Unit Histories From the Beaches to the Baltic, the Story of the 7th Armored Division. Heidelberger Gutenberg-Druckerei, Heidelberg, Germany, 1945. The Seventh Armored Division in the Battle of St. Vith, prepared by the 7th Armored Division Association. E. John Schmitz & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland, 1948. 8TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Nickname: Tornado; The Thundering Herda Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 8 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 1 April 1942 at Fort Knox, Kentucky Allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953 Commanders: Brig Gen John M. Devine (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: November 1945 Unit Histories October 1944 .3 May 1945 In Tornado's Wake, by Charles R. Leach. Published by the 8th Armored Division Association, Argus Press, Chicago, Illinois, 1956 9TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Nickname: Called Phantom Division by the Germans in World War II. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 9 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 July 1942 at Fort Riley, Kansas Maj Gen John W. Leonard (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: October 1945 Nickname: Tiger Divisiona 10TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) .October 1942 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 10 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 July 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia Allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953 (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: October 1945 Unit Histories ..July 1944 Impact, the Battle Story of the Tenth Armored Division, by Lester M. Nichols. Bradbury, Sales, O'Neill Company, New York, New York, 1954. Nickname: Thunderbolta 11TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 11 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 August 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana Reconstituted and allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953 a See footnote a to 1st Infantry Division. Brig Gen Charles S. Kilburn Brig Gen Holmes E. Dager (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Disbanded in Germany: 31 August 1945 Unit Histories March 1944 .21 March 1945 ..3 May 1945 Thunderbolt, by Hall D. Steward. The 11th Armored Division Association, Washington, D.C., 1948. Nickname: Hellcat Division a 12TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 12 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 September 1942 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey Allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953 (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: November 1945 Unit Histories .September 1944 A History of the United States Twelfth Armored Division, 15 September 1942-17 December 1945. Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 13TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Nickname: Black Cat Division a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 13 appears in the apex of the triangle. Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 October 1942 at Camp Beale, California Inactivated 15 November 1945 at Camp Cooke, California Allotted to the Organized Reserves 8 August 1947 Activated 21 August 1947 at Los Angeles, California (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: November 1945 Unit Histories The Thirteenth Armored Division, a History of the Black Cats in World War II. Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1946. 14TH ARMORED DIVISION (RA) Nickname: Liberator Division a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 14 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 November 1942 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas Inactivated 16 September 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia Allotted to the Regular Army 25 February 1953 a See footnote a to 1st Infantry Division. COMBAT RECORD World War II Overseas: October 1944 Campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe Commanders: Brig Gen Albert C. Smith (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: September 1945 Unit Histories ..July 1944 19 March 1945 The History of the 14th Armored Division, by Captain Joseph Carter. Albert Love Enterprises, Atlanta, Georgia, 1946. Traditional Designation: None 16TH ARMORED DIVISION Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 16 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 July 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas Inactivated 15 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey Disbanded 23 March 1953 (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: October 1945 Traditional Designation: None 20TH ARMORED DIVISION .September 1944 Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Same as 1st Armored Division except that the Arabic numeral 20 appears in the apex of the triangle Lineage Activated in the Army of the United States 15 March 1943 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky Inactivated 2 April 1946 at Camp Hood, Texas (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: August 1945 Unit Histories Armor in the ETO. Albert Love Enterprises, Atlanta, Georgia, 1946. 