The 6th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army active in World War I, World War II, and the last years of the Cold War. Known as "Red Star", it was previously called the "Sight Seein' Sixth".

On New Year’s Day of 1945, the 6th Infantry Division was sailing in the largest landing force to be assembled in the Pacific for its landing at Lingayan Gulf, Luzon. They were facing General Yamashita and 250,000 combat-hardened troops who were well fed and well armed determined to bleed the American’s white on Luzon to prevent the invasion ...

The 6th Infantry Division of World War II holds the unchallenged record for consecutive days of continuous combat in the Pacific Theater, 219 days of continuous combat, set by the Division on the Island of Luzon, the Philippines.

Our primary purpose is education and preservation of the history of the United States Army’s 6th Infantry Division. Our membership is open to the public. Many of our members are the surviving veterans of the 6th Infantry’s battles in the Southwest Pacific during World War II.

This campaign map shows the route of the 6th Infantry Division throughout the Pacific during World War II. This chart is available for purchase at HistoryShots.com.

6th Infantry Division. In World War I the 6th Division was in so many engagements and made so many long marches about France that it was nicknamed “The Sight-Seeing Sixth.” The 6th in World War II did a pretty good job of upholding that reputation.

The 6th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II, and the last years of the Cold War. Known as "Red Star", and formerly called the "Sight Seein...

The 6th Infantry Division was activated 12 October 1939, and deployed overseas on 21 July 1943, earning the nickname the Sight-Seeing Sixth.

The 6th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I, World War II, and the last years of the Cold War. It was activated in November, 1917 with the 11th & 12th Infantry Brigades, the 51st, 52d, 53d & 54th Infantry Regiments, the 16th, 17th & 18th Machine-Gun Battalions, and the 3d, 11th & 78th Field Artillery Battalions.

6th Infantry Division, US Army, WWI The shoulder insignia of the division is a six pointed star of red with the numeral "6" in blue superimposed on the center of the star. Popularly known as the "Star Division."