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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Part of the U. S. Army Reserve.
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:U._S._Army_Center_of_Military_History
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:colors
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Red and Yellow
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gptkbp:command_structure
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gptkb:V_Corps
gptkb:III_Corps
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Memorials in the U. S. and Europe.
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:current_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
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gptkbp:equipment
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Used M1 Garand rifles.
Used Sherman tanks.
Used artillery pieces.
Used half-tracks.
Used trucks for transport.
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-02-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Camp_Van_Dorn
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Activated in 1943.
Participated in the liberation of France.
Engaged in combat in Germany.
Deployed to Europe in 1944.
Returned to the U. S. in 1945.
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Records maintained by the National Archives.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Participated in major WWII battles.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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U. S. 63rd Infantry Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
Red and yellow shield with a flaming sword.
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to the liberation of Europe.
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Documentaries and films feature the division.
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gptkbp:motto
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nan
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Blood_and_Fire
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:publications
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Books and articles written about the division.
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gptkbp:reformed
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1945-01-01
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gptkbp:reunion
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Annual reunions held.
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Division
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gptkbp:subordinate_units
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gptkb:253rd_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:254th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:255th_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:63rd_Engineer_Battalion
gptkb:63rd_Field_Artillery_Battalion
gptkb:63rd_Medical_Battalion
gptkb:63rd_Military_Police_Company
gptkb:63rd_Reconnaissance_Troop
gptkb:63rd_Signal_Company
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Flaming_Sword
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gptkbp:training_programs
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Trained at various U. S. bases.
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:infantry
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gptkbp:uniform
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Wore standard U. S. Army uniforms.
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gptkbp:veterans
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Surviving veterans participate in events.
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Battle_of_Leyte
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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