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United States' Divisions

Division Name Formed Nickname Locations
1st Armored Division1,2 19402 Old Ironsides1 November 1942 - May 19432: North Africa1,2
October 1943 - May 19452: Italy1,2
1st Cavalry Division1,2 Before 19402 The 1st Team1 December 1943 - August 19452: Pacific2
Philippines1
1st Infantry Division1,2 Before 19402 Big Red 11 November 1942 - May 1943: North Africa2
July - August 19432: Sicily1,2
June 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe2
Tunisia1, Normandy1, Battle of the Bulge1, Germany1
1st Marine Corps Division2 19412   August 1942 - August 19452: Pacific2
2nd Armored Division1,2 19402 Hell on Wheels1 November 1942 - May 19432: North Africa1,2
July - August 19432: Sicily1,2
June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
2nd Cavalry Division1   -1 North Africa1
2nd Infantry Division1,2 Before 19402 Indianhead1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Ardennes1, Leipzig1
2nd Marine Corps Division2 19412   September 1942 - August 19452: Pacific2
3rd Armored Division1,2 19412 Spearhead1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1
Normandy1, Northern France1, Rhineland1
3rd Infantry Division1,2 Before 19402 Marne1 November 1942 - May 19432: North Africa2
July - August 19432: Sicily1,2
September 1943 - July 19442: Italy2
August 1944 - May 19452: South France2, North West Europe2
Cassino1, Anzio1, Colmar Pocket1, Munich1
3rd Marince Corps Division2 19432   October 1943 - August 19452: Pacific2
4th Armored Division1,2 19412 -1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Normandy1, Northern France1, Rhineland1
4th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Ivy1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Cherbourg1, Bastogne1
4th Marine Corps Division2 19432   January 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
5th Armored Division1,2 19412 Victory1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Normandy1, Northern France1, Rhineland1
5th Infantry Division1,2 Before 19402 Red Diamond1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Metz1, Luxembourg1, Mainz-Worms1
5th Marine Corps Division2 19432   February - August 19452: Pacific2
6th Armored Division1,2 19422 Super Sixth1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Normandy1, Northern France1, Rhineland1
6th Infantry Division1,2 Before 19402 Sightseeing Sixth1 January 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
New Guinea1, Philippines1
6th Marine Corps Division2 19442   March - August 19452: Pacific2
7th Armored Division1,2 19422 Lucky Seventh1 August 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Normandy1, Northern France1, Rhineland1
7th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Bayonet1 May 1943 - August 19452: Pacific2
Attu1, Kwajalein1, Leyte1, Okinawa1
8th Armored Division1,2 19422 Iron Snake1, Thundering Herd1 January - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
8th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Pathfinder1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Brittany1, Düren1, Cologne1
9th Armored Division1,2 19422 Phantom1 December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
9th Infantry Division1,2 19402 The Varsity1 November 1942 - May 19432: North Africa1,2
July - August 1943: Sicily1,2
June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Cotentin Peninsular1, Germany1
10th Armored Division1,2 19422 Tiger1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe1,2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
10th Mountain Division1,2 19432 Mountaineers1 January - May 19452: Italy2
Gothic Line1, Po Valley1
11th Airborne Division1,2 19432 Angels1 May 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Leyte1, Manila1, Cavite1
11th Armored Division1,2 19422 Thunderbolt1 December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
12th Armored Division1,2 19422 Hellcat1 November 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
12th Infantry Division1   The Plymouth Division1 Stayed in United States1
13th Airborne Division1   -1 Stayed in United States1
13th Armored Division1,2 19422 Black Cat1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
14th Armored Division1,2 19422 Liberator1 October 1944 - May 1945: North West Europe2
Northern France1, Rhineland1
14th Infantry Division1   Wolverine1 Stayed in United States1
16th Armored Division1,2 19432 -1 February 1945 - May 1945: North West Europe2
Rhineland1, Central Europe1
17th Airborne Division1,2 19432 Golden Talon1 December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Rhine Crossing1
18th Infantry Division1   Cactus Division1 Stayed in United States1
19th Infantry Division1   -1 Stayed in United States1
20th Armored Division1,2 19432 -1 February - May 19452: North West Europe2
Rhineland1, Central Europe1
23rd Infantry Division1,2 19422 Miracle1, Americal Division1,2 October 1942 - August 19452: Pacific2
Guadalcanal1, Bougainville1, Cebu Island1
24th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Victory1 April 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
New Guinea1, Philippines1
25th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Tropical Lightning1 December 1942 - August 19452: Pacific2
Guadalcanal1, New Georgia1, Philippines1
26th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Yankee1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Battle of the Bulge1, Siegfried Line1
27th Infantry Division1,2 19402 New York1 June 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Makin Island1, Saipan1, Okinawa1
28th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Keystone1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Paris1, Hurtgen Forest1, Colmar Pocket1
29th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Blue and Grey1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Siegfried Line1, Aachen1
30th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Old Hickory1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
St. Lo1, Aachen1, Malmédy1, Stavelot1, Rhine Crossing1
31st Infantry Division1,2 19402 Dixie1 March 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Philippines1
32nd Infantry Division1,2 19402 Red Arrow1 September 1942 - August 19452: Pacific2
New Guinea1, Leyte1
33rd Infantry Division1,2 19412 Praire1 December 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Northern Luzon1
34th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Red Bull1 November 1942 - May 19432: North Africa2
September 1943 - May 1945: Italy2
Tunisia1, Cassino1, Gothic Line1
35th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Sante Fe1 July 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Metz1, Nancy1, Ardennes1, Ruhr Valley1
36th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Texas1 April - May 19432: North Africa2
September 1943 - July 1944: Italy2
August 1944 - May 19452: South France2, North West Europe2
Salerno1, Cassino1, Germany1
37th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Buckeye1 July 1943 - August 19452: Pacific2
Munda1, Bougainville1, Manila1, Lingayen Gulf1
38th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Cyclone1 December 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Bataan1
39th Infantry Division1   Delta1 Stayed in United States1
40th Infantry Division1,2 19412 Grizzly1 April 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Philippines1
41st Infantry Division1,2 19402 Sunset1 January 1943 - August 19452: Pacific2
Salamaua1, Marshall Island1, Mindanao1, Palawan1
42nd Infantry Division1,2 19432 Rainbow1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Schweinfurt1, Munich1, Dachau1
43rd Infantry Division1,2 19412 Winged Victory1 July 1943 - August 19442: Pacific2
New Georgia1, New Guinea1, Luzon1
44th Infantry Division1,2 19402 -1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
The Saar1, Ulm1, Danube River1
45th Infantry Division1,2 19402 Thunderbird1 July - August 19432: Sicily1,2
September 1943 - July 19442: Italy2
August 1944 - May 19452: South France2, North West Europe2
Salerno1, Cassino1, Belfort Gap1
46th Infantry Division1   Iron Fist1 Stayed in United States1
47th Infantry Division1   Viking1 Stayed in United States1
48th Infantry Division1   -1 Stayed in United States1
49th Infantry Division1   Argonaut1 Stayed in United States1
51st Infantry Division1   Rattlesnake1 Stayed in United States1
63rd Infantry Division1,2 19432 Blood and Fire1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Bavaria1, Danube River1
65th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Battle Axe1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Saarlauten1, Regensburg1, Danube River1
66th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Panther1 December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Lorient1, St. Nazaire1
69th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Fighting 69th1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Germany1
70th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Trailblazer1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Saarbrücken1, Moselle River1
71st Infantry Division1,2 19432 Red Circle1 February - May 19452: North West Europe2
Hardt Mountain1, Southern Germany1
75th Infantry Division1,2 19432 -1

