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The 96th Infantry Division was an infantry division (military) of the United States Army. It was formed in 1918 and served in World War I and in the Pacific War during World War II . It was reformed after the war and was part of the United States Army Reserve until 1965.
96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division (22,330 officers and enlisted) Division Commander: Major General James L. Bradley, USA 381st Infantry Regiment – White Beaches 383rd Infantry Regiment – Brown Beaches 382nd Infantry Regiment – Reserve 361st, 362nd, 921st Field Artillery Battalions (105mm) 363rd Field Artillery Battalion (155mm) Reserve:
The 382nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army. The unit served as a reserve regiment until it was called to active duty during World War II, whereupon it saw action in the Pacific theater as part of the 96th Infantry Division. The unit returned to reserve status after the war until being deactivated in 1952.
42nd Infantry Division (The 42nd Infantry Division was a reconstitution of the National Guard's 42nd Division that had fought in World War I, but was raised in the Army of the United States rather than in the National Guard) [92] [93] 14 July 1943: 24 January 1944: 106: Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins: Rhineland; Central Europe; 43rd Infantry Division
On 30 January 1942, the unit was reorganized as an element of the 96th Infantry Division, and redesignated as the 321st Engineer Battalion. The battalion was ordered to active service along with the 96th Infantry Division on 15 August 1942. This time, they were organized at Camp Adair, Oregon as the 321st Engineer Combat Battalion.
It participated in the invasion of Leyte in the Philippine Islands on 20 October 1944, with the 7th Infantry Division and 96th Infantry Division its major combat units. During the campaign on Leyte and aided by Filipino regular and constable force of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary military units, the 77th Infantry ...
In military terms, 96th Division or 96th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions. 96th Infantry Division (German Empire) 96th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) 96th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 96th Infantry Division (United States) Aviation divisions. 96th Air Division
This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.