Description

87TH INFANTRY DIVISION — “THE ACORN”

Camp McCain, Mississippi · World War II ·

44 pages scanned. Instant PDF download.

Document Overview

Published in September 1943 while the division trained at Camp McCain, Mississippi, this pictorial album, “The Acorn,” documents the 87th Infantry Division under Major General P. W. Clarkson in the months before deployment overseas. It profiles Division Headquarters and the general and special staffs, the 345th, 346th, and 347th Infantry Regiments, Division Artillery and its component field artillery battalions, the 312th Engineer and Medical Battalions, and the Signal, Ordnance, and Quartermaster units, alongside camp life, training exercises, and the division’s marching song, “We Never Crack.” This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original 1943 publication.

Campaigns: Activation & Training, Camp McCain, Mississippi (pre-deployment)

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson (Commanding General) · Brig. Gen. John L. McKee (Assistant Division Commander) · Col. Russell C. Throckmorton (Chief of Staff) · Lt. Col. Ellsworth B. Downing (Division Engineer Officer)

Unit publication: unknown

Table of Contents

Division Headquarters and Staff

345th Infantry Regiment

346th Infantry Regiment

347th Infantry Regiment

Division Artillery

912th Field Artillery

312th Engineer Battalion

312th Medical Battalion

Signal Company

Ordnance

Camp Life and Training

“We Never Crack” — Words and Music by Sgt. Max Behm

“We never crack, we’re going over, we’re coming back.”

— “We Never Crack,” words and music by Sgt. Max Behm