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[16] [17] Division lore includes the story that division commander Charles T. Menoher approved the patch after observing a rainbow shortly before a battle, deciding this was a favorable omen. [18] The original version of the patch symbolized a half arc rainbow and contained thin bands in multiple colors.
The 232nd Infantry Regiment was activated on 14 July 1943 and was assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow Division."The 42nd served in World War I as an Army National Guard unit, but was activated for service in World War II as a draftee division, in the Army of the United States. [2]
In 2004 the Division Headquarters and division base units of the 42nd Infantry Division, the "Rainbow" Division, were mobilized for service in Iraq. The 42nd Infantry Division, took over responsibility for the area known as Multi-National Division North Central—the provinces of Salah Ah Din, Diyala, At Tamamim (or Kirkuk Province) and As ...
The castle represents service during the Spanish–American War; the coiled snake, service on the Mexican Border; the six mullets, the six major engagements and the rainbow the division in which the 150 Field Artillery saw service during World War I.
On 8 January 1942, the 168th Infantry staged at Fort Dix, New Jersey, with the rest of the 34th Infantry Division, and departed the New York Port of Embarkation on 30 April 1942, arriving in Northern Ireland on 13 May 1942. The regiment further moved to Scotland on 23 August 1942.
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90th Infantry Division – The T & O Division– Due to the members of the WWI division being from the Texas-Oklahoma area, close to Mexico, "Tough 'Ombres" taken from the T O of the division shoulder patch, Ombres being a contraction for the Spanish Hombres, "Men, Tough Men." 91st Infantry Division – "Powder River"; 92nd Infantry Division
In April 1943, he assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division (the famed Rainbow Division) at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, and was promoted to major general. As a senior commander, Collins earned the nickname "Hollywood Harry" for his flamboyant personal conduct, including use of a motorcycle escort with flashing lights and sirens when he traveled ...