The Americal Division was an infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, briefly in the mid 1950s and the Vietnam War. The division was activated 27 May 1942 on the island of New Caledonia.

The division became the largest infantry division in the Vietnam War and its heavily contested area of operations in Quang Ngai and Quang Tin Provinces included more territory than any other division in Vietnam.

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...

The ADVA is dedicated as a LIVING MEMORIAL to all veterans of the Americal Division. It is pledged to foster true American patriotism, provide social and fraternal activities for all members, encourage allegiance to the United States and to its flag, and to perpetuate the traditions and history of the Americal Division of the United States Army.

An official change of colors ceremony was held October 26, and the Americal Division became the seventh Army division fighting in Vietnam. General Koster received his second star during the same ceremony.

2015年3月11日 · Its diverse missions against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army included search and destroy, search and clear, rice harvest protection, and accelerated pacification. The division was inactivated on 29 November 1971 at Fort Lewis, Washington.

The history of the Americal Division in Vietnam has become legend of thousands of men, from different backgrounds fighting against a common enemy and undergoing hardships together.

An official change of colors ceremony was held October 26, and the Americal Division became the seventh Army division fighting in Vietnam. General Koster received his second star during the...

Its units during World War II were some of the first U.S. Army formations to strike back against the Japanese. The division was reactivated for service in Vietnam in September 1967 and was among the last divisions in Southeast Asia.

2017年7月22日 · The division became the largest infantry division in the Vietnam War and its heavily contested area of operations in Quang Ngai and Quang Tin Provinces included more territory than any other division in Vietnam.