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	U.S. 2nd Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Division crossed the Rhine 21 March and advanced to Hadamar and Limburg an der Lahn, relieving elements of the 9th Armored Division, 28 March.
		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 2d 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 infamous "Panmunjom Tree".
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/US_2nd_Infantry_Division (2033 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.
		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.
		As part of the reorganization, the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry was reassigned to the brigade from the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.
	www.25thida.com /division.html (5734 words)

	Welcome to 5th Infantry Division
		The 5th Infantry Division was activated on December 11, 1917 and deployed to France in the Spring of 1918.
		On October 16, 1939 the 5th Infantry Division was reactivated with the 2nd, 10th, and 11th Infantry Regiments.
		The 5th Division was deactivated on September 20, 1945 at Camp Campbell, KY. Reactivated and inactivated numerous times in the postwar period, the Division's 1st Brigade in 1968, fighting near the DMZ, in the Quang Tri province and around Lang Voi near the Laotian border.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/0,13476,100004,00.html (326 words)

	3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
		The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis was chosen to be the nation's first combat team to go through transformation because of the base's large training ranges and ability to transport troops quickly through nearby McChord Air Base and the Port of Tacoma.
		On February 1 1963, the 3rd Brigade was reactivated and reassigned to the 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia.
		The US Congress adopted the Nunn-Warner Amendment to the 1989 Defense Appropriation Bill, which mandated a reduction in US troop strength in Korea from 43,000 to 36,000 by the end of calendar year 1991.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/2id-3bde.htm (2347 words)

	17.SS-Panzergrenadier-Division "Götz von Berlichingen"
		Elements of the Division counterattack from Array towards Hill 386 (Bois Des Anneaux), and are repulsed late in the afternoon.
		US 7th Armored and 5th Infantry Divisions fight the Division to reach the Seille River.
		Division in defense of Kaiserslautern, West of the Pfaelzer Forest, retreating along the East-West highway though the Forest and the secondary road behind the West Wall.
	www.feldgrau.com /17ss.html (796 words)

	5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)
		The 5th Division, from it's landing in Normandy July 9, 1944 to the last Division Headquarters in Vilshofen, Germany traveled 2049 miles and engaged in all five of the ETO's major campaigns.
		The 5th Division served in the XII and XX Corps, Third Army from August 3, 1944 to the end of hostilities, May 7, 1945.
		This task force consisted of the 4th Bn., 6th Infantry, 5th Division (Mechanized) with supporting elements and was assigned the mission of the assault of "la Comandcia", the headquarters of Noriega'a Panama Defense Forces (PDF).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/5id.htm (744 words)

	Army Corps
		The Division's final objective, a junction with 5th Army troops near the Brenner pass, was accomplished in the morning of May 4 when an advance party of the 103rd met a patrol of the 88th Infantry Division (5th US Army) near Colle Isarco in South Tyrol (south of the Brenner Pass).
		On June 12, the Division was relieved of all the area which it occupied in Germany in a move designed to reconcile unit boundaries with political boundaries to simplify military government problems.
		The 103rd Infantry Division occupied the western section of Tyrol and the 101st Airborne Division occupied Land Salzburg to the east.
	www.usfava.com /USFA_ArmyCorps.htm (4593 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Us' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		U > Us Listed below are all articles that begin with Us.
		US governmental response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
		US National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /u/us/index.html (93 words)

	WWW.societyofthefifthdivision - Home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Map of 5th Division's Path in WW II
		The red diamond originated as a color marking of the Division transport and equipment during World War I. Red was selected as a compliment to the commanding general of the division in France whose branch of service was artillery.
		Notice: All materials herein (the domain www.societyofthefifthdivision.com and associated websites with fifthinfantrydivision.com as part of their domain name) are covered by one or more portions of US copyright laws.
	www.societyofthefifthdivision.com (372 words)

	ANZIO 1944
		The U.S. 45th Infantry Division and Combat Command A (CCA), a regimental-size unit of the U.S. 1st Armored Division, were directed to land as reinforcements once the beachhead was established.
		Even though the 7th and 15th Infantry regiments and the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion often were hard pressed and suffered heavy losses between 1 and 4 March at the hands of the 715th and the 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Divisions, all three units held their positions and beat back successive enemy assaults.
		The 45th Division was to move beyond Carano on the left as far as the Campoleone-Cisterna railroad, while the 36th Infantry Division exploited the expected breakthrough.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/anzio/72-19.htm (7326 words)

	List of military divisions by number - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of military divisions of all nationalities organised by number.
		Divisions may be infantry, airborne, cavalry, mechanized or armoured.
		German 1st Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division (earlier Hermann Göring Division, Hermann Göring Panzer Division)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_military_divisions_by_number (161 words)

