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From: ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt)
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Subject: Re: ARMY UNIT DESIGNATIONS.......
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Date: 23 Oct 89 23:08:48 GMT
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From: ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt)

In article <10321@cbnews.ATT.COM>, bobtl%toolbox.wv.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET writes:
> From: bobtl%toolbox.wv.tek.com@RELAY.CS.NET

> Why is the 101st an active formation?

  Probably because senior officers that served with the 101st want it to
  remain - and due to its 'illustrious' history - Bastogne.
  The 9th Infantry Division is on active duty today because when the Army
  was looking to (re)activate a division and station it at Fort Lewis (to
  replace the deactivated training center), General Westmoreland was 
  Army Chief of Staff.  Westmoreland commanded an artillery unit during 
  WWII in the 9th (Old Reliables).  Ergo, the 9th ID was activated.
 
> Trivia question: Was there a division formation with a number larger
> than 104?  Is there one now?

  Current Active Army Divisions:

    1st Infantry Division (Mech)         Ft Riley KS
    2nd Infantry Division (Light)        Korea
    3rd Infantry Division (Mech)         Germany
    4th Infantry Division (Mech)         Ft Carson CO
    5th Infantry Division (Mech)         Ft Polk LA
    6th Infantry Division (Light)        Alaska
    7th Infantry Division (Light)        Ft Ord CA
    8th Infantry Division (Mech)         Germany
    9th Infantry Division (Motorized)    Ft Lewis WA
   10th Mountain Division (Light)        Ft Drum NY 
   24th Infantry Division (Mech)         Ft Stewart GA
   25th Infantry Division (Light)        Hawaii
   82nd Airborne Division                Ft Bragg NC
  101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)  Ft Campbell KY 
    1st Cavalry  Division (Air Assault)  Ft Hood TX
    1st Armored  Division                Germany
    2nd Armored  Division                Ft Hood TX
    3rd Armored  Division                Germany


  Current Army National Guard Divisions:

   26th Infantry Division                Massachussets
   28th Infantry Division                Pennsylvania
   29th Infantry Division (Light)        Virginia
   35th Infantry Division (Mech)         Kansas
   38th Infantry Division                Indiana
   40th Infantry Division (Mech)         California
   42nd Infantry Division                New York
   47th Infantry Division                Minnesota
   49th Armored  Division                Texas
   50th Armored  Division                New Jersey


  Current Army Reserve Divisions:

   70th Training Division                Michigan
   76th Training Division                Connecticut
   78th Training Division                New Jersey
   80th Training Division                Virginia
   84th Training Division                Wisconsin
   85th Training Division                Illinois
   91st Training Division                California
   95th Training Division                Oklahoma
   98th Training Division                New York
  100th Training Division                Kentucky
  104th Training Division                Washington
  108th Training Division                North Carolina 
   


  major mike