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33rd Division ("Prairie Division") (Illinois) 25 August 1917 17 July 1918 Maj. Gen. George Bell Jr. Somme Offensive Meuse–Argonne: 34th Division ("Red Bull Division") (Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota) 18 July 1917 No Combat (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Augustus P. Blocksom Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston Maj. Gen. Charles D. Rhodes -
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The 31st Infantry Division ("Dixie") was an infantry division of the United States Army National Guard, active almost continuously from 1917 to 1968.Composed of men from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Mississippi at various points in its existence, the division saw service in both World War I and World War II, and was mobilized during the Korean War, although it ...
For the first time, the division was the base element of the United States Army and remained as such until the Global War on Terrorism, when the Army switched its emphasis to brigades and brigade combat teams. Since the authorizations of permanent divisions, the United States Army has raised 128 separate divisions with unique lineages.
Units and formations of the United States Army Air Service in World War I (2 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States in World War I" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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The regiment was originally organized as the 1st Florida Infantry during the Spanish–American War in 1898. During the First World War at Camp Wheeler, Georgia from 1 October 1917 through 1 November 1917, the 1st Florida Infantry was combined with other units from Alabama and Georgia to create the 116th Field Artillery, part of the 31st ("Dixie") Division.
United States Army divisions were square divisions until the beginning of World War II; reorganization as triangular divisions first occurred in late 1939, lasting through early 1942. [ 2 ] : 135 During that war, infantry divisions were typically triangular, with the division controlling three infantry regiments. [ 1 ]