34th Infantry Division (United States)

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The 34th Infantry Division is an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the National Guard. It has the Special Designation "Red Bull." Established on 18 July 1917 from National Guard units of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, the division trained at Camp Cody, New Mexico, during World War I. It arrived in France in October 1918, too late to see combat, and was disbanded on 18 February 1919. The division's shoulder sleeve insignia, designed at Camp Cody by American regionalist artist Marvin Cone, superimposed a red steer skull over a black Mexican water jug called an "olla," evoking the desert training grounds. Originally known as the "Sandstorm Division," the unit later adopted the nickname "Red Bulls." In World War II, the 34th was the first American division deployed to Europe, arriving at Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 26 January 1942. The division fought in North Africa from Operation Torch in November 1942, capturing Hill 609 in Tunisia, before...

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