75th Infantry Division (United States)
| 75th Infantry Division | |
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75th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 1943–45 1952–57 1993–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | [[Training]] |
| Size | Division |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Motto(s) | Make Ready |
| Engagements | |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | MG James V. "Boe" Young |
| Notable commanders |
MG Ray E. Porter |
The 75th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army in World War II. It was also active from 1952 to 1957 as a combat division of the United States Army Organized Reserves.
In 1993, the division was reactivated as the 75th Division (Training Support) in the Army Reserve, and remains active. In January 2003, numerous units of the 75th Division (Training Support) were mobilized to train other Army Reserve and National Guard units deploying overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF). Several of the division's units remain mobilized even to the present day.
These combat chronicles, current as of October 1948, are drawn from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States.
The 75th Infantry Division arrived in Britain, 22 November 1944; headquarters having arrived on 2 November 1944. After a brief training program, the division landed at Le Havre and Rouen, 13 December, and bivouacked at Yvetot on the 14th. When the Von Rundstedt offensive broke in the Ardennes, the 75th was rushed to the front and entered defensive combat, 23 December 1944, alongside the Ourthe River, advanced to the Aisne River, and entered Grandmenil, 5 January 1945. The division relieved the 82d Airborne Division along the Salm River, 8 January, and strengthened its defensive positions until 17 January when it attacked, taking Vielsalm and other towns in the area.
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