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English: Shoulder sleeve patch of the 9th Armored Division


Description/Blazon On an equilateral triangle with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) green border, 3 7/16 inches (8.73 cm) in height overall, one point up, divided into three sections, the upper section yellow, the dexter section blue, and the sinister section red, a gun bendwise in front of a tank track and wheels all black and overall a red lightning flash bend sinisterwise. In the apex the Arabic numeral "9" in black letters.

Symbolism Yellow, blue and red are the colors of the branches from which Armored units were formed. The tank tread, gun and lightning flash are symbolic of mobility, power and speed. The Division's designation is in Arabic numerals.

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 22 November 1940. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-338)
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Source http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=5683&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=9th%20Armored%20Division http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/ViewImage.aspx?id=7344
Author U.S. Gov. Military
Other versions File:9th US Armored Division SSI.svg, File:9th US Armored Division SSI.png

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Public domain This image is in the public domain in the United States because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Armed Forces badge or logo. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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  • 2004-07-23 05:05 JohnCrawford 301×274× (29882 bytes) Shoulder sleeve [[patch]] of the [[9th Armored Division]]

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