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  Lone Sentry: Unit History: 91st Infantry Division (Ch. III: Arno River Campaign)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The 91st Infantry Division was assigned the central sector between the 34th Division and the 88th Division.
The drive of the 362nd Infantry was slowed somewhat by the heavy artillery fire from Terriciola to the north and by SP fire from the vicinity of Chianni.
The 363rd Infantry, which had relieved the 362nd Infantry on the line at 130400, was, in turn, relieved by elements of the 85th Division during the night of 17 August, and command of the sector was officially relinquished at 170445.
www.lonesentry.com /91stdivision/ch3.html   (3711 words)

  
 Lone Sentry: Unit History: 91st Infantry Division (Ch. II: The First Two Years)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The formal amphibious training of the 91st Division was completed on 31 May. The next day it began preparing for a mock invasion of the Arzew beaches as the finale to its training and as the prelude to its movement to the Italian front.
It was assumed that the area from Oran to Mostaganem was held by elements of the German Infantry Division "W" with the "Y" Grenadier Regiment at Oran, the "X" Grenadiers at St. Cloud, and one Battalion of the "Z" Grenadier Regiment at Mostaganem.
The Division's mission was to seize the Port 0f Arzew and the airport at the town of Renan.
www.lonesentry.com /91stdivision/ch2.html   (3020 words)

  
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www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/u/us/index.html   (81 words)

  
 88th Infantry Division
The 88th Infantry Division was activated at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma on 15 July 1942 under the command of Major General John E. Sloan.
As the 349th Infantry Regiment passed through the 351st and continued the attack to the north, the 88th’s operations took on aspects of a pursuit, one of the most challenging—and exhausting—missions possible for an infantry unit in mountains.
The Division relieved the 85th Infantry Division in its sector on 22 November, and was in turn itself relieved for general rehabilitation on 13 January.
www.88infdiv.org /wwii.html   (2774 words)

  
 MilitaryHistoryOnline.com - US Army in World War II
Forty-two of the infantry divisions and four of the airborne divisions served in the ETO and MTO, the remainder served in the PTO.
By early 1942 the division was organized substantially the way it would be used in battle, with, in addition to its three infantry regiments, four artillery battalions (three twelve-tube 105mm light battalions and one twelve-tube 155mm howitzer medium battalion), a cavalry reconnaissance troop, and division service troops.
In this way the 501st and 506th Parachute Infantry were attached to the 101st Airborne Division, the 508th Parachute Infantry to the 82nd Airborne Division, the 507th Parachute Infantry to the 17th Airborne Division, and the 517th Parachute Infantry to the 11th Airborne Division.
www.militaryhistoryonline.com /wwii/usarmy/infantry.aspx   (1394 words)

  
 Blue Devils-History of the 88th Infantry Division Blue Devils
A dangerous enemy penetration between the 351st Infantry Regiment and another hard-pressed infantry regiment on the right was averted by the heroic determination, self-sacrifice, and unfailing devotion to duty of the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment.
Under the command of the Assistant Division Commander, Brigadier General Paul W. Kendall, an advance party departed for Italy on 26 December, and went into the line as observers on 4-5 January, attached to 3rd, 34th, and 36th Infantry Divisions, and the British 5th, 46th, and 56th Divisions.
The Division relieved the 85th Infantry Division in its sector on 22 November, and was in turn itself relieved for general rehabilitation on 13 January.
www.mtmestas.com /Military/88th_InfDiv   (4121 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.
Alumni, present members, families, and friends of the 91st Division are invited to join the league.
members.ispwest.com /91divleague   (305 words)

  
 91st NY Infantry Regiment during the Civil War - NY Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
At the expiration of its term of enlistment, the men entitled thereto were discharged and the regiment retained in service.
June 5, 1865, it received the men of the I47th Infantry not mustered out with their regiment.
Reunion of the 91st regiment, N.Y. veteran volunteers at Albany, N.Y., December 20th 1882.
www.dmna.state.ny.us /historic/reghist/civil/infantry/91stInf/91stInfMain.htm   (228 words)

  
 The 91st Division History
The "91st Division" history was a 94-page booklet published by the 91st Division during the last months of the war for distribution to the soldiers and their families.
The Division's mission was to seize the Port of Arzew and the airport at the town of Renan.
Thus until the 363rd reverted to reserve, the 91st Division was to have nine Battalions on line: three on the left, one moving north near Highway 65, and two attacking M. Calvi; three in the center attacking Hills 844 and 856; and three on the right attacking Monticelli.
members.aol.com /ItalyWW2/Division91.htm   (14524 words)

