4th Infantry Division (United States)
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4th Infantry Division | |
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Active | 1917–1921 1940–1946 1947–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Stryker Infantry Light Infantry Combined Arms |
Size | Division |
Part of | III Armored Corps |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Carson |
Nickname(s) | "Ivy Division",[1] "Iron Horse", "Ivy" |
Motto(s) | Steadfast and Loyal |
Engagements | World War I
War on Terror
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Commanders | |
Current commander | MG David S. Doyle[2] |
Notable commanders | MG Oliver W. Dillard MG |
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The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a division sustainment brigade, and a division artillery.
The 4th Infantry Division's official nickname, "Ivy", is a play on words of the
World War I
The 4th Division was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina on 10 December 1917 under the command of Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron. It was here they adopted their distinctive insignia, the four ivy leaves. The ivy leaf came from the Roman numerals for four (IV) and signified their motto "Steadfast and Loyal". The division was organized as part of the United States buildup following the Declaration of War on 6 April 1917 and the entry of the United States into the war on the side of the British and French.
Organization
- Headquarters, 4th Division
- 7th Infantry Brigade
- 8th Infantry Brigade
- 4th Field Artillery Brigade
- 13th Field Artillery Regiment(155 mm)
- 16th Field Artillery Regiment(75 mm)
- 77th Field Artillery Regiment(75 mm)
- 4th Trench Mortar Battery
- 4th Engineer Regiment
- 8th Field Signal Battalion
- Headquarters Troop, 4th Division
- 4th Train Headquarters and Military Police
- 4th Ammunition Train
- 4th Supply Train
- 4th Engineer Train
- 4th Sanitary Train
- 19th, 21st, 28th, and 33rd Ambulance Companies and Field Hospitals
St. Mihiel Offensive
For the
The 59th Infantry Regiment moved into an area previously occupied by the French, deploying along a nine kilometer front. On 12 September, the first patrols were sent forward by the 59th. The 4th Division attack began on 14 September with the 8th Brigade capturing the town of Manheulles. All along the front, the American forces pressed forward and closed the St. Mihiel salient.
Occupation duty
Under the terms of the Armistice, Germany was to evacuate all territory west of the Rhine. American troops were to relocate to the center section of this previously German-occupied area all the way to the Koblenz bridgehead on the Rhine. The 4th marched into Germany, covering 330 miles in 15 days where it was widely dispersed over an area with Bad Bertrich as division headquarters. The division established training for the men as well as sports and educational activities. In April 1919 the division moved to a new occupation area further north on the Rhine.
The division went north to Ahrweiler, Germany, in the Rheinland-Pfalz area. In July the division returned to France and the last detachment sailed for the United States on 31 July 1919.
Interwar period
The 4th Division arrived at
The division was inactivated on 21 September 1921, less the 8th Infantry Brigade and several other divisional elements, at Camp Lewis. The remaining division personnel and equipment were transferred to the
World War II
The 4th Division was reactivated on 1 June 1940 at
The division, now under the command of Major General Raymond O. Barton, then moved on 12 April 1943 to Fort Dix, New Jersey, where it was again reconfigured and redesignated the 4th Infantry Division on 4 August of that year. The division participated in battlefield maneuvers in Florida starting in September and after this fall training exercise arrived at Camp Jackson, South Carolina, on 1 December 1943. At this station the division was alerted for overseas movement and staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, beginning 4 January 1944 prior to departing the New York Port of Embarkation on 18 January 1944. The 4th Infantry Division sailed to England where it arrived on 26 January 1944.[5]
France
The 4th Infantry Division assaulted the northern coast of German-held France during the
By the end of August the division had moved to Paris, and gave
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
The 4th then moved into Belgium through
Halted at the
Order of battle
- Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division
- 8th Infantry Regiment
- 12th Infantry Regiment
- 22nd Infantry Regiment
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Infantry Division Artillery
- 20th Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm)
- 29th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
- 42nd Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
- 44th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm)
- 4th Engineer Combat Battalion
- 4th Medical Battalion
- 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized)
- Headquarters, Special Troops, 4th Infantry Division
- Headquarters Company, 4th Infantry Division
- 704th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company
- 4th Quartermaster Company
- 4th Signal Company
- Military Police Platoon
- Band
- 4th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment
Casualties
- Total battle casualties: 22,660[6]
- Killed in action: 4,097[6]
- Wounded in action: 17,371[6]
- Missing in action: 461[6]
- Prisoner of war: 731[6]
- Days of combat: 299[6]
Post War/Early Cold War
The division returned to the United States in July 1945 and was stationed at Camp Butner North Carolina, preparing for deployment to the Pacific. After the war ended it was deactivated on 5 March 1946. It was reactivated as a training division at Fort Ord, California on 15 July 1947.
