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United States Army 103rd Infantry Division (Cactus)
U. S. ARMY 103RD INFANTRY (CACTUS DIVISION) - The 103rd Infantry Division ("Cactus Division") was a unit of the United States Army which served in the U.S. Seventh Army of the 6th Army Group during World War II. It was variously assigned to the VI Corps, XV Corps, and XXI Corps. By war's end it was part of VI Corps' dash across Bavaria into the Alps, reaching Innsbruck, Austria, taking the Brenner Pass, and earning the honor of linking up with the U.S. Fifth Army coming north from Vipiteno Italy, joining the Italian and Western European fronts on May 4, 1945.
The 103d Infantry Division was activated on November 15, 1942, and after nearly two years of training, departed the United States for Europe on September 11, 1944. The division arrived at Marseilles, France, October 20, 1944. It returned to the continental U.S on September 10, 1945, and was inactivated on September 22, 1945.
World War II
- Campaigns: Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe
- Awards: Distinguished Service Cross (United States)-12; Distinguished Service Medal (United States)-1; Silver Star-299; LM-3; SM-14; BSM-2,669; AM-92
WWII Casualties
- Total battle casualties: 4,558
- Killed in action: 4,558
- Wounded in action: 3,329
- Missing in action: 88
- Prisoner of war: 421
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