What was Company C351 Infantry in World War 1?

Answer 1

Company C 351st Infantry was one of the four companies in the 1st Battalion of the 351st Regiment of Infantry. The 351st Infantry was one of four regiments in the 88th Division.

WWI US divisions were huge, around 28,000 men. This was more than twice as large as those of any other nation. Low-numbered divisions, 25 and below, were Regular Army divisions; those numbered 26-50 were National Guard divisions called into Federal service; divisions numbered 76 and up were so-called "National Army" divisions. These latter divisions, according to the army's mobilization plan, were to be made up mostly of draftees. The men were assigned to National Army divisions on a geographic basis, so they were all from a particular state or region, like the National Guard divisions. The 88th Division included draftees from North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

The 88th Division did not begin arriving in France until about September 7, 1918. New divisions were given training in trench warfare once they arrived in France and then introduced to the front lines by small sub-units. The 88th Division arrived too late to see action as a division and suffered only a handful of casualties. In WWII the division was reactivated and fought in Italy.