26th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/26th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1917-1945
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Belgian_Fourragère
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_heritage gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:current_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945-10-01
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Meuse-Argonne
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Cantigny
gptkbp:formation_date 1917-08-05
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Worcester,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_significance First American division to see combat in World War I.
Participated in major battles in both World Wars.
Contributed to the establishment of the National Guard.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 26th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:motto We Are All Americans
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Yankee_Division
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Vessey_Jr.
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_P._Summerall
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1947
gptkbp:reunion Yankee Division Association
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Yankee_Doodle
gptkbp:symbolism Yankee culture
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Yankee_Doodle_Dandy
Yankee Division March
Yankee Division Song
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:the_American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4