On 1 October 1950, it was redesignated a combat division, training at
The division was replaced in Germany by the 3rd Armored Division as part of an Operation Gyroscope deployment. The division was reduced to zero strength, the colors were transferred to Fort Lewis, Washington, and the division was reestablished by reflagging the 71st Infantry Division (which itself had just returned from Alaska) on 15 September 1956.
On 1 April 1957, the division was reorganized as a Pentomic Division. The division's three infantry regiments (the 8th, 12th and 22nd) were inactivated, with their elements reorganized into five infantry battle groups (the 1-8 IN, 1-12 IN, 1-22 IN, 2-39 IN and the 2-47 IN).
On 1 October 1963, the division was reorganized as a
The 6th Tank Battalion of the 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, was sent to Korea during the war to serve with the 24th Infantry Division. The lineages of the tank companies within the battalion are perpetuated by battalions of today's 66th[7] and 67th[8] Armor Regiments in the 4th Infantry Division.
Vietnam War
The 4th Infantry Division deployed from Fort Lewis to
Deployment table 1966–1970
Location | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|
Pleiku & Tuy Hoa | Aug 1966 | FEB 1968 |
Dak To |
MAR 1968 | APR 1968 |
Pleiku | APR 1968 | FEB 1970 |
An Khe/Pleiku | APR 1970 | APR 1970 |
An Khe | APR 1970 | DEC 1970 |
Throughout its service in Vietnam the division conducted combat operations ranging from the western Central Highlands along the border between Cambodia and Vietnam to
In May the remainder of the division conducted cross-border operations during the
That unit had the first combat losses of 4Th ID in Vietnam on September 3rd 1966 in the Tuy Hoa area.
Order of battle
- Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
- Division Support Command
- Support Command HHC and Band
- 4th Supply and Transportation Battalion
- 4th Administration Company
- 704th Maintenance Battalion
- 4th Medical Battalion
- 4th Infantry Division Band
- 1st Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry ("Bullets")
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry ("Dragoons")
- 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry ("Braves")
- 2nd Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry ("Red Warriors")
- 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry ("Regulars") (Separate from November 1970–January 1972)
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry ("Panthers") (Mechanized)
- 3rd Brigade (from 25th Infantry Division)
- 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry ("Golden Dragons") (from 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–December 1970)
- 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry ("Cacti Green") (from 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–April 1970)
- 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry ("Cacti Blue") (from 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–December 1970)
- 1st Battalion, 69th Armor ("Black Panthers") (from 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–April 1970)
- 3rd Brigade (to 25th Infantry Division)
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry ("Lethal Warriors") (to 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–April 1971)
- 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (to 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–December 1970)
- 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (to 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–December 1970)
- 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor("Dreadnaughts") (to 25th Infantry Division, August 1967 – December 1970)
- Division Artillery
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
- 6th Battalion, 29th Artillery (105 mm) (1st Brigade)
- 4th Battalion, 42nd Artillery(105 mm) (2nd Brigade)
- 2nd Battalion, 9th Artillery (105 mm) (August 1967–April 1970) (from 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division)
- 2nd Battalion, 77th Artillery (105 mm) (to 25th Infantry Division, August 1967–December 1970)
- 5th Battalion, 16th Artillery (155 mm/8 inch) (General support)
- 4th Military Police Company
- 4th Aviation Battalion
- 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment ("Buffalo Soldiers")
- 4th Engineer Battalion
- 124th Signal Battalion
Attached units
- 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment ("Blackhawks")
- 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment ("Ruthless Riders")
- Company E, 20th Infantry (Long Range Patrol)
- Company E, 58th Infantry (Long Range Patrol)
- Company K (Ranger), 75th Infantry (Airborne)
- 43rd Chemical Detachment
- 374th Army Security Agency Company (In Vietnam as the 374th Radio Research Company)
Casualties
- 2,531 killed in action
- 15,229 wounded in action
Post Vietnam/Late Cold War and REFORGER
Returning to the US, the division resumed training and
Force XXI
In December 1995, the Ivy Division was reflagged at Ft Hood, Tx when the 2nd Armored Division was deactivated as part of the downsizing of the Army. One of the brigades remained at Ft Carson as 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division stationed at Ft Carson. The division became an experimental division of the Army, as it had been in the early 1940s. Until completing the mission in October 2001, 4ID led the Army into the 21st century under Force XXI, the Army's modernization program. The division tested and fielded state-of-the-art digital communications equipment, night fighting gear, advanced weaponry, organization, and doctrine to prepare the Army for the future.[11]
From 1989 to 1996 the
Iraq War
Alerted on 19 January 2003, the 4th Infantry Division was scheduled to take part in the Iraq War in the spring of 2003 by spearheading an advance from Turkey into northern Iraq. The Turkish Parliament refused to grant permission for the operation and the division's equipment remained offshore on ships during the buildup for the war (see below). Its original mission, holding 13 Iraqi divisions along the "Green Line" in northern Iraq, was executed by joint Task Force Viking.
