96th Infantry Division

96th Infantry Division
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1918-19 1921-46 1946-present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	U.S. Army (Reserve)
Type	Sustainment brigade
Nickname(s)	"Deadeye Division"
Engagements	World War II *Battle of Okinawa Battle of Leyte NATO intervention in Bosnia *SFOR *KFOR GWOT *Operation Enduring Freedom *Operation Iraqi Freedom
Decorations	Presidential Unit Citation
Commanders
Commander	COL Robert Moriarty
Notable commanders	James L. Bradley Claudius M. Easley Ray D. Free Paul V. Kane

The 96th Sustainment Brigade, is a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 96th Infantry Division that served in World War II. Effective 17 September 2008, the unit became the 96th Sustainment Brigade, with its headquarters located at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The division was first organized on 20 October 1918, during the U.S. mobilization for World War I. Based at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, the 96th was commanded by Guy Carleton; it was one of the last divisions activated, and the war ended before it could be sent overseas, so it was demobilized on 7 January 1919.

The 96th Division was reconstituted in the United States Army Reserve, then called the Organized Reserves, on 24 June 1921. The 96th was located in Portland, Oregon.

The 96th Division was put back into the active US Army on 15 August 1942, just eight months after the Attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II.

As part of the reorganization of the U.S. Army divisions from "square" to "triangular," the two infantry brigade headquarters were converted to provide personnel for other units and the 380th Infantry Regiment was disbanded. The 192nd Infantry Brigade headquarters company was converted into the division's 96th Reconnaissance Troop, while the 191st Infantry Brigade headquarters formed the core of the division's headquarters company. After initial training at Camp White in southern Oregon, the 96th Infantry Division participation in the Oregon Maneuver combat exercise in the fall of 1943.

The division commenced its Army Reserve role in December 1946, commanded by Colonel Ross J. Wilson of Kalispell, Montana. The division headquarters was Fort Missoula, Montana. Major units were located at Great Falls, Montana, Phoenix, Arizona, and Salt Lake City. The division appears to have kept the 381st, 382nd, and 383rd Infantry Regiments. In August 1948, Colonel LeRoy H. Anderson of Conrad, Montana was appointed as the Commander. The headquarters moved to Helena, Montana, and then transferred to Fort Douglas, Utah in 1962. Major General Michael B. Kauffman was named commander, followed by Brigadier General Ray D. Free. The division was inactivated in December 1965.