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24th US Infantry Division "Victory"
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Divisional information
Divisional troops
Attachments
Assignments
Detachments
Command Posts
| Divisional information | Top |
| 25.02.1921 | Activated as Hawaiian Division |
| 26.08.1941 | Redesignated as 24th Infantry Division |
| Medal of Honor | 3 |
| Distinguished Service Cross | 15 |
| Legion of Merit | 23 |
| Silver Star | 625 |
| Soldiers Medal | 38 |
| Bronze Star | 2197 |
| Air Medal | 50 |
| Distinguished Flying Cross | 1 |
| Distinguished Service Medal | 2 |
| Central Pacific | in WWII |
| New Guinea | in WWII |
| Leyte | in WWII |
| Luzon | in WWII |
| Southern Philippines | in WWII |
| 00.10.1941 | Maj.-Gen. Durward S. Wilson |
| 00.08.1942 | Maj.-Gen. Frederick A. Irving |
| 00.11.1944 | Maj.-Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff |
| 00.11.1945-00.12.1945 | Brig.-Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer |
| Divisional troops | Top |
| 19th Infantry Regiment | Entire War |
| 21st Infantry Regiment | Entire War |
| 34th Infantry Regiment | 12.06.1943-End of War |
| 299th Infantry Regiment | 01.10.1941-21.07.1942 |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Battery | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 11th FA Battalion (155mm Howitzer) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 13th FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 52nd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 63rd FA Battalion (105mm Howitzer) | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters & Headquarters Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Headquarters Special Troops | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 24th Counter-Intelligence Corps Detachment | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 24th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 24th Medical Battalion | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 24th Quartermaster Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 24th Signal Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| 724th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Military Police Platoon | 00.00.0000-00.00.0000 |
| Sources & links: | US Army Center of Military History |
| History of Infantry | |
| HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web | |
| 24th Victory Infantry Division Association | |
| US Army in WWII | |
| Site design & initiative: | Hans Houterman |
| Site created by: | Jeroen Koppes |
| Thanks to: | Leo van Bussel (from Holland) |
| Last update: | 04.06.2003 |
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