American Expeditionary Forces
86th "Blackhawk" Division
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86th "Blackhawk" 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 known as the Black Hawk Division, which is represented in the insignia.
"Black Hawk" Division. The Black Hawk Indians once inhabited the region many of the draftees came from.
National Army Division established by the War Department on 5 August 1917 to be established at Camp Grant, IL. Draftees were from Illinois and Wisconsin. Movement overseas commenced on 18 August 1918 and was completed by 9 October 1918. On 3 October 1918, the division was ordered to be skeletonized.
171st Infantry Brigade:
341st Infantry Regiment
342d Infantry Regiment
332d Machine Gun Battalion
172d Infantry Brigade:
343d Infantry Regiment
344th Infantry Regiment
333d Machine Gun Battalion
161st Field Artillery Brigade:
331st Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
332d Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
333d Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
311th Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
331st Machine Gun Battalion
311th Engineer Regiment
311th Field Signal Battalion
311th Train Headquarters and MP
311th Ammunition Train
311th Supply Train
311th Engineer Train
311th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 341, 342, 343,
344)
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