6th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Divisions of World War II
| Name: | 6th |
| Type: | Infantry |
| Nickname: | Sight Seein' Sixth |
| Source: | Regular Army |
| Theater: |
Pacific |
| Casualties: | 2,370 |
| Days of Combat: | 306 |
| Activation Date: | 10 Oct 39 |
| Date Sent Overseas: | 29 Jul 43 (Hawaii) |
| Date Entered Combat: | 14 Jun 44 (New Guinea) |
| Status June 1946: | active Korea |
| Other Wars: | WW I, Vietnam |
| Commanding General(s): |
Brig. Gen. Clement A. Trott
(Oct 39 - Oct 40)
Brig. Gen. Frederick Uhl
(Oct 40 - Dec 40)
Maj. Gen. Clarence S. Ridley
(Jan 41 - Aug 42)
Maj. Gen. Durward Wilson
(Sep 42 - Oct 42)
Maj. Gen. Franklin C.Sibert
(Oct 42 - Aug 44)
Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patrick
(Aug 44 - Mar 45)
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hurdis
(Mar 45 - Apr 45)
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| Campaign(s): |
New Guinea (24 Jan 43 - 31 Dec 44)
Luzon (15 Dec 44 - 4 Jul 45)
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Notes:
Activation date is the date the division was activated or inducted into federal service (national guard units).
Casualties are number of killed, wounded in action, captured, and missing.
Other Wars are the wars in which the division was mobilized.
The dates after the campaign name are the dates of the campaign not of the division.
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