78th Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1917-1919
1942-1945
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Blue_and_Yellow
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_status inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
November 11, 1918
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
Normandy landings
gptkbp:formation_date August 5, 1917
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Dix,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Dix
gptkbp:historical_role Post-war occupation duties.
Defensive operations in Europe during WWII.
Reactivation for training in the 1980s.
Support for domestic operations.
Training and mobilization during WWI.
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major campaigns during World War II.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 78th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:military_insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:315th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:314th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:313th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:78th_Band
gptkb:78th_Engineer_Battalion
gptkb:78th_Field_Artillery_Brigade
gptkb:78th_Medical_Battalion
gptkb:78th_Military_Police_Company
gptkb:78th_Ordnance_Company
gptkb:78th_Quartermaster_Company
gptkb:78th_Reconnaissance_Troop
gptkb:78th_Signal_Company
gptkb:78th_Special_Troops_Battalion
gptkb:78th_Transportation_Company
78th Headquarters Company
gptkbp:motto We Lead the Way
gptkbp:nickname Lightning Division
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Leonard
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Simpson
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reconstituted_date gptkb:1942
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Lightning_Release
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:website www.78thinfantrydivision.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces_in_Europe
gptkb:XX_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5