27TH ARMORED DIVISION (NG-New York) .September 1944 Nickname: New York Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Black khaki-bordered disc containing a red circle in which are the letters NY in red worked into a monogram. Within the circle and interspersed in and around the monogram are red stars depicting the constellation Orion (a tribute to Maj Gen John F. O'Ryan, Division Commander in World War I) Lineage Constituted and organized as Headquarters Division, New York National Guard 9 February 1898 at Albany, New York Redesignated 6th Division and mustered into Federal service 28 June 1916 at Camp Whitman, New York Mustered out 23 December 1916 at New York, New York Mustered into Federal service 16 July 1917 at Camp Whitman, New York Redesignated 27th Division 1 September 1917 Demobilized 1 April 1919 at Camp Upton, New York Federally recognized in the National Guard on 23 December 1921 at New York City, New York Inducted into Federal service 15 October 1940 at New York, New York Redesignated 27th Infantry Division 11 July 1941 Inactivated 31 December 1945 at Fort Lawton, Washington a See footnote a to 1st Infantry Division. Federally recognized in the National Guard 21 April 1947 at Albany, New York COMBAT RECORD World War I Overseas: May 1918 Campaigns: Ypres-Lys, Somme Offensive Casualties: 8,334; KIA-1,442; WIA-6,892; DOW-387 Commanders: Maj Gen John F. O'Ryan (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 11 November 1918) Returned to United States: March 1919 Overseas: March 1942 World War II 16 July 1917 Campaigns: Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Ryukyus Commanders: Brig Gen Ralph McT. Pennell Maj Gen Ralph C. Smith Maj Gen George W. Griner, Jr. (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 2 September 1945) Returned to United States: December 1945 Unit Histories November 1941 .November 1942 .June 1944 History of the 27th Division, New York's Own. Bennett & Churchill, New York, New York, 1919. The Pictorial Record of the 27th Division, by Alexander Starlight. Harper & Bros., New York, New York, 1919. The Story of the 27th Division, by Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan. Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Company, New York, New York, 1921. 27th Division, Summary of Operations in the World War, prepared by the American Battel Monuments Commission. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1944. The 27th Infantry Division in World War II, by Captain Edmund G. Love. The Infantry Journal Press, Washington, D.C. 1949. 40TH ARMORED DIVISION (NG-California) Traditional Designation: Grizzly Division a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: A dark blue diamond on which is centered a yellow sun with twelve rays Lineage Organized as 40th Division 25 August 1917 at Camp Kearney, California Demobilized 20 April 1919 at Camp Kearney, California Reorganized and Federally recognized in the National Guard 18 June 1926 at Berkeley, California Transferred to Los Angeles 1 October 1937 Inducted into Federal service 3 March 1941 Redesignated 40th Infantry Division 11 July 1941 Inactivated 7 April 1946 at Camp Stoneman, California Reorganized and Federally recognized in the National Guard 14 October 1945 at Los Angeles, California Ordered into active Federal service 1 September 1950 at Los Angeles, California Released from Federal service and returned to state control on 30 June 1954 at Los Angeles, California Converted and redesignated 40th Armored Division 1 July 1954 COMBAT RECORD World War I Overseas: August 1918 Campaigns: Streamer without inscription Casualties: Not listed Commanders: Maj Gen Frederick S. Strong (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 11 November 1918) Returned to United States: March 1919 Overseas: August 1942 World War II .25 August 1917 Campaigns: Bismarck Archipelago, Luzon (with arrowhead), Southern Philippines Commanders: Maj Gen Rapp Brush Brig Gen Donald J. Myers (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 2 September 1945) Returned to United States: April 1946 a See footnote a to 1st Infantry Division. Korea Overseas: April 1951 Campaigns: Second Korean winter, Korea summer-fall 1952, Third Korean winter, Korea summer-fall 1953 Casualties: 1,848; KIA-311; WIA-1,504; DOW—47 Commanders: Maj Gen D. H. Hudelson Brig Gen Joseph P. Cleland Maj Gen Joseph P. Cleland Maj Gen Ridgely Gaither (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 27 July, 1953) Returned to United States: June 1954 Decorations Streamer, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (World War II) Streamer, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, embroidered KOREA (Korean War) Unit Histories 40th Infantry Division, the Years of World War II. Army & Navy Publishing Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1947. 50TH ARMORED DIVISION (NG-New Jersey) Traditional Designation: Jersey Blues a Slogan: Prepared in All Things Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: A blue-bordered orange circle containing two Arabic 4's back to back Lineage Organized as 44th Division 26 March 1924 in the National Guard at Trenton, New Jersey Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Trenton, New Jersey Redesignated 44th Infantry Division 11 July 1941 Inactivated 30 November 1945 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas Redesignated 50th Armored Division 15 July 1946 Federally recognized 14 October 1946 at Newark, New Jersey COMBAT RECORD World War II Overseas: September 1944 Campaigns: Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe Commanders: Maj Gen Robert F. Spragins Brig Gen William F. Dean (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 8 May 1945) Returned to United States: July 1945 Combat History of the 44th Infantry Division, 1944-1945. Albert Love Enterprises. Atlanta, Georgia, 1946. 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION (RA) Traditional Designation: Angels a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: A shield of royal blue. A red circle is centered on the shield and contains a white Arabic numeral 11. The circle is bordered in white with white wings rising obliquely from the white periphery. The word Airborne is aligned acrosE the arc of the shield Lineage Carolina Activated in the Army of the United States 25 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Allotted to the Regular Army 15 November 1948 Overseas: May 1944 COMBAT RECORD Campaigns: New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon (with arrowhead) Casualties: 2,431; KIA-494; WIA-1,926; DOW-120 Commanders: Maj Gen Joseph M. Swing (Commanding division at termination of hostilities, 2 September 1945) Returned to United States: May 1949 Decorations Streamer, Distinguished Unit Citation, embroidered MANILA .February 1943 Streamer, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 * See footnote a to 1st Infantry Division, |