U.S. Divisions in Normandy, France, June to August 1944
Infantry Divisions
1st ID
“Fighting First” or “Big Red One Division”
June 6th 1944
2nd ID
“Second to None”
June 6th 1944
4th ID
“Ivy Division”
June 6th 1944
5th ID
“Red Diamond Division”
July 9th 1944
8th ID
“Pathfinder” or “Arrow Division”
July 4th 1944
9th ID
“Hitler’s Nemesis”
July 10th 1944
28th ID
“Bloody Bucket” or “Keystone Division”
July 24th 1944
29th ID
“Blue and Gray Division”
June 6th 1944
30th ID
“Old Hickory Division”
June 14th 1944
35th ID
“Santa Fe Division”
July 8th 1944
79th ID
“Cross of Lorraine”
June 14th 1944
83rd ID
“Thunderbolt” or “Ohio Division”
June 19th 1944
90th ID
“Alamo Division” or “Tough Ombres”
June 8th 1944
Airborne Divisions
82nd Abn
“All American”
June 6th 1944
101st Abn
“Screaming Eagles”
June 6th 1944
Armored Divisions
2nd Armd
“Hell on Wheels”
June 9th 1944
3rd Armd
“Spearhead”
June 24th 1944
4th Armd
“Breakthrough”
July 13th 1944
4th Armd
“Victory”
July 25th 1944

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