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27 Infantry Division

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From To Type Notes
06-Mar-1919 06-Mar-1919 Event Arrived back in New York after 10 months overseas
01-Apr-1919 01-Apr-1919 Demobilised at Camp Upton, New York
23-Sep-1921 23-Sep-1921 Reformed as a National Guard unit in New York
15-Oct-1940 15-Oct-1940 Inducted into Federal service
20-Mar-1942 20-Mar-1942 Event Division tasked with defence of the island of Hawaii and the outer islands
01-Sep-1942 01-Nov-1942 Reorganised as a "Triangular" Division
01-Sep-1942 01-Sep-1942 Renamed 27 Infantry Division
02-Nov-1942 02-Nov-1942 Event Division relieved 25 Infantry Division from the defences of South Oahu
12-Aug-1943 12-Aug-1943 Event Division relieved by 6 Infantry Division from the defences of South Oahu and began training for overseas operations
28-Sep-1943 28-Sep-1943 Detached 27 Infantry Division Task Force for operations on Makin Island
07-Dec-1943 07-Dec-1943 Event 27 Infantry Division Task Force broken up and elements rejoined Division
14-Dec-1943 14-Dec-1943 Detached 106 Infantry Regiment for training with V Amphibious Corps (later part of Eniwetok Force)
05-Jan-1944 05-Jan-1944 Detached Majuro Landing Force for operations on Majuro Atoll
13-Apr-1944 13-Apr-1944 Event Units of Eniwetok Force arrived Oahu and rejoined Division
31-May-1944 31-May-1944 Event HQ closed on Oahu and opened on board USS Fremont
17-Jun-1944 17-Jun-1944 Operation Division HQ and elements landed on Saipan
07-Jul-1944 07-Jul-1944 Event 1/105 Infantry Battalion and 2/105 Infantry Battalion almost wiped out in the largest Banzai charge of the war on Saipan
09-Apr-1945 09-Apr-1945 Operation Division HQ and elements landed on Okinawa
01-Sep-1945 01-Sep-1945 Active in Okinawa
31-Dec-1945 31-Dec-1945 Inactivated at Fort Lawton, Washington
Number of Records Returned: 20
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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