FIGHTING DIVISIONS

FIGHTING DIVISIONS

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DEC 1945

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Fighting Divisions.

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Washington Infantry Journal,Washington,DC,20301

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No soldier's patch is worn with greater pride than that displayed on the shoulder of a man who has belonged to a combat division. In World War II, as in every past war, the major share of our fighting has been done by our ground troops, particularly those of the Infantry. Most of our Infantrymen belong to divisions which are our Army's principal combat teams, composed of soldiers who are trained and expected to do one primary job- fight.This book is not a complete history of our combat divisions. It is, rather, an attempt to assemble for the first time enough material on every one of our divisions to give the average citizen a brief idea of where each has been and what each has done.

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FIGHTING DIVISIONS

By

Chief Warrant Officer E. J. Kahn, Jr. and

Technical Sergeant Henry McLemore

From materials provided by the Office of Technical Information, Special Information Section, HeadquartersArmy Ground Forces.

WASHINGTON THE INFANTRY JOURNAL

1945

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Copyright 1945 by Infantry Journal, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission. For information address The Infantry Journal, 1115 17th Street NW, Washington 6, D. C.

First edition December 1945

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CONTENTS

Preface by General Jacob L. Devers

Introduction . ...

1st Infantry Division ..

2nd Infantry Division

3d Infantry Division

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4th Infantry Division .

5th Infantry Division . .

6th Infantry Division

7th Infantry Division .

8th Infantry Division .

9th Infantry Division .

10th Mountain Division . .

11th Airborne Division .

13th Airborne Division

17th Airborne Division .

24th Infantry Division .

25th Infantry Division ..

26th Infantry Division .

27th Infantry Division ..

28th Infantry Division .

29th Infantry Division

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30th Infantry Division .

31st Infantry Division

32nd Infantry Division .

33d Infantry Division .

34th Infantry Division

35th Infantry Division

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36th Infantry Division

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37th Infantry Division

38th Infantry Division

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40th Infantry Division ..

41st Infantry Division

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