Patch of the United States Army 2nd Infantry Division.

The 2nd Infantry Division is a formation of the United States Army. Its current primary mission is the defense of South Korea in the initial stages of an invasion from North Korea until other American units can arrive. 2nd Infantry Div Insignia - from US Army site File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 2nd Infantry Div Insignia - from US Army site File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... US Army Seal HHC, US Army Distinctive Unit Insignia The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Strength

There are approximately 15,000 soldiers in the 2nd Infanty Division.

The 2nd Division, unlike any other division in the Army, is made up partially of Korean soldiers, called KATUSAs (Korean Augmentation to US Army). This program began in 1950 by agreement with South Korean President Syngman Rhee. Some 27,000 KATUSAs served with the US forces at the end of the Korean War. Approximately 1,400 served in 2002. Syngman Rhee or Lee, Seung-man (March 26, 1875 - July 19, 1965) was a Korean politician and the first president of South Korea. ... The Korean War (Korean: 한국전쟁/韓國戰爭), from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (technically speaking, the war has not yet ended), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nicknames

• "Indian Head" Division (so named after the unit patch)
• "Warrior Division" (official nickname)
• Motto: "Second to None"

Command and Staff

• Division Commander: Major General George A. Higgins
• Deputy Division Commander (Maneuver)

• Division Command Sergeant Major: CSM James Lucero
• Division KATUSA Sergeant Major: Park, Jung Gil

Locations

Camp Red Cloud(Division Command) located in Uijeongbu City

Camp Essayons

Camp Casey: located in Dongducheon City, 45 miles north of Seoul; 17 miles south of DMZ

Camp Castle

Camp Hovey

Camp Howze

Camp Stanley

Camp Humphreys

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Subunits

1st Brigade

1st Battalion, 72nd Armor, at Camp Casey

2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor, at Camp Casey

2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry, at Camp Casey

2nd Brigade

2nd Brigade Combat Team,at Fort Carson, Colorado

1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment "Manchu"

1st Battalion, 503d Infantry (Air Assault) "1st Rock"

1st Battalion, 506th Infantry (Air Assault) "Currahee"

Long Range Surveillance Detachment,

Expert Infantry Badge Course,

3rd Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Lewis, WA (currently in IRAQ)

2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment The Old Guard

5th Battalion, 20th Infantry

1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry

1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry

1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery

296th Field Support Battalion

Division Artillery (DIVARTY)

DIVARTY Headquarters

1st Battalion, 15th Artillery; ("Guns Battalion"), 155 mm guns

2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery; ("Steel Battalion") At Camp Hovey; supports 2nd Brigade Combat Team

3 Paladin batteries (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie)

Headquarters Battery

Service Battery

6th Battalion, 37th Artillery; Commander: Lt. Colonel David Thompson

Headquarters Battery (HHB)

2 ATACMS (Bat II) Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) batteries

Service Battery

1st Battaltion, 38th Artillery; ("Steel Behind the Rock"); General support for division; counter-fire on North Korean batteries

5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery; Lieutenant Colonel Roberto L. Delgado, Commanding

Aviation Brigade

Aviation Brigade Headquarters

4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry

2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation

1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation

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2nd Battalion, 52nd General Support Aviation Brigade, located at Camp Humpreys

Engineering Brigade

2nd Engineer Battalion, located at Camp Castle (recently inactivated)

122nd Signal Battalion

Division Support Command (DISCOM)

Division Medical Operations Center (DMOC)

121st General Hospital, at Yongsam Garrison

127th Field Surgical Team

2nd Forward Support Battalion, at Camp Hovey; Tactically supports 1st Brigade Combat Team

302nd Forward Support Battalion ("Iron Horse"), at Camp Casey: Tactically supports 1st Brigade Combat Team

4th Chemical Company

602nd Aviation Support Battalion ("Warhorse Battalion"; motto "To mend the Broken Wings"); at Camp Stanley; Provides support for 2nd Aviation Brigade

702nd Main Support Battalion; second-level maintenance

History

World War I

One of the few active units organized on foreign soil, the 2d Infantry Division was born on 26 October 1917, at Beaumont, France. At the time of its activation, the Indianhead Division was composed of the U.S. 1st Infantry Brigade, which was a normal Organic Brigade which included the U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment; and the U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment; and the U.S. 4th Marine Brigade, which consisted of the U.S. 5th Marine Regiment, and the U.S. 6th Marine Regiment, a battalion of Field Artillery, and various supporting units. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Beaumont can refer to: Beaumont, municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. ... The United States army dispatched the 9th Infantry Regiment (the archaic designation of a Battalion size element) to assist the Chinese government during the Boxer Rebellion and China Relief expedition. ... The 5th Marine regiment is usually an integral part of the U.S. First Marine Division. ... This article describes U.S. field artillery. ...

