United States of America: Second World War period original United States Army Services Forces machine embroidered cloth tunic patch.
Condition: light evidence of wear, overall Fair Condition.
The Army Service Forces (ASF) was a major, autonomous command of the United States Army that existed during the Second World War, being officially active from March 1942 to June 1946. Originally named the Services of Supply, its primary mission was to handle logistics, procurement, transportation, personnel management, and technical services.
According to the website of the U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry, the insignia of the Army Service Forces consisted of "a blue five-pointed star, one point up, 13⁄8 inches in diameter on a white background within a red border, outside diameter 21⁄4 inches, inside invected of six." The design invokes the red, white and blue national colours of the United States. The patch was approved for wearing by War Department Overhead on 30 July 1941, Services of Supply on 27 March 1942, Army Service Forces on 12 March 1943.
