Division insignia of the United States Army

Cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms

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, 67, 68.[4][5]


  • 1st Infantry Division "Big Red One"[6]
    1st Infantry Division
    "Big Red One"[6]
  • 2nd Infantry Division "Indianhead"[6]
    2nd Infantry Division
    "Indianhead"[6]
  • 3rd Infantry Division "Marne Division"[6]
    3rd Infantry Division
    "Marne Division"[6]
  • 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division"[6]
    4th Infantry Division
    "Ivy Division"[6]
  • 5th Infantry Division "Red Diamond"[6]
    5th Infantry Division
    "Red Diamond"[6]
  • 6th Infantry Division "Sightseeing Sixth"[6]
    6th Infantry Division
    "Sightseeing Sixth"[6]
  • 6th Airborne Division Operation Vendetta "phantom" unit
    6th Airborne Division
    Operation Vendetta "phantom" unit
  • 7th Infantry Division "Bayonet"[6]
    7th Infantry Division
    "Bayonet"[6]
  • 8th Infantry Division "Pathfinder"[6]
    8th Infantry Division
    "Pathfinder"[6]
  • 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables"[6]
    9th Infantry Division
    "Old Reliables"[6]
  • 9th Airborne Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    9th Airborne Division
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 10th Division (Regular Army/National Guard unit of 1918–19)
    10th Division
    (Regular Army/National Guard unit of 1918–19)
  • 10th Mountain Division "Climb to Glory" Division Formerly "10th Light Division (Alpine)" [World War II] 10th Infantry Division June 1948 - June 1958
    10th Mountain Division
    "Climb to Glory" Division Formerly "10th Light Division (Alpine)" [World War II]
    10th Infantry Division
    June 1948 - June 1958
  • 11th Infantry Division "Lafayette Div" (Regular Army/National Guard 1918–19; distinct from National Guard 11th Division)
    11th Infantry Division
    "Lafayette Div"
    (Regular Army/National Guard 1918–19; distinct from National Guard 11th Division)
  • 11th Airborne Division "Angels"[6]
    11th Airborne Division
    "Angels"[6]
  • 11th Infantry Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    11th Infantry Division
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 12th Infantry Division 1917–19 "Plymouth Division"
    12th Infantry Division
    1917–19
    "Plymouth Division"
  • 12th Infantry Division 1921-1945 "Philippine Division"
    12th Infantry Division
    1921-1945
    "Philippine Division"
  • 13th Division 1918-19 "Lucky 13th"
    13th Division
    1918-19
    "Lucky 13th"
  • 13th Airborne Division "Unicorn" Division
    13th Airborne Division
    "Unicorn" Division
  • 14th Division (Regular Army/National Guard WWI—distinct from National Guard 14th Division)
    14th Division
    (Regular Army/National Guard WWI—distinct from National Guard 14th Division)
  • 14th Division (National Guard WWI—distinct from Regular Army 14th Division)
    14th Division
    (National Guard WWI—distinct from Regular Army 14th Division)
  • 17th Infantry Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    17th Infantry Division
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 17th Airborne Division "Golden Talons" Division
    17th Airborne Division
    "Golden Talons" Division
  • 18th Division (Regular army/National Guard WWI—distinct from National Guard 18th Division)
    18th Division
    (Regular army/National Guard WWI—distinct from National Guard 18th Division)
  • 18th Airborne Division "phantom" unit
    18th Airborne Division
    "phantom" unit
  • 20th Division (Regular army) 1918–1919
    20th Division
    (Regular army)
    1918–1919
  • 21st Airborne Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    21st Airborne Division
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 22nd Infantry Division "phantom" unit (Used in Middle East)
    22nd Infantry Division
    "phantom" unit (Used in Middle East)
  • 23rd Infantry Division "Americal"
    23rd Infantry Division
    "Americal"
  • 24th Infantry Division "Victory Division"[6]
    24th Infantry Division
    "Victory Division"[6]
