Author: STAFF, DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Title: Fourth Infantry "Ivy" Division
Description: Paducah, KY: Turner, 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0938021540. Green leatherlike cover with gilt print. Limited edition #728 of 1000. Scarce if not rare. Looks new. Numerous photos of the men then and now with short bio's. Historical information of the war's in which the Division served from WWI through Vietnam and Iraq.. The 4th Division was organized at Camp Greene, North Carolina on 10 December 1917 under the command of Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron. It was here they adopted their distinctive insignia, the four ivy leaves. The ivy leaf came from the Roman numerals for four (IV) and signified their motto "Steadfast and Loyal". The division was organized as part of the United States buildup following the Declaration of War on 6 April 1917 and the entry of the United States into the war on the side of the British and French.; Photographs,; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 148 pages. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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