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History:Activated 5 August 1917 as 90th Division. Organized 25 August 1917 at Camp travis (Texas). Inactivated 17 June 1919 at Camp Bowie (Texas). Assigned 24 june 1921 to the Organized Reserve. Activated 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Berkeley (Texas). Re-designated on 1 August 1942 as 90th Infantry Division. Reorganized 15 September 1942 as 90th Motorized Division, reverted to standard Infantry Division on 19 May 1943. Inactivated 27 December 1945 at Camp Shanks (New York). The Lineage and Shoulder Sleeve Insigna as today carried on by the 90th Sustainment Brigade. | |||
History:Activated 5 August 1917 as 90th Division. Organized 25 August 1917 at Camp travis (Texas). Inactivated 17 June 1919 at Camp Bowie (Texas). Assigned 24 june 1921 to the Organized Reserve. Activated 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Berkeley (Texas). Re-designated on 1 August 1942 as 90th Infantry Division. Reorganized 15 September 1942 as 90th Motorized Division, reverted to standard Infantry Division on 19 May 1943. Inactivated 27 December 1945 at Camp Shanks (New York). | |||
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| | | A khaki-colored square on which is superimposed a red letter "T", the lower part of which bisects the letter "O", also in red. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The T and O of the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia alludes to the fact that during World War I the division was named Texas-Oklahoma Division. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons. | |||
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