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The 45th Infantry Division included Company B of the 179th Infantry Regiment in World War II and Company B of the 279th Infantry Regiment in the Korean War. In the European Theater of Operations during World War II, it served in Sicily from 9 July 1943 to 17 Aug 1943, Naples-Foggin from 9 Sept 1943 to 21 Jan 1944, Anzio from 22 Jan 1944 to 24 May 1944, Rome-Arno from 22 Jun 1944 to 9 Sept 1944, Southern France from 15 Aug 1944 to 14 Sept 1944, Rhideland from 15 Sept 1944 to 21 Mar 1945, Ardennes-Alsace from 16 Dec 1944 to 25 Jan 1945, and Central Europe from 22 Mar 1945 to 11 May 1945. In the Korean Conflict, it served in the Second Korean Winter from 20 Nov 1951 to 30 April 1952, Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 from 1 May 1952 to 30 Nov 1952, Third Korean Winter from 1 Dec 1952 to 30 April 1953, and Koren, Summer-Fall 1953 from 1 May 1953 to 27 July 1953.
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