  • 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning"[6]
    25th Infantry Division
    "Tropic Lightning"[6]
  • 26th Infantry Division "Yankee"[6]
    26th Infantry Division
    "Yankee"[6]
  • 27th Infantry Division "New York" Division
    27th Infantry Division
    "New York" Division
  • 28th Infantry Division "Keystone"[6]
    28th Infantry Division
    "Keystone"[6]
  • 29th Infantry Division "Blue and Gray"[6]
    29th Infantry Division
    "Blue and Gray"[6]
  • 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory" Division
    30th Infantry Division
    "Old Hickory" Division
  • 31st Infantry Division "Dixie Division"
    31st Infantry Division
    "Dixie Division"
  • 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow"[6]
    32nd Infantry Division
    "Red Arrow"[6]
  • 33rd Infantry Division "Prairie"[6]
    33rd Infantry Division
    "Prairie"[6]
  • 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull"[6]
    34th Infantry Division
    "Red Bull"[6]
  • 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe"[6]
    35th Infantry Division
    "Santa Fe"[6]
  • 36th Infantry Division "Arrowhead"[6]
    36th Infantry Division
    "Arrowhead"[6]
  • 37th Infantry Division "Buckeye"[6]
    37th Infantry Division
    "Buckeye"[6]
  • 38th Infantry Division "Cyclone"[6]
    38th Infantry Division
    "Cyclone"[6]
  • 39th Infantry Division "Delta Division"
    39th Infantry Division
    "Delta Division"
  • 40th Infantry Division "Sunshine Division"[6]
    40th Infantry Division
    "Sunshine Division"[6]
  • 41st Infantry Division "Jungleers" Division
    41st Infantry Division
    "Jungleers" Division
  • 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow"[6]
    42nd Infantry Division
    "Rainbow"[6]
  • 43rd Infantry Division "Winged Victory" Division
    43rd Infantry Division
    "Winged Victory" Division
  • 44th Infantry Division "Prepared In All Things Division"
    44th Infantry Division
    "Prepared In All Things Division"
  • 45th Infantry Division 1924–1939
    45th Infantry Division
    1924–1939
  • 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird"[6] 1939–1953
    45th Infantry Division
    "Thunderbird"[6]
    1939–1953
  • 46th Infantry Division Operation Wadham "phantom" unit
    46th Infantry Division
    Operation Wadham "phantom" unit
  • 46th Infantry Division "Iron Fist" Division 1947–1968
    46th Infantry Division
    "Iron Fist" Division
    1947–1968
  • 47th Infantry Division "Viking Division"
    47th Infantry Division
    "Viking Division"
  • 48th Infantry Division Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    48th Infantry Division
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 48th Infantry Division
    48th Infantry Division
  • 49th Infantry Division "Argonauts"
    49th Infantry Division
    "Argonauts"
  • 50th Infantry Division "phantom" unit
    50th Infantry Division
    "phantom" unit
  • 51st Infantry Division
    51st Infantry Division
  • 52nd Infantry Division (52nd SSI changed to 49th Division in 1947)
    52nd Infantry Division
    (52nd SSI changed to 49th Division in 1947)
  • 55th Infantry Division Fourth British Army "phantom" unit
    55th Infantry Division
    Fourth British Army "phantom" unit
  • 59th Infantry Division "Rattlesnake"[7] Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
    59th Infantry Division
    "Rattlesnake"[7]
    Fourteenth Army "phantom" unit
  • 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and Fire"[6]
    63rd Infantry Division
    "Blood and Fire"[6]
  • 65th Infantry Division "Battle-Axe" Division
    65th Infantry Division
    "Battle-Axe" Division
  • 66th Infantry Division
    66th Infantry Division
  • 69th Infantry Division "Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division
    69th Infantry Division
    "Fighting Sixty-Ninth" Division
  • 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers"[6]
    70th Infantry Division
    "Trailblazers"[6]
  • 71st Infantry Division "The Red Circle" Division
    71st Infantry Division
    "The Red Circle" Division
  • 75th Infantry Division "Make Ready" Division
