▁organized ▁into ▁the ▁Amer ical ▁Division ▁under ▁General ▁Alexander ▁P atch . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁Argentina ▁sa iled ▁from ▁San ▁Francisco ▁carrying ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁She ▁reached ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide , ▁Australia ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁May . ▁ ▁She ▁sa iled ▁mid ▁May ▁with ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Australian ▁RA AF ▁air cre w ▁bound ▁for ▁Canada ▁and ▁flight ▁training ▁under ▁the ▁Empire ▁Air ▁Training ▁scheme . ▁A ▁ships ▁menu ▁dated ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁shows ▁they ▁were ▁well ▁c ater ed ▁for ▁en ▁route . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁Argentina ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁emb ark ed ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁USA AF ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁including ▁f amed ▁f ighter ▁ace ▁Robin ▁Old s , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁ 5 th ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁entire ▁ 5 6 th ▁Sign al ▁Battalion . ▁She ▁left ▁New ▁York ▁under ▁naval ▁esc ort ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁and ▁reached ▁G ou rock , ▁Scotland ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Argentina ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁sister ▁ships , ▁Brazil , ▁sa iled ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁carrying ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Arm ored ▁Division . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁they ▁reached ▁Cas ab lan ca ▁in ▁French ▁Mor oc co . ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Argentina ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁trans at l antic ▁crossing ▁to ▁Cas ab