This book is the first publication that documents and displays copies
of the drawings, paintings and samples submitted of every officially authorized
shoulder sleeve insignia approved in 1918-1919 by General Headquarters, American
Expeditionary Forces, by Command of General John J. Pershing as
Commander-in-Chief. Covered are the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia of:
General Headquarters, Armies, Corps, Divisions, support organisations of the
Services of Supply, special units, and Marine Corps Brigades. The author
provides a background and brief history of America's entry
into World War I, the formation, lineage and campaign credits of the units as
well as quotations and pictorial materials from the documents of record relating
to the approvals of 193 insignia for eighty primary Army and Marine Corps units
serving in the AEF in World War I. They represent the first distinctive shoulder
sleeve insignia officially approved. Many of the designs are still used as
distinguishing marks for units of the US Army to this
day.
