with 1,151 killed and 5,723 wounded. Private Henry Gunther, the last American soldier to be killed in action during World War I, served with the 313th Infantry Regiment of the 79th Division. Interwar period The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921 and assigned to the eastern half of the state of Pennsylvania. The headquarters was organized on 29 September 1921. It formed part of the XIII Corps (United States), Third Corps Area. World War II Ordered into active military service: 15 June 1942 at Camp Pickett, Virginia Trained at Camp Laguna in California in 1943. Overseas: 7 April 1944 Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe Days of combat: 248 Distinguished Unit Citations: 8 Awards: Medal of Honor-3 ; Distinguished Service Cross (United States)-13 ; Distinguished Service Medal (United States)-1 ; Silver Star-962; Legion of Merit-11 ; Soldier's Medal-27 ; Bronze Star-4,916 ; Air Medal-78 Commanders: Major General Ira T. Wyche (June 1942 – May 1945), Brigadier General Leroy H. Watson (May–July 1945), Major General Anthony C. McAuliffe (July–August 1945), Brigadier General Leroy H. Watson (August 1945 to inactivation). Returned to U.S.: 10 December 1945. Inactivated: 20 December 1945, Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Reactivated: (Organized Reserve division 29 November 1946). Order of battle Headquarters, 79th Infantry Division 313th Infantry Regiment 314th Infantry Regiment 315th Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 79th Infantry Division Artillery 310th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 311th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 312th Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm) 904th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 304th Engineer Combat Battalion 304th Medical Battalion 79th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) Headquarters, Special Troops, 79th Infantry Division Headquarters Company, 79th Infantry Division 779th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 79th Quartermaster Company 79th Signal Company Military Police Platoon Band 79th Counterintelligence Corps Detachment Combat chronicle The division was activated at Camp Pickett, Virginia on 15 June 1942. It participated in the Tennessee Maneuver Area, after which it moved to Camp Laguna near Yuma, Arizona, where it trained in the desert. It was then ordered to Camp Phillips, Kansas for training in winter conditions. At the beginning of April 1944, the division reported to the port of embarkation at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. The division arrived in Liverpool on 17 April and began training in amphibious operations. After training in the United Kingdom from 17 April 1944, the 79th Infantry Division landed on Utah Beach, Normandy, 12–14 June