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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia alludes to the Number of the Corps. It is in Blue and White Colours used by Corps. Distinctive Unit Insignia: The design is based upon the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of the organization. The first demi-fleur-de-lis is used to represent France where the unit was activated in 1918, during World War I, and the three stars are used to refer to the Lorraine, St Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne campaigns in which the unit participated during that war. The second fleur-de-lis represents World War II and the five radial lines are used to denote the Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and the Northern France campaigns, the one with the arrowhead symbolizing the assault landing in Normandy. | The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia alludes to the Number of the Corps. It is in Blue and White Colours used by Corps. Distinctive Unit Insignia: The design is based upon the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of the organization. The first demi-fleur-de-lis is used to represent France where the unit was activated in 1918, during World War I, and the three stars are used to refer to the [[Lorraine]], St Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne campaigns in which the unit participated during that war. The second fleur-de-lis represents World War II and the five radial lines are used to denote the Central Europe, Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland and the Northern France campaigns, the one with the arrowhead symbolizing the assault landing in Normandy. | ||
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 3 December 1918. The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 29 May 1969. | The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 3 December 1918. The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 29 May 1969. | ||