During which war did the commander serve the "Tropic Lightening"?
25th Infantry Division (United States) The 25th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Tropic Lightning" and the "Electric Strawberry" is a U.S. Army division based in Hawaii. The division, which was activated on 1 October 1941 in Hawaii, conducts military operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Its present deployment is composed of Stryker, light infantry, airborne, and aviation units.
Willis Lent Willis Ashford Lent (January 5, 1904 – August 28, 1959), nicknamed "Pilly", was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Serving as commanding officer of the "Tambor" class submarine USS "Triton" during the Second World War, Lent made the first torpedo attack against the Japanese of the war.