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NON-DIVISIONAL TROOPS CHART
The following troops were organized or stationed at Camp
Wadsworth, but
were not a part of
any division. They were sent overseas
and attached to whichever American Army or Corps most needed them.
Skeletonized New York National Guard Regiments Reorganized as
Pioneer Infantry
1st Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 1st New York
Infantry. Composed of 19 officers and
278 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel James S. Boyer and filled to wartime strength with draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
July 1st with 3483
officers and men.
2nd Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 14th New York
Infantry. Composed of 23 officers and
257 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel James R. Howlett and filled to
wartime strength
with draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
June 25th with 3479
officers and men.
51st Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 10th New York
Infantry. Composed of 39 officers and
904 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel J. Guy Deming and filled to
wartime strength with
draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
July 17th with 3545
officers and men.
52nd Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 12th New York
Infantry. Composed of 20 officers and
287 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel R. L. Foster and filled to
wartime strength with
draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
July 27th with 3548
officers and men.
53rd Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 47th New York
Infantry. Composed of 31 officers and
927 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel Chas. H. Englesby and filled to
wartime strength
with draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
July 30th with 3549
officers and men.
54th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 71st New York
Infantry. Composed of 18 officers and
183 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel W. G. Bates and filled to
wartime strength with
draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
August 20th with 3551
officers and men.
55th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 74th New York
Infantry. Composed of 18 officers and
172 enlisted men after reorganization. Commanded
by Colonel Arthur Kemp and filled to
wartime strength with
draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
September 3rd with
3548 officers and men.
Skeletonized New England National Guard Regiments Reorganized as
Pioneer Infantry
3rd Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 5th Massachusetts
Infantry. Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth from Camp
Greene on February 8, 1918, with 35
officers and 559
enlisted men. Commanded by Colonel Willis
W. Stover and filled to wartime strength with draftees.
The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
August 17th with 3553
officers and men.
4th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 6th Massachusetts
Infantry. Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth from Camp
Greene on February 9, 1918, with 15
officers and 279
enlisted men. Commanded by Colonel
Holton B. Perkins and filled to wartime strength with draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
September 17-18th with
3531 officers and men.
5th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 8th Massachusetts
Infantry. Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth from Camp
Greene on February 7, 1918, with 24
officers and 409
enlisted men. Never sent overseas. Demobilized at Camp
Wadsworth in
January of 1919.
56th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 1st Heavy Maine Field Artillery. Arrived
at Camp Wadsworth
from Camp Greene
on February 18, 1918,
with
45 officers and 741 enlisted men. Commanded
by Colonel Arthur Ballentine and filled to
wartime strength
with draftees. The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
August 30th with 3550 officers
and men.
57th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 1st Vermont
Infantry. Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth from Camp
Greene on February 10, 1918, with 29
officers and 481
enlisted men. Commanded by Colonel Fred
B. Thomas and filled to wartime strength with draftees.
The regiment left Camp
Wadsworth on
September 23rd with
3430 officers and men.
58th Pioneer Infantry:
Formerly 1st Connecticut
Infantry. Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth on February 20, 1918, with 28
officers and 169
enlisted men. Never sent overseas. Demobilized at Camp
Wadsworth in
January of 1919.
Pioneer Regiments
Organized from
Scratch at Camp Wadsworth
60th Pioneer Infantry:
Organized July of 1918. The 8th
Pennsylvania National Guard Band was assigned to this regiment. Never sent overseas. Demobilized
in January of 1919 at Camp
Wadsworth.
61st Pioneer Infantry:
Organized July of 1918. The 13th
Pennsylvania National Guard Band was assigned to this regiment. Never sent overseas. Demobilized
in January of 1919 at Camp Wadsworth.
62nd Pioneer Infantry:
Organized July of 1918. The 5th Missouri
National Guard Band was assigned to this regiment.
Never sent overseas. Demobilized
in January of 1919 at Camp Wadsworth.
Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun
Battalions Organized at Camp Wadsworth
1st Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized January of 1918.
Commanded by Major H. D. Cushing.
Left Camp Wadsworth on April 20-21 with a
strength of 764 officers and men.
2nd Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized January of 1918.
Commanded by Major Orville J. Whitney.
Left Camp Wadsworth on June 24th with a
strength of 764 men.
3rd Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized January of 1918.
