U.S. 106th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._106th_Infantry_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1945
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1943
gptkbp:awarded	Presidential Unit Citation (some units)
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Brigadier_General_Herbert_T._Perrin gptkb:Major_General_Alan_W._Jones
gptkbp:component	gptkb:106th_Division_Artillery gptkb:106th_Engineer_Combat_Battalion gptkb:106th_Medical_Battalion gptkb:106th_Quartermaster_Company gptkb:106th_Reconnaissance_Troop gptkb:106th_Signal_Company gptkb:422nd_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:423rd_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:424th_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:589th_Field_Artillery_Battalion gptkb:590th_Field_Artillery_Battalion gptkb:591st_Field_Artillery_Battalion gptkb:592nd_Field_Artillery_Battalion gptkb:806th_Ordnance_Light_Maintenance_Company gptkb:Headquarters,_106th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	October 1945
gptkbp:formedIn	gptkb:Fort_Jackson,_South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. 106th Infantry Division
gptkbp:motto	To Survive
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Golden_Lion_Division
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:notableEvent	Largest mass surrender of U.S. forces in Europe during WWII Suffered heavy losses and mass surrender during Battle of the Bulge
gptkbp:notablePOW	gptkb:Kurt_Vonnegut gptkb:James_Stewart_(not_the_actor)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:First_United_States_Army gptkb:VIII_Corps
gptkbp:shoulderSleeveInsignia	Golden lion's head on blue background
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations	gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:website	https://www.106thinfdivassn.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ardennes_Counteroffensive
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6