The 32nd Division was organized in 1917 and was originally made up of National Guardsmen from Wisconsin and Michigan. In World War I, it fought in the Alsace, Aisne-Marne, Olse-Aisne, and Meuse-Argonne offensives, vanquished 23 German divisions, served in the Army of Occupation in Germany, and was deactivated in 1919. In World War II, it was one of the first to be called, fought offensively in the Buna-Sanananda operations and the Saidor, Aitape, Morotai, Biak, Leyte, and Luzon campaigns, spent 654 days in action in the Pacific Theater, served in the Army of Occupation in Japan, and was deactivated in 1946. The highway is dedicated to the gallant men of the Thirty-Second Red Arrow Division who made the supreme sacrifice in both wars.