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The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead") [1] is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its primary mission has been the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the US 2nd Infantry Division. This is a list of commanders of the US 2nd Infantry Division of the United States Army. Division Commanders Name From To Comments BGen Charles A. Doyen 26 October 1917 November 1917 World War I (United States Marine Corps) MG Omar Bundy 8 November 1917 July 1918 World War I MG James G. Harbord 15 July 1918 August 1918 World War I (BGen ...
The 2nd Division's 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion braved enemy fire to clear this obstacle and build an improved roadway. While they worked, the division's three infantry regiments—9th, 38th and 23rd—launched coordinated assaults on Heartbreak Ridge and the adjacent hills.
On 17 March 2008, for the first time in over 24 years, the 1st Battalion was activated in Schweinfurt, Germany with the reflagging of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry. 1-18 was a part of 2nd "Dagger" Brigade, 1st Infantry Division which was also reflagged as the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate). The 1st Battalion was assigned to 172nd Infantry ...
In late fall of 1950 Chinese forces surprised and overran U.S. and U.N. troops, including the U.S. Eighth Army and the 2nd Infantry Division. By the last week of November, U.S. and U.N. troops were forced to withdraw south. The 2nd Engineer Battalion was the organic combat engineer battalion assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division.
The Second Infantry Division in World War I. McFarland. ISBN 9780786429608. Commendations of Second Division, American Expeditionary Forces, published by Second Division Association, 1919; U.S. Army Recruiting News, U.S. Army Adjutant General's Office, 1931
The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (BCT) of the United States Army.The unit is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska and is the only airborne brigade combat team which is part of United States Army Pacific.
2nd Infantry Division Artillery [1] was constituted on 21 September 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 2d Field Artillery Brigade. It was partially organized in October 1917 at Governors Island, New York, and assigned to the 2d Division (later redesignated as the 2d Infantry Division); organization completed 1 January 1918 in France, consisting of the 12th, 15th and 17th Field Artillery ...