170th Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 170th Infantry Brigade was an infantry formation of the United States Army. From 2009 to 2012, as part of its third period of existence, it was based at Baumholder in the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Julius A. Penn was a career officer in the United States Army. He attained the rank of brigadier general during World War I, and commanded 170th Infantry Brigade, 85th Division and 76th Infantry Brigade, 38th Division, in addition to serving as Chief of the Personnel Bureau for the American Expeditionary Forces.
Brigadier General Julius Penn, from the 1935 report of the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy.
Major General Chase Wilmot Kennedy and Brigadier General Penn reviewing troops at Camp Custer, Michigan, May 1918.
Penn second from left (beard and mustache) at opening of 1500th YMCA Center in France, November 10, 1918.