Third US Army
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches
(3.02cm) in height overall consisting of a blue enamel
disc with a red enamel border, the blue area bearing
throughout a white enamel capital letter "A"
(as depicted on the authorized shoulder sleeve insignia
for the Third United States Army) in front of in base a
gold stylized fleur-de-lis, the center petal of the
fleur-de-lis extending behind and above the cross bar of
the letter "A" and behind and below the red
border and the tops of the two outer petals extending
under, downward and over the red border and terminating
at and conjoined with the feet of the letter "A"
and the lower ends extending behind and below the red
border which bears at top five gold five-pointed stars
and the inscription "Tertia Semper Prima" in
gold letters, the word "Tertia" in base and
between the outer petals of the fleur-de-lis and the
stars, the word "Semper" on the left and the
word "Prima" on the right.
- Symbolism: The
design is based on the authorized shoulder sleeve
insignia of the Third United States Army. The
fleur-de-lis in base alludes to the initial activation
of the Headquarters, Third Army, at Ligny-en-Barrois,
France, 15 November 1918. The five stars refer to the
five campaigns Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland,
Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe, World War II in
which the Third United States Army participated. The
motto reflects the Third Army’s constant readiness.
- Background: The
insignia was approved on 10 Oct 1968.
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Shoulder
Sleeve Insignia
- Description: On
a blue disc 2 ¼ inches (5.72cm) in diameter a white
letter "A" with members 1/8 inch (.32cm) wide
within a red circle 2 inches (5.08cm) in diameter and
3/16 inch (.48cm) in width.
- Symbolism: N/A
- Background: The
insignia was originally approved 20 Dec 1918 for the
Third Army. It was redesignated for the Third U. S. Army
on 10 Nov 1960.
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