Division insignia of the United States Army
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture.[1][2][3]
Airborne/infantry
Note: several insignia are of World War II formations.
Note: US infantry divisions were not formed under the following numbers: 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 60, 64, 67, 68.[4][5]
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1st Infantry Division"Big Red One"[6] -
2nd Infantry Division"Indianhead"[6] -
3rd Infantry Division"Marne Division"[6] -
4th Infantry Division"Ivy Division"[6] -
5th Infantry Division"Red Diamond"[6] -
6th Infantry Division"Sightseeing Sixth"[6] -
6th Airborne Division
Operation Vendetta "phantom" unit -
7th Infantry Division"Bayonet"[6] -
8th Infantry Division"Pathfinder"[6] -
9th Infantry Division"Old Reliables"[6] -
9th Airborne DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
10th Division
(Regular Army/National Guard unit of 1918–19) -
10th Mountain Division"Climb to Glory" Division Formerly "10th Light Division (Alpine)" [World War II]
10th Infantry DivisionJune 1948 - June 1958 -
11th Infantry Division
"Lafayette Div"
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11th Airborne Division"Angels"[6] -
11th Infantry DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -

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13th Airborne Division 1943-1946 "Unicorn" Division -
14th Infantry Division 1918-1919 "Wolverine" Division -
14th Division
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17th Infantry DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
17th Airborne Division"Golden Talons" Division -
18th Division
(Regular army/National Guard WWI—distinct from National Guard 18th Division) -
18th Airborne Division"phantom" unit -
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21st Airborne DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
22nd Infantry Division"phantom" unit (Used in Middle East) -
23rd Infantry Division"Americal" -
24th Infantry Division"Victory Division"[6] -
25th Infantry Division"Tropic Lightning"[6] -
26th Infantry Division"Yankee"[6] -
27th Infantry Division"New York" Division -
28th Infantry Division"Keystone"[6] -
29th Infantry Division"Blue and Gray"[6] -
30th Infantry Division"Old Hickory" Division -
31st Infantry Division"Dixie Division" -
32nd Infantry Division"Red Arrow"[6] -
33rd Infantry Division"Prairie"[6] -
34th Infantry Division"Red Bull"[6] -
35th Infantry Division"Santa Fe"[6] -
36th Infantry Division"Arrowhead"[6] -
37th Infantry Division"Buckeye"[6] -
38th Infantry Division"Cyclone"[6] -
39th Infantry Division "Delta Division" -
40th Infantry Division"Sunshine Division"[6] -
41st Infantry Division"Jungleers" Division -
42nd Infantry Division"Rainbow"[6] -
43rd Infantry Division"Winged Victory" Division -
44th Infantry Division"Prepared In All Things Division" -
45th Infantry Division1924–1939 -
45th Infantry Division"Thunderbird"[6]1939–1953 -
46th Infantry Division Operation Wadham "phantom" unit -
46th Infantry Division"Iron Fist" Division1947–1968 -
47th Infantry Division"Viking Division" -
48th Infantry Division Operation Quicksilver (US Phantom Division WW2) -

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49th Infantry Division"Argonauts" -
50th Infantry Division "phantom" unit -

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52nd Infantry Division(52nd SSI changed to 49th Division in 1947) -
55th Infantry DivisionFourth British Army "phantom" unit -
![59th Infantry Division "Rattlesnake"[7] Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit](./_assets_/59_INF_DIV_SSI.svg.png)
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63rd Infantry Division"Blood and Fire"[6] -
65th Infantry Division"Battle-Axe" Division -

