95th "IRON MEN OF METZ"

In July 1945, the Division returned to the United States
amidst welcoming celebrations at Boston's harbor. The
retraining began for the Pacific Theater, but the atomic
bombing of Japan brought surrender of the country and the
"Iron Men" were not needed.

The 95th Infantry Division had fought in Europe for nearly
12 months involving 145 days of combat including a continuous
period of more than 100 days. The 95th captured more than 439
centers of population, including Germany's ninth largest
city, Dortmund.

It had left behind a history of heroism and bravery and
accolades of friend and enemy, "Iron Men of Metz,"
"The Bravest of the Brave." But it had also left behind 6,591
officially recorded casualties.

Major General Twaddle, who had commanded the Division during
its entire action in World War II, saw the Division inactive
on 15 October 1945, at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The 95th
Infantry Division remained inactive in the Organized Reserves
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

In 1952, the Organized Reserve was redesignated as the
United States Army Reserve. The same year the Division
underwent some other changes, one being the addition of
the 291st Regiment, Tulsa, Oklahoma, from the 75th Division.
The second change that year for the Division was the withdrawal
of assignment of the 377th Infantry Regiment from the 95th
and assignment to the 75th Infantry Division. The 377th had
headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana since its activation
after World War II.

1955 saw further changes to the Division and again changes
of assignment of subordinate elements. On 1 January 1955,
the 291st Regiment was again assigned to the 75th Infantry
Division from the 95th and was subsequently inactivated
31 January 1955. On 30 January, the 377th Regiment was
reassigned to the 95th from the 75th and its headquarters
moved from New Orleans to Tulsa, Oklahoma on 31 January.
The same date saw the relocation of the 379th Regimental
headquarters from Hot Springs, Arkansas where it had
been since 1947, to Little Rock, Arkansas.

On 1 April 1958 the 95th Infantry Division was redesignated
as the 95th Division (Training) and a major reorganization
of mission assignments was underway. Personnel trained for
infantry combat, artillery, military police and combat support
roles, were now to undergo re-training to enable them to train
others. The Division had a new role, a new place in the sun as
one of the 13 Training Divisions in the U.S. Army Reserve arsenal.

The same year the Division's size increased as the 291st
Regiment was reassigned again from the 75th and was redesignated
as 291st Regiment (Advanced Individual Training). With the
reorganization of the Division all of the Regiments were
redesignated. The 95th Regiment became the 95th Regiment
(Common Specialist Training) with headquarters at Shreveport,
Louisiana. The 377th became the 377th Regiment (Basic Combat
Training) as did the 378th and 379th. A new role, a new mission
and new Summer Camp training sites.

In 1967, the nickname given the Division by the Germans
during the battle for Metz, became the officially recognized
nickname of the Division, the "Iron Men of Metz". The Institute
of Heraldry approved the adoption of the nickname and a new crest
to be worn by all non-regimental elements of the Division.