Worn from 15 July 1943 to 15 October 1945
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Activated at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. The Arabic number sixteen shows the division's designation. The Sixteenth had no nickname since they arrived in Germany toward the end of the war and participated in only three days of actual combat. Perhaps this fact, with all due respect for the unit's courage and skill, justifies labeling them the "Lucky 16th."
Activated at Los Angeles, California. The Arabic number nineteen shows the division's designation. The Sixteenth had no nickname since they were so short lived. The unit was redesignated as the 13th Armored Division because of the historical ties between California an the 13th Armored Division.
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