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United States' Divisions
| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| 1st Armored Division | 1940 | Old Ironsides | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa October 1943 - May 1945: Italy |
1, 4, 13 | 6, 11, 14 | 81 | |||
| 1st Cavalry Division | Before 1940 | The 1st Team | December 1943 - August 1945: Pacific Philippines |
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| 1st Infantry Division | Before 1940 | Big Red 1 | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa July - August 1943: Sicily June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Tunisia, Normandy, Battle of the Bulge, Germany |
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| 1st Marine Corps Division | 1941 | August 1942 - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| 2nd Armored Division | July 15, 1940 at Ft. Benning, Georgia 1940 |
247 | Hell on Wheels | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa July - August 1943: Sicily June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Operation Torch - North Africa, Operation Husky - Sicily, England, France, Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout, Battle of the Bulge, Operation Grenade - Roer Dams, Ruhr Pocket |
66, 67 | 41 | 82 | ||
| 2nd Cavalry Division | - | North Africa | |||||||
| 2nd Infantry Division | Before 1940 | Indianhead | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Ardennes, Leipzig |
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| 2nd Marine Corps Division | 1941 | September 1942 - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| 3rd Armored Division | April 15, 1941 at Camp Polk, Louisiana 1941 |
231 | Spearhead | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout, Siegfried Line, Battle of the Bulge, La Gleize, Manhay, Ruhr Pocket |
32, 33 | 36 | 83 | ||
| 3rd Infantry Division | Before 1940 | Marne | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa July - August 1943: Sicily September 1943 - July 1944: Italy August 1944 - May 1945: South France, North West Europe Cassino, Anzio, Colmar Pocket, Munich |
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| 3rd Marince Corps Division | 1943 | October 1943 - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| 4th Armored Division | April 15, 1941 at Pine Camp, New York 1941 |
230 | Breakthrough | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout, Atlantic Coast of France, River Seine, Arracourt, Moselle, Singling, Battle of the Bulge, Czechoslovakia |
8, 35, 37 | 10, 51, 53 | 25 | ||
| 4th Infantry Division | 1940 | Ivy | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Cherbourg, Bastogne |
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| 4th Marine Corps Division | 1943 | January 1944 - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| 5th Armored Division | October 10, 1941 at Ft. Knox, Kentucky 1941 |
161 | Victory | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout, Seine, Luxembourg, Siegfried Line, Hurtgen Forest, Roer, Rhine, Elbe |
10, 34, 81 | 15, 46, 47 | 85 | ||
| 5th Infantry Division | Before 1940 | Red Diamond | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Metz, Luxembourg, Mainz-Worms |
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| 5th Marine Corps Division | 1943 | February - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| 6th Armored Division | February 15, 1942 at Ft. Knox, Kentucky 1942 |
226 | Super Sixth | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Operation Cobra - Normandy Breakout, Brittany, Brest, Battle of the Bulge |
15, 68, 69 | 9, 44, 50 | 86 | ||
| 6th Infantry Division | Before 1940 | Sightseeing Sixth | January 1944 - August 1945: Pacific New Guinea, Philippines |
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| 6th Marine Corps Division | 1944 | March - August 1945: Pacific | |||||||
| 7th Armored Division | March 1, 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana 1942 |
172 | Lucky Seventh | August 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland Scotland, France, Battle of the Bulge, St. Vith, Ruhr Pocket, Elbe |
17, 31, 40 | 23, 38, 48 | 87 | ||
| 7th Infantry Division | 1940 | Bayonet | May 1943 - August 1945: Pacific Attu, Kwajalein, Leyte, Okinawa |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 8th Armored Division | April 1, 1942 at Ft. Knox, Kentucky 1942 |
260 | Iron Snake, Thundering Herd, Tornado | January - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland England, Battle of the Bulge, Harz Mountains, Czechoslovakia |
18, 36, 80 | 7, 49, 58 | 88 | ||
| 8th Infantry Division | 1940 | Pathfinder | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Brittany, Düren, Cologne |
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| 9th Armored Division | July 15, 1942 at Ft. Riley, Kansas 1942 |
91 | Phantom | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Battle of Bulge, Ludendorff, Bridge at Remagen |
2, 14, 19 | 27, 52, 60 | 89 | ||
| 9th Infantry Division | 1940 | The Varsity | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa July - August 1943: Sicily June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Cotentin Peninsular, Germany |
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| 10th Armored Division | July 15, 1942 at Ft. Benning, Georgia 1942 |
124 | Tiger | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland France, Metz, Saar, Bastogne, Rhine, Neckar, Bavarian Alps |
3, 11, 21 | 20, 54, 61 | 90 | ||
| 10th Mountain Division | 1943 | Mountaineers | January - May 1945: Italy Gothic Line, Po Valley |
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| 11th Airborne Division | 1943 | Angels | May 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Leyte, Manila, Cavite |
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| 11th Armored Division | August 15, 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana 1942 |
96 | Thunderbolt | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland England, Netherlands, Battle of the Bulge, Rhine, Austria |
22, 41, 42 | 21, 55, 63 | 41 | ||
| 12th Armored Division | September 15, 1942 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky 1942 |
102 | Hellcats | November 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland England, France, Alsace, southern Germany, Rhine, Wurzburg, Alps |
23, 43, 714 | 17, 56, 66 | 92 | ||
| 12th Infantry Division | The Plymouth Division | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 13th Airborne Division | - | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 13th Armored Division | October 15, 1942 at Camp Beale, California 1942 |
16 | Black Cat | January - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland France, Rhine, Bavaria |
24, 45, 46 | 16, 59, 67 | 93 | ||
| 14th Armored Division | November 15, 1942 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas 1942 |
133 | Liberator | October 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Northern France, Rhineland France, Alsace, Siegfried Line, southern Germany |
25, 47, 48 | 19, 62, 68 | 94 | ||
| 14th Infantry Division | Wolverine | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 16th Armored Division | July 15, 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas 1943 |
3 | - | February 1945 - May 1945: North West Europe Rhineland, Central Europe France |
5, 16, 26 | 18, 64, 69 | 23 | ||
| 17th Airborne Division | 1943 | Golden Talon | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Rhine Crossing |
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| 18th Infantry Division | Cactus Division | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 19th Infantry Division | - | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 20th Armored Division | March 15, 1943 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky 1943 |
8 | - | February - May 1945: North West Europe Rhineland, Central Europe Munich, Salzburg |
9, 20, 27 | 8, 65, 70 | 30 | ||
| 23rd Infantry Division | 1942 | Miracle, Americal Division | October 1942 - August 1945: Pacific Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Cebu Island |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| 24th Infantry Division | 1941 | Victory | April 1944 - August 1945: Pacific New Guinea, Philippines |
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| 25th Infantry Division | 1941 | Tropical Lightning | December 1942 - August 1945: Pacific Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Philippines |
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| 26th Infantry Division | 1941 | Yankee | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Battle of the Bulge, Siegfried Line |
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| 27th Infantry Division | 1940 | New York | June 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Makin Island, Saipan, Okinawa |
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| 28th Infantry Division | 1941 | Keystone | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Paris, Hurtgen Forest, Colmar Pocket |
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| 29th Infantry Division | 1941 | Blue and Grey | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Siegfried Line, Aachen |
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| 30th Infantry Division | 1940 | Old Hickory | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe St. Lo, Aachen, Malmédy, Stavelot, Rhine Crossing |
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| 31st Infantry Division | 1940 | Dixie | March 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Philippines |
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| 32nd Infantry Division | 1940 | Red Arrow | September 1942 - August 1945: Pacific New Guinea, Leyte |
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| 33rd Infantry Division | 1941 | Praire | December 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Northern Luzon |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 34th Infantry Division | 1941 | Red Bull | November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa September 1943 - May 1945: Italy Tunisia, Cassino, Gothic Line |
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| 35th Infantry Division | 1940 | Sante Fe | July 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Metz, Nancy, Ardennes, Ruhr Valley |
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| 36th Infantry Division | 1940 | Texas | April - May 1943: North Africa September 1943 - July 1944: Italy August 1944 - May 1945: South France, North West Europe Salerno, Cassino, Germany |
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| 37th Infantry Division | 1940 | Buckeye | July 1943 - August 1945: Pacific Munda, Bougainville, Manila, Lingayen Gulf |
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| 38th Infantry Division | 1941 | Cyclone | December 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Bataan |
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| 39th Infantry Division | Delta | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 40th Infantry Division | 1941 | Grizzly | April 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Philippines |
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| 41st Infantry Division | 1940 | Sunset | January 1943 - August 1945: Pacific Salamaua, Marshall Island, Mindanao, Palawan |
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| 42nd Infantry Division | 1943 | Rainbow | January - May 1945: North West Europe Schweinfurt, Munich, Dachau |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 43rd Infantry Division | 1941 | Winged Victory | July 1943 - August 1944: Pacific New Georgia, New Guinea, Luzon |
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| 44th Infantry Division | 1940 | - | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe The Saar, Ulm, Danube River |
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| 45th Infantry Division | 1940 | Thunderbird | July - August 1943: Sicily September 1943 - July 1944: Italy August 1944 - May 1945: South France, North West Europe Salerno, Cassino, Belfort Gap |
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| 46th Infantry Division | Iron Fist | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 47th Infantry Division | Viking | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 48th Infantry Division | - | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 49th Infantry Division | Argonaut | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 51st Infantry Division | Rattlesnake | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 63rd Infantry Division | 1943 | Blood and Fire | January - May 1945: North West Europe Bavaria, Danube River |
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| 65th Infantry Division | 1943 | Battle Axe | January - May 1945: North West Europe Saarlauten, Regensburg, Danube River |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 66th Infantry Division | 1943 | Panther | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Lorient, St. Nazaire |
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| 69th Infantry Division | 1943 | Fighting 69th | January - May 1945: North West Europe Germany |
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| 70th Infantry Division | 1943 | Trailblazer | January - May 1945: North West Europe Saarbrücken, Moselle River |
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| 71st Infantry Division | 1943 | Red Circle | February - May 1945: North West Europe Hardt Mountain, Southern Germany |
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| 75th Infantry Division | 1943 | - | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, Westphalia |
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| 76th Infantry Division | 1942 | Onaway | January - May 1945: North West Europe Luxembourg, Germany |
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| 77th Infantry Division | 1942 | Statue of Liberty | July 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Guam, Leyte, Okinawa |
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| 78th Infantry Division | 1942 | Lightning | November 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Aachen, Roer River, Ruhr River |
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| 79th Infantry Division | 1942 | Cross of Lorraine | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Vosges Mountains |
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| 80th Infantry Division | 1942 | Blue Ridge | August 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Moselle River, Relief of Bastogne |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 81st Infantry Division | 1942 | Wildcats | September 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Angaur, Peleliu, Ulithi |
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| 82nd Airborne Division | 1942 | All American | July - August 1943: Sicily September 1943 - March 1944: Italy June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Nijmegen, Ardennes |
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| 83rd Infantry Division | 1942 | Thunderbolt | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Italy, Dusseldorf, Magdeburg |
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| 84th Infantry / Airborne Division | 1942 | Railsplitters | November 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Ardennes, Hannover |
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| 85th Infantry Division | 1942 | Custer | March 1944 - May 1945: Italy Rome, Po Valley |
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| 86th Infantry Division | 1942 | Black Hawk | March - May 1945: North West Europe Dachau, Ingolstadt, South Germany |
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| 87th Infantry Division | 1942 | Golden Acorn | December 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Ardennes, Germany, Czechoslovakian Border |
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| 88th Infantry Division | 1942 | Blue Devils | February 1944 - May 1945: Italy Liri Valley, Volterra, Northern Italy, Trieste |
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| 89th Infantry Division | 1942 | Rolling W | January - May 1945: North West Europe Bigen, Eisenach |
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| 90th Infantry Division | 1942 | Tough Ombres | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Czechoslovakia, Metz |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| Armored | Infantry | Tank | Infantry | ||||||
| 91st Infantry Division | 1942 | Powder River, Pine Tree | June 1944 - May 1945: Italy Gothic Line, Bologna, Gorizia |
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| 92nd Infantry Division | 1942 | Buffalo | October 1944 - May 1945: Italy Stayed in United States |
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| 93rd Infantry Division | Bloody Hand | Bougainville | |||||||
| 94th Infantry Division | 1942 | Neuf Quatres | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Bougainville, Brittany, Siegfried Line, Moselle River, Saar |
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| 95th Infantry Division | 1942 | Victory | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Metz, Moselle River, Saar, Siegfried Line |
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| 96th Infantry Division | 1942 | Deadeye | October 1944 - August 1945: Pacific Leyte, Okinawa |
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| 97th Infantry Division | 1943 | Trident | March - May 1945: North West Europe Central Germany, Neumarkt |
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| 98th Infantry Division | Iroquois | Stayed in United States | |||||||
| 99th Infantry Division | 1942 | Checkerboard | November 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Ardennes, Remagen Bridgehead |
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| 100th Infantry Division | 1942 | Century | October 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Bitche, Remagen Bridgehead |
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| Division Name | Formed | Days in Combat | Nickname | Locations | Regiments | Battalions | Cavalry Reconn Squadron |
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| 101st Airborne Division | 1942 | Screaming Eagles | June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Normandy, Bastogne |
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| 102nd Infantry Division | 1942 | Ozark | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Siegfried Line, Ruhr Valley, München-Gladbach |
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| 103rd Infantry Division | 1942 | Cactus | October 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Stuttgart, Austria |
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| 104th Infantry Division | 1942 | Timberwolves | September 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe Rhine Crossing, Cologne, Ruhr Valley |
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| 106th Infantry Division | 1943 | Golden Lion | December 1944 - March 1945: North West Europe St. Vith, Battle of the Bulge |
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Sources:
- US Army Handbook 1939-1945, George Forty, 1995
- World War II The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, John Ellis, 1995
- US Armored Divisions, The European Theater of Operations, 1944-45, Steven J. Zaloga, 2004
