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

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ure 26), the emblem of the "Sunset Division"
made up of National g~uardsmen from the West
where the sun Decentralization, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Colorado, New Mexico. (Some District of
Columbia guardsmen were also In this d~ivislon).
Forty-second division A tri-color red, white
and blue-in rainbow form (Figure lD, 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 d.
visions to reach France and bring a rainbow OF
hope to the hard-pressed allies
Seventy-slxth division: The Liberty Bell, an
appropriate emblem for a division bearing the
numerals rs. (Figure 17). Composed OF national
army men, 1t was one of the three divisions to
be raised exclusively in New England with a
quota of northern New York selected service
men). Some of Its members preferred the name
"Mayfower Division" to Liberty Bell Division"
and wore an emblem of the ship Mayiower on a
blue ground. Later the Liberty Bell became the
recognized emblem of the division.
seventyseventh division: An outlined figure
of the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World
upon q light blue background tFigure 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 Its units the famous Lost Battalion"
Seventy-ninth division A Lorraine cross in
white on a blue field with a white border, the
emblem of q division made up of national army
men from northeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland
and District of Columbia which distinguished IT.
self by the capture of Montfaucon during the
Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Eightieth division: Three peaks Of the Blue
s. 4 ~.~- H. L. LJx4 49, n rod chfnI1 NTH IN
white border tFigure 27), this was the emblem
of the blue Ridge Division" composed of noun
~taineers from Virginia, West Virginia and west
ern Pennsylvania.
Eighty-arst division: A black wildcat on a
gray disc, (Figure 16). 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, flight like wildcats"
Eighty-second division: Two yellow AS on a
blue circle s~uperimposed upon a red square Gig
ure 12), the emblem of the "AllAmerlcan Divi-
sion" made up of national army men from Geor-
gia, Alabama and Tennessee.
Eighty-fourth division: A scarlet shield upon
which, inclosed by a blue circle, was the word
Lincoln" In white curved over an axe and be-
low the numerals "a. (Figure 10), this emblem
Of the Lincoln Division" composed Of national
army soldiers from Kentucky, Indiana and south
ern Illinois. recalled the youth of Lincoln In the
region where he began hewing out his fame as
a Rail Splitter"
Eighty-slxth division A black hawk rampant
on a red shield, the hawk bearing white inter
twined. letters B and FL (Flgure 2l), 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
a brown cup on a field OF green, this emblem Of
the "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 ngure
Fights crossed to form a four-leaf clover, sym
bolizing the fact that Its troops, national army
men, were from the four states of North Da-
kota, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.
Eighty-ninth division: A dark blue circle In
closing a w of the same color against a light
blue background, this division was 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 M. Wright
and Frank L. VIM, who commanded 1t In
France.
Ninetieth division: The letters I and o In ma
room on a khaki field, (Figure 24), a branding
from combination for the states of Texas and
Oklahoma from which the national army troops
In this division came.
Ninety-frst division: A green pine tree Zig
ure y symoblical Of the pine forests of the west
ern states whence came the men of the national
army to make up this division.
Ninetysecond division: A black charging buf-
| fa1o fEiCurn DnA tho amhlpm of the HNNosfo~r
Buffaloes Division" composed of negro troops of
the national army, mainly from Texas and Okla.
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