[Sixty-third infantry division shoulder-sleeve insignia].
- Creator: United States.
Title supplied by cataloger.
- OCLC #: 62365166
- Physical Location: Special Collections — Artifacts — REALIA 00077
- Physical Description: 1 patch : cloth, color ; 9 x 6 cm
- General Notes:
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- "On a pear-shaped olive drab background 2 1/4 inches (5.72cm) in width and 3 1/2 inches (8.89cm) in length a scarlet flame of five rays superimposed by a gold sword in pale charged with a scarlet drop."--The Institute of Heraldry.
- "Symbolism: The design was inspired by a statement made by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the 1943 Casablanca Conference ... that the "enemy would bleed and burn in expiation of their crimes against humanity." The sword is a representation of military might and strength."--U.S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.
- "Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 63d Infantry Division on 27 Mar 1943. It was redesignated for the 63d U.S. Army Reserve Command on 22 Apr 1968. On 16 Apr 1996 the insignia was reassigned for the 63d Regional Support Command. The Insignia was redesignated for the 63d Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003"--The Institute of Heraldry.
- "On a pear-shaped olive drab background 2 1/4 inches (5.72cm) in width and 3 1/2 inches (8.89cm) in length a scarlet flame of five rays superimposed by a gold sword in pale charged with a scarlet drop." - The Institute of Heraldry.
- "Symbolism: The design was inspired by a statement made by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the 1943 Casablanca Conference...that the "enemy would bleed and burn in expiation of their crimes against humanity." The sword is a representation of military might and strength." - U. S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia.
- "Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 63d Infantry Division on 27 Mar 1943. It was redesignated for the 63d U.S. Army Reserve Command on 22 Apr 1968. On 16 Apr 1996 the insignia was reassigned for the 63d Regional Support Command. The Insignia was redesignated for the 63d Regional Readiness Command effective 16 July 2003." - The Institute of Heraldry.
- U. S. Army Patches: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cloth Unit Insignia, p. 39.
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