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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 ...
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
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99th Infantry Division "Checkerboard Division" 100th Division "Century" [6] 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" [6] 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark" [6]
The 4th Infantry Division Band during the 5th annual Trinidad Armed Forces Day parade. The United States Army has maintained multiple military bands in its over two centuries of service. These bands provides musical support for military camps and bases, military areas, and communities across the mainland United States and other territories such ...
The regiment was constituted on 23 July 1918 in the National Army as the 393rd Infantry and assigned to the 99th Division. It demobilized on 30 November 1918. On 24 June 1921, the regiment was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves (which later became the U.S. Army Reserve) and was again assigned to the 99th Division (which later became the ...
German forces counterattacked in what the Americans initially thought was a localized spoiling action, but was actually a leading element of the Battle of the Bulge. The 2nd Division consolidated its lines, pulling back into Hünningen, then Rocherath-Krinkelt, and finally to the dug-in positions held by the 99th Division at Elsenborn Ridge.
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.