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".[4][5]


Unnumbered
  • Panama Canal Division
    1921–1932
  • Philippine Division
    1921-1942
  • Hawaiian Division
    active 1921–41. Basis for 24th and 25th Divisions

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 Component Elements of Armored Divisions
  3. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cavcomp.html Component Elements of the 1st Cavalry Divisions
  4. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/infcomp.html Component Elements of Infantry Divisions
  5. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/abdcomp.html Component Elements of Airborne Divisions
  6. "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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