10th Infantry Division WWI (United States)

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10th Infantry Division (WWI)
10th Division (World War I, 1917-1919) REV.jpg
Active1917-1919
CountryUnited States
Branch National Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQ Camp Funston, Kansas
Commanders
Notable
commanders		MG Leonard Wood

The 10th Infantry Division was a unit during World War I stationed at Camp Funston, Kansas. [1] The division was assigned to the National Army and organized around a cadre of soldiers from the Regular Army.

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History

The 10th Division was organized at Camp Funston beginning in August 1918, shortly after the 89th Division completed its training and departed. [2] Major General Leonard Wood, who had been the commander of the 89th during its organization and training, was assigned to command the 10th. [2] He commanded from August 1918 to January 1919. [3] Brigadier General Howard Russell Hickok was interim commander from January 7 to January 17, 1919. [3] Wood then resumed command, and remained in charge until the division was inactivated in February. [3]

The division's task organization included 20th, 41st, 69th, and 70th Infantry regiments, the 28th, 29th, and 30th Field Artillery Regiments, and several support units. [2] It reached its peak strength of nearly 25,000 in early November and moved to Camp Mills, New York in preparation for transport to France. [2] The 10th Division's advance detachment arrived in France on 9 November to make billeting arrangements and conduct other coordination. [2] The Armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the war, and the advance party returned to the United States. [2] The 10th Division returned from Camp Mills to Camp Funston for soldiers to be mustered out, and the organization was inactivated in February 1919. [2] Some units of the 10th Division were subsequently employed to organize and field the Panama Canal Division. [4]

Subordinate Units

The 10th Division's task organization included: [3] [5]

Influenza epidemic

Emergency hospital during Influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas Emergency hospital during Influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas - NCP 1603.jpg
Emergency hospital during Influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas

The Influenza epidemic of 1918 began at or near Camp Funston in March 1918. [4] The "first wave" occurred before the 10th Division was organized and the "second wave" began in September. [4] Between September and November, nearly 17,000 soldiers based at Camp Funston were treated for influenza, and approximately 850 died. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Fort Riley and 1st Infantry Division". US Army. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Barnes, Alexander F.; Belmonte, Peter L. (2022). United States Army Depot Brigades in World War I. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 110–111. ISBN   978-1-4766-8205-1 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 World War I Group, Historical Division Special Staff, United States Army (1949). Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War. Vol. Three, Part 1. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. pp. 643–644 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Chapman, Dennis P. (2023). The 10th Mountain Division: A History from World War II to 2005. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 16–19. ISBN   978-0-7643-6524-9 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Brief Histories of Divisions, US Army 1917-1918" (PDF). US Army War Plans Division: 19. June 1921 – via Defense Technical Information Center.
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