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Originally formed as the '''18th Division''' in 1917 as a National Guard division consisting of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the division was re-designated as the '''39th Division''' later that same year.<ref>McGrath, 'The Brigade,' p.170</ref> |
Originally formed as the '''18th Division''' in 1917 as a National Guard division consisting of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the division was re-designated as the '''39th Division''' later that same year. The Division was deployed to France but did not see combat before the war ended. The Division was reorganized after World War II with headquarters in Louisiana and made up of troops from Lousiana and Arkansas. in 1967 the 39th Infantry Division was reorganized to become the 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate) with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and consisting entirely of troops from the Arkansas Army National Guard. <ref>McGrath, 'The Brigade,' p.170</ref> |
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==World War I Order of Battle== |
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77th Infantry Brigade: |
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78th Infantry Brigade: |
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64th Field Artillery Brigade: |
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== World War I == |
== World War I == |
Revision as of 03:42, 11 February 2010
39th Infantry Division | |
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Active | 1917 - 1918 1945 - 1967 |
Country | United States |
Branch | Army National Guard |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Division |
Nickname(s) | Dixie Division Delta |
Engagements | World War I |
Insignia | |
World War 1 39th "Delta" Division shoulder sleeve insignia. |
Originally formed as the 18th Division in 1917 as a National Guard division consisting of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the division was re-designated as the 39th Division later that same year. The Division was deployed to France but did not see combat before the war ended. The Division was reorganized after World War II with headquarters in Louisiana and made up of troops from Lousiana and Arkansas. in 1967 the 39th Infantry Division was reorganized to become the 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate) with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas and consisting entirely of troops from the Arkansas Army National Guard. [1]
World War I Order of Battle
The 39th Infantry Division consisted of the following units at it's creation in 1917:[2]
77th Infantry Brigade:
78th Infantry Brigade:
64th Field Artillery Brigade:
- 140th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
- 141st Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
- 142nd 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)
World War I
The first unit of the 39th Division arrived in France on August 12, 1918, and the last unit arrived on September 12, 1918. It was then sent to the St. Florent area, southwest of Bourges, where it was designated as a replacement division. In November, 1918, it moved to St. Aignan. There several of the units were transferred to combat divisions. With the war ended, the 153rd Infantry landed in Hoboken, New Jersey, February 27, 1919, making the crossing aboard the USS. President Grant.[3]. The Division demobilized the following month at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.[4]
Between the World Wars
After the war, the division was reorganized by Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Because of the change of geographic area, the National Guard requested the division to be re-designated as the 31st Infantry Division. The re-designation was approved on July 1, 1923, and the 39th Division disappeared from the rolls until following World War II.
The Cold War
The 39th Infantry Division was reconstituted on 30 September 1946. It was composed of units Arkansas and Louisiana, with its headquarters stationed at New Orleans, Louisiana and the Arkansas portion Headquarted in Little Rock Arkansas.[5] During this period the division included the 153rd Infantry Regiment; the156th Infantry Regiment; and the 206th Artillery Regiment.
Arkansas Element Stationing Post WWII, 1946 - 1959
Headquarters | Company | Station |
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39th Division Heaquarters (Arkansas Part) | Little Rock | |
153 Infantry Regiment | HHC, 153rd IN | Little Rock |
Service Company | Searcy | |
Tank Company, | Pine Bluff | |
Heavy Mortar Company | DeQueen | |
Medical Company | Little Rock | |
1st Battalion, 153 Infantry Regiment | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, | Texarkana |
Company A, 1-153 IN | Hope | |
Company B, 1-153 IN | Malvern | |
Company C, 1-153 IN | Prescott | |
Company D, 1-153 IN | Arkadelphia | |
2nd Battalion, 153 Infantry Regiment | Headquarters and Headquarters Company, | Morrilton |
Company E, 2-153 IN | Clarksville | |
Company F, 2-153 IN | Dardanelle | |
Company G, 2-153 IN | Conway | |
Company H, 2-153 IN | Russellville | |
3rd Battalion, 153 Infantry Regiment | Headquarters and Headquarters Company | Beebe |
Company I, 3-153 IN | Jonesboro | |
Company K,, 3-153 IN | Walnut Ridge | |
Company L, 3-153 IN | Batesville | |
Company M, 3-153 IN Command | Blytheville | |
445th Field Artillery Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Battery | Marianna |
Battery A, 445th FA | Helena | |
Battery B, 445th FA | Newport | |
Battery C, 445th FA | Brinkley | |
Service Battery, 445th FA | Wynne, Arkansas | |
437th Field Artillery Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Battery | Hazen |
Battery A, 437th FA | Hot Springs | |
Battery B, 437th FA | Newport | |
Battery C, 437th FA | Dumas | |
Service Battery, 437th FA | Brinkley | |
217th Engineer Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company | Russellville |
Company A, 217th EN | Russellville | |
Company B, 217th EN | Monticello | |
Company C, 217th EN | Magnolia | |
Company D, 217th EN | McGehee | |
Medical Detachment, 217th EN | Russellville | |
206th Tank Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company | El Dorado |
Company A, 206th Tank BN | Warren | |
Company B, 206th Tank BN | Camden | |
Company C, 206th Tank BN | Fordyce | |
Company D, 206th Tank BN | Crossett | |
Medical Detachment, 206th Tank BN | Fordyce | |
125th Medical Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company | Little Rock |
Clearing Company, 125th Med BN | Little Rock | |
Ambulance Company, 125th Med BN | Little Rock | |
739th Ordnance Battalion | Headquarters and Headquarters Company | Little Rock |
Company A, 739th Ord BN | Little Rock | |
Company B, 739th Ord BN | Little Rock | |
39th Division Artillery | Headquarters and Heaquarters Battery | Little Rock |
39th Replacement Company | Little Rock | |
39th Military Police Company | Little Rock |
Significant Non-Combat Actions
The Arkansas portion of the 39th Infantry Division were ordered into active Federal service 24 September 1957 at home stations, in support of the Little Rock Central High School Integration Crisis in Little Rock Arkansas; The 39th was released 24 October 1957 from active Federal service and reverted to state control.[6]
Reorganization
On 1 December 1967, 39th Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 39th Infantry Brigade.[7] By this point in army history, regiments had ceased to exist as a battle field command. Regiments were now represented by their individual battalions. The new 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate) was comprised of elements of the following regiments:
1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment
Troop E, 151st Cavalry Regiment
5th Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment
Current Unit
The History of the 39th Division is carried on today by the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), of the Arkansas Army National Guard, headquartered at Ricks Armory, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Notes
- ^ McGrath, 'The Brigade,' p.170
- ^ http://The Digital Bookshelf, American Expeditionary Forces, 39th "Delta" Division, www.thedigitalbookshelf.us/division_39.htm , See Also, Wyllie, Col. Robert E. "The Romance of Military Insignia." The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6. December, 1919.
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org, Military,Agencies,Army,III Corps,7th Infantry Division,39th Infantry Bde, 2-153rd Infantry Battalion, "Gunslinger", retrieved 4 Jan 10. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/2-153in.htm
- ^ The National Guard Education Foundation, National Guard Division Histories (by John Listman, unless otherwise noted), 39th Infantry Division, Retrieved 13 January 2010 http://www.ngef.org/index.asp?bid=110
- ^ The National Guard Education Foundation, National Guard Division Histories (by John Listman, unless otherwise noted), 39th Infantry Division, Retrieved 13 January 2010 http://www.ngef.org/index.asp?bid=110
- ^ Lienage and Honors Certificate, 39th Brigade Combat Team
- ^ http://www.first-team.us/journals/39th_bde/39_ndx03.html