United States Army 77th Infantry Division (Liberty)

U. S. ARMY 77TH INFANTRY (LIBERTY DIVISION) -  This is todays 77th Sustainment Brigade a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"), which served in World War I and World War II.   Its headquarters is now at Fort Dix, New Jersey after its predecessor command, the 77th Regional Readiness Command, was disestablished in 2008 from Fort Totten, in Bayside (Queens), New York.  Soldiers from the 77th have served in most every major conflict and contingency operation since World War II.  Five soldiers from the 77th lost their lives at the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks, while serving in their civilian duties.

The division was nicknamed the "Statue of Liberty Division"; the shoulder patch bears the Statue of Liberty in gold on a blue truncated triangle.  U.S. Marines on Guam nicknamed them the "77th Marine Division".  The Clearview Expressway in Queens, New York is named the "U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division Expressway", honoring the division and its successor commands.

World War I

• Activated:  August 18, 1917
• Operations:  Meuse-Argonne, Oise-Aisne

World War II

• Activated:  March 25, 1942
• Overseas:  March 24, 1944
• Campaigns: Western Pacific, Southern Philippines, Ryukyus
• Distinguished Unit Citations: 16
• Awards: Medal of Honor: 6; Distinguished Service Cross: 19; Distinguished Service Medal: 2; Silver Star: 335; Legion of Merit: 22; Soldier's Medal: 25; Bronze Star: 4,433; Air Medal: 4
• Inactivated:  March 15, 1946 in Japan

WWII Casualties

• Total battle casualties: 7,461
• Killed in action: 1,449
• Wounded in action: 5,935
• Missing in action: 76
• Prisoner of war: 1