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A History
Some ten months ago on May 15, 1942, the 93d Infantry Divi-
sion was activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to take part in
World War II. The division is getting near the time when it will
be bidding good-bye to this proud old military post that was
founded in 1877 by Captain Samuel C. Whiteside of the Sixth
Cavalry. But, let's look back over some of the things that have
happened while the division in World War II to be formed. Furnish-
ing cadres for all the new units of the division were the 25th In-
fantry and the 368th Infantry both of whichhad been stationed
at Fort Huachuca long before the 93d Divisionwas ever thought
of. Major General C. P. Hall was the Commanding General of
the division when it first came into being. He left Fort Huachuca
in October of 1942. Every unit has gone through a tough and extensive
training program. A village fighting course was built at Chearles-
ton, Arizona, and each soldier has had a chance to find out what
he can do while bullets are flying about. All has not been work
at Fort Huachuca. The division organised and played off a foot-
ball league in 1942 that was a great success. It was climaxed
on New Years's Day with the Desert Bowl in which the 25th In-
fantry team was crowned the division champion. The 93d
Blue Helmet, official newspaper of the 93d Infantry Division,
started publication on September 18, 1942, and weekly kept the
soldiers informed as to what was happening in their units. With
the beginning of 1943 all the units started a rigid field training
program. This was climaxed during the latter part of March,
1943, when the entire division went into the maneuver area for
two full weeks of hard division maneuvers. The activation of the
93rd Division made Fort Huachuca the third largest city in the
state of Arizona. It covers a total of 93 square miles.
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