Insignia

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

It was known as the Sunset Division, and its members wore as their distinguishing device a sun setting over the blue waters of the Pacific.

Nickname

"Sunset" Division.

Background

On 18 July 1917, the War Department designated National Guard troops of Colorado, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming to form the 41st Division.  In August, 1917, units begin to arrive at Camp Greene, NC, for training, but on 22 October 1917, the division moved to Camp Mills, NY.  On 26 November 1917, the division began overseas movement, which was completed by 6 February 1918.  However, on 8 December 1917, the division had been designated as the Replacement Division, I Corps.

Primary Units

81st Infantry Brigade:
161st Infantry Regiment
162d Infantry Regiment
147th Machine Gun Battalion

82d Infantry Brigade:
163d Infantry Regiment
164th Infantry Regiment
148th Machine Gun Battalion

66th Field Artillery Brigade:
146th Field Artillery Regiment *
147th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
148th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
116th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
146th Machine Gun Battalion
116th Engineer Regiment
116th Field Signal Battalion
116th Train Headquarters and MP
116th Ammunition Train
116th Supply Train
116th Engineer Train
116th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 161, 162, 163, 164)

* Originally organized as 3"; reorganized in France for 155.

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