United States Army 35th Infantry Division (Santa Fe)

U.S. ARMY 35TH INFANTRY (SANTA FE DIVISION) -  The 35th Infantry Division (Santa Fe Division) is an infantry unit in the Army National Guard. The Division was reactivated and, the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, federally recognized on August 25, 1984 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.  The 35th Division was organized August 25, 1917 at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma as a unit of the National Guard with troops from Missouri and Kansas.

The division's shoulder patch, a white Santa Fe cross on a blue disc with a green border, was originally approved for the 35th Division on October 29, 1918.  The Santa Fe cross was a symbol used to mark the Santa Fe Trail, an area where the unit trained, and was designated as an identifying device for the unit by Headquarters, 35th Division General Orders 25, dated March 27, 1918.  The organization is referred to as the Santa Fe Division.

WWI Activated:  August 5, 1917 (National Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Overseas:  May 7, 1918
Major Operations: Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Casualties: Total 7,296, (KIA 1,018, WIA 6,278)

WWII Activated:  December 23, 1940 (National Guard Division from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Arrived ETO:  May 25, 1944
Landed Omaha Beach:  July 5-7, 1944
Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe
Days of combat: 264
Distinguished Unit Citations: 6
Awards: Medal of Honor-1 ; Distinguished Service Cross-44 ; Distinguished Service Medal-1 ; Silver Star-688 ; Legion of Merit-10; Distinguished Flying Cross-1 ; Soldiers Medal-22 ; Bronze Star Medal-3,435 ; Air Medal-133

WWII Casualties

• Total battle casualties: 15,822
• Killed in action: 2,485
• Wounded in action: 11,526
• Missing in action: 340
• Prisoner of war: 1,471