79th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/79th_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Blue_and_Yellow
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Benning
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Benning,_Georgia
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major campaigns in Europe during WWII.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 79th Infantry Division
gptkbp:inactivated 1945
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:1942
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Cross_of_Lorraine
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Cross_of_Lorraine
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Leonard
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reconstituted gptkb:1954
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Cross_of_Lorraine
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:unit_identification gptkb:79th_ID
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces_in_Europe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5