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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 ...
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(National Guard WWI—distinct from Regular Army 14th Division) ... "Checkerboard Division" 100th Division ... 39th Armored Division World War II "phantom" unit.
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.
Flag signed by the men of the 3rd Battalion, 395th Regiment after seizing Bergheim, Germany, 1 March 1945. The 395th Regiment's success earned it many difficult assignments. A U.S. Army World War II division was configured as a Triangular division, with three regimental maneuver elements. Up to that point, the Army had married a battalion of ...
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The 394th Infantry Regiment was established on 23 July 1918 as the 394th Infantry and assigned to the 99th Division as a member of the National Army. It was demobilized on 30 November 1918, but was later reconstituted on 21 June 1921 as a member of the Organized Reserves just like the 99th Infantry Division.
was split on 1 October 1941 to create the 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions. The 24th Infantry Division headquarters inherited the lineage of the Hawaiian Division's headquarters, while the 25th Infantry Division was raised in the Army of the United States. The 10th Mountain Division was raised in the Army of the United States in 1943.