76th Infantry Division:
The Onaway Division.

The 76th Division was activated as a component of the
Army of the United States on June 15th, 1942, with
Headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland. After two changes
of station, the Division embarked for the European Theater
in December of 1 944 and arrived in England where
it underwent additional training.

The shoulder patch worn by the 76th Division is based on a
WW I design that was approved by the AEF on March 14th, 1919.
The colors red, white, and blue are the National Colors, and
the white three-pronged "label" on the blue field is a
heraldric device used to distinguish the coat of arms of the
eldest son from the father's. In WW I, the 76th Division was
the first of the "National Army" Divisions and was formed
from conscripted personnel. The Regular Army Divisions were
basically composed of volunteers, and the National Guard
Divisions from State forces so the 76th became the first
(oldest son) of these other two types of Divisions. The word
Onaway" is the alert cry of the Chippewa Indians, in
whose hunting grounds the Division trained in WW I.

Worn from:
14 March 1919 - May 1959.

Training

Re-designated: Seventy-sixth Division Training.
Worn from:
1 May 1959 - 1993.

Campaigns:
World War I,

World War II
(Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe).