17th Division (United States)

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There have been a number of 17th Divisions in the history of the United States Army.

  • 17th Division - A National Guard division established in early 1917 consisting of Indiana and Kentucky. By the end of that same year, the 17th Division became the 38th Division (later 38th Infantry Division).
  • 17th Division (World War I) - Organized in 1918 as a regular army and national army division for World War I, it was intended to be a replacement and school division. The 17th Division did not go overseas and demobilized in February of 1919 at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.