162d Depot Brigade (United States)
| 162d Depot Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1917–1919 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
 United States Army |
| Type | Depot |
| Role | Training and receiving |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Pike, Arkansas |
| Engagements | World War I |
| Disbanded | May, 1919 |
The 162d Depot Brigade was a training and receiving formation in the United States Army during World War I.[1]
World War I
Secretary of War Newton Baker authorized Major General Samuel Sturgis to organize the 162d Depot Brigade, an element of the 87th Division (National Army).[2] It was later detached and placed directly under Camp Pike as an independent unit.[3] [4][5] The depot brigade filled two purposes: one was to train replacements for the American Expeditionary Forces; the other was to act as a receiving unit for men sent to camps by local draft boards.[6][7]
See also
- Formations of the United States Army during World War I
- Timeline of World War I
- United States home front during World War I
Notes
- ↑ Directory of Troops, 1949, p. 1299.
- ↑ Wilson, 1998, p. 60.
- ↑ Organizations and Activities of the War Department, 1949, p. 1277.
- ↑ Territorial Departments, Tactical Divisions Organized in 1918, and Posts, Camps, and Stations, 1949, pp. 843-45
- ↑ Directory of Troops, 1949, p. 1277.
- ↑ WD Cir 23, 1918, p. 7.
- ↑ Wilson, 1998, p. 76n32.
References
- Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War (PDF). Volume 3, Part 1: Center of Military History Publication No. 23-3—Zone of the Interior: Organizations and Activities of the War Department. Wash., DC: U.S. Dept. of the Army. 1988 [1st. pub. GPO:1949]. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War (PDF). Volume 3, Part 2: Center of Military History Publication No. 23-4—Zone of the Interior: Territorial Departments, Tactical Divisions Organized in 1918, and Posts, Camps, and Stations. Wash., DC: U.S. Dept. of the Army. 1988 [1st. pub. GPO:1949]. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War (PDF). Volume 3, Part 3: Center of Military History Publication No. 23-5—Directory of Troops. Wash., DC: U.S. Dept. of the Army. 1988 [1st. pub. GPO:1949]. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- Wilson, John B. (1998). Center of Military History Publication No. 60-14-1—Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades (PDF) (Army Lineage Series ed.). Wash., DC: U.S. Dept. of the Army. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- U.S. War Dept. War Plans Div. AWC. (1918). Trng. Circ. No. 23—Training Regulations for Depot Brigades (PDF) (Report). U.S. War Dept. Document No. 859. Wash., DC: U.S. War Dept. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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