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The Indiana World War Memorial Plaza is an urban feature and war memorial located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, originally built to honor the veterans of World War I. [3] It was conceived in 1919 as a location for the national headquarters of the American Legion and a memorial to the state's and nation's veterans.
Elements of the 151st Regiment served in the Vietnam War; Company D , "Delta Company," was the only National Guard infantry unit to serve in Vietnam intact, [7] and earned more medals in 1969 than any other Army infantry company during a 1-year period, [6] and has been credited with reintegrating National Guard units with the United States Army ...
Secretary of War Elihu Root named the post for President Benjamin Harrison in honor of Harrison's hometown. [3] Fort Benjamin Harrison saw its highest levels of activity during World War I and World War II. The Fort Benjamin Harrison Reception Center (for inducting draftees) opened in 1941 and by 1943 was the largest reception center in the ...
("The Big Red One") 24 May 1917 28 May 1918 Maj. Gen. William L. Sibert Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall Brig. Gen. Frank Parker: Cantigny Aisne-Marne Saint-Mihiel Meuse–Argonne: 2nd Division ("Indian Head Division") 26 October 1917 1 June 1918 Brig. Gen. Charles A. Doyen Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy Maj. Gen. James Harbord
In the buildup to World War I, the United States Congress approved the formation of seventeen new National Guard divisions, numbered 26 through 42. The states of Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia were chosen to provide units for the 38th Infantry Division. Indiana's 151st and 152nd Infantry regiments formed the new 76th Infantry Brigade.
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The airport was officially named for Lt. Richard Harding Stout, a decorated veteran of World War I who had died in an airplane crash at Fort Benjamin Harrison. [2] Curtiss Flying Service operated an air passenger service and flying school at Stout Field. [3] Curtiss' manager was Captain Harvey Weir Cook. [4]
It was 79 years ago when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Indianapolis, a heavy cruiser carrying nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines.The ship was sailing back to the Philippines after ...