American 26th Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:New_England_National_Guard
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:American_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkbp:colors Blue and Gold
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Yankee_Division_Veterans_Association
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1917
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1917
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:historical_significance First American division to see combat in World War I
Fought in both World Wars
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American 26th Division
gptkbp:insignia Yankee Division patch
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto The First to Fight
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Yankee_Division
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_John_F._O'_Ryan
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Gordon
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Soissons
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne_Forest
gptkb:Battle_of_Cantigny
gptkbp:recruited_from New England states
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sicily
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:Luxembourg
gptkb:Normandy
Southern France
gptkbp:size Approximately 15,000 soldiers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Yankee_Doodle
gptkbp:unit_type gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5