317th Engineer Battalion

The 317th Engineer Battalion was constituted in the National Army on 5 August 1917 and organized at Camp Gordon, Georgia, during World War I. The unit served with distinction in France, providing vital engineering support for combat operations. Reactivated for World War II, the battalion participated in campaigns across the European Theater, including Normandy and the Rhineland. In the postwar era, the 317th has continued to serve as a combat engineer unit in the U.S. Army Reserve, supporting various missions at home and abroad.