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This included exchanging the black and red "NYD" (New York Division) shoulder patch for the triangle-shaped patch of the Army's armor divisions. The 27th Armored Division was called the "Empire Division," after New York's nickname, the Empire State. [2] The division headquarters was originally in Buffalo, and was later moved to Syracuse. [3] [4]
The 27th Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. [3] The division traces its history from the New York Division, formed originally in 1908. The 6th Division designation was changed to the 27th Division in July 1917. [4]
The 265th New York State Militia was a small unit of the New York line and could trace its lineage to the War of 1812.The new regiment was given the designation, 14th regiment, which is one of the oldest military organizations in the United States because of its direct lineage through various separate companies, to the militia companies of the Dutch burghers of New Amsterdam.
The New York Army National Guard was formally created in 1906. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system. The New York Army National Guard dispatched elements of the 27th Infantry Division and the 42nd Infantry Division to both world wars.
In a 1968 reorganization, the division was split between the New York Army National Guard and the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. [33] In 1973–74, the division was converted back into an all-New York organization. In the 1970s, the division headquarters was located at the armory at 125 West 14th Street in Manhattan.
The 53rd Troop Command descends from a New York Army National Guard administrative grouping established after the American Civil War. Following the Civil War, efforts were made to link the varied military units in New York under overall headquarters. As a result of this the 3rd Brigade, New York State Militia, came into being on 5 August 1886. [1]
Shelton, Peter (2003), Climb to Conquer: The Untold Story of WWII's 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops, New York City, New York: Scribner, ISBN 978-0-7432-2606-6 Young, Gordon Russell (1959), Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States , Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office , ISBN 978-0-7581-3548-3
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