Organization of the 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Division when it was created in 1917 during World War I

The 32^D ‘Red Arrow’ Division was created in the fall of 1917 by combining the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard. Wisconsin provided about 15,000 Soldiers and Michigan provided 8,000. Later 4,000 National Army troops (selectees or draftees) from Camp Custer, Michigan, and Camp Grant, Illinois, were assigned to the Division before it left for France. Those draftees were primarily from the upper Midwest. Later, in France, the 32^D Division received replacements from nearly every state in the union.

Before being activated for World War I, the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard were organized in accordance with pre-war US Regular Army units. At that time, the General Staff of the War Department envisioned “triangular” infantry brigades of three infantry regiments each, with three such brigades in a division (plus artillery, engineer, signal, supply and medical units). Each rifle company would have 3 officers and 150 men.

In the spring of 1917, however, General John ‘Blackjack’ Pershing (the commander of the A.E.F.) and his staff made a trip to France to observe the tactics and formations in use by the Allies. Based on his observations, Gen. Pershing decided that reorganizing US units into massive “square” divisions, also known as “Pershing Divisions”, might be able to provide enough muscle to break the stalemate of trench warfare. Each “square” division was built around four powerful infantry regiments of 3,720 enlisted men each. There would be two such regiments, plus a machine gun battalion, in an infantry brigade (2 infantry brigades per division). Each infantry brigade would be supported by a regiment of light (75mm) artillery; a 3rd regiment of heavy artillery (155mm howitzers) and a trench mortar battery would complete the division's brigade of artillery. All of this, plus an additional machine gun battalion, a combat engineer regiment, a signal battalion and a division train (consisting of military police, ammunition train, supply train, engineer train, sanitary train) gave each division an authorized strength of 991 officers and 27,114 men (each rifle company consisted of 7 officers and 250 men, as opposed to the pre-war rifle companies of 3 officers and 150 men).

The table below lists the new units that were needed to complete the organization of the 32^D Division. It also attempts to list which old Michigan or Wisconsin National Guard units were reorganized to create the new units and which armory those old units came from. It also attempts to list the first commander of those new units. Additional information, to hopefully someday complete this table, will be added as it is found.

