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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army division → infantry division → military unit →
allegiance	United States →
alsoKnownAs	23rd Infantry Division →
areaOfOperations	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 →
hasComponent	artillery battalion → engineer battalion → headquarters company → infantry regiment → medical battalion → reconnaissance troop → signal company →
historicalEra	20th century →
nickname	Americal Division →
notableBattle	Bougainville campaign → Guadalcanal Campaign → Philippines campaign → Solomon Islands campaign →
notableFor	combat service on Guadalcanal → participation in Solomon Islands campaigns →
notableOperation	relief of U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal →
notableTheater	Southwest Pacific →
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy land forces →
partOf	U.S. Army ground forces in the Pacific →
role	infantry →
service	United States Army ground forces →
serviceBranch	United States Army →
specialization	amphibious operations →
theater	Pacific Theater → South Pacific Area →
type	infantry formation →
unitType	infantry division →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Henderson Field →	defendedBy