98th Division (United States)

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unit_name= 98th Infantry Division


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dates= 1942 -
country= United States of America
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role= Training
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next=99th Infantry DivisionThe 98th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II.

World War II

*Activated: 15 September 1942 as an infantry division.
*Overseas: 13 April 1944.
*Awards: Legion of Merit-1; Soldier's Medal-8; Bronze Star -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 deactivation).
*Deactivated: 16 February 1946 (as active infantry) in Japan.

General

*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.

Activated 19 December 1946 in the Organized Reserves at Syracuse, New York

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 98th Regiment, an element of the 98th Division (Training), and location changed to Tonawanda, New York (organic elements concurrently organized as new units)

(Location of Headquarters changed 22 July 1962 to Swormville, New York)

Regiment reorganized 31 January 1968 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Training)

Reorganized 1 June 1971 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Training)

Reorganized 20 October 1991 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Training)

Reorganized 1 October 1994 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training)

Reorganized 13 January 1995 to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training)

Reorganized 16 October - 16 November 1996 to consist of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Battalions, elements of the 98th Division (Institutional Training)

References

*"The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States" U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 reproduced at [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/cc.htm http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/cc/cc.htm] .

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Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Army Reserve Command, 98th Division (Institutional Training)