▁was ▁re organ ized ▁from ▁a ▁square ▁to ▁a ▁tri angular ▁division ▁before ▁seeing ▁combat . ▁The ▁division ' s ▁three ▁inf antry ▁reg iments ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 3 3 rd , ▁ 1 3 5 th , ▁and ▁ 1 6 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Reg iments , ▁together ▁with ▁supporting ▁units . ▁ ▁Com bat ▁chron icle ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Division ▁was ▁transport ed ▁by ▁train ▁to ▁Fort ▁D ix , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁quickly ▁prepare ▁for ▁over se as ▁movement . ▁The ▁first ▁cont ing ent ▁emb ark ed ▁at ▁Brook lyn ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁sa iled ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁The ▁initial ▁group ▁of ▁ 4 , 5 0 8 ▁men ▁stepped ▁ash ore ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 1 5 ▁h rs ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁at ▁D uffer in ▁Qu ay , ▁B elf ast , ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁They ▁were ▁met ▁by ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁including ▁the ▁Governor ▁( D u ke ▁of ▁Aber c orn ), ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁( John ▁Miller ▁Andrew s ), ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁British ▁Tro ops ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁( L ie utenant ▁General ▁Sir ▁Harold ▁Frank lyn ), ▁and ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Air ▁( S ir ▁Arch ib ald ▁S inc la ir ). ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁Hart le ▁was ▁task ed