World War I thumb|right|upright|Preston Brown, wearing the 2nd Division insignia thumb|right|upright|Edward Mann Lewis, with decorations The 2nd Division was first constituted on 21 September 1917 in the Regular Army.In World War I, there was only one type of division in the US Army, the infantry division, and all divisions were called simply "Division". It was organized on 26 October 1917 at Bourmont, Haute Marne, France.
World War I thumb|right|upright|Preston Brown wearing the 2nd Division insignia thumb|right|upright|Edward Mann Lewis with decorations The 2nd Division was first constituted on 21 September 1917 in the Regular Army.In World War I, there was only one type of division in the US Army, the infantry division and all divisions were called simply "Division". It was organized on 26 October 1917 at Bourmont, Haute Marne France.