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	British 27th Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British 27th Division was a First World War regular army infantry division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had been acting as garrisons about the British Empire.
		The division spent most of 1915 on the Western Front in France before moving to Salonika.
		The brigade joined the division in May 1915 from the 6th Division before joining the 2nd Division in August.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_27th_Division (261 words)

	Encyclopedia: U.S. 27th Infantry Division
		The 27th Infantry Division arrived in Hawaii, 21 May 1942, to defend the outer islands from amphibious attack.
		On 1 May, the Division was relieved by the 1st Marine Division and attached to the Island Command for garrison duty.
		The 27th attacked from the south end of Ishikawa Isthmus to sweep the northern sector of Okinawa.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/U.S.-27th-Infantry-Division (1967 words)

	25th Infantry Division Association: The Division
		The 27th Infantry became a fire brigade for the Allied forces moving to whatever part of the perimeter was threatened to repel the North Koreans.
		During the period from the summer of 1966 to the spring of 1967 the 25th Division was the largest division in Vietnam with four brigades under its command, the division's 1st and 2nd Brigades as well as the 3rd Brigade, 4th Division and the 196th Light Infantry Brigade.
		On 1 August 1967 the 3rd Brigade rejoined the 25th Division and assumed control of the former elements of the 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22nd Infantry and the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry.
	www.25thida.com /division.html (5736 words)

	2nd Battalion ? 108th Infantry Regiment
		It was redesignated as the 108th Infantry and was assigned to the 27th Division on 1 October 1917.
		It was redesignated as the 108th Infantry on 1 May 1921 and was reassigned to the 27th Division (later designated as the 27th Infantry Division).
		It was relieved from the 40th Infantry Division and assigned to the 27th Infantry Division on 17 May 1947.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/2-108in.htm (637 words)

	27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was constituted on 1 September 1921 in the regular Army as the 27th Ordnance Company and as an element of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division.
		In August 1990, the 1st Cavalry Division was alerted for deployment to Southwest Asia as part of the joint forces participating in Operation Desert Shield.
		In March 1991, after successfully supporting the 1st Cavalry Division, the 27th Support Battalion (MAIN), along with the balance of the DISCOM Units, joined the assembled division on the plain of the Wadi al Batin.
	www.hood.army.mil /1cd_27thmsb/history.htm (500 words)

	Kirklin Bateman HIST 615-A01 History & New Media: Historical Maps - Spatial Arrangement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Vth Amphibious Corps was comprised of three divisions: 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the U.S. Army 27th Infantry Division.
		LtGen Smith sent the 27th Infantry Division to clear enemy forces in a valley like depression that ran south to north between Mount Tapotchau (the highest point on Saipan at over 1,500 feet) to the west and a series of hills to the east.
		It was through this area that the 27th Infantry Division would have to clear enemy forces and in the process secure the flanks of the 2nd Marine Division and the 4th Marine Division on their left and right respectively.
	mason.gmu.edu /~kbateman/spatialarrange.html (1053 words)

	Co C 1-105th Infantry Cold Steel 2000
		He was so well regarded that he became the only division commander in the history of the Army to have his name incorporated into a division's patch.
		A year or so later, O'Ryan was at the head of his division (at that time the 6th Division; it was redesignated in the summer of 1917 as the 27th Division) patrolling the Mexican border across from Monterrey, Mexico.
		Within a few weeks of the division's return from the Mexican border, the men were again called-up -- this time because the United States had entered into World War I. During the war, the 27th (along with the National Guard's 30th division) served with the British and Commonwealth troops under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
	c105inf.tripod.com /oryan.htm (1492 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Campaign In the Marianas
		In the center of the 27th Division's line, 106th's 2d Battalion made fairly steady progress throughout the day against light opposition, but on the left its 1st Battalion discovered to its sorrow that the cliffs of Mount Tapotchau were still not entirely cleared of the enemy.
		Casualty figures for the 27th Division are derived from the second source cited, since NTLF figures for the Army division are obviously incomplete.
		In computing 27th Division casualties for central Saipan for the period 23-26 June, the figures for the 105th Infantry have been deducted from the total division casualties, since that regiment was either in reserve or fighting on Nafutan Point during the period.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Marianas/USA-P-Marianas-11.html (14217 words)

	Congressman Michael R. McNulty - 21st Congressional District of New York - Extension of Remarks Statement Release
		For 56 years, the U.S. Army's 27th Infantry Division, a unit of the New York National Guard, has carried this fl mark -- as a result of a thoughtless outburst with little basis in fact -- by the Marine General commanding the Saipan Invasion in 1944.
		In July 1944, the 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Army General Ralph Corbett Smith, was ordered to relieve a division of Marines engaged in fierce fighting on the mountainous island of Saipan in the western Pacific.
		Admiral Nimitz concluded that there was a definite need to remove the stigma attached to the division, by the Navy Department in Washington, by publicly stating their "continued confidence in the courage and battle efficiency of the 27th Division."
	www.house.gov /mcnulty/er-020524-27thinfantrydiv.html (725 words)

