Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-01

service was the artillery" Oficers In the d.
vision, however, say THE Red Diamond repre-
sents a well-known problem of bridge building
1t is made up of two adjacent ~isosceles triangles
which make for the greater strength" But the
men of the division, proud of its record and justly
jealous of its reputation explained this laconical-
ly: Diamond dye-it never runs!'
Sixth division: A red six-pointed star on a
background of khaki. (Figure p. The six points
of the star represented the numerical designa-
ton of the division. The Sixth had three differ
ent insignia. The first was a red bulls eye in a
white circle surmounted by a white cross. But
this had q lugubrious appearance-"l0oks like q
headstone in a cemetery" said the men. So q
red equilateral triangle was the next insignia and
that was worn during all of the divisions war
service, while 1t was winning the name OF "the
| old Sightseeing Sixth" Few divisions of the A.
<. f. equaled the mileage record OF this division
which swept up and down various front lines, re-
lieving a hard-pressed division here, rushing into
support there, In reserve at other points. After
the Armistice another red equilateral triangle
was s~uperimposed upon the first, making the red
six-pointed star.
Seventh division Two black equilateral tri-
angles placed vertically upon a red circular disc
their apexes meeting In the center of the disc
(Figure ~. By coincidence the outline of this de
sign was a blocked-in numeral 7, crossed by an.
other such numeral 7, inverted, thus forming the
two triangles. The similarity of the double tri
angle to an hourglass was responsible for the
nickname of the division, the "Hourglass Divi-
sion.'
Eighth division: A silver figure 8 pierced by a
golden arrow pointing upwards on a blue cloth
shield background. The figure 5 stood for the
numerical designation of the division and the
golden arrow symbolized the nickname of the di
vision, the Pathfinder Division which was or
ganized and trained at Camp Fremont, Calf.
Twenty-sixth division: Blue letters I'd on a
khaki-colored diamond field, the letters stood for
yankee Division" (Figure 23), made up of mer
of New England, which was one OF the first Ma
tional guard forces to enter active service.
Twenty-seventh division: A circle of black
with a narrow border of red, on which was dis
played In white the constellation of Orion. Zig
ure 81. This division, made up of national army
troops from New York city, adopted Its insignia
in honor of It's commander, Gen. John f. Organ
twenty eighth division: A red keystone Gig
ure 15), symbolic of the keystone State" since
this division was made up Of Pennsylvania Ma
tional guard.
Twenty-nlnth division T~ntertwined circles o.
blue and gray tFigure 49, symbolical of the Blue
and the Gray Of Civil war days, since the men Ii
this division were National guardsmen from
Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia ant
the District of Columbia.
Thirtieth division: An emblem made up of tht
letters o. II. (Figure 14), standing for "Old Kick
ory Division" made up of National guardsmer
from Tennessee, North Carolina and South Caro-
lima. the three states which claim "Old Hickory,
Andrew Jackson, for their own. In the middle Of
the insignia we're three Ks, the Roman numera
for 20 tha number of the division.
Thirty-frst division: A triangle Of white ant
red. each half adorned with a white d (Figurt
22), for "Dixie Division" made up of men from
Dixie-National guard of Alabama, Georgia ant
Florida.
Thirty-second division: A red arrow on
square field of khaki. (Figure 28). The arrow
worn on the sleeves of the Michigan and Wiscon
sin National guardsmen In this division pointed
forward, indicative of a promise always to 81
forward, never back.
Thirty-third division: A yellow Maltese cross
on q black field, the emblem of the "Prairie Di
vision" made up of National guardsmen from
Illinois and West Virginia.
ThIrty-fourth division The outline Of a Mexi
can OLA or water flask In black on which ap
peared a red cows skull and the words "Sand
storm Division" (Figure 25), recalling to mem
bers of this division, National guardsmen from
Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska and North Dakota
their training camp days at Camp Cody in New
Mexico.
Thirty-slxth division: An Indian arrowhead
with the letter T on II, the emblem of the Pan
Their Division made up mostly of Texans.
Thirty-seventh division A white o with a ret
or maroon center-the 0 Standing for Ohio since
this division was made up of National guarC
troops from the Buckeye state.
Thlrty-eighth division A red and blue shield
with the letters CY on II, (Figure 49,. standing
for the Cyclone Division" composed Of Nation
al guardsmen from Indiana, Kentucky and Yves
Virginia, and t~ypifying Its manner of movement
and accomplishment of desired ends.
Forty-6rst division: The setting sun on a half