Back فرقة المشاة السادسة والثلاثون (الولايات المتحدة) Arabic لشکر ۳۶ پیاده (ایالات متحده آمریکا) Persian 36e division d'infanterie (États-Unis) French הדיוויזיה ה-36 (ארצות הברית) HE 36th Infantry Division (United States Army) Italian 36a division d'infantariá (Estats Units) Occitan 36 Dywizja Piechoty (USA) Polish 36-я пехотная дивизия (США) Russian 36. pehotna divizija (ZDA) Slovenian 36-та піхотна дивізія (США) Ukrainian
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| 36th Division 36th Infantry Division | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:36th_Infantry_Division_SSI.png) 36th Infantry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1917 – 1919 1923 – 1945 2004 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg){kind=small} National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Camp Mabry |
| Nickname(s) | "Arrowhead" |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | MG John B. Bowlin |
| Notable commanders | William Smith, Fred Walker, John Dahlquist, James K. "Red" Brown |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:36th_ID_DUI.jpg) |
| Shoulder Sleeve Insignia—subdued version | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:36th_Infantry_Division_SSI-Subdued.png) |
| Combat Service Identification Badge | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:36th_Infantry_Division_CSIB.svg) |
| Flag | &sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_36th_Infantry_Division.svg) |
The 36th Infantry Division ("Arrowhead") also known as the "Panther Division", the "Lone Star Division",[1] "The Texas Army", and the "T-patchers",[2] is an infantry division of the U.S. Army and part of the Texas Army National Guard.[3] The 36th Infantry Division was first organized during World War I (1914–1918) from units of the Texas and Oklahoma National Guards.[4] After the war, the division was reformed as an all-Texas unit, and was called to service for World War II (1937–1945) on 25 November 1940, was deployed to the European Theater of Operations in April 1943, and returned to the Texas National Guard in December 1945.
In late 1941, a unit of the 36th Infantry, the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, was detached and deployed to the Pacific Theatre of Operations (PTO) against the Japanese forces. In the course of the fighting, the Japanese Imperial Army captured some soldiers from the 2/131 FA and enslaved them to perform forced labor. Their fate as a unit was unknown for most of World War II, which resulted in the 2/131 FA Bn. being nicknamed the "Lost Battalion" of the PTO.
In 2004, the 36th Infantry Division was reconstituted in a reorganization of the 49th Armored Division.
- ^ 36th Infantry Division History Archived 4 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine, history.army.mil, last updated 20 May 2011, accessed 23 January 2017
- ^ Wagner, Robert L. (1 August 1991). The Texas Army: A History of the 36th Division in the Italian Campaign (Reprint ed.). State House Press. ISBN 0-938349-76-7.
- ^ "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "36th Infantry Division Association History". Texas Military Forces Museum.