US WW2 44th Infantry Division Patch

US WW2 44th Infantry Division Patch
The division was en route to New Jersey on 7 December 1941, returning to Fort Dix when news was heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A regimental combat team, based on the 113th Infantry, was immediately detached from the division and attached to the Eastern Defense Command to provide ground forces for the defense of the East Coast from New York to Philadelphia. Shortly afterwards, the remainder of the division moved to Camp Claiborne, LA, where the 44th Division was reorganized and redesignated, the 44th Infantry Division on 16 February 1942.2:3746:131

The division was then sent to Fort Lewis Washington, where it participated in defense of the West Coast under the Western Defense Command for the remainder of 1942. In February 1943, the 44th Infantry Division, much reduced through the loss of personnel and units entered a period of rebuilding and training. After completing the "D-Series", division-level training, the 44th was sent to participate in the multi-division Fourth Army 6 Louisiana Maneuvers, 7 February-3 April 1944.5:106–107 6:131 The division then moved to Camp Phillips, KS for its final pre-deployment preparations.6:1317 The division moved by railroad to Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, arriving on 24–27 August 1944;8 departing the United States via the Boston Port of Embarkation on 5 September 1944.6:131
Nice patch in very good condition.

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