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Lineage and Honors
- Constituted 17 December 1917 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 8th Division. Organized 5 January 1918 at Camp Fremont, California. Demobilized 5 September 1919 at Camp Lee, Virginia.
- Reconstituted 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 8th Division. Activated 1 July 1940 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. Redesignated 31 July 1941 as Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division. Redesignated 9 April 1942 as Headquarters, 8th Motorized Division. Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1943 as Headquarters, 8th Infantry Division. Inactivated 20 November 1945 at Fort Leonard, Missouri.
- Activated 17 August 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1960 as Headquarters Company, 8th Infantry Division.
Decorations
Luxembuorg Croix de Guerre, streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG (8th Infantry Division cited; DA GO 59, 1969)
 
The 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) Commanding General's Coin
is presented to
MSG Francisco M. Rivera
for publishing the DIVARTY's Sponsorship Handbook, February 1989, Baumholder, Germany.
/s/C.A.H. Waller, MG, Commanding
 
The DIVARTY Coin is presented to
MSG Francisco M. Rivera
for Outstanding Performance
during the April 1988 GRAF Density Training, Grafenwoehr, Germany
/s/John M. Pickler, COL, FA, Commanding
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