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.

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

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".
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.

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

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".

File:1st US Infantry Division.svg|1st Infantry Division"Big Red One"
File:2_Infantry_Div_SSI.svg|2nd Infantry Division"Indianhead" Division
File:3 Infantry Div Patch.svg|3rd Infantry Division"Marne Division"
File:4_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg|4th Infantry Division"Ivy Division"
File:US 5th Infantry Division.svg|5th Infantry Division"Red Diamond" Division
File:6th Infantry Division.svg|6th Infantry Division"Sightseeing Sixth"
File:USA - 6 ABN DIV.svg|6th Airborne Division

6th Airborne Division (United States)

The US 6th Airborne Division was a 'Phantom Division' created for Operation Vendetta in 1944. Like the British 4th and 5th Airborne Divisions, the notional formation was 'built up' around a real unit, the 517th Regimental Combat Team.-World War II:...

"phantom" unit of Seventh United States Army

United States Army Europe

United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, is an Army Service Component Command of the United States Army and the land component of United States European Command. It is the largest American formation in Europe.-Invasion of Sicily:...

in Operation Vendetta
File:7th ID SSI.svg|7th Infantry Division"Bayonet" Division
File:8th Infantry Division patch.svg|8th Infantry Division"Pathfinder" Division
File:9th Infantry Division patch.svg|9th Infantry Division"Old Reliables"
File:USA - 9 ABN DIV.svg|9th Airborne Division"phantom" unit of Fourteenth United States Army
File:WWI10D.svg|10th Division (Regular army/National guard World War I formation of 1918–1919)
File:10th Mountain Division SSI.svg|10th Mountain Division"Climb to Glory" Division
File:WWI11D.svg|11th Infantry Division"Lafayette Div" (Regular army/National guard World War I formation of 1918-1919-not to be confused with National guard 11th Division which later became 32nd Division)
File:11th Airborne Division.patch.svg|11th Airborne Division"Angels" Division
File:US 11th Infantry Division.svg|11th Infantry DivisionDesign approved 5 July 1944-a "phantom" unit of Fourteenth United States Army
File:12th Infantry Division SSI.svg|12th Infantry Division aka "Philippine Division"
File:WWISSI.jpg|12th Infantry Division of 1917–1919 aka "Plymouth Division" at upper right
File:WWISSI.jpg|13th Infantry Division of 1917–1919 aka "Lucky 13th Division" at lower left
File:USA - 13 ABN DIV.svg|13th Airborne Division"Black Cat" Division
File:WWI14D.JPG|14th Division (Regular army/National guard World War I formation-not to be confused with National guard 14th Division which later became 35th Division)
File:WWI14DNG.png|14th Division National guard World War I formation-not to be confused with Regular Army 14th Division
No COA|15th Division National Guard World War I formation-changed to 36th Division {World War II}
No COA|15th Division Regular Army World War I formation
No COA| 15th Airborne Division World War II formation on Rolls but not organized
No COA|16th Division National Guard World War I formation-changed to 37th Division {World War II}
File:WWI17D.png|17th Infantry Division
File:USA - 17 ABN DIV.svg|17th Airborne Division"Golden Talons" Division
File:WWI18D.JPG|18th Division (Regular army/National guard World War I formation-not to be confused with National guard 18th Division which later became 39th Division)
File:18 ABN DIV SSI.jpg|18th Airborne Division"phantom" unit
File:21st Abn Div SSI.jpg|21st Airborne Division"phantom" unit of Fourteenth United States Army
File:22nd Inf Div SSI.jpg|22nd Infantry Division"phantom" unit (Used in Middle East)
File:Americal_patch.svg|23rd Infantry Division"Americal" Division
File:24 Infantry Division SSI.svg|24th Infantry Division"Victory Division"
File:25th Infantry Division SSI.svg|25th Infantry Division"Tropic Lightning" Division
File:Yankee Division Patch.svg|26th Infantry Division

26th Infantry Division (United States)

The 26th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army. As a major formation of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, it was based in Boston, Massachusetts for most of its history...

