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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.
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)
Jack A. James (born 1968) is a career officer in the United States Army.A veteran of the United States Army and New York Army National Guard, in September 2024 he was promoted to major general and appointed to command the 42nd Infantry Division.
John Caswell Baker was born in Troy, New York on April 15, 1919. [2] [a] His father was Frank G. Baker and his mother was Helen (Caswell) Baker.[8] [b] He was raised and educated in Troy, as well as southern locales including Augusta, Georgia and Florida, and was a graduate of Lansingburgh High School.
The officers were from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 42nd Infantry Division, a New York Army National Guard unit from Troy, New York; it was deployed to Iraq in support of American operations in the Iraq War. Esposito was the company commander and had been stationed in Iraq about six months.
Joseph L. Biehler (born November 17, 1964) is a career officer in the United States Army.A longtime member of the New York Army National Guard, in February 2024 he was promoted to major general as commander of the 42nd Infantry Division.
The 242nd Infantry Regiment was a formation of the United States Army.Organized as part of the 42nd Infantry Division during World War II, the regiment took part in fighting against the Germans and performed post-war occupation duty in Austria.
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.