27th Infantry Division (United States)

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National Guard division United States Army division infantry division

The 27th Infantry Division (United States) was a New York National Guard division that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II, particularly in Pacific campaigns.

Aliases (1)

U.S. 27th Infantry Division ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Guard division → United States Army division → infantry division →
allegiance	United States →
associatedWith	New York State military history →
branch	United States Army →
component	Army National Guard →
composition	National Guard soldiers from New York →
conflict	World War I → World War II →
country	United States of America →
distinction	served with distinction in both World War I and World War II →
engagement	Battle of Okinawa → Battle of Saipan → Battle of the Hindenburg Line → Makin Atoll campaign →
formedFrom	New York National Guard →
garrison	New York →
higherCommand	American Expeditionary Forces → U.S. Army Central Pacific Area →
nickname	Empire Division → New York Division →
notableCommander	Major General George W. Griner Jr. → Major General Ralph C. Smith →
notableFor	participation in Central Pacific island-hopping operations → service in Pacific campaigns during World War II →
origin	New York National Guard units redesignated as a division →
partOf	New York Army National Guard →
primaryAreaOfOperations	Pacific Ocean areas in World War II →
raisedIn	State of New York →
role	infantry combat operations →
service	federal service during World War I → federal service during World War II →
serviceBranchDuringWorldWarI	National Army of the United States →
serviceBranchDuringWorldWarII	United States Army →
shouldNotBeConfusedWith	27th Infantry Division (German Empire) → 27th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) →
size	division →
theater	European theater of World War I → Pacific theater of World War II →
type	infantry →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Galvanic ("U.S. 27th Infantry Division") →	involvedUnit
Battle of Saipan →	notableUnit