US ARMY 77TH INFANTRY DIV EXPWY
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: War Memorial Highway
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: MIKE LIANTONIO
Submitted By: MIKE LIANTONIO
The “LOST BATTALION” OF WORLD WAR I FAME WAS COMPOSED OF SIX COMPANIES OF THE 77TH’S 308TH INFANTRY REGIMENT AND ONE FROM THE 307TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. IN WORLD WAR II THE DIVISION FOUGHT ON SEVERAL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC. NICKNAMED THE “STATUE OF LIBERTY DIVISION” BECAUSE THEIR SHOULDER PATCH IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN GOLD ON A BLUE TRUNCATED TRIANGLE.
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