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Storming Utah Beach

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The Ivy Division only had a mere 17 days of outdoor training before being thrust into its first action in World War I.

The 4th Division put the first american boots on the beaches of Normandy

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The Insignia of the 4th Infantry Division incorporated the name and nick name together, with four ivy leaves. The insignia was adopted when the US joined WW1 and is still the current insignia of the division.

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In 1917 draftees came together at Camp Greene to to form the 4th division. They went and fought in the french trenches for the remainder of the war.

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In 1966, the 4th Infantry division was deployed into Vietnam, where it spent 4 years until they returned to Fort Carson, Colorado in Dec 1970. The division experienced many casualties, including 2,531 killed in action and 15,229 wounded in action.

In 2003 the 4th infantry division captured Saddam Hussein during Operation Iraqi Freedom. And in 2013 two members were awarded the metal of honor for their part in Afghanistan.

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Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron was the first commander of the 4th Infantry division. He served as commanding officer during WW1.

During WW2, the division was reinstated under the command of  Major General Walter Prosser. The division was then put under the command of Major General Raymond O. Barton at Fort Dix for training. They were soon sent overseas for the invasion at Normandy.

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The division was a national division, consisting of men from around America who were drafted to help build up the US army for the war and the invasion of Normany.

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The 4th Infantry Division had the nickname Ivy, which was a based on the roman numeral IV, which means 4.

Another nickname they had was the iron horse, due to the power, resilience, and speed of the soldiers while in Europe.

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The men of the 4th Infantry Division stormed ashore at H-Hour (0630 hours) on a stretch of the French coast named Utah Beach. They were bale to break the left flank of the German line and secure the beach. From there, they moved to unite with the other beach heads and push east towards Germany. After helping liberate Paris, the 4th moved into Belgium and were engaged in the Hurtgen Forest. Continuing to push forward after months of fighting, the 4th moved into Luxembourg and at the Battle of the Bulge. They were able to hold the German offensive until support arrived and dismantle the bulge. They were again stopped at the Prum River due to heavy German resistance. They continued to push and were able to make it all the way to Miesbach on the Isar where it was relieved on May 2nd, 1945. The division was placed on occupational duty for the remainder of the war. Overall, the division experienced many casualties. 4097 were killed in action, 17371 were wounded in action, 461 were missing in action, 731 were prisoners of war. The division experiences a total of 299 days of combat.

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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Assistant Division Commander earned the first Medal of Honor for the division. The division had a total of 20 Medal of Honor recipients, most of which were posthumously.

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Their motto is “Steadfast and Loyal”

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