The Fighting First
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The Fighting First is the storied nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, renowned for its long combat history from World War I through modern conflicts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fighting First canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North African Theater of Operations
Pacific and Middle East theaters (modern conflicts) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Expeditionary Forces
ⓘ
United States Army Europe and Africa ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Europe
|
| category |
Nicknames of United States Army units
ⓘ
Nicknames of military units ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decorations |
Belgian Fourragere
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Fourragère (for 1st Infantry Division)
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
French Croix de Guerre (for 1st Infantry Division)
Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation (for 1st Infantry Division)
|
| eraActive |
Cold War era
ⓘ
Global War on Terrorism ⓘ
surface form:
Global War on Terrorism era
Post–Cold War era ⓘ World War I era ⓘ World War II era ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Fort Riley
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Riley, Kansas (historical/primary for 1st Infantry Division)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
United States 1st Infantry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
1st ID
United States 1st Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form:
1st Infantry Division
Big Red One ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
front-line combat service
ⓘ
high unit cohesion ⓘ long combat history ⓘ |
| isNicknameOf |
United States 1st Infantry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Infantry Division (United States)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| motto | No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great—Duty First ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Kasserine Pass
ⓘ
Battle of the Bulge ⓘ Meuse–Argonne Offensive ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Torch ⓘ Tet Offensive ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in major U.S. campaigns from World War I to present ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Forces
|
| refersTo |
United States 1st Infantry Division
ⓘ
surface form:
1st Infantry Division
|
| symbol | red numeral "1" on olive drab shield ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American media
ⓘ
U.S. military historians ⓘ soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division ⓘ |
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