The 24th Infantry Division was an   of the . It was inactivated in October 1996, it was based at , and later reactivated at Fort Riley, Kansas. Formed during World War II from the disbanding , the division saw action throughout the Pacific theater, first fighting in  before landing on the  islands of  and , driving  forces from them. Following the end of the war, the division participated in occupation duties in Japan and was the first division to respond at the outbreak of the . For the first 18 months of the war, the division was heavily engaged on the front lines with  and  forces, suffering over 10,000 casualties. It was withdrawn from the front lines to the reserve force for the remainder of the war after the second battle for Wonju, but returned to Korea for patrol duty at the end of major combat operations.