World War II
- Activated: 25 March 1942.
- Overseas: 23 March 1944.
- Distinguished Unit Citations: 5.
- Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe
- Awards: MH-4 ; DSC-54 ; DSM-4 ; SS1,418 ; LM-19; DFC-4 ; SM-55 ; BSM-6,140 ; AM-121.
- Commanders: Maj. Gen. Henry Terrell, Jr. (March 1942 – January 1944), Brig. Gen. Jay W. MacKelvie (January–July 1944), Maj. Gen. Eugene M. Landrum (July–August 1944), Maj. Gen. Raymond S. McLain (August–October 1944), Maj. Gen. James A. Van Fleet (October 1944 – February 1945), Maj. Gen. Lowell W. Rooks (February–March 1945), Maj. Gen. Herbert L. Earnest (March–November 1945).
- Returned to U.S.: 16 December 1945.
- Inactivated: 27 December 1945.
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