"Yankee Division"
File:27th Infantry Division SSI.svg|27th Infantry Division"New York" Division
File:US28th Infantry Division.svg|28th Infantry Division"Keystone" Division
File:29th ID SSI.svg|29th Infantry Division"Blue and Gray" Division
File:30th Infantry Division SSI.svg|30th Infantry Division"Old Hickory" Division
File:31st ID SSI.svg|31st Infantry Division"Dixie Division"
File:32nd infantry division shoulder patch.svg|32nd Infantry Division"Red Arrow" Division
File:33rd Infantry Division SSI.svg|33rd Infantry Division"Illinois/Prairie" Division
File:34th 'Red Bull' Infantry Division SSI.svg|34th Infantry Division"Red Bull" Division
File:35th Infantry Division SSI.svg|35th Infantry Division"Santa Fe" Division
File:36th Infantry Division SSI.svg|36th Infantry Division"Texas" Division
File:37th Infantry Division SSI.svg|37th Infantry Division"Buckeye" Division
File:38th Infantry Division SSI.svg|38th Infantry Division"Avengers of Bataan" and "Cyclone Division"
File:US 39th Infantry Division.svg|39th Infantry Division

39th Infantry Division (United States)

The 39th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Army National Guard, originally formed as the 18th Division in 1917. The Division consisted of troops from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. After training at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, the Division was deployed to France but did not...

"Dixie Division"
File:40th Infantry Division SSI.svg|40th Infantry Division"Sunburst Division"
File:41st Infantry Division SSI.svg|41st Infantry Division"Jungleers" Division
File:42nd Infantry Division SSI.svg|42nd Infantry Division"Rainbow" Division
File:43rd_ssi.svg|43rd Infantry Division"Winged Victory" Division
File:44 INF DIV SSI.svg|44th Infantry Division"Prepared In All Things Division"
File:USA - 45 INF DIV Swastika.svg|45th Infantry Division1924–1939DUI changed to Thunderbird 1939
File:45th Infantry insignia (thunderbird).svg|45th Infantry Division"Thunderbird/Rock of Anzio" Division1939–1953
File:US 46th Infantry Division.svg|46th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Operation Wadham
File:46 INF DIV SSI.svg|46th Infantry Division

46th Infantry Division (United States)

The 46th Infantry Division was a formation of the Michigan Army National Guard active between 1947 and 1968. It was initially headquartered at Lansing. Many of its units had previously been part of the 32nd Infantry Division. It was converted to the Reorganization Objective Army Division structure...

"Iron Fist" Division1947–1968
File:47th Division Shoulder Patch.svg|47th Infantry Division

47th Infantry Division (United States)

The 47th Infantry Division was a formation of the Army National Guard active from 1946 to 1991. The Division was created on 10 June 1946 as a National Guard infantry division from the efforts of Minnesota's Adjutant General Ellard Walsh...

"Viking Division"
File:48th Division Shoulder Patch.png|48th Infantry Division
File:49th Infantry.jpg|49th Infantry Division

49th Infantry Division (United States)

The 49th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army formed from the 52nd Infantry Division.The 52nd Infantry Division was activated on 15 August 1946, and was allocated to the State of California as a National Guard division during the post World War II demobilization. The division was...

"Argonauts"
File:US 50th Infantry Division.svg|50th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Fourteenth United States Army
File:51 INF DIV SSI.svg|51st Infantry Division

51st Infantry Division (United States)

Assigned to the Florida and South Carolina National Guards immediately following World War II.Source: Wilson, John B. . Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades. Washington, DC: Center of Military History....

1945–1947 South Carolina/Florida unit
File:49th Infantry.jpg|52nd Infantry Division(Note: 52nd unit insignia changed to 49th Division in 1947)
File:US 55th Infantry Division SVG.svg|55th Infantry Division

55th Infantry Division (United States)

The US 55th Infantry Division was a 'phantom division' created in October of 1943 to cover the departure of the US 5th Infantry Division from Iceland.-World War II:...

