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As the Fourth Division was leaving Camp Greene for France, General George H. Cameron, division commander, adopted the insignia of an ivy leaf for the Roman numeral IV of the division.

At Camp Mills, near New York City, each man's individual equipment was checked. The Fourth Division left for Europe with its full quota of 29,180 officers and men, through 400 failed to pass the physical and mental tests given just before leaving.

During their time at this embarkment camp, the men were subject to a system of twenty-four-hour passes and each morning twenty percent were allowed to leave until reveille the following morning. New York City, only a train ride away, was the likely destination of these grateful soldiers.

As the men prepared to head for Europe, the words of famous contemporary song must have echoed often through the barracks:

Chorus:
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,
And smile, smile, smile;
While you've a Lucifer to light your fag,
Smile, boys, that's the style.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worthwhile, so
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,
And smile, smile, smile.