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The realities of World War II compelled the U.S. Army to activate the National Guard en masse. Federalizing the National Guard proved critical prior to potentially utilizing expeditionary military forces. At the time, the National Guard acted as the largest component of the Army and contained not only troop strength, but also provided command and control capabilities organic in its division headquarters. National Guard units became vital to quickly mobilize forces for national defense and eventually the execution of the largest expeditionary war the United States has ever seen. The 35th Infantry Division became one of these divisions first mobilized in 1940. The process of mobilizing, traini...
Citations for awards of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, and Soldier's Medal to members of the 35th Infantry Division during World War II, with analysis of awards by rank, unit, and more. This volume also contains the citations for all awards of the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal to members of the Division in World War I, as well as many WWI Silver Star Citations.
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