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89 INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORY DURING WORLD WAR ONE:

Activated: August 1917

Overseas: June 1918

Major Operations: St. Mihiel, Meuse Argonne

Casualties: Total-7,091 (KIA-980; WIA-6,111).
Commanders: Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood (27 August 1917), Brig. Gen. Frank L. Winn (26 November
1917), Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Hanson (24 December 1917), Brig. Gen. Frank L. Winn (29 December
1917), Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood (12 April 1918), Brig. Gen. Frank L. Winn (1 June 1918), Maj. Gen.
William M. Wright (6 September 1918), Maj. Gen. Frank L. Winn (12 November 1918).

Inactivated: May 1919

COMBAT HISTORY:

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The 89 was organized at Camp Funston, Kansas in September 1917. The division was composed of
National Army drafting principally from Kansas, Missouri and Colorado.

1918

May: The division relocated to Camp Mills, Long Island, New York

June 4 : Division headquarters and the majority of the division departed New York. The final units
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arrived in France on July 10th. Upon arrival in France the division was ordered to the Reynel training area
(Haute-Marne) except the divisional artillery which was ordered to the Camp Souge, near Bordeaux for
training. The division remained in the Reynel area until August. 5th when it was moved by bus to the Toul
front where it occupied the line between northeast corner of Bois de Bauchot to the middle of the Etang
de Vorgevaux and was supported by the 55th Fld. Arty and 250th Regiment French Fld. Arty.

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September 12 : The division participated in the St. Mihiel offensive as the right division of the 4th
American Corps and advanced to a depth of twenty-one kilometers including the captures of the towns of
Beney, Essey, Boullionville, Pannes and Xammes.

October 7 : The division was relieved in the Pannes-Flirey-Limey sector by the 37th Division and was
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moved by bus to the Recicourt area and became part of the 1st Army Reserve.

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October 12 : The division moved forward in rear of the 32d Division as part of the 5th American Corps in
the Argonne offensive.

October 20 : The division went into the line along the Sommerance-Romagne road just north of the
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Kreimhilde defense positions.

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November 1 : The division attacked and continued in the assault until the armistice was signed. By then
it had crossed the Meuse north of Stenay.

The division was placed under the 7th Corps of the 3rd Army. On November 24 , 1918 it began its march
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into Germany. The division was assigned the area bounded by Kreise of Prum, Bitburg, Trier, and
Saarburg with division headquarters at Kyllburg where it was joined by the divisional artillery which had
been serving with the 28th Division.