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History: Activated 5 Auguat 1917 as 85th Division. Organized 25 August 1917 at Camp Custer (Michigan). Inactivated 18 April 1919 at the same location. Assigned 24 June 1921 to the Organized Reserve. Activated 15 May 1942 and reorganized at Camp Shelby (Mississippi). Re-designated 1 August 1942 as 85th Infantry Division. Inactivated 25 August 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry (Virginia). | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:us85id.png|center| | |align="center"|[[File:us85id.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:us85id1.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:us85id1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally approved for the 85th Infantry Division on 18 December 1918. It was cancelled and a new design approved on 29 June 1970. On 24 February 1986 the original shoulder sleeve insignia was reinstated for the 85th Division (Training). On 17 October 1999 the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was redesignated for the 85th Division (Training Support). A previous Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally authorized for the noncolor bearing units of the 85th Division (Training) on 16 May 1967. The original insignia was cancelled and a new (the current) design was authorized for the 85th Division (Training) on 27 May 1986. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was redesignated for the 85th Division (Training Support) on 17 October 1999. | The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was originally approved for the 85th Infantry Division on 18 December 1918. It was cancelled and a new design approved on 29 June 1970. On 24 February 1986 the original shoulder sleeve insignia was reinstated for the 85th Division (Training). On 17 October 1999 the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was redesignated for the 85th Division (Training Support). A previous Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally authorized for the noncolor bearing units of the 85th Division (Training) on 16 May 1967. The original insignia was cancelled and a new (the current) design was authorized for the 85th Division (Training) on 27 May 1986. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was redesignated for the 85th Division (Training Support) on 17 October 1999. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category: Granted 1918]] | [[Category:Granted 1918]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1967]] | [[Category:Granted 1967]] | ||