The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-12-17
4 BRIEF HISTORY
OF BOTH DIVISION

In compliance with Var Depart
mcnt instructions the 30th Division
was organized at Camp Sewer, :. (.
in October, 1917. This division w;is
formerly the old 9Th National Guard
Division (1st, 2nd. 3rd Tenn. INF: lSt
Tenn. F. a.. TIP. D, Tenn. Cav; Isl
Tenn. Field Hospital, 1st. md ana
ara \. C. Inf. 1st " G. r. A: lsz
So. \. c. Cav; lst y. c Ensrs; CO"
A. \. c. Signal Corps; \. G. Supply
Train; lst y. c. Field Hospital: lst
s. c. Field Hospital; 1st y. {. Am
bulancc Co: 1st and End 5. {. mr.
Co. A, Signal Corps. S. C: Troop y.
S. c. Cav) In addition 70 the above
the division was augmented by draf'
men from North and South CafoIna.
Tennessee Indiana, Illinois, Iowa.
Minnesota and No. Dakota.
The division remained in training
81 Camp Sewer until May. 1919. The
first units sailed for overseas on MA
:. 1918. and The last units landed u
Calais. France on June ~. l?lh.
The division was ordered TO the Ep-
erlecnues training area (PaS-de-Ca-
lais) and remained there until July
4,h. when it was ordered into Bel
rium under the command Of The md
British Corps and placed IN support
of the 33rd and 49th British DlvIs-
ions. Division Headquarters was To-
Gated at Watou and it was there that
This division received its first framing
in the line. On August nth the dl-a
vision took over the canal sector OK
tending from the southern outSklftS
of Ypres TO Voorm eZeele and from
Angus, 3lst to Sept. 1st engaged IN
the battle before Mt. KENNEL. The
division was then Withdrawn and
placed in reserve until Sept. 'tE
when it was sent into the line with
division headquarters al Herlssaft.
Sept 22nd the division was placHt
under the command Of the 4th Brit
ish Army and took over the Bcanre-
yoir Sector the following day. The
division participated in the battle oil
Bellincourt Sept. 2930 which re-
suited in the breaking Of the Hin
denburs Line. On Oct. 4th the di-
vision took over the line near Mont
brehain where it attacked on four
successive days making an advance
Of 1900 yards On Oct. 18th the
division participated in the battle OF
La Sale River, anu remained in the
attack until Oct 2oth. The division
wah Withdrawn to the Heilly training
area Immediately after the battle
where it was located at the signing
of the arnlistice On Nov. oath the
division was ordered to the LeMans
area preparatory to returning 10 the
United States.
The Divisional Artillery was not
present for operations with the divis-
ion. but was in active operation in
the Toul Sector. ST. AIihile offensive,
Meuse-Argonne offensive and the
Woevre Sector.
The Commanding Generals Of the
Division were Maj. Gen. John r
Morrison. from organization TO Nov.
goth. 1917; Maj. Gen. c. +. Towns
ley Nov. 20. 1917Dec. II, 1917; Maj.
Gen. Geo. Read, Apr. 81, 191S-Aug.
10. 1918; Mai. Gen. Edw. NJ. Lewis,
Aug. 10 191S-Noy. II. 1915.
The division insignia is a mono
gram in blue Of the letters 20 ana
H" standing for "Old Hickory, the
nickname of Andrew Jackson. The
crossbar Of the H" contains the
triple Xxx" the Roman numerals
for thirty. The whole is on ma
room background.
During active operations the divis-
ion suffered the following losses rs
reported to tire War Department TO
include May, 1918: Killed in action
1862; wounded 9,429; number taken
prisoners. s officers. Il men.
The division captured from the en-
envy the following: 3,S4S prisoners
il pieces Of artillery and 426 ma
chine guns. 1t made 4 tota advance
of % ID kilomctcrs against resist
ance.
III Distinguished Service Crosse:
were awarded to individuals in this
division up TO March s, 1919
The units composing the division
were as follows: 59lh. Goth. Inf.
Erigades. 117th. 11Sth, 10Th. 12oth
Infantry Regiments. l4th: ll'th
Machine Gun Battalions; a3th Afhl-
l..ry Brigade; 18th, 114th, lla1h
! ARTILLERY Regiments. 1o5th Trench
Mortar Battery, l1@th Div. Machine
Gum Battalion. l05th Engineer E,esl-
ment and Train, 105th Field Signal
| battalion, l05th Train Headquarters
and NJ. p: I051h Supply Tram
1O51h Ammunition Train: l03th San
ilary Train: l1lth. 1lSth. l19'h.
1o0th Ambulance Companies ana
Field Hospitals.
Extracts from General Pcrshins $
c.on,munioue relating 10 the 30lh Di-
vision: