Organized at Camp Wadsworth, S.C., about the middle of September 1918.

The following units were organized at Camp Wadsworth: Div. Hqs., 96th Div. Hqs. Troop, 361st Machine Gun B., 192nd Inf. Brig. Hqs., (383d and 384th Inf, 363d Machine Gun Bn.), 321st Sanitary Train. The other Infantry Brigade (1901st), including the machine battalion was to be organized in France from pioneer infantry regiments.

The 171st Field Artillery Briade was assigned to this division and was organized at Camp Kearny, California. The brigade never actually joined the division at Camp Wadsworth. This division was not completely organized and at the time of the signing of the armistice the strength of the entire division was slightly under 3,000 men. Maj. Gen. Guy Carleton was the commanding general of the division.