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This is a list of formations of the United States Army during the World War II.Many of these formations still exist today, though many by different designations. Included are formations that were placed on rolls, but never organized, as well as "phantom" formations used in the Allied Operation Quicksilver deception of 1944—these are marked accordingly.
The 1st through 25th Infantry Divisions, excepting the 10th Mountain Division, were raised in the Regular Army or the Army of the United States prior to American involvement in World War II. Because of funding cuts, in September 1921, the 4th through 9th Infantry Divisions were mostly inactivated.
In the United States Army, soldiers may wear insignia to denote membership in a particular area of military specialism and series of functional areas. Army branch insignia is similar to the line officer and staff corps officer devices of the U.S. Navy as well as to the Navy enlisted rating badges. The Medical, Nurse, Dental, Veterinary, Medical ...
56th Cavalry Brigade (United States) 66th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States) 67th Medical Group (United States) 68th Medical Command (United States) 121st Engineer Battalion (United States) 261st Medical Battalion; 274th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) 326th Medical Battalion (United States) 620th Engineer General Service Company
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.
B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces; B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces; B-25 Mitchell units of the United States Army Air Forces; List of Boeing B-29 Superfortress operators; List of German brigades in World War II; List of Battle of Britain squadrons
Pages in category "Military units and formations of the United States in World War II" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
50th Infantry Division (phantom World War II division) 51st Infantry Division (Post-war National Guard Division) 52nd Infantry Division; 55th Infantry Division (phantom World War II division) 59th Infantry Division (phantom World War II division) 61st Infantry Division (see Divisions of the United States Army, unorganized World War II division)