Commanded by Major Gilbert V. Schenck.
Left Camp Wadsworth on July 8th with a
strength of 764 officers and men..
4th Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized July of 1918.
Commanded by Major O. J. Crane.
Left Camp Wadsworth on August 23rd with a
strength of 764 officers and men.
5th Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized July of 1918.
Commanded by Major George O. Webber.
Left Camp Wadsworth on September 22nd with a
strength of 763 officers and men.
6th Anti-Aircraft
Machine Gun Battalion: Organized October of 1918.
Never sent overseas. Demobilized
in January of 1919 at Camp Wadsworth.
Field Signal
Battalions
316th Field Signal
Battalion: Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth
on May 28, 1918. Under the command of Major Lindsley R.
Elkins, the unit was trained and filled to authorized strength. It left Camp
Wadsworth on
July 9th with a
strength of 484 officers and men.
326th Field Signal
Battalion: Arrived at Camp
Wadsworth
with skeletonized New England Regiments coming from Camp
Greene, North Carolina. The unit was organized at Camp
Wadsworth from
Company A,
Connecticut Radio Company and Company B, New
Hampshire
Wire Company. Commanded by Major Clyde
V. Simpson, the battalion left Camp
Wadsworth
on August 7th with 487 officers and men.
Corps Artillery
Parks Organized
at Camp Wadsworth
3rd Corps Artillery Park:
Organized July of 1918. Commanded by Major
Robert C. Johnson, the unit left Camp
Wadsworth on
August 24th with 1286
officers and men.
4th Corps Artillery Park:
Organized July of 1918. Commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Prince, the unit left Camp
Wadsworth on
August 30th with 1282
officers and men.
5th Corps Artillery Park:
Organized August of 1918. Commanded by
Major John N. Hauser, the unit left Camp
Wadsworth on
September 16th with
1260 officers and men.
6th Corps Artillery Park:
Organized September of 1918. Never sent
overseas. Demobilized in January of 1919
at Camp Wadsworth.
8th Corps Artillery Park:
Organized October of 1918. Never sent
overseas. Demobilized in January of 1919
at Camp Wadsworth.
Labor Battalions
330th Labor
Battalion, Q.M.C.: Organized at Camp
Jackson, this
unit arrived at Camp Wadsworth
on June 23rd and July
12th with 1178 officers and men. Commanded
by Captain D. R. Wilcox, the battalion
left Camp Wadsworth
on August 30th with 1247
officers and men.
422nd Reserve Labor
Battalion, Q. M.C.: Known to
have been stationed at Camp Wadsworth.
Medical Units
Base Hospital #56: Originally organized at Camp
Greenleaf, Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Transferred to Camp
Wadsworth on
June 28th with 1
officer and 22 enlisted men. The unit
was filled to wartime strength, trained, and took overseas examinations
at Camp Wadsworth. Under the command of Major George M. Coates,
the unit left Camp Wadsworth
on August 22nd with 236 officers and men.
Base Hospital #134 and #135: Originally organized at Camp
Greenleaf, Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Transferred to Camp
Wadsworth on
September 11th with 2
officers and 100 enlisted men. The unit
was filled to wartime strength, trained, and took overseas examinations
at Camp Wadsworth. It does not appear to have been sent
overseas.
Evacuation Hospital #35: Originally organized at Camp
Greenleaf, Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Transferred to Camp
Wadsworth on
September 10th with 2
officers and 100 enlisted men. The unit
was filled to wartime strength, trained, and took overseas examinations
at Camp Wadsworth. It does not appear to have been sent
overseas.
Medical Replacement
Unit #24: Stationed at Camp
Wadsworth. Commanded by Captain William A. Smith, the
unit left Camp Wadsworth
on September 7th with 255 officers and men.
Medical Replacement
Unit #25: Stationed at Camp
Wadsworth. Commanded by Captain William T. Elam, the
unit left Camp Wadsworth
on September 7th with 255 officers and men.
Other Units
15th New York Infantry:
African-American National
Guard unit sent to train at Camp
Wadsworth
in October of 1917. Forced to leave due
to rising racial tensions.
Slavic Legion:
Unit mainly composed of ethnic Czechs, Slovaks, and Ukrainians. Organized in late 1918, it reached a top
strength of 1 officer and 125 men. It
was demobilized at Camp Wadsworth
in January of 1919.
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