33rd Infantry Division (United States) - World War I

World War I

  • Activated: July 1917 (National Guard Division from Illinois).Camp Logan, Illinois
  • Overseas: May 1918.
  • Major operations: Le Hamel (four companies), Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Somme offensive.St. Mihiel
  • Casualties: Total-6,864 (KIA-691, WIA-6,173).
  • Commanders: Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr. (25 August 1917), Brig. Gen. H. D. Todd, Jr. (19 September 1917), Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr. (7 December 1917).
  • Returned to U.S. and inactivated: May 1919. Camp Grant, Illinois

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