Reference: America's Part In The World War - A History of The Full Greatness of Our Country's Achievements by Richard J Beamish and Francis A March, PhD, Copyright 1919 by Richard J Beamish.

Insignia, a silhouette of a wildcat on a khaki circle. The color of the wildcat varies according to the different arms of the service. Organized at Camp Jackson, S.C., in Sept. 1917. This division was made up on National Army drafts from North and South Carolina and Tennessee. The first units embarked for overseas on July 30, 1918, and the last units arrived in France, via England, on Aug. 26, 1918. Upon arrival in France the division was ordered to the Tonnerre (Yonne) training area where it remained in training until the middle of August. The division then proceeded to the St. Die sector (Vosges) where it held the line as a part of the 33d French Corps. On Oct. 19th the division was relieved and ordered to join the 1st Army for the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The division arrived in the Sommedieue sector early in November and was attached to the 2d Colonial Corps (French, as reserve). On Nov. 6th, it relieved the 35th Division in this sector and on Nov. 9th the division attacked the German positions on the Woevre plain, and was in the line when the armistice was signed. On Nov. 18th the division moved to the vicinity of Chantillon-Sur-Seine (cote D'or) and the artillery brigade which had heretofore formed a part of the 8th Corps, rejoined the division. On May 2d the division was placed under the control of the C.G., S.O.S., for return to the United States.

This division captured the following from the enemy: 5 officers, 96 men, 44 machine guns. The division advanced five and a half kilometers against resistance. Battle deaths, 250, wounded 801; taken prisoners, 51. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded 19.

Commanding Generals: Brig. Gen. Chas. H. Barth, Aug. 25 to Oct. 8, 1917; Maj. Gen. Chas. J. Bailey Oct. 8, 1917 to Nov. 11, 1918.

The following units composed the division: 161st, 162nd Inf. Brigs., 321st, 322d, 323d, 324 Inf. Regts., 317th, 318th Machine Gun Bns., 156th Arty. Brig., 316th, 317th, 318th Arty Regts., 306 Trench Mortar Battery, 316th Div. Machine Gun Bn., 306th Engr. Regt., and Train, 306th Fld Sig. Bn., 306th Train Hqs and M.P., 306th Amm. Train, 306th Sanitary Train, 306th Supply Train, (321st, 322d, 323d, 324th Amb. Cos. And Field Hospitals).