The Big Wheel: 35th Infantry Division (MISC 7723) is a short 1950 film about the history of the 35th Infantry Division, focusing on the unit’s campaigns in Europe during WWII. The film opens with footage of pioneer wagon trains heading west, while explaining to viewers how the unit earned the nickname the “Santa Fe Division” for taking the Santa Fe cross for its shoulder sleeve insignia. The 35th arrives in France during WWI. The film shows footage of fighting, presumably the division’s...
Topics: 35th Infantry Division, WWII, WWI, Santa Fe, 1950, Stock Footage
Brass cigarette lighter made in France for a Doughboy
Topics: 35th Infantry Division, First World War, World War One, The Great War, United States Army, Army of...
Shoulder sleeve insignia worn in the First World War in France On the Western Front.
Topics: 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 6th Infantry Division, 8th Infantry Division, 10th...