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"Americal" – At one point in time this was the official Divisional designation, when it was redesignated as the 23rd Infantry Division, Americal became the divisional nickname. Originally formed in World War II out of separate American National Guard units on the island of New Caledonia, hence the origin of the name. 24th Infantry Division
Name Founder Founding location Current location Notes Ref. 1248 Infantry Regiment "Inmemorial del Rey" No. 1: Ferdinand III of Castile Crown of Castile: Madrid, Spain: It was one of the first standing units in Europe since the fall of the Western Roman Empire, remaining in the order of battle of the Castilian and Spanish armies since its ...
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Lists of military units and formations of World War II (60 P) Pages in category "Lists of military units and formations" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Eliot H. Bryant, World War II U.S. submarine commander [4] Charles B. Momsen, World War II U.S. submarine force commander, inventor of the Momsen lung [4] Stanley Vejtasa, US Navy Fighter Ace of World War II "The Swedish knight" – Sir Sidney Smith, British naval officer in the Napoleonic Wars who was knighted by the Swedish Crown
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Military of Argentina: Argentine Army, Argentine Air Force, and Argentine Navy: April 2 – June 14, 1982 Gulf War; Gulf War Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War, Organization of United States Naval Aviation Units in the Gulf War, Naval organization of the U.S.-led coalition during the Gulf War: November 1990 – March 1991