New Unit	Old Unit(s)	Armory(s)	Commander
32^D Division			Maj. Gen. James 'Galloping Jim' Parker
Headquarters Troop
63^D Infantry Brigade			Brig. Gen. Louis C. Covell (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Mich. Bde.)
125^TH Infantry Regiment			Col. John B. Boucher (formerly cdr. of 33^D Mich. Inf.)	the 33^D Mich. Inf. (minus 1 company) and 5 companies of the 31^ST Mich. Inf.
Headquarters Company
Band
Supply Company	Sup. Co., 33^D Mich. Inf.	Grayling, MI	Capt. Walter R. Stevens (formerly cdr. of Sup. Co., 33^D Mich. Inf.)
Machine Gun Company	MG Co., 33^D Mich. Inf.	Flint, MI	Capt. Ira D. MacLachlan
1^ST Battalion Headquarters
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D	Cos. D & K, 31^ST Mich. Inf.		Capt. Milburn H. Hawkes
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Company E	Co. A, 33^D Mich. Inf.	Flint, MI
Company F		Alpena, MI
Company G	Co. G, 33^D Mich. Inf.	Houghton, MI	Capt. Thomas S. Smith (formerly cdr. of Co. G, 33^D Mich. Inf.)
Company H
3^D Battalion Headquarters
Company I		Sault Ste. Marie, Bay City, and Saginaw, MI
Company K	part of Co. L, 33^D Mich. Inf. & some or all of Co. K, 33^D Mich. Inf.	Menominee & Cheboygan, MI
Company L	some or all of Co. C, 33^D Mich. Inf.; part of Co. L, 33^D Mich. Inf. & some or all of Co. I, 33^D Mich. Inf.	Port Huron, Menominee & East Jordan, MI	Capt. Oscar Falk (formerly cdr. of Co. L, 33^D Mich. Inf.)
Company M	Co. H, 33^D Mich. Inf.	Owosso, MI	Capt. John F. Speck (formerly cdr. Of Co. H, 33^D Mich. Inf.)
126^TH Infantry Regiment			Col. Joseph P. Westnedge (formerly cdr. of 32^D Mich. Inf.)	the 32^D Mich. Inf. and 5 companies of the 31^ST Mich. Inf.
Headquarters Company	Co. L, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Rapids, MI	Capt. Jess W. Clark (formerly cdr. of Co. L, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Sanitary Detachment			Maj. Ernest C. (G.) Lee (formerly San. Det., 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Band		Grand Rapids, MI	John W. Bickert, (formerly Band, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Supply Company	Sup. Co., 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Rapids, MI	Capt. Walter N. Burgess (formerly cdr. of Sup. Co., 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Machine Gun Company	MG Co., 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Rapids, MI	Capt. William Haze (formerly cdr. of MG Co., 32^D Mich. Inf.)
1^ST Battalion Headquarters			Maj. Jay C. McCullough (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Bn., 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company A	Co. A, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Coldwater, MI	Capt. Roscoe L. Graves (formerly cdr. of Co. A, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company B	Co. B, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Adrian, MI	Capt. John Benner (formerly cdr. of Co. B, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company C	Co. C & part of Co. D, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Kalamazoo, MI	Capt. Robert L. Wright (formerly cdr. of Co. C, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company D	Co. E, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Ionia, MI	Capt. George R. Hogarth (formerly cdr. of Co. E, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
2^D Battalion Headquarters			Maj. Albert C. Wilson (formerly Cdr. of 3^D Bn., 31^ST Mich. Inf.)
Company E	Co. I & part of Co. M, 31^ST Mich. Inf.	Ann Arbor, MI	Capt. Arthur G. Volland (formerly cdr. of Co. I, 31^ST Mich. Inf.)
Company F	Co. L & part of Co. M, 31^ST Mich. Inf.	Jackson, MI	Capt. Richard F. Smith
Company G	Co. G, 31^ST Mich. Inf.	Detroit, MI	Capt. James O. Catheart
Company H	Co. H, 31^ST Mich. Inf.	Detroit, MI	Capt. Fred W. Beaudry
3^D Battalion Headquarters			Maj. Earl R. Stewart (formerly cdr. of 3^D Bn., 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company I	Co. H & part of Co. G, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Big Rapids & Muskegon, MI	Capt. Charles L. McCormick (formerly cdr. of Co. H, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company K	Co. K & part of Co. I, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Rapids, MI	Capt. James Sinke (formerly cdr. of Co. K, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company L	Co. F & part of Co. G, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Haven & Muskegon, MI	Capt. George L. Olson (formerly cdr. of Co. F (L), 32^D Mich. Inf.)
Company M	Co. M & part of Co. I, 32^D Mich. Inf.	Grand Rapids, MI	Capt. Emil B. Gansser (formerly cdr. of Co. M, 32^D Mich. Inf.)
120^TH Machine Gun Battalion			Maj. David E. Cleary (formerly cdr. of 3^D Bn., 31^ST Mich. Inf.)	surplus companies of the Mich. Inf. Bde.
Headquarters Company
Company A
Company B
Company C	Co. F, 31^ST Mich. Inf.
Company D
64^TH Infantry Brigade			Brig. Gen. Charles R. Boardman (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Wis. Bde.)
127^TH Infantry Regiment			Col. Wilbur Moses Lee (formerly cdr. of 2^D Wis. Inf.)	24 officers and 1,018 men of 1^ST Wis. Inf.; 29 officers and 1,341 men of 2^D Wis. Inf.; 4 officers and 280 men of 3^D Wis. Inf.; 2 officers and 183 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 5 officers and 189 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 5 officers and 114 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Company	HQ Co., 1^ST Wis. Inf. & HQ Co., 2^D Wis. Inf.	Madison & Appleton, WI	Capt. Myron C. West (formerly cdr. of HQ Co., 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