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69th Infantry Division"Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division -
70th Infantry Division"Trailblazers"[6] -
71st Infantry Division"The Red Circle" Division -
75th Infantry Division"Make Ready" Division -
76th Infantry Division"Onway/Liberty Bell" Division -
77th Infantry Division"Statue of Liberty"[6] -
78th Infantry Division"Lightning"[6] -
79th Infantry Division"Cross of Lorraine"[6] Division -
80th Division"Blue Ridge"[6] Division -
81st Infantry Division"Wildcat"[6] -
82nd Airborne Division"All American"[6] -
83rd Infantry Division"Thunderbolt"[6] -
84th Infantry Division"Railsplitters"[6] -
85th Infantry Division"Custer"[6] -
86th Infantry Division"Blackhawk Division" -
87th Infantry Division"Golden Acorn"[6] -
88th Infantry Division"Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division" -
89th Infantry Division"Rolling W" Division -
90th Infantry Division"Tough 'ombres"[6] -
91st Infantry Division"Wild West Division"[6] -
92nd Infantry Division"Buffalo Soldiers" Division -
93d Infantry Division"Blue Helmets" Division -
94th Infantry Division"Neuf Cats" Division1923–1942; 1956–1967 -
94th Infantry Division"Neuf Cats" Division1942–1956 -
95th Infantry Division"Iron Men of Metz"[6] -
96th Infantry Division"The Deadeye Division" -
97th Infantry Division"Trident" Division -
98th Infantry Division"Iroquois"[6] -
99th Infantry Division"Checkerboard Division" -
100th Division"Century"[6] -
101st Airborne Division"Screaming Eagles"[6] -
102nd Infantry Division"Ozark"[6] -
103rd Infantry Division"Cactus Division"[6] -
104th Infantry Division"Timberwolf" Division -
106th Infantry Division"Golden Lions" Division -
108th Division"Golden Griffins" Division -
119th Infantry DivisionOperation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
130th Infantry Division (US Phantom Division WW2) -
135th Airborne Division"phantom" unit -
141st Infantry Division (US Phantom Unit WW2)
Unnumbered
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Panama Canal Division
1921–1932 -
Hawaiian Division 1921-1941
Cavalry
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1st Cavalry Division"The First Team" -

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Armored
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Armored Forces -
1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides"[6]March 1932 – April 1946March 1951 – today -
2nd Armored Division"Hell On Wheels"[6]July 1940 – Dec 1995 -
3rd Armored Division "Spearhead'[6]April 1941 – Nov 1945 July 1947 – Oct 1992 -
4th Armored Division"Name Enough"April 1941 – 1971 -
5th Armored Division "Victory"[6]Oct 1941 – Oct 1945 -
6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"[6]Feb 1942 – Sept 1945 -
7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"[6]March 1942 – Oct 1945 -
8th Armored Division "Iron Snake"April 1942 – Nov 1945 -
9th Armored Division "Phantom"July 1942 – Oct 1945 -
10th Armored Division "Tiger"July 1942 – Oct 1945 -
11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt"Aug 1942 – Aug 1945 -
12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division"Sept 1942 – Dec 1945 -
13th Armored Division "Black Cats"Oct 1942 – Nov 1945 -
14th Armored Division "Liberators"[6]Nov 1942 – Sept 1945 -
15th Armored Division
World War II "phantom" unit see Operation Fortitude -
16th Armored Division "Lightning Power"July 1943 – Oct 1945 -

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20th Armored Division "Armoraiders"March 1943 – April 1946 -
22nd Armored Division (1943-1947) Reflagged as 75th Infantry in 1952 Is now 75th Innovation Command -

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27th Armored Division "Empire Division"1955–1967 -
30th Armored Division "Volunteers"1954 – Dec 1973Tennessee National Guard -
39th Armored Division
World War II "phantom" unit see Operation Fortitude -
40th Armored Division "Grizzly Division"July 1954 – 1968California National Guard -
48th Armored Division "Hurricane Division"Florida National Guard -
49th Armored Division "Lone Star"Feb 1946 – 1968Nov 1973 – July 2004Texas National Guard -
50th Armored Division "Jersey Blues"July 1946 – Sept 1993New Jersey National Guard
See also
- Field Army Insignia of the United States Army
- Corps Insignia of the United States Army
- Brigade insignia of the United States Army
- Miscellaneous shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army
- Obsolete Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United State Army
Sources & references
- ^ Distinctive Unit Insignia, Coat of Arms, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Archived 27 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html Archived 18 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Armored Divisions
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cavcomp.html Archived 18 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of the 1st Cavalry Divisions
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/infcomp.html Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Infantry Divisions
- ^ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/abdcomp.html Archived 13 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Airborne Divisions
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "Special Designation Listing By Unit Number". United States Army Center of Military History. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ Hesketh, Roger (1999). Fortitude:The D-Day Deception Campaign. St Ermin's Press. ISBN 0-316-85172-8.
External links
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