in Washington, D.C. The 12th Infantry was ordered to clear the United States Capitol and the camps on the Anacostia Flats of the veterans that afternoon. From June 1936 to August 1937, the 16th Brigade was commanded by Lorenzo D. Gasser, who went on to serve as the army's assistant chief of staff for personnel (G-1) and Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army. The division was also provisionally organized in 1939 for the First Army Maneuvers at Manassas, Virginia, with the 16th Brigade reinforced by the 66th Infantry (Light Tanks). In preparation for becoming a "triangular" division, the 8th Infantry Division was reactivated on 1 July 1940 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, without its Reserve units and assigned to the I Corps . World War II Activated: 1 July 1940 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina Trained at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in late 1942 '''Trained at Camp Laguna in Arizona in 1943Overseas: 5 December 1943Campaigns: Normandy Northern France Rhineland Central EuropeDays of combat: 266.Distinguished Unit Citations: 5Awards: Medal of Honor – 3 ; Distinguished Service Cross (United States) – 33 ; Distinguished Service Medal (United States) – 2 ; Silver Star – 768; LM – 12 ; DFC – 2 ; SM – 24; BSM – 2,874; PH – 1 ; AM – 107.Commanders: Maj. Gen. Philip B. Peyton (June 1940 – December 1940) Maj. Gen. James P. Marley (December 1940 – February 1941) Maj. Gen. William E. Shedd (February 1941) Maj. Gen. Henry Terrell Jr. (March 1941) Maj. Gen. James P. Marley (April 1941 – July 1942) Maj. Gen. Paul E. Peabody (August 1942 – January 1943) Maj. Gen. William C. McMahon (February 1943 – July 1944) Maj. Gen. Donald A. Stroh (July 1944 – December 1944) Maj. Gen. William G. Weaver (December 1944 – February 1945) Maj. Gen. Bryant E. Moore (February 1945 – November 1945) Maj. Gen. William M. Miley (November 1945 to inactivation).Returned to U.S.: 10 July 1945.Inactivated: at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 20 November 1945. Order of battle Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division 13th Infantry Regiment 28th Infantry Regiment 121st Infantry Regiment Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Infantry Division Artillery 28th Field Artillery Battalion (155 mm) 43rd Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 45th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 56th Field Artillery Battalion (105 mm) 12th Engineer Combat Battalion 8th Medical Battalion 8th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized) Headquarters, Special Troops, 8th Infantry Division Headquarters