Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Basic Elements, Army Groups and Armies. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Basic Elements, Army Groups and Armies. United States Army. Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. A scarlet convex triangle 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in diameter, point to base, the stylized letter 'C' between three stylized letters 'A' in triangle, all gold. Army to issue shoulder patch for ISIL fight. WASHINGTON – Soldiers in Iraq will soon have a new shoulder sleeve patch to signify their service in the fight against the Islamic State. All told, there are about.
Second World War. Basic Elements. The entire army was divided into three basic elements: Army Ground Forces (basic combat units), Army Service Forces (logistical and support troops) and Army Air Forces (flying elements and their support troops). That of Army Ground Forces and its subordinate General Headquarters Reserves are less commonly seen as most Army Ground Forces units were part of a subordinate element that had its own approved patch. Army Groups. Armies. Notes: Date approved as General Headquarters. Units assigned directly to General Headquarters. The First Army Group was redesignated 1. Army Group. Courtesy Jay Graybeal (original theater made). Variation English- made (. The Octofoil Shoulder Patch . These patches were worn on the left shoulder and each Division had its own patch. From the 1. 8th of November, 1. Division – with War Department approval – adopted the “Octofoil” as its patch. It was re designated to the 9th Infantry Division on August 1st, 1. The selection was a unique one as the design dated back to the 1. Century, when it was customary for each son to have an individual mark of distinction. Perhaps “Octo”, meaning “eight”, is a bit confusing to many when speaking of the Ninth Division. This is the explanation of why this eight petaled insignia is the correct one for the Ninth Regular Army Division. Design for the 9th Infantry Division’s “Octofoil” patch – Institute of heraldry drawing. The shoulder patch design: The design chosen for the Ninth Division patch consists of a red quatrefoil atop of a blue quatrefoil with a white center. The red stands for the Artillery. The blue stands for the Infantry. The white denotes the color of numerals found on Division flags. Surrounding the Octofoil is a rim of Olive Drab – Symbolic for the US Army. Variations of Shoulder Sleeve Insignias: Before World War 2, many shoulder sleeve insignias were sewn by hand, and made of wool. Most of the World War 2 period patches are embroidered with cotton thread. Some patches are “theater made”, embroidered in the theater where troops were serving at that time like England, France or postwar Germany. These were done by local embroidery firms. There are many variations in patches. Colors may vary as well, due to long exposure to sunlight or different weather conditions. These patches are called “Cut edge patches”. This was the primary production process during World War 2, and these patches are the most common ones. Snow Back Patch: A special embroidery technique used during World War 2 gave certain patches a special look on the back side. They had a degree of white “snow” showing on the threads. The whiteness varies on these, but is clearly visible. These patches are known as “Green back” patches. Merrowed Edge Patch: Merrowed edge patches have clean tightly threaded edges. They often have a small part of thread on the back, sometimes glued or taped to the patch. These are post World War 2 patches. Bullion Patch: Bullion patches have. These are usually pretty rare to find, and also known as “Theater made” patches.– Variations of the 9th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia’s –Top row is the front, bottom is the back of the patch: 9th Infantry Division Octofoil Patches. Left to right: Post WWII, snow back, white back, blood stained standard, green back, darker standard version. Infantry Division Octofoil Patches. Left to right: Post war, reproduction, Woolen early war type, rare Octofoil without olive drab back ground. The Octofoil patch can clearly be seen on the GI’s sleeve. Infantry Division Octofoil Patches. Left to right: Theater made in Germany Bullion patch and tab, bigger silver thread version, 4 different types of Bullion patches, and the rare Khaki background type (last 5 are front views only).“Class A” Shoulder Patch – Worn on a Service Uniform (Left is front, right is back)Oddly shaped pale green woven patch. Octofoil is woven into the pale green background. Octofoil is woven into the pale green background. Front (left), Back (right). Hand sewn, red horizontal, blue vertical, on green wool twill patch. White cotton is also used. Rare horizontal (red) and vertical (blue) embroidered Cut Edge White Back Patch. Front (left), Back (right). Very rare white embroidered White Front and Back Patch. Front (left), Back (right). White Back “Loopy Weave Style” Embroidery Shoulder Patch – German Made (Left is front, right is back). Horizontal blue and vertical red stitching..
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