During World War II, the U.S. military issued a large number of patches and insignia to all of its branches. These patches came in all different shapes and colors, and were meant to distinguish one branch and unit from another. Some of these interesting patches were made in countries such as Great Britain and India especially for sale to our troops. There are so many variations of patches used during WWII that it makes it difficult to obtain a complete set of all the variations. In the line of wings, the U.S. also used a wide variety, including those made especially for bomber and fighter pilots, glider pilots, navigators, gunners, bombardiers and air crew members. Many were also made in the same foreign countries as the patches, which leads to almost endless variations.
Our Collection
The Michigan Traveling Military Museum is pleased to have and display a nice collection of U.S. military patches and wings, including many produced in foreign countries during the war.
