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5TH US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of 5th US Army

(Shoulder Sleeve Insignia)
Coat of arms (crest) of 5th US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: On a red rectangular background with top corners chamfered at 45° having a 2½ inch (6.35 cm) base, 2¾ inches (6.99 cm) in height and top 1⅜ inches (3.49 cm), a silhouette of a mosque in blue charged with a white letter “A” 1 9/16 inches (3.97 cm) in height, members 3/16 inch (.48 cm) in width above a white number “5”, 11/16 inch (1.75 cm) in height, members ⅛ inch (.32 cm) in width.

Distinctive Unit Insignia: A device of silver color metal and enamel 1¼ inches (3.18 cm) in height overall consisting of a silver Florentine fleur-de-lis garnished with red buds and placed over the center of it a blue mosque tower with two silver stars on its base, two blue stars flanking its dome and a single blue star centered below it making a total of five stars positioned in the form of a “V”.

Origin/meaning

SSI: The flag colors of red, white, and blue are self-explanatory. The outlined figure of the mosque is symbolic of the country in which Fifth Army, the previous designation of the unit, was originally activated. The letter “A” indicates “Army”, and conforms in general, to designs used by the First and Third United States Armies. The shoulder sleeve insignia originally approved for Fifth Army on January 26 1927, was pentagon shaped with a white background and five red stars formed in a pentagon shape. The current design was originally approved for Fifth Army on April 7 1943. It was redesignated for the Fifth United States Army effective January 1 1957. The insignia was redesignated for United States Army North with the description and symbolism updated on December 19 2006.

DUI: The blue mosque is adapted from the US Army North shoulder sleeve insignia (formerly Fifth Army) and refers to the initial activation of the Headquarters, Fifth Army, in Morocco, North Africa, 1943-01-05. The Florentine style fleur-de-lis denotes service in Italy and the five stars the number of campaigns to the Fifth Army’s credit. The “V” form alludes to the unit’s numerical designation. Approved for the 5th US Army on October 31, 1968 and redesignated for US Army North with description and symbolism updated on December 19 2006.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons


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