U.S. Army Americal Division

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U.S. Army division infantry division military unit

The U.S. Army Americal Division was a World War II U.S. Army infantry division that fought in the Pacific Theater, notably on Guadalcanal and other Solomon Islands campaigns.

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Label Occurrences
U.S. Army Americal Division canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army division ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
alsoKnownAs 23rd Infantry Division ⓘ
areaOfOperations Bougainville Island ⓘ
surface form: Bougainville

Guadalcanal ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
campaign Pacific War ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagement island-hopping operations ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
equipmentType artillery ⓘ
mortars ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
formedFrom task force on New Caledonia ⓘ
garrison United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasComponent artillery battalion ⓘ
engineer battalion ⓘ
headquarters company ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ
medical battalion ⓘ
reconnaissance troop ⓘ
signal company ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
nickname Americal Division ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Bougainville ⓘ
surface form: Bougainville campaign

Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign

Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
notableFor combat service on Guadalcanal ⓘ
participation in Solomon Islands campaigns ⓘ
notableOperation relief of U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal ⓘ
notableTheater South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Pacific
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy land forces
partOf United States Army Forces in the Pacific Ocean Areas ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Army ground forces in the Pacific
role infantry ⓘ
service U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ
surface form: United States Army ground forces
serviceBranch United States Army ⓘ
specialization amphibious operations ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater

South Pacific Area command ⓘ
surface form: South Pacific Area
type infantry formation ⓘ
unitType infantry division ⓘ

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Henderson Field → defendedBy → U.S. Army Americal Division ⓘ