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Indentifying WWII patch?

BraydenGraves
BraydenGraves ✭✭✭
May 23 in General Questions

My great-grandfather was a WWII veteran for the US, and has this patch on his jacket

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Can anyone identify it?

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  • Áine.ní.Donnghaile
    Áine.ní.Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 23 Answer ✓

    According to some online auction sites, it is a WWII US Army Tank Destroyer patch.
    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-army-tank-destroyer-battle-cat-1963623646

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  • Áine.ní.Donnghaile
    Áine.ní.Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 23 edited May 23 Answer ✓

    Further details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Armored_Division_(United_States)
    The nickname of the 13th Armored Division was "Black Cats."

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 23 edited May 24 Answer ✓

    Hello @BraydenGraves,

    Here is the link to a Wikipedia article about the tank destroyer battalion as a U.S. Army military unit:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_destroyer_battalion_(United_States)

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  • David Alan Webber
    David Alan Webber ✭✭✭
    May 24 Answer ✓

    Now we have to look out for the descendants on here, of any Panzer crew that had faced the 13th Armored Division. 😀

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  • BraydenGraves
    BraydenGraves ✭✭✭
    May 24

    Thank you everyone!

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