The 42nd Infantry Division had been made up of National Guard troops during World War I and nicknamed "the Rainbow Division" because it contained elements from 26 states. In World War II the ...

Correspondent photo / Sean Barron John Janosik of Youngstown, a World War II Army veteran ... was part of the 132nd Signal Company of the 42nd Rainbow Infantry Division. Specifically, he was ...

Quentin Jelsing of Rugby had just turned 18 when he decided to enlist to fight in World War II. His son, Terry Jelsing, said ...