File:036th Infantry Division Band Baldric.png

Description036th Infantry Division Band Baldric.png	36th Infantry Division Band Baldric
Date	1941
Source	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	US Army
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Summary[edit]

• Baldric: On a blue field with gold fringe at the sides and bottom and one folded piece below two drum sticks, a flint Indian arrowhead of French horizon blue with an olive drab block “T,” the top portion of the baldric contains an arched three tiered scroll in French horizon blue, doubled darker blue bearing the inscription “THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION” in gold letters, bowed above and below palms in olive drab. The lower portion of the baldric, separated by a white faceted star, are areas for the two decorations: the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer embroidered “EUROPEAN THEATER” and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm Streamer embroidered “VOSGES” and below the star are six red scrolls for the campaigns during World War II: Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead), Anzio, Rome-Arno, Southern France (with arrowhead), Rhineland, and Central Europe.

Symbolism[edit]

• The flint Indian arrowhead surmounted by the letter “T” is the unit’s shoulder sleeve insignia and distinctive unit insignia, worn by the soldiers of the 36th Infantry Division during European Operations in World War II.
• The white star combined with the scarlet and the blue background and scrolls represents the Texas state flag, the unit’s home state.