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American Military Patch Guide by Morgan & Thurman
	1UP-01. “The most complete guide and reference book today of American military patches and tabs covering WW1 to present.” Copyright 1997, published by Medals of America Press, Fountain Inn, S. Carolina. 11-inch x 8-1/2-inch format, colorful illustrated paper covers, 87 pages illustrating over 2000, full color, Army, Army Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Civil Air Patrol, & National Guard patches and tabs, as well as a basic overview of patch construction and wear. *An excellent quick reference for U.S. patches.* New. $19.99
14^th Armored Division – The Liberator Division - Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-14. Fully embroidered red, blue and golden yellow, triangular shaped patch 4-inch wide x 3-5/8-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number “14.” European Theatre of Operation in October 1944, Marseille, Vosges Mountains, Alsatian Plain, Siegfried Line, Llauter River, Bitche, Battle of the Bulge, Saar Valley, Maginot Line, Moder River, Rhine River, Lohr, Neustadt, Main River, Danube, Ingolstadt; the 14th Armor Division liberated Moosburg prison camp; Inn River and occupation duty. The 14 Armor fought in two campaigns; 167 days in combat, loosing over 2,600 men. Unused. Excellent. $15.00 SOLD
15^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-15. Fully embroidered red, blue and golden yellow, triangular shaped patch 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number “15.” The 15th Armor Division was not active during WW2; the 15th Armor Division patch turns up because WW2 manufacturers made the patch anticipating that the 15th Armor would be part of the WW2 Armor Division series. This example contains features and elements of a patch that was constructed during the WW2 period. Unused. Excellent. $12.00
16^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-16. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “16,” at its apex. Activated in July 1943 and was headquartered at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. The 16^th Armored Division embarked for France and the European Theater of Operations in January 1945. On February 11, 1945 the 16^th Armored Division was assigned to the 15^th Army and took on a security and training roll at Nurnberg, Germany. Elements of the 16^th Armored Division saw action while attached to the 86^th Infantry Division where they crossed the Isar River at Granek; they advanced toward Wasserburg, capturing several towns and villages without serious incident. The Division returned to Nurnberg on May 5, 1945 and launched an attack on Pilsen, Czechoslovakia where they secured a large German munitions center. The capture of Pilsen by the 16^th Armor marked the deepest penetration of American forces into Czechoslovakia during WW2 and was the only action that the 16^th Armor fought as a complete unit. After security duty in Pilsen, the 16^th Armor returned to the U.S.A. and was inactivated in October 1945. The 16^th Armored Division fought one campaign with credit for three days of combat at a loss of 32 men. Unused. Excellent. $15.00 SOLD
16^th Armored Division – Lemon Yellow Apex
2AP-16b. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 3-3/4-inch wide x 3-1/4-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “16,” at its apex. Same description as above, except, this example has a light lemon yellow apex; it exhibits very light signs of age from handling and possible light use. NICE. Vg+. $14.00
17^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-17. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “17,” at its apex. The 17th Armor Division was not active during WW2; the 17th Armor Division patch turns up because WW2 manufacturers made the patch anticipating that the 17th Armor would be part of the WW2 Armor Division series. This example contains features and elements of a patch that was constructed during the WW2 period. Unused. Excellent. $12.00
18^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-18. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/4-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “18,” at its apex. The 18th Armor Division was not active during WW2; the 18th Armor Division patch turns up because WW2 manufacturers made the patch anticipating that the 18th Armor would be part of the WW2 Armor Division series. This example contains features and elements of a patch that was constructed during the WW2 period. Light remnants of glue on the backside, as well as an unusual embroidery technique on the back. Unused. Excellent. $12.00
19^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-19. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 3-3/4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “19,” at its apex. The 19th Armor Division was not active during WW2; the 19th Armor Division patch turns up because WW2 manufacturers made the patch anticipating that the 19th Armor would be part of the WW2 Armor Division series. This example contains features and elements of a patch that was constructed during the WW2 period. The 19th Armored Division was activated in 1947 and after a short period of time it was redesignated as the 13th Armored Division. This example exhibits light age and wear from handling and has faint spots of glue on the front, which have most likely bled through from the backside as there are also remnants of glue on the backside, (nothing too serious). Unused. About Vg. $12.00
