34th "RED BULL" Division

Worn from:
29 October 1918 - Late 1930's

Army National Guard
Worn from:
10 February 1941 - 3 November 1945.

The Division was organized in August 1917 at Camp Cody in Deming,
New Mexico, from the National Guards of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota, and South Dakota. The patch shape simulates an olla
(Mexican water flask) symbolizing the Thirty-fourth Division's
origin. The bull skull also symbolizes the surrounding dry,
desert like area. Black denotes durability, firmness, and
stability while red represents courage and action.

Campaigns:
World War I,

World War II
(Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno,
North Apennines, Po Valley).

Decorations:
French Croix de Guerre with Palm World War II
(streamer embroidered Belvedere),

Distinguished Unit Citation
(streamer embroidered Mt. Pantano, Italy).