Band	Band, 2^D Wis. Inf.	Marshfield, WI
Supply Co.	Sup. Co., 1^ST Wis. Inf.; Sup. Co., 2^D Wis. Inf.; Sup. Co. or MG Co., 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Madison, Oshkosh & Port Washington, WI	Capt. Frank H. Crane (formerly cdr. of Sup. Co., 2^D Wis. Inf.)
Machine Gun Company	MG Co., 2^D Wis. Inf.	Ashland, WI	Capt. Matthew C. Tompkins (formerly cdr. of MG Co., 2^D Wis. Inf.)
1^ST Battalion Headquarters
Company A	Co. A, 2^D Wis. Inf.	Marshfield, WI.	Capt. Frank Bernard Reigel (formerly cdr. of Co. A, 2^D Wis. Inf.)
Company B	Co. B, 1^ST Wis. Inf. & Co. B, 2^D Wis. Inf.	Fort Atkinson & Oshkosh, WI.	Capt. George Francis O’Connell (formerly cdr. of Sup. Co., 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
Company C	Co. C, 2^DWis. Inf.	Sheboygan, WI	Capt. Paul W. Schmidt (formerly cdr. of Co. C, 2^D Wis. Inf.)
Company D	Co. D, 1^ST Wis. Inf. & ½ of Co. K, 2^D Wis. Inf.	Milwaukee & Beaver Dam, WI	Capt. Frank (Paul) Meske (formerly cdr. of Co. D, 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Company E	Co. E, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Eau Claire, WI	Capt. Richard F. Sortomme (formerly cdr. of Co. E, 3^D Wis. Inf.)
Company F	Co. F, 1^ST Wis. Inf. & Co. F, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Milwaukee & Shawano, WI	Capt. Henry W. Biemdiecke (formerly cdr. of Co. F, 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
Company G	Co. G, 1^ST Wis. Inf. & part of Co. L, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Madison & Beloit, WI	Capt. William Smith (formerly cdr. of Co. G, 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
Company H	Co. H, 2^D Wis. Inf. & Co. H, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Manitowoc & Monroe, WI.	Capt. Allen Ernest Mitchell (formerly cdr. of Co. H, 1^ST Wis. Inf.
3^D Battalion Headquarters
Company I	Co. I, 2^D Wis. Inf. & Co. I, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Marinette & Superior, WI.	Capt. Edward J. Schmidt (formerly cdr. of Co. H, 2^D Wis. Inf.)
Company K	Co. K, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. Leo S. Kosak (formerly cdr. of Co. K, 1^ST Wis. Inf.)
Company L	Co. L, 2^D Wis. Inf. & part of Co. L, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Rhinelander & Beloit, WI	Capt. Forest H. Himes (formerly cdr. of Co. L, 2^D Wis. Inf.)
Company M	Co. M, 2^D Wis. Inf. & ½ of Co. K, 2^D Wis. Inf.	Oconto & Beaver Dam, WI.	1st Lt. Harvey C. Vermilyea
128^TH Infantry Regiment			Col. John Turner (formerly cdr. of 3^D Wis. Inf.)	21 officers and 715 men of 1^ST Wis. Inf.; 3 officers and 149 men of 2^D Wis. Inf.; 27 officers and 1,306 men of 3^D Wis. Inf.; 6 officers and 315 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 6 officers and 357 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 5 officers and 120 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.; 12 men of 1^ST Mich. Sig. Bn.
Headquarters Company
Band	Band, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Wausau, Marinette & La Crosse
Supply Company
Machine Gun Company	MG Co., 1^ST Wis. Inf. & part of Co. K, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Oconomowoc & Stoughton, WI
1^ST Battalion Headquarters
Company A	Co. A, 1^ST Wis. Inf. & Co. A, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Reedsburg & Neillsville, WI
Company B	Co. D, 2^D Wis. Inf. & Co. B, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Ripon & La Crosse, WI
Company C	Co. C, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Hudson, WI
Company D	Co. D, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Mauston, WI
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Company E
Company F	Co. F, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Portage, WI
Company G
Company H	Co. H, 3^D Wis. Inf.	Menomonie, WI
3^D Battalion Headquarters			Maj. Ulysses Grant Carl (formerly cdr. of 3^D Bn., 3^D Wis. Inf.)
Company I	Co. I, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Neenah, WI
Company K	Co. C, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Whitewater, WI
Company L
Company M	Co. M, 1^ST Wis. Inf.	Janesville, WI
121^ST Machine Gun Battalion			Maj. Frank H. Fowler (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Bn., 3^D Wis. Inf.)	12 officers and 427 men of 3^D Wis. Inf.; 1 officer and 45 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Company
Company A	MG Co., 3^D Wis. Inf., (Co. # 1, 121^ST MG Bn.)	Rice Lake, WI
Company B	Co. K, 3^D Wis. Inf. (Co. # 2, 121^ST MG Bn.)	Tomah, WI
Company C
Company D
57^TH Field Artillery Brigade			Brig. Gen. William G. 'Bunker' Haan (USA)
119^TH Field Artillery Regiment			Maj. Chester B. McCormick (possibly former Cdr. of 1^ST Mich. FA)	1^ST Mich. FA, 1^ST Mich. Cav., HQ and Service Cos. of 31^ST Inf. Regt.
Headquarters Battery
Supply Battery
1^ST Battalion Headquarters
Battery A	Btry. A, 1^ST Mich. FA	Lansing, MI
Battery B
Battery C	Btry. C, 1^ST Mich. FA	Lansing, MI	Capt. Amos Henry Ashley
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Battery D
Battery E
Battery F
120^TH Field Artillery Regiment			Col. Carl Penner (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Wis. Cav.)	46 officers and 1,393 men of 1^ST Wis. Cav.; 21 men of 2^D Wis. Inf.;
