2nd Cavalry Division (United States)
SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA
- Description: On a yellow Norman shield with a green border, a blue chevron below two eight-pointed blue stars.
- Blazon: Or, a chevron azure, in chief 2 mullets of eight points of the second, a bordure vert.
- Symbolism: The shield is yellow, the Cavalry color. The stars (representing spur rowells) are taken from the coat of arms of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, which had initially been a part of the division.
- Worn from 20 August 1921 – 10 May 1944
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