Texas National Guard units of the 36th Infantry Division, the "Texas Division," from 71 cities were ordered to mobilize on November 25, 1940, at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas, to prepare for war. Known as the T-Patchers for a shoulder patch bearing an olive drab T on an Infantry Blue Arrowhead, they trained at Camp Bowie, Camp Blanding in Florida, and Camp Edwards in Massachusetts. The 36th became the first military unit to seize enemy-held ground on mainland Europe at Salerno on September 9, 1943, fought hard battles at San Pietro, the Rapido River, Monte Cassino, and led the breakout at Anzio through Monte Artemisio. It was the first Allied unit to enter Rome on June 4, 1944. From September 13, 1941, until July 7, 1944, the division was commanded by Major General Fred L. Walker. The T-Patchers' record included 33 months overseas, 366 combat days, 2 amphibious assaults at Salerno and the French Riviera, 7 major campaigns, 175,806 enemy soldiers captured including Hermann Goering and 40 other Nazi commanders, 7,805 medals for bravery including 15 Congressional Medals of Honor and 10 Presidential Unit Citations, 19,466 casualties including 3,717 killed, 12,685 wounded, and 3,064 missing in action, and 2 lost battalions. The 36th Infantry Division served more days in combat than any other division in World War II.