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NOTE: In some cases, because we have small quantities of some of the patches listed, you may not receive the exact patch that is pictured; however, you will receive an original WW2 period patch, as good, or in better condition than the one shown. Of course, variations and patches that are listed because of their uniqueness will be the actual patch that you will receive. |
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| American Military Patch Guide by Morgan & Thurman | |
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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 |
| 4th Army | |
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2UP-16. 2-7/8-inch wide x 2-7/8-inch high red diamond shaped patch depicting a white embroidered four-leaf clover. Activated in 1932 as the U.S. Western Defense Command. During WW2 the 4th Army operated the Louisiana maneuver area and was credited with training about half of the combat units that went overseas. Unused. Excellent. $6.00 |
| 4th Army | |
| 2UP-16a. Same description as above, light age, minor wear, very minor and insignificant storage soil. Vg. $5.00 | |
| 4th Army – Green Border Variation | |
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2UP-16b. 3-inch wide x 3-inch high, diamond shaped, fully embroidered red patch depicting a white 4-leaf clover; the patch has an olive green border that is of particular interest to patch collectors. Beautiful unused condition. Excellent. $12.00 |
| 4th Army – Green Border – Greenback Variation | |
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2UP-16c. 3-inch wide x 3-inch high, diamond shaped, fully embroidered red patch depicting a white 4-leaf clover; well defined vertical lines of embroidery can be seen on the white clover, as well as the red field. The front of the patch has very light and very insignificant signs of soil on the some parts of the white clover leaf, from handling, (nothing at all of a serious nature). The soil shows up in the expanded image, but it's much less obvious in person. A very nice looking patch. Unused. Near excellent. $19.00 SOLD |
| Replacement and School Command | |
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2UP-17. 2-1/2-inch diameter, fully embroidered patch depicting wide, vertical, blue, yellow and red lines within an olive green border; the colors represent the heraldic colors of the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery. The Replacement and School Command was activated in March of 1942 and was headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The units mission was to supervise the operation of schools and replacement training centers and controlled the conduct of the training of the combat arms. Ninety-one U.S. Army Divisions were mobilized during WW2, all but two Divisions entered combat. The success of these Divisions can be largely credited to the Replacement And School Commands outstanding training. The Command was disbanded in November of 1946, at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Unused. Excellent. $6.00 SOLD |
| Replacement and School Command, With Very Distinct Vertical Lines of Embroidery | |
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2UP-17a. 2-1/2-inch diameter, (ever so slightly oval), fully embroidered patch depicting wide, vertical, blue, yellow and red lines within a light colored olive green border; the colors represent the heraldic colors of the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery. Same description as above except this specimen shows, heavy, and very distinct vertical lines of embroidery on the front and backside. Insignificant age, otherwise in excellent unused condition. A nice variation. $9.00 |
| 15th Army | |
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2UP-18. 2-3/4-inch x 2-3/4-inch, pentagon shaped, fully embroidered patch depicting the letter “A” in a red and white design with a medium olive colored border. The 15th was activated in 1944 and quickly preceded to France where they retrained and rehabilitated men of the 12th Army Group after their rigors in the Ardennes campaign. The 15th held a defensive position along the Rhine and did occupation duties in Germany as well. The 15th was active in two campaigns and were deactivated in Germany in 1946. Unused. Excellent. $8.00 |
| 1st Coast Artillery District, New England - Embroidered On Tan Twill | |
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2UP-19. Approximately 2-1/2-inch wide x 2-1/2-inch high, tan cotton twill patch. The embroidered design depicts a large, red, artillery shell, superimposed on a gold circle. The 1st Coast Artillery District was responsible for U.S. Harbor Defense from the northern most boundary of the United States, to the Nantucket Shoals lightship. The patch is used and has been removed from a uniform, it’s slightly out of shape; remnants of original sewing thread still remains. Minor signs of age, use and soil. An interesting variation. May not be the exact on that is shown, we have several similar ones. Used. Vg. $6.00 |
| Ports Of Embarkation | |
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2UP-20. Approximately 3-inch wide x 3-1/4 high, fully embroidered, brick red colored, shield shaped, patch with a ships helmsman’s wheel embroidered in gold. During WW2, Major ports of embarkation were located in New York, Boston, Charleston, Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle; they were operated by the Transportation Corps, providing proper staging, storing and flow of supplies through the port facilities. There were many sub-port facilities that supported the major ports. During the WW2 period the Ports of Embarkation employed over 171,000 persons, including the use of Prisoners of War, to process over 7 million passengers and 126 tons of cargo. There were over 1,100 Transportation Corps personnel killed, wounded, missing or captured during the unit’s period of existence. A nice large size patch. Unused. Excellent $8.00 |
