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  36th Infantry Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The 36th Infantry Division was organized at Camp Bowie (Fort Worth), Texas, 18 July 1917, from units of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard during World War I. The Division left Newport News, Virginia, in July and August of 1918, for France.
The 71st Brigade of the Division saw combat at St. Etiennes-Arnes and on 10 October 1918, the entire division relieved the 2nd Infantry Division and pushed the Germans to the Aisne River.
In 1973, the 49th Armored Division was reactivated, with the lineage and honors of the 36th Infantry Division inherited by the 36th Brigade of the 49th Armored Division.
www.kwanah.com /txmilmus/texas.htm   (586 words)

  
 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
The majority of the 4th Infantry Division reached central and southern Iraq by January of 2006 while a detachment of 350 4th ID support brigade troops were deployed earlier, in September of 2005, to coordinate the transfer of the division’s equipment.
Under the 10 division redesign from the Secretary of the Army, the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood cased its division colors and was reflagged as the 4th Infantry Division in December 1995.
The Division was thoroughly involved in the training, testing, and evaluation of 72 initiatives to include the Division Capstone Exercise (DCX) I held at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California in April 2001, and culminating in the DCX II held at Fort Hood in October 2001.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/4id.htm   (2811 words)

  
 WWI 36th Infantry Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The division was stationed at Bar-sur-Aube until September 26, at which time it moved by rail to the area between Epernay and Chalons-sur-Marne and established headquarters at Pocancy, Department of the Marne.
In the meanwhile, the remainder of the division moved from the Pocancy area to the front and on the night of October 9 these units completed the relief of the infantry of the Second Division, the artillery of the latter division remaining in support of the 36th Division at 10 a.
The division's casualties were: killed in action, 331 officers, 469 men; died of wounds, four officers, 70 men; gassed, 177 officers, 329 men; slightly wounded, 42 officers, 89 men; severely wounded, 39 officers, 474 men; total casualties, 2,601 officers and men.
www.kwanah.com /txmilmus/tnghist20.htm   (1069 words)

  
 79th Infantry Division In WW II
The insignia of the 79th Division is a gray Lorraine cross on a blue shield with a gray border; it was adopted during World War I. Having distinguished itself at Montfaucon, in Lorraine, the division selected the Cross of Lorraine, a symbol of triumph since the 15th Century, as its insignia.
The Army reactivated the division at Camp Pickett, Virginia on 15 Jun 42 as the 79th Division and redesignated it there as the 79th Infantry Division on 1 Aug 42.
The division returned to New York Port of Embarkation on 10 Dec 45 and was inactivated at Camp Kilmer, in Piscataway, New Jersey on 11 Dec 45.
home.earthlink.net /~jwitmeyer/314Reunion/79id.html   (1076 words)

  
 25th Infantry Division Association: The Division
In 1941 its major units consisted of the 21st Infantry Brigade, comprised of the 19th and 21st Infantry Regiments; the 22nd Infantry Brigade comprised of the 27th and 35th Infantry Regiments; and the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, comprised of the 8th, 11th, and 13th Field Artillery Regiments.
The 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry was transferred to the 3rd Brigade as its third battalion and the 2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery was attached as the direct support artillery battalion as well as Troop C, 3/4th Cavalry as the brigade's reconnaissance element.
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.
www.25thida.com /division.html   (5937 words)

  
 2nd Infantry Division
Contributing to the division's combat readiness and its ability to team with its Korean allies are the division's Korean Augmentation to the United States Army, or KATUSA soldiers.
With the outbreak of hostilities in Korea during the summer of 1950, the 2nd Infantry Division was quickly alerted for movement to the Far East Command.
The 2nd Infantry Division was chosen to spearhead the United Nations Command response to this incident and on 21 August, Task Force Brady, a group of ROK soldiers, American Infantry, and engineers, swept into the area and cut down the now infamous "Panmunjom Tree".
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/2id.htm   (2738 words)

  
 1st Infantry Division: History (General)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Infantry Division was the first to reach England, the first to fight the enemy in North Africa and Sicily, the first on the beaches of Normandy in D-Day and the first to capture a major German City – Aachen.
Infantry Division still faced months of bitter fighting at places like the Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.
Infantry Division’s Task Force Danger consists of Germany-based 1st Infantry Division units along with the 30th Brigade Combat Team "Old Hickory" based in North Carolina, and the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Hawaii.
www.1id.army.mil /1ID/History/History.htm   (788 words)

  
 28th Infantry Division History
The fury of assaults launched by the 28th Infantry Division led the German Army to bestow the Keystone soldiers with the title "Bloody Bucket" Division.
By January 1945, Division soldiers had moved south where they served with the French First Army in the reduction of the "Colmar Pocket." The 109th Infantry Regiment was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for its action which helped lead to the liberation of Colmar, the last major French city in German hands.
The 28th Infantry Division is the oldest division in the armed forces of the United States.
www.28-110-k.org /28.html   (1261 words)

