American Expeditionary Forces
38th "Cyclone" Division
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38th "Cyclone" Division |
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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. ]
It was called the Cyclone Division; hence the "CY," the insignia.
"Cyclone" Division.
On 18 July 1917, the War Department directed National Guard units from Indiana and Kentucky to form the 38th Division. Later, this order was amended to include troops of the West Virginia National Guard. In August, 1917, the units converge on Camp Shelby, MS, and begin training. Overseas movement commenced on 11 September 1918, and was completed by 25 October 1918. Per War Department orders of 17 October 1918, the division was skeletonized as it arrived in France.
75th Infantry Brigade:
149th Infantry Regiment
150th Infantry Regiment
138th Machine Gun Battalion
76th Infantry Brigade:
151st Infantry Regiment
152d Infantry Regiment
139th Machine Gun Battalion
63d Field Artillery Brigade:
137th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
138th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
139th Field Artillery Regiment (6")
113th Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
137th Machine Gun Battalion
113th Engineer Regiment
113th Field Signal Battalion
113th Train Headquarters and MP
113th Ammunition Train
113th Supply Train
113th Engineer Train
113th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 149, 150, 151,
152)
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