Elements of the 31st were called up for state duty several times during the interwar period . Its Louisiana and Mississippi units were called up to provide emergency relief due to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 . Florida units provided relief in response to the 1926 Miami hurricane , the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane , and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane . They also helped to enforce the 1928 – 1930 Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
31st Infantry Division (United States)