"phantom" unit of Fourth British Army
File:59 INF DIV SSI.svg|59th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Fourteenth United States Army
File:63rd Infantry Division SSI.svg|63rd Infantry Division"Blood and Fire" Division
File:65th Infantry Division SVG.svg|65th Infantry Division"Battle-Axe" Division
File:66IDINS.GIF|66th Infantry Division"Black Panther" Division
File:US 69th Infantry Division.svg|69th Infantry Division"Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division
File:70th Infantry Division patch.svg|70th Infantry Division"Trailblazers"
File:US 71st Infantry Division.svg|71st Infantry Division"The Red Circle" Division
File:75e Division d'Infanterie (USA).svg|75th Infantry Division"Make Ready" Division
File:76 Inf Div SSI.svg|76th Infantry Division"Onway/Liberty Bell" Division
File:77th Infantry Division.patch.jpg|77th Infantry Division"Statute of Liberty" Division
File:78th Infantry Division SSI.svg|78th Infantry Division"Lightning" Division
File:79th Infantry Division SSI.svg|79th Infantry Division"Cross of Lorraine" Division
File:80th Inf Div SSI SVG.svg|80th Division
File:US Army 81st Infantry Division SSI.svg|81st Infantry Division"Wildcat" Division
File:82 ABD SSI.svg|82nd Airborne Division"All American" Division
File:83rd Infantry Division SSI.svg|83rd Infantry Division"Thunderbolt" Division
File:US 84th Infantry Division.svg|84th Infantry Division"Railsplitters"
File:85th Division SSI.svg‎|85th Infantry Division"Custer" Division
File:86 Inf Div SSI.jpg|86th Infantry Division"Blackhawk Division"
File:US 87th Infantry Division.svg|87th Infantry Division"Golden Acorn" Division
File:88th Infantry Division SSI.svg|88th Infantry Division"Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division"
File:89th Regional Readiness Command SSI.svg|89th Infantry Division"Rolling W" Division
File:90th Infantry Division.patch.svg|90th Infantry Division"Tough 'ombres"
File:US 91st Infantry Division.svg|91st Infantry Division"Wild West Division"
File:US 92nd Infantry Division SVG.svg|92nd Infantry Division"Buffalo Soldiers" Division
File:US 93rd Infantry Division.svg|93d Infantry Division"Blue Helmets" Division
File:US 94th Infantry Division.png|94th Infantry Division"Neuf Cats" Division1923–1942; 1956–1967
File:94th Regional Readiness Command SSI.svg|94th Infantry Division"Neuf Cats" Division1942–1956
File:95TrainingDivSSI SVG.svg|95th Infantry Division"Iron Men of Metz"
File:96th Infantry Division SSI.svg|96th Infantry Division"The Deadeye Division"
File:97THID.svg|97th Infantry Division"Trident" Division
File:98th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia.svg|98th Infantry Division"Iroquois" Division
File:US 99th Infantry Division.svg|99th Infantry Division"Checkerboard Division"
File:100th Infantry Division SSI.svg|100th Division"Century" Division
File:US 101st Airborne Division patch.svg|101st Airborne Division

101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...

"Screaming Eagles"
File:102 INF DIV SSI.svg|102nd Infantry Division"Ozark" Division
File:US 103rd Infantry Division.svg|103rd Infantry Division"Cactus Division"
File:104TrngDivLdrTrngSSI.svg|104th Infantry Division"Timberwolf" Division
File:106th_infantry_Division.jpg|106th Infantry Division"Golden Lions" Division
File:108th Infantry.patch.gif|108th Division"Golden Griffins" Division
File:US 119th Infantry Division.png|119th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Ninth Amphibious Corps in Operation Wedlock
File:130 INF DIV SSI.jpg|130th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Ninth Amphibious Corps in Operation Wedlock
File:135 ABN DIV SSI.jpg|135th Airborne Division"phantom" unit
File:141 INF DIV SSI.jpg|141st Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Ninth Amphibious Corps in Operation Wedlock
File:157 INF DIV SSI.jpg|157th Infantry Division"phantom" unit of Ninth Amphibious Corps in Operation Wedlock

Unnumbered Divisions

No COA|Maneuver Division

Divisions of the United States Army

This list of United States Army Divisions is divided into three eras: 1911–1917, 1917–1941, and 1941–present. These eras represent the major evolutions of army division structure...

