The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division of the United States Army was formed in May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three individual regiments to defend New Caledonia against a feared Japanese attack. This division was formed as one of only two un-numbered divisions to serve in the Army during World War II.

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  • The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division of the United States Army was formed in May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three individual regiments to defend New Caledonia against a feared Japanese attack. This division was formed as one of only two un-numbered divisions to serve in the Army during World War II. At the suggestion of a subordinate, the division's commander, Major General Alexander Patch, requested that the new unit be known as the Americal Division—the name being a contraction of "American, New Caledonian Division". This was unusual, as most U.S. divisions are known by a number. After World War II the Americal Division was officially re-designated as the 23rd Infantry Division. However, it was rarely referred to as such, even on official orders. During the Vietnam War, despite its exemplary service in numerous battles and campaigns, the name of the division unfortunately became associated with the My Lai massacre, which was committed by a renegade platoon of the division's subordinate 11th Infantry Brigade, led by Lieutenant William Calley.
  • Die Americal Division (offiziell 23. US-Infanteriedivision) war eine Division der US-Army, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgestellt und während des Pazifikkriegs auf den Salomonen und den Philippinen eingesetzt wurde. Nach ihrer Deaktivierung 1945 wurde die Division für einen eineinhalbjährigen Kurzeinsatz in Panama reaktiviert und 1956 erneut aufgelöst. 1967 stellte die US-Armeeführung die Division für den Vietnamkrieg neu auf. Dort führte sie bis 1971 Operationen im Chu-Lai-Gebiet durch.
  • 第23歩兵師団（だいにじゅうさんほへいしだん、U.S. Army 23rd Infantry Division）は、アメリカ陸軍の師団の一つ。1942年の編成当初の名称は、アメリカル師団(Americal Division)であり、師団番号を有していなかった。師団章は南十字星を模したものである。
  • Дивизия «Америкал» — 23-я пехотная дивизия Армии США. Создана в мае 1942 года на острове Новая Каледония. После событий Перл-Харбора американское командование спешно направило три отдельных полка на оборону Новой Каледонии для отражения предполагаемой атаки японских войск. Хотя официальное название дивизии - 23-я пехотная, чаще всего, иногда даже в документах, её называют «Americal» (от сокращения «American, New Caledonian Division»).
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  • *Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • *Guadalcanal,
  • *Southern Philippines,
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  • MG Robert B. McClure
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  • MG John R. Hodge
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  • Die Americal Division (offiziell 23. US-Infanteriedivision) war eine Division der US-Army, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgestellt und während des Pazifikkriegs auf den Salomonen und den Philippinen eingesetzt wurde. Nach ihrer Deaktivierung 1945 wurde die Division für einen eineinhalbjährigen Kurzeinsatz in Panama reaktiviert und 1956 erneut aufgelöst. 1967 stellte die US-Armeeführung die Division für den Vietnamkrieg neu auf. Dort führte sie bis 1971 Operationen im Chu-Lai-Gebiet durch.
  • 第23歩兵師団（だいにじゅうさんほへいしだん、U.S. Army 23rd Infantry Division）は、アメリカ陸軍の師団の一つ。1942年の編成当初の名称は、アメリカル師団(Americal Division)であり、師団番号を有していなかった。師団章は南十字星を模したものである。
  • Дивизия «Америкал» — 23-я пехотная дивизия Армии США. Создана в мае 1942 года на острове Новая Каледония. После событий Перл-Харбора американское командование спешно направило три отдельных полка на оборону Новой Каледонии для отражения предполагаемой атаки японских войск. Хотя официальное название дивизии - 23-я пехотная, чаще всего, иногда даже в документах, её называют «Americal» (от сокращения «American, New Caledonian Division»).
  • The 23rd Infantry Division, more commonly known as the Americal Division of the United States Army was formed in May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia. In the immediate emergency following Pearl Harbor, the United States had hurriedly sent three individual regiments to defend New Caledonia against a feared Japanese attack. This division was formed as one of only two un-numbered divisions to serve in the Army during World War II.
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