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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 94th Infantry Division (now the 94th Regional Readiness Command).

Description

• On a disc divided bend sinister silver gray and black fimbriated silver gray, all edged with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) black border, a black Arabic numeral "9" on the silver gray and a silver gray Arabic numeral "4" on the black. The diameter is 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm).

Symbolism

• The insignia represents the numerical designation of the unit.

Background

• The history of the shoulder sleeve insignia authorized for the U.S. Army Regional Support Command is as follows:
  • A design featuring a Native American with bow and arrow was authorized for the 94th Division on 21 Jul 1922.
  • The above design was superseded by approval of the design of a Puritan carrying a blunderbuss on his shoulder on 6 Sep 1923.
  • The above approval was amended to change the wording of the description on 22 Dec 1923.
  • The Puritan design was superseded by design featuring the Arabic numerals "9" and "4" on 5 Sep 1942.
  • The "9/4" design was rescinded (cancelled) on 14 May 1956. The same letter reinstated the Puritan shoulder sleeve insignia, with a minor change in the design, for the 94th Infantry Division.
  • The Puritan design was redesignated for the 94th Command Headquarters (Divisional) on 16 Oct 1963.
  • The Puritan design was authorized for the 94th U.S. Army Reserve Command on 22 Apr 1968.
  • The Puritan design was rescinded (cancelled) on 27 Nov 1991. The same letter reinstated the "9/4" design.
  • The insignia was redesignated effective 16 July 2003 for the U.S. Army 94th Regional Readiness Command.

Own work, after the Army Institute of Heraldry.

April 9, 2008

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