77th Division

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The 77th Division was a U.S. Army infantry division formed during World War I, known as the "Statue of Liberty Division" and composed largely of draftees from the New York City area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army division
infantry division
activePeriod 1917–1919 (World War I)
1942–1946 (World War II)
allegiance United States
associatedWith Statue of Liberty symbol
awarded unit citations for World War II service
branchRole infantry combat operations
commandLanguage English
composedOf draftees from New York City area
conflict World War I
World War II
country United States of America
disbanded post–World War II
formationYear 1917
garrisonDuringWWII Fort Jackson, South Carolina
linked to: Fort Jackson
insignia Statue of Liberty shoulder sleeve insignia
militaryBranch United States Army
nickname Metropolitan Division
Statue of Liberty Division
notableEngagement Battle of Guam (1944)
Battle of Kerama Retto
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Okinawa
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
notableFor high proportion of New York City draftees
service in Meuse-Argonne Offensive
service in Pacific island-hopping campaigns
notableUnit Lost Battalion
partOf American Expeditionary Forces
raisedFrom New York
New York City
reorganizedAs 77th Infantry Division
size division
successorUnit 77th Regional Readiness Command
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater (World War II)
Western Front (World War I)
linked to: Western Front
type infantry

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Camp Upton garrison 77th Division
Lost Battalion (World War I) partOf 77th Division (United States)
subject linked to: Lost Battalion
linked to: 77th Division
J. Franklin Bell notableCommand 77th Division (World War I)
linked to: 77th Division