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Organizational History
The 92nd Infantry Division and the 93rd Infantry Division were racially segregated units of the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Nicknamed the "Buffalo Soldier Division," the 92nd was the only African American division in World War II to see combat in Europe as part of the Fifth Army. The 93rd Division, known as the "Blue Helmet" Division, acquired that sobriquet when the division fought in France in World War I. The 93rd Division served in combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II.