World War I
The division was established as the 34th Division of the National Guard in August 1917, consisting of units from North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota. The 34th Division arrived in France in October 1918 but was too late to see action in World War I as the war ended the following month.
- Overseas: Most of the division personnel were sent to other organizations.
- Commanders:
- Maj. Gen. A. P. Blacksom (25 August 1917)
- Brig. Gen. F. G. Mauldin (18 September 1917)
- Maj. Gen. A. P. Blacksom (10 December 1917)
- Brig. Gen. F. G. Mauldin (8 May 1918)
- Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston (26 October 1918)
- Returned to U.S. and inactivated: December 1918
Read more about this topic: 34th Infantry Division (United States)
Famous quotes containing the words world war, world and/or war:
“Fantasy is toxic: the private cruelty and the world war both have their start in the heated brain.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
“The most disgusting cad in the world is the man who, on grounds of decorum and morality, avoids the game of love. He is one who puts his own ease and security above the most laudable of philanthropies.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“Unless they are immediate victims, the majority of mankind behaves as if war was an act of God which could not be prevented; or they behave as if war elsewhere was none of their business. It would be a bitter cosmic joke if we destroy ourselves due to atrophy of the imagination.”
—Martha Gellhorn (b. 1908)