27th Infantry Division

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The 27th Infantry Division was a New York National Guard infantry formation that served prominently in both World War I and World War II.

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Label Occurrences
27th Infantry Division canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf National Guard division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
allegiance New York ⓘ
associatedWith New York State ⓘ
branch New York Army National Guard ⓘ
component 52nd Field Artillery Brigade ⓘ
53rd Infantry Brigade ⓘ
54th Infantry Brigade ⓘ
componentType citizen-soldier formation ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagement Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
Battle of the Somme (1918) ⓘ
Hindenburg Line offensive ⓘ
Makin Atoll campaign ⓘ
Ypres-Lys Offensive ⓘ
formedFrom New York National Guard ⓘ
garrison New York ⓘ
higherCommand II Corps (World War I) ⓘ
V Amphibious Corps (World War II) ⓘ
linked to: V Amphibious Corps
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
nickname New York Division ⓘ
O'Ryan's Roughnecks ⓘ
notableAction assaults on the Hindenburg Line in 1918 ⓘ
participation in the capture of Saipan ⓘ
notableCommander Major General George W. Griner Jr. ⓘ
Major General John F. O'Ryan ⓘ
Major General Ralph C. Smith ⓘ
notableFor amphibious operations in the Pacific in World War II ⓘ
heavy combat in World War I ⓘ
origin New York National Guard units ⓘ
partOf American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ
United States Army Forces in the Far East ⓘ
primaryRecruitingArea State of New York ⓘ
linked to: New York State
role infantry combat operations ⓘ
service New York Army National Guard ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWI United States Army ⓘ
serviceBranchDuringWWII United States Army ⓘ
shoulderSleeveInsignia monogram "NY" design ⓘ
size division ⓘ
theater European Theater of Operations ⓘ
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
type infantry ⓘ
worldWarIIStatus federalized for overseas service ⓘ
worldWarIStatus federalized for overseas service ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

New York Division → hasOfficialName → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
Empire Division → refersTo → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
Ralph C. Smith → commanded → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
subject linked to: Major General Ralph C. Smith
George W. Griner Jr. → militaryUnitCommanded → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
27th Field Artillery Brigade → supportedUnit → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ
27th Field Artillery Brigade → associatedWith → 27th Infantry Division ⓘ