• (Special Note: The Navy furnished the hospital corpsmen for the 4th Marine Brigade, 5th Marine Regiment and 6th marine Regiment, and made a special uniform change which allows hospital corpsmen of these organizations to wear a shoulder strap on the left shoulder of the "Dress Blues" so that the French Fourragere could be worn. These are the only Navy units to wear the Fourragere.

Twice during "The Great War" the division was commanded by Marine Corps generals, Major General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune, marking the only times in U.S. Military history when Marines Corps officers commanded an Army division. General Charles Augustus Doyen (3 September 1859 – 6 October 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps. ... Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born at Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, on 10 January 1867. ...

The division spent the winter of 1917–1918 training with French Army veterans. Though judged unprepared by French tacticians, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was committed to combat in the spring of 1918 in a desperate attempt to halt a German advance toward Paris. The 2d Division drew its first blood in the nightmare landscape of the Battle of Belleau Wood, and contributed to shattering the four year old stalemate on the battlefield during the Château-Thierry campaign that followed. On 28 July 1918, MajGen John A. Lejeune assumed command of the 2d Division and remained in that capacity until August 1919, when the unit was demobilized. He was the only Marine officer to command an Army division. The division won hard fought victories at Soissons and Mont Blanc, for which it was awarded the French Fourragère in the colors of the Croix de Guerre. Finally the Indianhead Division participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive which spelled the end of any German hope for victory. On 11 November, 1918 the Armistice was declared, and the 2d Infantry Division marched into Germany where it performed occupation duties until April of 1919. 2nd Infantry Division returned to U. S.in July 1919. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... French soldiers of the IFOR in Mostar, 1995. ... Officers of the American Expeditionary Force and the Baker mission The American Expeditionary Force or AEF was the United States military force in World War I. The AEF helped the French defend the Western Front during the Aisne Offensive in May. ... The Battle of Belleau Wood was a battle of the first World War. ... The Battle of Chateau Thierry was fought on July 18, 1918. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born at Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, on 10 January 1867. ... The city of Soissons in the Aisne département, Picardie, France on the Aisne River is about 60 miles northeast of Paris and is one of the most ancient cities of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ... The Fourragère is a French military award, distinguishing military units as a whole. ... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... 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. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

• Major Operations:

1. Aisne,
2. Belleau Wood (4th Marine Brigade; 5th Marine Regiment; 6th Marine Regiment ONLY.)
3. St. Mihiel,
4. Meuse-Argonne,
5. Aisne-Marne.

• Casualties:

• Killed In Action-1,964
• Wounded In Action-9,782
• Total-11,746

• Commanders:

1. BG C. A. Doyen, USMC (26 October 1917),
2. MG Omar Bundy (8 November 1917),
3. MG James G. Harbord (15 July 1918),
4. MG John A. Lejeune, USMC (26 July 1918).

• Source for the World War I data and information: US Army Center of Military History The following combat chronicles, current as of October 1948, are reproduced from The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950, pp. 510-592.

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Interwar years

Upon returning to the United States, the division was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, at San Antonio, Texas as one of three divisions to remain intact and on Active Duty for the entire interwar period. It remained there for the next 23 years, serving as an experimental unit, testing new concepts and innovations for the Army. In 1940 the 2d Infantry Division was the first command reorganized under the new triangular concept, which provided for three separate regiments in each division. Indianhead soldiers pioneered concepts of airmobility and anti-tank warfare, which served the army for the next two decades on battlefields in every corner of the globe. Fort Sam Houston is a US Army base in Texas. ... Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas Nickname: Alamo City Location in Texas Founded Incorporated 1731   County Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - Total  - Water 1,067. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

2nd ID started taking part in maneuvers at Christine, Texas betwen January 3 - and January 27, 1940. It then moved to Horton, Texas ofor maneuvers from April 26 to May 28, 1940]], followed by maneuvers at Cravens, Louisiana from August 16 to August 23, 1940. It returned to Fort Sam Houston, where it continued training and refitting, until it moved to Brownswood, Texas for the VIII Corps Maneuvers from June 1 through June 14, 1941 at Comanche, Texas. The division was then sent to Mansfield, Louisiana from August 11 through October 2, 1941 for the August-September, 1941 Louisiana Maneuvers. Christine is a town located in Atascosa County, Texas. ... Comanche is a city located in Comanche County, Texas. ... Mansfield is a city located in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. ...

