37th Infantry Division (United States)
| 37th Infantry Division | |
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37th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 1917–68 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | "Buckeye Division" |
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The 37th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. It was a National Guard division from Ohio, nicknamed the "Buckeye Division". Today, its lineage is continued through the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, with battalions from both Ohio and Michigan.
It was initially activated as the 16th Division, a National Guard formation from Ohio and West Virginia in 1913. It was federally activated in August 1917 as a National Guard Division from Ohio. It was sent overseas in June 1918 and fought at the Meuse-Argonne and at Ypres-Lys. The division consisted of the 145th Infantry, 146th Infantry, 147th Infantry, and 148th Infantry Regiments. The 134th, 135th and 136th Machine-gun Battalions, the 134th, 135th, and 136th Field Artillery Regiments, and the 112th Trench Mortar Battalion. It also included the 112th Engineer Regiment, and 112th Signal Battalion.
The 37th Infantry Division arrived in the Fiji Islands in June 1942 to fortify the islands against possible invasion. The division continued its training on the islands. With the end of ground fighting on Guadalcanal, the division moved to that island in April 1943, continued training, and staged for the Munda campaign. Two battalions joined the Marine Raiders on New Georgia, 5 July 1943, while the remainder of the division landed, 22 July, and assisted the 43d Infantry Division in taking Munda airfield in heavy fighting. After mopping up on New Georgia, the division returned to Guadalcanal, 9 September 1943, for rest and rehabilitation.
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