The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. A major formation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it was based in Boston, Massachusetts for most of its history
Decoration of regimental colors by General Passaga, 32nd French Army Corps.
Men of various arms of the 26th Division being decorated by General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of the AEF, for holding the Hun at Apremont, La Foret, France, pictured here on July 12, 1918.
A memorial of the 26th Infantry Division in Moyenvic, France
A machine gun team of the 26th Division, alerted by potential German sniper fire (3 March 1945)
Gusen concentration camp
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Gusen was a subcamp of Mauthausen concentration camp operated by the SS between the villages of Sankt Georgen an der Gusen and Langestein in the Reichsgau Ostmark. It was primarily populated by Polish
26th Infantry Division (United States)
…combat in France. Sent to Europe once again for World War II, the division again fought through France, advancing into Germany and liberating the Gusen concentration camp before the end of the war. Following the end of World War II, the division remained as an active command in the National Guard, gradually expanding its…
Gusen I after liberation
Construction of barracks at Gusen (1940)
Latrines at Gusen
SS men at Gusen, October 1941