12th Division (United States)

Former US Army unit the World War I division the World War II division Philippine Division (United States) June 2023 June 2023 12th Division 12th US Army division Insignia.svg 200px 12th U.S. Army Division SSI July 1918 - January 1919 US United States United States Army Infantry Division Camp Devins, Massachusetts Plymouth Division Major General Henry P. McCain The 12th Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, active in 1918–1919.Maneuver and Firepower Established at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, the division's training was interrupted by the World War I armistice, and the division was later disbanded. History The 12th Division was part of a group of six divisions (9th-14th) that the War Department directed to be formed in mid-1918 from troops of the Regular Army augmented by draftees. It was anticipated that the divisions' training would take four months, to be completed by the end of November 1918.CMH 1988 637 On 9 July 1918, the War Department ordered the organization of the 12th Division at Camp Devens. The division began forming on 12 July.June 1921 BRIEF HISTORIES OF DIVISIONS, U.S ARMY 1917-1918 https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA438001.pdf War Plans Division, US Army The 36th Infantry and 42d Infantry were ordered to Camp Devens in the latter part of July to become part of the division; the 42nd Infantry had been assigned to the division on 5 July 1918. Cadres of non-commissioned officers and privates was taken from each of the two existing regiments and assigned to the new 73rd Infantry and 74th, both war-raised National Army units consisting mostly of draftees from the Northeastern United States, as a nucleus. The 12th Field Artillery Brigade, which was to become the divisional artillery, was organized and trained at Camp McClellan, Alabama, but never actually joined the division at Camp Devens before its disbandment. It consisted of the 34th, 35th, and 36th Field Artillery Regiments and a trench mortar battery.http://www.newrivernotes.com/topical_history_ww1_oob_american_forces.htm Order of Battle - American Forces - World War I By 1 September 1918 the training of the division for overseas service was well under way. Only after the Armistice of 11 November 1918 did orders arrive for the demobilization US Infantry Divisions 11th Division 13th Division of the division. By 31 January 1919, all non-Regular commissioned and enlisted personnel had been discharged. Major General Henry P. McCain commanded this division from the time of its organization until it was demobilized.Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume VI Cullum George W. George Washington Cullum 1920 Seeman & Peters Saginaw, Michigan 400 Interim commanders included George L. Byroade, Almon L. Parmerter, and John E. Woodward.CMH 1988 646 McCain remained in command of Camp Devens after the division was disestablished. Organization 23rd Infantry Brigade 35th Infantry Regiment 43rd Infantry Regiment 35th Machine Gun Battalion 24th Infantry Brigade 42d Infantry Regiment 74th Infantry Regiment 36th Machine Gun Battalion 12th Field Artillery Brigade 34th Field Artillery Regiment 35th Field Artillery Regiment 36th Field Artillery Regiment Headquarters 34th Machine Gun Battalion 212th Engineers 212th Field Signal Battalion Division Trains Post World War II From 1946 to 1947 the Philippine Division was re-designated the 12th Infantry Division. References 30em CMH Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZTWpz2cokoC&pg=PA646 3, Part 2 Washington, D.C. Center of Military History, United States Army 1988 Category:Infantry divisions of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1918 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919 Category:United States Army divisions of World War I