United States Army patch and booklet collection

Identifier: irn35086
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35086

Acquisition

The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of four patches: two war photographer, one 12th Army Group, and one 4th Cavalry Group, and three booklets relating to the history of units of the United States Army active during World War II.

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Displaying items 1 to 7 of 7

Official US Army photographer rectangular arm patch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35087
- English
- 1942-1945
- overall: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
United States Army photographer rectangular badge of the type issued during World War II. US Army photographers served in the Photographic Branch of the US Signal Corps. Photographers were attached, not assigned, to units and were identified by an arm or shoulder patch. Military photographers were usually enlisted men, with the same training and uniforms as other soldiers. The Corps coordinated communication for air, ground, and naval units during the war, providing technology, services, and personnel. In addition to its primary role in military transmissions, the unit produced training fil...
Official US Army photographer arched arm patch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35089
- English
- 1942-1945
- overall: Height: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Width: 3.875 inches (9.843 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
United States Army photographer arched badge of the type issued during World War II. US Army photographers served in the Photographic Branch of the US Signal Corps. Photographers were attached, not assigned, to units and were identified by an arm or shoulder patch. Military photographers were usually enlisted men, with the same training and uniforms as other soldiers. The Corps coordinated communication for air, ground, and naval units during the war, providing technology, services, and personnel. In addition to its primary role in military transmissions, the unit produced training films fo...
US Army 4th Cavalry Group blue and yellow coat of arms shoulder patch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35090
- English
- overall: Height: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
United States Army Fourth Cavalry Group shoulder sleeve badge in the shape of a Coat of Arms. The yellow shield symbolizes Cavalry and the other battle related symbols memorialize unit engagements during the Civil War. The Group was not authorized to wear a shoulder patch during World War II, but many soldiers made their own during and after the war. The Group deployed to England in December 1943 and was redesignated as the 4th Cavalry Group Mechanized. Among the first Allied soldiers to land in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the 4th Cavalry assumed traditional cavalry actions of flanking a...
12th Army Group red, white, and blue trapezoidal shoulder patch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35091
- English
- overall: Height: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Twelfth Army Group shoulder sleeve insignia of the type issued during World War II. The design, approved July 29, 1944, resembles a downward pointing arrowhead implying force in the red, white, and blue national colors of the United States. This unit, consisting of American troops, was directly under the control of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, beginning September 1, 1944. It fought its way across Europe, encircling the German Army in the Ruhr Valley in April 1945. It was the largest force ever assembled by the US military. Germany surrendered May 7 and the Group was ina...
Booklet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35092
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Booklet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35093
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Pamphlet
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn35096
- English
- 1945
- Updated 1 year ago
Booklet detailing the actions of the 20th Corps, US Army, known as the Ghost Corps, from their activation in the Desert Theater of Operations in North Africa to the capture of the Saar-Moselle Triangle, break through at the Siegfried Line, crossing of the Rhine at Remagen, and on into Germany and Austria until the war's end in early May 1945.

United States Army patch and booklet collection

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Official US Army photographer rectangular arm patch

Official US Army photographer arched arm patch

US Army 4th Cavalry Group blue and yellow coat of arms shoulder patch

12th Army Group red, white, and blue trapezoidal shoulder patch

Booklet

Booklet

Pamphlet