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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:42nd_Illinois_Cavalry
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gptkbp:active_years
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1917-present
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:New_York_National_Guard
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Belgian_Fourragère
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:French_Croix_de_Guerre
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Champagne-Marne
gptkb:Rhineland
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Ardennes
gptkb:Meuse-Argonne
Central Europe
multiple campaign streamers
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gptkbp:color
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Blue and Gold
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gptkbp:combat_role
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._H._Morris
gptkb:Major_General_Edward_C._Meyer
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_A._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Major_General_John_F._O'_Ryan
gptkb:Major_General_William_A._Mann
gptkb:Major_General_Charles_T._Menoher
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crosses
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used in memorials
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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featured in literature and film
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
present
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Argonne_Forest
gptkb:Operation_Noble_Eagle
gptkb:Battle_of_Meuse-Argonne
gptkb:Battle_of_St._Mihiel
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Operation_Restore_Hope
gptkb:Battle_of_Cantigny
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:New_York
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gptkbp:formation_date
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gptkb:1917
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:1917
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:New_York
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first American division to fight in World War I
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Fighting 42nd
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gptkbp:insignia
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Rainbow patch
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:42nd_Infantry_Division
approximately 15,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Rainbow_Division_Memorial
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
combat in France
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired future divisions
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Rainbow_Division_Veterans_Association
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gptkbp:motto
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nan
“ The Rainbow Division”
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Rainbow_Division
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Chateau-Thierry
gptkb:Battle_of_Soissons
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Belleau_Wood
gptkb:Battle_of_Montdidier
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:General_George_S._Patton
gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
gptkb:General_John_J._Pershing
gptkb:General_Omar_Bradley
gptkb:General_Douglas_Mac_Arthur
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:reform
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gptkb:2001
1945
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Division
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gptkbp:status
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inactive
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Rainbow
rainbow
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gptkbp:tradition
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Distinctive unit insignia
annual reunions
Unit crest
Combat patches
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:Camp_Mills
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:unit_history
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fought in both world wars
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gptkbp:website
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www.42ndinfantrydivision.com
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