World War I
- Combat: Saw no combat; was activated 25 August 1917 at Camp Grant in Rockford, Illinois, went overseas in August 1918, returned to United States in November 1918, and was inactivated in January 1919.
- Commanders: Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry (25 August 1917), Brig. Gen. Lyman W.V. Kennon (26 November 1917), Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry (15 February 1918), Brig. Gen. Lyman W.V. Kennon (21 March 1918), Brig. Gen. Charles Henry Martin (18 April 1918), Maj. Gen. Charles H. Martin (30 April 1918), Brig. Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews (19 October 1918).
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