20^th Armored Division – Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-20. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “20,” at its apex. The 20^th Armored Division was activated on March 15^th 1943; they were headquartered at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. The unit embarked for the European Theatre of Operation in January 1945 and landed at Le Havre, France on February 16, 1945. The 20^th Armored had a short period of training at Buchy, France then moved through Belgium to Langendernbach, Germany. Elements of the 20^th Armored Division received combat credits for support of the 82^nd Airborne in the Ruhr Pocket and as part of Task Force Campbell in the aftermath of a false enemy surrender in the town of Dorf on April 25, 1945. The unit spearheaded a coordinated attach toward Munich opening routs toward the Danube River. On April 28, 1945 the Danube River was crossed and a bridge was captured intact. On April 20 1945 the unit attacked Munich and ceased enemy resistance at the Munich SS barracks and the Anti Tank School; Munich fell on April 3, 1945. The 20^th intercepted fleeing Germans and cut off enemy escape routs toward Salzburg, Austria. The 20^th Armored Division continued attaching toward the Austrian border until receiving word of Germanys unconditional surrender. The unit was assigned a short period of occupation duties. One campaign, eight days of combat at a cost of 186 men. Unused, Excellent. $16.00 SOLD
21^st Tank Battalion, 20^th Armored Division - Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-21. The unit was organized as a Medium Tank Battalion on September 20, 1943 at Camp Gordon, Georgia; they embarked for England on September 13, 1944 and arrived on September 23, 1944. The 21^st Tank Battalion landed in France and the European Theater of Operations on September 23, 1944 where they participated in the Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns. At the end of the war the unit was located at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany on August 1945 and was inactivated at Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts on October 19, 1945. $16.00
22^nd Tank Battalion, 11^th Armored Division - Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-22. The unit was organized as a Medium Tank Battalion on September 20, 1943 at Camp Barkeley, Texas; they embarked for France and the European Theater of Operations on September 29, 1944 where they participated in the Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and Rhineland Campaigns. At the end of the war the unit was located at Haslach, Germany and was inactivated in Germany on August 31, 1945. $16.00
27^th Tank Battalion, 20^th Armored Division - Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-27. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “27,” at its apex. The unit was organized as a Medium Tank Battalion on September 10, 1943 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky; they embarked for France and the European Theater of Operations on February 6, 1945 where they participated in the Central Europe Campaign. The unit arrived at the New York Port of Entry on August 6, 1945. At the end of the war the unit was located at Camp Cooke, California and was inactivated in at Camp Hood, Texas on April 2, 1946. Unused. Excellent. $16.00
48^th Tank Battalion, 14^th Armored Division - Golden Yellow Apex
	2AP-48. Fully embroidered red, blue and yellow triangular shaped patch approximately 4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number, “48,” at its apex. The unit was organized as a Medium Tank Battalion on September 20, 1943 at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas; they embarked for France and the European Theater of Operations on October 14, 1944 where they participated in the Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. At the end of the war the unit was located at Klettham, Germany and was inactivated at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia on September 16, 1945. Unused. Excellent. $16.00
714^th Tank Battalion
	2AP-714. Fully embroidered red, blue and golden yellow triangular shaped patch with light olive colored border. 3-3/4-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, depicting a red lightning bolt, superimposed on a black tracked cannon with a black embroidered number “714” at its apex. The unit was formed from the 3rd Bn. 44^th Armored Regiment on Nov 11, 1943 at the Tennessee Maneuver Area. Fort Knox, Kentucky as a Light Tank Bn. They embarked from New York Port of embarkation on September 20, 1944, landing in France on October 2, 1944. The unit participated in the Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe and the Rhineland Campaigns. The unit arrived back at New York Port of embarkation on December 3, 1945. This example exhibits, light to near moderate signs of age and wear. Used. Vg. $26.00 SOLD



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