1 8 ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Army ▁division ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Division ▁included ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 9 1 8 - F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 1 9 ), ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁and ▁ 8 3 rd ▁Reg iments , ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Brigade ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁and ▁ 8 4 th ▁Reg iments . ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁was ▁assigned ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Division ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Division ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁replacement ▁and ▁school ▁division . ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Division ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁over se as ▁and ▁dem obil ized ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁at ▁Camp ▁Be a ure g ard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁abandoned ▁and ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁Camp ▁Be a ure g ard ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁training ▁area . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁period ▁Be a ure g ard ▁became ▁very ▁busy . ▁The ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁effectively ▁def or ested ▁in ▁previous ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁unus able ▁for ▁agricult ure . ▁That ▁fact ▁and ▁the ▁hot ,