Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:infantry
|
| gptkbp:active_years |
1917-1919
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:French_Army
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
|
| gptkbp:colors |
Blue and white
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_T._Menoher
|
| gptkbp:current_status |
gptkb:Inactive
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1919
|
| gptkbp:formation_date |
August 5, 1917
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Camp_Meade,_Maryland
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Participated in major battles in WWI
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
American 79th Division
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Shoulder sleeve insignia
|
| gptkbp:motto |
gptkb:The_Cross_of_Lorraine
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Cross_of_Lorraine_Division
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:notable_members |
gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
|
| gptkbp:operational_theater |
gptkb:Western_Front
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:reconstituted |
gptkb:1942
|
| gptkbp:reformed |
1943
|
| gptkbp:size |
Approximately 28,000 personnel
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:Cross_of_Lorraine
|
| gptkbp:unit_history |
Fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Participated in the Battle of the Somme Participated in the Battle of the Argonne Forest Participated in the Battle of Amiens Participated in the Battle of Arras Participated in the Battle of Cambrai Participated in the Battle of Ypres Participated in the Battle of Cantigny Participated in the Battle of Belleau Wood Participated in the Battle of Passchendaele Fought in the St. Mihiel Offensive Participated in the Battle of Aisne-Marne Participated in the Battle of Argonne Forest Participated in the Battle of Champagne Participated in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry Participated in the Battle of Fismes Participated in the Battle of Laon Participated in the Battle of Lorraine Participated in the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin Participated in the Battle of Montfaucon Participated in the Battle of Saint-Mihiel Participated in the Battle of Soissons Participated in the Battle of St. Mihiel Salient Participated in the Battle of Verdun Participated in the Battle of the Aisne Participated in the Battle of the Hindenburg Line Participated in the Battle of the Lys Participated in the Battle of the Marne Participated in the Battle of the Meuse Participated in the Battle of the Oise Participated in the Battle of the Sambre Participated in the Battle of the Scarpe Served in the Army of Occupation in Germany |
| gptkbp:unit_type |
gptkb:infantry
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Force
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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