US Army 23rd Infantry Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Army_23rd_Infantry_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod	1942–1945 1967–1971 1954–1956
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Americal_Division
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Cross_of_Gallantry_with_Palm gptkb:Philippine_Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	26 July 1956
gptkbp:demobilized	1971
gptkbp:disbanded	29 November 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn	gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:finalInactivation	29 November 1971
gptkbp:formedIn	New Caledonia 27 May 1942
gptkbp:garrison	Chu Lai, South Vietnam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	US Army 23rd Infantry Division
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Duty,_Honor,_Country
gptkbp:nickname	Americal
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Major_General_Charles_M._Gettys gptkb:Major_General_Samuel_W._Koster Major General Alexander Patch Major General Frederick C. Weyand Major General Orwin C. Talbott Major General Richard G. Stilwell
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Philippines_Campaign_(1944–45) gptkb:Bougainville_Campaign gptkb:Guadalcanal_Campaign My Lai Massacre
gptkbp:notableEvent	Involved in the My Lai Massacre investigation First US Army division formed outside the continental United States
gptkbp:reactivatedOn	25 September 1967
gptkbp:reconstitutedOn	2 December 1954
gptkbp:shoulderSleeveInsignia	Blue shield with white and red stripes
gptkbp:subordinateUnit	gptkb:11th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:198th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:199th_Infantry_Brigade gptkb:1st_Battalion,_46th_Infantry gptkb:1st_Battalion,_52nd_Infantry gptkb:1st_Battalion,_6th_Infantry gptkb:196th_Infantry_Brigade 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry 1st Battalion, 52nd Artillery 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam_(MACV)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7