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Descriptions of the shoulder sleeve insignia, distinctive unit insignia, and. Divisions of the united states army 1917 to 1941 cavalry divisions edit in 1940, the national guard voluntarily withdrew their allotment of the 21st through 24th cavalry divisions, partially in response to the army s decision that the national guard did not need four cavalry divisions and the army s unwillingness to allot the national. A veteran owned source for military medals, apparel and. Army patches like the square patch with a shining white star above u. There was one mountain division, two cavalry divisions, five airborne divisions, 16 armored divisions, and 68 infantry divisions. I personally use this site to see if i have the variation of an army unit shoulder patch i am interested in. World war ii army air corps sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new filters. Us infantry divisions were not formed under the following numbers. World war ii sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new filters. During world war ii, the 45th served in italy, france, and germany. Shoulder sleeve insignia ssi are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of us army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned.