| 63rd Regional Support Command (Infantry Division) | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:63rd_Infantry_Division_SSI.svg) 63rd Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1943–1945 1952–1963 1968–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Moffett Field, California |
| Nickname(s) | "Blood and Fire" (special designation)[1] |
| Motto(s) | Pride – Honor – Service |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:63_RSC_DUI.jpg) |
| Distinguishing flag, 1943–68 | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Army_63rd_Infantry_Division_(1943-1965).png) |
| Distinguishing flag, 1968–2009 | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:63rd_Regional_Support_Command_flag_1968-.png) |
The 63rd Infantry Division ("Blood and Fire"[1]) was an infantry division of the Seventh Army[2] of the U.S. Sixth Army Group[2] of the Army of the United States that fought in Europe during World War II. After the war it was inactivated, but later the division number and shoulder sleeve insignia were authorized for use by the 63rd Army Reserve Command (ARCOM).[3]
The 63rd Regional Support Command is responsible for the base and administrative support of all United States Army Reserve units throughout the seven-state region of southwestern United States including California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. Although the 63rd Regional Readiness Command located in Los Alamitos, CA, was not authorized to carry the lineage of the 63rd Infantry Division, the creation of the new 63rd Regional Support Command in Moffett Field, CA, authorizes it to inherit the lineage and the bi-color red and blue background 63rd Infantry Division flag as an exception to policy.[4] The unit was inactivated on 6 December 2009 and replaced by the 79th Sustainment Support Command,[5] and was reactivated as a regional support command.[6]
- ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ a b U.S. Army Center of Military History, 63d Infantry Division: ASSIGNMENT AND ATTACHMENT TO HIGHER UNITS. 10 December 1944 - 30 April 1945
- ^ The designation "63d Infantry Division" is used to describe the infantry unit. The designation "63d Regional Support Command" and similar names is used to describe the reserve unit. The description omits the "r" from the number designation in accordance with US Army unit designation custom.
- ^ United States Army Center of Military History Memorandum for Record dated 15 January 2009
- ^ Wagner, John (23 June 2010). "63rd RRC folds flag in ceremony". US Army. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
The 63rd RRC is the last of 10 such commands around the nation folding their flags. The 63rd lineage is being passed to the 63rd Regional Support Command at Moffett Field, Calif. And a new headquarters, the Army Reserve Sustainment Support Command, has started up here at Los Alamitos. The process is part of an ongoing transformation of the Army Reserve to better fit its mission in deployments overseas.
- ^ "63RD RSC". Army Reserve. United States Army. Retrieved 26 February 2013.