90th Infantry Division:
The Tough 'Ombres Division.
The 90th Infantry Division was activated as a component of
the Army of the United States on March 25th, 1942 with
Headquarters at Camp Barkely, Texas. After participating in
the 1943 Louisiana maneuvers and also Desert Training Center
maneuvers, the Division embarked for overseas in March of 1944.
In preparation for the landings on Normandy, the 90th trained
in England for two months and then landed on Utah Beach
on June 6th, 1944.
The shoulder patch worn by the 90th Division is based upon a
WW I design that was approved by the AEF on October 25th, 1918.
During WW I, the Division was primarily composed of men from
Texas and Oklahoma, and the letters "T" and "O" represent these
two states (the former nickname of the 90th was "the Texas and
Oklahoma Division).
Re-designated:
Ninetieth Army Reserve Command.
Worn from: 23 August 1974 - 1995.
Re-designated:
Ninetieth Army Regional Support Command.
Worn from: 1995 - Current.
Campaigns:
World War I
(St.-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918),
World War II
(Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland,
Argennes-Alsace, Central Europe).
Decorations:
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
(streamer embroidered Moselle-Saar Rivers).