TO ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE THAT HAVEN’T HEARD FROM ME LATELY

This is not your fault (you good people that want to contact me), and periodically I get on the internet and go through those emails and weed out the chaf and try to make sense of it. But what none of you knew was that recently I lost someone very close to me. Just a few months after that I lost my cat YOGA CAT YOWIE, and have been working through the mental upset of that, and then I got sick and have been working through that also. I have not had the energy, nor the mental wherewithal to deal with the internet for the past few months. I still don’t.

I have been getting a lot of messages through the form mail that I (years ago) put on some of my web pages. I want everyone to know that at one point I tried to remove those forms from the pages, but years later WordPress changed something so that I couldn’t do that. So those forms stay on there, endlessly sending me notifications not just from legit. people that want to contact me, but hundreds of emails from scammers that have no legit purpose for existing on the internet. Again, none of it is your fault, I’m not trying to make you disappear if you need to talk to me. Go stomp the scammers for me, I’m too tired.

I know that some of you want to have a copy of the panoramas from World War One. I am absolutely sure that it is not illegal to sell the actual picture, but this belongs to the family and I can’t do that. I am an artist, and I take copyrights very seriously. I own several myself and it’s a subject that I will not back down on. I have not had time to research whether these are in public domain or not, and that is necessary before I transfer ANY copies of them to anyone for any reason. Need or not.

If I was certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that these panoramas were in the public domain, with NO copyrights in effect, I would send you all a copy, I would sell copies everywhere. (I might make maybe a little pocket change, buy a loaf of bread or something) have been on the internet looking and searching, and I have only partly gotten any information on any of it. I suggest is that since y’all are on the internet, you could do some searching for it too.

Copyrights are good for the life of the person PLUS 75 years at least and then can be renewed. Holladay has copyrights that I’ve seen in 1919 of ships, which would mean they expire 1994 or thereabouts. BUT, keep in mind, the family can renew those copyrights, and they may still be in effect anyway. I have seen Holladay panoramas on military and government websites, but they are never displayed full resolution. They are always a smaller version of them by a long shot. So . . . . . go find out for me!

The other thing that I had not said, is that I have a free blog, and there is a finite amount of space you are allowed with a free blog. Guess what? I have reached my limit. And the only way to be able to post any more graphics is to delete some of my content, or start a new blog, and right now I don’t have the mental energy to do any of it. My energy has a finite amount of space too (grin) So y’all let me know if you find anything about copyrights on Holladay Photo 1918, 1919 or some such. I need help too. I’m a nice person. I deserve some help. Leave a comment instead of the form mail so that I’ll know it’s from my legit people.

Never fear, I’ll eventually get back to my normal thing here, but I’m resting now . . . . z z z z z z z z z z z z z

LINKS to websites with information about the Wildcats/81st division

Here are a bunch of links for those that need more information about the Wildcat, or 81st division.  Some are the entire history, and others include not just WWI, but also WWII and present day stuff.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Infantry_Division_%28United_States%29

http://www.history.ncdcr.gov/SHRAB/ar/exhibits/wwi/OldNorthState/81stdivision.htm

http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/081id.htm

http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~allenfamily/

http://ncpedia.org/wildcat-division

81st Infantry Division

http://www.fold3.com/page/461704486_81st_infantry_division_wildcats_world/

http://www.southark.edu/organizations/south-arkansas-historical-society/90-5/2503-wildcat-over-there-a-union-county-doughboy-in-the-81st-wildcat-division-1917-1919

http://www.southark.edu/about-south-arkansas-historical-society/90-5/2503-wildcat-over-there-a-union-county-doughboy-in-the-81st-wildcat-division-1917-1919

http://ww2il.com/?p=24

http://www.ww2f.com/topic/32876-81st-infantry-322-regimentwildcats/

http://www.wartimepress.com/archives.asp?TID=047%2081st%20Infantry%20Division&MID=Infantry%20Divisions&q=376&FID=89

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/177-81st-infantry-division/

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19711007&id=Qo4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=faoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577,4813197

http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?name=sections&req=viewarticle&artid=2936&page=1

http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/56-6065315/81st-wildcat-division-association.aspx

