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The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard.It was nicknamed the Rainbow Division because, during rapid mobilization for service in WW1, it was formed from 27 National Guard units from across the US.
Often humorously referred to as the "Days Inn Patch" or "Thirteen Lieutenants Pointing North", this is today's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. 42nd Infantry Division – "Rainbow" 43rd Infantry Division "Red Wing" "Winged Victory" Named for World War II commander Leonard F. "Red" Wing
The 232nd Infantry Regiment was activated on 14 July 1943 and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow Division."The 42nd served in World War I as an Army National Guard unit, but was activated for service in World War II as a draftee division, in the Army of the United States. [2]
It was concurrently relieved from the 42nd Division and assigned to the 39th Division. It was reorganized on 16 December 1921 by redesignation of the 4th Infantry, Alabama National Guard (organized 1 July 1919). The regimental headquarters was organized on 10 April 1922 and federally recognized at Montgomery, Alabama. The regiment was relieved ...
The 42nd Division patch definitely started off as a half arc and was modified to a quarter arc after World War I. I've added details and photos to the article page, and I've included references. The book Insignia of the 42nd Rainbow Division explains the history of the shoulder sleeve insignia in detail and includes photos that show how the ...
42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" [6] 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory" Division. 44th Infantry Division "Prepared In All Things Division" 45th Infantry Division.
In 2004 the Division Headquarters and division base units of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" Division, were mobilized for service in Iraq. The 42nd Infantry Division, took over responsibility for the area known as Multi-National Division North Central—the provinces of Salah Ah Din, Diyala, At Tamamim (or Kirkuk Province) and As ...
The 42nd, known as the Rainbow Division, earned its name due to the efforts made to create a unit that encompassed men from around the country. The 117th Engineers were tasked with road construction, road repair, construction of shelters, construction and repair of trenches, wiring and cutting of barbed wire, establishing assault paths, and ...