	US 27th Div; A Yank's View of the Attack on the Hindenburg Line
		In the attack on an impressive static German defensive line the American 27th Division took severe casualties due to inexperience, over enthusiasm, a combination of gas and mist and a lack of support from a creeping barrage and tanks: one Regiment of 2000 rifles had 55% casualties.
		The operations and the supply technique of the Australian divisions were of the very best, and so it was that the rough-and-ready fighting spirit of the Australians had become refined by an experienced battle technique supported by staff work of the highest order.
		On Aug. 31st the division was a front-line division in the attack on Vierstandt Ridge, the 30th Division on its left - 34th British Division on its right.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-battles/ww1/france/yank.htm (1141 words)

	Regular Divisions Pt3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In November 1915 the division underwent some changes: several of the battalions were transferred and remained in France, while the rest of the division moved to Salonika where it stayed for the rest of the war.
		During the German Spring offensive the 29th Division was heavily engaged in the Battle of the Lys in April 1918, fighting on the Messines Ridge, in the Battle of Hazebroucke and the Battle of Bailleul.
		During the Battle of the Somme in 1916, the division fought at Guillemont and Ginchy during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette from 14th-22nd September, at the Battle of Morval 25th-28th September and in the Capture of LesBoeufs on 25th September.
	battlefields1418.50megs.com /regular_divisions_pt3.htm (1452 words)

	Australian Military Units
		The 27th Battalion was raised in South Australia in March 1915, from recruits previously earmarked for the 24th Battalion, a large number of whom hailed from the suburbs of Adelaide.
		The 27th Battalion took part in two attacks to the east of Flers in the Somme Valley, both of which floundered in the mud.
		Like most AIF battalions, the 27th fought to turn back the German spring offensive in April 1918, and later in the year participated in a string of offensive battles as Germany was pushed ever closer to defeat.
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_11214.asp (471 words)

	HyperWar: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Western Pacific
		Joined by elements of the 27th Division, the corps would advance to the east coast, splitting enemy defenders into the northern half and southeast corners of the island.
		His two Marine divisions and one regiment of the 27th Division formed a front across the island in preparation for the advance north.
		The 27th Division had fallen more than a mile behind the two Marine divisions on the flanks, and the entire corps advance would have to stop until the deep bend in the middle of the line could be straightened.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-C-WestPac/index.html (8953 words)

	New York Army National Guard 27th Brigade Patch
		When these units are all assembled as shown here, we have the complete insignia of the 27th division (now the 27th Brigade) -- probably the most unique insignia of any American Army Unit.
		Astronomy furnished the inspiration for the distinctive shoulder patch insignia of the Twenty-seventh Division, American Expeditionary Forces, writes Herbert E. Smith in the Army Recruiting News.
		The division of New York National Guard men adopted Orion-the Seven Sisters of the Pletsdes--as a part of its finished design.
	www.dmna.state.ny.us /arng/27bde/patch27.html (308 words)

	27th Infantry Regimental History 1901-1941
		The regiment's first mission was to move to the Ussuri sector and operate with the 12th Division of the Japanese Army under the command of LTG Oi.
		But the men from the 27th Regiment, though subjected to the same hardships continued to advance and soon passed their allies, continuing their pursuit of the retreating Bolsheviks.
		The 27th Regiment was relieved from the Hawaiian Division and assigned to the 25th Division on 26 August 1941.
	www.kolchak.org /History/General/history_pg1.htm (2497 words)

	HyperWar: Small Unit Actions [Tanapag Plain]
		Division zones were therefore radically altered; the 4th Marine Division, reinforced, would extend its front to the northwest, pinching out the 27th zone beyond Makunsha, and continue toward the end of the island (Map No. 6, page 82).
		Under pressure from Division to move promptly and reach their objectives, both battalions of the 105th were ready to attack at 0700 on 6 July (Map No. 5, above).
		With the shift of weight in effort to the right, at noon six rifle companies of the 27th Division were poised to attack abreast in the hills, from the edge of the plain to the new division boundary.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-A-Small/USA-A-Small-2.html (19171 words)

	Finding Aid: Tibbits Cadets
		In both World Wars the 105th was a part of the 27th Division.
		Also included is a serialized history of the 27th Division during the First World War by Major General John F. O’Ryan, its former commander.
		At the back can be found historical and reunion information about the 27th Division; of note there is a roster of Tibbits Cadets men who were in the 1916 Punitive Expedition (notations have been made as to who was dead in 1965).
	www.rchsonline.org /findingtibbits.htm (403 words)

	From the Western Front to Salonika - 27th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Robertson - was attached from 31/5/15 until 19/8/15 (transferred to 2nd Division).
		Workshop, joined the division by 7/2/15; and on 7/12/15 was left behind in France, on the division moving to Salonika.
		On 22/6/1918 the division completed its reorganization on a 9-battalion basis.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~cjmorton/service/ww1/27div/27general.htm (193 words)

