https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp Zach Martens and Jacob Vonderwell en-us 2019-05-15 17:21:57 UTC 2024-11-02 07:15:28 UTC hello@padlet.com zachary_martens https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360461586 Created in 1917 by Major General Leonard Wood and fought in WW1, but was deactivated in 1919. In 1921, was reestablished and assigned Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.]]> 2019-05-15 17:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360461586 zachary_martens https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360466214 This division was compromised of people from the Middle West, and the insignia shows this as the W represents west, but inverted it becomes an M for middle. Additionally, when turned it become Greek letter sigma meaning "summation" showing it takes a full effort to win.]]> 2019-05-15 17:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360466214 zachary_martens https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360467848 It is known as "The Middle West Division" and their motto is simply "Get it Done" Fitting for a group of men from primarily farming states]]> 2019-05-15 17:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360467848 zachary_martens https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360468331 The states that make up this Infantry are Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. These are farming states from the middle west of the US, so the men who fought were small town, humble but gritty farm boys.]]> 2019-05-15 17:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360468331 zachary_martens https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360471119 The Division has 7 Medal of Honor Recipients, and 2 Distinguished Service Cross Recipients. They also had Charles T. Payne, Presidents Obama's Great-Uncle in the division along with the most decorated soldier from Texas in WW1]]> 2019-05-15 17:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/360471119 jacob_vonderwell https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361274714 In World war Tow the division landed in France in January 1945 and quickly advanced to the German front. In March 1945, it joined the Third Army's assault on the Rhineland, crossing the Sauer, Moselle, and Rhine rivers that same month. On April 8, the 89th captured the town of Eisenach and advanced farther into Thuringia and into neighboring Saxony, where it took the city of Zwickau on April 18, 1945.]]> 2019-05-17 17:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361274714 jacob_vonderwell https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361275636 General Thomas D. Finley was the commander of the 89th division. Finley was a great leader that was very optimistic. Prior to battles general Finley would attempt to rally his troop by yelling, "Kill Germans and go forward" to give his troops the extra spark they needed. ]]> 2019-05-17 17:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361275636 jacob_vonderwell https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361278305 The 89th infantry was active in WW1, WW2, and the cold war. In 2003, the infantry became the 89th regional readiness command. They became apart of the larger scale reagional readiness command at Fort McCoy. ]]> 2019-05-17 17:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361278305 jacob_vonderwell https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361279965 Recently the division had been relatively quiet. They have not been involved with anything in pop culture. ]]> 2019-05-17 17:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361279965 jacob_vonderwell https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361282417 2019-05-17 18:00:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zachary_martens/adb6tesrztrp/wish/361282417