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  2. 32nd Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The division was among the first divisions to engage the enemy and were still fighting holdouts after the official Japanese surrender. The 32nd logged a total of 654 days of combat during World War II, more than any other United States Army division. [4] [6] The unit was inactivated in 1946 after occupation duty in Japan.

  3. Edwin F. Harding - Wikipedia

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    Edwin Forrest Harding (September 18, 1886 – June 5, 1970) commanded the 32nd Infantry Division at the beginning of World War II. He graduated 74th among his classmates from the United States Military Academy in 1909, who included John C. H. Lee (12), Jacob L. Devers (39), George S. Patton (46), Horace H. Fuller (59), Robert L. Eichelberger (68), and William H. Simpson (101).

  4. List of United States divisions during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.

  5. Battle of Buna–Gona: Allied forces and order of battle

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    While in the US, the division had trained for a European war. Standard US Army practices dictated that a division should train together for a year, [27] but the 32nd had picked up more than 3,000 replacements fresh out of boot camp when the division was suddenly redirected to Australia. [28]

  6. Battle of Villa Verde Trail - Wikipedia

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    The 32nd Infantry Division logged a total of 654 days of combat during World War II, more than any other United States Army division. [12] About 30 percent of the men in the division had been overseas for nearly three years and had participated in several combat operations. The strain on the soldiers showed up in this battle. [13]

  7. 127th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The red arrow was the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 32d Division and the rainbow that of the 42d Division, during World War I. The motto "LES TERRIBLES" is the nom-de-guerre conferred upon the 127th Infantry during World War I. Crest; The crest is that of the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Background; The coat of arms was approved on 17 June ...

  8. 32nd Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 32nd Infantry Regiment is a battalion within the United States Army.Of the original regiment, only the 1st Battalion remains as an active duty unit. The 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment is a light infantry battalion assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, garrisoned at Fort Drum, New York.

  9. 128th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 128th Infantry Regiment ("Les Terribles" [1]) is a United States military unit of the Wisconsin National Guard, currently represented by the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment. The 128th has served as part of the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, Mexican Civil War, World War I, World War II, Iraq War and the Afghanistan War.