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89e division d'infanterie (États-Unis)

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The 89th Infantry Division, originally known as the "89th Division," was an infantry formation of the United States Army that was active during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. The 89th Division was officially activated in August 1917, four months after the American entry into World War I, at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas, under the command of Major General Leonard Wood, formerly the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Initial drafts of enlisted men came from Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, and South Dakota. The division, now commanded by Major General William M. Wright, was sent overseas to join the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the final stages of World War I, which ended on November 11, 1918, due to the Armistice with Germany. The 89th Division, now under Major General Frank L. Winn, participated in the battles of St. Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. Two 89th staff officers would serve together in significant roles in WWII: Division Chief of Staff Col. John C. H. Lee, and his G-4 Supply Officer, Lt. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, who also received the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) for leading a three-man patrol to inspect damage to a bridge some 600 yards (550 m) in front of American lines. Lee would serve under Somervell in the Army Service Forces from 1942 to 1945. The 89th was inactivated in May 1919, after being in existence for just less than two years. Headquarters, 89th Division 177th Infantry Brigade 353rd Infantry Regiment 354th Infantry Regiment 341st Machine Gun Battalion 178th Infantry Brigade 355th Infantry Regiment 356th Infantry Regiment 342nd Machine Gun Battalion 164th Field Artillery Brigade 340th Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 341st Field Artillery Regiment (75 mm) 342nd Field Artillery Regiment (155 mm) 314th Trench Mortar Battery 340th Machine Gun Battalion 314th Engineer Regiment 314th Medical Regiment 314th Field Signal Battalion Headquarters Troop, 89th Division 314th Train Headquarters and Military Police 314th Ammunition Train 314th Supply Train 314th Engineer Train 314th Sanitary Train 353rd, 354th, 355th, and 356th Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve (present-day United States Army Reserve) on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota.

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https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/89e_division_d'infanterie_(États-Unis)

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