Order of Battle, First Army, 12 September 1918
US Army Reserve
First Army (United States) – Gen. John J Pershing
35th Division – Maj Gen Peter E Traub
World War I[edit]
Activated: 5 August 1917 (National Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Overseas: 7 May 1918
Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Casualties: Total 7,296, (KIA 1,018, WIA 6,278)
Commanders: Maj. Gen. William M. Wright (25 August 1917), Brg. Gen. L. G. Berry (18 September 1917), Maj. Gen. William M. Wright (10 December 1917), Brg. Gen. Nathaniel F. McClure (15 June 1918), Maj. Gen. Peter E. Traub (2 November 1918), Brg. Gen. Thomas B. Dugan (25 November 1918), Maj. Gen. Peter E. Traub (7 December 1918), Brg. Gen. Thomas B. Dugan (27 December 1918)
Returned to U.S. and inactivated: April 1919.
Actions during World War I[edit]
On 11 May 1918, the 35th Division arrived at Le Havre, France and served first, a brigade at a time, in the Vosges between 30 June and 13 August. The whole division served in the Gerardmer sector, Alsace, 14 August to 1 September; Meuse-Argonne, 21 to 30 September; Sommedieu sector, 15 October, to 6 November. Men of the division were ninety-two days in quiet sectors and five in active; advanced twelve and one half kilometres against resistance, captured 781 prisoners, and lost 1,067 killed and 6,216 wounded.[7] The 35th Division had, as an officer, Captain Harry Truman, 33rd President of the United States.[8]
World War I order of battle [edit]
Units of the 35th Division included:
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 35th Division
Headquarters, 69th Infantry Brigade
137th Infantry
138th Infantry
129th Machine Gun Battalion
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