Thirty-second Red Arrow Division
After American entry into World War I in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson ordered all of Michigan’s National Guard to Camp Grayling. Eight thousand of these troops then went to Texas where they joined Wisconsin soldiers to form the Thirty-second Division. Arriving in France in 1918, the division earned the name “Red Arrow” for its swift assaults through German lines. During World War II the Thirty-second Red Arrow Division fought courageously in the Pacific theatre and received a commendation from General Douglas MacArthur.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity of Michigan LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Michigan History Center
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