1911-not numbered
No COA|Panama Canal Division (United States)

Panama Canal Division (United States)

Authorized in 1920, the Panama Canal Division of the United States Army was organized in 1921 in order to insure the United States could adequately defend the Canal Zone ....

1921-1932-not numbered
File:USA - Hawaiian Division.svg|Hawaiian Division (United States)

Hawaiian Division (United States)

The Hawaiian Division was a division of the United States Army.This division was named rather than numbered, as were the Philippine, Panama Canal Division and Americal Divisions. It was first activated under the peacetime Square Division Table of Organization and Equipment on 25 February 1921 as...

active 1921–1941. Basis for 24th and 25th Divisions; (not numbered)
File:Philippine Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.gif|Philippine Department

Philippine Department

The Philippine Department was a regular US Army unit, defeated in the Philippines, during World War II. The mission of the Philippine Department was to defend the Philippine Islands and train the Philippine Army...

8 July 1922 (not numbered)

Cavalry Divisions

File:1st Cavalry Division - Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.svg|1st Cavalry Division
File:US 2nd Cavalry Division.svg|2nd Cavalry Division

2nd Cavalry Division (United States)

-Heraldry:SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA*Description: On a yellow Norman shield with a green border, a blue chevron below two eight-pointed blue stars.*Blazon: Or, a chevron azure, in chief 2 mullets of eight points of the second, a bordure vert....

File:US 3rd Cavalry Division.svg|3rd Cavalry Division

3rd Cavalry Division (United States)

The United States Army's 3rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units in the interwar period.The 3rd Cavalry Division was largely a "paper" formation existing from 1927 to 1940. Its units were never assembled in a single location. The 3rd Cavalry Division...

NO COA online|15th Cavalry Division

15th Cavalry Division (United States)

The 15th Cavalry Division was created with the 1st & 2nd Cavalry Brigades in February 1917 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. It numbered in succession of the 1st–14th Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Originally trained for deployment to Europe, its units were later converted into...

File:21st_cav_div.jpg|21st Cavalry Division

21st Cavalry Division (United States)

The National Guard's 21st Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units after the First World War. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

NO COA online|22nd Cavalry Division

22nd Cavalry Division (United States)

The National Guard's 22nd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession after the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

NO COA online|23rd Cavalry Division

23rd Cavalry Division (United States)

The National Guard's 23rd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

File:24th_cav_div.jpg|24th Cavalry Division

24th Cavalry Division (United States)

The United States Army National Guard's 24th Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

File:61stCavDiv.jpg|61st Cavalry Division

61st Cavalry Division (United States)

The Organized Reserve's 61st Cavalry Division was constituted 15 October 1921 from the perceived need for additional cavalry units after World War One. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. The Division was officially disbanded on 30...

File:62nd_cav_div.jpg|62nd Cavalry Division

62nd Cavalry Division (United States)

The Army Reserve's 62nd Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation...

File:US 63rd Cavalry Division.svg|63rd Cavalry Division

63rd Cavalry Division (United States)

The US Army's 63rd Cavalry Division, Organized Reserve, was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation....

File:64th_cav_div.jpg|64th Cavalry Division

64th Cavalry Division (United States)

The 64th Cavalry Division of the United States Army Organized Reserve was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation....

File:US 65th Cavalry Division.svg|65th Cavalry Division

65th Cavalry Division (United States)

The Army Reserve's 65th Cavalry Division was created due to the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It was numbered in succession with the Regular Army Divisions, not all of which were active at its creation....

File:US 66th Cavalry Division.svg|66th Cavalry Division

66th Cavalry Division (United States)

The Army Reserve's 66th Cavalry Division was created from the perceived need for additional cavalry units. It numbered in succession of the Regular Army Divisions, which were not all active at its creation. Going into World War II, the U.S...

Armored Divisions

File:1st US Armored Division SSI.svg|1st Armored Division

1st Armored Division (United States)

The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...

