[1] One month later it organized and prepared for deployment to Europe to participate in World War I as a part of the American Expeditionary Force, along with the rest of the division.

[5] In early November, the 13th Brigade began readying itself for an attack on the Hindenburg Line with the division, which was part of the Second Army.

[4] The division launched a reconnaissance in force on the Voëvre Plain, but before it could begin a full assault, the Allies signed an Armistice ending hostilities.

[1] The brigade performed occupation duties for the next year as it began preparations to return to the continental United States.

[6] The 13th Brigade returned to the United States in late 1919, and gradually demobilized at Camp George G. Meade, Maryland until 1921.

[1] On 1 July 1940, the 7th Infantry Division was reactivated at Camp Ord, California[1] Under the command of Major General Joseph W.

[1] The unit did not see any action in Vietnam or during the post war era, but was tasked to keep a close watch on South American developments.

[9] In 1991 the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended the closing of Fort Ord due to the escalating cost of living on the Central California coastline.

[10] The 2nd Brigade, to include its Headquarters and Headquarters Company along with the 3rd Brigade's 3rd Battalion 17th Infantry Regiment and other assigned military police companies participated in one final mission in the United States before inactivation; quelling the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, called Operation Garden Plot.