United States Army 75th Infantry Division

U. S. ARMY 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION -  The 75th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army in World War II.  It was also active from 1952 to 1957 as a combat division of the United States Army Organized Reserves.

In 1993, the division was reactivated as the 75th Division (Training Support) in the Army Reserve, and remains active.  In January 2003, numerous units of the 75th Division (Training Support) were mobilized to train other Army Reserve and National Guard units deploying overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF).  Several of the division's units remain mobilized even to the present day.

Constituted:  December 24, 1942, in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 75th Infantry Division.
Activated:   April 15, 1943, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Deployed:   From New York Port of Embarkation on  November 14, 1944.
Arrived in England:   November 22, 1944. Some troops spent time training at Seabank Hotel in Porthcawl, Wales.
Landed in France on December 13, 1944
Entered Germany on March 10, 1945.
Returned to Continental US at Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on November 14, 1945, and proceeded to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
Inactivated November 14, 1945, at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
Activated March 1, 1952, at Houston, Texas.
Inactivated February 15, 1957, at Houston, Texas.
Redesignated October 1, 1993, as Headquarters, 75th Division (Exercise), and activated at Houston, Texas.
Reorganized and redesignated October 17, 1999 as Headquarters, 75th Division (Training Support).
Redesignated November 2, 2007 as 75th Battle Command Training Division (BCTD)
Redesignated October 1, 2011 as 75th Training Division (Mission Command), later 75th Training Command (Mission Command)

WWII Statistics

• Days in combat: 94.
• Killed In action: 817
• Wounded In action: 3,314
• Died of wounds: 111
• Missing: 96
• Non-battle casualties: 4,062
• Total casualties: 8,016

WWII Unit Awards:

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER, HHC, 1st Brigade, 75th Division (now HHC, Southern Division, 75th Training Command)
• Army Superior Unit Award Streamer Embroidered 2003 (all UICs received one)
• Army Superior Unit Award Streamer Embroidered 2006

WWII Individual awards

• Distinguished Service Cross-4
• Silver Star-114
• Legion of Merit-3
• Soldier's Medal-21
• Bronze Star Medal-1,287
• Air Medal-29