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?geteder-r1-irdlerlt;a-Eautrm EmblemsOne of the most unusual in the group is the shield emblem of the “C. B. I.” . . . .the forces fighting in China. Burma and India This emblem, made by natives in India, was sent to Mrs. Jerry Nell Cresson of Denton from her husband in the Air Forces there.Clarence Barnett, a Denton boy who was stationed in Africa, sent one made by the natives there. It is on, blue muslin, embroidered onto white ! ,er. kid, with a roc, the mythical bird, J. i embroidered in yellow on the center. That is side by side with the emblem of the First Cavalry Unit, j who recently took the Admiralties.“Battle Blaze, an insignia commemorating the first Guadalcanal battle, is made of blue cldth with a red numeral 1 and a white letter G, surrounded by white stars representing the constellation of the Southern Cross, under which the ZZ~ battle of the Solomons took place.RAF. Ski-Trooper*The wings of the RAF are side by side with the emblem of the ski-troopers from Camp Hale, Colo. The white fish in the blue field represents the Atlantic Base Submarine Command. There are three emblems representing the 111th. 101th and 117th Airborne divisions, one with the head, one with the wings, and one with the claws of the eagle.The Washington monument on a blue field crossed by a red swordxe_ represents the military guard of . the District of Columbia, sometimesin ‘ called the President’s Guard The C famous emblems of the first World as War, the Rainbow Divisions and the ett Seventh Division, were worn by the manJ’ of the fathers of today’sro-eldideateLee.ys-.lesuidsillingeiptm-ns.t-tisofin-soldiers. Miss Hicks said Members of the Philippine division are not permitted to wear their \ emblem any more until their coun-•lub *rv ‘s freed from the Japs, but the be Fellow rain’s on red stands as airm reminder of their gallant fight, ton New York’s 77th Division proundlv ien! the emblem of the State ofch- Libertj and the tank destroyers at i p Camp Hood show w hat they can doKr- to enemy equipment in their emb- I
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Denton Record Chronicle
Denton, Texas, US
Mon, Apr 03, 1944
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