The 8th Armored Division was activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky, on April 1 1943 then was sent to Camp Polk, Louisiana on March 5 1943 then to the Fourth Army #6 Louisiana Maneuvres on February 2 1944.
The 8-AD returned to Camp Polk, Louisiana on April 26 1944, staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, on November 2 1944 until it departed the New York POE on November 6 and arrived in England on November 19 1944.
The 8th Armored Division landed in France on January 5 1945, crossed into Holland on February 5 1945 and entered in Germany on March 2 1945.
Wen the job was over, the 8-AD was sent back to Hampton Roads POE on November 13 1945 and was inactivated at the same date at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia.
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The 17th Airborne Division was activated at Camp Mackall, North Carolina on Apr 15 1943 and participated to the Carolina Airborne Troops Carrier Command Maneuvers from Dec 6 to Dec 10 1943. It moved then to the Tennessee Maneuver Area on Feb 6 1944 and took part in the Second Army #5 Maneuvers. The 17th was then transferred to Camp Forrest Tennessee on Mar 24 1944, staged at Camp Myles Standish Mass from Aug 12 1944 until it departed the Boston Port of Embarkation on Aug 20 1944.
