Category: 79th Infantry Division, United States Army, World War I
Categories: American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Divisions, World War I | Meuse-Argonne Offensive (1918) | Battle of Normandy, D-Day | Central Europe Campaign | Ardennes-Alsace Campaign | Siegfried Line Campaign
Known as the "Liberty Division." Insignia, a gray Lorraine cross on a blue shield-shaped field, the whole outlined in gray. Organized Aug. 25, 1917, at Camp Meade, Md.
Casualties, 3,223. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, 80. Commanders:
- Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn Aug. 25, 1917 -
The 79th Infantry Division was assigned to:
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Primary subordinate units were:
- Headquarters, 79th Division
- 157th Infantry Brigade
- 158th Infantry Brigade
- 154th Field Artillery Brigade
- 310th Machine Gun Battalion
- 304th Engineer Regiment
- 304th Field Signal Battalion
- Headquarters Troop, 79th Division
- 304th Train Headquarters and Military Police
- 304th Ammunition Train
- 304th Supply Train
- 304th Engineer Train
- 304th Sanitary Train
- 313th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 314th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 315th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
- 316th Field Hospital and Ambulance Company
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