2nd INFANTRY DIVISION FLAGS & GUIDONS • D-DAY ORGANIZATION
1944 REGULATIONS
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.
Included on this page are the guidons of those units that were attached to the 2nd Infantry Division on D-Day, 6 June 1944. The 293rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) supported seven Naval Shore Fire Control Parties. The Air Support Party was the advance party of IX Tactical Air Command, whose squadrons would deploy to airfields in France when these became available.
The Indian Head Division landed in the Normandy bridgehead on 7 June 1944.
NATIONAL STANDARD, SERVICE, DISTINGUISHING FLAG & HEADQUARTERS COMPANY GUIDON
2nd INFANTRY DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY & SPECIAL TROOPS, 2nd INFANTRY DIVISION
NATIONAL & ORGANIZATIONAL COLORS FOR REGIMENTS AND SEPARATE BATTALIONS • 16th INFANTRY REGIMENT
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.
9th INFANTRY REGIMENT
23rd INFANTRY REGIMENT
38th INFANTRY REGIMENT
2nd INFANTRY DIVISION ARTILLERY
2nd CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE TROOP (MECHANIZED)
2nd ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION
2nd MEDICAL BATTALION
ATTACHED UNITS
293rd SIGNAL COMPANY (JASCO)
AIR SUPPORT PARTY • IX TACTICAL AIR COMMAND
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