4th "IVY" Infantry Division

Posting		Name/Rank/Email	User Name	Medals
Commander	*	*		*
4th Recon Troop		Private Bob Riley		*
8th Infantry Regiment		Corporal Tom Nuss		*
12th Infantry Regiment		Major Gene Renna
22nd Infantry Regiment		Private 1st Class Bill Keys		*
4th Engineer Battalion		Captain Thomas Callmeyer
70th Tank Battalion		Colonel Dan Rothenberger
801st TD Battalion		Private Fred Stovall		*

World War II The Fourth Division arrived in the UK in early 1944. It took part in the Normandy Invasion, with the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division was one of the first Allied units to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, June 6 1944. Relieving the isolated 82d Airborne Division at Ste. Mere Eglise, the 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg on June 25. After taking part in the fighting near Periers, July 6-12, the Division broke through the left flank of the German Seventh Army, helped stem the German drive toward Avranches, and by the end of August had moved to Paris, assisting the French in the liberation of their capital. The 4th then moved into Belgium through Houffalize to attack the Siegfried Line at Schnee Eifel on September 14, and made several penetrations. Slow progress into Germany continued in October, and by November 6 the Division reached the Hurtgen Forest, where a severe engagement took place until early December. It then shifted to Luxembourg, only to meet the German winter offensive head-on on December 16 1944. Although its lines were dented, it managed to hold the Germans at Dickweiler and Osweiler, and, counterattacking in January across the Sauer, overran German positions in Fouhren and Vianden. Halted at the Prum in February by heavy enemy resistance, the Division finally crossed on February 28 near Olzheim, and raced on across the Kyll on March 7. After a short rest, the 4th moved across the Rhine on March 29 at Worms, attacked and secured W rzburg and by April 3 had established a bridgehead across the Main at Ochsenfurt. Speeding southeast across Bavaria, the Division had reached Miesbach on the Isar on May 2 1945, when it was relieved and placed on occupation duty. July 1945 - May 1956 The Division returned to the United States in July 1945 and was stationed at Camp Butner North Carolina, preparing for deployment to the Pacific. After the war ended it was inactivated on March 5 1946. It was reactivated as a training division at Fort Ord California on July 15 1947   Nicknames The division has two nicknames, the first, "Ivy," is a play on words of the roman numeral "IV" which signifies the division's numerical designation. Ivy leaves also symbolize tenacity and fidelity which is the basis of the division's motto: "Steadfast and Loyal". The second nickname, "Iron Horse," has been recently adopted to indicate the speed and power of the division.   Regiments: 8th, 12th and 22nd Infantry Regiments 20th, 29th, 42nd and 44th Field Artillery Battalions 4th Engineer Combat Battalion Campaigns: Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Commanders: Major General Walter E. Prosser - June 1940 Major General Lloyd R. Fredendall - October 1940 Major General Oscar W. Griswold - August 1941 Major General Harold R. Bull - October 1941 Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen - December 1941 Major General Fred C. Wallace - January 1942 Major General Raymond O. Barton - July 1942 Major General Harold W. Blakeley - December 1944 Major General George P. Hays - November 1945