Division insignia of the United States Army
cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms
Shoulder sleeve insignia are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture.
Airborne/Infantry
editNote: 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".
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1st Infantry Division"Big Red One -
2nd Infantry Division"Indianhead" -
3rd Infantry Division"Marne Division" -
4th Infantry Division"Ivy Division" -
5th Infantry Division"Red Diamond" -
6th Infantry Division"Sightseeing Sixth" -
6th Airborne Division
Operation Vendetta "phantom" unit -
7th Infantry Division"Hourglass Division", "Bayonet Division", "California Division" -
8th Infantry Division"Pathfinder" -
9th Infantry Division"Old Reliables" -
9th Airborne DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
10th Infantry Division
(Regular Army/National Guard 1918-1919) -
10th Mountain Division"Climb to Glory" Division -
11th Infantry Division"Lafayette Div"
(Regular Army/National Guard 1918-19 distinct from National Guard 11th Division) -
11th Airborne Division"Angels" -
11th Infantry DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
12th Infantry Division
"Plymouth Division" -
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13th Infantry Division
"Lucky 13th Division" -
13th Airborne Division"Black Cat" Division -
14th Division
(Regular Army/National Guard WWI-distinct from National Guard 14th Division) -
14th Division
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17th Infantry Division
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
17th Airborne Division"Golden Talons" Division -
18th Division
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18th Airborne Division"phantom" unit -
21st Airborne DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
22nd Infantry Division"phantom" unit (Used in Middle East) -
23rd Infantry Division"Americal" -
24th Infantry Division"Victory Division" -
25th Infantry Division"Tropic Lightning" -
26th Infantry Division"Yankee Division" -
27th Infantry Division"O'Ryan's Roughnecks" -
28th Infantry Division"Keystone" -
29th Infantry Division"Blue and Gray" -
30th Infantry Division"Old Hickory" Division -
31st Infantry Division"Dixie Division" -
32nd Infantry Division"Red Arrow" -
33rd Infantry Division"Illinois Division"; "Prairie Division"; "Golden Cross Division" -
34th Infantry Division"Red Bull" -
35th Infantry Division"Santa Fe" -
36th Infantry Division"Arrowhead" -
37th Infantry Division"Buckeye" -
38th Infantry Division"Cyclone" -
39th Infantry Division "Dixie Division" -
40th Infantry Division"Sunshine Division" -
41st Infantry Division"Jungleers" Division -
42nd Infantry Division"Rainbow" -
43rd Infantry Division"Winged Victory" Division -
44th Infantry Division"Prepared In All Things Division" -
45th Infantry Division1924–1939SSI changed to Thunderbird 1939 -
45th Infantry Division"Thunderbird"1939–1953 -
46th Infantry Division Operation Wadham "phantom" unit -
46th Infantry Division"Iron Fist" Division1947–1968 -
47th Infantry Division"Viking Division" -
48th Infantry DivisionFourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
48th Infantry Division National Guard Division from Florida and Georgia, 1946-1955 -
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"
Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit -
63rd Infantry Division"Blood and Fire" -
65th Infantry Division"Battle-Axe" Division -
69th Infantry Division"Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division -
70th Infantry Division"Trailblazers" -
71st Infantry Division"The Red Circle" Division -
75th Infantry Division"Make Ready" Division -
76th Infantry Division"Onway/Liberty Bell" Division -
77th Infantry Division"Statute of Liberty" -
78th Infantry Division"Lightning" -
79th Infantry Division"Cross of Lorraine" Division -
80th Division"Blue Ridge" Division -
81st Infantry Division"Wildcat" -
82nd Airborne Division"All American" -
83rd Infantry Division"Thunderbolt" -
84th Infantry Division"Railsplitters" -
85th Infantry Division"Custer" -
86th Infantry Division"Blackhawk Division" -
87th Infantry Division"Golden Acorn" -
88th Infantry Division"Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division" -
89th Infantry Division"Rolling W" Division -
90th Infantry Division"Tough 'ombres" -
91st Infantry Division"Wild West Division" -
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" -
96th Infantry Division"The Deadeye Division" -
97th Infantry Division"Trident" Division -
98th Infantry Division"Iroquois" -
99th Infantry Division"Checkerboard Division" -
100th Division"Century" -
101st Airborne Division"Screaming Eagles" -
102nd Infantry Division"Ozark" -
103rd Infantry Division"Cactus Division" -
104th Infantry Division"Timberwolf" Division -
106th Infantry Division"Golden Lions" Division -
108th Division"Golden Griffins" Division -
119th Infantry DivisionOperation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
130th Infantry DivisionOperation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
135th Airborne Division"phantom" unit -
141st Infantry DivisionOperation Wedlock "phantom" unit -
157th Infantry DivisionOperation Wedlock "phantom" unit
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Unnumbered
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Panama Canal Division (United States) 1921-1932 -
Hawaiian Division
active 1921–41. Basis for 24th and 25th Divisions
Cavalry
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Armored
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1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides"March 1932 – April 1946March 1951 – today -
2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels"July 1940 – Dec 1995 -
3rd Armored Division "Spearhead"April 1941 – Nov 1945 July 1947 – Oct 1992 -
4th Armored Division "Name Enough"April 1941 – 1971 -
5th Armored Division "Victory"Oct 1941 – Oct 1945 -
6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"Feb 1942 – Sept 1945 -
7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"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"Nov 1942 – Sept 1945 -
15th Armored Division
WWII ghost division see Operation Fortitude -
16th Armored Division "Lightning Power"July 1943 – Oct 1945 -
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20th Armored Division "Armoraiders"March 1943 – April 1946 -
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25th Armored Division
WWII ghost division of the US 14th Army -
27th Armored Division "Empire Division"1955 – 1967 -
30th Armored Division "Volunteer Division"1954 – Dec 1973Tennessee National Guard -
39th Armored Division
WWII ghost division 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
