American Expeditionary Forces
80th "Blue Ridge" Division
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80th "Blue Ridge" 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. ]
Known as the Blue Ridge Division, its device shows three hills, representing the Blue Ridge, one for each of the States which furnished the personnel of the division.
"Blue Ridge" Division.
National Army Division established by the War Department on 5 August 1917 to be established at Camp Lee, VA. Draftees were from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Movement overseas commenced on 17 May 1918 and was completed by 9 June 1918.
159th Infantry Brigade:
317th Infantry Regiment
318th Infantry Regiment
313th Machine Gun Battalion
160th Infantry Brigade:
319th Infantry Regiment
320th Infantry Regiment
315th Machine Gun Battalion
155th Field Artillery Brigade:
313th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
314th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
315th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
305th Trench Mortar Battery
Divisional Troops:
314th Machine Gun Battalion
305th Engineer Regiment
305th Field Signal Battalion
305th Train Headquarters and MP
305th Ammunition Train
305th Supply Train
305th Engineer Train
305th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 317, 318, 319,
320)
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Campaign Streamers (most units): 155th Field Artillery Brigade & 305th Ammunition Train: Meuse-Argonne only |
U. S. Victory Medal Clasps: |
DB 80-1: 80th Division, Division Histories
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