Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of US Army uniforms to identify the primary headquarters to which a soldier is assigned. The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture.Distinctive Unit Insignia, Coat of Arms, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/adcomp.html Component Elements of Armored Divisionshttp://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/cavcomp.html Component Elements of the 1st Cavalry Divisions

Airborne/infantry Note: several insignia are of World War II formations. Note: US infantry divisions were not formed under the following numbers: 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 60, 64, 67, 68.http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/infcomp.html Component Elements of Infantry Divisionshttp://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/cbtchron/abdcomp.html Component Elements of Airborne Divisions

Unnumbered

Cavalry

Armored

See also Corps insignia of the United States Army Brigade insignia of the United States Army Miscellaneous shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army Obsolete shoulder sleeve insignia of the United States Army

References

Further reading World War I Insignia

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