2nd ID was transferred to the VIII Corps Louisiana maneuver Area on July 27, 1941, and remained there until September 22, 1942, whereapon the 2nd ID returned to Fort Sam Houston. They then moved to Camp McCoy at Sparta, Wisconsin on November 27, 1942. Four months of intensive training for winter warfare followed. In September 1943 the division received their Staging orders, and moved to the Camp Shanks staging area at Orangeburg, New York on October 3, 1943, where they got their Port Call orders. On 8 October the division officially sailed from the New York Port Of Embarkation, and started arriving in Belfast, Ireland on the 17th. They then moved over to England, where they trained and staged for forward movement to France. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ... Fort McCoy is an active United States Army installation. ... Sparta is a town located in Monroe County, Wisconsin. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... This article is about the year. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Orangeburg is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom, and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

World War II

After training in Ireland and Wales from October 1943 to June 1944, the 2d Infantry Division crossed the channel to land on Omaha Beach on D plus 1, 7 June 1944, near St. Laurent-sur-Mer. Attacking across the Aure River, the Division liberated Trevieres, 10 June, and proceeded to assault and secure Hill 192, the key enemy strongpoint on the road to St. Lô. With the hill taken 11 July 1944, the Division went on the defensive until 26 July. Exploiting the St. Lô break-through, the 2d Division advanced across the Vire to take Tinchebray 15 August 1944. The Division then moved west to join the battle for Brest, the heavily defended fortress surrendering 18 September 1944 after a 39-day contest. National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² Ethnicity: 97. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Omaha Beach was the Allied codename for one of the principal landing points during the Normandy landings on June 6, 1944. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Trévières is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in north-westernFrance. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Vire is a commune and a canton of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... Location within France Brest, at the tip of Brittany Brest is a city in the Bretagne région, north-west France, sous-préfecture of the Finistère département. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ...

The Division took a brief rest 19–26 September before moving to defensive positions at St. Vith, Belgium on September 29, 1944. The division entered Germany on October 3, 1944, and the Second was ordered, on 11 December, 1944, to attack and seize the Roer River dams. The German Ardennes offensive in mid-December forced the Division to withdraw to defensive positions near Elsenborn, where the German drive was halted. In February 1945 the Division attacked, recapturing lost ground, and seized Gemund, 4 March. Reaching the Rhine 9 March, the 2d advanced south to take Breisig, 10–11 March, and to guard the Remagen bridge, 12–20 March. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... Sankt Vith (French: Saint-Vith) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ardennes Offensive, which was actually known to the Germans as Operation Wacht Am Rhein, was also known as Second Battle of the Ardennes and popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, started in late December 1944 and was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... At 1,320 kilometres (820 miles) and an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second, the Rhine (German Rhein, French Rhin, Dutch Rijn, Romansch: Rein, Italian: Reno) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Remagen is a city in Germany in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate in the south of Bonn at the Rhine river. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ...

The Division crossed the Rhine 21 March and advanced to Hadamar and Limburg an der Lahn, relieving elements of the 9th Armored Division, 28 March. Advancing rapidly in the wake of the 9th Armored, the 2d Division crossed the Weser at Veckerhagen, 6–7 April, captured Göttingen 8 April, established a bridgehead across the Saale, 14 April, seizing Merseburg on the 15th. On the 18th the Division took Leipzig, mopped up in the area, and outposted the Mulde River; elements which had crossed the river were withdrawn 24 April. Relieved on the Mulde, the 2d moved 200 miles, 1–3 May, to positions along the German-Czech border near Schonsee and Waldmunchen, where 2nd ID relieved the 97th and 99th ID's. The division crossed over to Czechoslovakia on May 4, 1945, and attacked in the general direction of Pilsen, attacking that city on VE Day. March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... The river Lahn in Limburg Limburg an der Lahn (Limburg on the Lahn river) is a small German town, the capital of the district Limburg-Weilburg in the west of Hesse. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 9th Armored Division. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen (listen â–¶(?)) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Length 413 km Elevation of the source 728  m Average discharge  ?  m³/s Area watershed  ?  km² Origin  Germany Mouth  Elbe Basin countries Germany Saale is the name of two rivers in Germany: the Saxonian Saale (German: Sächsische Saale) and the Franconian Saale (German: Fränkische Saale). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Merseburg is a city in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The Mulde is a river in Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ...

