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438th Division, also known as the 438th Infantry Division, was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. It was activated on 15 October 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and was initially designated as the 438th Infantry Division. The division was part of the 94th Infantry Division, which was formed in 1942 as a training division. The 438th Infantry Division was redesignated as the 94th Infantry Division on 15 January 1943. The division was composed of three infantry regiments, a field artillery regiment, an anti-tank battalion, an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and a combat engineer battalion. The division was equipped with M4 Sherman tanks, M3 and M5 Stuart light tanks, and various infantry weapons. The 438th Infantry Division saw combat in the European Theater of Operations, participating in the Battle of Normandy and the subsequent campaigns in France and Germany. The division was inactivated on 25 September 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. The 438th Infantry Division is notable for its participation in the D-Day landings and its role in the liberation of Paris. The division's history is marked by its contributions to the Allied victory in World War II.