[Replacement and school command shoulder-sleeve insignia].

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  • OCLC #: 62585506
  • Physical Location: Special Collections — Artifacts — REALIA 00140
  • Physical Description: 1 patch : cloth, color ; 7 cm
  • General Notes:
    • Title supplied by cataloger.
    • "A disc 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in diameter overall consisting of three vertical stripes of equal width of blue, yellow and scarlet, the blue to the left, all within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) Army green border."--The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Symbolism: The shoulder sleeve insignia was formerly that of the Replacement and School Command, World War II, which was charged with the responsibility of training Army personnel. The three stripes are in the colors of, and refer to, the basic combat arms; they also refer to the components of the "One Army" concept: Active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard."--The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the Replacement and School Command on 22 Mar 1943. It was reassigned to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command on 1 Jul 1973"--The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Replacement and school Command"--Note on attached card.
    • "A disc 2 1/2 inches (6.35cm) in diameter overall consisting of three vertical stripes of equal width of blue, yellow and scarlet, the blue to the left, all within a 1/8 inch (.32cm) Army green border." - The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Symbolism: The shoulder sleeve insignia was formerly that of the Replacement and School Command, World War II, which was charged with the responsibility of training Army personnel. The three stripes are in the colors of, and refer to, the basic combat arms; they also refer to the components of the "One Army" concept: Active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard." - The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the Replacement and School Command on 22 Mar 1943. It was reassigned to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command on 1 Jul 1973." - The Institute of Heraldry.
    • "Replacement and school Command" - note on attached card.
    • U. S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia, p. 51.
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