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The 96th Infantry Division is a unit of the United States Army that served in World War II. The division was first organized in October 1918, during the U.S. mobilization for World War I.〔Global Security.org, (U.S. Army 96th Regional Readiness Command )〕 The division was organized in the First World War "National Army" on 20 October 1918 at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. The 96th was one of the last divisions activated and the war ended before it could be sent overseas. It was thus demobilized on 7 January 1919. The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves on 24 June 1921 at Portland, Oregon. Effective 17 September 2008, the unit became the 96th Sustainment Brigade. The 96 SB's headquarters is located at Fort Douglas, Salt Lake City, Utah. ==World War II== *Activated: 15 August 1942. *Overseas: 23 July 1944. *Campaigns: Leyte, Southern Philippines. Okinawa, Ryukyus *Presidential Unit Citation: 1. *Awards: MH-5; DSC-12; DSM-1; SS-232; LM-4; SM-73; BSM-4,588; AM-84. *Commanders: Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley commanded the division throughout its entire life in World War II. *Returned to U.S.: 2 February 1946. *Inactivated: 3 February 1946. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「96th Infantry Division (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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