division 37

American Expeditionary Forces
	37th "Buckeye" 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 was taken from the State flag of Ohio.

Nickname

"Buckeye" Division, from the State of Ohio, the "Buckeye" State.

Background

On 15 July 1917 the National Guard of Ohio was called into Federal Service. On 18 July 1917, National Guard troops from Ohio and West Virginia are directed to form the 37th Division. On 25 August 1917, concentration begins at Camp Sherman, OH. Movement overseas commences on 20 May 1918, and is completed by 18 July 1918.

Primary Units

73d Infantry Brigade:
145th Infantry Regiment
146th Infantry Regiment
135th Machine Gun Battalion

74th Infantry Brigade:
147th Infantry Regiment
148th Infantry Regiment
136th Machine Gun Battalion

62d Field Artillery Brigade:
134th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
135th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
136th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
112th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
134th Machine Gun Battalion
112th Engineer Regiment
112th Field Signal Battalion
112th Train Headquarters and MP
112th Ammunition Train
112th Supply Train
112th Engineer Train
112th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 145, 146, 147, 148)

Campaign Participation

Campaign Streamers (most units):
Meuse-Argonne
Ypres-Lys
Lorraine

Artillery units & 112th Ammunition Train:
Lorraine only

U. S. Victory Medal Clasps (most units):
Ypres-Lys
Meuse-Argonne
Defensive Sector

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