143rd Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:45th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:36th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Central_Europe
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:Texas_National_Guard
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Lewis,_Washington
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Shelby,_Mississippi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 143rd Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:militaryService European_Campaign
gptkbp:motto Victory or Death
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting 143rd
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_John_H._McCauley
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:retired 1945 to occupation duty
gptkbp:size Division
gptkbp:subordinateUnits Regimental Combat Team
gptkbp:symbol Crossed rifles
gptkbp:training Camp Barkeley
Camp_Maxey
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:unitHistory Activated in 1943
Engaged in the Battle of the Bulge
Inactivated in 1945
Reactivated for training purposes
Memorials established in honor of service
Contributed_to_the_defeat_of_Nazi_Germany
Fought_in_World_War_II
Legacy_continued_by_National_Guard_units
Participated_in_liberation_of_France
Served_in_the_Pacific_Theater
Returned_to_the_U.S._post-war
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1945-11-15
1943-02-01