    75th Infantry Division
    "Make Ready" Division
  • 76th Infantry Division "Onway/Liberty Bell" Division
    76th Infantry Division
    "Onway/Liberty Bell" Division
  • 77th Infantry Division "Statue of Liberty"[6]
    77th Infantry Division
    "Statue of Liberty"[6]
  • 78th Infantry Division "Lightning"[6]
    78th Infantry Division
    "Lightning"[6]
  • 79th Infantry Division "Cross of Lorraine"[6] Division
    79th Infantry Division
    "Cross of Lorraine"[6] Division
  • 80th Division "Blue Ridge"[6] Division
    80th Division
    "Blue Ridge"[6] Division
  • 81st Infantry Division "Wildcat"[6]
    81st Infantry Division
    "Wildcat"[6]
  • 82nd Airborne Division "All American"[6]
    82nd Airborne Division
    "All American"[6]
  • 83rd Infantry Division "Thunderbolt"[6]
    83rd Infantry Division
    "Thunderbolt"[6]
  • 84th Infantry Division "Railsplitters"[6]
    84th Infantry Division
    "Railsplitters"[6]
  • 85th Infantry Division "Custer"[6]
    85th Infantry Division
    "Custer"[6]
  • 86th Infantry Division "Blackhawk Division"
    86th Infantry Division
    "Blackhawk Division"
  • 87th Infantry Division "Golden Acorn"[6]
    87th Infantry Division
    "Golden Acorn"[6]
  • 88th Infantry Division "Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division"
    88th Infantry Division
    "Fighting Blue Devils/Clover Leaf Division"
  • 89th Infantry Division "Rolling W" Division
    89th Infantry Division
    "Rolling W" Division
  • 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'ombres"[6]
    90th Infantry Division
    "Tough 'ombres"[6]
  • 91st Infantry Division "Wild West Division"[6]
    91st Infantry Division
    "Wild West Division"[6]
  • 92nd Infantry Division "Buffalo Soldiers" Division
    92nd Infantry Division
    "Buffalo Soldiers" Division
  • 93d Infantry Division "Blue Helmets" Division
    93d Infantry Division
    "Blue Helmets" Division
  • 94th Infantry Division "Neuf Cats" Division 1923–1942; 1956–1967
    94th Infantry Division
    "Neuf Cats" Division
    1923–1942; 1956–1967
  • 94th Infantry Division "Neuf Cats" Division 1942–1956
    94th Infantry Division
    "Neuf Cats" Division
    1942–1956
  • 95th Infantry Division "Iron Men of Metz"[6]
    95th Infantry Division
    "Iron Men of Metz"[6]
  • 96th Infantry Division "The Deadeye Division"
    96th Infantry Division
    "The Deadeye Division"
  • 97th Infantry Division "Trident" Division
    97th Infantry Division
    "Trident" Division
  • 98th Infantry Division "Iroquois"[6]
    98th Infantry Division
    "Iroquois"[6]
  • 99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division"
    99th Infantry Division
    "Checkerboard Division"
  • 100th Division "Century"[6]
    100th Division
    "Century"[6]
  • 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles"[6]
    101st Airborne Division
    "Screaming Eagles"[6]
  • 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark"[6]
    102nd Infantry Division
    "Ozark"[6]
  • 103rd Infantry Division "Cactus Division"[6]
    103rd Infantry Division
    "Cactus Division"[6]
  • 104th Infantry Division "Timberwolf" Division
    104th Infantry Division
    "Timberwolf" Division
  • 106th Infantry Division "Golden Lions" Division
    106th Infantry Division
    "Golden Lions" Division
  • 108th Division "Golden Griffins" Division
    108th Division
    "Golden Griffins" Division
  • 119th Infantry Division Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
    119th Infantry Division
    Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
  • 130th Infantry Division Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
    130th Infantry Division
    Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
  • 135th Airborne Division "phantom" unit
    135th Airborne Division
    "phantom" unit
  • 141st Infantry Division Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
    141st Infantry Division
    Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
  • 157th Infantry Division Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit
    157th Infantry Division
    Operation Wedlock "phantom" unit