Headquarters Battery	HQ Trp. & Trp. M, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee & Sheboygan, WI	Capt. Herbert V. Kohler (formerly cdr. of Trp. M, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Supply Battery	Sup. Trp., 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. Alfred W. Einfeldt (formerly cdr. of Sup. Trp., 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
1^ST Battalion Headquarters			Maj. Herbert B. Einfeldt (formerly 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery A	Trp. A & MG Trp., 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. James G. Swift (formerly cdr. of Trp. A, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery B	Trp. B & K, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee & Ladysmith, WI	Capt. Ernest V. Cook (formerly cdr. of MG Trp., 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery C	Trp. C & L, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee & Eau Claire, WI	Capt. James J. Quill (formerly cdr. of Trp. C, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
2^D Battalion Headquarters			Maj. August M. Krech (formerly 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery D	Trp. D & G, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Milwaukee & Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Capt. Edgar J. Tapping, Jr. (formerly cdr. of Trp. D, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery E	Trp. E & I, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Kenosha & Stevens Point, WI	Capt. John S. Coney (formerly cdr. of Trp. E, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
Battery F	Trp. F & H, 1^ST Wis. Cav.	Lake Geneva & Merrill, WI	Capt. Albert H. Smith (formerly cdr. of Trp. H, 1^ST Wis. Cav.)
121^ST Field Artillery Regiment			Col. Philip C. Westfahl (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Wis. FA)	39 officers and 1,220 men of 1^ST Wis. FA; 149 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 13 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 221 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.; 2 men of Wis. Fld. Hosp. No. 2
Headquarters Battery	HQ Co., 1^ST Wis. FA	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. John Geo. Reed (formerly cdr. of HQ Co., 1^ST Wis. FA)
Supply Battery	Sup. Co., 1^ST Wis. FA	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. Arthur W. Walters (formerly cdr. of Sup. Co., 1^ST Wis. FA)
1^ST Battalion Headquarters
Battery A	Btry. A, 1^ST Wis. FA	Whitefish Bay, WI	Capt. Wm. F. Fraedrich (formerly cdr. of Btry. A, 1^ST Wis. FA)
Battery B	Btry. B, 1^ST Wis. FA	Green Bay, WI	Capt. Harvey F. Smith (formerly cdr. of Btry. B, 1^ST Wis. FA)
Battery C	Btry. C, 1^ST Wis. FA	Racine, WI	Capt. Richard G. Bryant (formerly cdr. of Btry. C, 1^ST Wis. FA)
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Battery D	Btry. D, 1^ST Wis. FA	Whitefish Bay, WI	Capt. Ralph R. Hibbard (formerly cdr. of Btry. D, 1^ST Wis. FA)
Battery E	Btry. E, 1^ST Wis. FA	Green Bay, WI	Capt. John M. West (formerly cdr. of Btry. E, 1^ST Wis. FA)
Battery F	Btry. F, 1^ST Wis. FA	Racine, WI	Capt. James Wilder Gilson (formerly cdr. of Btry. F, 1^ST Wis. FA)
107^TH Trench Mortar Battery	Co. G, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Antigo, WI	Capt. Otto A. Miller (formerly cdr. of Co. G, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)	3 officers and 181 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
119^TH Machine Gun Battalion			Maj. Percy C. Atkinson (formerly cdr. of a bn. of the 6^TH Wis. Inf.)	6 officers and 171 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 11 officers and 341 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 6 officers and 210 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Company
Company A	MG Co. & Co. B, 4^TH Wis. Inf. (part or all of both cos.	Tomahawk & Stanley, WI	Capt. John B. Fosnot (formerly cdr. of MG Co., 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company B	Co. A, 6^TH Wis. Inf.	Phillips, WI	Capt. Edward O. Witt (formerly cdr. of Co. A, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company C (re-designated Co. D, 120^TH MG Bn. in France)	MG Co. & Co. E, 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Bay View & Watertown, WI	Capt. Alfred E. Gaartz (formerly cdr. of MG Co., 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company D	mostly from 5^TH Wis. Inf.		Capt. Thomas A. Watson (formerly cdr. of Co. M, 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
107^TH Engineer Regiment			Maj. Howard Green	13 officers and 453 men of 1^ST Mich. Eng. Bn.; 14 officers and 474 men of 1^ST Wis. Eng. Bn.; 94 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 85 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 192 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Company
1^ST Battalion Headquarters		Houghton, MI
Company A	Co. A, 1^ST Mich. Eng. Bn.	Calumet, MI
Company B	Co. B, 1^ST Mich. Eng. Bn.	Houghton, MI	possibly Capt. Harold Mark Schmidt
Company C	Co. C, 1^ST Mich. Eng. Bn.	Houghton, MI	possibly Capt. William F. Lewis
2^D Battalion Headquarters
Company D	1^ST Wis. Eng. Bn. (probably Co. A)
Company E	Co. B, 1^ST Wis. Eng. Bn.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. Clarence U. Smith (formerly Cdr. of Co. B, 1^ST Wis. Eng. Bn.)
Company F	1^ST Wis. Eng. Bn. (probably Co. C)
107^TH Field Signal Battalion			Maj. William Mitchell Lewis (formerly cdr. of 1^ST Wis. Sig. Bn.)	2 officers and 201 men of 1^ST Mich. Sig. Bn.; 11 officers and 165 men of 1^ST Wis. Sig. Bn.
