47th Infantry Division

The 47th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Viking Division," was a unit of the United States Army National Guard. Activated in 1946, it was originally composed mainly of soldiers from Minnesota and North Dakota. Although the division was never deployed overseas as a whole, its personnel participated in major training exercises and contributed troops to the Korean and Vietnam Wars through individual replacements. In 1991, the 47th Infantry Division was inactivated, and its lineage was carried on by the 34th Infantry Division.