  
 Battles
Infantry Divsion had been assigned to the reserve of the First American Army during the St. Mihiel offensive.
On September 26, 1918, nine American divisions and three French divisions lined up along this approximately 25 mile stretch of the western front which extended from about ten miles east of the Meuse River through the Argonne Forest to the west.
The 37th Division forced a crossing of the river southeast of Heurne on 2 November and another farther north at the site of the destroyed Hermelgem-Syngem bridge on 10 November.
members.shaw.ca /d_y_g/battles.htm   (1071 words)

  
 Division History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The 70th Division was activated as a component of the Army of the United States on June 15th, 1943, with headquarters at Camp Adair, Oregon.
The three infantry regiments began arriving in Marseilles, France, on December 10th and were immediately organized into Task Force Herren and assigned to the Seventh Army.
The white mountain in the background suggests Mt. Hood which is near where the unit organized, and the green fir tree suggests the region and ties between the 70th and the 91st Divisions.
www.trailblazersww2.org /divisionhistory/division_history.htm   (518 words)

  
 91st Division (Training Support) - Overview
The 91st Division (Training Support) is organized and staffed to plan, conduct and evaluate training exercises (including small unit collective training) for the Army National Guard, Army Reserve Combat Support and Combat Service Support Units at the squad, platoon/section, and company/battery levels and above.
Upon mobilization, the 91st Division will assist in the validation of Reserve and Army National Guard units in the preparation for deployment.
The men and women of the Wild West Division stay prepared to carry out their mobilization mission through a variety of training activities preformed during monthly battle assemblies, annual training and many hours of personal time.
www.armyreserve.army.mil /USARC/DIV-TS/0091DIV-TS   (175 words)

  
 Where is the Fir Tree
The 91st Infantry Division League is proud to announce the winners of our Scholarships for 2003.
In October 2001 the 91st Infantry Division League promised its members that two issues of the Fir Tree would be mailed to them each year.
The 91st Infantry Division League apologizes profusely that we failed to send a memorial wreath to the Memorial Day festivities at Florence American Cemetery in Italy this year.
members.ispwest.com /91divleague/news.html   (1136 words)

  
 2nd Canadian Infantry Division - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2nd Division conducted Operation Jubilee, a large-scale raid on Dieppe, France in August 1942 with the 4th and 6th Canadian Infantry Brigades, suffering extensive losses in the landing and the ensuing withdrawal.
The 2nd Division's role was a general advance south of the junction of the Odon and Orne rivers, but by 19 July, in the face of fierce resistance as well as poor weather, the division came to a halt.
The 2nd Division's attack was made over open ground, with enemy troops on the flank and in subterranean iron mines in which he took cover and from which he infiltrated the Canadian rear.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division   (5198 words)

  
 US Army: 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Order of Battle - Jan-Mar 1991
The 24th Infantry Division was stationed at Ft Stewart,GA in early 1990.
The division was the heavy element of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft Bragg, NC.
In November, upon the orders from Central Command, the division prepared itself for offensive action to expel the Iraqi invaders from Kuwait as part of an Allied coalition the likes not seen since World War II.
www.orbat.com /site/history/historical/usa/24thinfantrydivision.html   (172 words)

  
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 U.S. Army Divisions of World War II: 91st Infantry Division, Casualties, Generals, Battles & Campaigns
Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
www.historyshots.com /USArmy/Division.cfm?did=91   (191 words)

  
 91st DIV (TS) - Web Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The 91st Division provides synchronization, training assistance, lane training, external Training Assessment Model evaluations, and simulation exercises to Reserve Component units in its designated area of responsibility.
This site is provided as a public service by the 91ST DIV (TS).
It is intended to be used by the public for viewing and retrieving information only.
www.usarc.army.mil /91div   (280 words)

  
 US Army: 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Order of Battle - Jan-Mar 1991
The 24th Infantry Division was stationed at Ft Stewart,GA in early 1990.
The division was the heavy element of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft Bragg, NC.
In November, upon the orders from Central Command, the division prepared itself for offensive action to expel the Iraqi invaders from Kuwait as part of an Allied coalition the likes not seen since World War II.
orbat.com /site/history/historical/usa/24thinfantrydivision.html   (172 words)

  
 339th Infantry Regiment Time Line & Duty Stations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The 339th Infantry moves by truck and foot to a bivouac at Casanova, three miles from the front lines near Minturno, Italy, where it is attached to the 88th Infantry Division.
The 339th Infantry is assigned a sector from the riverside village of Limite to Signa.
In late March, the 85th Infantry Division is assigned to IV Corps preparatory to move back into North Apennines front lines near Mt. Grande, south of Bologna.
yourpage.blazenet.net /cjheiser/ct9/339f1.htm   (1854 words)

