25TH (TROPIC LIGHTNING) INFANTRY DIVISION
Stationed at Osaka, Japan, during the occupation, the 25th Infantry Division began deploying to Korea on 10 July 1950, with all units arriving by 18 July 1950. It went into combat almost immediately. Like all other U.S. divisions, it suffered setbacks in its first few engagements but went on to have an excellent combat record. The division was in Korea until October 1954, when it redeployed to Hawaii.
The division consisted of:
- Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 24th Infantry Regiment(which was replaced on 1 August 1950 by:
- 14th Infantry Regiment
- 27th Infantry Regiment
- 35th Infantry Regiment
- Division Artillery
8th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
64th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
69th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
90th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)- Division Troops
Company A, 79th Tank Battalion (Heavy) which was replaced, on 7 August 1950, by:
89th Tank Battalion (Medium)
65th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
25th Reconnaissance Company- Division Special Troops
25th Medical Battalion
25th Signal Company
725th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
25th Quartermaster Company
25th Military Police Company
25th Replacement Company- Attached units
5th Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) (31 April 1951 - 1 August 1951)
The Turkish Brigade(Note: When the war first began, 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 29th Infantry Regiment, then stationed on Okinawa, were sent to the 25th Infantry Division in Korea where they became the 3rd Battalions of the 27th and 35th Infantry Regiments.)