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43rd Infantry Division — Winged Victory
43rd Infantry Division • World War II •
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Document Overview
Issued under the command of Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing, this unit history, “The Story of the 43d Infantry Division: Winged Victory,” covers the Division’s full arc from its February 1941 activation through four years of service, its staging through New Caledonia and New Zealand, combat on Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Aitape, and Luzon, and its return home as the first U.S. Army division inactivated from the Pacific Theater, closing with rosters of Medal of Honor, Legion of Merit, and Purple Heart recipients and a battle casualty accounting. This listing is for a digital download of a scanned copy of the original photo-illustrated volume.

Campaigns: Guadalcanal and the Russell Islands (1943); the New Georgia Campaign, B.S.I.; Aitape, New Guinea; the Luzon Campaign, Philippine Islands (1944–1945).

Commanders: Maj. Gen. Morris B. Payne (24 February 1941 – 1 September 1941); Maj. Gen. John H. Hester (1 September 1941 – 29 July 1943); Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge (29 July – 11 August 1943); Brig. Gen. Harold R. Barker (11 – 20 August 1943); Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing (20 August 1943 – inactivation, 1945).

Unit paper: unknown

Table of Contents
Commanding Generals
Division Staff and Unit Commanders at Close of Luzon Campaign
Activation and Stateside Training
New Caledonia and New Zealand
Guadalcanal
The New Georgia Campaign
Aitape, New Guinea
The Luzon Campaign
Return to the United States
Medal of Honor
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Asiatic-Pacific Area Medal
Battle Casualties

“After a job well done, the 43d Infantry ‘Winged Victory’ Division had come home as a unit, the first United States Army Division to be inactivated from the Pacific Theater of Operations in World War II.”
— The Story of the 43d Infantry Division