United States Army 92nd Infantry Division (Buffalo)

U. S. ARMY 92ND INFANTRY (BUFFALO DIVISION) -  The 92nd Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in both World War I and World War II.  Organized in October 1917 at Camp Funston, Kansas, the unit was formed with African American soldiers from all states.  Before leaving for France in 1918, the buffalo was selected as the divisional insignia due to the "Buffalo Soldiers" nickname, given to African American cavalrymen by Native Americans in the 19th century.  The "Buffalo Soldiers Division" divisional nickname was inherited from the 367th Infantry, one of the first units of the division organized.  This segregated unit was the only African American infantry division to see combat in Europe during World War II, as part of the U.S. Fifth Army, fighting in the Italian Campaign.  It served in the Italian Campaign from 1944 to the war's end.

World War I

• Activated: October 1917
• Overseas: July 18, 1918
• Major operations: Meuse-Argonne less field artillery
• Casualties: total: 1,647 (KIA: 120; WIA: 1,527)
• Returned to United States and inactivated: February 1919

World War II

• Activated:  October 15, 1942
• Overseas:  September 22, 1944
• Campaigns: North Apennines, Po Valley
• Awards: Medal of Honor: 2 (Posthumously in 1997); Distinguished Service Cross (United States): 2; Army Distinguished Service Medal: 1; Silver Star: 208; Legion of Merit: 16; Soldier's Medal: 6; Bronze Star: 1,166; Purple Heart: 1,891; Order of the Crown of Italy: 8; Military Cross for Military Valor (Italian): 17; Military Cross for Merit in War (Italian): 22; War Medal (Brazil): 1
• Inactivated:  November 28, 1945

WWII Casualties

• Total battle casualties: 2,997
• Killed in action: 548
• Wounded in action: 2,187
• Missing in action: 206
• Prisoner of war: 56