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The history of the 88th Division may be said to have
commenced on the 25th of August, 1917, at which time, in compliance with the war
department order, Major General Edward H. Plummer arrived at Camp Dodge and assumed
command. He was directed to organize a division according to the following order:
 Division headquarters
Headquarters Troop
337th Machine Gun Division
175th Infantry Brigade
349th Infantry
350th Infantry
338th Machine Gun Battalion
176th Infantry Brigade
351st Infantry
339th Machine Gun Battalion
163rd Field Artillery Brigade
337th Field Artillery
338th Field Artlliery
339th Field Artlliery
313th Trench Mortar Battery
313th Engineers
313th Train Headquarters and Military Police
313th Ammuntion Train
313th Supply Train
313th Sanitary Train
Headquarters
were established in an old brick house near the southwest
end of camp and the following assignments
made for division staff:
| Major
Sam M. Parker, Division Adjutant |
| Major
Cary I. Crockett, Division Inspector and Acting Chief of Staff |
| Lt.
Col. Henry C. Bonnycastle, Division Quartermaster |
| Lt.
Col. Jay B. Shook, Division Surgeon |
| Major
Clarence G. Fronk, Division Sanitary Inspector |
| Major
Clyde L. Eastman, Division Signal Officer |
| Major
Win. A. Graham, Division Judge Advocate |
| 1st Lt. George N. Northrop, Division Statistical Officer |
| 2d Lt. Michael M. Kinkead, Division Statistical
Officer |
| 2d Lt. Nazard M. Coursolle, Division Statistical Officer |
In addition to these the following
assignments were made among general and field officers who had reported:
| Brig. Gen.
Charles C. Ballon, 175th Infantry Brigade (never joined Brigade) |
| Brig. Gen.
William D. Beach, 176th Infantry Brigade |
| Brig. Gen.
Stephen M. Foote, 163d Field Artillery Brigade |
| Brig. Gen.
Robert N. Getty, 163d Depot Brigade |
| Col. George
E. Houle, 349th Infantry |
| Col. Clyde E.
Hawkins, 352d Infantry |
| Col. George
R. Greene, 337th Field Artillery |
| Col. Samuel
C. Vestal, 339th Field Artillery |
| Col. Harrison
J. Price (later Brigadier General) |
| Col. Girard
Siturtevant, 163d Depot Brigade |
| Col. James P.
llarbeson, Division Trains |
| Lt. Col. John
J. Ryan, 349th Infantry |
| Lt. Col. Rush S. Wells, 350th Infantry |
| Lt. Col.
James F. McKinley, 351st Infantry |
| Lt. Cot.
Francis W. Honeycutt, 338th Field Artillery |
| Lt. Col.
Robert R. Wallach, 313th Ammunition Train |
| Lt. Col.
Robert P. Howell, 313th Engineers |
| Major R. B.
Ellis, 351st Infantry |
| Major Horace
N. Munro, 350th Infantry |
| Major Henry
A. Meyer, 352d Infantry |
| Major Arthur
J. Lynch, 349th Infantry |
| Major Peter
J. Hennessey, 34.9th infantry |
| Major William
J. O’Loughlin, 337th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Major George
R. Somerville, 338th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Major Thomas
H. Cunningham, 339th Machine Gun Battalion |
Last updated: 10/18/98
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