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The 42nd Infantry was stationed at Camp Upton, New York, as of June 1919 as a separate regiment.The regimental officers, records, and colors were transferred to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in late 1919 and the regiment was filled with Puerto Rican recruits and enlisted personnel transferred from the 65th Infantry Regiment.
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.
On January 29, 1920, the unit was renamed the 42nd Infantry Regiment for the last time. In December 1919, the regiment's reserve battalion was stationed in Białystok. [5] On 30 May 1920, the reserve battalion of the 42nd Infantry Regiment founded the WKS 42 Pułk Piechoty Białystok football club, renamed to Jagiellonia Białystok a few years ...
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division is a subordinate command of the 42nd Infantry Division. Once contained solely within New York , force reductions and reorganizations have resulted in units from several different states making up the brigade.
The 222nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army, AUS. It served in the 42nd Infantry Division for the duration of the Second World War, and was then deactivated. The regiment distinguished itself in battle against the Wehrmacht and earned the Presidential Unit Citation for courageous action.
The 42nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served two tours in the Union Army during the American Civil War.The unit was first formed in September 1862 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months.
42nd Regiment, 42nd Infantry Regiment or 42nd Armoured Regiment may refer to: United Kingdom. 42nd Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army up to 1881, known ...
The 442nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army.The regiment including the 100th Infantry Battalion is best known as the most decorated in U.S. military history, [4] and as a fighting unit composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry who fought in World War II.