The date is the year the basic design was approved. The theater in which the unit served is indicated. E.T.O. is the European Theater of Operations.
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The Philippine Division was destroyed during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
The Americal Division was unplanned as such and created from units in New Caledonia. In 1954
the shoulder sleeve insignia was given to the 23rd Infantry Division.