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The 89th RRC provides area support for U.S. Army Reserve. units in the four states of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, from the headquarters in Wichita, Kansas.
The 89th Infantry Division, the Rolling W, was created as a Division at Camp Funston, Fort Riley, August 27, 1917, during World War I. It was deployed to France.
The Division was reactivated as part of the newly created Army Reserve in 1921. It was recalled to active service in 1942 at Camp Carson, Colorado, and designated as the 89th Light Division. It was designated as the 89th Infantry Division in 1944.
The 89th Infantry Division landed in France at Le Havre, 21 January 1945, and engaged in several weeks of pre-combat training before moving up to the Sauer River into jump-off positions east of Echternach, 11 March 1945. The next day, the offensive began, and the 89th plunged across the Sauer in a rapid advance to and across the Moselle, 17 March. The offensive rolled on, and the Division crossed the Rhine, 26 March, between the towns of Kestert and Kaub. In April, the 89th attacked toward Eisenach, taking that town, 6 April. The next objective was Friedrichroda, core of the vaunted Nazi Redoubt in Thuringia. The city was secured by 8 April. The Division continued to move eastward toward the Mulde River, capturing Zwickau by the 17th of the month. The advance was halted, 23 April, and from then until VE-day, the Division saw only limited action, engaging in patrolling and general security. Three towns, Lossnitz, Aue, and Stollberg, were kept under constant pressure, but no attacks were launched.
The Division was reactivated in 1947 with headquarters in Wichita. It was designated the 89th Division (Training) in 1959 and then designated the 89th United States Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) in 1973.
During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, over one third of the 89th ARCOM was activated during the Middle East crisis. From September, 1990, through July, 1991, 2500 activated soldiers set aside civilian life, parted from their families, and left home to serve our nation.
Currently, the 89th Army Reserve Command, combined with the 102d Army Reserve Command, has evolved into the 89th Regional Readiness Command in 1996 with a population of 15,000 soldiers.
The U.S. Army 89th RRC patch, the "Rolling W," consists of a white letter "W," enclosed in a red bordered circle, on a blue field. The patch was developed during World War 1 while the 89th was stationed for training in France. It was officially explained to designate the Middle West, since the letter could be rolled to make an "M" and rolled again to make a "W." The official explanation continues that halfway between a completed roll, the Greek Sigma, a symbol of summation, can be observed, also the circle represents rest in any position and strikeout in any direction at any time.
Despite the official definition of the "Rolling W," the most common belief among the soldiers in the 89th Division at the time it was created, was that the symbol stood for the first letter in the names of the first general officers to command the 89th, Wood and Winn. By coincidence, the third commander was Major General William Wright.
The distinctive crest of the 89th RRC is of a gold color metal and red enamel octagon with a gold torch between two gold fleur-de-lis, in the base, and two white enamel chevrons in front of the torch base with the internal area of blue enamel.
The gold torch symbolizes the 89th RRC peacetime mission as an RRC unit, with the fleur-de-lis representing the 89th RRC participation in campaigns in France during World War l and ll.
The chevrons show the 89th RRC combat support role and also simulate the letter "M" for Midwest. The chevrons over the blue background also symbolize the 89th Infantry Division participation in the Crossing of the Rhine during World War II.
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