Did U.S. troops wear insignia patches during Operation Torch?
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Did U.S. troops wear insignia patches during Operation Torch?
Most images seem to suggest that they didn't, but i'm not entirely sure. I was also wondering what the black thing the guy on the left is wearing? I've seen several troops wearing them in photos, but I haven't been able to figure out what it is.
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Re: Did U.S. troops wear insignia patches during Operation Torch?
Royal Navy Inflateable life beltlet me offer you a nugget wrote:Most images seem to suggest that they didn't, but i'm not entirely sure. I was also wondering what the black thing the guy on the left is wearing? I've seen several troops wearing them in photos, but I haven't been able to figure out what it is.
Many Torch troops were wearing HBT jackets and trousers. Typically only rank insignia was worn on HBT, For Enlisted either sew on Chevrons or stenciled/painted on.
2nd Armored division was known to wear their Division patch on the HBT's
"There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach: those who are dead and those who are going to die. Now let’s get the hell out of here".
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach