Shoulder patches are more than just fashion. The use of the shoulder patches began during the American Civil War when the Union Army began with cloth patches. During World War I, General Pershing authorized the use of shoulder patches for the American Expeditionary Force in France. During World War II, almost all of the U.S. Army was officially with shoulder patches. These patches were not disclosed, however, patches in the official language. They became known as the "shoulder sleeve insignia insignia."While the British use of shoulder patches in the first place was to help units that saw the U.S. as the actual insignia.
Shoulder patches are usually multi-colored, that carried to the top of the left sleeve are. The symbols in these patches were included varied and consists of heraldic design, visual reference to the home state, independent units, or pun pun. There was also a selection of color in the shoulder patches, which were based on specificOrganizations. For example, the Signal Corps used the colors orange and white and the cross was the insignia of signal flags and Agriculture torch used during the Coast Artillery, the red color and the insignia of the crossed cannons and shell in the red oval. In addition to implementing numbers that describe the device or the fire department, shoulder patches also bear certain terms that are usually abbreviations. So "AM" means "Airmobile" and "Ash" means "Assault Support Helicopter."
Usually military shoulder patches canbe embroidered. Patches can be either 3-dimensional or flat, will largely depend on the particular type of art. Advances in modern technology, Stick To facilitate the inclusion of a variety of details. During World War II were either machine-embroidered patches embroidered on khaki cotton or bullion, a style that has changed with time. Shoulder patches are not just decorative ornaments. They add a good amount of information on the uniform.