united_states infantry division united_states_army headquartered kentucky currently serves major training command long history division taken numerous roles serving 1950s division briefly transformation division primarily taken numerous training roles army units activated mid late join fighting world war division best known exploits world war fighting division advanced france germany end war german way world war war division fight taking role training unit history world war constituted july organized october year camp texas assigned commanding commanding brigade commanded soldiers division began preparations deploy europe join world war division deploy war ended november armistice day began post war remain roll november completely years later june division headquarters west_virginia division received shoulder sleeve insignia interwar years division saw little service location changed west_virginia changed charleston west_virginia headquarters disbanded division placed command directly world war reactivated active duty force november south_carolina enlisted personnel primarily original members unit officers members unit organized reserves commander 100th generals commanded divisions entire war late early division trained mountains tennessee subsequently sent north_carolina training technical sergeant earned expert badge division remained organized assigned artillery support engineer combat battalion 100th company division sailed europe october year division arrived france october seventh united_states_army soon division prepared combat began moving region sent elements combat november division began relief november assumed control sector november attack jumped november division drove 100th took pierced german line seized november later november division moved region elements assisted holding gap bulk division went reserve unit relieved assignment transferred november moved region december division went offensive vicinity france division occupied nearby areas fierce fighting december division advanced fell fighting december fort major defensive work region heavy assault 100th december division ordered halt attack hold defensive positions south battle thanks stout defense men 100th later known sons german january repulsed heavy fighting attacks stalled germans began withdraw sector generally quiet division prepared resume offensive east march attack jumped march fell unit relieved assignment transferred march taking division reached march march unit returned march crossed rhine moved south wake 10th armored division east establishing april fell days house house combat april division resumed rapid pursuit enemy reaching april 100th southeast april removed assigned directly seventh united_states_army division assigned primarily patrolling sector east shifting april division engaged duties war europe came end day division spent days combat time suffered casualties including killed action wounded action missing action prisoner war non battle casualties division took prisoners war members division won medals honor seven distinguished service crosses merit soldier medals division awarded campaign participation campaign returned united_states january released active duty camp patrick henry virginia day division began process january cold war fall division reactivated louisville kentucky distinction airborne divisions brief division redesignated change names time reorganized present designation mission teach basic advanced common training skills soldiers army active reserve national_guard components soldiers 100th activated sent fort arkansas order provide support berlin crisis time active duty 100th successfully trained soldiers thoroughly rebuilding fixing old army base unit returned reserve status august division received distinctive unit insignia alluded history world war kentucky based unit plan division ceased centered regiments instead reorganized brigades active separate brigade division new brigades activated units command world war division headquarters element replaced headquarters headquarters company redesignated 1st brigade responsible basic armor school training field artillery battalion 2nd brigade responsible armored cavalry unit training responsible combat support training responsible combat service support training 100th formation equipped squadrons tanks arrival bradley infantry fighting vehicles division mission profile changed individual combat training armor armor reconnaissance training largest reserve unit state kentucky commanding percent gulf war outbreak operation 100th assigned armor training kentucky deploying armor units armor training responsibility division continued war division reorganized include schools taking responsibilities new programs worked pioneer national training experiment reserve combat units crew platoon levels later year division added additional divisional brigades 5th brigade memphis tennessee health services training 6th brigade louisville kentucky professional development training 7th brigade formed responsible training exercises moved tennessee 7th brigade 8th brigade activated unit overseeing training division tasked partial responsibility week training corps basic camp summer 100th assumed responsibility running camp later year 100th began tanks reduction military expenditures september attacks began taking job preparing units ohio kentucky began prepare deployment support war terrorism division moved headquarters louisville distance strains administration training line eliminating brigades division shifted focus initial entry training providing military specialty non commissioned officer training army career fields united_states new teaches soldiers subjects military intelligence signal corps civil affairs psychological operations health services honors unit decorations second world war units division awarded distinguished unit unit campaign legacy division legacy world war honored times queens new_york renamed honor soldiers new_york served division war soldiers earned medal honor serving division world war street france named
100th Infantry Division (United States)