	85th Infantry Division home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	ipedia.com: US 2nd Infantry Division Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		After training in Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the 2d Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1, 7 June 1944, near St. Laurent-sur-Mer.
		The Division crossed the Rhine 21 March and advanced to Hadamar and Limburg, relieving elements of the 9th Armored Division, 28 March.
		Advancing rapidly in the wake of the 9th Armored, the 2d Division crossed the Weser at Veckerhagen, 6-7 April, captured.
	www.ipedia.com /us_2nd_infantry_division.html (705 words)

	5th Infantry Division
		The 5th Infantry Division is believed to have been originally activated as the 5th Brigade in 1948 though the Korean Insititute of Military History does include information on where or when it may have been activated, the individual who commanded it or the what regiments it was comprised of.
		The KIMH does indicate that the 5th Division was activated on May 12, 1949 and was commanded by Brig.
		The Division was located at Kwangju and consisted of the 15th and 20th Regiments.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/rok/5id.htm (183 words)

	5th Infantry Division in Vietnam
		The universe collapsed, and all outside noises blurred, except for the immediate recognition of that call, and vision became tunnel focussed on the business immediately at hand with no conscious cognition of what was going on all around.
		On 3 December 1968, the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Selby F. Little, Jr., was wounded and evacuated to CONUS {continental United States} and temporary command was assumed by Major Robert L. Clark, Executive Officer of the Pioneers.
		Although the loss of the commander was keenly felt throughout the battalion, the Pioneers continued their efforts to perform all assigned missions in the best possible manner.
	members.aol.com /mraffin/5th1268.htm (1679 words)

	1/5th Vietnam History 1968
		The 2/14th Infantry, 1/27th Infantry and one platoon of MPs from the 25th Infantry Division were the other units involved.
		All but two of the 25th Infantry Division’s maneuver battalions were positioned to block the main approaches to Saigon from the west.
		The 1/27th Infantry was to deploy around Thanh An and FSB Mahone was to be constructed at XT 538375.
	www.bobcat.ws /history1968.htm (19164 words)

	71st Infantry Division Official Web Page
		Organized as a light division with 9,000 personnel and 1800 mules -- as a mountain division, transportation being the army mule with 75mm howitzers, schooled in mountain and jungle warfare.
		Infantry regiments increased from 2,075 to 3,350 and the artillery three artillery battalions swapped their 75mm howitzers for the larger 105mm howitzers and picked up the 564th FA Bn, which had 155mm guns.
		Division and regimental insignias for sale, including the 71st red circle cloth shoulder patch.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Valley/4020/71st.html (670 words)

	Military History Online
		Four infantry regiments of the Regular Army were collected, the 16th, 18th, 26th and 28th Infantry, formed into the 1st Division -- the "Big Red One," still in existence -- and sent overseas.
		The Tenth New Jersey Infantry was organized under the provisions of an act of congress approved July 22 1861, and by authority issued by the war department.
		They were not as fancy as the 5th New York fire Zouave, but they wore a form of the Zouave uniform.
	www.militaryhistoryonline.com (2315 words)

	USAAF Chronology:
		Bombardment Division, fly patrols, sweeps, and armed reconnaissance and support the US III and VIII Corps in the Bastogne, Belgium area and the XII Corps S of the Clerf River, Luxembourg, and W of the Sauer River in Germany.
		Fighters escort the 9th Bombardment Division and VIII Bomber Command, fly armed reconnaissance, attack airfields, communications centers, traffic concentrations, and other targets, and support the US III and VIII Corps W and E of Bastogne and the 2d and 3d Armored Divisions near Manhay, Belgium.
		Fighters escort 9th Bombardment Division and Eighth AF bombers, fly armed reconnaissance and patrols, attack numerous ground targets, and support the US First Army in the Vielsalm, Belgium area and the US Third Army around Diekirch, Luxembourg.
	members.aol.com /jlowry3402/jan45.html (5842 words)

	WWII Page
		He was a member of the 3rd Armored Division, the Spearhead that drove into the heart of Nazi Germany.
		When it was all over, the division's artillery officer reported that 490,021 rounds of 105mm ammunition had been fired between D-Day and VE Day, more than any other division in the European theater.
		Later, my grandfather was part of the 106th Infantry Division, proudly known as the Golden Lions.
	www.geocities.com /ResearchTriangle/Facility/3991/index.htm (610 words)

	US Army Ranger History: Vietnam War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The 75th Infantry Regiment was activated in Okinawa during 1954 and traced its lineage to the 475th Infantry Regiment, thence to the 5307th Composite Provisional Unit, popularly known as Merrill's Marauders.
		Historically, company I (Ranger) 75th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division and Company G, (Ranger) 75th Infantry, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) produced the first two US Army Rangers to be awarded the Medal of Honor as a member of and while serving in combat Ranger company.
		The Vietnam Rangers of the 75th Infantry were awarded the title of Neo Marauders by the Secretary of the Army, Stanley Resor, for having lived up to the standards set by the original Marauders during World War II.
	www.ranger.org /rangerHistoryVietnamWar.html (1872 words)

