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Service
in 79th Division WWI & WWII
 This paper
is included with the Foose Genealogy information base on the service
of my Grandfather, Irvin O. Foose in the 314th Regiment,
and my father with the division as an infantry Platoon Leader (Ist
Lt.). My father was knocked out of action near Rheims after winning
the Bronze Star for valor. He suffered multiple injuries and underwent
extensive rehabilitation following his return to the U.S.  The Army reactivated
the 79th Division at Camp Pickett, Virginia on 15 Jun 42 as the 79th
Division and re-designated it as the 79th Infantry
Division on 1 Aug 42. The division departed the Boston on 7 Apr 44;
arrived in England 16 Apr 44 and landed in France in Jun 44. The division
crossed into Belgium and then into Holland; entered Germany 3 Mar 45
and after VE Day performed Army of Occupation duties in Czechoslovakia.
The division returned to New York on 10 Dec 45, and was deactivated
at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on 11 Dec 45. Foose-Service
in 79th Infantry Division PDF
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