2nd Infantry Division returned to the New York Port Of Embarkation on July 20, 1945, and arrived at Camp Swift at Bastrop, Texas on July 22, 1945. They started a training schedule to prepare them to participate in the scheduled invasion of Japan, but they were still at Camp Swift on VJ Day. They then moved to the Staging Area at Camp Stoneman at Pittsburgh, California on March 28, 1946, but the move eastward was cancelled, and they received orders to move to Fort Lewis at Tacoma, Washington. They arrived at [[Fort Lewis on April 15, 1946, which post became their Home Station. From their Fort Lewis base, they conducted Arctic, air transportability, amphibious, and maneuver training. July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Camp Swift is a census-designated place located in Bastrop County, Texas. ... Historic buildings with quaint shops and restaurants line Main Street in Bastrop. ... 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of Japan at the end of World War II. It was scheduled to occur in two parts: Operation Olympic, the invasion of Kyushu, set to begin in November 1945; and later Operation Coronet, the invasion of Honshu near Tokyo, scheduled... 15 August 1945 marked Victory over Japan or VJ Day, taking a name similar to Victory in Europe Day, which was generally known as VE Day. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Fort Lewis is a census-designated place and U.S. Army military base located in Pierce County, Washington. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background City nickname: The City of Destiny Location Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Government County Pierce Mayor Bill Baarsma (NP) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 162. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

• World War II Results

• Campaigns:

1. Normandy,
2. Northern France,
3. Rhineland.
4. Ardennes-Alsace,
5. Central Europe,

• Days of combat: 303.

• Awards and Decorations:

1. Distinguished Unit Citations: 16.
2. Medal of Honor-6 ;
3. Distinguished Service Cross-34 ;
4. Distinguished Serice Medals-1 ;
5. Silver Stars-741;
6. Legion of Merits-25;
7. Soldier Medals-14 ;
8. Bronze Star Medals-5,530 ;
9. Air Medals-89.

• Commanders:

1. MG John C. H. Lee (6 November 1941-8 May 1942)
2. MG Walter M. Robertson (9 May 1942-June 1945),
3. BG W. K. Harrison (June-September 1945),
4. MG Edward M. Almond (September 1945-June 1946),
5. MG Paul W. Kendall (June 1946 to 24 May 1948),
6. MG Harry J. Collins (30 June 1948-).

• Casualties

1. Killed In Action: 3,031
2. Wounded In Action: 12,785
3. Died of Wounds: 457

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Korean War

With the outbreak of hostilities in Korea during the summer of 1950, the 2nd Infantry Division was quickly alerted for movement to the Far East Command. The division arrived in Korea, via Pusan on 23 July, becoming the first unit to reach Korea directly from the United States. Initially employed piecemeal, the entire division was committed as a unit on 24 August, 1950, relieving the 24th Infantry Division at the Naktong River Line. The first big test came when the North Koreans struck in a desperate human wave attack on the night of 31 August. In the 16-day battle that followed, the division’s clerks, bandsmen, technical and supply personnel joined in the fight to defend against the attackers. Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Far East Command was a military regional division of the British military. ... Pūsan is also a Vedic Hindu god. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized). ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ...

Shortly thereafter, the 2ID was the first unit to break out of the Pusan perimeter and they led the Eighth Army drive to the Manchurian Border. It was at this time that the 2ID received a crucial new support element. In August of 1950, with American forces dwindling, a Korean Augmentation to the United States Army was established. These valiant new 2nd Infantry Division troops, known since simply as KATUSA, helped turn the tide of the war for American forces. The Pusan Perimeter was the area in extreme southeast Korea that was held by US and South Korean troops during the furthest advance of the North Korean troops, in the summer and fall of 1950, during the Korean Conflict. ... The US Eighth Army is the commanding formation of all US Army troops in South Korea. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...