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/995

https://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=1&f=77&t=1555206

http://www.roblox.com/81st-Wildcat-Division-Group-T-Shirt-item?id=110052357

http://www.markeroni.com/catalog/display.php?code=NC_MSM_00007

https://archive.org/details/TheWildCat81stDivision-1919

http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=100052

http://www.zazzle.com/81st_infantry_division_wildcat_division_sticker-217231535831237931

http://www.thetroubleshooters.com/krehbiel/krehbiel02.html

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&sqi=2&ved=0CD4QFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2F81stwildcatassociation.com%2F&ei=8zwoVMCrAoqiyAT-r4DwDg&usg=AFQjCNE7s49v4lKp-u2VUiGIgpKVRXOimg&bvm=bv.76247554,d.aWw

https://www.google.com/search?q=81st+wildcat+division&client=firefox-a&hs=AYJ&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&biw=1152&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=Az0oVNLkMNSeyATK24KgBg&ved=0CDYQsAQ4Cg

http://ncpedia.org/monument/81st-wildcat-division

https://www.facebook.com/81wildcatassn

http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll8/id/2504

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/75944-81st-wildcat-division-soldier-rppc

http://www.worldcat.org/title/81st-infantry-wildcat-division-in-world-war-ii/oclc/6521183

http://www.dvidshub.net/news/101181/81st-wildcat-wwi-color-guard-marches-57th-presidential-inauguration-parade#.VCg9ahbw5-U

http://www.vetfriends.com/units/?unit=286333

http://www.military.cibmedia.com/main-codec-detail.asp?id=C-81d

http://brothersinbattle.net/html/d-f.html

http://www.worldwar2history.info/forums/Guestbook01/messages/190439459.html

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_angaur.html

http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/wwii/messages/2173.html

http://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/641698

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11155232-victory-at-peleliu

http://books.google.com/books?id=MdllItUd-TcC&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=81st+wildcat+division&source=bl&ots=gVOpJt0zFn&sig=H1YaarsFe7rDvabkZmJfSELTB8o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Oj4oVNGfE4W1yQSCxoHAAg&ved=0CFsQ6AEwCTgo#v=onepage&q=81st%20wildcat%20division&f=false

http://www.kenbrown.info/stokes/world_war_i_division_history.html

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=54&ved=0CDEQFjADODI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scstatehouse.gov%2Fsess120_2013-2014%2Fbills%2F1282.docx&ei=VT4oVIe8IIb5yASGyYHIBw&usg=AFQjCNGFse-CkHLz20ZSl7X4xq-98SINAg&bvm=bv.76247554,d.aWw&cad=rja

http://www.scmovietheatres.com/col_jac.html

http://www.scmovietheatres.com/col_jac.html

http://www.ampscentralsouthcarolina.org/AboutAMPS.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=_TJPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=81st+wildcat+division&source=bl&ots=leiLbsxi0j&sig=esbslC7a2re38msKG3tFwxu1LyA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sz4oVLmiFpadygSWjIDQDA&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAjhG#v=onepage&q=81st%20wildcat%20division&f=false

http://www.vetshome.com/military_infantry_division_patch8.htm

1945: ‘Tropic Lightning’ and more division names

http://tmg110.tripod.com/usarmyd5.htm

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thedailyreview/obituary.aspx?n=donald-g-fiorini&pid=172507806

http://www.columbiasouthcarolina.com/fortjackson.html

http://www.historyshots.com/usarmy/division.cfm?did=81

http://www.scforwardtogether.org/sccrrmm3.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=K5vvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=81st+wildcat+division&source=bl&ots=PGUOuj4OxG&sig=699oGbyLOnRXVVTXm_RF7gvv2bI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fT8oVIjmJ5anyASNtYCQCQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBThk#v=onepage&q=81st%20wildcat%20division&f=false

http://taketwoonromance.weebly.com/jlrsquos-blog/category/81st%20infantry%20division

http://justformyboys.blogspot.com/2012/03/19b.html

http://books.google.com/books?id=-o8VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=81st+wildcat+division&source=bl&ots=Pm1-VazxZ8&sig=4mOGOoyn2Jrx8QaLX99zneJwtuA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qD8oVKvfIc-yyAT734KYCA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAzhu#v=onepage&q=81st%20wildcat%20division&f=false

http://www.trenchartcollection.com/US_Divisions.htm

http://cmstory.org/ww1/doughboys/details.asp?id=-1369900172

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-jackson.htm

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?336167-T.H.E.-Project/page26

http://www.dothaneagle.com/army_flier/community/article_caf6d67c-3cbf-11e3-87cd-001a4bcf6878.html

HISTORY OF THE US 81st Division (Wildcat Division)

World War One and THE 81ST WILDCAT DIVISION (And information of the 316th)

The United States Army’s 81st Division was first comprised of men that were drafted from Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina on September 5, 1917. Theire first title was the “Stonewall Division” in honor of Confederate General T J. Jackson. Later they were renamed the “Wildcat Division.” The wildcat shoulder patch was adopted, and was the first insignia worn by troops in the American Expeditionary Force (AEF).  I am still editing this post, and will include links to patches and history when I get the time.

photo of 316th Wildcats patch

The division was organized near Columbia South Carolina at Camp Jackson. 

