31st Infantry Division (United States) - World War I

World War I

  • Activated: October 1917 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida and Georgia).
  • Overseas: September 1918. Upon arrival in France the 31st was designated as a replacement division. The personnel of most of the units were withdrawn and sent to other organizations.
  • Commanders: Maj. Gen. F. J. Kernan (25 August 1917), Brig. Gen. J. L. Hayden (18 September 1917), Maj. Gen. F. H. French (15 March 1918), Brig. Gen. W. A. Harris (28 September 1918).
  • Returned to U.S.: December 1918.

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