44th Infantry Division (United States)

44th Infantry Division
Divisional shoulder patch.
Active	1924–1945 1946–1954
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Motto(s)	Prepared in all things
Engagements	World War II Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe
Decorations	Distinguished Unit Citation (3)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Maj. Gen. William F. Dean

The 44th Infantry Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from October 1920 to November 1945, when it was inactivated after Federal Service during World War II. A second 44th Infantry Division existed in the Illinois Army National Guard from 1946 until October 1954, when that division was disbanded after federal service during the Korean War.