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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>
==World War I Order of Battle==
It consisted of the following units:<ref>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.</ref>

The 39th Infantry Division consisted of the following units at it's creation in 1917:<ref>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.</ref>


77th Infantry Brigade:
77th Infantry Brigade:
*[[153rd Infantry Regiment]]

[[153rd Infantry Regiment]]
*[[154th Infantry Regiment]]
*[[141st Machine Gun Battalion]]

[[154th Infantry Regiment]]

[[141st Machine Gun Battalion]]


78th Infantry Brigade:
78th Infantry Brigade:
*[[155th Infantry Regiment]]

[[155th Infantry Regiment]]
*[[156th Infantry Regiment]]
*[[142nd Machine Gun Battalion]]

[[156th Infantry Regiment]]

[[142nd Machine Gun Battalion]]


64th Field Artillery Brigade:
64th Field Artillery Brigade:
*[[140th Field Artillery Regiment]] (75mm)

[[140th Field Artillery Regiment]] (75mm)
*[[141st Field Artillery Regiment]] (75mm)
*[[142nd Field Artillery Regiment]] (155mm)

*[[114th Trench Mortar Battery]]
[[141st Field Artillery Regiment]] (75mm)

[[142nd Field Artillery Regiment]] (155mm)

[[114th Trench Mortar Battery]]


Divisional Troops:
Divisional Troops:
*[[140th Machine Gun Battalion]]

*[[114th Engineer Regiment]]
[[140th Machine Gun Battalion]]
*[[114th Field Signal Battalion]]

*114th Train Headquarters and MP
[[114th Engineer Regiment]]
*[[114th Ammunition Train]]

[[114th Field Signal Battalion]]
*[[114th Supply Train]]
*[[114th Engineer Train]]

*114th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 153, 154, 155, 156)
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 ==
== World War I ==

Revision as of 03:42, 11 February 2010

39th Infantry Division
39th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1917 - 1918
1945 - 1967
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy National Guard
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Nickname(s)Dixie Division
Delta
EngagementsWorld War I
Insignia
World War 1 39th "Delta" Division shoulder sleeve insignia.

Template:US Infantry

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:

Divisional Troops:

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
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

39th Support Battalion

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

  1. ^ McGrath, 'The Brigade,' p.170
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ Lienage and Honors Certificate, 39th Brigade Combat Team
  7. ^ http://www.first-team.us/journals/39th_bde/39_ndx03.html