| Ports Of Embarkation | |
| 2UP-20a. Same description as above, moderate signs of age, wear and soil from handling and actual use. Used. Vg. $6.50 | |
| 24th Corps - (XXIV) | |
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2UP-21. Fully embroidered 2-1/2-inch wide x 3-inch high patch depicting white embroidered heart, within another heart on a blue background. The 24th corps distinguished itself in the Leyte and Okinawa campaign, engaging entrenched Japanese troops in some of the most hostile and unfriendly environment in the Pacific Theatre. Unused. Excellent. $7.00 |
| 66th Infantry Division – The Black Panther Division | |
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2UP-22. Fully embroidered 2-3/4-inch diameter patch depicting a ferocious black panther. The 66th was very unfortunate to have lost 762 men when one of their transports was struck by a German torpedo while crossing the English Channel in Dec. 1944. The division distinguished itself during 91 days of combat, successfully containing 53, 000 Germans in the area around the Lorient submarine pens. Resulting in the surrender of the German forces there in May 1945. I have always thought this was the most beautiful and inspiring patch of all the WW2 Divisions. Unused. Excellent+. $8.00 |
| 66th Infantry Division Patch – First Design – Quite Scarce | |
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2UP-22a. 2-3/4-inch diameter, first design, approved in April 1943. The patch features a black panther, running over a red lightning bolt, heavily embroidered on an orange background patch with a red border. The 66th Division Commander, Major General Herman Kramer, felt the “Running Panther,” would be subject to ridicule and adverse comments, as it appeared to be running away and requested that a different insignia be considered. The design was cancelled in August 1943 in favor of the full face Panther patch, (item# 2UP-22 above), worn by the 66th Infantry Division throughout WW2. This specimen is in excellent unused condition; there are two shadowy spots on the front, (nothing serious); the backside has remnants of paper from being in a scrapbook. Someone wrote on the backside, “old 66 Div.” These somewhat insignificant features do not detract from the scarcity of this patch. A key patch that is quite scarce and has always been difficult to acquire. Near excellent. $55.00 SOLD |
| 33rd Infantry Division – The Illinois Division | |
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2UP-23. 2-1/4-inch in diameter, fully embroidered black patch bearing a golden/yellow cross. An active Illinois National Guard unit that embarked for Hawaii in 1943. After Jungle training in Hawaii, the unit arrived in New Guinea in 1944 for additional training. The division saw action in the New Guinea area while mopping up remnants of the Japanese Army there. Proceeding to Luzon in February 1945, the 33rd attacked the entrenched Japanese in the Luzon Mountains with much success. The 33rd participated in two campaigns with over 2400 casualties. Unused. Excellent. $8.00 SOLD |
| 86th Infantry Division – The Blackhawk Division | |
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2UP-24. 2-1/4-inch wide x 2-1/2-inch high, fully embroidered, red, shield shaped patch depicting a black embroidered hawk with red shield on its chest; the letters “BH,” are embroidered within the shield. European Theatre of Operation in February 1945; defensive positions in Koln area, Rhine River, Eibelshausen, Bigge River, Attendorn, Ruhr Pocket, Danube River and into Salzburg, Austria until the end of the war in Europe. The 86th returned to the United States for additional training and was deployed to the Philippines in August 1945, arriving too late to get credit for the campaign. 34 days in combat; one campaign, at a cost of 785 men. Unused. Excellent. $8.00 SOLD |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Black Background with Variation Sword | |
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2UP-25cce. 2-5/8-inch wide x 4-inch high, very large size, fully embroidered shield shaped patch with black background depicting a rainbow of colors and flaming sword; this variation has a horizontal black line going through the yellow sword hilt, as well as a vertical black line along the blade of the sword. The significance of this horizontal black line on the hilt is unknown; however, it appears on some of the black background SHAEF patches. In 1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower was designated the Supreme Commander. The mission of SHAEF was to enter Europe, with the other Allied Nations, with the expressed intent of destroying Germany's Armed Forces. This, of course, began on June 6, 1944, on the Normandy shores, resulting in the unconditional surrender of the German Armed Forces on May 7, 1945. A large and impressive looking patch that does not turn up often. SCARCE. Unused. Excellent. $35.00 |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Black Background With Variation Sword | |
