During World War II, the Army created numerous deception units, complete with some of the best patches the heraldry department ever designed.

Patches from the Army's overseas commands are among the most distinctive -- and unheralded -- shoulder patches of World War II. They are colorful, in most cases short-lived, and showcase an armed ...

At the end of WWI, many Air Service units created shoulder patches from the roundel painted on aircraft wings. These roundels were often combined with their larger unit, as in the First Army patch ...

Although Fort Sam Houston's inception pre- dates WWI era, Camp Travis was acquired during the war as a mobilization camp for units deploying in support of the war.

From glider troops to psychological operations to space units, the patch a soldier wears on their shoulder tells you who they are.

The 29th Infantry Division of the Army National Guard will keep its patch that was in danger of being retired due to its references to soldiers in the Confederate Army.

The unit shoulder patches worn by the Army and Marines were not approved until relatively late in the war, around November 1918 ― well after the Corps’ hallowed battle at Belleau Wood.

During World War II, Disney had its artists draw up roughly 1,200 insignias for the U.S. military, many for Naval units. After Mickey Mouse rode a goose in a patch for a Naval Reserve squadron ...

The combat patch is a long-standing tradition in the Army and while it may not specifically designate that a soldier has seen action, it is a rite of passage that only comes with a combat deployment.

As part of the new addition in the Field Artillery Museum there is a panel of the shoulder sleeve insignias of all of the armies, the corps's, and the divisions. Subsequent smaller panels show ...