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Title
One
hundred
and
first
infantry
division
shoulder-sleeve
insignia
Creator
United
States
.
Army
.
Physical Description
1 patch : cloth, col. ; 7 x 7 cm.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. ; "On a
shield
2-1/2
inches
in
height
overall
,
sable
the
head
of a
bald
eagle
proper.
"
-
The
Institute
of
Heraldry
(Description
of
patch
is
taken
from the
101st
Airborne
Division
page
at the
Institute
of
Heraldry
omitting
the
Airborne
tab)
; "
Symbolism
: The
design
is
based
on
one
of the
Civil
War
traditions
of the
State
of
Wisconsin
, this
State
being
the
territory
of the
original
101st
Division
. The
black
shield
recalls
the
old
"
Iron
Brigade
"
one
of
whose
regiments
possessed
"
Old
Abe
", the
famous
war
eagle.
"
-
The
Institute
of
Heraldry
. ; "
Background
: The
insignia
was
originally
approved
for the
101st
Division
on
23
May
1923
.
It
was
redesignated
for the
101st
Airborne
Division
on
28
August
1942
, then
redesignated
for the
101st
Air
Cavalry
Division
on
5
August
1968
, and on
10
September
1968
it
was
redesignated
for the
101st
Airborne
Division.
"
-
The
Institute
of
Heraldry
.
Citation/Reference Note
U
.
S
.
Army
Patches
: An
Illustrated
Encyclopedia
of
Cloth
Unit
Insignia
,
p
.
46
.
LC Subject Headings
United States. -- Army -- Insignia.
Insignia.
Armed forces -- Insignia.
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st
Call #
REALIA
00088
Item #
300066
OCLC number
62387351
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