of World War II in Europe came six days later. Throughout the war the 88th Infantry Division was in combat for 344 days. Casualties Total battle casualties: 13,111 Killed in action: 2,298 Wounded in action: 9,225 Missing in action: 941 Prisoner of war: 647 Units Units assigned to the division during World War II included: Headquarters, 88th Infantry Division 349th Infantry Regiment 350th Infantry Regiment 351st Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 88th Infantry Division Artillery 337th Field Artillery Battalion 338th Field Artillery Battalion 339th Field Artillery Battalion 913th Field Artillery Battalion 313th Engineer Combat Battalion 313th Medical Battalion 88th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) Headquarters, Special Troops, 88th Infantry Division 788th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 88th Quartermaster Company 88th Signal Company Military Police Platoon Band 88th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment Post war After the war, the 88th Infantry Division absorbed some personnel and units from the 34th Infantry Division and served on occupation duty in Italy guarding the Morgan Line from positions in Italy and Trieste until 15 September 1947 when the Italian peace treaty came into force. The 351st Infantry was relieved from assignment to the division on 1 May 1947 and served as temporary military Government of the Free Territory of Trieste, securing the new independent State between Italy and Yugoslavia on behalf of the United Nations Security Council. Designated TRUST (Trieste United States Troops), the command served as the front line in the Cold War from 1947 to 1954, including confrontations with Yugoslavian forces. In October 1954 the mission ended upon the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding of London establishing a temporary civil administration in the Anglo-American Zone of the Free Territory of Trieste, entrusted to the responsibility of the Italian Government. TRUST units, which included a number of 88th divisional support units, all bore a unit patch which was the coat of arms of the Free Territory of Trieste superimposed over the divisional quatrefoil, over which was a blue scroll containing the designation "TRUST" in white. Cold War and beyond The 88th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) was formed at Fort Snelling in January, 1968, as one of 18 ARCOMs which were organized to provide command and control to Army Reserve units. The initial area of responsibility for the 88th ARCOM included Minnesota and Iowa, and this area was later expanded to include Wisconsin. (Note: ARCOMs were authorized to use the number and shoulder sleeve insignia of