107^TH Train Headquarters & MPs			Col. Robert B. McCoy (formerly cdr. of 4^TH Wis. Inf.)	6 officers and 86 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 3 officers and 218 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
107^TH Military Police, Company A			Capt. Christopher J. Rollis (formerly Cdr. of Co. K, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
107^TH Military Police, Company B	Co. D, 6^TH Wis. Inf. & part of Co. K, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Washburn & Stoughton, WI	Capt. Hubert Haskell Peavey (formerly Cdr. of Co. D, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
107^TH Ammunition Train			Lt. Col. James McCully (formerly of 5^TH Wis. Inf.)	10 officers and 390 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 12 officers and 453 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 2 officers and 92 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Detachment	Co. B, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Stanley, WI
Motor Battalion			Maj. Martin D. Imhoff (formerly cdr. of 2^D Bn., 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company A (originally named First Truck Co.)	Co. E, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Menasha, WI	Capt. Richard Thomas Hill (formerly Cdr. of Co. E, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company B (originally named Second Truck Co.)	Co. D, 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Hartford, WI	Capt. Harold G. Rogers (formerly cdr. of Co. D, 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company C (originally named Third Truck Co.)	Co. D, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Black River Falls, WI	Capt. George B. Jensen (formerly cdr. of Co. D, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company D (originally named Fourth Truck Co.)	Co. H, 6^TH Wis. Inf.	Hayward, WI	Capt. William W. Wismer (formerly cdr. of Co. H, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
Horsed Battalion			Maj. Anton C. Martin (formerly cdr. of 2^D Bn., 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company E (originally named First Caisson Co.)	Co. I, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	Platteville, WI	Capt. Harvey D. Weidman (formerly cdr. of Co. I, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company F (originally named Second Caisson Co.)	Co. C, 5^TH Wis. Inf. & part of Co. I, 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. Joseph B. Zawodny (formerly cdr. of Co. C, 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company G (originally named Wagon Co.)	Co. B, 5^TH Wis. Inf. & part of Co. A, 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Milwaukee, WI	Capt. John A. Bonin (formerly cdr. of Co. B, 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
107^TH Supply Train			Maj. Emil F. Kraning (formerly cdr. of 3^D Bn., 6^TH Wis. Inf.)	2 officers and 150 men of 4^TH Wis. Inf.; 1 officer and 76 men of 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 5 officers and 234 men of 6^TH Wis. Inf.
Headquarters Detachment
Company A	possibly some or all of Co. A, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	possibly Chippewa Falls, WI	possibly 1st Lt. Peter J. Pangborn (formerly 1st Lt. of Co. A, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company B	possibly some or all of Co. M, 4^TH Wis. Inf.	possibly Kenosha, WI	1st Lt. Asbury H. Vale (formerly 1st Lt. of Co. M, 4^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company C	most of Co. L, 5^TH Wis. Inf.	Wautoma, WI	1st Lt. Charles P. Ward (possibly 1st Lt. with Co. K, 5^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company D	some or all of Co. M, 6^TH Wis. Inf.	New London, WI	possibly 1st Lt. Henry J. Pettigrew (formerly 1st Lt. of Co. M, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company E	most of Co. F, 6^TH Wis. Inf. (possibly some of Co. I, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)	Rice Lake, WI (possibly also Baraboo, WI)	1st Lt. Lee M. Boyden (formerly 1st Lt. of Co. F, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
Company F	possibly some or all of Co. K, 6^TH Wis. Inf.	possibly Marshfield, WI	1st Lt. Fred H. Braem (formerly 1st Lt. of Co. K, 6^TH Wis. Inf.)
107^TH Engineer Train
107^TH Sanitary Train			Maj. Dirk Bowens	1^ST Mich. Fld. Hosp.; 2D Mich. Amb. Co.; 1^ST and 2D Wis. Amb. Cos.; 1^ST and 2D (less 2 men) Wis. Fld. Hosps.; dets. from 1^ST and 5^TH Wis. Inf.; 1 officer of 1^ST Mich. Cav.
125^TH Ambulance Company	Wis. Ambulance Co. No. 1?
126^TH Ambulance Company
127^TH Ambulance Company	Wis. Ambulance Co. No. 2
128^TH Ambulance Company	Mich. Ambulance Co. No. 2	Bay City, MI	Capt. Roy Perkins (formerly cdr. of Mich. Ambulance Co. No. 2)
125^TH Field Hospital
126^TH Field Hospital
127^TH Field Hospital
128^TH Field Hospital
107^TH Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop
107^TH Motor Supply Truck Unit
147^TH Field Artillery Regiment	organic to the 41^ST Division - attached to the 57^TH FA Bde. from 24 June 1918 to 8 April 1919
158^TH Field Artillery Brigade	organic to the 83^D Division - attached to the 32^D Division from 26 September 1918 to April 1919
322^D Field Artillery Regiment
323^D Field Artillery Regiment
324^TH Field Artillery Regiment
308^TH Trench Mortar Battery
308^TH Ammunition Train

