World War II History of the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division
- Distinguished Service Cross Recipients from the Division during WWII
- Highlights of the Division’s WWII Service
- History of the Division during WWII
- Back to Australia – Rest, Rehabilitation and Training
- Distinguished Service Cross Recipients during World War II
- Leyte Campaign
- Luzon Campaign – Mopping Up
- Luzon Campaign – The Villa Verde Trail
- Mobilization, Training and Deployment to Australia
- New Guinea Campaign – Aitape
- New Guinea Campaign – Morotai
- New Guinea Campaign – Saidor
- New Guinea Campaign – Biak
- Occupation of Japan
- Papuan Campaign – Strategic Situation & Overview
- Papuan Campaign – The Advance to Buna
- Papuan Campaign – The Battle of Buna
- Papuan Campaign – The Battle of Sanananda
- Medal of Honor Recipients from the Division during WWII
- Roll of Honor for the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Division during WWII
- Silver Star Recipients from the Division during WWII
- Organization of the Division when it was activated for WWII
- Unit Citations and Campaign Participation Credits of the Division during WWII
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A bulldozer pulls the weight off a thrown track from a tank belonging to Company B, 775th Tank Battalion — attached to the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division — on the Villa Verde Trail in Luzon, Philippine Islands April 3, 1945. The tank, which threw its track turning a sharp corner, was used to draw enemy fire in order to locate enemy positions. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
The war remains a grim reality for this 32nd “Red Arrow” Division Soldier Aug. 13, 1945 as he receives blood plasma at an aid station in northern Luzon, Philippine Islands. This photo was taken shortly before Japan’s radio offer to capitulate. Meanwhile, U.S. troops continued to encounter isolated pockets of stubborn resistance. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Soldiers from the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Heavy Weapons Company on Hill 506 provide overhead cover fire for other Red Arrow troops on the Villa Verde Trail in northern Luzon, Philippine Islands, May 2, 1945. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Soldiers from the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s Company E, 128th Infantry Regiment, open fire on Japanese troops July 27, 1945 in the Cagayan Valley, Luzon, Philippine Islands. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Igarot men and women carry stretchers bearing wounded 32nd “Red Arrow” Division Soldiers over a long, rough portion of the Villa Verde Trail July 5, 1945. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
A Japanese-American interpreter from the intelligence section of the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Infantry Regiment speaks to Japanese troops in a valley at Pali, Luzon along Highway 11 July 5, 1945. This psychological warfare group was instrumental in capturing many Japanese troops. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Filipino pack carriers assisting the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Infantry regiment load into trucks prior to advancing toward the front along the Villa Verde Trail March 3, 1945. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Soldiers from the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Infantry Regiment unload supplies on the Girau River Jan. 1, 1943 near Buna Village, New Guinea. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
The outpost of the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 1st Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment on Buna Island between Buna Village and Buna Mission, Jan. 1, 1943. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Soldiers from the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Infantry Regiment look over burning Japanese tanks disabled by American tanks north of Lonoy, Leyte, Philippine Islands Dec. 22, 1944. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo
Soldiers from the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division’s 127th Infantry Regiment gather around a sign detailing the division’s battle campaigns, Oct. 18, 1945. U.S. Army Signal Corps photo