[Webmaster Note: The following division information is reproduced
from the public domain publication, The Army Almanac: A Book of
Facts Concerning the Army of the United States, U.S. Government Printing Office,
1950. Portions of the information may be out of date. Only minor formatting changes and
typographical corrections have been made.]
World War II
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Activated: 15 September 1942.
Overseas: 13 April 1944.
Awards: LM-1; SM-8; BSM-146.
Commanders: Maj. Gen. Paul L. Ransom (September 1942-November 1943),
Maj. Gen. George W. Griner, Jr. (November 1943-26 June 1944),
Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith (15 July 1944-30 August 1944),
Maj. Gen. Arthur McK. Harper (November 1944 to inactivation).
Inactivated: 16 February 1946 in Japan.
Combat Chronicle
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The 98th Infantry Division saw no combat in World War II. It arrived in
Hawaii, 19 April 1944, and remained on security duty until the end of
the war in the Pacific. In mid-August 1945, the Division left for
occupation duty in Japan, arriving on 27 September 1945.
General
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Nickname: Iroquois.
Shoulder patch: Shield in shape of great seal of the State of New York containing
an Indian's head in orange superimposed on a blue background bordered in orange.
Association: 98th Division Association.
Publication: 98th Division Association News; published quarterly by the 98th Division Association.
See Also:
6th Infantry Division,
7th Infantry Division,
24th Infantry Division,
25th Infantry Division,
27th Infantry Division,
31st Infantry Division,
32nd Infantry Division,
33rd Infantry Division,
37th Infantry Division,
38th Infantry Division,
40th Infantry Division,
41st Infantry Division,
43rd Infantry Division,
77th Infantry Division,
81st Infantry Division,
93rd Infantry Division,
96th Infantry Division,
11th Airborne Division,
1st Cavalry Division,
Americal Division,
Philippine Division
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