the unit. For example, the 40th Division had been converted into a "depot division" in August 1918 to equip, train, and forward replacements to other units, and in the process, Company L of the 160th Infantry, part of the California National Guard, had supplied many of its original men to Company K of the 307th Infantry as replacements. The "Lost Battalion" of World War I fame was composed of six companies of the 308th Infantry Regiment and one from the 307th Infantry Regiment. 77th Division Commanders: Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell (18 August 1917) Brig. Gen. Evan M. Johnson (4 December 1917) Maj. Gen. G. B. Duncan (8 May 1918) Brig. Gen. Evan M. Johnson (20 July 1918) Brig. Gen. Evan M. Johnson (19 August 1918) Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander (27 August 1918) Order of battle Headquarters, 77th Division 153rd Infantry Brigade 305th Infantry Regiment 306th Infantry Regiment 305th Machine Gun Battalion 154th Infantry Brigade 307th Infantry Regiment 308th Infantry Regiment 306th Machine Gun Battalion 152nd Field Artillery Brigade 304th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 305th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 306th Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) 302nd Trench Mortar Battery 307th Machine Gun Battalion 302nd Engineer Regiment 302nd Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop, 77th Division 302nd Train Headquarters and Military Police 302nd Ammunition Train 302nd Supply Train 302nd Engineer Train 302nd Sanitary Train 305th, 306th, 307th, and 308th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals Interwar period The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921, allotted to the Second Corps Area, assigned to the XII Corps and allotted to the southeastern portion of the state of New York, particularly Long Island and the New York City area. The headquarters was initiated on 1 July 1921. World War II Ordered into active military service: 25 March 1942, Fort Jackson, South Carolina Trained at Camp Hyder, California in 1943 Overseas: 24 March 1944 Campaigns: Western Pacific, Leyte, Ryukyus Distinguished Unit Citations: 16 Awards: Medal of Honor: 6; Distinguished Service Cross: 19; Distinguished Service Medal: 2; Silver Star: 335; Legion of Merit: 22; Soldier's Medal: 25; Bronze Star: 4,433; Air Medal: 4 Commanders: Maj. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger (March–June 1942) Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff (June 1942 – May 1943) Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce (May 1943 – 27 February 1946) Chaplain: Fray Angélico Chávez Inactivated: 15 March 1946 in Japan Order of battle Headquarters, 77th Infantry Division 305th Infantry