77th Sustainment Brigade
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The 77th Sustainment Brigade is a unit of the United States Army that inherited the lineage of the 77th Infantry Division ("Statue of Liberty"[1]), which served in World War I and World War II. Its headquarters has been at Fort Dix, New Jersey, since its predecessor command, the 77th Regional Readiness Command, was disestablished in 2008 from Fort Totten in Bayside, Queens, New York. Soldiers from the 77th have served in most major conflict and contingency operations since World War II.[not verified in body]
77th Sustainment Brigade | |
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Active | 1917–1919 1921–1946 1963–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Sustainment |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst |
Nickname(s) | "Statue of Liberty" (special designation)[1] |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Thomas J Kim |
Notable commanders | J. Franklin Bell George B. Duncan Robert Alexander Robert L. Eichelberger Roscoe B. Woodruff Andrew D. Bruce Julius Ochs Adler |
The division is nicknamed the "Statue of Liberty Division"; the shoulder patch bears the Statue of Liberty in gold on a blue isosceles-trapezoid shape. U.S. Marines on Guam nicknamed them the "77th Marine Division".[not verified in body]
The Clearview Expressway in Queens, New York, is named the "U.S. Army 77th Infantry Division Expressway", honoring the division and its successor commands.