United States 2nd Infantry Division

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U.S. Army formation infantry division

The United States 2nd Infantry Division is a U.S. Army formation renowned for its combat service in major 20th-century conflicts, including World Wars I and II and the Korean War.

Aliases (5)

2nd Division (United States Army) ×1
2nd Division (United States) ×1
2nd Infantry Division (ROK–US Combined Division) ×1
U.S. 2nd Division ×1
U.S. 2nd Infantry Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army formation → infantry division →
abbreviation	2ID → 2nd Infantry Division →
alliance	United States–South Korea security alliance → surface form: "United States–Republic of Korea alliance"
branch	United States Army →
component	regular army →
conflict	Iraq War → Korean War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → surface form: "War in Afghanistan" World War I → World War II →
cooperatesWith	Republic of Korea Army →
country	United States of America →
decorations	Croix de Guerre → surface form: "French Croix de Guerre" Presidential Unit Citation (United States) → surface form: "Presidential Unit Citation" Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation →
distinctiveInsignia	Indianhead shoulder sleeve insignia →
formedIn	World War I →
garrison	Camp Humphreys → South Korea →
hasSubunit	2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team → combat aviation brigade → division artillery → rotational armored brigade combat team → sustainment brigade →
higherCommand	United States Eighth Army → surface form: "Eighth United States Army" United States Forces Korea →
motto	Second to None →
nickname	Indianhead Division →
notableBattle	Battle of Belleau Wood → Battle of Kapyong → surface form: "Battle of Chipyong-ni" Battle of Soissons (1918) → Battle of the Bulge → Meuse–Argonne Offensive → Battle of Normandy → surface form: "Normandy campaign" Battle of Pusan Perimeter → surface form: "Pusan Perimeter"
notableFor	combat service in World War I → combat service in World War II → combat service in the Korean War →
operatesIn	Korean Peninsula →
peacetimeMission	defense of South Korea →
primaryFunction	conventional ground combat operations →
role	combined arms → infantry →
theater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army → surface form: "European Theater of Operations" eastern front of the Korean War → surface form: "Pacific theater (Korean Peninsula)"
type	active duty division →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elsenborn Ridge → associatedWith → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

John A. Lejeune → commanded → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

this entity surface form: "2nd Division (United States Army)"

Camp Humphreys → garrison → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

this entity surface form: "2nd Infantry Division (ROK–US Combined Division)"

Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge → involvedUnit → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

this entity surface form: "U.S. 2nd Division"

Battle of Heartbreak Ridge → militaryUnit → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

this entity surface form: "U.S. 2nd Infantry Division"

Battle of Belleau Wood → unitInvolved → United States 2nd Infantry Division →

this entity surface form: "2nd Division (United States)"