The War Years

Structure of the Santa Fe


The structure of the Sante FE was:
Hq. & Hq. Co., 35th Infantry Division.
The 134th Infantry Regiment, which prior to World War I was the 5th Nebraska Infantry and served from 1917 on as the 134th Infantry Regiment of the 34th Division.
The 137th Infantry Regiment, formerly the 1st Kansas Infantry, fought with the 35th Infantry Division during World War I.
The 320th Infantry Regiment was activated at Camp San Luis Obispo on 14 January 1943. This Regiment fought as part of the 80th Division during World War I.
The 127th Field Artillery Battalion, formerly the 2nd Battalion of the 127th Field Artillery Regiment, was made up of men from Eastern Kansas. This unit formerly had been the 114th Cavalry Regiment.
The 161st Field Artillery Battalion was formerly part of the 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment.
The 216th Field Artillery Battalion was organized 6 January 1943 with an initial cadre of officers and enlisted men from the 161st Field Artillery Battalion.
The 219th Field Artillery Battalion was activated 12 January 1943 with a cadre of officers and enlisted men from the 130th Field Artillery Battalion originally of the Kansas National Guard.
The 60th Engineer Combat Battalion was activated 29 January 1943 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California.
The 110th Medical Battalion was reorganized from the 110th Sanitary Train, Nebraska National Guard Medical Regiment, 35th Division, and the 117th Sanitary Train, 42nd Division.
The 35th Quartermaster Company was a part of the 110th Quartermaster Regiment, Nebraska National Guard.
The 35th Division Military Police Platoon was activated 23 December 1940 at Garden City, Kansas.
The 35th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop was activated 1 March 1942 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California.
The 735th Ordnance Company was activated 15 November 1942 and consisted of men from Kansas and Nebraska.
The 35th Signal Company was activated 24 December 1940 and consisted of men from Kansas City, Kansas.