▁took ▁command . ▁The ▁ 3 4 th ▁Division ▁arrived ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late ▁for ▁the ▁division ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁front , ▁as ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities ▁was ▁near , ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁being ▁signed ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁ ▁Brig . ▁Gen . ▁John ▁Alexander ▁John ston ▁took ▁command ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁some ▁personnel ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁other ▁units ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁final ▁operations . ▁ ▁Charles ▁D ud ley ▁Rh odes ▁took ▁command ▁in ▁December ▁and ▁led ▁the ▁division ▁until ▁its ▁departure ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁ 3 4 th ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁at ▁Camp ▁Grant , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁world ▁wars ▁▁ ▁The ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Division ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁stations ▁and ▁revert ed ▁to ▁their ▁state ▁design ations , ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron , ▁Minnesota ▁National ▁Guard ▁was ▁feder ally ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁av iation ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁National ▁Guard . ▁Per ▁War ▁Department ▁naming ▁convent ions , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁the ▁ 1 0 9 th ▁Observ ation ▁Squadron