U. S. 78th Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U._S._78th_Infantry_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years	1917-1919 1942-1945
gptkbp:battle_honors	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns	gptkb:Central_Europe_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive gptkb:Rhineland_Campaign
gptkbp:colors	gptkb:Blue_and_Yellow
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Vessey_Jr. gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Simpson gptkb:Major_General_John_H._Mc_Cauley gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Smith gptkb:Major_General_John_W._Mc_Auliffe
gptkbp:current_status	gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:formation_date	August 5, 1917
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Fort_Dix,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U. S. 78th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia	Lightning bolt
gptkbp:involved_units	gptkb:78th_Division_Artillery gptkb:78th_Division_Band gptkb:78th_Division_Engineer_Battalion gptkb:78th_Division_Headquarters gptkb:78th_Division_Medical_Battalion gptkb:78th_Division_Military_Police_Company gptkb:78th_Division_Ordnance_Company gptkb:78th_Division_Quartermaster_Company gptkb:78th_Division_Reconnaissance_Troop gptkb:78th_Division_Signal_Company gptkb:78th_Division_Special_Troops gptkb:78th_Division_Support_Command gptkb:78th_Division_Transportation_Company 78th Division Chemical Company
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:The_Lightning_Division
gptkbp:nickname	Lightning Division
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:General_William_H._Simpson gptkb:General_John_W._Vessey_Jr. gptkb:General_John_W._Mc_Auliffe
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reconstituted	1948
gptkbp:size	gptkb:Division
gptkbp:symbol	Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:type	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_Battle_of_Leyte
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4