51st Infantry Division
In the post World War II restructuring of the National Guard a number of new divisions were organized. Among these was the 51st Infantry Division, composed of Guardsmen from Florida and South Carolina.
The 51st Infantry Division never served on active Federal duty and was inactivated in 1963.
Original Organization Date: 11 September 1946 with Headquarters at Tampa, Florida.
Official Nickname: The coiled "Rattlesnake," ready to strike, recalls some of the 'rattlesnake' flags carried by the militia in the early days of the American Revolution.
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