78th Infantry Division (United States)

78th Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1917 – 1919
1921 – 1946
1946 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Nickname(s)"Lightning" (special designation)[1]
Motto(s)Audaciter (Boldly)
EngagementsWorld War I

World War II

Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier General Christopher W. Cook
Notable
commanders
Hugh L. Scott

Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. Edwin P. Parker Jr.

Otho B. Rosenbaum
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 78th Training Division (Operations) ("Lightning"[1]) is a unit of the United States Army which served in World War I and World War II as the 78th Infantry Division, and currently trains and evaluates units of the United States Army Reserve for deployment.

  1. ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.