  
 US Army History, 91st Infantry - Wind of Glory
US Army History, 91st Infantry - Wind of Glory
Description: The Wind of Glory is a true account of the 91st Infantry Division, 363d Reg., Co. G during WW II.
Authentic photographs, letters and battle maps help bring to life this fascinating story of how a scared, Oklahoma country boy faces the realities of war, and survives with the help of his platoon leader, Sgt. James L. McDermott.
www.turnerpublishing.com /detail.aspx?ID=161   (106 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 Hermann Göring Parachute Panzer Division 1 (earlier Hermann Göring Division, Hermann Göring Panzer Division)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_military_divisions_by_number   (229 words)

  
 1st US Infantry Division Inactive for a month - Page 3 - Armchair General Forums
The 24th Infantry Division has just been a HQ unit since it was re-flagged as the 3rd Infantry Division.
The division was created Dec. 6, 1917, at Camp Wheeler, Ga., to support U.S. war efforts in World War I. It was deployed to France and fought in the Lorraine Campaign in 1918 and served with occupation duty in France until November 1919.
On April 9, 1942, the unit was redesignated at the 7th Motorized Division Africa, and in January of the next year was redesignated the 7th Infantry Division.
www.armchairgeneral.com /forums/showthread.php?p=579360#post579360   (3448 words)

  
 Infantry
The 29th Infantry Division was the vanguard of the Allied attack on the hostile shores of Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
In Honor of The Men of The 45th Infantry Division, the Men and Women of The Oklahoma National Guard and Those Who Served in The Oklahoma Militia After Statehood.
Official website for 96th Infantry Division Deadeye Division veterans, their wives, children and friends of the division.
www.vetshome.com /infantry.htm   (656 words)

  
 NYS Senate Veterans Hall of Fame
George V. Baker is a highly decorated U.S. Army World War II veteran and former prisoner of war.
While serving with the 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, Fifth Army, the Franklinville, New York native was part of a combat force that pushed the enemy back 150 miles during intensive fighting to Leghorn, Italy.
He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Rome-Arno campaign stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
www.senate.state.ny.us /sws/vethallfame/baker.html   (236 words)

  
 channel4.com THE BATTLE FOR ITALY
Long article by Robert Hodges Jr on the achievements of US 92nd Infantry Division – the 'Buffalo Soldiers.
This was the only fl division (fl, that is, except for the white senior officers) in the US Army during World War II to see combat in Europe, primarily in northern Italy after the fall of Rome.
Detailed account of the US 91st Infantry Division's 'lifetime of mud, rain, sweat, strain, fear, courage, and prayers' in northern Italy in September 1944.
www.channel4.com /history/microsites/B/battle_for_italy   (738 words)

  
 Billy Woolway - Sundance Catalog
Along the way he served in World War II (Sergeant, 91st Infantry Division, North Africa and Italy) and had a career in advertising.
Instead of indulging in the three-martini lunch of that era, he crossed the street at noon, and taught a painting class.
Lettuce/strawberry pickers of Ventura County inspire the current paintings; emigrants whom the artist sees as "not 'on' the land but locked into, and a part of, the land that nourishes us." The work has been shown around the country.
www.sundancecatalog.com /sdx/H24861.jsp   (294 words)

  
 US Army History, 91st Infantry Division: Powder River
This Book will not glorify war or the 91st Infantry Division.
Powder River is a story, told simply and honestly, by the men who survived, says the author, Roy Livengood.
This definitive history of the 91st covers division training in Oregon, the Arno River Campaign, the battle for II Giogo Pass, Gothic Line, Po Valley, and the Alps.
www.turnerpublishing.com /detail.aspx?ID=143   (136 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Through My Eyes: 91st Infantry Division in the Italian Campaign, 1942-45 (Hellgate Memories Series.): ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This book tells us about the men of the 91st Infantry Division and it does it magnificently.
Weckstein's description of his experience enhances what my father told us of his experience and means much to us.
Though my father was in the 362nd Infantry and Leon was in the 363rd, their experiences were probably similar since the units were working on the same objectives as they fought to dislodge the Germans from town after town and from the mountain tops along Highway 65 in Italy.
www.amazon.com /Through-Eyes-Division-Hellgate-Memories/dp/1555714978   (1475 words)

  
 McGrogan's Patch Designs McGrogan's US Army 91st Infantry Regiment Military Patch
McGrogan's Patch Designs McGrogan's US Army 91st Infantry Regiment Military Patch
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McGrogan's US Army 91st Infantry Regiment Military Patch
www.mcgrogans.com /servlet/the-2588/McGrogan's-US-Army-91st/Detail   (141 words)

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