WW1 US ARMY 87TH DIVISION NAMED UNIFORM

WW1 US Army 87th Division, 312th Ammunition Train named to H. Hempel. The 87th division was formed at Camp Pike, Arkansas, August 5, 1917, and shipped to France August-September 1918. It did not lose its identity as a division, and was scheduled to ship to the Front when the Armistice occurred. The unit patch is an acorn, symbolizing the many oak trees at Camp Pike. This uniform, jacket and trousers is named to Henry H. Hempel, who was assigned to the 312th Ammo Train. World War I 87th Division was a National Army division allocated to Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Was activated at Camp Pike, Arkansas on 25 August 1917. Went overseas in September 1918, was utilized as a pool of laborers. Returned to the Continental US in January 1919 to Camp Dix, New Jersey, and was deactivated in February 1919. MG Samuel D. Sturgis (25 August 1917). BG Robert Campbell Van Vliet (13 November 1917). MG Samuel D. Sturgis. COL John O'Shea (6 October 1918). MG Samuel D. Sturgis (23 October 1918). BG W. F. Martin (22 November 1918). Order of battle Headquarters, 87th Division 173rd Infantry Brigade 345th Infantry Regiment 346th Infantry Regiment 335th Machine Gun Battalion 174th Infantry Brigade 347th Infantry Regiment 348th Infantry Regiment 336th Machine Gun Battalion 162nd Field Artillery Brigade 334th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 335th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 336th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) 312th Trench Mortar Battery 334th Machine Gun Battalion 312th Engineer Regiment 312th Medical Regiment 312th Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop, 87th Division 312th Train Headquarters and Military Police 312th Ammunition Train 312th Supply Train 312th Engineer Train 312th Sanitary Train 345th, 346th, 347th, and 348th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals