Worn
from: 16 January 1943---15 February 1957.
Redesignated: Seventy-fifth Maneuver Area Command.
Worn from: 2 April 1970---1994.
Redesignated: Seventy-fifth Division (Exercise).
Worn from: 1994---Current.
The 75th Division (Training Support) began its
notable history as the 75th Infantry Division. The Department
of the Army activated the unit on 15 April 1943 at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri.
In 1945, the Division was deactivated and then reactivated in
1950.
In 1955, the Division was again deactivated, except for a HQ
and a HHC, which it re-designated as the 75th Infantry Division
(Maneuver Area Command). On 15 February 1957, DA reconfigured
the unit into the 75th Maneuver Area Command (MAC).
The unit undertook it latest challenge in 1993. A change in the
TDA created the 75th Division (Exercise) from the 75th MAC adding
LANES training to its repertoire of exercise capabilities. In
1999, the Division was renamed the 75th Division (Training Support)
to better state its mission of preparing client units for war.
Today, the 75th Division (TS) consists of five brigades, with
units located in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A rectangle
2 3/4 inches (6.99cm) in height by 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in width,
divided diagonally from upper left to lower right, blue over
scarlet bearing a white diagonal stripe from upper left to lower
right surmounted by the blue numeral seven and the scarlet numeral
five both fimbriated white on the colored background all within
a narrow green border.
Symbolism: The red, white and blue of the insignia
refer to the historic insignia approved for the Army Ground Forces.
The numerals are in reference to the numerical designation of
the Division.
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally
approved for the 75th Division on 12 Feb 1943. It was redesignated
for the 75th Maneuver Area Command on 12 Mar 1973. On 1 Oct 1993
the insignia was redesignated for the 75th Division (Exercise).
On 17 Oct 1999 the shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated
for the 75th Division (Training Support).
Distinctive Unit Insignia: Description: A silver
color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in height
overall, consisting of an elliptical background of alternating
scarlet and yellow rays issuing from three blue isosceles triangles
combined at base (mountain peaks) each charged with a silver
fleur-de-lis, all above a scarlet bridge of one arch, surmounted
by a silver bayonet, enclosing four wavy horizontal bars alternating
blue and silver and rounded at base, all beneath a blue scroll
inscribed "MAKE READY" in silver letters.
Symbolism: The colors blue, red and yellow allude
to the three combat arms of the Army - Infantry, Artillery and
Armor. The three fleurs-de-lis symbolize the 75th Infantry Division's
World War II campaigns in Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central
Europe. The mountain peaks and the wavy bars allude to the former
unit's determined fighting between the Rhine River and the Vosges
Mountains. The bayonet symbolizes combat readiness and aggressiveness,
while the bridge over the wavy bars alludes to the Division's
pursuance of the enemy over land and water. The rayed background
symbolizes firepower and victory.
Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally
approved for the 75th Maneuver Area Command on 9 Jul 1970. It
was redesignated for the 75th Division (Exercise), with description
and symbolism revised, on 1 Oct 1993. The insignia was redesignated
for the 75th Division (Training Support) on 1 Oct 1999.
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