Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-06
MECHANICS OF THE DIVISIONS.
Authentic Statement Of Origin and
Meaning.

Authentic Statement of Origin anc
Meaning.
Twenty-Five of the divisions Of the
American Expeditionary Forces have
taken to themselves, or have been pres
ented with, picturesque nicknames
These sobriquets are already widely
known, and 1.-The divisions will proba-
bly, be designated by them by future
war histories" says The Stars and
Stripes, the official paper of the A. E,
F., which lists the units together with
their nicknames. An account Of the
manner in which each nickname came
to be officially adopted accompanies
the list, and reveals the interesting fact
that, in many cases, the nickname is
less a nickname as we commonly un-
derstand the term than title Of hon
or. The list runs as follows:
Third-Marne Division: Nickname
conferred on unit by Maj Gen. Joseph
T. Dickman following its exploits on
the Marne line opposite Chateau
Thierry.
Fourth-Ivy Division: Derived from
insignia, a Roman numeral w.
Fifth-Red Diamond Division: Two
derivationsof this units nickname are
given. The first Is as follows: "Dia-
mond Dye-it never runs" The Sec
ond derivation is quoted from a staff
officer and states, "The Red Diamond
represents a well-knowp problem In
bridge e-building-it Is made up Of two
adjacent isosceles triangles, which
make for the greatest strength"
ty-sixth-Yankee Division: De-
ived from the fact that the unit was
rormed of New England National
Iuardsmen and applied because orig
inal Yankees came from New England.
ty-seventh-New York Divis-
ion: Derived from the fact that per-
sonnel Of unit is from New York.
Twenty-eight - Keystone Division:
derivations of this units nickname are
From fact that unit formed Of men
mostly from Pennsylvania, the Key
stone State" Divisional description
states, 1T has always occupied the
center of the corps front-it has had
the keystone position"
Twenty y-ninth-Blue and Gray Di-
vision: Derived from fact that men
comprising unit were drawn from both
northern and southern states.
Thirtieth-Old Hickory Division:
From fighting qualities Of Andrew
Jackson, whose military career gained
him the same title.
Thirty-second-Les Terribles and
Iron Jaw: OF these two nicknames,
the first was given the unit by a
French writer, and the second Is de-
rived from the fact that the division,
while engaged on the Marine, was en-
ployed on both flanks of that salient.
ty-third-Yellow Cross Divis-
ion: Derived from insignia Of unit.
Thirty y-fourth-Sandstorm Division:
From sandstorms which division en-
Cody, Deming, New Mexico.
Thirty sixth-Lone Star Division:
from fact that the Lone Star is the
emblem of Texas.
Thirty seventh-Buckeye Division:
name is derived from fact that
division was formed of the National
Guard of Ohio, the Buckeye state.
Fortieth-Sunshine Division: In
spired by favorable climatic conditions
under which unit trained.
Forty first-Sunset Division: From
sunsets of Pacific Coast from which
men forming unit were drawn.
Forty-second - Rainbow Division:
From fact that the war department de-
cided to make the first National Guard
division for service in France repres-
entative American division. Nick
name was applied before division was
formed.
y-seventh-Liberty Division:
Nickname derived from units insignia,
a miniature Statue Of Liberty.
Seventy eighth-Lightning Division.
Eightieth-The Blue Ridge Boys:
Derived from Blue Ridge Mountains,
and is representative of the state of
Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsyl-
vania, which originally formed the
unit.
Eighty first-Wildcat Division: De-
rived from fact that a small stream
which flowed through Camp Jackson,
where the unit was organized, was
called Wildcat Division.
Eighty second-All American Divi-
sion: From fact that enlisted men re-
present nearly every state in the union
and comprise Americans of every ra-
cial origin.
Eighty -eighth-Cl Division:
Adopted because the four-leaf clover is
representative Of the four states of
Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and North
Dakota, from which enlisted men who
formed unit were drawn, and is also
conventionally the numerical designa-
ton of the division, with a loop for
each state.
Eighty-ninth - Western Division:
From fact that unit was originally
formed of enlisted men from states
IN the middle west.
Ninety y-first-Wild West Division:
Nickname derived from fact that Of
ficers and men came from eight west
ern states.
Ninety-second Buffalo Division:
From Indian wars of pioneer days,
when the negro was called upon to aid
in suppressing Indian uprisinss. The
redskin, learning to respect the negroes
as soldiers, nicknamed them "Buffa-
'loes." Title is inherited from the 367th
regiment incorporated in division.
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