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Revision as of 05:15, 11 July 2021
9TH INFANTRY DIVISION OLD RELIABLES, US ARMY
(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: An olive drab disc 2 5/8 inches (6.67cm) in diameter overall charged with a double quatrefoil horizontally divided into two equal halves red uppermost and blue, with a white center.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height consisting of a golden disc charged with a blue fleur-de-lis and radiating nine gold rays, all but the one at top center contained by a red crescent.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: The double quatrefoil, which is an heraldic mark of cadency for the ninth son, has been made red and blue, the designating colors of an Infantry Division headquarters flag; the white center is in the color of the numerals for divisional flags.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The red crescent is for the Tunisian campaign; the nine rays of the sun denote the unit's numerical designation, and likewise refer to the campaign in Sicily; the gold disc in center is for Central Europe and the fleur-de-lis thereon represents service in Northern France.
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally approved for the 9th Division on 18 November 1925. It was redesignated for the 9th Infantry Division on 1 August 1942. On 27 February 1970 the description was amended to revise the dimensions of the design. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 February 1966.
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