Insignia

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

The buffalo was selected as the divisional insignia because it is said the Indians called colored soldiers "buffaloes." The color of the buffalo varies according to the arm of the service.

Nickname

"Buffalo" Division.

Background

Colored National Army Division established by the War Department on 24 October 1917.  Although many of the officers are colored, general and field  officers and officers in the technical branches and field artillery above the grade of first lieutenant, are white.  Draftees were from across the United States.  Movement overseas commenced on 29 May 1918 and was completed by 12 July 1918.

Primary Units

183d Infantry Brigade:
365th Infantry Regiment
366th Infantry Regiment
350th Machine Gun Battalion

184th Infantry Brigade:
367th Infantry Regiment
368th Infantry Regiment
351st Machine Gun Battalion

167th Field Artillery Brigade:
349th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
350th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
351st Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
317th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
349th Machine Gun Battalion
317th Engineer  Regiment
325th Field Signal Battalion
317th Train Headquarters and MP
317th Ammunition Train
317th Supply Train
317th Engineer Train
317th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 365, 366, 367, 368)

Product Flyers

DB 92-1: 92d Division, Division Histories

DB 92-2: 92d Division, Regimental & Battalion Histories

DB PA-1: The American Negro in the World War

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