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  • Constituted 17 December 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 8th Division. Organized 5 January 1918 at Camp Fremont, California. Demobilized 5 September 1919 at Camp Lee, Virginia.


  • Reconstituted 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 8th Division. Activated 1 July 1940 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. Redesignated 31 July 1941 as Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division. Redesignated 9 April 1942 as Headquarters, 8th Motorized Division. Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1943 as Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division. Inactivated 20 November 1945 at Fort Leonard, Missouri.


  • Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1960 as Headquarters Company, 8th Infantry Division.


    Campaign Participation Credit
    World War I
    Streamer without Inscription
      World War II
      Normandy
      Northern France
      Rhineland
      Central Europe

Decorations
Luxembuorg Croix de Guerre, streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG (8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969)

Large gold rope


Front side of coin Back side of coin
The 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Commanding General's Coin
is presented to
MSG Francisco M. Rivera
for publishing the DIVARTY's Sponsorship Handbook, February 1989, Baumholder, Germany.
/s/C.A.H. Waller, MG, Commanding


Front side of coin Back side of coin
The DIVARTY Coin is presented to
MSG Francisco M. Rivera
for Outstanding Performance
during the April 1988 GRAF Density Training, Grafenwoehr, Germany
/s/John M. Pickler, COL, FA, Commanding


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