U.S. 6th Infantry Division
6th ID Shoulder Sleeve insignia
Active	November, 1917 - September 30, 1921 October 12, 1939 - January 10, 1949 April 16, 1986 - July, 1994
Country	USA
Branch	Regular Army (inactive)
Type	Division
Role	Light Infantry (1986-1994)
Garrison/HQ	inactive
Nickname	Red Star
Battles/wars	Meuse-Argonne
Commanders
Current commander	N/A

The 6th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II, and the last years of the Cold War. Known as "Red Star", and formerly called the "Sight Seein' Sixth". Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Regular Army is the permanent force of the United States Army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve or national guard outfit. ... The Meuse-Argonne offensive was a major battle of World War I. It was the biggest operation and victory of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in that war. ... It has been suggested that United States Army values be merged into this article or section. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...

World War I

Activated: November 1917

• Segments:
  • Infantry Regiments: 51st, 52d, 53d & 54th Infantry Regiments
  • Machine-Gun Battalions: 16th, 17th & 18th
  • Field Artillery Battalions: 3d, 11th & 78th
• Overseas: June 1918
• Days of combat: 43
• Casualties: Total 386 (KIA-38; WIA-348)
• Returned to U.S.: June 1919

Deactivated: 30 September 1921 at Camp Grant, Illinois September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ...

Commanders

World War II

Activated: 12 October 1939

• Overseas: 21 July 1943
• Campaigns: Luzon, New Guinea
• Days of combat: 306
• Distinguished Unit Citations: 7
• Awards: MH-2, DSC-10, DSM-3, SS-697, LM-18, DFC-3, SM-94, BSM-3, 797, AM-45.
• Segments:
  • Infantry Regiments: 1st, 20th, & 63d Infantry Regiment
  • Field Artillery Battalions: 1st, 51st, 53d & 80th
  • 6th Engineer Combat Battalion
• Nickname: "Sightseeing Sixth"

Inactivated: 10 January 1949 in Korea

World War II Combat Chronicle

The division moved to Hawaii in July and August 1943 to assume defensive positions on Oahu, training meanwhile in jungle warfare. It moved to Milne Bay, New Guinea, 31 January 1944, and trained until early June 1944. The division first saw combat in the Toem-Wakde area of Dutch New Guinea, engaging in active patrolling 14-18 June, after taking up positions 6-14 June. Moving west of Toem, it fought a bloody battle with the enemy at Lone Tree Hill, 21-30 June, and secured the Maffin Bay area by 12 July. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... OÊ»ahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaii. ... // Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain. ... Battle of Milne Bay Conflict World War II, Pacific War Date August 25, 1942 – September 5, 1942 Place Milne Bay, New Guinea Result Allied victory The Battle of Milne Bay was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian base at Milne... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Dutch New Guinea was a common name of western New Guinea while it was a colonial possession of the Netherlands. ...

After a brief rest, the division made an assault landing at Sansapor, 30 July, on the Vogelkop Peninsula. The 6th secured the coast from Cape Waimak to the Mega River and garrisoned the area until December 1944. The division landed at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, on D-day, 9 January 1945, and pursued the Japanese into the Cabanatuan Hills, 17-21 January, capturing Munoz, 7 February. It then drove notrheast to Digalan Bay and Baler Bay, 13 February, isolating enemy forces in southern Luzon. The U.S. 1st Infantry Regiment operated on Bataan, 14-21 February, cutting the peninsula from Abucay to Bagac. The division shifted to the Shimbu Line northeast of Manila, 24 February, took Mount Mataba, 17 April, Mount Pacawagan, 29 April, Bolog, 29 June, Lane's Ridge of Mount Santo Domingo, 10 July, and Kiangan, 12 July. The 6th remained in the Cagayan Valley and the Cordilleras Mountains until VJ-day, then moved to occupy Korea. The division occupied the southern half of the United States zone of occupation until inactivated. Birds Head Peninsula seen from space (false color) The Birds Head (Indonesian: Kepala Burung, Dutch: ) Peninsula or Doberai Peninsula is a large peninsula the makes up the northwest portion of the Province of West Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at . ... The Lingayen Gulf is an extension of the South China Sea on Luzon in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... The military designation of days and hours within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), is specified in AAP-6 (STANAG 3680), NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions, and marked (NATO) in what follows. ... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Baler Bay is a bay in the northeastern part of Luzon island, Philippines, at . ... 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiments mission is to support the United States Military Academy and to furnish the enlisted garrison for West Point and Stewart Army Subpost. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Bataan Region: Central Luzon (Region III) Capital: Balanga City Founded: —1754 Population: 2000 census—557,659 (46th largest) Density—406 per km² (12th highest) Area: 1,373. ... Abucay is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. ... Bagac is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. ... Cagayan Valley (Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. ... Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day is the celebration of the August 15, 1945 Surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. In Japan, the day is known as, Shusen-kinenbi, which literally means the Memorial day for the end of the war. This is commemorated... Korea (Korean: 한국 or 조선, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... Belligerent military occupation occurs when one nations military occupies all or part of the territory of another nation or recognized belligerent. ...

