in the U.S. Army at that time were "triangularized" with three combat regiments instead of the four regiment structure "square division" used during World War I. The 340th Infantry Regiment was redesignated as the 410th Quartermaster Battalion and left the division. Basic infantry training was begun in June 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. In April 1943, it participated in large-scale army training in the Louisiana Maneuvers near Leesville, Louisiana. In August, the division was moved to Camp Coxcomb, California for desert warfare training. In October, the division was transferred to Fort Dix, New Jersey, for final preparations before shipment overseas. Major General John B. Coulter was transferred as commander and retained this position throughout the war. The Assistant Division Commander (ADC) throughout the war was Brigadier General Lee S. Gerow. Headquarters, 85th Infantry Division 337th Infantry Regiment 338th Infantry Regiment 339th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 85th Infantry Division Artillery 328th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 329th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 403rd Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm) 910th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 310th Engineer Combat Battalion 310th Medical Battalion 85th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) Headquarters, Special Troops, 85th Infantry Division Headquarters Company, 85th Infantry Division 785th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 85th Quartermaster Company 85th Signal Company Military Police Platoon Band 85th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment The 85th Infantry Division left the United States on 24 December 1943 and arrived in Casablanca, French Morocco on 2 January 1944. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. The 339th Regimental Combat Team was the first division element to depart Port-Aux-Poules for movement to the Italian Campaign. Arriving in Italy on 14 March, the 339th RCT was attached to the 88th Infantry Division and became the first regiment of the 85th to see combat during World War II on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, 28 March. The 85th Division, under II Corps of the U.S. Fifth Army under Mark W. Clark, was committed to action as a unit, 10 April 1944, north of the Garigliano River, facing the Gustav Line, and held defensive positions for a month. On 11 May, it launched its attack, taking Solacciano, Castellonorato, and Formia. Itri fell, 19 May, and the 85th continued to mop up the Gaeta Peninsula. Terracina was taken and the road to the