The 2d Battalion, 60th infantry

UNIT CREST: The 60th Regiment was originally organized with personnel from the 7th Infantry, which is represented by the canton (field gun from the battle of Cerro Gordo). It participated in WWI as an element of the 5th Infantry Division, the insignia of which is carried on the shield (red diamond). Black, white and red show engagements with Germany, and the wavy pale is for the Meuse River, the crossing of which near DUN in November, 1918 was an outstanding operation for the regiment. The crest and the motto ("To The Utmost Extent Of Our Power") symbolizes the spirit of the battalion and are guides for the future conduct of the organization.

BATTALION NICKNAME: "SCOUTS OUT". On 11 June 1944, the 60th Regiment debarked at Utah Beach on the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy, France. On 12 June, 1944, driving hard toward the St. Colombe in France, the 2nd Battalion, 60th Regiment completely outdistanced the rest of the 9th Division. For a time, the unit was even believed to be lost, but actually the battalion had overrun the German defenses in the face of murderous fire and had cut the main highway to the northwest. Instead of withdrawing, the battalion set up a bridgehead on the Douve River and held the position for seven hours until the rest of the Division caught up to them, facilitating the cutting of the pennisula. Due to this demonstration of rapid penetration and maneuver, the "Scouts Out" motto originated for the battalion. "Scouts Out" is the official greeting of the battalion.

REGIMENTAL NICKNAME: "GO DEVILS". In 1943 during the battle of Dedjenane Valley along the Tunisia-Algeria border, it was during the fanatical drive by the 60th Regiment that a captured German Generals' diary was to give the regiment its nickname. In a German Generals' account of American actions against the Germans, he wrote "Look at those devils go", and thus the 60th Infantry Regiment became the "GO DEVILS".