The 125^TH and 126^TH Infantry Regiments and the 120^TH Machine Gun Battalion of the 63^D Infantry Brigade were formed from the 31^ST, 32^D and 33^D Michigan Infantry Regiments (Michigan Infantry Brigade). The 125^TH Infantry, the ‘Lumberjack’ Regiment, included all of the 33^D Michigan Infantry (with the exception of one company) and five companies of the 31^ST Michigan Infantry. The 126^TH included the entire 32^D Michigan Infantry plus 5 companies of the 31^ST Michigan Infantry. The 120^TH MG BN was formed from surplus companies of the Michigan Infantry Brigade.

The 127^TH and 128^TH Infantry Regiments and 121^ST Machine Gun Battalion of the 64^TH Infantry Brigade were formed from the 1^ST, 2^D and 3^D Wisconsin Infantry Regiments (1^ST Wisconsin Brigade) plus some soldiers from the 57^TH Depot Brigade.

The 4^TH, 5^TH and 6^TH Wisconsin Infantry Regiments (2^D Wisconsin Brigade) functioned as the 57^TH Depot Brigade. From this brigade the various new units of the new Division were organized in accordance with the “Tables of Organization, 1917”. The 57^TH Depot Brigade only existed for several weeks, it ceased to exist as soon as the organization of the Division was completed.

