The 217th deployed from the Boston Port of Embarkation on 7 April 1944 and arrived in England on 17 April 1944. The 217th moved forward to France on 25 June 1944, where they remained until they moved forward to participate in the Ardennes-Alsace Offensive.
The 217th unit's deployment from Boston marked its entry into World War II. It arrived in England and subsequently moved forward to France, where it stayed until it joined the Ardennes-Alsace Offensive campaign.