Vintage United States Army Pacific Ocean Areas Insignia Patch, WWII Era Patch

Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands during the Pacific War, and one of three United States commands in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz of the U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, headed the command throughout its existence.

The vast majority of Allied forces in the theatre were from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. However units and/or personnel from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Fiji and other countries also saw active service. .

This SSI patch was instituted on the 18th of October 1944. This patch comes from a lot manufactured in 1945 as official USGI military patch from HARTMANN INCORPORATED with a snow back from burn tested cotton.

Original Pacific Ocean Areas SSI Patch, full colour, WWII or Immediately Post WWII Era issue with cut edge and snow back