"Old Ironsides"March 1932 – April 1946March 1951 – today
File:2nd US Armored Division SSI.svg|2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels"July 1940 – Dec 1995
File:3rd US Armored Division SSI.svg|3rd Armored Division "Spearhead"April 1941 – Nov 1945 July 1947 – Oct 1992
File:4th US Armored Division SSI.svg|4th Armored Division "Name Enough"April 1941 – 1971
File:5th US Armored Division SSI.svg|5th Armored Division "Victory Division"Oct 1941 – Oct 1945
File:6th US Armored Division SSI.svg|6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"Feb 1942 – Sept 1945
File:7th US Armored Division SSI.svg|7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"March 1942 – Oct 1945
File:8th US Armored Division SSI.svg|8th Armored Division "Iron Snake"April 1942 – Nov 1945
File:9th US Armored Division SSI.svg|9th Armored Division "Phantom"July 1942 – Oct 1945
File:10th US Armored Division SSI.svg|10th Armored Division "Tiger"July 1942 – Oct 1945
File:11th US Armored Division SSI.svg|11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt"Aug 1942 – Aug 1945
File:12th US Armored Division SSI.svg|12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division"Sept 1942 – Dec 1945
File:13th US Armored Division SSI.svg|13th Armored Division "Black Cats"Oct 1942 – Nov 1945 Briefly reflagged as 19th Armored Division 1947
File:14th US Armored Division SSI.svg|14th Armored Division "Liberators"Nov 1942 – Sept 1945
File:15th US Armored Division SSI.svg|15th Armored Division WWII Ghost Division see Operation Fortitude

Operation Fortitude

Operation Fortitude was the codename for a World War II military deception employed by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy during the build up to the 1944 Normandy Landings...

File:16th US Armored Division SSI.svg|16th Armored Division "Lightning Power"July 1943 – Oct 1945
No DUI|18th Armored Division On rolls but not organized
No DUI|19th Armored Division See 13th Armored Division
File:20th US Armored Division SSI.svg|20th Armored Division "Armoraiders"March 1943 – April 1946
File:27th US Armored Division SSI.svg|27th Armored Division "Empire Division"1955 – 1967New York National Guard

New York Army National Guard

The New York Army National Guard is a component of the New York National Guard and the Army National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...

(Formerly 27th Infantry Division (United States) later changed to 27th Infantry Brigade (United States))
File:30th US Armored Division SSI.svg|30th Armored Division "Dixie Division"1954 – Dec 1973Tennessee NG
File:39th US Armored Division SSI.svg|39th Armored Division WWII Ghost Division see Operation Fortitude

Operation Fortitude

Operation Fortitude was the codename for a World War II military deception employed by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy during the build up to the 1944 Normandy Landings...

File:40th US Armored Division SSI.svg|40th Armored Division

40th Armored Division (United States)

The 40th Armored Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from July 1954 until 1967.-History:After its return from the Korean War, the 40th Infantry Division was reorganised on 1 July 1954 as the 40th Armored Division...

"Grizzly Division"July 1954 – 1968California National Guard

California Army National Guard

The California Army National Guard is the land force component of the California National Guard, one of the reserve component United States Army and is part of the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers...

File:48th US Armored Division SSI.svg|48th Armored Division

48th Armored Division

The 48th Armored Division was a division of the United States Army National Guard from September 1946 until 1968. Most of its units were located within the Florida Army National Guard and the Georgia Army National Guard.-History:...

"Hurricane Division"Florida National Guard

Florida Army National Guard

The Florida Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...

File:49th US Armored Division SSI.svg|49th Armored Division "Lone Star"Feb 1946 – 1968Nov 1973 – July 2004Texas National Guard

Texas Army National Guard

The Texas Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, the United States National Guard and the Texas Military Forces . Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support...

File:50th US Armored Division SSI.svg|50th Armored Division

50th Armored Division (United States)

The 50th Armored Division was a division of the Army National Guard from July 1946 until 1993.-History:On 13 October 1945 the War Department published a postwar policy statement for the entire Army, calling for a 27-division Army National Guard structure with 25 infantry divisions and 2 armored...

"Jersey Blues"July 1946 – Sept 1993New Jersey NG

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

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US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

US Army Airborne/Infantry divisions

Unnumbered Divisions

Cavalry Divisions

Armored Divisions

See also