nbolinger Posted February 26, 2016 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2016 Picked these up today never had ones like it before? Are these 1st army WW1? Thanks for any help i can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintageproductions Posted February 26, 2016 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2016 First one is Liberty Loan 1st Army Artillery. Second could be 1920's vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted February 26, 2016 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch History Posted March 2, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 2, 2016 Both First Army patches you have are actually for Coast Artillery units in the First Army Area during the inter-war period. Coast Artillery units differentiated themselves from Field Artillery by putting the red panel below the crossbar of the "A". Bob is correct that the woven patch is a Liberty Loan type patch but it was made after WWI ended by the same company and was not actually used to raise money during the Liberty Loan fund raising drives. It is smaller than the First Army Artillery patches made during WWI for the Liberty Loan boards. That company made a few patches that were post-war (44th Div is another), as well as ribbons to be worn by civilians to welcome the troops home . There will be an article in the upcoming issue of The Trading Post (Apr-Jun 2016) that gives the story in a little more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillock Posted March 3, 2016 Share #5 Posted March 3, 2016 Thanks PH There are so many variations of WWI and Inter war period First Army patches , you could write a book!! And great to find out a bit more than just being a First Army WWI patch , can't wait for the A-J 2016 Trading Post. Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiaiokalewa Posted May 3, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 3, 2019 Thanks PH There are so many variations of WWI and Inter war period First Army patches , you could write a book!! And great to find out a bit more than just being a First Army WWI patch , can't wait for the A-J 2016 Trading Post. Phill Aloha, For those that are ASMIC members, you guys are in for a treat. I wrote a four page article in my "Interwar Jives" column about this Shoulder Insignia that is scheduled for publication in upcoming Trading Post Jun-Aug 2019 issue. ANOTHER "A" PATCH REVEALED is the title I gave it and it's well illustrated. A Hui Hou, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomorgan Posted May 8, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 8, 2019 Thanks, looking forward to reading the article..George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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