Order of battle ìn Iraq War:
- 1st Brigade (Raider)
- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (Mech) - Detached From 3rd Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment (Mech)
- 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment
- 4th BN, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment (155SP)
- 2nd Brigade (WarHorse)
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (Mech)
- 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment(155SP)
- 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment
- 3rd Brigade (Iron)
- 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (Mech)
- 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment(155SP)
- 4th Engineer Battalion
- 64th Forward Support Battalion
- 4th Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY)
- 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment (MLRS)
- 1st Brigade (Raider)
As stated above, the Turkish situation kept the division from participating in the invasion as originally planned, instead joining the fight as a follow-on force. After quickly organizing materiel and manpower at ports in Kuwait, the division moved to positions around Baghdad in April 2003. After all divisional assets were established in Iraq, the brigade combat teams attacked selected areas. The main avenues of attack for the division pushed north through Tikrit and Mosul. Headquartered in Saddam Hussein's former palaces, the 4th ID was deployed in the northern area of the Sunni Triangle. The 4th Infantry Division was spread all over Northern Iraq from Kirkuk to the Iranian border and as far south as Al Wihda, southeast of Baghdad.
The division headquarters was located at FOB Ironhorse in the old Saddam Presidential Complex in Tikrit, while the 1st Brigade Combat Team headquarters was at FOB Raider south of the city. To the south in the volatile Diyala Province was the 2nd Brigade Combat Team headquarters at FOB Warhorse just northeast of Baqubah. The 3rd Brigade Combat Team was at FOB Anaconda at the Balad Air Base northwest of Khalis and DIVARTY, along with elements of the 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at FOB Gunner, Al Taji airfield. To the far north stationed at an air field just on the outskirts of the city of Kirkuk were elements of the division's 4th Artillery Brigade and attached units, until mid-September when it was moved back to Tikrit. The 4th Infantry Division also disarmed the MEK warriors in Northern Iraq in July–August 2003.
On 13 December 2003, elements of the 1st Brigade Combat Team participated in
The division rotated out of Iraq in the spring of 2004, and was relieved by the
Some have been critical of the division under its then-commander Maj. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, calling its stance belligerent during their initial entry into Iraq after the ground war had ceased and arguing that the unit's lack of a 'hearts and minds' approach was ineffective in quelling the insurgency.[14][15] In his unit's defense, Odierno and others have argued that enemy activity in the 4th ID's area of operations was higher than in any other area of the country because of the region's high concentration of Sunni resistance groups still loyal to Saddam Hussein's regime. His unit was headquartered in Hussein's hometown and this environment necessitated a different approach from those of units located in the more peaceful regions in the south and the north of the country.[16]
Significant OIF I operations
- Operation Planet X (15 May 2003)
- Operation Peninsula Strike (9 June 2003 – 12 June 2003)
- Operation Desert Scorpion(15 June 2003 – 29 June 2003)
- Operation Sidewinder (29 June 2003 – 7 July 2003)
- Operation Soda Mountain(12 July 2003 – 17 July 2003)
- Operation Ivy Serpent(12 July 2003 – 21 July 2003)
- Operation Ivy Lightning(12 August 2003)
- Operation Ivy Needle(26 August 2003)
- Operation Industrial Sweep(October 2003)
- Operation Ivy Cyclone(7 November 2003)
- Operation Ivy Cyclone II(17 November 2003)
- Operation Red Dawn(13 December 2003)
- Operation Ivy Blizzard (17 December 2003)
- Operation Arrowhead Blizzard(17 December 2003)
- Operation Rifles Fury (21 December 2003)[17]
Subsequent Iraq Deployments
The division's second deployment to Iraq began in the fall of 2005. The division headquarters replaced the 3rd Infantry Division, which had been directing security operations as the headquarters for Multi-National Division – Baghdad. The 4th ID assumed responsibility on 7 January 2006 for four provinces in central and southern Iraq: Baghdad, Karbala, An-Najaf and Babil. On 7 January 2006, MND-Baghdad also assumed responsibility for training Iraqi security forces and conducting security operations in the four provinces.
