Vol. 1

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