Popularly known as the "Lincoln Division." Insignia, a white disk, surrounded by a red circle, on which is superimposed "Lincoln 84" in blue and a axe with a red head and a blue handle. A red battle axe was also the symbol of this division. Organized at Camp Taylor, Kentucky, in Sept., 1917. The division was composed of National Army drafts from Indiana and Kentucky, and remained in training at Camp Taylor until Aug., 1918. Upon arrival in France, the division was desginaged as a depot division and ordered to the LeMans area.
Here the division was broken up and cadres were formed for training the personnel as replacements for combat divisions at the front. Returned to the U.S. in Jan., 1919.

Commanding generals were: Brig.Gen. Wilbert E. Wilder, Aug. 25, to Oct. 6, 1917; Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale, Oct. 6, 1917 to Nov. 11, 1918.

This division was composed of the following organizations: 167th and 168th Inf. Brigs., 159th Fld. Arty. Birg. 133d, 134th, 135th, 136th Inf. Regts., 125th, 126th, 127th Machine Guns Bns., 325th, 326th, 327th Fld. Arty. Regts., 309th Trench Mortar Battery, 309th Engr Regt. And Train, 309th Fld. Sig. Bn., 309th Hqs. Train and M.P., 309th Supply Train, 309th Amm. Train, 309th Sanitary Train (333d, 334th, 335th, 336th Amb. Cos. And Field Hospitals).