Insignia, a green fir tree, emblematic of the Far West. The division is known as the "Wild West Division." Organized Aug. 25, 1917, at Camp Lewis, Washington. The majority of the officers were from California, Washington and Oregon. The enlisted men from California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, and Alaska. The division began leaving June 19, 1918, for overseas, the move continuing until early in July and was through Camp Merritt, Camp Mills, England and France. First units sailed July 6, 1918, and the last units arrived in France July 26, 1918. All units of the division, artillery excepted, were trained in the eighth training area. The artillery was trained in the vicinity of Clermont-Ferrand.

The division left the eighth area, Sept. 6, 1918, and from Sept. 11th to 14th constituted a part of the reserves in the St. Mihiel offensive, moving thence to the northwest of Verdun, where it took part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, Sept. 26th, advancing from west of Avocourt to north of Gesnes. Continued in the offensive until Oct. 6th, when it moved to the Nattancourt area. One bridge stayed in the line with the 1st Division until Oct. 16th. On Oct. 19th, the division passed to the command of the King of Belgium. From Oct. 31st to Nov. 4th, the division, under the direction of the French Army in Belgium, took part in the Lys-Scheldt offensive west of the Escaut (Scheldt) river in the vicinity of Audenarde. Nov. 10th and 11th, took part in the Lys-Scheldt offensive east of the Escaut (Scheldt) river in the vicinity of Audenarde. Nov. 22, 1918, detachment of division participated in the ceremony in connection with the entrance into the City of Brussels of the King and Queen of Belgium. In Dec. 1918 and Jan. 1919, the division moved to the LeMans area. In March and April, it embarked for the U.S.

Casualties 5,838, of which 23 were prisoners of war. Distinguished Service Crosses awarded, 19. German prisoners captured, 2,412.

Commanding general: Maj. Gen. Harry A. Greene, Aug. 25 to Nov. 24, 1917; Brig. Gen. Jas. A. Iron, Nov. 24 to Dec. 23, 1917; Brig. Gen. Frederick S. Foltz, Dec. 23, 1917 to March 2, 1918; Maj. Gen. Harry A. Green, March 2 to June 19, 1918; Brig. Gen. Frederick S. Foltz, June 19 to Aug. 31, 1918; Maj. Gen. Wm. H. Johnston, Aug. 31 to Nov. 11, 1918.

The units composing the division are as follows: 181st and 182d Inf. Brigs, 361st, 362d, 363d, 364th Inf. Regts. 347th, 348th Machine Guns Bns., 166th Arty. Brig., 346th, 347th, 348th Arty. Regts., 316th Trench Mortar Battery, 346th Div. Machine Gun Bn., 316th Engr. Regt and Train, 316th Fld. Sig. Bn., 316th Train Hqs and M.P., 316th Supply Train, 316th Amm. Train, Sanitary Train (361st, 362d, 363d, 364th Amb Cos. And Field Hospitals).