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Organized at Camp Bowie, Texas, from Aug. 25th to Oct. 15, 1917. The officers and men were drawn largely from the States of Texas and Oklahoma. On July 4th the division left for Camp Mills, L.I. Sailed from Hoboken, N.J., on July 18th, units arriving at Brest, St. Nazaire, Le Havre and Bordeaux, beginning July 30th, thence proceeding to the 13th training area in vicinity of Bar-sur-Aube. On Sept. 27th the division left for the Champagne section, detraining at Epernay and vicinity.
Commencing Oct. 6th, the division took an active part in the operations of the 4th French Army, advancing a distance of twenty-one kilometers to the Aisne river where it was relieved on the night of Oct. 27th to 28th and withdrawn to the Thiaucourt rest area. On Nov. 18th the troops departed, by marching, for the 16th training area surrounding Tonnerre, arriving in Billes in the Tonnerre area Nov. 28th.
This division captured from the enemy, 18 officers, 531 men, 9 pieces of artillery, 295 machine guns. It made a total advance against resistance of about twenty-one kilometers. Distinguished Service Cross awards, 24. Battle deaths, 591; wounded, 2,119, prisoners of war, 25.
Maj. Gen. E. St. John Greble, U.S.A., organized and commanded the division for some time. Maj. Gen. W. R. Smith, U.S.A., was in command during the latter part of the war.
The units composing the division were as follows: 71st and 72d Inf., Brigs, 141st, 142d, 143d and 144th Inf. Regts., 132d and 133 Machine Gun Bns., 61st Arty. Brig., 131st, 132d and 133d Arty. Regts., 111th. Trench Mortar Battery, 111th Amm. Train, 131st Div. Machine Gun Bn., 111th Fld. Sig. Bn., 111th Engr. Regt. and Train, 111th Supply Train (141st, 142nd, 143rd and 144th Amb. Cos. And Field Hospitals).
To form this division the following National Guard units were drawm from the states: Oklahoma: 1st Inf., Sq. Cav.; 1st Engrs. Bn.; F. H. Co. No. 1. Texas: 1st and 2nd Inf. Brigs., Div. Hq. Troop; 3d, 4th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th Inf.,; 1st Cav.; 1st and 2d F.A. Regts.; 1st Engrs Bn.; Bn. S.C.; Hq. Traings and M.P.; Amb. Cos. And Fields Hospitals Nos. 1 and 2.
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