United States Army 87th Infantry Division (Golden Acorn)

U. S. ARMY 87TH INFANTRY (GOLDEN ACORN DIVISION) -  The 87th Infantry Division ("Golden Acorn") was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II.  This is today's 87th Support Command.  

World War I

• 87th Division was a National Army division allocated to Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
• Was activated at Camp Pike, Arkansas on August 25, 1917
• Went overseas in September 1918, was utilized as a pool of laborers
• Returned to the Continental US in January 1919 to Camp Dix, New Jersey, and was deactivated in February 1919
• Was reassigned to the Organized Reserve program in 1921, and allocated to Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi

World War II

• Activated:  December 15, 1942 at Camp McCain, Mississippi
• Overseas: Deployed to the European Theater on October 17, 1944
• Arrived England on 12 November 12, 1944, and Staged for movement to France
• Arrived Le Havre, France November 28, 1944
• 87th ID was routed to Germany by returning to Belgium on February 3, 1945. Entered Germany March 16, 1945, and remained to VE Day.
• Returned to Continental US at New York Port of Embarkation on July 11, 1945, and proceeded to Fort Benning, Georgia on July 14, 1945 to prepare for deployment to Japan.
• Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe
• Days of combat: 154
• Distinguished Unit Citation: 2

Awards:  Medal of Honor-1 ; Distinguished Service Cross-9 ; Distinguished Service Medal-1 ; Silver Star-364; Legion of Merit −20; Soldier's Medal −41 ;Bronze Star −1,542 

WWII Casualties

• Total battle casualties: 6,034
• Killed in action: 1,154
• Wounded in action: 4,342
• Missing in action: 109
• Prisoner of war: 429

The 87th Infantry Division was reformed in the Organized Reserve Corps after the war, in the Third Army area.  It comprised units in Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Florida.  It was inactivated in 1954 then in 1957, reactivated as the 87th Maneuver Area Command (MAC) located in Birmingham, Alabama.  In the fall of 1993, the 87th MAC was designated the 87th Division (Exercise) in the fall of 1999, reorganized and designated 87th Division (Training Support).  The 87th still serves today as the 87th Army Reserve Support Command with 16 subordinated battalions under it.  On October 1, 2015 the 87th Army Reserve Support Command was inactivated.