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 The 33rd DIVISION “The Prairie Division” was comprised primarily of soldiers from the Illinois National Guard, and augmented with draftees and other transferred seasoned soldiers. The 33rd Division had three Brigades: Two Infantry Regiments and one Field Artillery Regiment.  A Division is designed to have approximately 27,000 soldiers and 800 officers.   Enroute to France the 33rd Division consisted of approximately 20,200 men:  19,300 soldiers and 900 officers.  Additional assigned personnel did not deploy, remaining in the U.S.  Note:  Division troop strength changed over time.

The 66th Brigade was comprised of the 131st and 132nd Infantry (INF) Regiments, each with a Machine Gun Battalion.   The 66th Brigade was reformed from the Illinois National Guard (ING) 1st and 2nd Illinois Regiments.  They became part of the 33rd Division at Camp Logan, Texas, in 1917.  Effective October 17, 1917, the ING 2nd Illinois Regiment became the 132nd Infantry Regiment.  Each Regiment had 3 Battalions, and each Battalion had 4 Companies. The 66th Brigade arrived in France on May 24,1918 for service in World War I.

Colonel Sanborn was the leader of the 131st Infantry Regiment.

Enroute to France Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Joseph Brown Sanborn
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 22 May 1918
Departure Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 1414 Hinman Avenue
Residence Place: Evanstof, Illinois
Spouse: Julie F Sanborn
Ship: Leviathan
Military Unit: 131st Inf
Rank: Col NG
Notes: Field & Staff-131st Infantry USNG

Enroute to U.S. Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Joseph B. Sanborn
Gender: Male
Departure Date: 14 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France
Arrival Date: 1919
Address: 1414 Hinman Avenue
Residence Place: Evanston, Illinois
Spouse: Julie F. Sanborn
Ship: Kasserin Auguste Victoria
Military Unit: 131ST INFANTRY
Rank: Colonel
Notes: 131ST INFANTRY, HEADQUARTERS

Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, and the Silver Star Medal.
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Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

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Joseph Brown Sanborn
BIRTH 8 Dec 1855
Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
DEATH 22 Dec 1934 (aged 79)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
BURIAL Oak Woods Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Major: Spanish American War, 1st Illinois Infantry, 1898
Colonel: Mexican Border Service, First Infantry, National Guard, 1916
Colonel: World War I, 131st Infantry, 33rd Division, 1917-1919
Lieut. General: Retired
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Name: Joseph Brown Sanborn
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1855
Birth Place: Chester, N H
Death Date: 22 Dec 1934
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Burial Date: 27 Dec 1934
Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill.
Cemetery Name: Oakwoods
Death Age: 79
Occupation: Mercantile Agency, Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: M
Gender: Male
Street Address: 3636 Lake Park St.
Father Name: Josiah
Father Birth Place: U.S.
Mother Name: Rachael Brown
Mother Birth Place: U.S.
Spouse Name: Wila Alice
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Family Members
Parents
Josiah R Sanborn unknown–1900
Spouses:
Julie Flanders Sanborn 1859–1921 (m. 1879)
Willa Alice Weck Sanborn 1876–1952 (m. 1922)