American Expeditionary Forces
39th "Delta" Division
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39th "Delta" 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. ]
The insignia shows the Greek letter delta, because the personnel came from the vicinity of the Mississippi delta, but it was never approved by the A. E. F.
"Delta" Division.
On 18 July 1917, the War Department designated National Guard units from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi to form the 39th Division. In August, 1917, the division began concentrating at Camp Beauregard, LA. It commenced overseas movement on 31 July 1918, with units forming the 5th Depot Division as they arrive in France.
77th Infantry Brigade:
153d Infantry Regiment
154th Infantry Regiment
141st Machine Gun Battalion
78th Infantry Brigade:
155th Infantry Regiment
156th Infantry Regiment
142d Machine Gun Battalion
64th Field Artillery Brigade:
140th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
141st Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
142d Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
114th Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
140th Machine Gun Battalion
114th Engineer Regiment
114th Field Signal Battalion
114th Train Headquarters and MP
114th Ammunition Train
114th Supply Train
114th Engineer Train
114th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 153, 154, 155,
156)
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