Mouwembleem 31st Infantry Division (Sleeve patch 31st Infantry Division)

The 31st Infantry Division was a unit of the Army National Guard in World War I and World War II. It was originally activated as the 10th, a division established in early 1917 consisting of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia national guardsmen. By the end of that same year, the 10th Division became the 31st.

• Mobilized: 25 November 1940 (National Guard Division from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi).
• Overseas: 12 March 1944.
• Campaigns: New Guinea, Southern Philippines.
• Distinguished Unit Citations: 1.
• Awards: MH-1; DSC-7; DSM-3; SS-178; LM-11; DFC-1; SM-73; BS-948; AM-77.
• Commanders: Maj. Gen. John C. Persons (25 November 1940 – September 1944), Maj. Gen. Clarence A. Martin (September 1944 to inactivation).
• Returned to U.S.: 12 December 1945.
• Inactivated: 21 December 1945.