88th Infantry Division (United States) - World War I

World War I

  • Activated: 5 August 1917, Camp Dodge, Iowa
  • Overseas: 7 September 1918
  • Major Operations: Did not participate as a division
  • Casualties: Total-78 (KIA-12; WIA-66)
  • Commanders:
    • Maj. Gen. Edward H. Plummer (25 August 1917)
    • Brig. Gen. Robert N. Getty (27 November 1917)
    • Maj. Gen. Edward H. Plummer (19 February 1918)
    • Brig. Gen. Robert N. Getty (15 March 1918)
    • Brig. Gen. William D. Beach (24 May 1918)
    • Maj. Gen. William Weigel (10 September 1918)
  • Inactivated: 10 June 1919, Camp Dodge, Iowa

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