During the second deployment, 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division area of operation (AO) was Saladin and Diala provinces and was assigned to conduct security and training operations under the command of Task Force Band of Brothers, led initially by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and later 25th Infantry Division Headquartered out of FOB Warhorse. Later during the third deployment the unit was involved in the 2008 Battle of Sadr City.
In March 2008 the 1st Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq and was stationed in Baghdad. The 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment was detached from the brigade and attached to the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division which was stationed at FOB Rustamiyah in Al Amin, Baghdad. The brigade returned home to Fort Hood, Texas in March 2009 and immediately began preparing for reassignment to Fort Carson, Colorado.
In these three deployments to Iraq:
- 84 4ID/Task Force Ironhorse soldiers were killed in 2003–2004
- 235 4ID/Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers lost their lives in 2005–2006
- 113 4ID/Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers were killed in 2007–2009
July 2009 saw another division change of command as MG David Perkins took command to become the 56th Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division. With this change of command, even more significant events happened as the 4ID completed 14 years calling
The 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division deployed to southern Iraq from March 2010 to March 2011 in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn in an “Advise and Assist” role. 3rd Brigade Soldiers served alongside 50,000+ other U.S. service members under the command of United States Forces- Iraq. Soldiers from the brigade assisted in the training and preparation of Iraqi forces tasked with taking over responsibility of the southern sector of Iraq after U.S. forces were expected to withdraw from the area. 3rd Brigade Soldiers were re-flagged from being designated as a “Brigade Combat Team” and instead were reassigned as an “Advise and Assist” Brigade. The brigade was still tasked with completing combat operations within the southern sector Area Of Operation (A.O.) in Iraq and were exposed to direct combat with anti-coalition forces operating within the A.O. The 3rd Brigade returned to Fort Carson in March of 2011 in order to resume garrison duties.
War in Afghanistan
In May 2009 the 4th Brigade Combat Team deployed in support of
Much of the fighting was conducted in notoriously dense grape fields, which insurgent forces used as cover and concealment for a variety of complex attacks on coalition forces. The 2nd Battalion 12th Infantry Regiment deployed in to
The 3rd Squadron
Some reports indicate that the US soldiers of 4th ID did not maintain their efforts in the fight and withdrew inside of buildings to wait for QRF to arrive from elements of 10th Mountain Division.[20] In May 2010, elements of the 4th Brigade Combat Team began to redeploy to Fort Carson and immediately began assisting and training sister units for future contingency operations, as well as training for its own future combat deployments. 38 soldiers from the brigade died during the deployment. For its actions 4th Brigade Combat Team was awarded the Valorous Unit Award, the second highest unit decoration awarded to United States Army units.
