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Distinctive unit insignia. The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow" [ 1]) is a division of the United States Army National Guard. It was nicknamed the Rainbow Division because, during rapid mobilization for service in WW1, it was formed from 27 National Guard units from across the US. The division was engaged in four major operations ...
The 168th Infantry served during the ' Punitive Expedition ' pursuing Pancho Villa and the latter part of World War I. It became part of the 42nd Division, commonly referred to as the 'Rainbow' Division. For four months, from July to November 1917, the unit built and occupied Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. Prior to be being sent to Europe, the ...
43rd Infantry Division (United States) The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1920 to 1963, serving in the Pacific during World War II. It was activated in 1920 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The 143rd Regional Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now ...
Aug. 15—On Sept. 10, 1917, Iowa's Company C was sent to Camp Mills in New Jersey along with the the rest of the 168th Regiment. It was here that Colonel Douglas McArthur assembled and named the ...
The 167th Regiment was assigned to the 31st "Dixie" Division during World War II and fought in the western Pacific, notably in New Guinea and the Philippines. It participated in the battles for Morotai, Sansapor, and Mindanao. For its service, the unit received the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation.
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. He served with distinction in World War I, was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific ...
Rainbow 4 was based on the same assumptions as Rainbow 1 but extended the American mission to include defense of the entire Western hemisphere. Rainbow 5, destined to be the basis for American strategy in World War II, assumed that the United States was allied with Britain and France and provided for offensive operations by American forces in ...
35th Division ("Santa Fe Division") (Kansas and Missouri) 18 July 1917 26 September 1918 Maj. Gen. William M. Wright Brig. Gen. Nathaniel F. McClure Maj. Gen. Peter E. Traub: Meuse–Argonne: 36th Division ("Texas Division" or "Arrowhead Division") (Texas and Oklahoma) 18 July 1917 10 October 1918 Maj. Gen. Edwin St. John Greble Maj. Gen ...