77th Division

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The 77th Division was a U.S. Army infantry division formed during World War I, known as the "Statue of Liberty Division" and composed largely of draftees from the New York City area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
activePeriod 1917–1919 (World War I) ⓘ
1942–1946 (World War II) ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedWith Statue of Liberty symbol ⓘ
awarded unit citations for World War II service ⓘ
branchRole infantry combat operations ⓘ
commandLanguage English ⓘ
composedOf draftees from New York City area ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbanded post–World War II ⓘ
formationYear 1917 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII Fort Jackson, South Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Fort Jackson
insignia Statue of Liberty shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
nickname Metropolitan Division ⓘ
Statue of Liberty Division ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Guam (1944) ⓘ
Battle of Kerama Retto ⓘ
Battle of Leyte ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
notableFor high proportion of New York City draftees ⓘ
service in Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
service in Pacific island-hopping campaigns ⓘ
notableUnit Lost Battalion ⓘ
partOf American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
raisedFrom New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
reorganizedAs 77th Infantry Division ⓘ
size division ⓘ
successorUnit 77th Regional Readiness Command ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater (World War II) ⓘ
Western Front (World War I) ⓘ
linked to: Western Front
type infantry ⓘ

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Camp Upton → garrison → 77th Division ⓘ
Lost Battalion (World War I) → partOf → 77th Division (United States) ⓘ
subject linked to: Lost Battalion
linked to: 77th Division
J. Franklin Bell → notableCommand → 77th Division (World War I) ⓘ
linked to: 77th Division