Army Reserve > Commands > Support > 8. RSC. Much of the staff is made up of dual- status technicians,ensuring continuity and military expertise. The unit’s origins pre- date World War I when the 8. Division(National Army) was organized at Camp Jackson, South Carolina in August 1.
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It became known as the “Wildcat Division” for their unauthorized sleeve emblems. Division commander General Charles Bailey ignored a War Department order to remove the patches, and appealed the matter to General John J. Pershing,who approved the patch by saying “. Reactivated in 1. ID fought in the Palau and Philippine campaigns before inactivating in Japan in 1. From 1. 94. 7 to inactivation in 1.
ID remained in the Organized Reserve. The 8. 1st Army Reserve Command(ARCOM) organized at Atlanta, Georgia in 1. It deployed units to Vietnam, Southwest Asia and the Balkans. In 1. 99. 6, the 8. Regional Readiness Command (RRC) reorganized at Birmingham,Alabama, where it commanded all Reserve units in the southeast United States. After 9/1. 1 it successfully deployed more than. USAR Soldiers in the Global War on Terror.
The 8. 1st RSC Soldiers still wear the original Wildcat patch, the first and oldest shoulder sleeve insignia of the Army.
A Quentin C. Aanenson, Captain, Air Corps - WWII Combat Aviator - One Of The Greatest Generation - DFC, PH. AM (10) Harold Robert Aaron, Lieutenant General, USMA. Links To U.S. Army Regulations AR 670-1: Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia AR 600-8-22: Military Awards AR 840-10: Flags, Guidons, Streamers, Tabards.