It was one of the first national army divisions to be organized. In May 1918 the 81st Division was sent to Camp Sevier, near Greenville, South Carolina, and in July 1918 it was sent to New York to be shipped overseas.  August 1918 the 81st Division went to England then to France to fight the Germans.

The division was sent to the American 1st Army on October 19, 1918, and November entered the front lines.  After the war the 81st Division remained in France for more than five months.  The men were shipped back to the United States in early June 1919 and discharged from service.

REACTIVATON OF THE 81ST DIVISION

The 81st Division was reactivated on June 15th 1942.   It was overseas July 3rd, 1944, and after 166 days of combat inactivated on January 30th, 1946 in Japan.  Campaigns were in the Western Pacific, & South Philippines.

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81st Division – Primary Units

161st Infantry Brigade:
321st Infantry Regiment
322d Infantry Regiment
317th Machine Gun Battalion

162d Infantry Brigade:
323d Infantry Regiment
324th Infantry Regiment
318th Machine Gun Battalion

156th Field Artillery Brigade:
316th Field Artillery Regiment (155mm)
(These are the guys in  the pictures above)
317th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
318th Field Artillery Regiment (75mm)
306th Trench Mortar Battery

Divisional Troops:
316th Machine Gun Battalion
306th Engineer Regiment
306th Field Signal Battalion
306th Train Headquarters and MP
306th Ammunition Train
306th Supply Train
306th Engineer Train
306th Sanitary Train (Ambulance Companies &
Field Hospitals 321, 322, 323, 324)

Insignia of the Wildcat Division  – The cat is in different colors, according to the brigade
BLACK – Headquarters, Machine Gun Battalion, and Engineers
WHITE – One Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry Brigade
LIGHT BLUE – One Hundred and Sixty-second Infantry Brigade
RED – One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artillery Brigade and Ammunition Train
BUFF – Field Signal Battalion, orange; Sanitary Train, green, and Supply Train

Commanders of the 81st Division during World War One
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth      August 28th, 1917
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey      October 8th, 1917
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Barth      November 24th, 1917
Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver           December 28th, 1917
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey       March 11th, 1918
Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver           May 19th, 1918
Brig. Gen. Munroe McFarland   May 24th, 1918
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey       May 30th, 1918
Brig. Gen. G.W. McIver           June 9th, 1918
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Bailey       July 3rd, 1918

Commanders of the 81st Division during World War Two
Maj. Gen. Gustave H. Franke (June-August 1942)
Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller (August 1942 to inactivation)

WORLD WAR ONE – 316th Field Artillery

 Newport News, VA after the end of World War One

World War One photo 316th F.A. A.E.F Jun 10th, 1919 Size: 8″ x 47″

“F.A.” stands for Field Artillery, and “A.E.F.” stands for American Expeditionary Forces.  Photo by Halliday Photo  On the photograph it is listed as “Photo #3917” These photos were taken at Newport News, Virginia on June 10th 1919, which was at the end of World War One when the soldiers were ready to be discharged from the Army.

All my research identifies these men as the “Fighting Wildcats” of the US Army’s 81st Division. First named the “Stonewall” Division, later nicknamed the “Wildcat Division”.  Their slogan was “Wildcats Never Quit”.  And their shoulder patch was a wildcat.

photo of 316th Wildcats patch

World War One – Bat. “D” 316 F.A. (Field Artillery) A.E.F  (American Expeditionary Forces)

This photograph says at the bottom Battery (or Battalion) “D” The 316th Field Artillery, The American Expeditionary Forces.  Photo taken by Halliday Photo at Newport News, Virginia.  On the photograph it is listed as “Photo # 3927″  Size: 8″ x 26”

Antique panorama of World War One 316th Field Artillery

SEE ALSO: HISTORY OF THE US 81st Division (Wildcat Division) Which I will post after this one.
You can see a larger version of both of these photos on http://www.jewelantique.com/PhotographicPage1.html