40th Infantry Division

40^TH (GRIZZLY) INFANTRY DIVISION
(CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD)

The 40^th Infantry Division was headquartered in Los Angeles prior to the start of the Korean War. It was federalized on 1 September 1950 and sent to Camp Cooke, CA, for training. Upon completion of training in the United States, it deployed to Japan in April 1951 for advanced training, then further deployed to Korea on 3 February 1952 where it replaced the 24^th Infantry Division, who returned to Japan and became Far East Command General Reserve. The division returned to California and was released from active duty, 30 June 1954.

The Division consisted of:

• Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company
• 160^th Infantry Regiment
• 223^rd Infantry Regiment
• 224^th Infantry Regiment
• Division Artillery
  143^rd Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  625^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  980^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  981^st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
  140^th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
• Division Troops
  140^th Tank Battalion (Medium)
  578^th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
  40^th Reconnaissance Company
• Division Special Troops
  115^th Medical Battalion
  40^th Signal Company
  740^th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  40^th Quartermaster Company
  40^th Military Police Company
  40^th Replacement Company
• Attached Units
  11^th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) 1 July 1951 - 1 September 1951 (In Japan)

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