10-016 Garand Picture of the Day - 70th Inf Div

[Mark in Rochester]

Rifleman of 70th Division Searching for Snipers





The 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers"
In the line for 86 consecutive days of combat. Liberated 58 towns and took 668 prisoners in penetrating the Siegfried Line and driving through the Saarland.
The 70th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II, spearheading the Seventh United States Army's drive into Germany, south of Saarbrücken.

Activated at Camp Adair, Oregon, in 1943, the 70th Division served throughout World War II in the European Theater of Operations, but was deactivated in October 1945, following its return to the United States. The division was reactivated as a combat unit in 1952, and in May 1959 reorganized as the 70th Division (Training).



The name "Trailblazers" originated from the pioneers moving west into Oregon and "blazing" trails through the thick evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest. The 70th Infantry Division adopted the "Trailblazer" title when they were activated in 1943. They became known as the Trailblazer Division.

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