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The 31st Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. It was originally activated as the 10th, a division established in early 1917 consisting of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia national guardsmen. By the end of that same year, the 10th Division became the 31st. ==World War I== The division was activated in October 1917 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida and Georgia). It was activated for WW I at Camp Gordon, Georgia. It comprised the 61st Infantry Brigade and the 62nd Infantry Brigade, with four infantry regiments (121st, 122nd, 123rd and 124th) between them. It went overseas in 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 The personnel of most of the units were withdrawn and sent to other organizations as replacements for combat casualties. *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). *The 31st Dixie Division was part of the Army of Occupation in Southern Germany at Koblenz, at Fort Ehrenbreitstein. . *The division returned to the US in July 1919, to Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina where its soldiers were mustered out of active service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「31st Infantry Division (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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