US WWII 1st Infantry Division, The Big Red One, Green Back

Original period manufacture. Cotton embroidery, cut-edge patch which does not fluoresce under a UV light. Light age and wear.The Big Red One served in the European Theater during WWII, landing in North Africa in November 1942, Sicily 1943, D-Day June 6th 1944, Battle of the Bulge. Eight separate campaigns, suffering the loss of 20,650 casualties.