AN HISTORICAL AND PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE 87th INFANTRY DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II, 1942-1945

Published in 1946.

Reprinted by the 87th Infantry Division Association, 1988.

Approx. 600 pages.

This is available as a free download from this web site, and is an excellent record of the 87th’s involvement in World War II.

After the war, each outfit of the division published a history book with narrative and photos detailing their action during the war. These books were made available to those who served in that unit, and you can sometimes find original copies for sale on auction sites, such as eBay. The original 87th Infantry Division Association later published a history book that combined all the individual unit histories into a single volume.

Thanks to Craig Stiegemeier and his parents, Billy (H-347) and Bernice for scanning the history book so it could be made available in electronic form.

The Golden Acorn News

Published from 1942 through 2008

The Golden Acorn News for the above years are available for download from this web site.

The Golden Acorn News, often called the GAN, was the division newsletter. Those published during the war are sometimes referred to as the “combat” GAN. After the war, the original 87th Infantry Division Association revived the GAN. In the early years of the association, it mainly served to publish news about members, and to provide information about previous and upcoming conventions/reunions. In later years, veterans began contributing a large number of articles with personal stories about their service in the 87th, and these issues are particularly treasured.

The Legacy Association continues this tradition by publishing The Golden Acorn News Legacy Edition, and these are available to current members of the association. Please consider joining our organization.

Thanks to Tom Hewlett for his dedication in assembling a complete collection of GANs, and subsequently having them scanned.