The U.S. Army created Combat Service Identification Badges, referred to as Combat Service ID Badges in regulation but also called CSIBs, for wear on the Army Service/Dress uniforms, effectively replacing the colored Shoulder Sleeve Insignias (unit patches) that were worn on the Class A/B Army Green Uniform. (CSIBs almost always use a design identical to the one used ofr unit patches.) The badge is worn on the right side of the uniform and ranks fifth in precedence of ID badges; personnel may move badges with lower precedence to the left in order to create a more prominent display for the CSIB.
The 197th Infantry Brigade was originally formed as HQ and Headquarters Company, 197th Infantry Brigade in June 1921 and was assigned to the 99th Division. Shortly after the U.S. entry into World War II, the Brigade was converted and redesignated (less its 3rd Platoon) as the 99th Reconnaissance Company, 99th Division, with its HQ and HQ Company converted and redesignated as the 3rd Platoon, 99th Reconnaissance Troop, also of the 99th Division. During the war, it fought under the designation 99th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized until its inactivation in late September 1945 at Camp Myles Standish in Massachusetts.
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