	5th US Cavalry and 2nd-12th US Cavalry 1st Air Cavalry Division Vietnam War
		11 you also joining in helping us through your prayers, that thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf for the favor bestowed upon us through the prayers of many.
		1st and 2nd Battalions 5th US Cavalry, 2nd Battalion 12th US Cavalry were the infantry battalions that made up the 2nd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division, Airmobile during the Vietnam War.
		The Vietnam war was no different and perhaps some of the worst terrain the US Army ever fought a war in.
	www.ranger25.com (1498 words)

	1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) The 5th Infantry Division was organized in December 1917 to participate in World War I. It arrived in France in May 1918, where the German enemy gave the men of the division their name, Red Devils.
		Elements of the 1st Brigade swept down Route 9 in early February 1971 to join the reoccupation of the abandoned Marine base at Khe Sanh as part of the huge operation to eliminate a North Vietnamese buildup along the Laotain frontier.
		The advance party of 1st Brigade 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) included most of A Troop 4th Squadron 12th Cavalry (which consisted of 5 officers and 220 enlisted men).
	www.vietnamvetcontacts.com /gpage17.html (324 words)

	1st Bn 5th Infantry Reg 25th Inf CU CHI Vietnam
		We were very fortunate because many of the NCO's we had in the beginning were Hardened Combat Veterans from WW II and from the Korean War.
		Many of us were 19 year old Squad Leaders and 21, 22 year old Platoon Leaders.
		We are the 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division CU CHI VIETNAM 1966
	www.1-5th-m-25th-inf-1966.com (1325 words)

	5th Infantry Division Project PIKE
		My first tour was Feb-Feb 66-67 with B Co. 1st of the 2nd of the 1st Infantry Division at Phuoc Vinh in 3rd Corps at the Michelon Rubber Plantation.
		Was I pissed off, you bet your ass I was, and I took great pleasure in sticking it to almost any one senior to me. A lot of the others in D Co. had the same idea, but we were definately the best of the best.
		I was the second gunner on a half track, in the 5th Division, 735th Tank Battalion, HQ Company.
	www.militaryunits.com /5ID_project.htm (2901 words)

	OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE SOCIETY OF THE THIRD DIVISION
		Following the ceremony at the Third Infantry Division Memorial, the veterans moved to the tomb of the Unknown Soldiers where they formed a cordon of twos down the steps leading to the Tomb where a large wreath with blue and white flowers and a blue banner was placed at the Tomb.
		She joyously told us of the thrill of recently becoming a U.S. citizen with a great sense of pride, and now being a true American.
		We wished her well in the future and told her that the Society was proud and honored to have had Paul as a Rock of the Marne soldier.
	www.warfoto.com /3rdiv.htm (2696 words)

	index
		My heartfelt thanks to the members of the "Society of the Fifth Division" for providing host server space from Nov 03 to Jul 04.
		Society of the 5th Division Reunion, 3-6 Sep, 2004
		With the 5th Infantry Division in Panama, 'Nam, WW II, and WW I; In all the services, in all the wars, conflicts, and police actions;
	st09.startlogic.com /%7Ei7thengi (300 words)

	5th Division Diamond Dust (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Diamond Dust is the 5th Division's WWII mimeographed news sheet created by the Public Relations section of G-2 and distributed daily to foxholes, command posts and hospitals.
		An enemy action which was either an attack or a reconnaissance in force developed during the early morning hours along the 11th Infantry front which was the Caumont salient.
		Enemy snipers were reported to have penetrated behind the lines but no one was killed by sniper fire nor was any sniper caught during the subsequent three days.
	www.5thdivisiondiamonddust.com (1100 words)

	29th Division (UK), 116th Regiment, C Company - Re-enactment Group
		We are a re-enactment group, re-enacting the American infantryman of the 29th Infantry Division during WWII.
		We are based in the UK and have members from various places, the majority however are from the south.
		Images from the Bristol battle from the 5th to 7th are up at the Photos and Videos page.
	www.29th.co.uk (1153 words)

	REDCATCHER
		Canham gestured to some of the 8th Infantry soldiers who had fought their way through Europe and said simply, "These are my credentials." For those who knew Davison, himself a World War II veteran, it is very fitting that this tribute to soldiers is on his headstone.
		He also was the first fl person to command a division, leading the 8th Infantry in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, in 1972-1973.
		WASHINGTON - All 755 members of the U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade killed in Indochina from 1966-70 were remembered with modest cards near each name etched in the memorial wall of more than 58,400 names of Americans making the ultimate sacrifice.
	www.redcatcher.org (2284 words)

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