TROY, New York – The commander of the New York Army National Guard’s Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division will be on hand April 29 for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis’ infamous Dachau Concentration Camp.
The 42nd is one of three U.S. Army divisions credited with liberating the camp, established near Munich by Adolph Hitler in 1933.
Major General Jack James, the division commander, and division Command Sgt. Major Arnold Reyes, will represent the division.
The division will be recognized with an award named after a French resistance fighter, imprisoned at Dachau and liberated by American Soldiers.
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