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The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard, that participated in World War I, World War II and multiple current conflicts. It was the first American division deployed to Europe in World War II, where it fought with great distinction in the Italian Campaign .
33rd Division ("Prairie Division") (Illinois) 25 August 1917 17 July 1918 Maj. Gen. George Bell Jr. Somme Offensive Meuse–Argonne: 34th Division ("Red Bull Division") (Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota) 18 July 1917 No Combat (Depot Division) Maj. Gen. Augustus P. Blocksom Brig. Gen. John A. Johnston Maj. Gen. Charles D. Rhodes -
The 133rd Infantry arrived at the port of New York on 24 January 1919 on the USS General G. W. Goethals, and was demobilized 18 February 1919 at Camp Grant, Illinois.It was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 34th Division, and allotted to the state of Iowa.
Soldiers received basic training there before leaving for the war in France. The different National Guard units together formed the 34th Infantry Division and were nicknamed the "Sandstorm Division," a name based on the camp's desert climate. Camp Cody was also built because of the threat of Mexican intervention in the first World War.
The 34th Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was raised in 1914, during the First World War. The division was raised from volunteers for Lord Kitchener 's New Armies , originally made up of infantry battalions raised by public subscription or private patronage.
34th Division or 34th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions. 34th Division (German Empire) 34th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
14th Division (National Guard WWI—distinct from Regular Army 14th Division) ... 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull" [6] 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe" [6]
90th Infantry Division – The T & O Division– Due to the members of the WWI division being from the Texas-Oklahoma area, close to Mexico, "Tough 'Ombres" taken from the T O of the division shoulder patch, Ombres being a contraction for the Spanish Hombres, "Men, Tough Men." 91st Infantry Division – "Powder River"; 92nd Infantry Division