85th Infantry Division (United States)
| 85th Division 85th Infantry Division |
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85th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
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| Active | 1917–1919 1942–45 1946–2007 |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Nickname(s) | Custer (special designation) |
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| Notable commanders |
MG Joseph T. Dickman MG James Parker MG Chase Kennedy MG Wade Haislip MG John B. Coulter MG Angelo M. Juarez MG Wilbur J. Bunting MG George M. Woywod MG William Cockerham MG George Hillard MG William Allen MG Michael Corrigan |
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World War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
The 85th Infantry Division also known as "Custer Division" (named after the cavalry commander George Armstrong Custer) was an infantry division of the United States Army.
The division was first activated 25 August 1917 at Camp Custer, Michigan, and comprised the 169th and 170th Infantry brigades and the 160th Field Artillery Brigade. After a year of training the division left the United States for England.
The Division was composed of the following units: Headquarters Troop, 85th Division
From England the 339th Infantry Regiment sailed to Archangel, Russia to fight along the White Army in the Russian Civil War against Bolshevik forces as part of the Polar Bear Expedition. Accompanying the 339th were the 1st Battalion, 310th Engineers, the 337th Ambulance Company, and the 337th Field Hospital. After arrival in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, the remainder of the division was broken up to support other units. The Headquarters was stationed in Lorraine as a depot division and therefore did not participate in any combat operations. Doughboys of the Division served in other Divisions at the Battles for St. Mihiel, Marbache and in the Meuse-Argonne on the Western Front. After the war the division remained on occupation duty in Germany and by August 1919, the last elements of the division returned to the United States.
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