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In the spring of 1917, the U.S. declared war on Germany andentered World War I, and the National Guard played a major role. Its units were federalized and organized intodivisionsby state, which made up 40% ofAmerican Expeditionary Forcescombat strength. Three of the first five U.S. Army divisions in combat were National Guard divisions, and the division with the highest number ofMedal of Honorrecipients was the National Guard's30th Division.[2]Six of the eight U.S. divisions rated "superior" or "excellent" by theGerman General Staffduring the war were National Guard divisions.[132]
National Guard divisions inWorld War Iincluded and42nd. Most divisions initially came from one state or region, but the 42nd Division was made up of National Guard units not already assigned to other divisions, and included representation from 26 states and the District of Columbia.[133][134]
National Guard participants in World War I included: futurePresidentHarry S. Truman, who commandedBatteryD,129th Field Artillery, a unit of the35th Infantry Division;[135]andWilliam J. Donovan, who received the Medal of Honor as commander of the 42nd Division's 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry Regiment (the federalized designation of New York's69th Infantry Regiment).[136]
African AmericanNational Guardsmen participated in World War I as they had in America's other conflicts. Three of the four regiments which made up the93rd Divisionwere National Guardsmen, including New York's 15th Infantry, which was federalized as the369th Infantry Regiment. The 369th fought as part of the French 16th Division, and the entire regiment received theCroix de Guerre, with 171 members receiving theLegion of Honor. In one of the most well known acts of heroism in the war, 369th soldiersHenry JohnsonandNeedham Robertsfought off a German patrol of at least 24 soldiers, for which Johnson received theMedal of Honorin 2015
