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42nd Infantry Division marks 103 years of service

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – The 42nd Infantry Division was formed in August 1917, supposedly earning its nickname, "the Rainbow Division," after Col. Douglas MacArthur, then chief of staff, said the ...
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National Guardsmen of the 42nd Division were a weekend destination in the fall of 1917

GARDEN CITY, N.Y.-- In September and October 1917, the place to be on Long Island was Camp Albert Mills, where the 42nd Division-better known as the Rainbow Division-was organizing for war. The 42nd - ...
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42nd Infantry Division liberated infamous Dachau Concentration Camp in 1945

April 29, 1945, was a cold, sunny Sunday afternoon as Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 42nd Infantry Division came face to face with the worst of Nazi Germany at the notorious Dachau Concentration Camp. In ...
Long Island Press

42nd Division Guardsmen A Long Island Attraction In The Fall Of 1917

Soldiers of the 42nd Division, a unit composed of National Guard elements from around the country, accept a special flag recognizing the division’s title as “The Rainbow Division” presented by the ...