December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2

Ardennes1, Battle of the Bulge1, Westphalia1

76th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Onaway1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Luxembourg1, Germany1
77th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Statue of Liberty1 July 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Guam1, Leyte1, Okinawa1
78th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Lightning1 November 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Aachen1, Roer River1, Ruhr River1
79th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Cross of Lorraine1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Vosges Mountains1
80th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Blue Ridge1 August 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Moselle River1, Relief of Bastogne1
81st Infantry Division1,2 19422 Wildcats1 September 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Angaur1, Peleliu1, Ulithi1
82nd Airborne Division1,2 19422 All American1 July - August 19432: Sicily1,2
September 1943 - March 19442: Italy2
June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Nijmegen1, Ardennes1
83rd Infantry Division1,2 19422 Thunderbolt1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Italy1, Dusseldorf1, Magdeburg1
84th Infantry2 / Airborne Division1 19422 Railsplitters1 November 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Ardennes1, Hannover1
85th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Custer1 March 1944 - May 19452: Italy2
Rome1, Po Valley1
86th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Black Hawk1 March - May 19452: North West Europe2
Dachau1, Ingolstadt1, South Germany1
87th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Golden Acorn1 December 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Ardennes1, Germany1, Czechoslovakian Border1
88th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Blue Devils1 February 1944 - May 19452: Italy2
Liri Valley1, Volterra1, Northern Italy1, Trieste1
89th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Rolling W1 January - May 19452: North West Europe2
Bigen1, Eisenach1
90th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Tough Ombres1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Czechoslovakia1, Metz1
91st Infantry Division1,2 19422 Powder River1, Pine Tree1 June 1944 - May 19452: Italy2
Gothic Line1, Bologna1, Gorizia1
92nd Infantry Division1,2 19422 Buffalo1 October 1944 - May 19452: Italy2
Stayed in United States1
93rd Infantry Division1   Bloody Hand1 Bougainville1
94th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Neuf Quatres1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Bougainville1, Brittany1, Siegfried Line1, Moselle River1, Saar1
95th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Victory1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Metz1, Moselle River1, Saar1, Siegfried Line1
96th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Deadeye1 October 1944 - August 19452: Pacific2
Leyte1, Okinawa1
97th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Trident1 March - May 19452: North West Europe2
Central Germany1, Neumarkt1
98th Infantry Division1   Iroquois1 Stayed in United States1
99th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Checkerboard1 November 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Ardennes1, Remagen Bridgehead1
100th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Century1 October 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Bitche1, Remagen Bridgehead1
101st Airborne Division1,2 19422 Screaming Eagles1 June 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Normandy1, Bastogne1
102nd Infantry Division1,2 19422 Ozark1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Siegfried Line1, Ruhr Valley1, München-Gladbach1
103rd Infantry Division1,2 19422 Cactus1 October 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Stuttgart1, Austria1
104th Infantry Division1,2 19422 Timberwolves1 September 1944 - May 19452: North West Europe2
Rhine Crossing1, Cologne1, Ruhr Valley1
106th Infantry Division1,2 19432 Golden Lion1 December 1944 - March 19452: North West Europe2
St. Vith1, Battle of the Bulge1

Sources:

  1. US Army Handbook 1939-1945, George Forty, 1995
  2. World War II The Encyclopedia of Facts and Figures, John Ellis, 1995
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