| 98th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1918 1921-1946 1947–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Moore, Georgia |
| Nickname(s) | "Iroquois" (special designation)[1] |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier General David M. Samuelsen |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:98th_Training_Division_DUI.svg) |
The 98th Infantry Division ("Iroquois"[1]) was a unit of the United States Army in the closing months of World War I and during World War II. The unit is now one of the U.S. Army Reserve's training divisions, officially known as the 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training). Its primary mission is to conduct Initial Entry Training (IET) for new soldiers. It is one of three training divisions subordinate to the 108th Training Command (IET) and handles command and control of units throughout the eastern United States and in Puerto Rico.
Since its creation in 1918, the division has experienced multiple cycles of activation, training, deployment and deactivation as well as substantial reorganizations and changes of mission. Since 1959, the 98th has been a unit of the U.S. Army Reserve with the primary mission of training soldiers. Long headquartered in Rochester, New York, with historical ties to New York and New England, the division was moved in 2012 to Fort Benning (today Fort Moore), Georgia. [2]
- ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ 98th Training Division moving from Rochester, N.Y. to Fort Benning Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, newspaper article by Ben Wright, correspondent for the Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA), 4 Sep 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.