72nd Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military division
gptkbp:activeYears 1917-1919
gptkbp:alumni annual reunions
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
French Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
Battle of the Marne
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:World_War_I_campaigns
gptkbp:celebrates memorials in honor of service members
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Lejeune
gptkbp:commissioningDate August 5, 1917
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:equipment standard military equipment
gptkbp:filmography military documentaries
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Lewis,_Washington
gptkb:Fort_Lewis
gptkbp:historicalRecords archived military records
gptkbp:historicalRole infantry division
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated_in_major_battles_of_WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 72nd Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:72nd_Division_shoulder_patch
gptkbp:legacy influenced future divisions
gptkbp:militaryRank veterans_associations
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Rock_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Rock_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:72nd_Field_Artillery_Brigade
gptkb:289th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:291st_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:290th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:publications military history publications
gptkbp:reform 1942
gptkbp:research military history research
gptkbp:retired 1943
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 soldiers
gptkbp:supportRole frontline_combat
gptkbp:symbol rock
gptkbp:traditions military traditions
gptkbp:training basic combat training
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:U.S._Army_uniform