United States Army 90th Infantry Division (Tough Ombres)

OK, Grove, Headstone Symbols and Meanings, U. S. Army 90th Infantry Division (Tough Ombres)

U. S. ARMY 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TOUGH OMBRES) -  The 90th Infantry Division ("Tough 'Ombres") was a unit of the United States Army that served in World War I and World War II.  Its lineage is carried on by the 90th Sustainment Brigade.  Nicknamed Tough 'Ombres; originally called the Texas-Oklahoma Division which was represented by the T & O on the shoulder patch which is a khaki-colored square on which is superimposed a red letter "T", the lower part of which bisects the letter "O", also in red.

World War I

  • Activated: August 1917
  • Overseas: June 1918
  • Major Operations: St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne
  • Casualties: Total-7,549 (KIA-1,091; WIA-6,458)
  • Returned to U.S. and inactivated: June 1919

World War II

  • Activated:  March 25, 1942
  • Overseas:  March 23, 1944
  • Distinguished Unit Citations: 5
  • Campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, Central Europe
  • Awards: MH-4 ; DSC-54 ; DSM-4 ; SS1,418 ; LM-19; DFC-4 ; SM-55 ; BSM-6,140 ; AM-121
  • Returned to U.S.:  December 16, 1945
  • Inactivated:  December 27, 1945

WWII Casualties

  • Total battle casualties: 19,200
  • Killed in action: 3,342
  • Wounded in action: 14,386
  • Missing in action: 287
  • Prisoner of war: 1,185

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OK, Grove, Headstone Symbols and Meanings, 90th Infantry Division (Tough Ombres)