21st Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1917-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkb:Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1917-08-05
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentCommander gptkb:Major_General_John_Smith
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:garrison Fort Drum
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Drum,_New_York
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first_American_division_to_arrive_in_France_during_WWI
involved_in_the_Korean_War_as_part_of_the_UN_forces
participated_in_major_battles_in_the_European_Theater_during_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 21st Infantry Division
gptkbp:motto “The_Best_of_the_Best”
gptkbp:nextStation gptkb:Fort_Lewis
gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkb:Fort_Campbell
gptkbp:nickname Gimlet Division
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:General_William_C._Lee
gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:primaryMission infantry operations
gptkbp:reform 1954
gptkbp:secondaryMission peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:secondaryRole humanitarian assistance
combat readiness
disaster response
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:supports logistics battalion
medical battalion
artillery battalion
engineer battalion
military police company
gptkbp:symbol Gimlet
gptkbp:training combined arms training
gptkbp:trainingExercises gptkb:National_Training_Center
Joint Readiness Training Center
Warrior Exercise
gptkbp:type infantry division
gptkbp:unitAwards 21st Infantry Division Insignia