Wildcat Division

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The Wildcat Division is the nickname of the U.S. Army's 81st Infantry Division, a World War I and World War II unit known for its distinctive wildcat insignia and combat service in the Pacific Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army infantry division ⓘ
military unit nickname ⓘ
activatedIn World War I era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
allegiance United States ⓘ
associatedInsigniaColor black wildcat on olive drab background ⓘ
associatedWith American forces in the Pacific islands campaign ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
category Infantry divisions of the United States Army ⓘ
United States Army divisions of World War I ⓘ
United States Army divisions of World War II ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decoratedFor service in World War I ⓘ
service in World War II ⓘ
engagement Battle of Angaur ⓘ
Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
Liberation of the Philippines (World War II) ⓘ
Meuse-Argonne Offensive ⓘ
Somme Offensive (World War I) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Somme
fullName 81st Infantry Division ⓘ
garrisonLocation various posts in the United States (historical) ⓘ
hasAbbreviation 81st ID ⓘ
hasInsignia wildcat shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ
hasMotto Wildcats ⓘ
hasNickname Wildcat Division ⓘ
hasNumericalDesignation 81st ⓘ
hasShoulderSleeveInsigniaShape circular design featuring a wildcat ⓘ
hasSubunit artillery units ⓘ
engineer units ⓘ
infantry regiments ⓘ
support units ⓘ
higherCommand various U.S. Army corps and armies (World War I) ⓘ
various U.S. Army corps and armies (World War II) ⓘ
nicknameOrigin wildcat symbol used as divisional emblem ⓘ
notableFor combat service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ
distinctive wildcat insignia ⓘ
partOf American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
U.S. Army forces in the Pacific ⓘ
refersTo 81st Infantry Division (United States) ⓘ
reorganizedIn World War II era ⓘ
role front-line infantry operations ⓘ
serviceBranchType infantry ⓘ
size division ⓘ
symbolizes aggressiveness in combat ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type infantry division ⓘ
usedBy United States Army National Guard ⓘ
linked to: Army National Guard

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

81st Infantry Division → alsoKnownAs → Wildcat Division ⓘ
81st Infantry Division → nickname → Wildcat Division ⓘ
Wildcat Division → hasNickname → Wildcat Division ⓘ
wildcat shoulder sleeve insignia → symbolizes → 81st Infantry Division nickname "Wildcat" ⓘ
linked to: Wildcat Division