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2UP-25a. 2-1/2-inch wide x 3-7/8-inch high, large size, fully embroidered shield shaped patch with black background depicting a rainbow of colors and flaming sword; this variation has a horizontal black line going through the yellow sword hilt, as well as, a vertical black line along the blade of the sword. The significance of this horizontal black line on the hilt is unknown, however, it appears on some of the black background SHAEF patches. In 1944 General Dwight D. Eisenhower was designated the Supreme Commander. The mission of SHAEF was to enter Europe, with the other Allied Nations, with the expressed intent of destroying Germany's Armed Forces. This, of course, began on June 6, 1944, on the Normandy shores, resulting in the unconditional surrender of the German Armed Forces on May 7, 1945. A large and impressive looking patch that does not turn up often. SCARCE. Unused. Excellent. $35.00 |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Blue Background | |
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2UP-26. Approximately 2-1/2-inch wide x 3-1/4-inch high, fully embroidered, shield shaped patch, with a "blue background." This patch was approved for wear, by the US Army European Headquarters on August 2, 1945. Unused. Excellent. $7.50 SOLD |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Blue Background | |
| 2UP-26b. Same description as above, moderate to heavy signs of age, wear and soil from handling and actual use. Used. A very nice representative example. About Vg. to Vg-. $5.00 | |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Blue Background - Classic German, Bevo Embroidered, Variation - Made In Germany During The Occupation, For U.S. Troops | |
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2UP-26e. 2-5/8-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high Bevo embroidered example. The front exhibits beautiful, bright, colors, precisely embroidered in the smooth, flat, silk-like, classic German Bevo method of embroidery that is consistent with some patches that were made in Germany, for U.S. troops, during the occupation. The backside has a machine sewn khaki twill backing; which is stamped, with purple/blue ink, with the number “24” and the letter “B.” A nice German, machine woven, variation. Unused. Excellent. $12.00 SOLD |
| SHAEF - Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force – Blue Background - Classic German, Machine Woven, Variation - Made In Germany During The Occupation, For U.S. Troops | |
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2UP-26f. 2-5/8-inch wide x 3-1/2-inch high, classic German machine woven method of embroidery. The front exhibits a slightly loose style of embroidery; it is heavily aged, moderately worn, heavily soiled and quite “salty” looking. Remnants of stitch marks and original sewing thread still remain. The backside has loose embroidery that is consistent with some variations of patches that were made in German, for U.S. troops, during the occupation. A nice representative example of a German, machine embroidered, variation. Very well used, About Good. $5.00 SOLD |
| 7th Infantry Division - The Hourglass Division – Light OD Border | |
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2UP-27. 2-1/2-inch diameter, fully embroidered red patch with olive drab border, depicting a black hourglass design. The 7th Infantry division was a regular Army unit, headquartered at Fort Ord, California. The unit embarked for Alaska in 1943. The 7th Infantry first saw combat on the Aleutian Island of Attu. Assaulting Kiska resulted in finding the Japanese had completely deserted the island. Returning to Hawaii for additional training the 7th proceeded to the Kwajalein Atoll; eliminating the Japanese threat there they helped capture Engebi, on the Eniwetok Atoll. Back to Hawaii again then onto the Philippines at Dulag, Leyte, capturing several towns and airfields. The 7th Infantry division made an assault landing on Okinawa, remaining there for 50 days of combat. Four campaigns, 208 days in combat with a loss of over 9,200. Unused, Excellent. $9.00 |
| U.S. Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Area | |
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2UP-28. Approximately 2-1/2-inch diameter, fully embroidered blue patch depicting two astronomical constellations; Ursa Major and the Southern Cross, as well as a red arrow outlined in white, which is pointing from the geographic location of Hawaii, to Japan. With headquarters in Hawaii, the Command was assigned the task of training, supply and administrating over all Army land and air troops in the Pacific Ocean area. Very light and insignificant age from storage. Unused. Near excellent. $7.00 |
| XXII Corps – The Twenty Second Corps | |
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2UP-29. Activated in January 1944, European Theatre of Operation in November 1944. Assigned to the 15th Army, the Corps was assigned command of the 75-mile front along the Rhine River, from Bonn to Neuss and was responsible for establishing a military government for captured German territory. The Corps artillery supported other units advancing along the front and within a few months the XXII Corps had over 3000 square miles of captured German territory to govern, which became the primary task of the XXII Corps. Thousands of Germans and other displaced persons relied on the XXII Corps for medical treatment, food, basic shelter and other supplies. In addition the Corps provided protection and security for the area under its control. The XXII Corps participated in two campaigns; they were deactivated, in Germany in 1946. Unused, Excellent. $8.00 |
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