The 57^TH Field Artillery Brigade was formed from the 1^ST Wisconsin and 1^ST Michigan Field Artillery Regiments and 1^ST Wisconsin and 1^ST Michigan Cavalry Regiments plus some soldiers from the 57^TH Depot Brigade.
    119^TH FA, composed largely of Michigan artillery and cavalry troops
    120^TH FA, made up almost entirely from troops of the 1^ST Wisconsin Cavalry
    121^ST FA, the heavy artillery regiment of the 57^TH FA Brigade, formed from the 1^ST Wisconsin Field Artillery

The 107^TH Engineer Regiment was formed from the 1^ST Wisconsin and 1^ST Michigan Engineer Battalions plus some soldiers from the 57^TH Depot Brigade.

Whole companies were transferred from the 57^TH Depot Brigade to make up the 107^TH Trains, 32^D Military Police Company and 119^TH Machine Gun Battalion.

The 107^TH Sanitary Train was formed from Wisconsin Ambulance Companies Nos. 1 and 2, Michigan Ambulance Company No. 2, Wisconsin Field Hospitals Nos. 1 and 2 and Michigan Field Hospital No. 1.

The 107^TH Field Signal Battalion was formed from the 1^ST Wisconsin and 1^ST Michigan Field Signal Battalions.

In reorganization of the Division it was the policy to preserve original company organizations, but some consolidation was necessary to bring the companies up from the formerly prescribed strength of 150 men to the new “Tables of Organization, 1917” strength of 250 men.

Bibliography:

Acker, John C., Sergeant Major. Thru the War with Our Outfit: Being A Historical Narrative of the 107^TH Ammunition Train. Sturgeon Bay, WI, 1920.

Hanton, Carl, Captain. The 32nd Division in the World War. Madison, WI: Wisconsin War History Commission, 1920.
Hill, Jim Dan, Major General, Retired. The Minute Man in Peace and War. Harrisburg: The Stackpole Company, 1964.

Rice, O. S. Wisconsin Memorial Day Annual. Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Co., 1919.

Numerous newspaper articles.

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