Genuine WWII US shoulder sleeve insignia of the 12th Armored Division 'Hellcat', manufactured in cotton.
The 12th Armored Division fought in the European Theater of Operations in France, Belgium, Germany, and Austria, between November 1944 and May 1945 and is recognized for liberating a subcamp of Dachau in 1945. Some five months after D-Day the Division entered France through Le Havre and quickly made its way eastward toward Alsace by early December where it helped in the closing of the Colmar pocket.
Replica of the paratrooper / infantry gas brassard. Made out of heavy brown paper coated with reactive paint. When in contact with vesicant spray, the paper would turn pink in spots. The cloth loop was for attaching the detector to the field jacket shoulder strap, most of the time on the right arm.
Pair of Corporal rank insignia, for combat uniform or service dress uniform.
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