This lot contains a rare 1st Special Service Force patch. Known as the "Devil's Brigade", the 1st Special Service Force was a joint World War II American-Canadian commando unit organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena, Montana in the United States. The brigade fought in the Aleutian Islands, Italy, and southern France before being disbanded in December, 1944. The U.S. Army Special Forces trace their origin to this unit. This lot includes the following cloth U.S. military insignia: 1) 1st Cavalry Division; 2) 7th Infantry Division; 3) 6th Infantry Division; 4) paraglider (facing left); 5) 1st Infantry Division; 6) 82nd Airborne Division with blue airborne tab; 7) Airborne Command; 8) 8th Ranger Battalion shoulder flash; 9) 17th Airborne Division; 10) 10th Mountain Division; 11) 10th Mountain Division tab; 12) 5th Air Force; 13) 24th Infantry Division; 14) Amphibious Engineer Brigade; 15) 13th Airborne Division; 16) 86th Infantry Division; 17) 95th Infantry Division; 18) 2nd Infantry Division; 19) 34th Infantry Division; 20) 103rd Infantry Division; 21) 40th Infantry Division; 22) 39th Infantry Division; 23) China, Burma and India theater; 24) 4th Armored Division; 25) 11th Airborne Division; 26-27) black airborne tab; 28) circa 1950s Merrill's Marauders; 29) Army Amphibious Forces; 30) Number 6 Commando tab; 31) Number 3 Commando tab; 32) Number 5 Commando tab; 33) Jungle Expert; 34) 36th Infantry Division; 35) 101st Airborne Division; 36) 5th Army; 37) 47th Infantry Division; 38) 6th Army; 39) 1st Marine Division; 40) 1st Marine Division (old version); 41) "Mosquito Fleet" insignia; and 42) 63rd Cavalry Division.

All patches are very fine with some light wear and some minor edge fraying.