	Emmett A. Gosa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		AFC, 105th Infantry, 27th division, he was sent overseas in 1944 during the liberation of the Japanese held islands of the western Pacific.
		In some of the most bitter fighting in the war, Private First Class Gosa was killed in action on June 27, 1944, during the retaking of Saipan, the second largest island in the Mariana Islands.
		His body was buried in the 27th Division Cemetery on Saipan.
	www.wpnet.org /veterans/gosa.html (128 words)

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		In World War II, elements of the division served in Iceland, in Hawaii during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and on Samoa, then the full division in the Guadalcanal campaign, followed by the bloody assault of Tarawa for which it was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation, and on to Saipan, Tinian, and Okinawa.
		The failure of the 27th to advance in its zone of action resulted in the halting of attacks by the 4th and 2d Marine Divisions on the flanks of the 27th in order to prevent dangerous exposure of their interior flanks.
		The 4th Marine Division was later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its "outstanding performance in combat" on Saipan and its subsequent assault on the neighboring island of Tinian.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/usmchist/saipan.txt (16288 words)

	Small Unit Actions: The Fight on Tanapag Plain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though their losses had been high and the troops were tired, the 2d and 4th Marine Divisions and the 27th Division had kept plugging; the close of their task was now in sight.
		The Japanese forces were penned in the northern end of the island, and out of 30,000 enemy troops, it was estimated that only 5,000 to 7,000 were left, supported by one battalion of 77-mm guns and perhaps 20 of an original 100 tanks.
		King Hour for the 27th Division's attack was then set for 1200, when the main effort would be made by the 165th Infantry and, on the edge of the hills, by the 3d Battalion of the 105th.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/smallunit/smallunit-tanapag.htm (18912 words)

	New York's 27th Division WWI Chronicle
		Until July 24 the division was in the final stages of Intensive training under British mentors, ln Picardy and Flanders.
		Brigade and the 102d- Ammunition Train of the New York Division had not gone with the rest of the Twenty-seventh Division t othe British front in Flanders.
		Meanwhile the Twenty-seventh Division units which had seen heavy action in Flanders, had also moved back to an area near the French seaport of Brest.
	members.aol.com /ny108thcompanyi/27thDiv.htm (488 words)

	The Second Battle of Ypres
		V Corps : 27th Division, 28th Division, 1st Canadian Division, 13th Brigade of 5th Division
		V Corps : 2nd Cavalry Division, 4th Division, 27th Division, 28th Division, 50th Division, Lahore Division, 1st Canadian Division, 13th Brigade of 5th Division
		V Corps : 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Cavalry Division, 4th Division, 27th Division, 28th Division, 50th Division
	www.1914-1918.net /bat10.htm (142 words)

	DB_27_2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		27th "New York" Division, A. Division Histories, Vol.
		The last several feature some nice shots of the 27th Division’s homecoming parade.
		Contains 32 photographs (mostly portraits of the Mayor’s Committee), an abbreviated C and S list for the 27th Division, and a chronological list of troop ships returning to New York with the number of soldiers aboard.
	www.thedigitalbookshelf.com /db_27_2.htm (271 words)

	27th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Brown (17th, 20:43), Lindsay Harder (18th, 20:53) and Amber Dabelstein (27th, 21:38).
		Clair will be running in the Division II regional meet and Anchor Bay in...
		On Saturday 27th March, Robert scored 5 goals for Gillingham at Burnley (who...
	www.wikiverse.org /27th-division (161 words)

	British 27th Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The British 27th Division was a World War I regular army infantry division formed in late 1914 by combining various units that had acting as garrisons about the British Empire.
		The Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry battalion served with the brigade from 1914 until joining the Canadian 3rd Division November 1915.
		The brigade joined the division in May from the 6th Division before joining the 2nd Division in August.
	www.freeglossary.com /British_27th_Division (394 words)

	27th Infantry Division
		On 24 February the 1st Cavalry Division crossed the line of departure and hit the Iraqi 27th Infantry Division.
		As these limited thrusts continued in the area that became known as the Ruqi Pocket, Tilelli's men found and destroyed elements of five Iraqi divisions, evidence that the 1st succeeded in its theater reserve mission of drawing and holding enemy units.
		The Iraqi 12th Armored Division, in front of the 1st UK Armoured Division, was engaged with Coalition armored forces as it attempted to maintain a LOC for the 47th, 27th, and 28th Infantry divisions along the US VII Corps eastern flank.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/27id.htm (144 words)

	Fightin' Irish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 27th Division was given permission to pick draftees from New York state to fill their expanded rolls.
		In early 1941 the 69th, still designated the 165th Infantry was one of four Regiments in the 27th Division.
		Units of the division were scattered over the State to support regular Army units and the California National Guard in defense of key points.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1333278/posts (576 words)

	U.S. 27th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Elements of the Division first saw action in the attack and capture of Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, 21 to 24 November 1943.
		One battalion of the 106th Regiment participated in the attack on Eniwetok Atoll, 19-26 February 1944, returning to Oahu in March.
		Shoulder patch: Khaki-bordered circle with fl background and within a red circle the letters "NY" worked into a monogram; with the red circle are stars depicting Orion.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/U.S._27th_Infantry_Division (537 words)

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