8th Infantry Division (United States)

8th Infantry Division
8th Infantry Division
	8th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1918–1919; 1940–1945; 1950–1992
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Nicknames	Golden Arrow Division; Pathfinder
Motto	"These are my credentials."
Engagements	World War I; Russian Civil War Suchan Valley Campaign; ; World War II Operation Overlord; Allied advance from Paris to the Rhine; Western Allied invasion of Germany; ; Gulf War Operation Desert Storm; ;
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Thomas L. Harrold ; Andrew Goodpaster; Carl E. Vuono; William S. Graves
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 8th Infantry Division, ("Pathfinder") was an infantry division of the United States Army during the 20th century. The division served in World War I, World War II, and Operation Desert Storm. Initially activated in January 1918, the unit did not see combat during World War I and returned to the United States. Some units served in the American Expeditionary Force to Siberia. It was activated again on 1 July 1940 as part of the build-up of military forces before the US entered World War II. It then took part in the Normandy landings and fought in France and Germany. Following World War II, the division was moved to West Germany, where it remained stationed at the Rose Barracks in Bad Kreuznach until it was deactivated on 17 January 1992.