enced . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 4 th ▁was ▁subsequently ▁federal ized ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁with ▁troops ▁from ▁North ▁Dak ota , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁transport ed ▁by ▁rail ▁and ▁tr uck ▁con vo ys ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Camp ▁Cla ib or ne ▁in ▁Rap ides ▁Par ish , ▁Louisiana ▁near ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁The ▁soldiers ▁started ▁rig orous ▁training ▁including ▁man eu vers ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁starting ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁climate ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁was ▁especially ▁har sh . ▁The ▁division ▁then ▁participated ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁M ane u vers , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁well - dis cipl ined , ▁high - sp ir ited , ▁and ▁well - prep ared ▁unit . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁man eu vers , ▁General ▁Wal sh , ▁who ▁suffered ▁from ▁chron ic ▁ul cers , ▁became ▁too ▁ill ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁command , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Russell ▁P . ▁Hart le ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁battle ▁ ▁Head quarters , ▁ 3 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ 1 3 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ 1 6 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁ ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁Head quarters ▁B atter y , ▁ 3 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁Art illery