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Parent unit constituted in the regular army in 1924 as the tenth coast artillery harbor defense and organized from existing companies with headquarters at fort adams, rhode island. In addition to army unit patches we also have historic patches from wwii, korea and vietnam. Shoulder sleeve insignia ssi are cloth emblems worn on the shoulders of us army uniforms. The blue stylized wings suggest the sky and flight in reference to the air defense function, and the arrowheads denote accuracy and aerial warfare. Veteran patches, acu patches and current military unit patches are all in stock at low prices. Hq battery, 349th field artillery group during world war ii rhineland and central europe. The 32nd field artillery regiment is a field artillery regiment of the united states army, first constituted in 1918. Scarce wwii us army 723rd armored field artillery ghost battalion shoulder patch item. Us army distinctive insignia, dis, unit crests and unit. Arnold, who in 19 was among the 24 army pilots to receive the first military aviator badge, an eagle bearing signal corps flags suspended. The 541st pir was mainly used as an airborne training unit during wwii and never saw combat as a unit.
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