23rd Infantry Division

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The 23rd Infantry Division, commonly known as the Americal Division, was a U.S. Army infantry division that served notably in World War II and the Vietnam War.

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23rd Infantry Division canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division
infantry division
military unit
activated 1942
alsoKnownAs Americal Division
awarded Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation
branch United States Army
campaign Leyte
Northern Solomons
Southern Philippines
component 11th Infantry Brigade
196th Infantry Brigade
198th Infantry Brigade
3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
conflict Vietnam War
World War II
country United States
disbanded 1971
era Cold War era
World War II era
formedFrom Task Force 6814
garrison Chu Lai, South Vietnam
higherCommand I Corps (Vietnam War)
Sixth Army
involvedIn My Lai massacre
motto Duty, Honor, Country
nickname Americal
notableCommander Alexander M. Patch
John R. Hodge NERFINISHED
Samuel W. Koster NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Bougainville Campaign
Guadalcanal Campaign
My Lai area operations
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)
notableLocationOfOperations I Corps Tactical Zone, South Vietnam
Quang Ngai Province
Quang Tin Province
linked to: Quang Ngai Province
role ground combat operations
shoulderSleeveInsignia Americal Division shoulder sleeve insignia
size division
subordinateUnitInvolvedInMyLai 11th Infantry Brigade
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
Vietnam War theater
type infantry

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U.S. Army Americal Division alsoKnownAs 23rd Infantry Division
Son My village massacrePerpetrators 23rd Infantry Division
Americal Division associatedUnit 23rd Infantry Division
11th Infantry Brigade partOf 23rd Infantry Division