![]() ![]() 2018 Marks the anniversary of Americas First Division, helping end the first great war of the 20TH century so the Army and Nike have teamed up and our honoring them with their uniform this year! These photos are from deployment of 1. Being apart of the #BigRedOne from 2015-2018 was the greatest and I’ll never forget the Soldiers I met and the friends that turned into family. The design, approved with a red “1” on an olive drab five-sided shield, was codified in a Novemorder officially announcing the format of the patch as we know it today.ĭespite official specifications, many variations in size and shape for the “Big Red One” are found on uniforms from the era. ![]() Stoops of the 6th Field Artillery, then remarked “The general’s underwear is showing!” In reply, the more senior officer said something to the effect of, “All right young man, if you’re so smart, come up with something better!” The lieutenant took up the challenge, producing a patch with a red numeral “1” on a gray or olive drab shield using cloth from a captured German uniform. Upon seeing the patch, the lieutenant, whom some accounts name as Herbert M. According to this version, the general, thinking that the 1st Division needed a shoulder sleeve insignia, cut a crude red “1” from an old pair of flannel underwear. One legend says that First Division supply trucks were painted with a red “1” to distinguish them from other country’s vehicles, and the practice carried over to shoulder sleeve patches.Ī more colorful tale about the origin of the patch involves an exchange between a general (or colonel) and a lieutenant over red underwear. The origins of the “Big Red One” patch are disputed. FIRST division insignia - CREATION OF THE PATCH ![]()
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