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92D INFANTRY DIVISION
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia


Description/Blazon
Within a black circle 2 1/4 inches (5.72cm) in diameter and 1/8 inch (.32cm) of an inch in width upon an olive drab disc a black buffalo statant.

Symbolism
The buffalo refers to the nickname of the division. It was inherited from the 367th Infantry, one of the first units of the division organized.

Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by telegram on 6 Dec 1918. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-139)




Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver colored metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18cm) in height overall, consisting of a blue four-pointed star bearing a silver fleur-de-lis enclosed by four silver conjoined "A's" on a silver four-pointed star all encircled in base a blue doubled silver and inscribed "FIRME ET FIDELI" (Steadfast and Faithfully) in silver letters.

Symbolism
The design is based upon the fours "As" of Alabama enclosing the silver fleur-de-lis symbolic of the regiment's honors earned in France in World War I, all upon a blue background representing infantry.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 11 Jan 1943.





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