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In March 2017, Ferrari was assigned as commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, succeeding Harry E. Miller Jr. [11] In March 2020, the 42nd Division headquarters assumed responsibility for the Task Force Spartan, the army's contingent assigned to Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait. [13] Ferrari commanded the task force until November 2020. [14]
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.
Statement from the President, Washington D.C., 17 March 2020: At my direction, the United States Army will award the Presidential Unit Citation to the 30th Infantry Division. More than 75 years ago, Soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division slept in their foxholes after hastily taking defensive positions around the small town of Mortain, France.
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.
He served until becoming commander of the 42nd Infantry Division. [3] In April 2013, Miller was assigned as commander of the 42nd Infantry Division , succeeding Steven N. Wickstrom . [ 3 ] In March 2017, Miller completed a change of command ceremony with his successor, Brigadier General Steven Ferrari; the official change of command was ...
In 2004 the Division Headquarters and division base units of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" Division, were mobilized for service in Iraq. The 42nd Infantry Division, took over responsibility for the area known as Multi-National Division North Central—the provinces of Salah Ah Din, Diyala, At Tamamim (or Kirkuk Province) and As ...
Paul Ray Smith (September 24, 1969 – April 4, 2003) was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
The United States Army's 1st Infantry Division and 42nd Infantry Division occupied the base at different times. On 7 June 2005 Captain Phillip Esposito and 1st Lieutenant Louis Allen from the 42nd were killed at the base in what was the first incident of fragging among US forces during the Iraq War. [2] [3]