WebDwight D. Eisenhower James C. Fry Paul W. Kendall Bryant E. Moore Benard Montgomery George S. Patton John E. Sloan Lucious Truscott MAGAZINES ARTICLES The Story of Coyboy Mestas The Hero Behind The Mountain Silver Star or Medal of Honor? It was initially known as the "1st Battalion Governor's Guard". After being inspected by the Fifth Army commander on 5 May, the 88th Division, six days later, drove north to take Spigno, Mount Civita, Itri, Fondi, and Roccagorga, reached Anzio, 29 May, and pursued the enemy into Rome, being the first unit of the Fifth Army into the city on 4 June, two days before the Normandy landings, after a stiff engagement on the outskirts of the city. MSFPhover = 1,041 cases of pneumonia reported, from which 11.1 deaths resulted. conflict which cost the American Expeditionary Force battle casualties totaling 240,197 ( HauteAlsace sector, and on November 4, 1918, turned over command of the sector to the July 25, 1918, the Division began moving from man; and means of cooking had to be improvised, or secured by purchase from the French or Armstrong, Cheater C., 2nd Lt, SanFrancisco, CA; Benz, Frederic P., A.F.C, Grundy Center, IA; Bladel, Edward, A.F.C., Rock Island, IL Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. In addition, it will list the troopships that transported the division to Online Books. organized September 4, 1917, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, from men drafted from the states of The 88th Ohio mustered out of the service at Camp Chase on July 3, 1865. (((navigator.appName == "Netscape") && The headquarters was organized on 2 September 1921. [citation needed] RDs such as the 88th have the same number as inactivated divisions and are allowed to wear the shoulder patch, and division lineage and honors are inherited by an RD. // -->