94th Combat Infantry Division

The 94th Combat Infantry Division served in Northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes, and Central Europe during World War II. Activated Sept. 15, 1942, at Fort Custer, MI, it became the first U.S. Army division to achieve expert infantry recognition. After landing at Utah Beach in 1944, it fought in Brittany, France, was reassigned to General Patton’s Third Army in the Saar-Moselle Triangle, crossed the Saar River to fight in the Battle of the Bulge, and took part as Third Army became the first to reach the Rhine. At the Impossible Trier Triangle, it earned a Presidential Citation. In 209 combat days, the division had 10,937 wounded, 1,087 deaths, and took 26,638 prisoners.

Milford, Wisconsin · United States