The 96th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

World War II

• Activated: 15 August 1942.
• Overseas: 23 July 1944.
• Campaigns: Ryukyus, Southern Philippines.
• Distinguished Unit Citations: 1.
• Awards: MH-5; DSC-12; DSM-1; SS-232; LM-4; SM-73; BSM-4,588; AM-84.
• Commanders: Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley commanded the division throughout its entire life in World War II.
• Returned to U. S.: 2 February 1946.
• Deactivated: 3 February 1946.

August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島 Ryūkyū-rettō) are an island group, the southern portion belonging to Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and the northern part belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Division Composition

• Headquarters & Headquarters Company
• 381st Infantry Regiment
• 382nd Infantry Regiment
• 383rd Infantry Regiment
• 361st Field Artillery Battalion
• 362nd Field Artillery Battalion
• 363rd Field Artillery Battalion
• 921st Field Artillery Battalion
• 96th Signal Company
• 796th Ordnance Company
• 96th Quartermaster Company
• 96th Recon Troop
• 321st Engineer Battalion
• 321st Medical Battalion
• 96th CIC Detachment

Combat Chronicle

As part of the reorganization of the US 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 dsbanded. 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. The 96th Infantry Division trained in Hawaiian Islands, July to September 1944, before entering combat in an assault landing in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands, between Tanauan and Dulag, 20 October 1944. Enemy resistance in the beachhead area was quickly broken and the division had advanced to and secured the Tanauan-Dagami-Tabontabon sector by 9 November after heavy fighting. The division continued to wipe out resistance on the island, engaging in small unit actions, patrolling, probing, and wiping out pockets of Japanese. Chalk Ridge was taken, 12 December 1944, and major organized resistance was at an end by Christmas Day. The next 3 months were spent in mopping up, security duty, training, and loading for the coming invasion of Okinawa. The 192nd Infantry Brigade was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserves 96th Division. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... “Fights” redirects here. ... Combatants United States, Australia and Philippines Japan Commanders Douglas MacArthur Walter Krueger Franklin C. Sibert John R. Hodge Ruperto C. Kangleon Tomoyuki Yamashita Sosaku Suzuki Shiro Makino Strength 200,000 U.S. troops 3,189 Filipino guerrillas 55,000 Japanese troops Casualties 3,500 killed 12,000 wounded 49,000... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

The division left the Philippines, 27 March 1945, for Okinawa, making an assault landing on the island, 1 April 1945. The landing was unopposed and a beachhead was established, between 1 April to 3 April 1945. Resistance stiffened considerably as the division advanced to gakazu Ridge, where fighting was fierce, during 7 April to 16 April 1945. The 96th assaulted and cracked the fanatically defended enemy defense line, Tanabaru Nishibaru, 17-23 April, and after advancing slightly against extremely determined resistance, was relieved, 30 April, by the 77th Infantry Division. The division trained and rested, 1-9 May, while elements mopped up bypassed enemy pockets and then returned to the offensive, 10 May 1945, attacking and capturing Conical-Sugar Hill Ridge, 21 May, thus breaking the right flank of the Shuri defenses. Heavy rains the following week slowed down the advance. The offensive was resumed, 30 May, against weakening enemy resistance; Japanese north of Yonabaru-Shuri-Naha Road area were cleared out. Resistance stiffened again, 3 June, and Laura Hill was taken, 14 June 1945, only after a bloody fight; the last important Japanese defense position, the Yuza-Dake, Yaeju-Dake Hill mass, was secured by 17 June, and on 22 June all resistance was declared at an end. March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... The 77th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. // Activated: 18 August 1917 Overseas: March 1918 Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Oise-Aisne. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The division patrolled an area from Chan to Ogusuku until 30 June. After resting in July, the division left Okinawa for Mindoro, in the Philippines, and engaged in a training program. The division left the Philippines, 17 January 1946, for the United States. Chán is the Chinese name for the school of Mahāyāna Buddhism known in Japanese as Zen. ... Beach in Northern Mindoro Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Current Assignment

The division is now known as the 96th Regional Readiness Command (RRC), acting as higher headquarters for Army Reserve units in Colorado, Montana, North and South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Geographically, it is the largest of the 12 RRC's in the Army Reserve.

• The 96 RRC's headquarters are located on Ft. Douglas, Salt Lake City, UT.

• The current Commanding General of the 96th RRC is BG Peter S. Cooke.

• The current Command Sergeant Major of the 96th RRC is CSM Elwood.

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Current Missions

Subordinate units of the 96th RRC have been deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Djibouti in support of the current Global War on Terror. Units have also been deployed to Bosnia & Herzegovina in support of Peacekeeping Operations in the Balkans.

BRAC and the Future of the 96th Regional Readiness Command

During the most recent Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) process in 2005, the 96th RRC was identified for future realignment.[1] In response to the BRAC commission's findings the 96th RRC is scheduled to be reflagged as the 96th Sustainment Unit of Action sometime between Fiscal Year 2008 and 2009. As part of the Transformation of the US Army from a Division-based structure to a Brigade-based army; the Division Support Commands, Corps Support Groups, & Area Support Groups are being inactivated or transformed to Sustainment Brigades (previously called Sustainment Units of Action (SUS)). The Sustainment Brigade is designed to...

General

• Nickname: Deadeye Division.
• Shoulder patch: A white diamond and a blue diamond which overlap, both superimposed on a hexagonial patch with khaki background.

References

• The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States U.S.

Government Printing Office, 1950 reproduced at http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/cc.htm.

• Compositions of Infantry Divisions in World War 2 (Center for Military History)
• GlobalSecurity.org Page on the 96th