  
 US Army | 2nd Infantry Division : The History
The 2nd Infantry Division drew its first blood in the nightmare landscape of Belleau-Wood and contributed to shattering the four-year-old stalemate on the battlefield during the Chateau-Thierry campaign that followed.
In 1940 the 2nd Infantry Division was the first command reorganized under the new triangular concept, which provided for three separate regiments in each Division.
The 2nd Infantry Division is still stationed in Korea, with a number of camps near the DMZ.
www-2id.korea.army.mil /about/history   (1627 words)

  
 U.S. 4th Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 4th Infantry Division was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina on December 10, 1917 under the command of Maj. Gen.
The division was organized as part of the United States buildup following the Declaration of War on April 6, 1917 and the entry of the United State into the war on the side of the British and French.
The III Corps sector had the 33rd Division on the right, the 80th Division had the center, and the 4th was assigned the left, with the 79th Division of V Corps on their left.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._4th_Infantry_Division   (3128 words)

  
 41st Division Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Division device on the front, and the name and unit designation of a 41st Division veteran on the reverse.
Verterans of the 41st Division and their families are eligible to join.
The magnificent manner in which the Division relentlessly met, defeated, and pursued the enemy shall forever be an inspiration to all military men who believe in Democracy and Freedom.
www.41stdivision.com   (917 words)

  
 85th Infantry Division home page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In December 1943 and January 1944 the Custer Division was shipped overseas and landed in North Africa where the division went into further training in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and then at the Invasion Training Center on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
From that point on, the 85th Infantry Division was one of Fifth Army's premier fighting divisions and contributed directly to the capture of Rome, the destruction of the German "Gothic Line" in the North Apennines, and the closure of the Brenner Pass in the Italian Alps.
Future plans are for an expanded number of pages on the history of all three infantry regiments of the 85th Infantry Division, and brief histories of the division artillery, engineers, medical, and other support units.
yourpage.blazenet.net /cjheiser/85home.htm   (597 words)

  
 History of the 25th Infantry Division
The 27th and the 35th Infantry Regiments, the 298th Infantry Regiment of the Hawaiian Guard, plus a field artillery brigade, formed the core of the new 25th Infantry Division.
The Division held its ground and the assault was repulsed; the brunt of the attack was absorbed by the 14th Infantry, "Golden Dragons".
The four primary characteristics of this new light infantry division were to be: mission flexibility, rapid deployment and combat readiness at 100 percent strength with a Pacific Basin orientation.
cybersarges.tripod.com /25history.html   (5126 words)

  
 Brothers-In-Arms: 83rd Division, 331st Infantry
The amount of ground covered by the 83rd Division from Normandy in June 1944 to Central Germany in April 1945 is difficult to comprehend--over 1,400 miles.
Of the 68 divisions deployed by the U.S. Army in the European Theater, the 83rd was ninth in the number of combat deaths.
On 7 December, the 83rd Division relieved the 4th Infantry Division and attacked to clear the west bank of the Roer on 10 December.
www.ncweb.com /~davecurry/brothers   (4528 words)

  
 4th Infantry Division Military Police Platoon
The division was re-activated in June 1940 while Europe was already engulfed in the second World War of the 20th century.
The 4th had been tested as a new "motorised" division, but it was decided to standardize the army by equipping all infantry divisions with an equal amount of vehicles.
The 4th was re-designated as an infantry division in September 1942.
ivydiv_mp.tripod.com   (370 words)

  
 Rainbow Division Memorial Foundation, Inc. - Home Page
The 42nd Rainbow Division was formed in August 1917 of National Guard units from 26 states and the District of Columbia.
The World War II Rainbow Division was activated on July 14, 1943, with the new Rainbow soldiers distributed throughout the Division proportionate to the population of the states at that time.
The rest of the Division arrived in France in January and the Division was at last intact.
www.rainbowvets.org   (701 words)

  
 Home of the 91st Infantry Division League
The 91st Infantry Division League was created in 1952 with funds made available by public spirited citizens to meet an urgent need for an organization to promote mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation between the members of the 91st Division, alumni, and the communities in which units of the division are located.
The 91st Infantry Division League is financed by voluntary contributions from its members.
The 91st Infantry Division League is working with the 361st Infantry Regiment Association WWII to further assist veterans, their families, and their friends in their search for fellow World War II veterans and information
members.ispwest.com /91divleague   (322 words)

  
 The Fighting 69TH Infantry Division Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The 69th Infantry Division was originally scheduled for activation before the end of World War I, but Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, halted this.
A large group of Infantry and some supporting unit officers were called from The 96th Infantry Division training at Camp Adair, Oregon, to supply the cadre (nucleus) for The 69th Infantry Division, which trained at Camp Shelby, near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
We will try to record some of the many outstanding feats of our Division and to recognize the thousands who trained in The 69th but were sent out as replacements to other units.
www.69th-infantry-division.com   (621 words)

