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The united states army created a large number of notional deception formations that were used in a number of world war ii deception operations. This unit was constituted as viii bomber command on 19 january 1942. Thousands of patches have been worn by american troops since the 81st division gained authorization to wear its wildcat design in 1917. For almost three decades, the united states holocaust memorial museum and the us armys center of military history have worked together to define, recognize, and honor all the us army divisions that took part in the liberation of prisoners from nazi concentration camps and other sites of incarceration.
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