16th Division (United States)

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16th Division
Active1918–1919
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Commanders
CommanderMaj. Gen. David C. Shanks
Chief of StaffStephen J. Chamberlin

The 16th Division was an

division of the United States Army raised during World War I. It was the second formation of that name raised in the United States, the first being renamed to 37th Division
in 1917.

History

The division was organized in 1918 as a regular army and national army division for World War I, and was commanded by Major General David C. Shanks, with his son-in-law Stephen J. Chamberlin, later a lieutenant general, as chief of staff.[1][2] Its two Infantry brigades, the 31st and 32nd, were commanded by Peter Weimer Davison and Walter Cowen Short.[3][4] The division's 16th Field Artillery Brigade was commanded by Daniel W. Hand.[5]

Reproduction of unofficial 16th Division shoulder patch, black on olive green
Reproduction of unofficial shoulder patch of 16th Division, blue and white

The

American Expeditionary Force Siberia, but that conflict also ended before the division could embark.[6] It did not go overseas and demobilized in March 1919 at Camp Kearny, California.[7]

Because the 16th Division was in existence for such a brief period, it never designed or adopted a shoulder sleeve insignia or distinctive unit insignia.[8] Some members of the organization devised a felt shoulder patch that featured the Liberty Bell, one with the number "16" superimposed on it, but neither insignia was never officially adopted.[9]

References

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  3. ^ Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War. Vol. 3, Part 2. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, United States Army. 1988. p. 653 – via Google Books.
  4. ISBN 978-1-5719-7088-6 – via Google Books
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  6. ^ White, H. A. (1946). "Memorial, Guy Carleton, 1881". externalapps.westpointaog.org/. West Point, NY: West Point Association of Graduates.
  7. ISBN 978-1-4116-2315-6 – via Google Books
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  8. ^ Phillips, Fred H., ed. (March 1, 1919). "Divisional Insignia Explained". Arms And The Man. Washington, DC: National Rifle Association of America. p. 451 – via Google Books.
  9. ISBN 978-0-7643-2937-1 – via Google Books
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