  
 36th Infantry Division - TXARNG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The 36th Infantry Division has soldiers around the world - participants in the global war on terrorism.
The long slow months of combat training in the sweltering Texas summer heat has come to an end for the Soldiers of the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade as they prepared to embark on the final leg of their odyssey to Iraq for the next twelve-months.
The Texas Army National Guard’s 36th CAB, 36th Infantry Division (T-Patchers), consisting of approximately 2,700 Soldiers from 44 states, is the first Army National Guard aviation brigade called to duty for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
www.agd.state.tx.us /36ID/default2.asp   (380 words)

  
 Welcome to the First Division Museum at Cantigny   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Cantigny First Division Foundation was established in 1957 with the principal mission of promoting the history of the Big Red One, the famed 1st Infantry Division of the U.S. Army.
Learn more about the distinguished history of the 1st Infantry Division from World War I to the present.
The Research Center provides resources for the serious study of 1st Infantry Division and general military history.
www.rrmtf.org /firstdivision   (228 words)

  
 The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society
The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society is a veterans and an active duty organization dedicated to
Gave you the opportunity to serve your country in a proud and prestigious national unit.
The 22nd Infantry Regiment Society will not be held responsible for any loss, damage, or inconvenience as a result of any inaccuracy or error within this site.
www.22ndinfantry.org   (468 words)

  
 8th Infantry Division   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The 8th Infantry Division is one of the few Regular Army divisions that has served our country.
If so, the "Clubhouse" was in the Division HQ's Area in BK, where members received their training and packed their parachutes.
On the wall of the clubhouse I remember there being a large photo of one of the members passing the spires of a church (Notre Dame Cathedral?) on his way to his "target" during a demo.
www.militaria.com /8th/8thid.html   (566 words)

  
 OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE SOCIETY OF THE THIRD DIVISION
After a short talk MG Lynch invited all the 3ID veterans to march in the parade behind the Division Band for a short distance and with this came a loud applause from the audience in the stands and around the area.
After the singing of the Army Song, the vets of the 15th Infantry Regiment to a lunch hosted by COL Wayne Grigsby and his Brigade of Ft. Benning.
We specialize in the 3rd Infantry Division and if the unit that you are looking for is attached to the 3ID, we will be happy to find and adapt a logo for you.
www.warfoto.com /3rdiv.htm   (3681 words)

  
 25th Infantry Division Association: Home
Association member Dick Arnold played a major role on the team whose monumental achievement was to identify company-level units for the vast majority of the 58,000 Vietnam KIAs.
He has asked that we post the short list of 25th Infantry Division soldiers whose units within the division are still undetermined, in the hopes that fellow association members and visitors can provide additional information on these men.
The purpose of the 25th Infantry Division Associations web site is to provide news and information to Association members and other interested parties.
www.25thida.com   (476 words)

  
 42nd Infantry Division
Securing, consolidating and destroying UXO, is the job of 42nd Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) members.
For Chief Warrant Officer Tammy Kostoff and her 22 year old son Lauren, it was just the natural progression in service to their country.
By working with other maneuver units such as infantry companies and scout platoons on missions with names like “terrain denial” and “offensive reconnaissance, the detachment is part of a combined-arms fight which denies insurgents areas like Coalition Forces supply routes.
www.42id.army.mil   (404 words)

  
 34th Infantry Division Association
The website which identifies our Division's WWII Death and POW Casualties is still online, but we no longer have access to the 'short biographies' which had existed for many of the soldiers.
Tenente [Lt.] Riccardo Barni, Vice-President of the Prato Section, Italian National Association of Reserve Officers, and Major Jay Morsching, Secretary of the General Staff, 34th Infantry Division (NG), with the sculpture presented to the Association at the Council Bluffs Reunion.
The 100th Infantry Battalion (Nisei)(Separate), which stood in for the 2nd Battalion, 133rd Infantry, from September 1943 through May 1944, and the 442nd Infantry Regiment (Nisei) which was attached to our Division from June 1944 through August 1944, have an especially honored place in our memories and history.
www.34infdiv.org   (2275 words)

  
 2nd Infantry Division (2id), Korean War Veterans Alliance HQ
If you or someone you know served with or was attached to the 2ID during the three year Korean War, click on and print MS Word application.
2nd Infantry Division Assocication for those that served in WWI to the present day.
While it is a story of one infantry regiment, its experiences have been shared by the many regiments that fought on this rugged peninsula in actions as ferocious and desperate as any in the anneals of history.
www.2id.org   (1496 words)

  
 US Army | 2nd Infantry Division : Home
He entered the Army in February 1984; attended Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and received Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
He has served with the 75th Ranger Regiment; the Ranger Training Brigade; the 2nd Infantry Division; the 82nd Airborne Division; the 25th Infantry Division; the 4th Infantry Division, and the 101st Airborne Division.
CAMP RED CLOUD, South Korea – On a chilly evening, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers from all over Area I gathered around a stage on the soccer field Nov. 2.
www-2id.korea.army.mil   (226 words)

  
 Sgt.William Heller's World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division-www.warfoto.com
It is with pride that the men of the 3rd Infantry Division point to their record of combat, of campaigns, of landings, and of victories.
Never did the 3rd Infantry Division falter, or fall back in its thirty months of combat.
Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army
www.warfoto.com   (252 words)

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