militbuff Posted November 16, 2018 Share #1 Posted November 16, 2018 Any ideas what these are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Major Z Posted November 16, 2018 Share #4 Posted November 16, 2018 The last one is 1st Army HQ Regiment. ASMIC just ran an article about this patch in a recent edition of the Trading Post (April-June 2018). You should join if not a member and then you could look it up digitally. Same would probably go for the other two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomorgan Posted November 16, 2018 Share #5 Posted November 16, 2018 1st one is anti aircraft, often found between lower legs of a 1st Army patch, having a brain fart on the round one, want embarcation related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militbuff Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted November 16, 2018 The last one is 1st Army HQ Regiment. ASMIC just ran an article about this patch in a recent edition of the Trading Post (April-June 2018). You should join if not a member and then you could look it up digitally. Same would probably go for the other two. Many thanks. I am an ASMIC member and I knew it looked familiar. Now I know why! I’ll have to look at it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militbuff Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted November 16, 2018 1st one is anti aircraft, often found between lower legs of a 1st Army patch, having a brain fart on the round one, want embarcation related. Thanks for the info. Maybe Army Embarkation Command? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
world war I nerd Posted November 16, 2018 Share #8 Posted November 16, 2018 The "AEC" insignia is for American Embarkation Center. "1st Army HQ" is actually the incorrect designation for that particular insignia according to post No's 16 & 17 in a thread devoted to that shoulder patch design. The thread can be reached via the below link: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/303293-ww-i-1st-army-hq-insignis-questions/ In a nutshell, that patch was worn by the men who served with the 1st Army Headquarters Regiment. That regiment provided support to the various AEF Military Police outfits that were scattered throughout the base ports and the Advance & Intermediate Sectors of the SOS (Service of Supply). The regiment's personnel was composed primarilly of men who were fluent in French, or men who had been employed as police detectives prior to becoming soldiers in the AEF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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