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PHOTOGRAPHIC page 1 This page has antique military photos and manuscripts including some history of them. The first photo is from Newport News, Virginia. I am currently re-editing this page World War One photo 316th F.A. A.E.F Jun 10th, 1919 Some details from this picture . . . All my research identifies these men as the "Fighting Wildcats" of the US Army's 81st Division. First named the "Stonewall" Division, later nicknamed the "Wildcat Division". Their slogan was "Wildcats Never Quit". And their shoulder patch was a wildcat. "F.A." stands for Field Artillery, and "A.E.F." stands for American Expeditionary Forces. These photos were taken at Newport News, Virginia on June 10th 1919, which was at the end of World War One when they were ready to be discharged from the Army. They had been in Germany, and had returned from there at the end of the war. Photo taken by Halliday Photo. On the photograph it is listed as "Photo # 3917" NOTE: The lines that you see in the scan are not in the photograph, which is actually rolled up. The lines are there because it was scanned in sections and then merged together This panorama took seven scans to get the whole of it. PHOTO #052 World War One photo 316th F.A. A.E.F Jun 10th, 1919 Size: 8" x 47" Price: Contact us @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ World War One photo Bat. D 316 F.A. A.E.F This photograph says at the bottom Battery (or Battalion) "D" The 316th Field Artillery, The American Expeditionary Forces. Photo taken by Halliday Photo at Newport News, Virginia. On the photograph it is listed as "Photo # 3927" PHOTO #053 World War One photo Bat. D 316 FA AEF Size: 8" x 26" Price: Contact us @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ HISTORY OF THE US 81st Division (Wildcat Division) World War One The United States Army's 81st Division was first comprised of men that were drafted from Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina on September 5, 1917. Theire first title was the "Stonewall Division" in honor of Confederate General T J. Jackson. Later they were renamed the "Wildcat Division." The wildcat shoulder patch was adopted, and was the first insignia worn by troops in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). The division was organized near Columbia South Carolina at Camp Jackson. It was one of the first national army divisions to be organized. In May 1918 the 81st Division was sent to Camp Sevier, near Greenville, South Carolina, and in July 1918 it was sent to New York to be shipped overseas. August 1918 the 81st Division went to England then to France to fight the Germans. The division was sent to the American 1st Army on October 19, 1918, and November entered the front lines. After the war the 81st Division remained in France for more than five months. The men were shipped back to the United States in early June 1919 and discharged from service. NOTE: The first panoramic photograph at the top of the page was taken June 10th, 1919. World War Two The 81st Division was reactivated on June 15th 1942. It was overseas July 3rd, 1944, and after 166 days of combat inactivated on January 30th, 1946 in Japan. Campaigns were in the Western Pacific, & South Philippines. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 81st Division - Primary Units 161st Infantry Brigade: 162d Infantry Brigade: 321st Infantry Regiment 323d Infantry Regiment 322d Infantry Regiment 324th Infantry Regiment 317th Machine Gun Battalion 318th Machine Gun Battalion 156th Field Artillery Brigade: Divisional Troops: 316th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm) 316th Machine Gun Battalion (These are the guys in the pictures above) 306th Engineer Regiment 317th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm) 306th Field Signal Battalion 318th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm) 306th Train Headquarters and MP 306th Trench Mortar Battery 306th Ammunition Train 306th Supply Train 306th Engineer Train 306th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies & Field Hospitals 321, 322, 323, 324) @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Insignia of the Wildcat Division - The cat is in different colors, according to the brigade BLACK - Headquarters, Machine Gun Battalion, and Engineers WHITE - One Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry Brigade LIGHT BLUE - One Hundred and Sixty-second Infantry Brigade RED - One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Brigade and Ammunition Train BUFF - Field Signal Battalion, orange; Sanitary Train, green, and Supply Train @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Commanders of the 81st Division during World War One Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth August 28th, 1917 Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey October 8th, 1917 Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth November 24th, 1917 Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver December 28th, 1917 Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey March 11th, 1918 Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver May 19th, 1918 Brig. Gen. Munroe McFarland May 24th, 1918 Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey May 30th, 1918 Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver June 9th, 1918 Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey July 3rd, 1918 Commanders of the 81st Division during World War Two Maj. Gen. Gustave H. Franke (June-August 1942) Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller (August 1942 to inactivation) |
