Description
WWI US Army 6th Infantry Division German Occupation 1919 Silver Signet Ring Size 11.5
Wonderful Original WWI Army 6th Infantry Division German Occupation 1919 German .800 Silver (tested not marked) Signet Ring Size 11.5 & Weight 7.9 Grams – Good Worn Condition as Photographed with moderate personal wear as seen – Recent Estate Acquisition & Presented as Acquired, Very Rare
ORDER OF BATTLE
Activated: November 1917
Subordinate Units:
Headquarters, 6th Division
11th Infantry Brigade
51st Infantry Regiment
52nd Infantry Regiment
17th Machine Gun Battalion
12th Infantry Brigade
53rd Infantry Regiment
54th Infantry Regiment
18th Machine Gun Battalion
6th Field Artillery Brigade
3rd Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)
11th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm)
78th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm)
6th Trench Mortar Battery
16th Machine Gun Battalion
318th Engineer Regiment
6th Field Signal Battalion
Headquarters Troop, 6th Division
6th Train Headquarters and Military Police
6th Ammunition Train
6th Supply Train
6th Engineer Train
6th Sanitary Train
20th, 37th, 38th, and 40th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals
The division went overseas in June 1918, and saw 43 days of combat. Casualties totaled 386 (KIA: 38; WIA: 348).
The 6th Division saw combat in the Geradmer sector, Vosges, France, 3 September – 18 October 1918, and during the Meuse-Argonne offensive 1–11 November 1918. Separately the 11th Field Artillery Battalion became engaged earlier in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and fought from 19 October to the Armistice.