Unnumbered

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

Cavalry

  • 1st Cavalry Division "The First Team"
    1st Cavalry Division
    "The First Team"
  • 2nd Cavalry Division
    2nd Cavalry Division
  • 3rd Cavalry Division
    3rd Cavalry Division
  • 21st Cavalry Division
    21st Cavalry Division
  • 24th Cavalry Division
    24th Cavalry Division
  • 61st Cavalry Division
    61st Cavalry Division
  • 62nd Cavalry Division
    62nd Cavalry Division
  • 63rd Cavalry Division
    63rd Cavalry Division
  • 65th Cavalry Division
    65th Cavalry Division
  • 66th Cavalry Division
    66th Cavalry Division

Armored

  • Armored Forces
    Armored Forces
  • 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides"[6] March 1932 – April 1946 March 1951 – today
    1st Armored Division
    "Old Ironsides"[6]
    March 1932 – April 1946
    March 1951 – today
  • 2nd Armored Division "Hell On Wheels"[6] July 1940 – Dec 1995
    2nd Armored Division
    "Hell On Wheels"[6]
    July 1940 – Dec 1995
  • 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead'[6] April 1941 – Nov 1945 July 1947 – Oct 1992
    3rd Armored Division "Spearhead'[6]
    April 1941 – Nov 1945
    July 1947 – Oct 1992
  • 4th Armored Division "Name Enough" April 1941 – 1971
    4th Armored Division
    "Name Enough"
    April 1941 – 1971
  • 5th Armored Division "Victory"[6] Oct 1941 – Oct 1945
    5th Armored Division "Victory"[6]
    Oct 1941 – Oct 1945
  • 6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"[6] Feb 1942 – Sept 1945
    6th Armored Division "Super Sixth"[6]
    Feb 1942 – Sept 1945
  • 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"[6] March 1942 – Oct 1945
    7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh"[6]
    March 1942 – Oct 1945
  • 8th Armored Division "Iron Snake" April 1942 – Nov 1945
    8th Armored Division
    "Iron Snake"
    April 1942 – Nov 1945
  • 9th Armored Division "Phantom" July 1942 – Oct 1945
    9th Armored Division "Phantom"
    July 1942 – Oct 1945
  • 10th Armored Division "Tiger" July 1942 – Oct 1945
    10th Armored Division "Tiger"
    July 1942 – Oct 1945
  • 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt" Aug 1942 – Aug 1945
    11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt"
    Aug 1942 – Aug 1945
  • 12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division" Sept 1942 – Dec 1945
    12th Armored Division "Hellcat Division"
    Sept 1942 – Dec 1945
  • 13th Armored Division "Black Cats" Oct 1942 – Nov 1945
    13th Armored Division "Black Cats"
    Oct 1942 – Nov 1945
  • 14th Armored Division "Liberators"[6] Nov 1942 – Sept 1945
    14th Armored Division "Liberators"[6]
    Nov 1942 – Sept 1945
  • 15th Armored Division World War II ghost division see Operation Fortitude
    15th Armored Division
    World War II ghost division
    see Operation Fortitude
  • 16th Armored Division "Lightning Power" July 1943 – Oct 1945
    16th Armored Division "Lightning Power"
    July 1943 – Oct 1945
  • 19th Armored Division
    19th Armored Division
  • 20th Armored Division "Armoraiders" March 1943 – April 1946
    20th Armored Division "Armoraiders"
    March 1943 – April 1946
  • 22nd Armored Division
    22nd Armored Division
  • 25th Armored Division World War II ghost division of the US 14th Army
    25th Armored Division
    World War II ghost division
    of the US 14th Army
  • 27th Armored Division "Empire Division" 1955–1967
    27th Armored Division "Empire Division"
    1955–1967
  • 30th Armored Division "Volunteers" 1954 – Dec 1973 Tennessee National Guard
    30th Armored Division "Volunteers"
    1954 – Dec 1973
    Tennessee National Guard
  • 39th Armored Division World War II ghost division see Operation Fortitude
    39th Armored Division
    World War II ghost division
    see Operation Fortitude
  • 40th Armored Division "Grizzly Division" July 1954 – 1968 California National Guard
    40th Armored Division "Grizzly Division"
    July 1954 – 1968
    California National Guard
  • 48th Armored Division "Hurricane Division" Florida National Guard
  • 49th Armored Division "Lone Star" Feb 1946 – 1968 Nov 1973 – July 2004 Texas National Guard
    49th Armored Division "Lone Star"
    Feb 1946 – 1968
    Nov 1973 – July 2004
    Texas National Guard
  • 50th Armored Division "Jersey Blues" July 1946 – Sept 1993 New Jersey National Guard
    50th Armored Division "Jersey Blues"
    July 1946 – Sept 1993
    New Jersey National Guard

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az "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.
  • World War I Insignia

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