Now within fifty miles of the Manchurian border when Chinese forces entered the fight, soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division were given the mission of protecting the rear and right flank of the Eighth Army as it retired to the South. Fighting around Kuna-ri cost the division nearly one third of its strength, but was ten times more costly to the enemy and the way was kept open. The Chinese winter offensive was finally blunted by the 2nd Infantry Division on 31 January at Wonju. Taking up the offensive in a two-prong attack in February, 1951, the Division repulsed a powerful Chinese counter-offensive in the epic battles of Chip-yong-ni and Wonju. The United Nations front was saved and the general offensive continued. The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) (Simplified Chinese: 中国人民解放军; Traditional Chinese: 中國人民解放軍; pinyin: ), which includes an army, navy, air force, and strategic nuclear forces, serves as the military of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Wonju is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Wonju is a city in Gangwon province, South Korea. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ...

Again in April and May 1951, the 2nd Infantry Division was instrumental in smashing the communist's spring offensive. For its part in this action the 2nd Infantry Division was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. What followed were alternating periods of combat and rest, with the division participating in the Battle of Bloody Ridge and Battle of Heartbreak Ridge. Finally, on 9 April 1953, the Division was moved to a rear area and on 20 August 1954, four years after its last unit arrived in Korea, the 2ID was alerted for re-deployment to the United States. USA and USAF Presidential Unit Citation Please see Presidential Unit Citation for other versions of this award The Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to units of the Armed Forces of the United States and allies for extraordinary heroism in action on or after 7 December 1941 against an armed enemy. ... The Battle of Bloody Ridge took place during the Korean War from August 18th to September 5th, 1951. ... The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a month long battle in the Korean War. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reorganization

In the summer of 1954 the 2d Division was transferred from Korea to Fort Lewis, Washington, where it remained for only two years, until being transferred to Alaska in August of 1956. On 8 November 1957, it was announced that the division was to be deactivated. However, a few short months later, in the spring of 1958, the Department of the Army announced that the 2d Infantry Division would be reorganized at Fort Benning, Georgia, with personnel and equipment of the 10th Infantry Division returning from Germany. Fort Benning remained the home of the new 2d Infantry Division from 1958 to 1965, where they were initially assigned the mission of a training division. To improve combat readiness, in March of 1962 the 2ID was designated as a Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) unit. Following this the Division became engaged in intensified combat training, tactical training, and field training exercises, in addition to special training designed to improve operational readiness. State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official language(s) English Area 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 571,951 mi² / 1,481... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... War Department may refer to the military establishments of several different countries: British War Department Confederate War Department United States Department of War, under the leadership of the United States Secretary of War (until 1947) See also: defense minister This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) is a U.S. Army command with a mission of high readiness. ...

Back to Korea

As a result of increasing tensions on the Korean peninsula, the 2d Infantry Division returned to the Republic of Korea in July of 1965. North Korean forces were engaging in increasing border incursions and infiltration attempts and the 2d Division was called upon to help halt these attacks. On 2 November 1966, soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry were killed in an ambush by North Korean forces. In 1967 enemy attacks in the demilitarized zone increased, as a result, 16 American soldiers were killed that year. November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In military terms, a demilitarized zone (DMZ) is an area, usually the frontier or boundary between two or more groups, where military activity is not permitted, usually by treaty or other agreement. ...

In 1968 North Koreans continued to probe across the DMZ, and in 1969, while on patrol, 4 soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry were killed, but by 1970 the North had decided that their efforts against the 2d ID weren’t worth the cost and organized attacks stopped that year. By March of 1971 ROK forces had assumed the responsibility for the defense of all but 500 yards of the DMZ, allowing the 2d Infantry Division to maintain combat readiness in case of any eventuality. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

On 18 August 1976, during a routine tree-trimming operation within the DMZ, two American officers were bludgeoned to death in a melee with North Korean border guards in the Joint Security Area. What resulted is known as Operation Paul Bunyan. The 2d Infantry Division was chosen to spearhead the United Nations Command response to this incident and on 21 August, Task Force Brady, a group of ROK soldiers American infantry and engineers, swept into the area and cut down the infamous "Panmunjom Tree". The 2d Infantry Division delivered an unmistakable message to the North Koreans, as well as to the world. August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Operation Paul Bunyan was a countermeasure taken by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in response to an unprovoked attack by North Korean soldiers in the village of Panmunjeom within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A tree that blocked the line of sight between two guard towers, one belonging to the North Koreans and one belonging to the South. ...

The 2d Infantry Division is still stationed in Korea, with a number of camps near the DMZ. Command headquarters are at Camp Red Cloud in Uijongbu.

External links

• 2nd ID official website
• "From D+1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division" (WWII unit history booklet)

• Lineage and Honors of the 2d Infantry Division

• "Second Infantry Division" - A WWII Reenactment group in South Florida