96th Army

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crimean_Front
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:API
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Liberation_of_France
gptkbp:color Red, White, and Blue
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_H._Mc_Auliffe
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Fort_Hood
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Bliss
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 96th Army
gptkbp:motto Victory through Valor
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Iron_Men_of_Metz
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_W._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Robert_H._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Major_General_William_A._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:General_John_H._Mc_Auliffe
Colonel William H. Mc Rae
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:symbol Distinctive Unit Insignia
gptkbp:tradition Community engagement activities
Annual reunions
Memorial ceremonies
Veteran support programs
Family support initiatives
gptkbp:unit_history Participated in Cold War operations
Reactivated in 1950
Activated in 1942
Inactivated in 1945
Served in Iraq and Afghanistan
Deployed to Korea
Currently active as a training unit
Involved in NATO exercises