16th Division (United States)

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See also: Divisions of the United States Army

There have been a number of 16th Divisions in the history of the United States Army.

  • 16th Division - A National Guard division established in early 1917 consisting of Ohio and West Virginia. By the end of that same year, the 16th Division became the 37th Division (later 37th Infantry Division).
  • 16th Division (World War I) - Organized in 1918 as a regular army and national army division for World War I, the 16th Division did not go overseas and demobilized in March of 1919 at Camp Kearny, California.
  • 16th Infantry Division - a "phantom" division in World War II.