199th (Manchester) Brigade
The 199th (2/1st Manchester) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw active service during the Great War as part of 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division and was reformed as 199th Infantry Brigade in World War II, serving with 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division until August 1944 when it was redesignated 166th Infantry Brigade.
North Meols
North Meols is a civil parish and electoral ward in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. The parish covers the village of Banks and the hamlet of Hundred End. The population of the parish/ward at the 2011 census was 4,146. Historically the parish covered a wider area including much of what is now Southport.
Edward Lawrence Logan
Edward Lawrence Logan (January 20, 1875 – July 6, 1939) was an American lawyer, judge, military officer, and politician. While still a student, Logan enlisted in the Massachusetts 9th infantry during the Spanish–American War. Upon returning to Boston, he ran successfully for a seat on the Boston City Council in 1899, and subsequently won election to the Massachusetts state legislature as both a representative, and later as a state senator. Rising to the rank of major general following the First World War, he was given command of the 26th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Logan was instrumental in the post–World War I reorganization of that unit, as well as the Massachusetts National Guard. He would go on to serve as head of the American Legion's Massachusetts division.
First Bank of the United States
The President, Directors and Company, of the Bank of the United States, commonly known as the First Bank of the United States, was a national bank, chartered for a term of twenty years, by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. It followed the Bank of North America, the nation's first de facto central bank.
Cross Timbers State Park
Cross Timbers State Park is a state park in Woodson County, Kansas, United States. It is located immediately south of Toronto.
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States In office April 12, 1945 -- January 20, 1953 Vice President None (1945 -- 1949) Alben W. Barkley (1949 -- 1953) Preceded by Franklin D. Roosevelt Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th Vice President of the United States In office January 20, 1945 -- April 12, 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt Preceded by Henry A. Wallace Succeeded by Alben W. Barkley United States Senator from Missouri In office January 3, 1935 -- January 17, 1945 Preceded by Roscoe C. Patterson Succeeded by Frank P. Briggs Presiding Judge of Jackson County, Missouri In office January 1, 1927 -- January 1, 1935 Preceded by Elihu W. Hayes Succeeded by Eugene I. Purcell Judge of Jackson County, Missouri's Eastern District In office January 1, 1923 -- January 1, 1925 Preceded by James E. Gilday Succeeded by Henry Rummel Personal details (1884 - 05 - 08) May 8, 1884 Lamar, Missouri, U.S. December 26, 1972 (1972 - 12 - 26) (aged 88) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. Resting place Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum Independence, Missouri, U.S. Political party Democratic Spouse (s) Bess Wallace (m. 1919) Children Margaret Truman Parents John Anderson Truman Martha Ellen Young Education Spalding's Commercial College UMKC School of Law (withdrew) Signature Military service Allegiance United States Service / branch United States Army Missouri National Guard United States Army Reserve Years of service 1905 -- 1911 (Missouri National Guard) 1917 -- 1919 (United States Army) 1920 -- 1953 (Reserve) Rank First Lieutenant (National Guard) Major (Army) Colonel (Reserve) Commands Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 60th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division 1st Battalion, 379th Field Artillery Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division 379th Field Artillery Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division Battles / wars World War I Western Front
Ridgely Gaither
Ridgely Gaither (February 23, 1903 – October 26, 1992) was a United States Army lieutenant general prominent as commander of the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean War, and commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Army Caribbean Command and Second United States Army.
1st Alpine Division Taurinense
The 1st Alpine Division Taurinense was a World War II light Infantry division of the Italian Army which specialised in Mountain Combat. The "Alpini" that formed the divisions are a highly decorated and elite mountain corps of the Italian Army consisting of both infantry and artillery units. Today, the traditions and name of the 1st Alpine Division Taurinense are carried on by the Alpine Brigade Taurinense.
20th Infantry Division (India)
The 20th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, formed in India, and took part in the Burma Campaign during World War II. In the immediate aftermath of the War, the bulk of the division was deployed to French Indochina to oversee the handover from Japanese to French rule. For nearly all is operational life the division was commanded by Major General Douglas Gracey
9th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its tsūshōgō code name was the or 1515 or 1573. The "9th Division" was one of six infantry divisions newly raised by the Imperial Japanese Army after the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). Its troops were recruited primarily from communities in the Hokuriku region of Japan (Ishikawa, Toyama and Fukui, with its headquarters located within the grounds of Kanazawa Castle.
