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Title
Fifth
army
shoulder-sleeve
insignia
(second
design)
Creator
United
States
.
Army
.
Physical Description
1 patch : cloth, col. ; 7 cm high
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger.;Insignia
redesigned
on
April
7
,
1943
. ; "On a
red
rectangular
background
with
top
corners
chamfered
at
45
[degrees]
having
a
2
1/2
inch
base
,
2
3/4
inches
in
height
and
top
1
3/8
inches
, a
silhouette
of a
mosque
in
blue
charged
with a
white
letter
"A"
1
9/16
inches
in
height
,
members
3/16
inch
in
width
above
a
white
number
"
5
",
11/16
inch
in
height
,
members
1/8
inch
in
width.
"
-
The
Institute
of
Heraldry
. ; "
Symbolism
: The
flag
colors
of
red
,
white
and
blue
are
self-explanatory
. The
outlined
figure
of the
mosque
is
symbolic
of the
country
in
which
this
Army
was
originally
activated
. The
letter
"A"
indicates
"
Army
", and
conforms
, in
general
, to
designs
used
by the
First
and
Third
United
States
Armies.
"
-
The
Institute
of
Heraldry
.
Citation/Reference Note
U
.
S
.
Army
Patches
: An
Illustrated
Encyclopedia
of
Cloth
Unit
Insignia
,
p
.
15
.
LC Subject Headings
Insignia.
United States. Army--Insignia
United States.--Insignia
United States.Army.Army, 5th.
Call #
REALIA
00009
Item #
190417
OCLC number
61270557
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