97 inf div

The 97th Infantry Division, known as the "Trident Division," was activated in February 1918 during World War I but did not see combat before the Armistice. Reactivated in February 1943 for World War II, the division deployed to Europe in 1945, participating in the final offensives in Germany, including the capture of the city of Cheb. After the German surrender, the 97th was sent to Japan for occupation duties, becoming the first U.S. Army unit to enter the country following the Japanese surrender. The division was inactivated in March 1946.