U.S. 1st Infantry Division
The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army—nicknamed the Big Red One after its shoulder patch—is the oldest division. Since the Division was made, it has served in almost all wars the American Army has been in. The division's official motto is "Duty First". Their unofficial motto is "No Mission Too Difficult, No Sacrifice Too Great".
Wars/Fighting this division has served in
U.S. 1st Infantry Division Media
General John J. Pershing, Commander'in-Chief of the AEF, and Major General Charles P. Summerall, commander of the 1st Division, inspecting doughboys of the 16th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, in France, September 7, 1918.
Gunners of the 6th Field Artillery, 1st Division, in action near Exermont, France, October 1918.
The 1st Infantry Division entering Trier, Germany, November 1918.