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The 36th Division Archive
The 36th Infantry Division
Shoulder-Sleeve Insignia
The T-Patch
Interwar
Variations between WWI and WWII
WWII: American-Made
Patches made during and immediately following WWII in the United States
WWII: Theater-Made
Patches made during and immediately following WWII in the European Theater
Postwar
T-Patches made in the postwar period from the 1950s to 1990s
Global War on Terror
T-Patches created after the division was redesignated in May of 2004.
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Heraldry of the Texas Division
141st Infantry Regiment
"Remember the Alamo"
142nd Infantry Regiment
"I'll Face You"
143rd Infantry Regiment
"Arms Secure Peace"
131st Field Artillery Battalion
"We Play the Game"
132nd Field Artillery Battalion
"Fiant Rotae Rotare"
133rd Field Artillery Battalion
"Dum Spiramus Tuebimur"
155th Field Artillery Battalion
"Continue Rolling"
Division Headquarters
The Brass
Division Artillery Headquarters
The Brass, with a Bang
111th Medical Battalion
"Omnibus Opitulor"
111th Engineer Combat Battalion
"Fortis et Fidelis"
443rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion
"Forever Conquer Tyranny"
753rd Tank Battalion
"Insiste Firmiter"
36th Cavalry Recon Troop
"Out Front"
111th Quartermaster Company
"Venio Cito"
111th Medical Battalion - Stamping Die
Used by the Robbins Company of Attleboro, Massachusetts, to produce DUI from the 1930s-1940s
Field Gear
Wardrobe of Warfare
36th-patched BAR Ammunition Belt
Used by combat infantry for carrying magazines for the Browning
Automatic Rifle. This one appears to have been given to the 36th from the Texas Military Institute, and at some point was decorated with a T-Patch by a soldier.
M43 Field Jacket
The standard jacket for 36th ID soldiers from October 1944 through the end of the war
Miscellaneous Items
Pieces to Remember by
D Company, 142nd Infantry Regiment PT Shirt
Worn either stateside or during occupation, dating from the late 1930s to mid 1940s. It was manufactured by the Hollywood Atheltic Co. in Dallas.
Theater-Made Knife
Likely made in Germany during occupation, the knife features a bone handle, a uniform button pommel, and a blade from a German dress bayonet. The sheath appears to be made from a WWI cleaning kit.
Miscellaneous Items
Pieces to Remember by
Miscellaneous Items
Pieces to Remember by
36th ID Association Necklace
Sold by the division association in the postwar years for veteran wear
36th ID Lapel Pins
Another decorative piece of apparel
132nd Field Artillery
Belt Buckle
Souvenir buckle featuring the name and insignia of the 132nd FA
36th Division License Plate Topper
Used on stateside military installations to designate private vehicles owned by division personnel.
36th Division License Plate Topper
Used on stateside military installations to designate private vehicles owned by division personnel.
36th Infantry Division NCO
Depicting a T-Patcher in the winter of 1944 in France
German Rifleman
Depicting a rifleman of Kampfgruppe Bittermann in December 1944 opposing the 36th in Selestat, France
