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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.
Reorganized on 1 September 1992 to consist of the 2nd Battalion; thereafter part of a brigade of the 34th Infantry Division. 136th Infantry (Minnesota Army National Guard) [97] 1st Battle Group, 136th Infantry (1959–1963) – Part of the 47th Infantry Division. 2nd Battle Group, 136th Infantry (1959–1963) – Part of the 47th Infantry Division.
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.
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.
2nd Infantry Division "Indian Head Division" at Camp Humphreys, South Korea. 3rd Infantry Division "Rock of the Marne" at Fort Stewart, Georgia. 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division/Iron Horse" at Fort Carson, Colorado. 7th Infantry Division “The Hourglass Division” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum ...
The deaths of Phillip Esposito and Louis Allen occurred on June 7, 2005, at Forward Operating Base Danger in Tikrit, Iraq. Captain Phillip Esposito and First Lieutenant Louis Allen, from a New York Army National Guard unit of the United States 42nd Infantry Division, were mortally wounded in Esposito's office by a Claymore mine and died.
In 2006, the headquarters of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 42d Infantry Division was relocated to Latham, New York. [12] As part of planned force reductions following military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 42nd Infantry Division has reconfigured and redistributed subordinate units. As of 2013, the Combat Aviation Brigade has units in ...
42nd (East Lancashire) Division, a unit of the British Army; 42nd Infantry Division (United States), a unit of the United States Army's New York Army National Guard; 42nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union) 42nd Guards Motor Rifle Division, currently a formation of the Russian Ground Forces; 42nd Division (Imperial Japanese Army), a unit of the ...