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The 77th Infantry Division was from New York City and trained at Camp Upton in Yaphank, NY on the eastern end of Long Island.
The Division landed on the east coast of Leyte, 23 November 1944, and was attached to XXIV Corps, Sixth Army.
On 16 April 1945, the 77th landed on le Shims, captured the airfield, and engaged in a bitter fight for "Government House Hill" and "Bloody Ridge." It was in this operation that Ernie Pyle was killed.
During the postwar period, from 1947 to 1965, the 77th Infantry Division was one of the six combat divisions in the Army Reserve.
The 77th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) was formed in December 1967 as a part of the reorganization of the command structure of the Army Reserve.
Units of the 77th were essential command and control elements providing transportation and equipment to all areas of the battlefield and direct logistics support to combat units and combat service support operations.
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