However the AEF did not participate at the front until late October 1917, when the 1st Division, a formation of experienced regular soldiers and the first division to arrive in France, entered the trenches near Nancy.
However the AEF did not participate at the front until late October 1917. The 1st Division entered the trenches near Nancy. The 1st Division was a formation of experienced regular soldiers to arrive in France. The 1st Division was a formation of the first division to arrive in France.