division 35

American Expeditionary Forces
	35th 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. ]

Their device shows the old Santa Fe cross, which was employed to mark the Santa Fe Trail in the old days. This trail started near Camp Doniphan. This emblem was adopted for marking the property and baggage soon after the organization of the division.

Nickname

None.

Background

Kansas and Missouri National Guard units were designated on 18 July 1917 to form the 35th Division. Concentration at Camp Doniphan (Ft. Sill, OK) begins on 23 August 1917. Movement overseas begins 3 April 1918 and is completed by 11 June 1918.

Primary Units

69th Infantry Brigade:
137th Infantry Regiment
138th Infantry Regiment
129th Machine Gun Battalion

70th Infantry Brigade:
139th Infantry Regiment
140th Infantry Regiment
130th Machine Gun Battalion

60th Field Artillery Brigade:
128th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
129th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
130th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
110th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
128th Machine Gun Battalion
110th Engineer Regiment
110th Field Signal Battalion
110th Train Headquarters and MP
110th Ammunition Train
110th Supply Train
110th Engineer Train
110th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 137, 138, 139, 140)

Campaign Participation

Campaign Streamers:
Meuse-Argonne
Alsace
Lorraine

U. S. Victory Medal Clasps:
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Defensive Sector

Product Flyers

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