History of the Division during WWII
The 32D Infantry Division in World War II The ‘Red Arrow’
- 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
32 Answered: A South Carolina Veterans' Story
A new book about the 32D ‘Red Arrow’ Infantry Division in WWII has recently been released. In 32 Answered: A South Carolina Veterans’ Story, Joe H. Camp, Jr. details the experiences of a group of South Carolina officers, “all products of the state’s four pre-war ROTC programs,” who found themselves assigned to the 32D Division. It is available in paperback and digital format.
The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific
James Campbell has written a remarkable book describing the 32D Infantry Division’s grueling march over the steaming and disease ridden Owen Stanley Mountains during their approach to Buna, New Guinea. It also effectively details the Division’s early struggles and eventual triumph in the capture of Buna, its first battle during WWII. Click on the book cover to the left, it will take you to Mr. Campbell’s web site, where you will find information about how to purchase this book.
Mr. Howard Kelley, a 32D Infantry Division Veteran, has written a book describing his service during World War II. In Born in the U.S.A. – Raised in New Guinea, he shares some of his most personal experiences as a member of the ‘Red Arrow’s’ 3D Battalion, 127TH Infantry. This book offers a rare, first-hand glimpse of the 32D Infantry Division in World War II, as seen through the eyes of an enlisted GI. Click on the book cover to the left, it will take you to Mr. Kelley’s web site, where you will find information about how to purchase this book.
