The Coolidge examiner., 1933-11-03

circle OF red surrounded by black border, (Fig
ure 26), the emblem OF the Sunset Division"
made up of National guardsmen from the West
where the sun sets'-Washington, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Colorado, New Mexico (Some District OF
Columbia guardsmen were also in this dvision).
Forty-second division a tri-color red white
and blue-in rainbow form (Figure III, this was
the emblem of the famous Rainbow Division"
composed of National guardsmen from 46 states
and the District of Columbia, one OF the first di-
visions to reach France and bring rainbow of
hope" to the hard-pressed allies.
Seventy-sixth division: The Liberty Bell, an
appropriate emblem for a division bearing the
numerals 76. (Figure 10 Composed Of national
army men, it was one OF the three divisions to
be raised exclusively in New England with
quota OF northern New York selected service
men) Some of its members preferred the name
''Mayflower Division" TO Liberty Bell Division
and wore an emblem of the ship Mayflower on
blue ground. Later the Liberty Bell became the
recognized emblem of the division
Seventy-seventh division: An outlined figure
OF the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
upon light blue background (Figure 19), this
was the emblem of another division recalling
the Revolutionary war-Liberty and II Com
posed of New York city national army troops
New York's Own" was the first of the national
army divisions to reach France and was to have
among it's units the famous Lost Battalion"
Seyenty-nnth division: A Lorraine cross in
white on a blue field with a white border, the
emblem OF a division made up of national army
men from northeastern Pennsylvania Maryland
and District or Columbia which distinguished It
self By the capture OF Montfaucon during the
Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Eightieth division: Three peaks of the Blue
f,st roAc toll with
white border (Figure 27). this the emblem
of the Blue Ridge Division" composed OF noun
taineers from Virginia, West Virginia and west
ern Pennsylvania
Elghty-frst division A black wildcat on
gray disc. (Figure lG), emblem OF the wildcat
Division" made up Of negro soldiers Of the ma
tional army from North Carolina South Caro-
lima, Florida and Porto Rico who proved that
they could indeed, fight like wildcats"
Eighty second division: Two yellow AS
blue circle superimposed upon red square Gig
ure I2) the emblem of the "All-American Divi-
sion" made up of national army men from GeOr-
gia Alabama and Tennessee.
Eighty fourth division scarlet shield upon
which, inclosed by a blue circle, was the word
Lincoln" in white curved over an axe and be-
low the numerals 81, (Figure 10) this emblem
of the Lincoln Division" composed of national
ern Illinois, recalled the youth of Lincoln In the
region where he began hewng out his fame as
Rail Splitter"
Eighty-sixth division: A black hawk rampant
on red shield, the hawk bearing white inter
twined letters and (Figure 2D symbolic of
the BLACK Hawk Division" composed of nation
al army men Of Illinois and Wisconsin in the
region made famous by the Indian chief Black
Hawk.
Eighty-seventh division: A yellow acorn with
q brown cup a field Of green, this emblem of
:he acorn Division" recalled the origin Of its
members, national army men from the oak woods
of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Eighty-eighth division: Two green ugure
elghts crossed to form four-leaf clover, sym
bollzlng the fact that it's troops, national army
men, were from the four states of North Da.
kota. Minnesota. Iowa and Illinois.
Eighty-ninth division: dark blue circle in
closing a w of the same color against a light
blue background this division made up of
national army men from Kansas, Missouri, South
Dakota. Nebraska, Arizona New Mexico and Col
orado The w is symbolic Of its three command
ers-Gen. Leonard Wood, who trained at Camp
Funston. Kan, and Generals William NJ Wright
and Frank l.. Winn, who commanded it in
France.
Ninetieth division: The letters T and o in ma
room on khaki field, (Figure 24. branding
iron" combination for the states of Texas and
Oklahoma from which the national army troops
in this division came
Ninety-irst division: green pine tree Gig
ure y symoblica of the pine forests of the west
ern states whence came the of the national
army to make up this division.
Ninety second division: A black charging buff
falo (Figure 20). the emblem of the Western
Buffaoes Division" composed of negro troops of
the national army mainly from Texas and Okla.
homa.
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