Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, US Army WW2. Combination Image. Photograph

Left: WW2 US Army ETO Advance Sector (ADSEC)

Unit: ADSEC was the primary forward logistics and supply unit that moved closely behind combat armies in Europe from 1944 to 1945.
Design Elements:
Blue Star and White Cloud/Blossom: Represents the European Theater of Operations.
Yellow/Gold Lightning Bolts: Symbolizes rapid communication and high-voltage supply/transport speed.
Broken Chains: Signifies the breaking of enemy lines or liberation/connection of supply chains.
Red and Blue Field: Standard colors representing the Services of Supply and the Communications Zone.

Middle: U.S. Army Third Army (Army Central) Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.

Key Features

• • • Design: A round blue disc with a red outer ring, a white letter A in the center, and red/white details.
    • History: Famously worn by soldiers under the command of General George S. Patton Jr. during WW2 across the European Theater of Operations, and currently used by U.S. Army Central.

Right: U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) shoulder sleeve insignia.

Key Features of the Patch

• Design: Features a red outer border, an ornate blue domed or crescent-shaped background, a white letter A, and a white number 5 near the base.
• History: First activated during WW2 on January 5, 1943, in French Morocco under Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark, it saw major action in the Mediterranean theater (including the invasions of Italy). It was later redesignated as U.S. Army North (ARNORTH).