U.S. 6th Infantry Division - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 6th Infantry Division was
a unit of the United States Army

United States Army

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in World War I

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, World War II

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, and the last years of the Cold War

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. Known as "Red Star", and formerly called the "Sight Seein' Sixth".
Activated: November 1917

Subordinate Units:
- 11th
  11th Infantry Brigade (United States)
  The 11th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the United States Army. It was first formed as part of the United States Army's 6th Division during World War I, however it is best known for its service as a separate Brigade in the Vietnam War...
  
  & 12th Infantry Brigades
- Infantry Regiments: 51st
  51st Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 51st Infantry Regiment is a Regiment of the United States Army first established in 1917.-History:Company F is currently serving as the anti-tank element of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Company F is operating the M1134 Anti-Tank variant of the basic Stryker system...
  
  , 52d
  52nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 52nd Infantry Regiment was first activated June 16, 1917, at Chickamauga, Georgia. The unit first saw combat in Meuse-Argonne, in Northern France, and in Alsace, France, during World War I....
  
  , 53d
  53rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 53rd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. It served as a part of the 7th Infantry Division for most of its history.-World War I:...
  
  & 54th Infantry Regiments
  54th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 54th Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army, first constituted for World War I and existing today as a basic training unit stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia....
- Machine-Gun Battalions: 16th, 17th & 18th
- Field Artillery Battalions: 3d, 11th & 78th
Overseas: June 1918
Days of combat: 43
Casualties: Total 386 (KIA: 38; WIA: 348)
Returned to U.S.: June 1919

Deactivated: 30 September 1921 at Camp Grant, Illinois

Activated: 12 October 1939

Overseas: 21 July 1943
Campaigns: Luzon, New Guinea
Days of combat: 306
Distinguished Unit Citations: 7
Awards: MH: 2, DSC: 10, DSM: 3, SS: 697, LM: 18, DFC: 3, SM: 94, BSM: 3,797, AM: 45.
Subordinate Units:
- 1st Infantry Regiment
- 20th Infantry Regiment
  20th Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 20th Infantry Regiment is a United States Army infantry regiment.-History:It was organized on 6 June 1862 at Fort Independence , as the 2nd Battalion of the 11th Infantry, one of the nine "three-battalion" regiments of regulars, each battalion containing eight companies of infantry, in...
- 63rd Infantry Regiment
  63rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
  The 63rd Infantry Regiment was an Regular infantry regiment in the United States Army.-Lineage:Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 63rd Infantry. Organized 1 June 1917 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, from personnel of the 12th infantry. Assigned to the 11th Infantry...
- 1st Field Artillery Battalion
- 51st Field Artillery Battalion
- 53rd Field Artillery Battalion
- 80th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
- 6th Signal Company
- 706th Ordnance Company
- 6th Quartermaster Company
- 6th Reconnaissance Troop
- 6th Engineer Battalion
- 6th Medical Battalion
- 6th Counter Intelligence Detachment

Nickname: "Sightseeing Sixth"

Inactivated: 10 January 1949 in Korea
The division moved to Hawaii in July and August 1943 to assume defensive positions on Oahu

Oahu

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, training meanwhile in jungle warfare

Jungle warfare

Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain.It has been the topic of extensive study by military strategists, and was an important part of the planning for both sides in many conflicts, including World War II and the...