concerned with the collection and processing of prisoners of war, leaving November 1945 for the States and demobilization. Major General Robert Beightler was one of only eleven generals who commanded their divisions for the entire war, and was the only National Guard general to do so. Casualties Total battle casualties: 5,960 Killed in action: 1,094 Wounded in action: 4,861 Missing in action: 4 Prisoner of war: 1 Days of combat: 592 After 1945 The division was reorganized in the Ohio Army National Guard in 1946. It served under federal control from 1952 to 1954 at Camp Polk, Louisiana. Although the division was not sent to Korea, nearly every soldier was as an individual replacement. The 37th went through a number of reorganizations from 1959 until it was disbanded on 15 February 1968. The bulk of the division's combat units became the 73rd Infantry Brigade, 38th Infantry Division with the remaining becoming the 16th Engineer Brigade and other combat support units. In 1977, the 73rd Brigade was released from assignment to the 38th ID and was redesignated the 73rd Infantry Brigade, a separate brigade. During the draw down of forces after the Cold War, units of the 73rd and the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment consolidated to form the 37th Brigade, 28th Infantry Division. A year later, the brigade was reunited with the 38th Infantry Division. On 1 September 2007, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) was activated under the Army's modular plan. The shoulder sleeve insignia of the 37th IBCT is heavily based on that of the 37th Infantry Division and many units that are part of the 37th IBCT, served in the 37th Infantry Division. See also Rodger Wilton Young John N. Reese, Jr. Cleto Rodríguez George Sweigert, inventor of the cordless phone, veteran of the 37th Division, participated in action at Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. Sweigert was assigned to the 145th Headquarters Company as a radioman and intelligence scout. References Notes Sources CMH The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States - U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 External links World War I action and 37th Division Divisions of the United States Army National Guard 037th Infantry Division, U.S. Military units and formations established in 1917 Infantry Division, U.S. 037 United States Army divisions of World War I Infantry divisions of the United States Army in World War II Military units and formations