WWII Early US Army 1st Armoured Division Patch

An early WWII 1st Armoured Division patch. Fully embroidered on wool. Removed from an album with paper spots to the back. In very good condition. The 1st Armored arrived in Northern Ireland on 16 May 1942, and trained on the moors until they moved on to England on 29 October 1942. The unit's first contact with an enemy was as part of the Allied invasion of Northwest Africa, Operation Torch. They fought in Sicily through Italy and Germany.