Medal of Honor recipients

Medal of Honor recipients for the 6th Infantry Division during WWII: The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

• Corporal Melvin Mayfield - Company D, 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division - Cordillera Mountains, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 29 July 1945

• Second Lieutenant (then T/Sgt.) Donald E. Rudolph - Company E, 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division - Munoz, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 February 1945

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Commanders

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Post World War

Cold War Era

The 6th Division was reactivated October 4, 1950 at Fort Ord, California. There the division remained throughout the Korean War, training troops and providing personnel for combat, but was never deployed overseas as an entity itself and was again deactivated on April 3, 1956. In the build up during the Vietnam War the division was activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in November 1967 budgetary limitations once more ended the 6th Infantry Division's existence less than nine months later on July 25, 1968. Fort Ord Fort Ord Fort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. ... Fort Campbell is a large post of the United States Army located approximately ten miles northwest of downtown Clarksville, Tennessee. ...

The last incarnation of the division came on April 16, 1986 at Fort Richardson, Alaska when the 172nd Infantry Brigade was redesignated 6th Infantry Division (Light). Over the next seven years the 6th was the U.S. Army’s primary arctic warfare division. The division headquarters was moved from Fort Richardson to Fort Wainwright (near Fairbanks) in 1990 [1]. Commanders during the arctic activation included Maj. Gen. David Bramlett and Maj. Gen. Johnnie H. Corns.[2]. The Army Reserve's 205th Infantry Brigade (Light) was assigned as the Division's roundout force. Fort Richardson, adjacent to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, is a U.S. Army installation in Alaska. ... Fort Richardson, adjacent to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, is a U.S. Army installation in Alaska. ... Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. ... Nickname: The Golden Heart City Location Coordinates , Government Country  State   Borough United States  Alaska   Fairbanks North Star Incorporated November 10, 1903 Mayor Steve M. Thompson Geographical characteristics Area     City 84. ...

Gulf War

Elements of the 6th ID (L) participated in the Defense of Saudi Arabia (Desert Shield) and Liberation and Defense of Kuwait (Gulf War) operations[3]. See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ... Combatants Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt Qatar France Canada UN Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf Saddam Hussein Strength 660,000 1,000,000? [Most likely 360,000] Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 dead, 75,000 wounded The Gulf War (2 August 1990...

Deactivation

The division was deactivated for the last time on July 6, 1994, by being redesignated the 1st Brigade, 6th Infantry Division. The 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (now designated the 1st brigade of the 25th Infantry Division) of the United States Army is a highly deployable unit capable of being sent to any destination worldwide in order to protect U.S. national interests and has proudly served the Army since its inception...

References

• The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 reproduced at CMH.
• The Army in Alaska [4].
• Northern Edge [5].
• 6th Infantry (The Regulars): Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 May 1997 [6].

External links

• Brief History of the 6th US Infantry Division By Thomas E. Price [7]
• Reunion page @ Military.com