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U. S. ARMY 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION (GOLDEN TALON) -  The 17th Airborne Division was an airborne infantry division of the United States Army during World War II, and was commanded by Major General William M. Miley.  It was officially activated as an airborne division in April 1943 but was not immediately sent to a combat theater, remaining in the United States to complete its training.  

U. S. ARMY 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION (ANGELS) -  The 11th Airborne Division ("Angels") was a United States Army airborne formation, first activated on February 25, 1943, during World War II.  Consisting of one parachute and two glider infantry regiments, with supporting troops, the division underwent rigorous training throughout 1943.

U. S. ARMY 12TH ARMORED DIVISION (HELLCAT) - The 12th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army in World War II. It fought in the European Theater of Operations in France, Germany and Austria, between November 1944 and May 1945.  The German Army called the 12th Armored Division the "Suicide Division" for its fierce defensive actions during Operation Nordwind in France, and they were nicknamed the "The Mystery Division" when they were temporarily transferred to the command of the Third Army under General George S.

U. S. ARMY 11TH ARMORED DIVISION (THUNDERBOLT) -  The 11th Armored Division (11 AD) was a division of the United States Army in World War II.  It was activated on August 15, 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and moved on June 24, 1943 for the Louisiana Maneuvers.  Transferred then to Camp Barkeley, Texas on September 5, 1943, the division participated, beginning October 29, 1943, in the California Maneuvers and arrived at Camp Cooke California on February 11, 1944.

U. S. ARMY 9TH ARMORED DIVISION (PHANTOM) -  The 9th Armored Division (the "Phantom Division") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.  In honor of their World War II service, the 9th was officially nicknamed the "Phantom Division."  The division was activated on July 15, 1942 at Fort Riley, KS.   It reached the United Kingdom in September 1944.

U. S. ARMY 8TH ARMORED DIVISION (THUNDERING HERD) - The 8th Armored Division was an armored division of the United States Army that served in the European Theater of World War II.  The nickname, the "Thundering Herd", was coined before the division went to Europe in late 1944.  It was also known as the "Iron Snake" late in the war, after a correspondent for Newsweek likened the 8th to a "great ironclad snake" as it crossed the Rhine River in late March 1945. The division is also sometimes referred to as Tornado – its wartime tactical call sign.

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U. S. ARMY 7TH ARMORED DIVISION (LUCKY SEVENTH) -  The 7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh") was an armored division of the United States Army that saw distinguished service on the Western Front, from August 1944 until May 1945, during World War II.  The division was activated on March 1, 1942, reorganized on September 20, 1943 and arrived in England in June 1944.  Throughout most of its existence the 7th Armored Division was commanded by Major General Lindsay McDonald Silvester, an infantryman who had distinguished himself in World War I.

U. S. ARMY 6TH ARMORED DIVISION (SUPER SIXTH) -  The 6th Armored Division ("Super Sixth") was an armored division of the United States Army during World War II.  It was formed with a cadre from the 2nd Armored Division.  6th AD was formed under the 1942 Table of Organization and Equipment.