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The United States Army's 7th Infantry Division was first activated in 1917 during WWI and was designated as a Light Infantry unit. It consisted of three brigades; the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. For most of its history, the 7th was stationed at Ft. Ord, California. . The 7th was deactivated in August of 2006 and was reactivated again in April 2012.

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-stationed at Ft. Ord, California
their main campaigns were located in the areas of the Aleutian Islands, Leyte, Eastern Mandates, and Ryukyus.
The 7th Infantry Division was both national and regional as well as most of their territories were located overseas and  in the U.S. as well. Because of this they were more spread out and divided as a division.

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Their main role in WW2 is best known for the participation in the Pacific Ocean theater of World WW2 where they took heavy casualties engaging the Imperial Japanese Army in the Aleutian Islands, and Leyte and Okinawa as well.  Following the Japanese surrender in 1945, the division was stationed in Japan and South Korea, and with the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950 it was one of the first units in action during WW2.

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Bayonet Division- This nickname became famous with the division through Their participation in the Korean War and symbolizes the fighting spirit of the men of the 7th Infantry division
Hourglass Division-
" Also called "H-Hour" from the Shoulder patch they wear which has a red circular patch with black hour glass which is formed by an inverted "7".

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The Insignia is a shoulder patch they wear which has a red circular patch with black hour glass which is formed by an inverted "7".
-This insignia
symbolizes the fighting spirit of the men of the 7th Infantry division

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There hasn't been much reference to this division related to today's pop culture, but the division was identified as the highest priority of inactive divisions in the United States Army Center of their Military's History based on age, campaign participation, and unit decorations.  The 7th Infantry Division was awarded  four campaign streamers and two unit decorations in World War II, Also awarded unit decorations in the Korean War as well in its operational history.

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Main leaders of the 7th infantry division during WW2-
Charles H. Corlett- Army officer
Arthur Trudeau- lieutenant general
Archibald Vincent Arnold- Major general
- They were all strong leaders who helped the 7th division in their battles in Korea.

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During WWII the soldiers of the 7th Infantry Division were awarded three Medals of Honor, 26 Distinguished Service Crosses, one Distinguished Service Medal, 982 Silver Star Medals, 33 Legion of Merit Medals, 50 Soldier's Medals, 3,853 Bronze Star Medals, and 178 Air Medals. The division itself received four campaign streamers and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.

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Since the end of WW2 and the Cold War, the US Army  considered new options for enhancing their Active Army's and Army Reserve to help facilitate the training and readiness of National Guard units, two active duty division headquarters were activated. The 7th division was one of these, they were reactivated on June 4, 1999 one last time to help with a protest that was going on in Los Angeles. The 7th was deactivated in August of 2006 and was reactivated again in April 2012.

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http://www.militaryvetshop.com/History/7thInfantry.html
https://www.armydivs.com/7th-infantry-division/
http://www.cityofgroveok.gov/building/page/united-states-army-7th-infantry-division-bayonet-division
https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cc/007id.htm