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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 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] Three new infantry regiments; the 222nd Infantry Regiment, the 232nd Infantry Regiment, and the 242nd Infantry Regiment were created to fill the division. The division was ...
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.
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
On 14 May, the 42nd Infantry Division moved into the Austrian region of Tyrol and relieved the 36th Infantry Division and was itself eventually relieved by the 20th Armored Division. The 222nd set up checkpoints and road blocks throughout the countryside to halt the escape of German soldiers, SS troops, and Nazi Party officials into the ...
Though he was exempt from the World War II draft because of poor eyesight, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, and was approved for limited duty in the United States as a military policeman. He then obtained approval to undergo training as an infantryman, and deployed to France with the 42nd Infantry Division.
The 20th Armored Division's 27th Tank Battalion (a component of Combat Command R) was attached to the veteran 42nd Infantry Division on 23 April 1945 and led the attack to capture the town of Donauwörth on the 25th to secure the crossing of the Danube. [7] The river was crossed on 28 April, the 20th meeting sporadic resistance.
This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.