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The 97th Infantry Division
During World War II
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1943-1946
Reactivated at Camp Swift, Texas, February 25, 1943
Sailed for France, February 19, 1945
Combat Service European Theater of Operations
Occupation duty, Japan
Inactivated, March 31, 1946
COMMANDERS
Major General Louis A. Craig: February 1943
Brigadier General Milton B. Halsey: January 1944
Major General Herman F. Kramer: September 1945
CAMPAIGNS
Central Europe
TYPICAL ORGANIZATION (1944-1945)
303rd Infantry Regiment
386th Infantry Regiment
387th Infantry Regiment
HHB Division Artilery
303rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
365th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
389th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
922nd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
97th Reconnaissance Troop Mecz
782nd Tank Battalion (attached April 20, 1945-past May 9, 1945)
630th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached April 18, 1945-April 20, 1945)
820th Tank Destroyer Battalion (attached April 20, 1945-past May 9, 1945)
444th AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion (attached April 20, 1945-past May 9, 1945)
542nd AAA Auto-Wpns Battalion (attached April 2, 1945-April 4, 1945)
322nd Engineer Combat Battalion
97th Counter Intelligence Corps Det
Headquarters, Special Troops
Headquarters Company, 97th Infantry Division
Military Police Platoon
797th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
97th Quartermaster Company
97th Signal Company
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