▁of ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁dem obil ized ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁Camp ▁F unst on , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁VI ▁Corps ▁ ▁VI ▁Corps ▁was ▁activ ated ▁and ▁organized ▁by ▁O mar ▁Bund y ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Charles ▁C . ▁Ball ou , ▁Charles ▁T . ▁Men oh er , ▁and ▁George ▁Bell ▁Jr . ▁all ▁assumed ▁command ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁arm ist ice . ▁VI ▁Corps ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Saint - M ih iel ▁and ▁the ▁Me use – Arg onne ▁Off ensive . ▁VI ▁Corps ▁was ▁then ▁station ed ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Luxemb urg ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁finally ▁dem obil ized . ▁ ▁VII ▁Corps ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Major ▁General ▁William ▁M . ▁Wright ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁VII ▁Corps ' ▁temporary ▁commander . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁formation ▁was ▁designated ▁an ▁administrative ▁organization ▁and ▁task ed ▁with ▁command ing ▁training ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁XXX III ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁X L ▁Corps ▁areas , ▁rel ieving ▁V ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁command . ▁It ▁saw ▁no ▁combat ▁action ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁It ▁march ed ▁into ▁Germany ▁from ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁to ▁ 1 2