32nd Infantry Division

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The 32nd Infantry Division was a U.S. Army National Guard division that gained distinction for its hard-fought campaigns in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division ⓘ
United States Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
commandStructure Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
United States Sixth Army ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Sixth Army
component artillery units ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ
medical units ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decorations Philippine Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
engagement Battle of Aitape ⓘ
Battle of Biak ⓘ
Battle of Buna ⓘ
Battle of Buna–Gona ⓘ
Battle of Leyte ⓘ
Battle of Luzon ⓘ
Battle of Saidor ⓘ
Leyte campaign ⓘ
Luzon campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Luzon

New Guinea campaign ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedFrom National Guard units from Michigan ⓘ
National Guard units from Wisconsin ⓘ
garrisonDuringInterwarPeriod Michigan ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
motto Les Terribles ⓘ
nickname Red Arrow Division ⓘ
notableCommander Edwin F. Harding ⓘ
William H. Gill ⓘ
notableFor hard-fought campaigns in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ
high combat casualties in the Pacific ⓘ
sustained jungle warfare operations ⓘ
partOf United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard
primaryAreaOfOperations Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
raisedFrom Michigan National Guard ⓘ
Wisconsin National Guard ⓘ
role frontline combat unit ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWII United States Army ⓘ
size division ⓘ
status inactivated ⓘ
symbol red arrow insignia ⓘ
symbolMeaning red arrow piercing a line representing breaking through enemy lines ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Gloucester → militaryUnit → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ
32nd Infantry Division → nickname → Red Arrow Division ⓘ
linked to: 32nd Infantry Division
Les Terribles → appliesTo → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ
Edwin F. Harding → commanded → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ
Edwin F. Harding → replacedAsCommanderOf → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ
Edwin F. Harding → militaryUnit → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ
Battle of Saidor → forceType → 32nd Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
linked to: 32nd Infantry Division
William H. Gill → notableCommand → 32nd Infantry Division ⓘ