Unit patch?

General General Discussion
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Anyone have any info on this patch? It’s on the left sleeve of my granddad’s field jacket.

Mike

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Air Defense Command

US Army Patches

Click the Alpha Army Command link on the left and it will pull up the patch.

Doesnt give a history and a quick google search brought up nothing useful

3

Thanks, I’ll keep searching around to see if I can find some useful information.

Mike

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Here is some info.

http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/vigilant/sus_intro.html

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My dad was a Platoon Sergeant for a Pershing unit. I think that is a USAREUR patch for Pershing, I’ll try and find out.

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AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
Worn from: 25 January 1952 - April 1958.
The design of the insignia, approved in 1958, s that of a red shield with a missile between two radar waves crossing a band, which symbolizes a radar warning line.

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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the information.