Patch, 31st Infantry Division
Genuine WWII US shoulder sleeve insignia of the 31st Infantry Division 'Dixie'.
The divisionn participated in the New Guinea campaign in 1944.
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Genuine WWII US shoulder sleeve insignia of the 31st Infantry Division 'Dixie'.
The divisionn participated in the New Guinea campaign in 1944.
