32nd Infantry Division:
The Red Arrow Division.

When the U.S. entered WW II, the 32nd Division was
allocated to the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guard
and was in training at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. After
being Federalized on October 15th, 1940, the Division
participated in maneuvers in Louisiana and the Carolinas
before embarking for the Southwest Pacific area in April
of 1942. The 32nd became the first U.S. unit of Division
size to fight offensive action against the Japanese when
it was sent by air and sea to Port Moresby from September 16th
to October 2nd, 1942. Located on the southern coast of Papua
on New Guinea.

The shoulder patch of the 32nd Division is based on a WW I
design that was approved by the AEF on November 11th, 1918.
The WW I Division Commander, (General William Haan) stated
proudly, "I chose the Barred-Arrow as the Division symbol
because we pierced every line the Boche put before us."
"Boche" was a name applied to the Germans in WW I