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List of United States divisions during World War II

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The following is a list of United States Army and United States Marine Corps divisions of World War II. The United States began the war with only a handful of active divisions: five infantry and one cavalry. By the end of the war, the nation had fielded nearly one hundred. The number of divisions fielded by the United States Army in relation to the population and industrial capacity of the country and in comparison to the number of divisions fielded by various other Allied and Axis countries, has been called "the 90-Division Gamble".[1] Due to the US Army's method of employment combined with events of the war, the United States did not suffer the destruction of any of its division-size units during the conflict, except for the Philippine Division in 1942.

Some divisions were "constituted" (placed on the rolls of the Army and contemplated for organization) but never activated, and "phantom" units were also "raised" on paper during the war to confuse the Germans.

United States Army Divisions

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The 82nd Airborne Division was originally the 82nd Infantry Division of the Organized Reserve, and after being ordered into active military service on 25 March 1942, was converted to an airborne division on 15 August 1942. The 101st Infantry Division was disbanded in the Organized Reserve on 15 August 1942, and was concurrently reconstituted and activated as an airborne division on the same date.

The 15th Airborne Division was constituted, but never activated. It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943.

Airborne Divisions

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Airborne Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Headquarters organized
Ordered into active military service or activated
Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
11th Airborne Division[2]
25 February 1943
18 November 1944 204 Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Swing
  • New Guinea
  • Southern Philippines
  • Luzon
13th Airborne Division[3][4]
13 August 1943
No combat - Maj. Gen. Elbridge G. Chapman -
17th Airborne Division[5][6]
15 April 1943
25 December 1944 45 Maj. Gen. William M. Miley
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
82nd Airborne Division[7][8] 23 September 1921
25 March 1942
9 July 1943 422 Maj. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin
  • Sicily
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Normandy
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
101st Airborne Division[9][10] 10 September 1921
15 August 1942
6 June 1944 214 Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
  • Normandy
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe

Armored Divisions

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The 19th Armored Division was constituted, but never activated. It was dropped from the mobilization program in 1943.

Armored Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
1st Armored Division[11] 15 July 1940 8 November 1942 360 Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward
Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon
Maj. Gen. Vernon E. Prichard
  • Algeria-French Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Anzio
  • Rome-Arno
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
2nd Armored Division[12][13] 15 July 1940 8 November 1942 443 Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey
Maj. Gen. Edward H. Brooks
Maj. Gen. Ernest N. Harmon
Maj. Gen. Isaac D. White
  • Algeria-French Morocco
  • Sicily
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
3rd Armored Division[14][15] 15 April 1941 9 July 1944 231 Maj. Gen. Leroy H. Watson
Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose(KIA)
Brig. Gen. Doyle O. Hickey
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
4th Armored Division[16][17] 15 April 1941 28 July 1944 230 Maj. Gen. John S. Wood
Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey
Col. Walter A. Bigby
Brig. Gen. Holmes E. Dager
Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey
Maj. Gen. William M. Hoge
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
5th Armored Division[18][19] 10 October 1941 2 August 1944 161 Maj. Gen. Lunsford E. Oliver
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
6th Armored Division[20][21] 15 February 1942 28 July 1944 272 Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow
Brig. Gen. George W. Read Jr.
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
7th Armored Division[22][23] 1 March 1942 14 August 1944 172 Maj. Gen. Lindsay M. Silvester
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Hasbrouck
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
8th Armored Division[24][25] 1 April 1942 23 February 1945 63 Maj. Gen. John M. Devine
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
9th Armored Division[26][27] 15 July 1942 16 December 1944 91 Maj. Gen. John W. Leonard
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
10th Armored Division[28][29] 15 July 1942 1 November 1944 124 Maj. Gen. William H. H. Morris Jr.
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
11th Armored Division[30][31] 15 August 1942 23 December 1944 96 Brig. Gen. Charles S. Kilburn
Maj. Gen. Holmes E. Dager
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
12th Armored Division[32][33] 15 September 1942 7 December 1944 102 Maj. Gen. Roderick R. Allen
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
13th Armored Division[34][35] 15 October 1942 10 April 1945 16 Maj. Gen. John B. Wogan
Maj. Gen. John Millikin
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
14th Armored Division[36][37] 15 November 1942 20 November 1944 167 Maj. Gen. Albert C. Smith
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
16th Armored Division[38][39] 15 July 1943 5 May 1945 3 Brig. Gen. John L. Pierce
  • Central Europe
20th Armored Division[40][41] 15 March 1943 24 April 1945 8 Maj. Gen. Orlando Ward
  • Central Europe

Cavalry Divisions

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Cavalry Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
1st Cavalry Division[42] 31 August 1921 29 February 1944 521 Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge
Brig. Gen. Hugh F. T. Hoffman
Maj. Gen. William C. Chase
  • New Guinea
  • Bismarck Archipelago
  • Leyte
  • Luzon
2nd Cavalry Division[43] 1 April 1941
25 February 1943 as segregated division
No combat - Brig. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.
Brig. Gen. John Millikin
Brig. Gen. John B. Coulter
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Johnson
1st inactivation: 15 July 1942
2nd inactivation: 10 May 1944

Infantry Divisions

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1st to 25th

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Infantry divisions were initially titled with their numerical designation and "division" (e.g., "1st Division"). In August 1941, the War Department issued a statement that divisions' names were to represent their major arm of service (i.e., armored, cavalry, or infantry) to avoid confusion as several divisions of different arms now shared the same number. Some divisions issued general orders introducing "infantry" as an official part of their names, but this change was not added to the table of organization of the infantry division, which technically controlled its naming conventions, until 1 August 1942.[44]

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. Within a few years, the headquarters of the 1st and 3rd Infantry Divisions "almost ceased to exist. Only the division commander and a few staff officers remained to carry out minimal division administrative functions, and neither division exercised true command functions over their units." The 2nd Infantry Division remained the most functional stateside division, as it was concentrated entirely at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. By the mid-1920s, most of the divisions' inactive units were staffed with Organized Reserve officers as "Regular Army Inactive" units.

The Hawaiian Division, "which was the closest thing to a full-strength division in the interwar American Army." was split on 1 October 1941 to create the 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions. The 24th Infantry Division headquarters inherited the lineage of the Hawaiian Division's headquarters, while the 25th Infantry Division was raised in the Army of the United States.

The 10th Mountain Division was raised in the Army of the United States in 1943.

Infantry Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
1st Infantry Division[45][46] 17 May 1917 8 November 1942 443 Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.
Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner
Maj. Gen. Clift Andrus
  • Algeria-French Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Sicily
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
2nd Infantry Division[47][48] 26 October 1917 12 June 1944 303 Maj. Gen. Walter M. Robertson
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
3rd Infantry Division[49][50] 12 November 1917 8 November 1942 536 Maj. Gen. Jonathan W. Anderson
Maj. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott Jr.
Maj. Gen. John W. O'Daniel
  • Algeria-French Morocco[51]
  • Sicily
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Anzio
  • Rome-Arno
  • Southern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
4th Infantry Division[52][53] 10 December 1917
3 June 1940
6 June 1944 299 Maj. Gen. Raymond O. Barton
Maj. Gen. Harold R. Bull
Brig. Gen. James A. Van Fleet
Maj. Gen. Harold W. Blakeley
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
5th Infantry Division[54][55] 11 December 1917
2 October 1939
16 July 1944 270 Maj. Gen. Stafford LeRoy Irwin
Maj. Gen. Albert E. Brown
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
6th Infantry Division[56] November 1917
12 October 1939
14 June 1944 306 Maj. Gen. Franklin C. Sibert
Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patrick(KIA)
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hurdis
  • New Guinea
  • Luzon
7th Infantry Division[57] 6 December 1917
1 July 1940
11 May 1943 208 Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Landrum
Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Corlett
  • Aleutian Islands
  • Eastern Mandates
  • Leyte
  • Ryukyus
8th Infantry Division[58][59] January 1918
1 July 1940
8 July 1944 266 Maj. Gen. William C. McMahon
Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh
Maj. Gen. William G. Weaver
Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
9th Infantry Division[60][61] 18 July 1918
1 August 1940
8 November 1942 304 Maj. Gen. Manton S. Eddy
Maj. Gen. Louis A. Craig
  • Algeria-French Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Sicily
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
10th Mountain Division[62] 15 July 1943 8 January 1945 114 Maj. Gen. George P. Hays
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
24th Infantry Division[63] 25 February 1921 (as Hawaiian Division)
1 October 1941 (as 24th Infantry Division)
22 April 1944 (7 December 1941 as the Hawaiian Division) 210 Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving
Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff
  • Central Pacific
  • New Guinea[64]
  • Leyte
  • Luzon
  • Southern Philippines
25th Infantry Division[65] 1 October 1941 10 January 1943 (7 December 1941 as the Hawaiian Division, consolidated with the 24th Infantry Division) 165 Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Mullins Jr.
  • Central Pacific[66]
  • Guadalcanal
  • Northern Solomons
  • Luzon

26th to 45th

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The 26th through 45th Divisions, with the exception of the 39th and 42nd Divisions, were raised in the National Guard during and after World War I. In postwar mobilization plans, the 26th through 45th Divisions, less two, were allotted to the National Guard. The 30th, 31st, and 39th Divisions had been organized in what would become the states of the Fourth Corps Area; the designations of the 30th and 39th Divisions were originally selected, with the 31st Division being deleted. In 1923, the adjutants general of the states concerned successfully requested that the War Department change the designation of the 39th Division to the 31st Division and adjust allotments of units accordingly. The 42nd Division was the second division deleted from the mobilization program as it had contained units from twenty-six states and the District of Columbia, although it would be reconstituted during the war as a division in the Army of the United States.[67]

Infantry Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name
(National Guard units from)
Headquarters organized
Ordered into federal service
Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
26th Infantry Division
(Massachusetts)[68][69][70]
21 March 1923
16 January 1941
12 October 1944 210 Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
27th Infantry Division
(New York)[68][71]
23 December 1921
15 October 1940
21 November 1943 110 Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith
Maj. Gen. George W. Griner Jr.
  • Central Pacific
  • Eastern Mandates
  • Western Pacific
  • Ryukyus
28th Infantry Division
(Pennsylvania)[68][72][73]
22 December 1921
17 February 1941
27 July 1944 196 Maj. Gen. Lloyd D. Brown
Brig. Gen. James E. Wharton(KIA)
Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
29th Infantry Division
(District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia)[68][74][75]
31 July 1923
3 February 1941
6 June 1944 242 Maj. Gen. Charles H. Gerhardt
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
30th Infantry Division
(Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee)[68][76][77]
24 August 1926
16 September 1940
15 July 1944 282 Maj. Gen. Leland S. Hobbs
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
31st Infantry Division
(Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi)[68][78]
15 October 1924
25 November 1940
3 July 1944 245 Maj. Gen. John C. Persons
Maj. Gen. Clarence A. Martin
  • New Guinea
  • Southern Philippines
32nd Infantry Division
(Michigan and Wisconsin)[68][79]
24 July 1924
15 October 1940
2 October 1942 654 Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Harding
Maj. Gen. William H. Gill
  • Papua[80]
  • New Guinea
  • Leyte
  • Luzon
33rd Infantry Division
(Illinois)[68][81]
13 December 1923
5 March 1941
1 September 1944 139 Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson
  • New Guinea
  • Luzon
34th Infantry Division
(Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota)[68][82]
14 July 1924
10 February 1941
8 November 1942 517 (Some elements credited with over 600) Maj. Gen. Charles W. Ryder
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Bolte
  • Algeria-French Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Anzio
  • Rome-Arno
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
35th Infantry Division
(Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)[68][83][84]
13 September 1935
23 December 1940
11 July 1944 264 Maj. Gen. Paul W. Baade
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
36th Infantry Division
(Texas)[68][85][86]
2 May 1923
25 November 1940
9 September 1943 400 Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker
Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Anzio
  • Rome-Arno
  • Southern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
37th Infantry Division
(Ohio)[68][87]
31 May 1923
15 October 1940
5 July 1943 592 Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler
  • Northern Solomons
  • Luzon
38th Infantry Division
(Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia)[68][88]
16 March 1923
17 January 1941
11 july 1944 210 Maj. Gen. Henry L. C. Jones
Maj. Gen. William C. Chase
Maj. Gen. Frederick A. Irving
  • New Guinea[89]
  • Leyte
  • Luzon
40th Infantry Division
(California, Nevada, and Utah)[68][90]
18 June 1926
3 March 1941
24 April 1944 265 Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush
Maj. Gen. Donald J. Myers
  • Bismarck Archipelago
  • Luzon
  • Southern Philippines
41st Infantry Division
(Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming)[68][91]
3 January 1930
16 September 1940
2 January 1943 380 Maj. Gen. Horace H. Fuller
Maj. Gen. Jens A. Doe
  • Papua
  • New Guinea
  • Southern Philippines
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
(Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont)[68][94]
21 March 1925
24 February 1941
17 February 1943 370 Maj. Gen. John H. Hester
Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing
  • Northern Solomons
  • New Guinea
  • Luzon
44th Infantry Division
(Delaware, New Jersey, and New York)[68][95][96]
26 March 1924
16 September 1940
24 October 1944 190 Maj. Gen. Robert L. Spragins
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
45th Infantry Division
(Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma)[68][97][98]
3 August 1923
16 September 1940
10 July 1943 511 Maj. Gen. William W. Eagles
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Frederick
  • Sicily
  • Naples-Foggia
  • Anzio
  • Rome-Arno
  • Southern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
Americal Division
(Composite task force later reorganized as a division)[68][99]
27 May 1942 13 October 1942 600 Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch
Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge
Maj. Gen. Robert B. McClure
Maj. Gen. William H. Arnold
  • Guadalcanal
  • Northern Solomons
  • Leyte
  • Southern Philippines

63rd to 89th

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After World War I, 33 infantry divisions (the 76th through 104th) were organized as part of the Organized Reserve. They were nominally regional organizations, drawing their officer cadre and a small, nearly insignificant, number of enlisted men from an allotted portion of a state, entire state, or multiple states, similar to National Guard units. Prior to American involvement in World War II, Organized Reserve officers were called to active duty individually and assigned to existing Regular Army and National Guard units. When the Organized Reserve units themselves were called to active duty beginning in 1942, "few of the Reserve officers originally assigned to...units were available for duty with them. Consequently, the units as activated bore small resemblance to those of peacetime."[100]

The 61st, 62nd, 67th, 68th, and 72nd-74th Infantry Divisions were constituted, but never activated. They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943.

Infantry Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Headquarters organized
Ordered into active military service or activated
Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
63rd Infantry Division[101][102]
15 June 1943
22 December 1944 119 Maj. Gen. Louis E. Hibbs
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
65th Infantry Division[103][104]
16 August 1943
9 March 1945 55 Maj. Gen. Stanley E. Reinhart
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
66th Infantry Division[105][106]
15 April 1943
1 January 1945 91 Maj. Gen. Herman F. Kramer
  • Northern France
69th Infantry Division[107][108]
15 May 1943
11 February 1945 86 Maj. Gen. Emil F. Reinhardt
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
70th Infantry Division[109][110]
15 June 1943
3 February 1945 83 Maj. Gen. Allison J. Barnett
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
71st Infantry Division[111][112]
15 July 1943
12 March 1945 62 Maj. Gen. Willard G. Wyman
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
75th Infantry Division[113][114]
15 April 1943
25 December 1944 94 Maj. Gen. Fay B. Prickett
Maj. Gen. Ray E. Porter
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
76th Infantry Division[115][116] 1 September 1921
15 June 1942
19 January 1945 107 Maj. Gen. William R. Schmidt
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
77th Infantry Division[117] 1 July 1921
25 March 1942
21 July 1944 208 Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce
  • Western Pacific
  • Leyte
  • Ryukyus
78th Infantry Division[118][119] 1 July 1921
15 August 1942
13 December 1944 125 Maj. Gen. Edwin P. Parker Jr.
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
79th Infantry Division[120][121] 29 September 1921
15 June 1942
19 June 1944 248 Maj. Gen. Ira T. Wyche
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
80th Infantry Division[122][123] 1 September 1921
15 July 1942
8 August 1944 289 Maj. Gen. Horace L. McBride
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
81st Infantry Division[124] 23 September 1921
15 June 1942
17 September 1944 166 Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller
  • Western Pacific
  • South Philippines
83rd Infantry Division[125][126] 27 September 1921
15 August 1942
27 June 1944 244 Maj. Gen. Robert C. Macon
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
84th Infantry Division[127][128] 6 September 1921
15 October 1942
18 November 1944 170 Maj. Gen. Alexander R. Bolling
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
85th Infantry Division[129] 10 September 1921
15 May 1942
10 April 1944 260 Maj. Gen. John B. Coulter
  • Rome-Arno
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
86th Infantry Division[130][131] 10 September 1921
15 December 1942
29 March 1945 34 Maj. Gen. Harris M. Melasky
  • Central Europe
87th Infantry Division[132][133] 23 September 1921
15 December 1942
13 December 1944 134 Maj. Gen. Frank L. Culin Jr.
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
88th Infantry Division[134] 2 September 1921
15 July 1942
3 January 1944 307 Maj. Gen. John E. Sloan
Maj. Gen. Paul W. Kendall
  • Rome-Arno
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
89th Infantry Division[135][136] 2 September 1921
15 July 1942
12 March 1945 57 Maj. Gen. Thomas D. Finley
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe

90th to 106th

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The 105th and 107th Infantry Divisions were constituted, but never activated. They were intended as additional segregated African American divisions. They were dropped from the mobilization program in 1943.

Infantry Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
90th Infantry Division[137][138] 8 August 1921
25 March 1942
6 June 1944 307 Brig. Gen. Jay W. MacKelvie
Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Landrum
Maj. Gen. Raymond S. McLain
Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet
Maj. Gen. Lowell Ward Rooks
Maj. Gen. Herbert L. Earnest
  • Normandy
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
91st Infantry Division[139] November 1921
15 August 1942
12 July 1944 271 Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay
  • Rome-Arno
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
92nd Infantry Division
(Segregated division)[140]
15 October 1942 24 August 1944 200 Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond
  • North Apennines
  • Po Valley
93rd Infantry Division
(Segregated division)[141]
15 May 1942 30 March 1944 133 Maj. Gen. Raymond G. Lehman
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Johnson
  • New Guinea
  • Northern Solomons
  • Bismarck Archipelago
94th Infantry Division[142][143] November 1921
15 September 1942
17 September 1944 209 Maj. Gen. Harry J. Malony
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
95th Infantry Division[144][145] 31 August 1921
15 July 1942
20 October 1944 151 Maj. Gen. Harry L. Twaddle
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
96th Infantry Division[146] 7 October 1921
15 August 1942
20 October 1944 200 Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley
  • Leyte
  • Ryukyus
97th Infantry Division[147][148] December 1921
25 February 1943
1 April 1945 41 Maj. Gen. Milton B. Halsey
  • Central Europe
98th Infantry Division[149] 18 August 1921
15 September 1942
No combat - Maj. Gen. George W. Griner Jr.
Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith
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99th Infantry Division[150][151] November 1921
15 November 1942
9 November 1944 151 Maj. Gen. Walter E. Lauer
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe
100th Infantry Division[152][153] 27 September 1921
15 November 1942
9 November 1944 163 Maj. Gen. Withers A. Burress
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
102nd Infantry Division[154][155] 2 September 1921
15 September 1942
26 November 1944 173 Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
103rd Infantry Division[156][157] 31 August 1921
15 November 1942
11 November 1944 147 Maj. Gen. Charles C. Hoffner Jr.
Maj. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
104th Infantry Division[158][159] 7 October 1921
15 September 1942
24 October 1944 200 Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr.
  • Northern France
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
106th Infantry Division[160][161]
15 March 1943
10 December 1944 63 Brig. Gen. Herbert T. Perrin
Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Rhineland
  • Central Europe
Philippine Division[162] 8 June 1921 8 December 1941 124 Maj. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
Brig. Gen. Maxon S. Lough
  • Philippine Islands (surrendered 10 April 1942)

United States Marine Corps Divisions

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Marine Divisions
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Name Activated Entered Combat Days in Combat Commanding General Campaigns
1st Marine Division[163] 1 February 1941 7 August 1942 265 Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandegrift
Maj. Gen. William H. Rupertus
Maj. Gen. Pedro del Valle
Maj. Gen. DeWitt Peck
2nd Marine Division[163] 1 February 1941 4 January 1943 89 Maj. Gen. Charles F. B. Price
Maj. Gen. John Marston
Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Watson
Maj. Gen. LeRoy P. Hunt
3rd Marine Division[163] 16 September 1942 1 November 1943 104 Maj. Gen. Charles D. Barrett
Maj. Gen. Allen H. Turnage
Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine
4th Marine Division[163] 16 August 1943 31 January 1944 71 Brig. Gen. James L. Underhill
Maj. Gen. Harry Schmidt
Maj. Gen. Clifton B. Cates
5th Marine Division[163] 21 January 1944 19 February 1945 36 Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rockey
Maj. Gen. Thomas E. Bourke
6th Marine Division[163] 7 September 1944 1 April 1945 82 [164] Maj. Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr.

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Allies:

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References

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