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The 77th Infantry Division was organized from draftees, drawn mostly of men from New York City, and trained at Camp Upton in Yaphank, New York in the central part of Suffolk County, Long Island; the camp is now Brookhaven National Laboratory. The division consisted of the 153rd Infantry Brigade (306th and 307th Infantry Regiment, 305th Machine Gun Battalion) and the 154th Infantry Brigade (307th and 308th Infantry Regiment, 306th Machine Gun Battalion), together with supporting units. The 77th Infantry Division was the first American division composed of draftees to arrive in France in World War I, landing in April 1918; overall it was the seventh of 42 divisions to reach the Western Front. The division fought in the Battle of Ch'teau-Thierry on 18 July 1918. Throughout its service in France the 77th Division sustained 10,194 casualties: 1,486 killed and 8,708 wounded. The division returned to the United States in April 1919 and was deactivated later that month. The 154th Infantry Brigade was composed of the 307th and 308th Infantry Regiments and the 306th Machine Gun Battalion.[3] While the division had been recruited as a National Army unit from the New York City area, attrition and replacements had complicated the complexion of the unit. For example, Company K of the 307th Infantry, had been redesignated from the former Company L of the 160th Infantry, part of the California Army National Guard. The company had belonged to the 40th Division, which had been converted into a depot division in August 1918. The "Lost Battalion" of World War I fame was composed of six companies of the 308th Infantry Regiment and one from the 307th Infantry Regiment. 77th Division Commanders: Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell (18 August 1917) Brig. Gen. E. M. Johnson (4 December 1917) Maj. Gen. G. B. Duncan (8 May 1918) Brig. Gen. E. M. Johnson (20 July 1918) Brig. Gen. E. M. Johnson (19 August 1918) Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander (27 August 1918) World War II: Activated: 25 March 1942 Overseas: 24 March 1944 Campaigns: Western Pacific, Southern Philippines, Ryukyus Distinguished Unit Citations: 16 Awards: Medal of Honor: 6; Distinguished Service Cross: 19; Distinguished Service Medal: 2; Silver Star: 335; Legion of Merit: 22; Soldier's Medal: 25; Bronze Star: 4,433; Air Medal: 4 Commanders: Maj. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger (March–June 1942) Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff (June 1942 – May 1943) Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce (May 1943 – 27 February 1946) Chaplain: Fray Angélico Chávez Inactivated: 15 March 1946 in Japan Order of battle: 305th Infantry Regiment 306th Infantry Regiment 307th Infantry Regiment 308th Infantry Regiment 304th Field Artillery Battalion 305th Field Artillery Battalion 306th Field Artillery Battalion 902nd Field Artillery Battalion 302nd Engineer Battalion 302nd Medical Battalion 77th Ordnance Company 77th Quartermaster Company 77th Reconnaissance Troop 77th Signal Company The 77th Infantry Division landed in Hawaii, 31 March 1944, and continued training in amphibious landings and jungle warfare. Elements began to leave Hawaii, 1 July 1944, for the amphibious assault on Guam. Attached to III Amphibious Force, the 77th made an assault landing on Guam, 21 July 1944. After taking over defense of the beachhead, the division drove north to seize Mount Tenjo and effected junction with the 3d Marine Division, linking the northern and southern bridgeheads, 23–29 July. It continued to drive north, and dislodged the enemy from positions at Barrigada town and mountain, 4 August, resistance ending on 8 August. With Guam recaptured, the 77th sailed for New Caledonia, but plans were changed en route and it was directed to proceed to Leyte. The division landed on the east coast of Leyte, 23 November 1944, and was attached to XXIV Corps, Sixth Army. After a short period of training and combat patrolling in the Corps' rear, 23 November – 6 December, it landed at Ipil and fought up the east coast of Ormoc Bay to seize Ormoc, 10 December. Attacking north, astride Highway No. 2, the division secured Valencia and the Libungao-Palompon road junction. M... read more

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