World War I
The New York 27th Division was one of only three Divisions formed up entirely from a single state National Guard, the other two being Illinois and Pennsylvania. As a result all the National Guard members of the 27th joined from New York, however, not all New Yorkers served in the 27th.
- Designated: 20 July 1917 as the 27th Division of the New York National Guard.
- Deployed Designation: 27th Division, American Expeditionary Force
- Activated: July 1917 (National Guard Division from New York).
- Initial Strength: 991 officers and 27,114 enlisted men.
- Shipped Out: 20 April 1918.
- Casualties: Total 8,334 (KIA: 1,442; WIA: 6,892).
- Inactivated: April 1919.
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