Worn from 15 April 1941 to 10 May 1971

Tab: "Breakthrough"



Activated at Pine Camp, New York. The Arabic number four shows the division's designation. The division had no official nickname because the Commanding General refused to propose andy in the belief that, "They shall be known by their deeds alone". The fourth Armored Division fought in five campaigns, 230 days of combat, and eaarned great praise including General Patton's, who stated that the accomplishment of the 4th Armored Division "had never been equalled in the history of warfare."



Campaigns: WWII (Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe)