Division insignia of the United States Army

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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]

Contents

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]


Unnumbered

Cavalry

Armored

See also

Sources & references

  1. ↑ Distinctive Unit Insignia, Coat of Arms, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Archived 27 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html Archived 18 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Armored Divisions
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/infcomp.html Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Infantry Divisions
  5. ↑ http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/abdcomp.html Archived 13 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine Component Elements of Airborne Divisions
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 "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.
  7. ↑ Hesketh, Roger (1999). Fortitude:The D-Day Deception Campaign. St Ermin's Press. ISBN   0-316-85172-8.

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