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Sewing Tips:

Unit patches actually had no prescribed regulation position when sewn to the upper sleeve, but usually they were placed 1/2"-1" under the shoulder seam. The wearer's current unit was sewn to the left sleeve, while any previous unit might be placed on the right sleeve. Shoulder patches were seen on all troops in the Normandy invasion, but as the war progressed, it was more common to see no divisional patches (especially on field jackets).

 

US Divisional Sleeve Patches

All items are Reproductions unless otherwise noted!
Last Updated: October 27, 2009

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Divisional Patches: All the patches pictured on this page are reproductions. They may vary slightly from those in the photos as we use two different manufacturers, but they will be the correct size and color for W.W.II. All have "raw edges".

Originals: Additionally, we occasionally have a few originals mixed in. I'm not talking about white tongue 101, "greenback" 82nd, or other rare and valuable patches. We do know better. However, some of the patches may be original. Original patches are usually in new condition, but a few have been sewn on, yet are very clean. We won't send junk. However, my point here is this. If you MUST have perfection, no soiling, not an inkling of a stitch hole, then request a reproduction patch.

Historical Reference: Combat Chronicles of US Army Divisions in WWII is a good website for basic divisional histories. They also have lists of the sub-units (regiments and support battalions) assigned to each division.



1st Division
"Big Red One"; North Africa,
Sicily, and northern ETO.
$10.00
1st Division
(Wool)
$10.00
2nd Division
"Indian Head Division";
northern ETO.
$10.00
3rd Division
Italy and France.
$10.00

4th Division
"Ivy Division"; Northern
ETO.
$10.00
5th Division
"Red Diamonds"; northern ETO.
$10.00
6th Division
New Guinea & the
Philippines.
$10.00
7th Division
 PTO
$10.00


8th Division
"Golden Arrow or Pathfinder";
Normandy and the northern ETO.
$10.00



9th Division
ETO.

$10.00
10th Mountain
Division
Mountain infantry.
Fought in Italy.
$10.00
11th Airborne Division
Pacific theater.
$10.00


11th Airborne Division
("theater-made" bullion)
$20.00
13th Airborne Division
(1943-1946) Elements fought in southern France and the northern ETO.
$10.00
17th Airborne
Division
Ardennes campaign,
Rhine crossings.
$10.00
17th Airborne Division
("theatre-made" bullion)
$20.00

26th Division
"Yankee Division"; France,
Germany, & Czechoslovakia.
Sold Out
28th Division
"Keystone Division" or "Bloody Buckets"; northern ETO.
$10.00
29th Division
Normandy &
the rest of the
northern ETO.
$10.00
30th Division
"Old Hickory"; Normandy & the rest of the northern ETO.
$10.00

32nd Division
"Red Arrow Division";
New Guinea & the Philippines.
$10.00
34th Division
"Red Bull or Sandstorm Division"; North Africa & Italian campaigns.
$10.00
35th Division
"Santa Fe Division";
Normandy & the
northern ETO.
$10.00
36th Division
"Texas Division"; Italy, southern France, and Germany.
$10.00

40th Division
"Sunburst Division";
New Britain & the Philippines.
$10.00
42nd Division
"Rainbow Division"; Ardennes, Germany, & Austria.
$10.00
45th Division
"Thunderbird Division"; Italy, southern France, and Germany.
$10.00
66th Division
"Black Panthers"; fought in France.
$10.00

69th Division
(Original)
"The Fighting 69th"; Belgium &
Germany. The first to meet the
Russians on the river Elbe.
$10.00
70th Division
"Trailblazer Division"; Ardennes & Germany.
$10.00
71st Division
Siegfried Line, Austria
$10.00
75th Division
(Original)
Ardennes & the Rhine crossings.
$10.00

76th Division
Luxembourg,
Siegfried Line
$10.00
78th Division
"Lightning Division" (1942-1946); Huertgen Forest & Germany.
$10.00
79th Division
"Cross of Lorraine" (1942-1945); Normandy & the northern ETO.
$10.00
80th Division
"Blue Ridge Division" (1942-1946); Normandy, Ardennes, Germany, & Austria.
$10.00

82nd Airborne
Division
 North Africa, Sicily,
Italy, Normandy, Ardennes,
Holland, & Germany.
$10.00


82nd Airborne Division
("theatre-made" bullion)
$20.00


83rd Division
"Thunderbolt Division" (1942-1946); Normandy, Ardennes, & Rhine crossings. US unit that came closest to Berlin.
$10.00
84th Division
"Railsplitters" (1942-1946); Holland, Ardennes, & Germany.
$10.00

85th Division
"Custer Division" (1942-1945);
Italian campaign.
$10.00
86th Division
Ruhr Pocket
$10.00
87th Division
"Golden Acorn Division" (1942-1945); Metz & Germany.
$10.00
88th Division
"Blue Devils or Cloverleaf Division" (1942-1947); Italian campaign & Austria.
$10.00

90th Division
"Tough Ombres" (1942-1945);
Normandy, Metz, Ardennes,
Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
$10.00
91st Division
"The Powder River Division"
(1942-1945); Anzio, Gothic Line, Po River Valley.
$10.00
92nd Division
"Buffalo Division" (1942-1945); Italian campaign.
$10.00
94th Division
(1942-1946) Served in France & Germany.
$10.00

95th Division
"Victory or OK Division"
(1942-1945);
Metz, Ardennes, & Germany.
$10.00
97th Division
"Trident Division"
(1945) Aachen, Ruhr Pocket, Czechoslovakia.
$10.00


99th Division
"Checkerboard Division" (1942-1945); Ardennes & Germany.
$10.00
100th Division
"Century Division" (1942-1946); France, Ardennes, & Germany.
$10.00

101st Airborne
Division
(regular "red-tounge")
(1942-1945) Normandy,
Holland, Ardennes,
and Germany.
$10.00
101st Airborne Division
("theatre-made" bullion)
$20.00
101st Airborne
Division
("British-Made" on wool)
$10.00
Note: Copied from a mint
original. The tab is not
attached.
FYI: These are not
made in England.
101st Airborne
Division
(rare "white-tounge")
$10.00

Historical Note:

The multitude of 101st ABN patches reflect simply manufacturer variations which were found necessary for us to reproduce due to the intense interest in this unit. Although the bullion patches were normally seen only Ike jackets and 4-pocket wool coats (Class A), the 3 other patches above were used indiscriminately on field and dress uniforms. There is no special meaning to one or the other; they are only variations seen due to the War department using several different contractors to produce the same patch. If someone tries to tell you that "the 506th only used this or that patch", that someone is exercising his or her right to be an idiot and ought to be ignored. Pick which one you think is most attractive. That's it.


102nd Division
"Ozark Division" (1942-1946);
France, Rhine crossings,
& Germany.
$10.00
103rd Division
"Cactus Division" (1942-1945); France, Ardennes, & Germany.
$10.00
104th Division
"Timberwolf Division" (1942-1945); Belgium & Germany.
$10.00
106th Division
"Golden Lions" (1943-1945); Ardennes & Germany.
The division hit hardest during the "Bulge".
$10.00

Spare Airborne Tab
Spare tab for the hundreds of original
patches lacking them.
Black and gold. These will work for
13th, 17th and 101st as well as the
phantom divisions (9th, 18th, 21st, and 135th).
$5.00

 

 
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