World War I
- Activated: January 1918
- Overseas: November 1918
- Commanders:
- Col. Elmore F. Taggart (5 January 1918)
- Col. G. L. Van Deusen (15 February 1918)
- Brig. Gen. J. D. Leitch (25 February 1918)
- Maj. Gen. J. F. Morrison (10 March 1918)
- Brig. Gen. J. D. Leitch (18 March 1918)
- Maj. Gen. William S. Graves (18 July 1918)
- Brig. Gen. J. D. Leitch (4 August 1918)
- Maj. Gen. W. S. Graves (11 August 1918)
- Brig. Gen. J. D. Leitch (12 August 1918)
- Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick (2 September 1918)
- Brig. Gen. J. J. Bradley (20 November 1918)
- Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick (26 November 1918)
The 8th Division did not have battle experience in World War I; it instead returned to the United States and was inactivated in January 1919.
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