7 Infantry Division
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: On
a red disc 2 1/4 inches (5.72cm) in diameter a black "hour
glass" of two pyramids point to point whose bases
are I inch (2.54cm) in width, all within a 1/8 inch
(.32cm) Army Green border.
- Symbolism: The
outline of the hourglass alludes to the numerical
designation of the division showing two "7's,"
inverted, one upright.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for
the 7th Division on 23 Oct 1918. It was redesignated for
the 7th Infantry Division on 14 Apr 1964, retroactive to
1 Jan 1943, and amended to include the border.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: A
silver color metal and enamel insignia 1 1/8 inches
(2.86cm) high consisting of an hourglass the upper
section red, the lower black, the sections triangular in
shape and separated diagonally by a silver bayonet point
up, the pommel in lower right.
- Symbolism: The
design is an adaptation of the hourglass symbol of the
7th Division shoulder sleeve insignia which originated
out of the use of two figure sevens which later became
triangles to form an hourglass; likewise the colors red
and black have been borrowed from the same insignia. The
bayonet, a reference to the nickname "Bayonet
Division" which became synonymous with the 7th
Infantry Division through the unit's participation in
the Korean Conflict, is the infantryman's hallmark and
symbolizes the fighting spirit of the 7th Infantry.
- Background: The
shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 16 Jun 1965.
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