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The 99th Infantry Division gained the nickname the "Checkerboard" division, from its unit insignia that was devised in 1923 while it was headquartered in the city of Pittsburgh. The blue and white checkerboard in the insignia is taken from the coat of arms of William Pitt, for whom Pittsburgh is named. The division was also known as the "Battle ...
Major General Anderson remained at Camp Maxey to command Tenth Corps Headquarters. In November 1943, the 99th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Checkerboard Division", arrived at Camp Maxey under the command of Major General Walter E. Lauer. The 99th Infantry Division trained at Camp Maxey until September 1944 and was sent into action in the ...
98th Infantry Division – "Iroquois"; 99th Infantry Division – "Checkerboard"; “Battle Babies” This is today's 99th Regional Support Command. 100th Infantry Division – "Century"; 102nd Infantry Division – "Ozark"; 103rd Infantry Division – "Cactus"; 104th Infantry Division – "Timberwolf"; 106th Infantry Division – "Golden Lion"
99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division" 100th Division "Century" [6] 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" [6] 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark" [6]
Major General Walter E. Lauer (29 June 1893 – 13 October 1966) [1] was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.During World War II he commanded the 99th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge.
Additionally, Waff was reappointed to the US Army Command and General Staff College Board of Visitors for a second three-year term, has continued to serve on the Army Reserve Advisory Group for the US Merchant Marine Academy at King's Point, New York, and is the senior mentor for the Professor of Military Science at the University of Memphis.
99th Infantry ("Checkerboard") Division Major General Walter E. Lauer 393rd♦, ... IX Tactical Air Command (Maj. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada) Supporting First Army
German forces counterattacked in what the Americans initially thought was a localized spoiling action, but was actually a leading element of the Battle of the Bulge. The 2nd Division consolidated its lines, pulling back into Hünningen, then Rocherath-Krinkelt, and finally to the dug-in positions held by the 99th Division at Elsenborn Ridge.