41st Infantry Division (United States)
| 41st Infantry Division | |
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41st 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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| Role | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | "Jungleers" or "Sunsetters" |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Major General George A. White Major General Horace H. Fuller Major General Jens A. Doe |
The 41st Infantry Division was composed of National Guard units from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, North Dakota and Washington that saw active service in World War I and World War II. It was one of the first to engage in offensive ground combat operations during the last months of 1942. In 1965 it was reorganized as the 41st Infantry Brigade. The brigade has seen combat in the Iraq War in 2003.
The 41st was first activated for U.S. Army service on 1 April 1917, just five days before the American entry into World War I, primarily from Guard units of the northwestern United States and trained at Camp Green, North Carolina. It consisted of the 81st Infantry Brigade (161st and 162nd Infantry Regiments) and the 82nd Infantry Brigade (163rd and 164th Infantry Regiments). On 26 November 1917 the 41st Division embarked for Europe as part of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), commanded by General John J. Pershing. Men of the 41st were aboard the SS Tuscania when it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sunk off the coast of Northern Ireland.
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