U. S. 84th Infantry Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_Leyte
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1946
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Normandy
Central Europe
gptkbp:color Red, White, and Blue
gptkbp:combat_system gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:III_Corps
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_William_H._Simpson
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:established gptkb:U._S._War_Department
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-08-15
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Fort_Hood
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in major WWII campaigns.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U. S. 84th Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia Division insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:84th_Engineer_Battalion
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:84th_Medical_Battalion
gptkb:84th_Signal_Battalion
gptkb:84th_Military_Police_Company
gptkb:U._S._Army_Reserve
gptkbp:location gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:motto The Road to Victory
gptkbp:nickname Railsplitters
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1954
1954-01-01
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:symbol Shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:training gptkb:Camp_Blanding
gptkb:Camp_Howze
gptkbp:unit_history Currently inactive.
Activated in 1943.
Served in various training roles.
Deployed to Europe in 1944.
Has a legacy of service.
Involved in liberation of concentration camps.
Known for its contributions to WWII.
Participated in the Rhine River crossing.
Reactivated in 1954.
Returned to the U. S. in 1946.
Maintains a historical association with the Railsplitters.