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U. S. ARMY 65TH INFANTRY DIVISION (BATTLE AXE) -  The 65th Infantry Division—nicknamed the "Battle-axe"—was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War II.  Its shoulder patch is a white halberd on a blue shield.  The entire length of Pennsylvania Route 65 is named the 65th Infantry Division Memorial Highway in its honor.

U. S. ARMY 69TH INFANTRY DIVISION (FIGHTING 69TH) -  The 69th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "fighting 69th," was a Division of the United States Army formed during World War II.  The shoulder sleeve insignia of the division was designed by its then commander Maj. Gen. Charles L. Bolte with the red, white and blue being the colors of the United States forming a "6" and a "9".

World War II Activated:  May 15, 1943
Overseas: December 1944
Campaigns: Rhineland, Central Europe
Days of combat: 86

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U. S. ARMY 66TH INFANTRY DIVISION (BLACK PANTHER) -  The 66th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. Activated April 15, 1943, the division trained at Camp Blanding, Florida, and was later transferred to Camp Robinson, Arkansas and then later to Camp Rucker, Alabama before being shipped overseas to England on November 26, 1944.  Commanded by Maj. Gen. H. F. Kramer, the 66th Infantry Division’s main role in World War II was containing and eliminating the remaining pockets of German soldiers in Northern France.

U. S. ARMY 63RD INFANTRY DIVISION (BLOOD AND FIRE) -  The 63d Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire") was an infantry division of the United States Army that fought in Europe during World War II.  After the war it was inactivated, but later reactivated as a command in the United States Army Reserve.

U. S. ARMY 47TH INFANTRY DIVISION (VIKING) -  The 47th Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army active from 1946 to 1991.  It was provided by the Army National Guard.  The division was created on June 10, 1946 as a National Guard infantry division from the efforts of Minnesota's Adjutant General Ellard Walsh.

U. S. ARMY 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION (THUNDERBIRD) - The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968.  Headquartered mostly in Oklahoma City, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War.  They trace their lineage from frontier militias that operated in the Southwestern United States throughout the late 1800s.

U. S. ARMY 43RD INFANTRY (RED WING DIVISION) -  The 43rd Infantry Division was a formation of the United States Army from 1925 to 1967, serving in the Pacific during World War II.  It was activated on March 21, 1925 as a National Guard Division in Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The 143rd Area Support Group of the Connecticut National Guard now carries on the heritage.  Nicknamed "Red Wing" or "Winged Victory" after WWII Commander Leonard F. "Red" Wing.

U. S. ARMY 42ND INFANTRY (RAINBOW DIVISION) -  The 42nd Infantry Division (42ID) ("Rainbow") is a division of the United States Army National Guard.  The 42nd Infantry Division has served in World War I, World War II and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).  The division is currently headquartered at the Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, New York.  The division headquarters is a unit of the New York Army National Guard.

U. S. ARMY 41ST INFANTRY DIVISION (SUNSET) -  The 41st Infantry Division was composed of National Guard units from Idaho, Montana, Oregon, North Dakota and Washington that saw active service in World War I and World War II. It was one of the first to engage in offensive ground combat operations during the last months of 1942.  In 1965 it was reorganized as the 41st Infantry Brigade.  The brigade has seen combat in the Iraq War in 2003.  Nicknamed "Sunset" - Unit patch has a half sun represents the setting sun on the Pacific.

U. S. ARMY 40TH INFANTRY (SUNSHINE DIVISION) -  The 40th Infantry Division ("Sunshine Division") is a modular division of the United States Army.  Following the army's modularization the division has become a four brigade combat team division with National Guardsmen from throughout the Pacific/Western United States and Oceania.  Its division headquarters is located at Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California.