WWII U.S.Army 92nd Infantry Division Patch

A scarce 92nd Division Patch un-issued example.

The 92nd Infantry Divsion was one of two all-black infantry divisions formed in WW2. They adopted the name that was given to the black cavalry troops by the plain Indians in the 1880s. This division arrived in Italy in the summer of 1944 with the 370th Regiment placed in combat on 24 August. The division suffered a set-back in December when the Germans launched an attack through their position. The division was strengthened with the addition of the 442nd and 473rd Regimental Combat Teams. In the Spring offense, they entered La Spezia and Genoa on the 27 April, 1945 and liberated several towns along the Ligurian coast.

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