American 97th Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1917-1919
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Forces
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_I_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Army_of_Occupation_Medal
gptkb:French_Fourragère
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:established gptkb:1917
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Camp_Funston
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major battles of WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American 97th Division
gptkbp:insignia Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:legacy Honored in various memorials
gptkbp:motto The Road to Victory
gptkbp:nickname The Trench Fighters
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_William_M._Wright
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reconstituted Not reconstituted after disbandment
gptkbp:reformed Post-WWI reorganization
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:387th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:386th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:385th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:97th_Medical_Regiment
gptkb:97th_Signal_Company
gptkb:97th_Band
gptkb:97th_Engineer_Regiment
gptkb:97th_Field_Artillery_Brigade
gptkb:97th_Military_Police_Company
gptkb:97th_Ordnance_Company
gptkb:97th_Quartermaster_Company
gptkb:97th_Supply_Company
gptkb:97th_Transportation_Company
gptkbp:unit_history Commemorated in military history
Engaged in trench warfare
Fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Involved in post-war activities
Participated in the St. Mihiel Offensive
Contributed to the liberation of France
Returned to the U. S. after the war
gptkbp:year_created August 1917
February 1919
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5