80th Division (United States)
The 80th Division (Institutional Training) ("Blue Ridge") was a formation of the United States Army. During World War I and World War II, the unit was designated the 80th Infantry Division. Nicknamed the "Blue Ridge Division", it was initially composed of draftees from the mid-atlantic states of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland. From 1946 to 1952, the division was redesignated the 80th Airborne Division. In May 1952, it was designated Reserve Infantry Division and a Reserve Training Division in March 1959. In 1994, the division was granted the designation, 80th Division (Institutional Training). On 1 October 2008 the Division underwent a major transformation and is now the 80th Training Command.
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