Upon 4BCT redeploying to Fort Carson, the rest of the division was set to deploy to Afghanistan. The 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams also served in Afghanistan building on the efforts that were initiated by 4BCT. The 4th BCT has once again deployed in an advise and assist capacity, fulfilling the mission of training and preparing the Afghan Security Forces for the handover of all combat operations in the upcoming years.[21][22]
The 1st and 2nd Brigade Combat Teams deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in 2017.[23]
Operation Inherent Resolve
Soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division completed a nine-month deployment to Iraq in 2015, in support of
In February 2015, troops from the division's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team were deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria.[25]
In September 2021, troops from the division's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed to Erbil Air Base in Iraq following base closures for Operation Inherent Resolve.[26]
Operation Freedom's Sentinel
In October 2015, the US Army announced that 1,000 troops from 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade would be sent to Afghanistan sometime in winter, with another 1,800 soldiers from the 4th ID's 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deploying to Afghanistan in the spring 2016.[25] On 12 August 2016, a U.S. Soldier from 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th ID died from a noncombat-related injury in Kandahar.[27][28]
Operation Atlantic Resolve
On 3 November 2016, the U.S. Army deployed some 4,000 soldiers from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team to Europe in winter in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve - to help deter possible Russian aggression.[29] The brigade will arrive in Poland and will fan out across the continent, one battalion with M1 Abrams tanks will cover the Baltic region of Estonia and Latvia, while another will operate in Germany. A mechanized infantry battalion with M2 Bradley troop carriers and M1 Abrams tanks will have a foothold in the Romanian and Bulgarian region, whilst brigade headquarters will remain in Poland, along with an armored cavalry unit and a field artillery battalion wielding self-propelled M109 Paladin howitzers.[30]
List of Commanders
List of commanders of 4th Infantry Division (United States)
Organization
The 4th Infantry Division consists of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armored), a division artillery, a combat aviation brigade, and a division sustainment brigade:
- 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado[31]
- Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
- 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Raiders)[32]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment (1st Regiment of Dragoons)
- 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Manchu)
- 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment (Tomahawks)
- 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment (Rock of the Marne)
- 12th Field Artillery Regiment(Viking)
- 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion
- 4th Brigade Support Battalion (Packhorse)
- 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Mountain Warrior)[33]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Mountain GOAT)
- 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment (Destroyers)
- 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (Red Warriors)
- 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment (Lethal Warriors)
- 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment (Straight and Stalwart)
- 77th Field Artillery Regiment(Steel)
- 52nd Brigade Engineer Battalion (Patriots)
- 704th Brigade Support Battalion (Blacksmiths)
- 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (Iron)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment (BlackJack)
- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment (Fighting Eagles)
- 66th Armor Regiment(Iron Knights)
- 68th Armor Regiment(Silver Lions)
- 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment (Pacesetters)
- 588th Brigade Engineer Battalion (Lone Star)
- 64th Brigade Support Battalion (Mountaineers)
- 4th Division Artillery
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Division Artillery
- 4th Combat Aviation Brigade Ivy Eagles
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion (General Support), 4th Aviation Regiment
- 3rd Battalion (Assault), 4th Aviation Regiment
- 4th Battalion (Attack), 4th Aviation Regiment
- 404th Aviation Support Battalion
- 4th Division Sustainment Brigade
- Division Sustainment Troops Battalion
- 68th Division Sustainment Support Battalion
Honors
Campaign participation credit
- Aisne-Marne;
- Saint-Mihiel;
- Meuse-Argonne;
- Champagne1918;
- Lorraine1918
- Normandy (with arrowhead) (Except 3rd Brigade);
- Northern France(Except 3rd Brigade);
- Rhineland (Except 3rd Brigade);
- Ardennes-Alsace(Except 3rd Brigade);
- Central Europe(Except 3rd Brigade);
- Vietnam:
- Counteroffensive, Phase II;
- Counteroffensive, Phase III;
- Tet Counteroffensive;
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
- Counteroffensive, Phase V;
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
- Summer-Fall 1969;
- Winter-Spring 1970;
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive (Except 3rd Brigade);
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII (Except 3rd Brigade).
- Operation Iraqi Freedom:
- Liberation of Iraq– 19 March 2003 to 1 May 2003.
- Transition of Iraq – 2 May 2003 to 28 June 2004.
- Iraqi Governance – 29 June 2004 to 15 December 2005.
- National Resolution – 16 December 2005 to 9 January 2007.
- Iraqi Surge - 10 January 2007 to 18 December 2008.
- Iraqi Sovereignty – 1 January 2009 to 31 August 2010.
- Operation New Dawn– 1 September 2010 to 31 December 2011.
- Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan):
- Consolidation II – 1 October 2006 to 30 November 2009.
- Consolidation III – 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2011.
- Transition I – 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2014.
- Operation Inherent Resolve – 15 June 2014 - TBD.
