LC control no. | n 93092900 |
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Corporate name heading | United States. Army. Infantry Division, 104th |
Variant(s) | United States. Army. 104th Infantry Division United States. Army. Timberwolves United States. Army. Timberwolf Division United States. Army. Nightfighters |
See also | United States. Army. Division, 104th (Leader Training) |
Found in | Yauk, W.H. Blow your horn-- or, c1991: cover (104th Inf. Div.; Timberwolves) p. iii, etc. (H Company, 415th Regiment, 104th "Timberwolf" Division) Wikipedia, Mar. 30, 2011 104th Infantry Division (United States) (104th Infantry Division was an Infantry division of the United States Army; today, it is known as the 104th Division (Leader Training) and based at Fort Lewis, Washington as a training component of the United States Army Reserve; activated in 1921, the division was created as an infantry unit with a focus on nighttime combat operations; deployed during World War II, the division saw almost 200 days of fighting in northern Europe as it fought through France, the Netherlands, and Germany, fighting back several fierce German counterattacks as it advanced through the theater throughout late 1944 and 1945; this would be the only combat duty the 104th Division would see in its history; after the war, the division was reorganized primarily as a training division for Reserve forces) |