[Army service forces shoulder-sleeve insignia].

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  • OCLC #: 61323777
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Artifacts — REALIA 00030
  • Edition:
    • [Red border version].
  • Physical Description: 1 patch : cloth, color ; 6 cm
  • General Notes:
    • Title supplied by cataloger.
    • "A blue five pointed star, one point up, 1 3/8 inches in diameter on a white background within a red border, outside diameter 2 1/4 inches, inside invected of six."--The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "The design of the insignia, a five-pointed star within a cloud, is adapted from the coat of arms of the United States. The colors, red, white, and blue, are the national colors."--U.S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.
    • "The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved for the War Department Overhead on July 30, 1941. It was redesignated for Headquarters, Services of Supply on March 27, 1942; redesignated as Army Service Force on March 12, 1943; redesignated Technical and Administrative Services on June 11, 1946; and redesignated as DA Staff Support on October 8, 1969"--The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "A blue five pointed star, one point up, 1 3/8 inches in diameter on a white background within a red border, outside diameter 2 1/4 inches, inside invected of six." - The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "The design of the insignia, a five-pointed star within a cloud, is adapted from the coat of arms of the United States. The colors, red, white, and blue, are the national colors." - U. S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.
    • "The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved for the War Department Overhead on July 30, 1941. It was redesignated for Headquarters, Services of Supply on March 27, 1942; redesignated as Army Service Force on March 12, 1943; redesignated Technical and Administrative Services on June 11, 1946; and redesignated as DA Staff Support on October 8, 1969." - The Institute of Heraldry.
    • U. S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia, p. 58.
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