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation(Army) for PLEIKU PROVINCE (1st Brigade Only)
- Presidential Unit Citation(Army) for DAK TO DISTRICT (1st Brigade Only)
- Presidential Unit Citation(Army) for SUOI TRE (3rd Brigade Only)
- Meritorious Unit Award(Army) for IRAQ 2013-14 (Division HQ)
- Meritorious Unit Award(Army) for IRAQ 2010-11 (Division HQ)
- Meritorious Unit Award(Army) for IRAQ 2007-09 (Division HQ)
- Meritorious Unit Award(Army) for IRAQ 2005-06 (Division HQ)
- Army Superior Unit Award (Selected Units) for Force XXITest and Evaluation (1995–1996)
- Belgian Fourragere1940
- Cited in the Order of the Dayof the Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantrywith Palm for VIETNAM 1966–1969
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1969–1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1966–1969
Medal of Honor recipients
World War I
- William Shemin (posthumously)
World War II
- Marcario Garcia
- George L. Mabry, Jr.
- Bernard J. Ray (posthumously)
- Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (posthumously)
- Pedro Cano (posthumously)
Vietnam War
- Leslie Allen Bellrichard (posthumously)
- Thomas W. Bennett (posthumously)
- Donald W. Evans, Jr.(posthumously)
- Bruce Alan Grandstaff (posthumously)
- Dwight H. Johnson
- Phill G. McDonald (posthumously)
- David H. McNerney
- Ferenc Zoltán Molnár (posthumously)
- Anund C. Roark (posthumously)
- Elmelindo R. Smith(posthumously)
- Louis E. Willett(posthumously)
Afghanistan War
- Clinton L. Romesha
- Ty Carter
- Florent A. Groberg
In popular culture
- 4th Infantry Division's shoulder patch—the Ivy Patch, is worn as a combat patch by two characters in the 1986 Vietnam War movie Platoon, by Sgt. Warren, portrayed by Tony Todd, and by Capt. Harris, portrayed by Dale Dye.
- 4th Infantry Division has been mentioned in The Last of Us: Left Behind.
- 4th Infantry Division was featured in the film, The Longest Day.
- 4th Infantry Division soldiers appear in the film Is Paris Burning.
- Detective Joss Carter on the CBS television action drama Person of Interest (TV series), is said to have been a senior military interrogator with the 4th Infantry Division while serving in Afghanistan. It is mentioned three times during the character's series run. Carter was portrayed by actress Taraji P. Henson.
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- Bibliography
- King, M., M. Collins, and J. Nulton. To War with the 4th: A Century of Frontline Combat with the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, from the Argonne to the Ardennes to Afghanistan Philadelphia: Casemate, 2016. ISBN 1612003990. (Issued in anticipation of the centennial anniversary of the formation of the 4th Infantry Division on 17 November 2017)
- Fourth Infantry (Ivy) Division Association. 4th Infantry "Ivy" Division. Paducah, KY: Turner Pub, 1987. ISBN 0938021540
- Knapp, George W., and Gayle E. Knapp. A Chaplain's Duty: Faith and Courage on the Front Line : Letters from WWII : Chaplain George W. Knapp 4th Infantry Division. Marietta, GA: Deeds Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9780982618073
- United States. 4th Infantry Division: Occupation of Germany, 1952. Atlanta: A. Love, 1952. OCLC 5025440
- United States. Famous Fourth: The Story of the 4th Infantry Division. Stars and Stripes, 1945. OCLC 4339770
Further reading
- Brown, Todd S. (2007). Battleground Iraq: Journal of a Company Commander. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2010. – a journal from a member of the 4th Infantry Division 2003–2004
- Wilson, George, If you survive, New York, Ballantine books 1987 ISBN 9780804100038
- Eggleston, Rhonda, "Ladies of the Ironhorse: The Voices of Those Who Wait at Home", St. John's Press 2005 ISBN 0-9710551-9-X
External links
- 4th Infantry Division Home Page – official site.
- 4th Infantry Division for Vietnam Veterans – unofficial site.
- 4th Infantry Division Association
- 4th History @ GlobalSercurity.org website
- Famous Fourth: The Story of the 4th Infantry Division (WWII unit history booklet)
- Camp Greene Website
- 4th ID Order of Battle
- 4th US Infantry Division World War II in Normandy Combat Film DVD June 1944
- 4th Infantry Division in World War II Europe Combat Film DVD, August–November 1944
- The short film Big Picture: The Famous Fourth is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Army Unit Decoration and Campaign Register 1962-1987 - Official Site
- Army General Orders Unit Award Index 1987 to Present - Official Site