98th Infantry Division:
The Iroquois Division.

The 98th Division was activated as a component of the Army of
the United States on September 15th, 1942, with Headquarters
at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky. After participating in the 1943
Tennessee maneuvers, the Division went to Camp Rucker, Alabama,
for additional training before embarking for the Pacific Theater
in April of 1944.

The shoulder patch worn by the 98th Division was approved on
December 20th, 1922. The blue and orange colors are those of the
Dutch House of Nassau which was responsible for the settlement
of New Amsterdam and was later renamed New York. The Indian
head on the patch is that of an Iroquois Chief and represents
the fact that the original Headquarters for the unit was
traditionally located in upstate New York, and the five feathers
are for the five tribes of the Iroquois Confederation:
the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Senecas.

Training

Re-designated:
Ninety-eighth Division Training.
Worn from:
1 May 1959 - Current.

Campaigns:
World War II
(Asiatic-Pacific Theater).