Canada, United States. 1St Special Service Force Patch United Republic of January 16

January 16

at the Manitoba Regimental Depot

on a brownish-green wool base

recipient of the KC with Oak Leaves

Canada, United States. 1St Special Service Force Patch United Republic of January 16White cotton embroidered lettering on a red embroidered cotton field, measuring 36 mm (w) x 80 mm (h), extremely fine. Footnote: The 1st Special Service Force (also called The Devil's Brigade, The Black Devils, The Black Devils' Brigade, and Freddie's Freighters), was an elite American Canadian commando unit in the Second World War, under command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison