Victory Medals for All Divisions of the AEF, Part 3

Here I continue my collection of Victory Medals for each division in the American Expeditionary Force in WWI. Part Three is the National Army. The National Army divisions were formed from volunteers and men called up by the draft.

The 76th (Onaway) Division was made up of men from the New England States and northern New York. It became the depot division at St. Amand-Montrond, sending 19,971 replacements to the front.

The 77th (Liberty) Division was composed of New Yorkers. It was the first National Army division to arrive in France and only the Regular Army First and Third Divisions spent more time in active sectors.

The 78th (Lightening) Division was made up of men from Delaware, New Jersey and western New York. It served in the Limey sector and in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

The 79th (Cross of Lorraine) Division was made up of men from Maryland, the District of Columbia and eastern Pennsylvania. It served in the Troyon and Grande Montagne sectors and Meuse-Argonne.

The 80th (Blue Ridge) Division was made up of men from West Virginia, Virginia and western Pennsylvania. It served with the British at Artois and in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives.

The 81st (Wildcat) Division was made up of men from Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Carolinas. It served in the St. Die and Sommedieu sectors.

The 82nd (All-American) Division was men from Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, with replacements from New England and the Atlantic States., It served in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives.

The 83rd (Ohio) Division was made up of men from Ohio and West Virginia. It became the depot division at Le Mans sending 193,221 replacements to the Western Front and the 332nd Regiment to Italy.

The 84th (Rail Splitter) Division was made up of men from southern Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia. It sailed for France in September 1918 but didn’t make it into the line before the war was over.

The 85th (Custer) Division was made up of men from Wisconsin and Michigan. It became the depot division at Cosins, sending 3,948 replacements to the Western Front and the 339th Regiment to Russia.

The 86th (Black Hawk) Division was made up of men from northern Illinois. It sailed for France in September 1918 but didn’t make it into the line before the war was over.

The 87th (Acorn) Division was made up of men from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It sailed for France in September 1918 but didn’t make it into the line before the war was over.

The 88th (Clover Leaf) Division was made up of men from Iowa, Illinois, North Dakota and Minnesota. It served in the Alsace sector and held the line while in reserve during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

The 89th (Rolling W) Division was made up of men from Colorado, Missouri and Kansas. It served in the Toul and Bois de Bouchat sectors and in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives.

The 90th (Alamo) Division was made up of men from Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. It served in the Saizerais sector and in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensives.

The 91st (Evergreen) Division was made up of men from Alaska, Washington, California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Montana. It served in the Meuse-Argonne and in Belgium.

The 92nd (Buffalo) Division was a segregated division of African-Americans from all states. It served in the St. Die, Vosages, and Marbache sectors and in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Note: The 93rd (Bloody Hand) Division was a provisional division of African-Americans created in France. It never fought as a division, so is not shown here. It’s regiments fought separately alongside French colonial troops with great distinction.