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The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard. It was nicknamed the Rainbow Division because, during rapid mobilization for service in WW1, it was formed from 27 National Guard units from across the US.
The chain of command leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. [2] [3] The United States Armed Forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers.
In September 1995, Kinley was assigned as assistant division commander for maneuver at the 42nd Infantry Division's headquarters in Troy, New York. [8] In October 1996, Kinley was selected to command the 42nd Infantry Division, and he was promoted to major general in July 1997. [8] He continued in this post until September 1999, when he retired ...
Consolidated with HHC of 107th Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division to become 107th Support Group. 2nd Battalion, 107th Infantry (1963–1968) 108th Infantry (New York Army National Guard) [25] 1st Armored Rifle Battalion, 108th Infantry (1959–1963) 2nd Armored Rifle Battalion, 108th Infantry (1959–1963) 1st Battalion, 108th Infantry (1963–2005)
This is a list of current formations of the United States Army, which is constantly changing as the Army changes its structure over time. Due to the nature of those changes, specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are currently excluded.
42nd Infantry Division (The 42nd Infantry Division was a reconstitution of the National Guard's 42nd Division that had fought in World War I, but was raised in the Army of the United States rather than in the National Guard) [92] [93] 14 July 1943: 24 January 1944: 106: Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collins: Rhineland; Central Europe; 43rd Infantry Division
In 2006, the headquarters of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 42d Infantry Division was relocated to Latham, New York. [12] As part of planned force reductions following military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 42nd Infantry Division has reconfigured and redistributed subordinate units. As of 2013, the Combat Aviation Brigade has units in ...
The 232nd Infantry Regiment was activated on 14 July 1943 and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow Division."The 42nd served in World War I as an Army National Guard unit, but was activated for service in World War II as a draftee division, in the Army of the United States. [2]