87th Division (United States) - World War I

World War I

  • 87th Division was a National Army division allocated to Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
  • Was activated at Camp Pike, Arkansas on 25 August 1917.
  • Went overseas in September 1918, was utilized as a pool of laborers.
  • Returned to the Continental US in January 1919 to Camp Dix, New Jersey, and was deactivated in February 1919.
  • Was reassigned to the Organized Reserve program in 1921, and allocated to Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
  • Commanders:
  1. MG Samuel D. Sturgis (25 August 1917),
  2. BG R. C. Van Vliet (13 November 1917),
  3. MG Samuel D. Sturgis (17 November 1917),
  4. COL John O'Shea (6 October 1918),
  5. MG Samuel D. Sturgis (23 October 1918),
  6. BG W. F. Martin (22 November 1918).

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