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The 99th Infantry Division gained the nickname the "Checkerboard" division, from its unit insignia that was devised in 1923 while it was headquartered in the city of Pittsburgh. The blue and white checkerboard in the insignia is taken from the coat of arms of William Pitt, for whom Pittsburgh is named. The division was also known as the "Battle ...
98th Infantry Division – "Iroquois"; 99th Infantry Division – "Checkerboard"; “Battle Babies” This is today's 99th Regional Support Command. 100th Infantry Division – "Century"; 102nd Infantry Division – "Ozark"; 103rd Infantry Division – "Cactus"; 104th Infantry Division – "Timberwolf"; 106th Infantry Division – "Golden Lion"
99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division" 100th Division "Century" [6] 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" [6] 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark" [6]
Major General Anderson remained at Camp Maxey to command Tenth Corps Headquarters. In November 1943, the 99th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Checkerboard Division", arrived at Camp Maxey under the command of Major General Walter E. Lauer. The 99th Infantry Division trained at Camp Maxey until September 1944 and was sent into action in the ...
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This quick infusion of personnel into the 99th Division occurred in March 1944, when more than 3000 joined the division. The sudden infusion of new men caused some friction with the old hands in the short term, but the long-term effects were generally positive. Many of the 99th Division's best soldiers were products of the ill-fated ASTP program.
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For the new Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD) brigade at Fort Benning, Georgia, the adjutant general on 1 August 1962 restored elements of the 99th Reconnaissance Troop, which thirty years earlier had been organized by consolidating infantry brigade headquarters and headquarters companies of the 99th Infantry Division, as Headquarters and Headquarters Companies, 197th and 198th ...