7^TH (BAYONET) INFANTRY DIVISION

With the end of World War Two, the 7^th Infantry Division was assigned occupation duty in Korea. This lasted until 1948 when the division was withdrawn from Korea in increments and assumed occupation duty on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The final 7^th Infantry Division unit officially left Korea on 31 December 1948. When war broke in Korea, the division initially was kept in Japan as Far East Command General Reserve and men from the unit were used fill under-strength units already in Korea. Plans changed with planning for the Inchon Invasion and the 7^th Infantry Division became part of newly-formed X-Corps. To fill its now-empty ranks, South Korean troops — called KATUSA for "Korean Army Troops (with) United States Army — were brought to man the division’s empty spaces. The 7^th Division remained in Korea until it was deactived in 1971.

The division consisted of:

• Division Headquarters and Headquarters Company
• 17^th Infantry Regiment
• 31^st Infantry Regiment
• 32^nd Infantry Regiment
• Division Artillery
  31^st Field Artillery Battalion (155mm)
  48^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  49^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  57^th Field Artillery Battalion (105mm)
  15^th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion
• Division Troops
  Company A, 77^th Tank Battalion who were replaced by:
  73^rd Tank Battalion (Medium) August 1950.
  13^th Engineer Battalion (Combat)
  7^th Reconnaissance Company
• Division Special Troops
  7^th Medical Battalion
  7^th Signal Battalion
  707^th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
  7^th Quartermaster Company
  7^th Military Police Company
  7^th Replacement Company
• Attached units
  2^nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) (31 Dec 1950 - 1 Aug 1951)

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