95th Infantry Division (United States)

The 95th Infantry Division, also known as the "Iron Men of Metz," was a unit of the United States Army that served in World War I and World War II. It was constituted on July 23, 1918, and organized in September 1918 at Camp Sherman, Ohio. Due to the Armistice, it was demobilized in December 1918 before seeing combat in World War I.

The division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserves in 1921 and activated for World War II on July 15, 1942, at Camp Swift, Texas, under the command of Major General Harry L. Twaddle. The 95th landed in France on September 15, 1944, and entered combat in October 1944, participating in the Lorraine Campaign. It played a significant role in the reduction of Metz, France, earning its nickname. The division fought through heavy German resistance, clearing towns and fortifications.

After Metz, the 95th advanced into Germany, fighting in the Rhineland campaign and participating in the Ruhr Pocket operation in the spring of 1945. It played a key role in trapping German forces in the Ruhr area. Following the German surrender, the 95th Infantry Division served in occupation duties. The division was inactivated on October 15, 1945, in Europe.

The 95th was later reactivated as the 95th Training Division in the Army Reserve. It no longer exists as an infantry division. Its shoulder sleeve insignia featured a flaming bomb surmounted by a sword piercing through a block "95".