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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 ...
"Golden Cross" – take from the design of the insignia, used as the title of the World War II history. This is today's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull" – The badge is a red bull's skull on a black background. "Sandstorm" – the division was formed at Camp Cody, in a desertlike area of New Mexico
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.
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
The 395th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, part of the 99th Infantry Division during World War II.It was organized with the rest of the 99th on 16 November 1942 at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. [1]
61st Infantry Division (see Divisions of the United States Army, unorganized World War II division) ... 99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division"
(National Guard WWI—distinct from Regular Army 14th Division) ... "Checkerboard Division" 100th Division ... 39th Armored Division World War II ghost division.
Lyle Joseph Bouck, Jr. (December 17, 1923 – December 2, 2016) enlisted in the Missouri National Guard at age 14. During World War II, he was a 20-year-old lieutenant in charge of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon, 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division.