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29th INFANTRY DIVISION FLAGS & GUIDONS • D-DAY ORGANIZATION 1944 REGULATIONS |
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The World War II US Army infantry division was formed with three infantry regiments, each of three battalions, a division artillery headquarters contolling four field artillery battalions, a combat engineer batalion, a mechanized cavalry reconnaissance troop, and various service and support units. The distinguishing flag for infantery divisions had horizontal stripes of scarlet and national flag blue, with the divisional shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) centered in proper colors. The flag was made of wool bunting, 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly. It was always carried or displayed with a National Standard, Service of the same materials and dimensions plus a 2 1/2-inch fringe of knotted yellow silk. The division's subordinate units also has distinguishing flags or, for the infantry regiments and separate battalions, silk organizational colors. Company-sized units had guidons. |
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NATIONAL STANDARD, SERVICE, DISTINGUISHING FLAG & HEADQUARTERS COMPANY GUIDON |
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29th INFANTRY DIVISION |
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HEADQUARTERS COMPANY & SPECIAL TROOPS, 29th INFANTRY DIVISION |
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NATIONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL COLORS FOR REGIMENTS AND SEPARATE BATTALIONS • 16th INFANTRY REGIMENT |
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Colors for regiments and separate battalions displayed the unit's coat of arms on the breast of an American eagle. The scroll grasped in the eagle's beak bore the regimental motto, e.g.SEMPER PARATUS (Always Ready) for the 16th Infantry. A scroll beneath the eagle bore the unit designation. If one was authorized,the unit's crest was placed above the eage's head. Colors of infantry regiments and battalions had a field of national flag blue and yellow fringe. For other branches, the field was in the primary branch color and the knotted silk fringe was in the secondary branch color, e.g. scarlet and white for the Corps of Engineers. Colors were made of silk in two sizes: 4 feet 4 inches at the hoist by 5 feet 6 inches on the fly for infantry and other dismounted units, or 3 feet at the hoist by 4 feet on the fly for mounted and motorized units. The fringe was 2 1/2 inches for all colors. |
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115th INFANTRY REGIMENT |
116th INFANTRY REGIMENT (DETACHED TO 1st INFANTRY DIVISION) |
175th INFANTRY REGIMENT |
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29th INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY (-) |
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29th CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE TROOP (MECHANIZED) (-) |
121st ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION (-) |
104th MEDICAL BATTALION (-) |
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ATTACHED UNITS |
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26th INFANTRY REGIMENT (+) • (ATTACHED FROM 1st INFANTRY DIVISION) |
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DETACHMENT, 503rd ENGINEER COMPANY (LIGHT PONTOON BRIDGE) (DETACHED FROM 1121st ENGINEER GROUP) |
DETACHMENT, 992nd ENGINEER COMPANY (TREADWAY) (DETACHED FROM 1171st ENGINEER GROUP) |
747th TANK BATTALION (MEDIUM) |
459th ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION (AUTOMATIC WEAPONS) (MOBILE) |
DETACHMENT, 3604th QUARTERMASTER COMPANY (TRUCK) (DETACHED FROM 97th QUARTERMASTER BATTALION |
3275th QUARTERMASTER COMPANY(SERVICE) (COLORED) (-) (DETACHED FROM 97th QUARTERMASTER BATTALION |
1st PLATOON, 606th QUARTERMASTER COMPANY (GRAVES REGISTRATION) (DETACHED FROM V CORPS) |
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