David H. Scofield
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Quartermaster Sergeant David H. Scofield, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, while serving with Company K, 5th New York Cavalry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia, for capture of flag of 13th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America)."
Mark L. Hersey
Mark Leslie Hersey (December 1, 1863 – January 22, 1934) was a Major General in the United States Army who commanded the 4th Infantry Division during World War I.
188th Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 188th Infantry Brigade is an infantry training brigade of the United States Army based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It is a subordinate unit of the First United States Army, Division East.
Battle of Taejon
The Battle of Taejon (14–21 July 1950) was an early battle of the Korean War, between American and North Korean forces. Forces of the United States Army attempted to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division. The 24th Infantry Division was overwhelmed by numerically superior forces of the Korean People's Army (KPA) at the major city and transportation hub of Taejon. The 24th Infantry Division's regiments were already exhausted from the previous two weeks of delaying actions to stem the advance of the KPA.
Rapp Brush
Major General Isaac Rapp Brush (November 7, 1889 – March 6, 1958) was a United States Army officer who commanded the 40th Infantry Division from 1942 to 1945 during its World War II involvement in the United States armed forces' reconquest of the Philippines.
James L. Terry
James L. Terry is a Lieutenant General (Ret) in the United States Army. He was born in Chatsworth, Georgia on May 14, 1957. In 1978, he graduated from North Georgia College (now known as University of North Georgia) and through ROTC, commissioned into the Infantry. Terry has commanded at multiple levels across the Army. Terry's last assignment was as the commanding general of United States Army Central, retiring 17 November 2015. Terry served as the last commander of V Corps before its inactivation in 2013. While commanding V Corps, he concurrently served as Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC), and as deputy commander of United States Forces Afghanistan. He was the Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) from 2009 to 2011.
Otterbein, Baltimore
Otterbein is a small neighborhood of historic rowhouses in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Otterbein is immediately southwest of, and in close walking distance to, the Inner Harbor. The neighborhood is very compact, entirely located between Hanover Street and Sharp Street, and between Barre Street and Henrietta Street. It is in small parts of zip codes 21201 and 21230. It is named for Old Otterbein Church (Baltimore, Maryland), located immediately north of the neighborhood.
Normandy landings
Normandy landings Part of Operation Overlord, Invasion of Normandy Men of the 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Infantry Division wade ashore on Omaha Beach on the morning of 6 June 1944 Date June 6, 1944; 73 years ago (1944 - 06 - 06) Location Normandy, France Result Decisive Allied victory Territorial changes Five Allied beachheads established in Normandy Belligerents United Kingdom United States Canada Australia Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Free France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Germany Commanders and leaders Dwight D. Eisenhower Bernard Montgomery Omar Bradley Miles Dempsey Trafford Leigh - Mallory Bertram Ramsay Arthur Tedder Gerd von Rundstedt Erwin Rommel Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg Friedrich Dollmann Hans von Salmuth Wilhelm Falley † Units involved First Army Omaha Beach: V Corps 1st Infantry Division 29th Infantry Division Utah Beach: VII Corps 4th Infantry Division 82nd Airborne Division 90th Infantry Division 101st Airborne Division Second Army Gold Beach XXX Corps 50th Infantry Division Juno Beach I Corps 3rd Canadian Infantry Division Sword Beach I Corps 3rd Infantry Division 6th Airborne Division 5th Panzer Army South of Caen 21st Panzer Division 7th Army Omaha 352nd Infantry Division Utah Beach 709th Static Division Gold, Juno, and Sword 716th Static Division Strength 156,000 50,350 + 170 coastal artillery guns. Includes guns from 100mm to 210mm, as well as 320mm rocket launchers. Casualties and losses 10,000 + casualties; 4,414 confirmed dead 185 M4 Sherman tanks 4,000 -- 9,000 casualties
1896 United States House of Representatives elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1896 for members of the 55th Congress, coinciding with the election of President William McKinley.

Question: Who was the president of the U.S. immediately following the conflict in which the 55th Infantry Division from the district where North Meols is located participated?
Answer: Thomas Woodrow Wilson